Rong Estate.
When Jing Xian received news of Jing Rong's illness, he rushed over the next day.
He also brought a lot of nourishing herbs, although they were not expensive.
She hadn't even brushed the snow off her body when she arrived at Jing Rong's room. But before she could enter, Mo Ruo suddenly pulled her back.
Mo Ruo said, "It's best if we don't go in now."
"Why?"
Mo Ruo stretched out a finger and pointed inside.
Huh?
Could there be some kind of wild beast inside?
Jing Xian looked inside in bewilderment and saw Ji Yunshu guarding the bedside, tightly holding his hand.
So that was how it was.
He instantly understood and dispelled the thought of going in.
Then, Mo Ruo pulled him to a nearby corridor and sat him down.
They exchanged greetings and inquired about each other's well-being!
"How have you been recently?"
Jing Xian: "What aspect are you asking?"
"Outside the palace."
Outside the palace?
Jing Xian thought for a moment and shook his head, "I don't know!"
"You don't know?" Mo Ruo asked curiously. "Could it be that you don't like the sky outside the palace? Do you think the palace is good? "" Of course not. " He denied it, then looked at the sky and took a deep breath. "It's just that the feeling isn't right, so I can't explain it clearly. After leaving the palace, I indeed have a lot more freedom, and my heart isn't as heavy as before. Even the way I look at things is a little different. But, I always feel that something is missing. His heart was always flustered. He did not know what he was worried about, or what he was afraid of. Perhaps it was because he had not adapted yet, but being outside the palace was indeed much better than being in the palace. At least in this cold winter, he could still have a few blankets to cover himself.
This year, it won't be as deserted as the previous years. It will definitely be very lively. "
His eyes were filled with anticipation!
However, even though that was the case, there was still a hint of sorrow in his tone.
This person seemed to be born with a kind of melancholy temperament. No matter who chatted with him for a long time, they would be infected by him and become melancholy. Mo Ruo looked at him and reached out to pat him, saying, "Don't worry. This New Year will definitely be more lively than when you were in the palace. At that time, the whole city will be filled with fireworks.
Although it's not as beautiful as the fireworks in the palace, the fireworks outside the palace are much more lively than the ones in the palace. You and I will invite Jing Rong as well.
Let's have a few good drinks. We won't leave until we're drunk. "
"Alright!" After he agreed readily, he seemed to think of something and said, "Oh right, I wasn't in the capital when you got married, so I still owe you a gift. I'll prepare it for you in a few days."
"What are you talking about? It's just a formality. There's no need for such formalities between us. "
"Even if that's the case, we still can't skip this gift!" Jing Xian insisted.
Mo Ruo had no choice but to accept it.
In the house.
Jing Rong woke up.
When he opened his eyes, Ji Yunshu was by his bedside.
"You're awake?" Ji Yunshu held his hand, her eyes moist.
"Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
He shook his head.
"Do you want some water?"
He shook his head again.
He propped himself up from the bed. His head wasn't as painful and heavy as it was yesterday. His dry lips pouted angrily. He raised his weak eyes to look at the woman in front of him and asked, "After I left the palace, did Imperial Father say anything?"
His voice was low and hoarse.
"They didn't say anything, but the people from the palace came to ask about you. When they found out that you were fine, they immediately returned to the palace to report."
"Yes."
"You just woke up. You must be hungry. I'll ask the kitchen to make something for you."
She got up to go, but Jing Rong grabbed her wrist.
"What's wrong?"
Jing Rong said seriously, "I have something to tell you."
She was like his brain. She knew what he was going to say the moment he said it.
"Your body is weak. Eat something first. We'll talk when you're better." She wanted to avoid this topic.
"Yunshu …" He refused to let go, still holding her slender wrist tightly.
Ji Yunshu fell into silence as she looked at her hand that was being held.
She quietly sat on the bed.
"Say it."
She waited for him to speak.
Jing Rong let go of her. His Adam's apple bobbed up and down. After a while, he finally said, "Imperial Father asked me yesterday. Do I want the throne? Or the truth? "
"And then?"
"And then … I chose the truth!"
"Then … what do you want to do?"
"Open the coffin and examine the corpse." These four words came out of Jing Rong's mouth with unusual firmness.
Ji Yunshu wasn't surprised. "His Majesty won't agree."
"I don't need Imperial Father's approval."
There was a hidden meaning in his words.
Ji Yunshu understood his meaning and immediately stopped him. "Don't be silly. That's impossible."
"This is the only way!"
"Jing Rong …"
"Only by opening the coffin and examining the corpse can we find out whether the missing person was the Imperial Duke or not."
Ji Yunshu frowned and emphasized, "But if you do that, you'll be defying the imperial edict. You'll suffer."
Warning!
Opening the coffin and examining the corpse?
Opening the coffin in the mausoleum? How could this be considered defying the imperial edict? This was digging one's own grave.
She held Jing Rong's large hand and tried to persuade him not to think in this direction.
However, once this man made up his mind, even a dozen oxen couldn't pull him back. He said, "You and I promised the old people in the Imperial Duke's residence that we'll give them the truth. We can't go back on our words. If we don't tell them the truth, they'll take Wei Yi away and lead a hundred thousand soldiers to the capital. At that time, rivers of blood will flow and countless people will die.
How many lives will be lost in vain? "
Ji Yunshu understood all of this.
But …
"If you do this, you'll be implicated!"
"Do you think I still care about these things now?"
"…"
Jing Rong held his hand and patted it twice. "I didn't decide to do this because I was impulsive. Now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to make a last resort."
Ji Yunshu said, "You should know the consequences of opening the coffin without the imperial edict. Moreover, the mausoleum is heavily guarded. Not to mention opening the coffin, it'll be difficult to even enter."
"Don't worry, I already have a comprehensive plan!"
Huh?
Ji Yunshu asked, "What do you mean?" He said, "It's almost the new year, and it's also time for the annual sacrifice. Every year, during the sacrifice, my royal father will find a few eminent monks to go to the mausoleum to recite sutras. In the days before that, the mausoleum must be guarded very strictly. Thus, we will increase the manpower and dispatch many people from the palace. Now that Commander Xiao is one of my people, it naturally won't be difficult to have him work for me. As long as we make use of this point, when the heavy guards change shifts late at night, we just need to send Commander Xiao's people in to secretly open the coffin and dig it out in the shortest amount of time possible, then return it to its original state and wait for you to get familiar with it.
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