After Ye Chuyan escaped back to the golden house, Na Sheng didn't look for her.
She meditated alone in the house for three days without going out.
On the first western day, the sky broke. Ye Chuyan looked up and saw the early sun outside, and suddenly narrowed his eyes and smiled.
Only when the phoenix reaches nirvana can she be reborn from the ashes. Only by learning how to be reborn can she defeat Na Sheng and escape from here.
Then, Ye Chuyan felt relieved, lay on the bed, and fell asleep.
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At the same time, thousands of miles away in Dafeng and Jucheng.
Today, there is no sunshine in the early morning in Jucheng. Instead, dark clouds press over the city and heavy rain pours.
Pei Xiuyan and Nan Gongli were discussing the next plan in front of the map in the house.
In just over twenty days, they captured ten more cities. So far, they have fifteen cities.
This city was what they had just captured three days ago.
Pei Ye was worried that Beirong would take the opportunity to invade, so he did not dare to send an army south to suppress it. It was also for this reason that they took the opportunity to capture fifteen cities in one go.
Although the progress is good, for Pei Xiuyan, this is far from enough.
Because some time ago, Pei Ye sent envoys to Beirong, hoping to get the ninth princess to marry Na Sheng in order to stabilize the border.
At the same time, he sent 200,000 troops from Kyoto to the south, and asked Shen Duangui to rush over from the border to take the lead in suppressing him.
Shen Duangui was the legitimate son of General Shen who was stationed at the border. He had been stationed at the border with General Shen for more than ten years.
He has just turned thirty this year. He has many achievements and meritorious deeds. He is a good soldier in marching and fighting.
Pei Xiuyan had dealt with Shen Duangui before and knew that Shen Duangui was not an easy person to deal with.
Pei Ye was so angry this time that he even lowered his status to find Na Sheng to marry him, and also wanted to kill himself.
Pei Xiuyan narrowed his eyes, pointed to an area on the map, and said to Nan Gongli:
"I know Zhang Daoyun, the governor of Fujun. He cooperated very well with me during disaster relief. He is a man who abides by etiquette and law and is also a good official."
"I'm going to go to Fujun alone and convince him to be our internal agent."
Nan Gongli immediately objected.
"No!"
"Everyone knows how you look now. The mark on your left eye is so obvious that no matter how you disguise yourself, you can't hide it."
"Pei Ye now wants to cut you into pieces. As long as you reveal your identity when you go out, you will never come back."
Pei Xiuyan explained: "I have to go."
"Only if I go there in person with the Supreme Emperor's edict and explain to Zhang Daoyun face to face that my identity as the Emperor is true, will he believe it."
"This man follows ancient precepts very much. If he believes that I am the true emperor, he will definitely help me."
The imperial edict was originally locked in the secret room of the study by Pei Xiuyan. Unexpectedly, Nan Gongli sent someone to find and take it away a quarter of an hour before the Qing Palace was sealed.
This is also their biggest reliance in their current power grab: their reputation is justified.
Nan Gongli remained silent.
Pei Xiuyan paused and continued: "I must instigate rebellion against Shen Duangui before we fight him. Otherwise, we will have no advantage in a head-to-head confrontation."
"Fujun is in an important position and is close to the Weijiang River. With Zhang Daoyun's help, we can quickly capture all the areas south of the Weijiang River."
"When the time comes, with the Wei River as the boundary, we will have the strength to compete with Pei Ye."
Nan Gongli knew that Pei Xiuyan was right, but he still did not support it.
"If you have to instigate Zhang Daoyun, why don't you write a secret letter and we'll send someone to Zhang Daoyun. You can't go into danger alone."
Once something happens to Pei Xiuyan, his Nan Gong family's rebellion will be unjust and unjust. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, they will definitely be reviled by thousands of people afterwards.
The two were still arguing when someone knocked on the door outside.
Nan Gongli said loudly: "Come in!"
A maid in purple came in.
Pei Xiuyan raised his eyes and glanced at the maid in purple.
This purple-clad maid was the one who fought against him at Shiliting on the outskirts of Kyoto.
