boyutpedia Chapter 264 Nothing Else Matters
Chapter 264 Nothing Else Matters
He couldn't imagine what would happen to Zhai Yun if he had been any slower.
He didn't want to talk to Zhai Yun because he was angry. He was angry that Zhai Yun didn't care about her own safety. How could she take a sword for someone else? What if something happened to her?
What should he do?
Feng Chenyi's eyes reddened. His mother had passed away. He wanted to find out the cause of her death and who had killed her, but if the truth was based on Zhai Yun's life, he would rather wait.
Feng Chenyi felt a warm drop of liquid fall onto the back of his hand. He suddenly froze, a pang of pain rising in his heart, and the hand that was tightly holding Zhai Yun's waist loosened slightly.
His words were full of worry, worried that if he let go, she would really fall off the horse. His heart ached, pierced by Zhai Yun's tears.
"Yun'er." Feng Chenyi gave in. He shouldn't have been angry with Zhai Yun, shouldn't have ignored her, and shouldn't have held her so tightly.
Zhai Yun forgot to resist. Her tears were still falling. Her strength in her waist had weakened, and her waist was aching slightly. Feng Chenyi's voice calling her was full of anxiety.
Zhai Yun pushed Feng Chenyi away with her elbow, a surge of grievance welling up inside her, her nose stinging, and her voice choked with emotion: "I want to get down."
He didn't want to talk to her, and she didn't want to either.
Feng Chenyi reined in his horse, which reared up and neighed loudly before stopping after pacing a few steps. Zhai Yun dismounted, and Feng Chenyi followed closely behind.
He gently pulled Zhai Yun back as she was about to leave, his voice soft and pleading: "Yun'er."
His throat tightened, and he couldn't think of a way to say it, to say that he just didn't want her to risk her life for him, and that her life was more important than anything else.
Zhai Yun stopped in her tracks, feeling aggrieved and upset. She was soft-hearted and wanted to hear his explanation, but Feng Chenyi didn't say anything after waiting for a long time.
Zhai Yun felt that she suddenly didn't understand him anymore. She hadn't done anything, so why didn't he want to talk to her? Was it because she came back at the wrong time and got in the way?
He didn't know how to explain that he had come back at the wrong time, so he ignored her and wanted her to leave on her own.
If so, it would be better if she left!
Zhai Yun tried to pull her hand away from Feng Chenyi, but when she tried, a strong and broad shoulder hugged her.
"Yun'er, don't go." Feng Chenyi's voice was gentle, striking Zhai Yun's heart. Zhai Yun stopped resisting. Where could she go if she left him?
Feng Chenyi wrapped his arms around Zhai Yun. After realizing that Zhai Yun had given up resisting, Feng Chenyi rubbed her hair. "Yun'er, I was wrong. I just didn't want to lose you. I was furious when I saw you take the sword for her! I was afraid you would get hurt, afraid something would happen to you, afraid I wouldn't be able to take you home. I was just angry that you didn't protect yourself!"
Before setting off, he repeatedly instructed his senior brother, Qi Nuo, to protect Zhai Yun and prioritize her safety.
He never expected that Zhai Yun would walk right up to the sword. He himself couldn't bear to say a word, couldn't bear to let the person who was hurt take the sword for someone unimportant.
She had no idea how much he was suffering.
As Zhai Yun listened to Feng Chenyi's tearful complaints, her grievances vanished. It turned out he was angry that she had shielded Lian'er from the sword!
“Lian’er knows who killed Consort Chen, she can testify, she is very important!” Zhai Yun quickly explained.
Feng Chenyi shook his head repeatedly: "No, she's not important, none of this matters. If something happens to you, none of this will matter!"
Zhai Yun felt an indescribable warmth in her heart. Although she knew that her brother Yi treated her very well and valued her highly, hearing him say it from his own mouth made her feel that even if she died, it would be worth it.
In my past life, I was lonely and helpless, and suffered all kinds of bullying.
Now she has finally met someone who truly cares for her and values her highly. She is no longer alone; she has someone who cares for her and loves her.
Zhai Yun felt that her life had been worthwhile.
Xiao Nian fell from Zhai Yun's arms, and Zhai Yun hugged Feng Chenyi back. She didn't know how to express her gratitude to him at this moment, but she wanted to prove with her actions that she meant something to him. She was very excited.
On their way back to the capital, they encountered no further assassination attempts. As dawn approached, Feng Chenyi stopped his horse at the entrance of the Prince Rui's residence. Zhai Yun peeked out from his arms and saw the three large characters "Prince Rui's Residence".
She knew she was home.
Feng Chenyi escorted Zhai Yun back to Yunchen Pavilion. As Feng Chenyi tidied his court robes and prepared to attend court, Zhai Yun hugged him from behind, "Brother Yi, won't you stay and sleep with Yun'er for a while?"
Zhai Yun was longing for her soft bed. She hadn't been eating or sleeping well for the past ten days or so, and she felt like she could sleep all day long.
Feng Chenyi's ears turned red. He held Zhai Yun's hand as she hugged him and said, "You go to sleep first. I'll come back to keep you company after I finish the morning court session."
Feng Chenyi couldn't bring himself to say the word "sleep." Although they were used to lying in the same bed, it still felt strange to actually say it.
Zhai Yun released her grip on Feng Chenyi, turned around and lay down on the bed, saying sullenly, "Fine then!"
After Feng Chenyi left, Zhai Yun couldn't sleep. Lian'er had already been secretly sent to Yunyi Manor, even though she already knew that it was the Empress who had arranged for assassins to kill Consort Chen.
However, to take down the Empress, we must proceed slowly. Directly asking Lian'er to testify would not have a high chance of bringing down the Empress.
Zhai Yun summoned the Second Provincial Governor to learn about what had happened in the court after her departure, and she was even more eager to know how Emperor Xing'an and the ministers had made things difficult for Feng Chenyi after the death of Shao Yujun, the commander of the Imperial Guards.
Province No. 2 knew that Zhai Yun also cared about Feng Chenyi, so she told him everything she knew.
After Zhai Yun left the city, nearly half of the officials in the court impeached Feng Chenyi, accusing him of indiscriminately killing court officials and plotting a rebellion! Feng Chenyi was branded a traitor.
Those in the court were eager to kick Prince Rui while he was down, wishing that Emperor An would order his immediate execution, but they did not succeed.
According to information received by the spies of Prince Rui's residence, Shao Yu Jun should have been on duty at the Qu Shui Liu Shang event that day, and his dereliction of duty was a crime.
But Shao Yu Jun's crimes didn't stop there. He also relied on being Ke Ci's favorite student and having the Empress and Crown Prince backing him up to neglect his duties and leave his post without permission countless times.
After the investigation, it was found that, consistent with what Feng Chenyi had said, the ministers who had previously impeached Feng Chenyi changed their charges, saying that he disregarded the law, abused his power, and acted recklessly because of his status.
On the day of the incident, Feng Chenyi presented a memorial to Emperor Xing'an in front of all the civil and military officials. Emperor Xing'an, who was furious and wanted to demote Feng Chenyi to a commoner, remained silent after reading it.
To this day, Emperor Xing'an is still secretly investigating the authenticity of the contents of the memorial.
When Feng Chenyi wrote this memorial, the Second Provincial Governor was right next to him. The Second Provincial Governor told Zhai Yun that the contents contained evidence of Ke Ci's buying and selling of official positions over the years.
Ke Ci had countless students and enjoyed considerable prestige in academic circles. His buying and selling of official positions occurred in the last two years.