They say it's sick

The winter in the capital is humid and gloomy. Even though the rain has stopped, the sky is still gray. The sun is hidden behind the clouds and mist, and only barely emits a little halo, which makes people feel no warmth at all.

Yun Zhi looked up at the sky, put on his hood expressionlessly, and nodded to the servant who came to guide the way: "Excuse me..."

The servant happened to be the one from last time. After hearing this sentence, he glanced at Yun Zhi's face strangely - he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that there seemed to be something different about Young Master Yun today.

Sensing the servant's hesitation, Yun Zhi frowned slightly: "Is there something wrong with my brand?"

Meeting those bloodshot eyes, the servant subconsciously shook his head, turned around to lead the way, and at the same time finally figured out what was different——

Although Young Master Yun looked a little haggard today, for some reason he had an imposing aura, not like a young man who was not yet weak.

Yun Zhi naturally didn't know what the waiter was thinking, and didn't care.He walked quietly behind, raising his eyes and looking around at the magnificent palace around him.

Everyone in the world knows that the people living in this imperial city are noble, but in Yunzhi's eyes, this place is more like a huge cage, and all those trapped in it will not be able to break free.No matter you are an insignificant servant, or a high-ranking emperor.

Thinking about it, Yun Zhi shook her head, and let out a chuckle of unknown meaning.

The waiter couldn't help being startled when he heard the laughter, but he didn't dare to say any more, he just glanced at Yunzhi's face from the corner of his eye, and then picked up his steps and led him to Qianyuan Hall as quickly as possible.

After entering the Winter Palace, the doors and windows were carefully sealed, and thick cotton curtains were hung outside the palace door. Even though many candles were lit, it was still much darker than before.

Yuan Jing sat in front of the book case, heard footsteps and put down the pen in his hand, looked up at Yun Zhi who was following behind Zhao Li and saluted: "Quickly excuse me. I heard that you have returned to the capital, and I still think about calling you someday." , it seems that you and I are on the same mind."

Yun Zhi raised his head and glanced at Yuan Jing's case—this was the first time he saw Yuan Jing reviewing the memorial, although Xiao Duo reviewed it first.

He lowered his eyes calmly, and said in a hoarse voice, "If it wasn't for the fear of offending the Holy Majesty, Yun Zhi would have come last night."

Yuan Jing didn't expect to get such an answer, her gaze swept across Yun Zhi's face, and she frowned slightly: "I see that your complexion is not very good, you have been working hard for so many days, there is something important that can't be discussed until you have rested... ...What was found in Pingzhou?"

"I found something..." Yunzhi gritted her teeth and said slowly, "Not long after I arrived in Pingzhou, I learned that Li Xuan died of a sudden illness. I rushed to his house to express my condolences. By chance, I caught a man named Li Liang. After torture...

He confessed to the dead man who had housed the Zheng family for Li Xuan that day, and he has been raised in that bandit lair for six or seven years, until my elder brother had an accident..."

"That's why Li Xuan ordered those dead men to assassinate Yun Qing..." Yuan Jing put down the pen in his hand, was silent for a while, and finally shook his head, "Although he died suddenly, you didn't kill him yourself, but Yun Qing's revenge can be regarded as revenge."

Yun Zhi took a step forward and looked down at Yuan Jing: "Your Majesty really thinks that if Li Xuan is dead, will my elder brother's revenge be considered revenge?"

Yuan Jing seemed to be startled by the undisguised evil spirit on his body, and it took him a long time to knock on the table: "If you have something to say, I think you are young, so you don't care about your rudeness just now."

"When I went back home to pack my things yesterday, I accidentally found something in my eldest brother's study..."

Yun Zhi took out the imperial edict from her arms, which was the same color and texture as Yuan Jing's uniform, and handed it to the desk with a slight bow, "The content on it is horrifying, Yun Zhi dare not speculate, but Can you take the liberty of entering the palace to ask the Holy Majesty, is the content on it true or is someone daring to forge the imperial edict?"

Yuan Jing glanced at Yunzhi's hand, and his face immediately changed. He stretched out his hand to take the edict from Yunzhi's hand, and his eyes were filled with disbelief after only one glance: "You said you found it in Yunqing's study ?”

"Yes, I just put it in a book in the corner." Yun Zhi looked into Yuan Jing's eyes and said word by word, "Coincidentally, just a few days after the death of the elder brother, there was a burglar at home. Eldest brother has always been frugal. So there was nothing valuable, the thief just turned over his study and left. He probably didn’t expect that elder brother would hide such important things in such an inconspicuous place.”

Yuan Jing looked at the edict in his hand and closed his eyes: "This edict is indeed written by me."

Yun Zhi's throat was choked, as if he was suppressing something strongly, and tried his best to keep his tone less aggressive: "So the Holy One knew why my eldest brother died early in the morning."

"It's me..." Yuan Jing took a deep breath, "It was me who killed Yunqing."