Only now did he know that this maid was called Xi Nu, and she was Nan Gongli's personal maid.
Nan Gongli didn't know any martial arts, so he relied on this maid in purple for protection. If he wants to kill Nan Gongli, he must defeat this Xi Nu first.
He didn't have the chance to fight head-on with this girl, and he didn't know what her skills were.
Pei Xiuyan was still thinking with his eyes closed, Xi Nu held a bamboo tube in both hands and said to Nan Gongli: "Your Majesty, this is an urgent secret message sent by Fei Ge from Beirong."
Nan Gongli took the bamboo tube, and the purple-clothed maid voluntarily stepped back.
Nan Gongli took out the secret letter from the bamboo tube and read it for a moment, feeling a little surprised.
Pei Xiuyan knew that Nan Gongli had an spy in Beirong Dynasty, so he frowned and asked, "What's going on over there in Beirong?"
Nan Gongli handed the secret letter to Pei Xiuyan with a complicated expression.
"look by youself."
Pei Xiuyan took the letter, glanced at it, and his pupils suddenly trembled.
There was a sentence written in the letter: Na Sheng refused to marry the Ninth Princess, and wanted to make this girl his queen, and chose a day to attack Dafeng.
There is a very small portrait below, which looks exactly like the sixteen-year-old Ye Chuyan!
Pei Xiuyan held the piece of paper and looked at it for a long time, his expression getting increasingly ugly.
At the palace banquet, he was dissatisfied with the way Na Sheng looked at Ye Chuyan. This bitch was really despicable and shameless.
While he and Pei Ye were in the middle of a fierce battle, he refused to marry the Ninth Princess and was unwilling to coexist peacefully. He was mocking Pei Ye.
Finding a girl who looks the same as Ayan and making her the queen is making a mockery of herself.
Attacking Dafeng under such circumstances was a naked mockery of Dafeng.
In the future, if he succeeds in seizing power, he must defeat Beirong and personally kill the woman Na Sheng found!
He would never allow anyone in this world to live in front of Ayan!
Nan Gongli thought for a while and suddenly laughed.
"I thought this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"If Na Sheng invades the border, Pei Ye will definitely have the 200,000 troops change direction and go to the border to resist Beirong."
"Wouldn't it be great if we took advantage of the opportunity and captured Kyoto in one go?"
When Pei Xiuyan heard this, his expression changed drastically.
He stared at Nan Gongli angrily and shouted: "Nan Gongli, just because I cooperate with you doesn't mean that I am as cold-blooded and unjust as you!"
"Even if I fail to seize power, Dafeng will still have the surname Pei, not Na! If Na Sheng takes over the Dafeng border, he will lose the Pei family."
Nan Gongli faced Pei Xiuyan's face and pursed the corners of her mouth. Her usual gentleness was completely gone and she became sullen.
"Pei Xiuyan, what do you mean?"
"You want to stop seizing power now and stay here until Pei Ye takes care of Beirong before he comes to take care of us, right?"
He knew that Pei Xiuyan was unwilling to rebel in the first place because he didn't want Dafeng to be unstable, let alone a river of blood.
Unexpectedly, Pei Xiuyan is still thinking about this, which is really ridiculous.
"If you care about Dafeng Jiangshan, you shouldn't let me rescue you. You should just die in prison first."
"At this point, you still pretend to be benevolent and considerate of Dafeng. Don't you think it's hypocritical and ridiculous?"
When Nan Gongli said this, the sarcasm on his face was no longer concealed.
Pei Xiuyan approached Nan Gongli step by step, releasing a destructive murderous aura from his whole body.
"Nan Gongli, you heard me clearly."
"From now on, until the battle between Pei Ye and Na Sheng is over, our troops and horses will not move."
"If I find out that you are messing around in secret, I will crush you to ashes!"
This cooperation was already full of ulterior motives, but at this point, both sides understand what the other is thinking.
One only wants power and status and doesn't care about anything else.
If one wants to seize power, Dafeng must be safe and must not be invaded by foreign enemies.
