Li Jiuge followed Ji Yuchen away. The two of them came to a deserted garden.
"Jiuge." Ji Yuchen finally reached out his hand and stroked her head.
This small action made Li Jiuge's precarious tears uncontrollable.
She shakily stretched out her hand, hoping Ji Yuchen would embrace her in his arms, but then she thought of his identity and retracted her hand.
He was the Prime Minister, the most noble man in the entire Southern Yan dynasty besides the royal family. Countless daughters flocked to him.
But if he married her, he would have no official career. Would she have the heart to do so?
The more Li Jiuge cried, the sadder she became, as if she wanted to cry out all her grievances.
Ji Yuchen looked at her, knowing the struggle in her heart, but could not resist his own pain.
To him, Li Jiuge was also different. He was not a person who was greedy for power, but he still had younger brothers and sisters behind him.
If he could, he also wanted to protect the girl he loved.
Finally, he could not bear it any longer.
Ji Yuchen reached out his hand and pulled the person into his arms. Soon, his chest was soaked with tears.
"Ji Yuchen, I like you." Li Jiuge looked up with a firm look in her eyes. "I don't regret saying it. You just need to know."
Ji Yuchen gently wiped away her tears. "Wait for me."
Li Jiuge looked at him in surprise, looking like she could not believe it. "Wait, what do you mean?"
"It's okay. You will understand later."
Ji Yuchen did not want to say anything more. Instead, he hugged Li Jiuge and comforted her. "Since we are here in King Rui's place, we can't not show our faces with you here. After you go back, go and pay respects to King Rui and the Princess."
"I know."
Ji Yunxi did not know about their sweet talk. She was just pacing anxiously in the room, afraid that the two of them would quarrel.
Suddenly, there was a rapid knock on the door.
"Master! Master, something has happened!"
Ji Yunxi was surprised and immediately opened the door. "A Shu! What's wrong? Did Big Brother and Jiuge quarrel?"
Lu Shu was sweating all over his face and said in fear, "No, Master. The general stationed in Huacheng has rebelled and defected to the Northern Di. He has already sent troops to attack in the direction of the capital!"
"What did you say?"
This news came unexpectedly. Ji Yunxi quickly asked, "Which general is stationed in Huacheng?"
"I heard it was a general surnamed Ye!"
Ye?!
Ji Yunxi thought of what Li Jiuge said just now, and a sense of unease rose in her heart. No wonder she suddenly made Li Jiuge marry. This Ye family was probably not simple!
"Is his name Ye Minghua?"
Lu Shu said, "That's right. His name is Ye Minghua. He has a son and a daughter."
She could not understand. Why did the person who went to propose to the princess on one foot rebel on the other foot?
Was it because Jiuge did not want to marry and ran out of the palace, so Ye Minghua was angry and rebelled?
But this reason was too far-fetched.
There must be another reason. Ji Yunxi suddenly thought that if Ye Minghua wanted to rebel, it would definitely not be enough to rely on the weapons provided by the court. Where did the extra things come from?
It could only be what Sang Qingzhou sold!
Ji Yunxi understood and quickly asked Lu Shu to find a map.
Lu Shu immediately turned around and left, heading straight for King Rui's study. Sure enough, he found a map and gave it to Ji Yunxi who was in a hurry.
She took the map and saw Huacheng and Xuancheng at first glance. And among these two cities, it happened to be Ruicheng!
Huacheng was located south of Ruicheng. If one wanted to go to Huacheng from Xuancheng, which was the border between the Northern Di and the Southern Yan dynasty, one would definitely have to pass through Ruicheng.
"Sure enough, this old fox. We have fallen into a trap!"
Ji Yunxi's face changed and she quickly called A Shu to find Feng Xingzhi.
"Master, I haven't had time to tell Master. I came to inform you first."
"Let's go. We'll go and find them now."
Lu Shu asked as he walked, "Master, I don't quite understand. What kind of trap have we fallen into?"
"Ruicheng is between Xuancheng and Huacheng. If so many weapons want to reach Huacheng, they will definitely have to pass through Ruicheng. This is what they deliberately want us to know."
There was coldness in Ji Yunxi's eyes. "The purpose is to make us suspect King Rui and ignore Ye Minghua in Huacheng. Now we have never suspected him at all. And he suddenly rebelled, which can catch us off guard!"
When Lu Shu heard this, his face also changed. "No wonder this news came so easily. Even the ruts were not eliminated for such an important matter!"
"Fortunately, we haven't made a mistake yet. King Rui still doesn't know our true intentions."
As the two of them walked out, Ji Yunxi thought of something and asked, "Has the capital received the news?"
Lu Shu shook his head. "Not yet."
"What?!" Ji Yunxi stopped in shock. "What about the beacon? Didn't it light up?"
"Because of the different geographical locations, Ruicheng is separated by Huacheng. Even if it is lit, it will not be able to inform the cities in the south. But Master, don't worry. I have already used our Menghua Pavilion's channels to inform the towns south of Huacheng. I just hope they can believe us."
Ji Yunxi only felt that the current situation was extremely unfavorable to them!
Lu Shu added, "I also sent someone to take Master's token back to the capital to inform the emperor."
Hearing this, Ji Yunxi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As they were talking, the two of them arrived at Feng Xingzhi's courtyard.
"Azhi!" Ji Yunxi rarely shouted at him so loudly. "Azhi, something has happened!"
Feng Xingzhi walked out and saw Ji Yunxi looking anxious. He was confused. "What's wrong?"
"Azhi, Ye Minghua has rebelled. We were deceived by him."
"What do you mean?"
Ji Yunxi immediately took out the map and pointed at Huacheng. "The weapons actually went to Huacheng. It's just that Ye Minghua asked someone to cover up the journey after Ruicheng. He deliberately wanted to mislead us. No wonder we didn't find anything after we arrived in Ruicheng."
Feng Xingzhi's face also gradually became ugly.
As the saying goes, far water cannot quench near thirst. Even if the capital knew about this, it would probably take time to save people.
For a moment, everyone was a little silent.
When Ji Yuchen pulled Li Jiuge back, he saw the three people with a green face.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Big Brother, Ye Minghua has rebelled. The weapons were bought by him."
Li Jiuge subconsciously exclaimed, "What?! How could it be him?!"
Not only did she not believe it, but even Feng Xingzhi, who had known the news for a while, could not believe it.
After all, Ye Minghua had made great military achievements and his prestige in the court was only second to Su Ningyuan.
Why would such a powerful person rebel for no reason?
Ji Yuchen thought for a while. "What is he for? He has all the power and authority. The emperor also has no intention of suppressing him."
"Power and authority have always been unclear." Feng Xingzhi said. "It is obviously impossible to let the emperor send troops now. We have to think of a way."