The next day, Yu Shu and Jing Chen met at the Celestial Commissioner's Office. Because of what happened last night, they were more or less uncomfortable. Fortunately, Yu Shu was not as thin-skinned as a little girl, and Jing Chen was not a person who would pester others. Neither of them avoided the question.
"The emperor is seriously ill. Now the empress is in charge of the harem. I can't ask the emperor for mercy. The emperor has made up his mind. If you don't want to marry me, you can only make other plans. "Jing Chen sat by the window. Outside the window, the sky was gray and cloudy.
Yu Shu stood by the desk with her arms crossed. She frowned and said, "You said that the emperor will decide our marriage within half a month. That is to say, in this half a month, I must find a way to see Yun Hua's son, see the Book of Mystery Goddess with my own eyes, and figure out the real way to break the destiny."
Although the emperor and Yun Hua might be lying to her, she was more inclined to believe in Yun Hua.
"In the vast sea of people, where are you going to find my father?" Jing Chen shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, the contact method he left you last time was fake. Otherwise, when we find him, we will definitely ask him to let us see the Book of Mystery Goddess."
"Oh, let me think about it." Yu Shu regretted telling him that she had gone to find Yun Hua, but she failed. Now, how could she explain that she had another way to see Yun Hua?
She touched her chin and lowered her head to think. Jing Chen quietly looked at her. He did not rest at all last night. He thought hard all night and found that they only had two ways to go. One was that she married him, and she was unwilling. The second was that she did not marry him, and she had to escape.
"Have you ever thought about escaping?"
"Escape?" Yu Shu raised her eyebrows and looked at him. "If I ran away, what would you do? Who would risk your life for you?"
This time, Jing Chen was not late. He faced her calmly. "In the small courtyard on Huixing Street, you asked me why I should entrust my life to you and share the huge responsibility for me. I thought for a long time, and yesterday, I just got the answer. I can't force you. Even if you don't want to be my wife, I will still protect you. "
Yu Shu didn't expect him to answer like this. She was surprised, but she couldn't help but feel relieved. He didn't disappoint her again.
"I appreciate your good intentions, but I won't run away," Jiang Chen said.
First of all, the chances of her escaping were too small. Anling City was like a huge cage. Jiang Miya and her daughter were able to escape successfully because of Xue Rui's plan for a month. More importantly, after they escaped, they still had a place to stay. Jiang Family's base camp was in Ning Dong City, and Prince Dongjing had a lot of troops under his command. Even the imperial court was somewhat afraid of him.
Even if she could escape, she had nowhere to go. The emperor and the Great Teacher would not let her go. It was very likely that she would have to hide for the rest of her life. Just like Yun Hua, what was the use of stealing the Book of Fantasy Women's Six Rens? In the end, he still had to hide his identity and live everywhere. He did not even dare to acknowledge his son.
She never thought of running away, because she was not alone. She still had a family. Not only Yu Xiaoxiu, Zhao Hui, and the others, but also her subordinates and servants. She couldn't abandon that big family. After Jiang Family's mother and daughter escaped, and the miserable fate of the remaining people in Prince Dongjing's Mansion, she would never run away.
Another reason was Jing Chen. Just like what she asked him just now, if she just ran away, who would risk their lives for him?
"There is still half a month. As long as I can find Yun Hua, everything will still turn for the better." Yu Shu put down her arms and walked out, not giving Jing Chen a chance to ask questions.
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Yu Shu went downstairs and asked Xu Qing to come in. Wen Shao 'an was holding a stack of documents, waiting for her to read. He quickly asked, "Master, where are you going?"
"I have a headache, so I'm going home to rest."
It sounded like a lie, so Wen Shao 'an had to remind her, "You should draw up the Book of the Great Earth next month."
"Don't worry, leave it first." Yu Shu waved her hand and slipped away with her people.
With the emperor's illness, the Book of the Great Earth next month would be useless. Maybe in two days, the Empress would ask the Palace Bureau to pass the decree and temporarily cancel the Book of the Great Earth.
After leaving the Celestial Commissioner, she sent Lu Hong to the Supreme Judiciary to send a letter to Xue Rui, asking him to come to her mansion during the lunch break.
She went home first, changed out of the heavy official robe, loosened her hair, and lay on the soft couch, worrying. She did not forget to ask the servants to prepare wine and food in the garden.
How should she tell Xue Rui when she saw him? Should she tell him that the emperor was seriously ill and wanted to force him to marry her? No. Xue Rui had a deep knot in his heart with Yun Hua. A month ago, Jin Ke had tricked him out of Fenghua Manor, but he was still unwilling to see Yun Hua. It could be imagined that he didn't want to recognize this biological father. But she knew that as long as she mentioned the forced marriage, no matter how unwilling Xue Rui was, he would bow his head for her.
What difference was there between her and the mother and daughter of the Jiang Family? They were all forcing him.
Yu Shu was still struggling for an hour. Before she could think of a way to speak, Xue Rui came before noon. She heard the servant's report and washed her face. She had Lin 'er tie her hair into a simple bun and put on a rabbit fur cloak to see him.
Once she entered Yongchun Yuan, the surroundings warmed up. She took off her coat and handed it to a servant girl. She walked around a bamboo forest and saw him standing in Jiu Gao Xuan from afar. He held a wine pot in one hand and held the railing with the other as he looked into the distance. When she got closer, she found that he was wearing the court robe. The black veil was on the chair. It seemed that he had rushed here directly from the yamen.
Look, this was telepathy. She didn't even ask the messenger to hurry him, and he just came in such a hurry.
