Chapter 62 - I
When they left the Mingguang Hall, it was already dark, and the glistening moonlight illuminated the path forward.
Tan Chuyan and Feng Chilie carried the moonlight on their backs and returned to the side hall arranged for them by Baili Chengzhi. As expected, the guards here had all turned into imperial guards who obeyed Feng Mingyuan, and all the Jinyi guards hid.
He had to say that Baili Chengzhi used this trick very well. He made Feng Mingyuan thought that he rescued them in order to consolidate the imperial power. It was much better than making Feng Mingyuan thought that he rescued them in order to overthrow Dayong Dynasty.
Moreover, judging from Feng Mingyuan’s attitude today, she definitely didn’t know the secrets of Zhao Kingdom.
This thing was ridiculous to say. They were obviously biological mother and son, but they each had different plans, even in this life-or-death moment.
But this seemed to be the truest portrayal of the royal family, with little kinship and only interests.
Even a favored person like Tuoba Rou couldn’t escape her destiny.
The night was getting deeper and deeper, and Tan Chuyan had no intention of resting after drinking the medicine to recuperate his body and taking a medicinal bath.
Feng Chilie sat next to him, lying lazily on the table to accompany him.
Looking at what Tan Chuyan wrote in the letter, Feng Chilie asked, “What are your plans? Tell me?”
“I’ll ask you to send this to the princess tomorrow.” Tan Chuyan put away the pen and ink. He put the letter into the envelope, and then asked, “Curious about my arrangements?”
“Of course.” Feng Chilie sat up straight, took the letter, put it away, and rested his chin on Tan Chuyan’s shoulder. He recalled Tan Chuyan’s hair that had fallen down, and greedily smelled the aroma of the medicine on it: “I have never seen anyone use rice straw in battle.”
The walls had ears, and Tan Chuyan was afraid that his plan would be leaked in advance.
So, Tan Chuyan turned his head and looked at Feng Chilie. He gently lowered his eyes, kissed Feng Chilie’s lips, and asked: “Choose one of the two, do you want me or the answer?”
Feng Chilie’s eyes flashed instantly. Without hesitation, he swept away all the things on the table, and then hugged Tan Chuyan tightly: “Of course I want you.”
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In the Queen Mother’s palace.
Feng Mingyuan was still awake, waiting for the secret guard to come and deliver the news.
After a while, the secret guard came back.
The secret guard knelt in front of the Queen Mother’s couch: “Back to the Queen Mother, the subordinate failed in his duty and did not find out any useful information.”
Feng Mingyuan wanted to know Tan Chuyan’s plan very much. She thought Tan Chuyan would tell the emperor or Feng Chilie after he left, so she sent someone to keep an eye on Tan Chuyan secretly.
Although the secret guard responded like this, Feng Mingyuan was not willing to believe that Tan Chuyan had not made any move.
“Tell me everything you saw and heard.”
“Yes.” The secret guard recounted everything he observed, pausing when he mentioned what happened when Tan Chuyan and Feng Chilie wrote the letter. He said: “Tan Chuyan wrote a letter and asked Feng Chilie to send it to someone tomorrow, and then the two of them started to do romantic things.”
Feng Mingyuan’s face stiffened: “What are they doing?”
The guard repeated: “Romantic activities.”
Feng Mingyuan couldn’t accept this answer, even though she already knew about the various entanglements between the two.
“Go down.”
Feng Mingyuan’s curiosity was dashed away by the romantic incident, but before the secret guard left, she suddenly asked: “Who is that letter written to?”
“Tan Chuyan didn’t mention a name,” the secret guard said, “he only mentioned the word princess.”
Princess, then this person could only be Chu Qingyi.
Although they were far apart, Feng Mingyuan knew a lot because Baili Ronghua was the queen of Jing Kingdom.
However, since the Jing Kingdom was captured by Cui Yuanqing, the news from Baili Ronghua had been cut off.
To this day, she didn’t know whether Baili Ronghua was alive or dead.
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Baili Ronghua was still alive, but not living well.
Cui Yuanqing came so fiercely that she and Chu Yiheng were captured alive by Cui Yuanqing without even a chance to escape. Among them, Concubine Chun, who had been pretending to be crazy and stupid for more than 20 years, made many contributions.
Baili Ronghua never thought that Concubine Chun’s madness was just an act. She was really good at acting!
In order to make sure that Concubine Chun was indeed crazy, she sent people to keep an eye on her for several months.
The servant who observed Concubine Chun told her that the woman’s every move and gesture revealed the meaning of dementia. She drooled while eating and had incontinence. Concubine Chun could do what a fool could do, she looked really crazy.
Slowly, Baili Ronghua came to believe that Concubine Chun was indeed crazy, but who would have thought that her madness was actually an act, and she even secretly contacted Cui Yuanqing and dealt such a fatal blow!
At dawn, Concubine Chun stepped into the prison of the Jing Kingdom wearing luxurious clothes.
The prison guard led Concubine Chun to the place where Baili Ronghua was imprisoned.
Seeing Baili Ronghua’s disheveled appearance, Concubine Chun was relieved. She stood outside the cell door and asked, “My good sister, is the prison treating you well?”
“Don’t flaunt your power to me,” Baili Ronghua leaned against the wall and continued to speak, not even bothering to look at Concubine Chun.
Concubine Chun didn’t take it seriously. She raised her hand and signaled the guard to open the door.
The prison guards were all replaced by Cui Yuanqing’s people, and they turned a blind eye to Concubine Chun ‘s orders.
Concubine Chun didn’t care. She asked someone to give the guard a piece of silver and said in a friendly manner, “Please be accommodating. I’d like to have a few words with her to catch up on old times.” Seeing the bright silver, the guard’s eyes flickered. After a moment, he looked around, took the money, opened the cell door, and frowned, saying, “Hurry up.”
“Thank you.”
Concubine Chun stepped into the cell. She walked up to Baili Ronghua, condescendingly looked at her, and asked, “Sister, did you expect this scene today?”
“Get out.” Baili Ronghua closed her eyes.
“Stop pretending here with me,” Concubine Chun signaled to the maid. The maid immediately grabbed Baili Ronghua’s hair and slapped her hard on the face: “As a prisoner, you should behave like one. Show some humility!”
Baili Ronghua’s face suddenly swelled up, and her hair became messy. She looked at Concubine Chun with red eyes: “Bah! You bitch!”
Concubine Chun’s face instantly darkened, and she said to the maid, “Hit her until she can’t speak!”