Miss Jun's eyes fell on the dagger in Lu Yunqi's hand.
"How did you come back?" He looked at her face, "Is it because you have become like this that you dare not come to see me or recognize me?"
His hand fell and the dagger was pressed against her face.
"Don't be afraid, I'll let you out." He said with a dull expression.
The sharp tip of the dagger seemed to have pierced her skin, and Miss Jun felt drops of blood seeping out.
This madman!
"Lu Yunqi!" Miss Jun shouted angrily, "Why are you so crazy!"
The fire twister jumped, making Lu Yunqi's face become trance-like.
"Why am I crazy? What I'm crazy about is why you hid it from me when you came back." He said, and the dagger slowly scratched Miss Jun's face.
"I don't know what you are talking about!" Miss Jun said.
Lu Yunqi looked at her, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, as if he was smiling.
"You don't understand? Why are you running?" he said, "You don't understand, why did you sing that song to me?"
He turned over the hand holding the dagger, and put the back of his hand against Miss Jun's face, stroking it.
"I ran away because you are my enemy, Lu Yunqi. You and I both know this in our hearts." Miss Jun said numbly, "As for the song, I don't understand what you mean."
Lu Yunqi looked at her and pressed the back of his hand tightly against her face.
"Really?" He said numbly, then he didn't say anything and just looked at her.
The dull expression and the straight eyes seemed to penetrate her bones.
The fire flickered a few times and burned out, leaving the room pitch black.
But Miss Jun could feel that Lu Yunqi was still squatting in front of her, looking straight at her.
He didn't speak, just watched in silence.
Silence, darkness, suffocation, like an abyss, but gradually there is a different kind of silence.
"There is indeed no point in saying these words." Miss Jun said suddenly.
The hand on his face was shaking slightly, as if he was exerting uncontrollable force.
"Take your hands away," Miss Jun said.
The hand that was attached to his face was instantly withdrawn.
"Where is this?" Miss Jun asked.
"Our dungeon." Lu Yunqi's voice sounded.
His face couldn't be seen in the darkness, only his dull voice could be heard.
Miss Jun said oh.
"The one under Fuyun House where I grow flowers?" she said.
The breath in the darkness was a little stagnant, as if it had been a long time and yet it seemed like it was just a breath.
"Yes." Lu Yunqi's voice said, and there was breath flowing in the darkness, as if he was nodding vigorously, "The flowers are still growing, and they are as good as yours."
Miss Jun laughed.
"I don't know how to raise flowers," she said. "I don't know how to raise flowers. I only eat them."
The darkness fell into silence again. The person squatting close in front of him seemed not to be breathing, seemed to exist and seemed to have disappeared, but Miss Jun could still feel his gaze, which penetrated the darkness and never moved away.
The sight on her.
"My death before was my own death, and it had nothing to do with Jiu Li and Jiu Fu." Miss Jun said, "My life was my own life, and it had nothing to do with them. I can die, but I hope it won't implicate them..."
Before she could finish her words, Lu Yunqi pressed her mouth with the back of his hand.
"Don't say that, you clearly understand." His voice was still dull.
Know what?
Miss Jun gritted her teeth.
"Jiuling, we are husband and wife." Lu Yunqi said, "You know."
What do you know?
Knowing that he married her to imprison her, knowing that he knew how her parents died and still lying to her, knowing that he was one of the murderers of her parents, and knowing that he was the emperor's man.
Miss Jun opened her mouth and bit the back of his hand, biting down hard like a small animal.
The sweet smell of rust instantly filled the mouth and nose.
Lu Yunqi seemed to be unaware and allowed her to bite her. He put his other hand on Miss Jun's head and stroked it gently.
"Jiuling, don't be afraid." His voice was low, "We are going home, we are at home, don't be afraid."
At home, this is not her home, this is a prison.
Even if there was a sister in that house, she would never go in. What she had to do was to rescue her sister, not go in herself.
Miss Jun shook her head suddenly, let go, and struggled.
"Then let me go," she shouted through gritted teeth, "let me go."
Lu Yunqi remained as quiet as a clay sculpture in the darkness.
"Jiuling, it's too dangerous outside, you can't go out," he said.
Miss Jun burst into laughter.