"Why didn't you wait for me to come and drink first?" Yu Shu took a cup from the table and handed it to him. He poured her a cup with a smile. She put it under her nose and sniffed the fragrance of the wine. She said with pity,
"I only took six or seven jars of this twenty-year-old Hua Diao. Wang Ji Lou is closed. If I want to drink more good wine, I will have to spend money to buy it."
Xue Rui shook his head and looked at her with gentle eyes. "Tomorrow, I will send you all the good wine that Wang Ji Lou has stored. It will be enough for you to drink for two or three years."
Yu Shu chuckled and led him to sit. She didn't want to talk about anything else. She wanted to drink, eat, and chat with him. She didn't want him to lose his appetite after they talked about business.
Shaking the empty wine pot, Xue Rui looked at Yu Shu who was racking her brains to talk about something else. He put down his chopsticks and couldn't help but interrupt her, "I'm done eating. Why did you ask me to come today? Just say it."
Yu Shu shut her mouth in embarrassment. Her eyes drifted upwards, and she dilly-dallied as she was unwilling to speak. Xue Rui looked at her good-naturedly, and a trace of a smile hung on his face from beginning to end. It was as if he was encouraging her, 'Just say it. No matter what you say, I will listen.
Yu Shu stole a glance at him. When she saw the expression on his face, she immediately felt discouraged. She wanted to stick her neck out and take a stab in the back, so she braced herself and asked, "Can you arrange a meeting between me and Yun Hua?"
"Okay."
"Ah?" Yu Shu's eyes suddenly flickered. She didn't believe that he would agree so easily, so she slowed down and repeated, "Listen carefully. I said that I want you to help me meet Yun Hua."
Xue Rui's expression didn't change. "I said it. Whenever you want to meet him, I will arrange it."
Yu Shu suddenly felt that her previous worries were in vain. Xue Rui didn't ask her the reason at all. He agreed immediately. It seemed that he had already expected that she was looking for him for this matter, and he had already thought about agreeing to her request.
"Actually, I had a plan after I returned to the capital last time," Xue Rui told her calmly. "Even if you didn't mention it, I was going to take you to meet him. Not only for the Book of Fantasy Fairy's Six Rens, but I also want to find out the truth about my adoptive father's early death. "
If Jiang Miya hadn't come to Forgotten Tower to ask him for help, and he couldn't get away for a while, he would have discussed with her to meet Yun Hua. But she was more composed than he thought. He had been back for so long, but she didn't even take the initiative to mention Yun Hua's name in front of him. While he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he also pitied her for being considerate.
"Do you think that I don't want to recognize my father, so I don't want to see Yun Hua?" Xue Rui looked at her expression of "you can even see through this" and explained with a smile.
"I don't want to recognize my father, but I didn't want to see him before because I was afraid to see him. My good Shu, have you forgotten something?"
"Ah?"
Xue Rui's gaze was crafty. "Have you forgotten? It was he who made an agreement with you. So long as you're able to bring his eldest son that has been lost for many years to him, then he'll give you the Book of Mystery Woman's Six Rens."
Yu Shu's eyes lit up, and she suddenly understood. She couldn't help but jump up excitedly. She went forward to grab his hand and shook it. She laughed and said,
"That's right, how could I forget! You brought me, no, I brought you to find Yun Hua. Even if you don't want to recognize him, he still has to show me the Book of Fantasy Fairy's Six Rens! "
Xue Rui smiled and said nothing. He thought, 'It's not that you forgot, it's just that you never had the intention to use me.'
"Then when are we going to act?" After Yu Shu's excitement subsided, she thought of the upcoming meeting and quickly calmed down. The Great Commissioner had already given an ultimatum to Jing Chen. It was impossible for her to leave the capital. If she wanted to meet Yun Hua, he had to come to the capital.
"There's no hurry," Xue Rui said, "Jinke went to escort Madam Wei and Jiang Miya. He will be back in three days at the latest. It's chaotic now. It's not appropriate for you to leave the capital rashly. In order to avoid the suspicion of the emperor and the Great Commissioner, you should stay in the capital. When Jinke comes back, I will ask him to invite Yun Hua to the capital. "
Yu Shu said worriedly, "Will Jinke agree? After all, Yun Hua is the most wanted criminal in the imperial court. How would he dare to let him come to the capital?"
Xue Rui's eyes flashed with an unfathomable light. "Why do you think he wants Jinke to follow me? Don't worry, he won't not come. "
The back of Yu Shu's head felt cold. No matter how she looked at him, he seemed to be up to no good. She thought, 'Brother, you're trying to trick me.'
"By the way, I have something to tell you. I don't know if you've heard, but the emperor is seriously ill and seems to be dying."
Xue Rui shook his head and said in surprise, "It's such a big thing. Where did you hear it?"
"Jing Chen said it." Yu Shu avoided the topic and said, "It's true. In the evening two days ago, the emperor learned that the mother and daughter of the Jiang family escaped. He was so angry that he fell ill. This time, it's more serious than the time your grandfather offended him. It's said that the emperor is in a coma, and even the Imperial Academy of Medicine can't find the right illness. It's just that Her Majesty the Empress has blocked the news, so it hasn't been leaked yet. "
At the end of her words, Xue Rui suddenly stood up and said to Yu Shu with a serious expression, "It's my miscalculation. Don't mention this to anyone else. I'll go back first."
He didn't expect that Emperor Zhao Qing would not be able to withstand the pressure from the mother and daughter of the Jiang family escaping.
Yu Shu hurriedly stopped him. "What's wrong? Say it clearly."
Xue Rui turned around and looked deeply at her. "Once the emperor is seriously ill, who do you think will be the one to supervise the country?"
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