Nan Gongli stood there, looking at Pei Xiuyan.
Both of them saw murderous intent and fierceness in each other's eyes.
Although Nan Gongli was backed by Dianzhou, these conquered cities were all loyal to Pei Xiuyan, the true emperor.
There is not much difference in the strength of the two men now. If we really count, Pei Xiuyan's appeal is stronger. After all, he still has the status of a true emperor.
Pei Xiuyan said grimly: "Nan Gongli, if you only want to be the king of Dianzhou, I will satisfy you after I successfully seize power."
"If you want to subvert Dafeng's empire, I will let you die without a burial right now!"
When he succeeds in seizing power, he will be the first to kill Nan Gongli!
Nan Gongli saw endless darkness and abyss in Pei Xiuyan's right eye.
He suddenly put away his sternness and harshness, and returned to his former gentleness.
"Why are you angry? I'm just talking. You are the emperor, so of course I have to listen to you. Let's just stay put for now."
With a smile on his face, he snorted in his heart, he wanted more than just Dianzhou.
Pei Xiuyan's complexion did not improve because of Nan Gongli's two words, but remained gloomy.
Nan Gongli chose to change the topic.
"By the way, I ordered someone to find a pair of pills that can cure the phantom pain in your left eye. I'll send them to you later."
Pei Xiuyan hated Nan Gongli's gentle and smiling appearance more and more.
He is obviously a very cold-blooded person, but he still pretends to be gentle and gentle. Disguise yourself as an elegant prince who doesn't care about worldly affairs and only likes flowers, wine, poetry and tea. It's so hypocritical that it makes me sick to my stomach.
"Need not!"
Even though his left eye was gouged out, he still felt terrible pain in the eye socket every rainy day.
Just like now, there was a violent storm outside, and his left eye hidden under the black iron hurt so much that it burned his heart.
However, during this time, he has adapted.
Every time his left eye hurt, he told himself that this was Ayan's punishment for him.
He was feeling the pain and torture he had brought to Ayan.
Only after suffering these sins and going to hell can I be worthy of Ayan's forgiveness.
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Ye Chuyan slept for a whole day and night, and when he woke up, it was already midnight.
It had been five days since she last escaped from the imperial kitchen.
She sat up from the bed, looking refreshed and energetic.
"Dong'er, help me wash and change clothes."
Dong'er was the little maid in white she saw first when she woke up. During this period, Yi Yi served as her personal maid.
She only found out in the past few days that Dong'er had just turned ten this year. Although she was small in appearance, she was quite efficient at work.
He has a docile temperament, but is a bit timid.
Seeing that Ye Chuyan was in a happy mood when she woke up today, Dong'er also became happy.
"Yes, Master."
The emperor did not give his master any status, so she could only call him master according to the rules.
"Find a bright red palace suit."
"master……"
Dong'er hesitated.
In the harem, only the queen is qualified to wear bright red palace clothes.
Although the maids and eunuchs in the room all speculated that the emperor wanted to make his master the queen, the emperor did not say it specifically. She did not know whether this would offend the emperor.
Ye Chuyan saw Dong'er's hesitation.
"It doesn't matter, just listen to me and change into the one the emperor gave me to wear last time."
"Give me a brighter makeup. The more eye-catching the better."
Ye Chuyan was talking about the red palace dress Na Sheng wore on the day he held her in his arms.
Seeing that Ye Chuyan was confident, Dong'er no longer hesitated. He quickly found the set of clothes, quickly helped Ye Chuyan change them, and then carefully helped Ye Chuyan put on makeup.
Her hands are very skillful and she applies makeup steadily and skillfully without any fuss.
It took a full hour to draw Ye Chuyan, and then gave Ye Chuyan a dignified hairstyle.
After finishing dressing up, Ye Chuyan stood up and looked in the mirror.
The person's eyebrows in the mirror are like distant eyebrows, also clustered and flat, the phoenix eyes are crystal clear, the eyes are bright and flowing, the teeth are plain and the lips are red, delicate but not gorgeous.
She smiled at the person in the mirror.
Ye Chuyan, are you ready?
