How could Chao Ci not want to leave?

He had already given up.

If he was falsely accused and imprisoned in the cold palace, it only made him shaken towards Lou Yue and himself, then on that night when he faced the closed palace door and kowtowed countless times, his heart died.

But it doesn't matter whether his heart is dead or not.

The lives of the entire Chao family are still in the hands of Lou Yue. Now the whole family is in exile. But if Chao Ci escapes, how Lou Yue will anger the Chao family... He doesn't dare to think.

He alone had dragged the family into such a situation. Even if he died of old age in Qionghua Palace, even if he was tortured in the deep palace, he could not cause them any more trouble.

He originally thought that reviving his life was God extending his blessings.

He originally thought that he could still live a happy life with his lover.

But he took it for granted.

They are both Lou Yue, but they are completely different people.

The former one is Chao Ci's lover, the person who is engraved in Chao Ci's bones and blood.

The latter one is just an irrelevant person. He is the king of their great Chu and the king of their court.

The king is ruthless, how can you expect more?

"I want to, but I can't leave." Chao Ci said to the young man.

Chao's family was no longer in his sight, but Chao Ci was still looking in that direction, as if he was crazy.

After a while, he forcibly withdrew his gaze and said, "Send me back... after a long time, they may become suspicious."

The young man did not take him back immediately, but asked: "Why?"

Chao Ci knew what the young man was asking.

"If I escape, what will the Chao family do?"

The voice was so light that it dispersed in the wind.

"Are you afraid that the emperor will implicate the court family?" the young man continued to ask.

Chao Ci nodded, not wanting to dwell on this issue any longer. It was a dead end and he had already accepted his fate.

"There's nothing to worry about." The young man suddenly laughed, "If you die in the palace, then no one can implicate the Chao family."

Chao Ci looked back at him, with speculation and surprise in his eyes: "What do you mean?"

"Wait for me here." After the boy finished speaking, he disappeared the next moment.

After two sticks of incense, the young man came back again.

"Where do you want to go next? I happen to want to go to Jiangnan. How about you go with me?" The young man said to himself, becoming excited as he spoke, "Jiangnan is a lively place.

The annual oiran competition is about to begin, so it’s time to go and have a look.”

Chao Ci had a dull face and his mind was a little blank.

In the past, he would have said something to the young man in a serious way. He was thinking about this at a young age.

But now, he looked at the imperial city and asked after a while: "What did you do?"

"I set a fire in the poor place where you lived and stuffed a corpse. It happened that your palace maid also went to the royal kitchen, which saved me a lot of trouble..." At this point, the young man suddenly slapped his head,

"There's no time for small talk, we have to leave quickly."

There is a fire burning in the palace, and the whole city may be under martial law soon.

Chao Ci looked at the imperial city. He didn't know if it was his imagination or if the fire really burned so fast and fiercely. He actually thought he saw some billowing smoke.

For a moment, I felt a little crazy watching it.

The place that he thought would trap him for the rest of his life was so easily released from the shackles tied to him.

The person whom I originally loved more than my life, but later felt so strange to him, suddenly severed all ties between them.

He can go.

If he left here, those two lives would have nothing to do with him anymore.

That’s fine.

…………

Chao Ci didn't know where he was going, so he listened to the young man's words and went to Jiangnan together.

They took the water route, and the young man was not short of money, so the condition of the boat they took was also very good.

But Chao Ci didn't know why. On the first day he came here, he felt dizzy and his stomach was churning.

After a while, I couldn't help but vomited all over the place.

He had obviously traveled by water for several months before, but he had never experienced anything like this.

The experienced people on the ship originally said that he was not used to it and would be fine in a few days. However, Chao Ci's reaction became more and more serious.

Seeing him like this, the young man felt anxious. He stopped the ship at the next port and anxiously took Chao Ci to the town for medical treatment.

The doctor showed Chao Ci and said that he was more than two months pregnant.

The doctor looked at Chao Ci with surprise in his eyes, and even more panic in his heart.

For people in this world, male pregnancy is not unheard of, but it is far away from them.

Because of the royal family, there are medicines that can make men pregnant.

But now, the only male in the harem is their queen of Da Chu.

Perhaps apart from this terrifying conjecture, there is another possibility. It is that someone has secretly smuggled this secret medicine... But the royal family attaches great importance to secret medicines. Once smuggling is discovered, it will be a serious crime of beheading.

No matter what the possibility is, the doctor's scalp is numb.

But no matter which possibility it is, it also means that the background of the man in front of him is not simple.

The doctor did not dare to say anything more or behave strangely.

He prescribed some anti-fetal medicine for Chao Ci and explained a few more words.

After hearing that Chao Ci was pregnant, the young man was also a little shocked.

Only later did I realize that as a queen, Chao Ci could indeed be pregnant even if she was a man.

After the two of them left the hospital, the young man said to Chao Ci: "Since you are pregnant, you can no longer travel and travel. How about we find a nearby city to live in and wait until you give birth before making plans."

"This is too much trouble for you." Chao Ci said, "I saved your life. You did one thing for me and took me out of that place. You have been extremely kind to me, and Chao Ci feels the same in his heart."

I'm very grateful, I don't dare to trouble you too much, why don't you..."

"It's no trouble." The young man interrupted Chao Ci, "Actually, I have a lot of free time. Where can I go to play without having fun?"

After saying this, the young man couldn't help but rent a carriage with Chao Ci and rode for more than a day to a nearby quite large city, Yucheng.

He lavishly rented a large courtyard, hired a few maids, and prepared to settle down.

It seems that a new life really begins like this.

…………

Just when the speech seemed sad and happy, the entire imperial city was in a state of turmoil for a while.

It turned out that after the new emperor carried out a general liquidation in the court, although the remaining ministers felt lingering fears and did not dare to touch the new emperor's bad luck, they also felt that the matter should come to an end.

Unexpectedly, the news was discovered that the former prince was still alive, and that the Chao family was secretly colluding with the former prince and planning to rebel against him.

In the eyes of others, the exile of the entire Chao family was the result of His Majesty's great kindness for the sake of the Queen and Concubine Shu.

However, everyone knows that this is just the beginning.

The Prime Minister of the Chao Dynasty was the leader of Qingliu in the Chu Dynasty. He protected many Qingliu officials and disciples under his sect. Once he fell, a large number of officials suffered a huge blow and gradually declined.

After they showed their weakness, some people and forces hiding in the dark came out, and for a while, the court was once again in chaos.

However, before they could cause any trouble, another shocking news came.

The Qionghua Palace was flooded and the fire was so intense that it was impossible to save it.

After a day passed, the fire stopped, and only the charred corpse of the Queen was left.

…………

Lou Yue was not in the palace that day. When he learned that there was a fire in Qionghua Palace, Qionghua Palace had already been destroyed for almost half an hour.

When he listened to the secret guard, he felt a roar in his ears, almost feeling that his subordinates were joking with him.

However, before he could rationally sort out the matter, he subconsciously abandoned everything and hurried to the palace with red eyes.

By the time he arrived at Qionghua Palace, the fire had burned half the sky and was filled with thick smoke.

The fire was so big that it was impossible to stop it, and pouring the little water on it would only fuel the fire.

At this time, Bi Fei also came. Looking at Qionghua Palace surrounded by fire, she knelt on the ground and cried.

When Lou Yue saw her, he strode towards her and suddenly mentioned her: "Where is Chao Ci?!"

"Master, master, he..." Bi Fei was suddenly lifted up and saw the face of the person in front of her clearly. She was even more frightened for a moment, "He, he..."
To be continued...