"Your Highness, Brother."

In front of everyone, Yu Jingxi restrained his joy. His excited face was hidden in the shadow of his hood as he bowed respectfully to Ji Zhen and Yu Bojun.

"Young Master Yu, please excuse me. The camp is under curfew and I cannot allow you to come into the camp to have a chat. I hope you don't mind."

Ji Zhen helped Yu Jingxi up, looking stern, which made Yu Jingxi slightly stunned. Then he looked at Yu Bojun and found that his face was not very good either.

What's going on here?

Yu Jingxi looked around inconspicuously. First, there was a sudden curfew for the entire camp, and now Ji Zhen and his elder brother had this expression. Could something have happened in the East Camp?

Yu Jingxi's inquiring gaze fell on Yu Bojun, but Yu Bojun asked before him:

"It's so late, why don't you stay in the other garden and come here to see me?"

Yu Jingxi glanced at the guards who were staring at him, feeling a little embarrassed to speak, so he lowered his eyelashes and asked softly:

"Brother, can you let me in and report again?"

Yu Bojun knew that his younger brother was not a coy and hypocritical person. If he didn't say anything at this time, there must be something difficult to say. Just as he was thinking about how to talk to Ji Zhen, he saw her raise her hand and ordered the guards around:

"Ten steps back."

The soldiers guarding the camp were ordered to retreat, leaving a quiet space for the three men.

"Can you tell me now?" Ji Zhen asked patiently.

Yu Jingxi nodded, clenched his sleeves nervously, glanced at Ji Zhen quickly, and said to Yu Bojun:

"Mother intends to marry me to the Minister of War as his concubine. I don't want to marry. Brother, please save me!"

Wang Yan, the Minister of War? Ji Zhen frowned upon hearing this.

The woman was Li Yuanying's, she was already over 30 years old, and it was said that she already had a husband and a wife at home.

In this case of the leak of the military defense map of the Ministry of War, she neglected her duty and would be punished for dereliction of duty alone. As a loyal and brave man in the court, it is impossible for him not to know the pros and cons. Why would he send his youngest son to be a concubine of Wang Yan at this time?

Taking a step back, even if Wang Yan was protected by Li Yuanying and could avoid jail, she had many servants at home and the age difference between her and Yu Jingxi was so great, how could they be a good match?

Although Yu Jingxi was the second son of a concubine, he was one of the four famous young masters in the capital. He was both talented and handsome, and was good at all six arts.

It is said that when he just turned sixteen, countless women from high-ranking families wanted to marry him, regardless of his background. However, the loyal and brave marquis declined all of them because he was too young. Now, only a year has passed, and he is going to be sent to Wang Yan as a concubine? Is the loyal and brave marquis really willing to do so?

Ji Zhen thought about it and couldn't figure it out, so he heard Yu Bojun beside him say in a deep voice:

"Jingxi, marriage is not something you can marry whoever you want, understand? Since mother made this decision, she must have her reasons. This is not the place to talk about such things. If you have nothing else to do, please go back to the villa."

Yu Bojun's voice was very cold. Yu Jingxi's eyes immediately turned red after hearing it. He pulled off his hood and stared at him, unwillingly saying:

"Brother! People don't speak in secret. Mother lost her power and wanted to give me to that Wang Yan as a gift to show her favor to Princess Xian Yao. Don't you know about this?

She knew I didn't want to go and was afraid that I would run away, so she had me locked up in this hellhole. Don't you know either?

You already have a good marriage, but you don't care about my life or death, and you just say nice things here. Her Highness will not like someone like you!"

After saying that, Yu Jingxi looked at Ji Zhen with tears in his eyes, threw himself into her arms, and sobbed:

"Your Highness, save me."

The young man hugged Ji Zhen tightly, his thin body trembling in her arms, which immediately confused Ji Zhen.

"Hey, Jingxi...let me go first, and let's talk it over."

Ji Zhen pushed the person in her arms helplessly, but he held her tighter. Yu Jingxi buried his head in her shoulder, crying silently, and Ji Zhen soon felt a wet spot on her clothes.

"That Wang Yan is not a good person. I heard that she likes to tie up and whip men. She has beaten several servants in the family to death. I don't want to marry her. Master...save me."

Yu Jingxi spoke intermittently about the fear in his heart. His nasal "Master" aroused Ji Zhen's righteousness. He immediately withdrew his hand from pushing him away, and instead hugged him with a righteous hug, patted his shoulder and comforted him:

"Don't be afraid. I'll take care of everything. I'll send someone to investigate immediately. If this is true, I'll take care of it for you."

Ji Zhen's words made Yu Bojun's face suddenly dark as water.

His face darkened, and he pulled Yu Jingxi away from Ji Zhen's arms like a chicken without saying anything, and scolded with a slight anger:

"Nonsense. Jingxi, don't you see where you are? How can you behave like this? Mingyue, why don't you take your son back to the villa?"

Mingyue, who was hiding aside, turned pale with fright when she saw her eldest master getting angry. She hurried over to pull Yu Jingxi away, but Ji Zhen stopped her with her hand.

"Wait a minute."

Ji Zhen glanced at Yu Bojun and said unhappily:

"Why are you being mean to him? I've seen Wang Yan before. She's not young, but she's full of crap. She's the Minister of War, but she can only flatter people. She's really not a good person. If Jing Xi wants to marry that kind of person, I feel bad for her, even if you don't."

"you!"

Yu Bojun didn't expect Ji Zhen to say such a thing. When he thought about her breaking off the engagement with him in the study, he was so angry that his heart ached and his eyes turned red. He opened his mouth but couldn't say a word. He was so angry that he turned his back and turned away.

Although Ji Zhen said so, it was not the time to solve Yu Jingxi's marriage issue. She had more important things to deal with. So she pulled Yu Jingxi over, handed him her handkerchief, asked him to wipe his face, and then said:

"Jingxi, don't worry, I won't let you suffer any injustice. But how did you know the news that Bojun returned to the camp when you were in the other garden? Have you been waiting for him?"

Yu Jingxi quietly took Ji Zhen's handkerchief into his arms, wiped his face with his sleeve, and replied:

"My brother's servant came to the garden and said that my brother would return to the camp today and asked me to prepare a place for him to stay. I just knew that my brother was coming and wanted to come and ask for help... I didn't expect..."

Yu Jingxi was halfway through his words when the tears he had just held back started to flow out of his eyes again. The crystal tears were dotted in the corners of his red eyes, and he gritted his teeth to hold them back. He looked so adorable. Seeing this, Ji Zhen's protective heart softened and she quickly comforted him:

"Don't be afraid. Your brother and I are here. No one dares to touch you. Do you know the name of the attendant? Where is he now?"

"It does look a little unfamiliar. It's not the one my brother always brings with him. It seems to be called Donghai." Yu Jingxi replied.

An unfamiliar attendant? Ji Zhen immediately looked at Yu Bojun and asked:

"Bojun, did you send this person?"

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