Accidentally dressed as an empress

There was a knock on the door. Yun Ji wiped the tears from his face with his sleeve and said, "Come in."

Reuni walked in, "Master, please accept my condolences. The dead need to be buried after all."

Yun Ji looked at Liu Ni with a pleading look in his eyes, "Can you help me find a coffin?"

Reuni said, "Yes."

Ah Jue loves cleanliness, so she must not leave in such a bloody state. Yun Ji went to the well outside the house and drew a bucket of water.

Yun Ji took off Yun Jue's bloodstained green brocade robe and wiped the blood off his body. She looked at the marks on his neck, where he had been cut by a sharp blade. Yun Ji rummaged through the cabinet in the hut and changed Yun Jue into a clean linen undershirt.

Yun Ji gently combed his hair, but could not find a hairpin to tie it up.

"I can't give you anything, I'm useless..."

Reunite had already pulled a cart and dragged a coffin outside the door.

Nowadays, funerals are held everywhere in and outside Lingyun City. There are many coffins in the coffin shop. If one is missing, no one will notice.

Yun Ji picked up Yun Jue and carefully placed him in the coffin. She looked at him, but was reluctant to close the coffin lid.

Reuni reminded, "Master, where are we going next?"

"Go west and find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to bury my brother." Yun Ji then slowly pushed up the coffin lid.

Yun Ji now has no identity. She thought about resuming contact with Yu Xi, finding a way back to the north, and also thought about finding a place to hide her identity, but she rejected all of these.

Ajue's death made her have other plans.

Yesterday, Yun Ji heard someone in the teahouse say that the captured Rong slave rebels would be exiled to Mingxiao Mountain to do hard labor in the mines, and Mingxiao Mountain was in the direction of Xiling.

Then, she must also go to Mingxiao Mountain. Those prisoners of war are her last hope for revenge.

Liu Ni drove the cart, and the two walked west for two hours. Yun Ji saw a bamboo forest.

Yun Ji suddenly recalled that it was also in a bamboo forest when she had placed a jade hairpin in Ajue's hair. His voice, face, and smile were still vivid in her mind. Yun Ji's eyes moistened again, but she suppressed them. "Stop for a moment. Let's bury him here."

After digging the pit with her own hands and placing Yunjue's coffin, Yun Ji erected a simple wooden plaque in front of the grave with the words "Tomb of My Beloved Husband Ajue" written on it. Yun Ji then bent down and inserted a green bamboo.

Ah Jue, wait for me. I will come back for you. If I succeed, I will avenge you. If not, I will rest here with you forever.

Yun Ji closed his eyes, then finally turned around and walked out of the bamboo forest.

Yun Ji and Liu Ni were heading west when they stopped at a teahouse at a post station. While they were drinking tea, they encountered a caravan of merchants. Liu Ni approached them and asked, "Sir, where are you going with so many people?"

The leading merchant said, "Let's go to Mingxiao Mountain. Our caravan is the emperor's merchant, and we are following the emperor's orders."

"You really don't know a great man." Reuni praised him several times, making the businessman very happy.

Liu Ni smiled and said, "Sir, look at me, my sister and I are good material for guards, right?"

"You can stay, she's too scary."

Yun Ji clasped his fists and said, "Sir, please take good care of my brother. I will be in front of your team, clearing the way for you."

Yun Ji's face was disfigured, and he looked horrible. None of the hooligans along the way dared to approach him to cause trouble.

So she also applied for the position of caravan guard.

Yun Ji has changed his name to Ji Yun, and Liu Ni has changed his name to Ji Liu. The two followed the group of merchants to Mingxiao Mountain in Xiling.

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Inside Juanshu Palace, Yun Se looked at Yi Yuan, who had been afraid to approach, and asked, "Are you afraid of me too?"

Yi Yuan quickly shook his head, "No."

"Then why are you so far away?"

Seeing that His Majesty was in a bad mood, Yi Yuan didn't dare to disturb him. He walked over, knelt on the couch, and took Yun Se's hand. "In the past, everyone said that Your Majesty forced your mother to kill your sister and disregarded family affection. After entering the palace, I realized that Your Majesty is not like that. Your Majesty must have your own reasons for doing this."

"What difficulties do I have? I have no difficulties! They want to kill me, they want to rebel against me, so I will kill them first. The first to strike is the strongest, and the last to strike will suffer!"

Yi Yuan hugged her tightly and patted her back, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

"I still have many children, two less won't make a difference..." Yun Se's voice was nasal, "Xuan'er, did I do something wrong? Why are they all against me?"

"Your Highness, perhaps she was deceived, or perhaps she truly collaborated with the enemy. But whatever the reason, so many garrison troops and civilians died, and Your Majesty must give an explanation to the world. Your Highness has come to question you. Why didn't you explain to him?"

Yun Se shook his head slightly and said, "There's nothing to explain. Besides, I killed Zhang Fan."

"Noble Servant Zhang did something wrong." Yi Yuan knew that His Majesty would respond to soft words but not harsh ones, while the Fifth Prince and His Majesty were as stubborn as an egg against a rock.

Yun Se buried her head in his shoulder. "Xuan'er, you are the most sensible. Ah Xiu is our most capable daughter. I also believe in her loyalty. When she returns from Chu, I will restore her position as Crown Princess."

Yi Yuan fell into silence, his heart sinking to the bottom.

"Xuan'er?" Yun Se asked.

Yi Yuan pushed her away and said, "Your Majesty, I am not your Xuan'er."

Yun Se hugged him tightly and said, "You are it!"

Yi Yuan noticed that Yun Se's eyes were not right, and Yun Se said to herself, "Tell me, it's you who are back, Xuan'er."

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Yi Yuan was startled by Yun Se's strange behavior. Could it be that His Majesty was having hallucinations?

Without saying a word, Yun Se pushed Yi Yuan down on the couch...

Afterwards, Yun Se fell asleep, and Yi Yuan got up and asked the palace servant to send the imperial physician to see His Majesty.

The palace attendant ignored him, so Yi Yuan had no choice but to say, "Please inform Emperor Lin that His Majesty's condition has worsened today and he has fallen into a coma."

After an incense stick of time, Lin Hong came to Juanshu Palace with two imperial doctors.

After the imperial physician took his pulse, Lin Hong asked, "How is your Majesty?"

"Your Majesty, she... well, let's let Doctor Li speak."

Imperial Physician Li said, "Before Imperial Physician Zhou left the palace, he said that the orchid miasma poison Your Majesty was infected with could cause irritability, paranoia, hallucinations, and even mental breakdown."

Yi Yuan asked, "Is there an antidote?"

Doctor Li shook his head and said, "This poison is too rare and there is no antidote."

Another imperial physician said, "Your Majesty can use some detoxifying medicine."

Doctor Li was against prescribing medicine, saying, "Any medicine would conflict with the poisonous orchid and aggravate the condition."

Yi Yuan said, "Just prescribe some calming medicine. Her Majesty is just too tired. Your Highness, what do you think?"

Lin Hong smiled faintly, "Your Majesty, just rest more. No need to take any medicine."

Yun Se woke up and said, "What are you all doing here? I'm fine, everyone, leave. Xuan'er, come here."

Yi Yuan had no choice but to walk over.