"It's too dangerous outside? Are you wrong? It's obviously the most dangerous place here." She smiled.
"Jiuling, no matter what you say, I won't let you go out again this time." Lu Yunqi said, "I won't let anything happen to you again."
Miss Jun struggled to jump up but to no avail.
"Lu Yunqi, something will happen if I am trapped here." She shouted, "I didn't know that I could be happy even if I was trapped here to death, but I know now."
She yelled, tears falling down.
"I know now, would you rather watch me die trapped here?"
Lu Yunqi's hand touched her face and wiped away her tears.
"I just want you to live." He said.
Miss Jun raised her head hard and slammed into his face.
Lu Yunqi stroked her face with his hand and firmly blocked her from getting closer.
"It will hurt you." he said.
Her eyesight adapted to the darkness, and she was close enough to feel the other person's warm breath. Miss Jun gritted her teeth and looked at him.
"You only want me to live, how can I live? As long as I don't die, I won't be able to live." She said word by word.
As long as she doesn't die, she won't be able to live. This sounds strange and contradictory, but Lu Yunqi knows what it means.
As long as she dies, her desire for revenge will not die. If she fails to take revenge, she will not be able to live peacefully.
"Jiuling, you are going to die." He said, "Do you think you can get revenge if you go out?"
He shook his head.
"Have you forgotten how you died after you got out?"
He shook his head again.
"I haven't forgotten."
Miss Jun spat in his face.
"Then I'm really sorry for scaring you." She said coldly.
Lu Yunqi did not wipe the saliva from his face, but held Miss Jun's head and slowly pushed her back to the door panel.
"It's the same now as before. Even if you have Duke Cheng, he won't be able to help you." He said blankly, "On the contrary, he will harm you. You all don't know that His Majesty is not really cowardly and incompetent."
As he spoke, he pulled out a piece of broadcloth.
"Gong Cheng Guo has been charged with the crime of treason. At this time, the imperial guards have chased him and surrounded him. They want to escort him back to the capital and then die."
The wide cloth wrapped around Miss Jun's shoulders, making her even more unable to move. She was so shocked by the news that she temporarily forgot to move.
Treason?
How can such a ridiculous accusation be convincing to the public?
"Jiuling, there is nothing to accept or not. As long as the person dies, it doesn't matter whether he accepts or not." Lu Yunqi said, lying down on the door panel.
"What are you going to do?" Miss Jun asked in shock. Feeling his closeness and his hands hugging her, she struggled again.
The hands on his body held her tightly, and he leaned against her side, his head resting on her shoulder.
But that's all, there was no further action.
"I'm sleepy, I want to sleep." Lu Yunqi said, perhaps because he buried his head on her shoulder, his dull voice was a little low, as if he was full of exhaustion, but there was also a hint of joy, "I can have a good sleep."
Sleeping."
This madman!
Miss Jun struggled but had no choice but to curse angrily.
But Lu Yunqi turned a deaf ear to her, or regarded her curses as a lullaby, and after a while he actually fell asleep.
He was really asleep, not pretending, because he was very close, and Miss Jun could feel his body relaxing. It was the relaxation that a person feels completely unprepared after falling asleep, and there was a gentle snoring in her ears, like
Same as before.
The word "past" flashed across her mind, and Miss Jun was angry again. She didn't think about the past, but now. What happened to Cheng Guogong and the others now?
........
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The stamping hooves of the horses moved together, nearly a hundred soldiers and horses unfolded like folding fans, and the swords and guns in the hands of the soldiers on the horses were all aimed at Duke Cheng and his party.
Zhu Zan urged his horse to circle around, looking at them with a half-smile.
"What's going on? Are we going to be executed on the spot?" he said.
"Mr. Cheng Guo, please follow us back to the capital." The leading soldier ignored Zhu Zan's teasing and said coldly, looking at this simple carriage.
The green curtain of the carriage was opened, and Duke Cheng Guo, who looked more like a scholar and scribe, appeared in front of everyone, wearing a homely robe.
"Whose order is this?" he asked warmly.
"This is your Majesty's order." The general raised his hands toward the capital and said solemnly, "Mr. Cheng Guo, do you want to resist the order?" (To be continued)