"That's right..." Yun Zhi finally seemed to be unable to bear it any longer, and raised his voice, "Your Majesty knows that my elder brother is just a scholar with no strength to restrain him, yet he entrusted such an important thing to him. My Yun Family Generations have been loyal to the emperor and served the country. I don’t know how many ancestors died on the battlefield. They were never afraid of death, but they shouldn’t..."

As he spoke, the circles of his eyes slowly turned red, and his voice was choked with sobs, "Brother shouldn't be allowed to die so inexplicably!"

"I..." Yuan Jing covered her face in pain, "I really have no one to trust. I have been confiding with Yun Qing for the past three years, and only then put this last hope on Yun Qing and the Yun family, but I never thought that it would be the opposite. It will implicate Yun Qing in it, and finally kill him..."

Yun Zhi wiped his face indiscriminately, and looked at Yuan Jing: "So from the day when the elder brother died, His Majesty knew who was behind the scenes, why didn't you tell me that day, and let me waste money to find out the truth? After nearly a year, let the real murderer live until now!"

"I didn't want you or anyone in the Yun family to know about this, because I have already involved Yun Qing in it. If the Yun family is involved again, I am afraid that I will have no face to face Yun Qing after death... But every time I think of Yun Qing's tragic death, I will end up with you." Unable to hold back, I asked Zhao Li to remind you a little that day..."

Yuan Jing said in a low voice, "As for the real culprit behind the scenes, I only made a guess based on this edict, so far I can't confirm whether it is that person. But I am really helpless trapped in this deep palace, and I can only I can hope that you can find out this matter and give Yun Qing an explanation."

"Then I've found out about this now..." Yun Zhi suddenly knelt down and kowtowed, "I beg your Majesty to issue an order to arrest Xiao Duo, the murderer who murdered my eldest brother, so as to comfort my elder brother's spirit in heaven!"

"If I can..." Yuan Jing closed his eyes slightly, "Why did I write this edict, and it will eventually affect Yun Qing."

Yun Zhi raised her head, her face was mottled with wet tears, her eyes were red, "Since the Holy One has no choice but to avenge my elder brother, then I will avenge this revenge myself!"

After speaking, he stood up and walked out without looking back.

"Yunzhi!" Yuan Jing hurriedly stood up, "Stop for me!"

Yun Zhi stopped in her tracks, turned around and looked at Yuan Jing, her chest was still heaving violently, and said in a breath of anger, "What else can your Majesty order?"

"Why are you so reckless!" Yuan Jing was also a little angry, "You said you want to seek revenge from Xiao Duo, how do you do it?"

"I didn't think about it..." Yun Zhi was stopped by the question, and he simply didn't think about it, "At worst, he will hit Huai'an Palace directly and kill him!"

"What childish words are you talking about?" Yuan Jing frowned, and pulled him to sit on the chair, "I know you are very skilled, but this is the capital, and Xiao Duo holds the military power in his hands. How did the guards kill him?"

"Then I'll wait for him on his way to court. There will always be times when he's alone..." Yun Zhi took a deep breath, "The Holy One is afraid of him, Xiao Duo, but I'm not! Even if I risk my life, I will definitely To kill him!"

"I know that you and Yun Qing are brothers, and you must avenge him..." Yuan Jing tried to slow down her tone, "You are not afraid of death, but your parents, they can still bear the pain of losing their children." Pain, and Yun Qing, if he knows that you lost your life to avenge him, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive under the Nine Springs."

Mentioning his parents and elder brother, Yunzhi's eyes slowly turned red: "Then what should I do, why don't I just watch the real culprit who killed my elder brother turn upside down every day and do nothing!"

"Revenge is to be avenged, but we have to carefully plan and arrange it, and we can't just rely on us..." Yuan Jing pursed her lips, "Do you still remember the Zheng family from before?"

"The Zheng family who ordered the dead to assassinate Xiao Duo?" Yun Zhi hesitated.

"Yes..." Yuan Jing nodded, "During the period when you went to Pingzhou, Dali Temple has finished the trial of this case, and after my best efforts, only Hanlin Xiuzhuan was sentenced to death.

But his family members could not escape exile. Although the rest of the Zheng family were spared, they were inevitably hurt by this case. Coupled with some old grievances from before, they already hated Xiao Duo to the bone. "

Yun Zhi was a little loose, but he still hesitated: "Didn't the Zheng family commit an assassination before, didn't they still miss it, are they reliable?"

"The Zheng family is an aristocratic family after all, and centipedes are dead but not stiff. If they try their best and meet the right time..." Yuan Jing looked at Yunzhi, "With a capable accomplice, they will surely succeed. thing."

Yun Zhi was still somewhat skeptical: "When will the right time be?!"

"There is a palace dozens of miles outside the capital city, and there is a hot spring in it. Since I ascended the throne, I will live with the empress for a period of time every winter. Xiao Duo will also go with him when he is free. There will be too many guards..." Yuan Jing took a deep breath, "If the arrangements are made in advance, we can find him when he is most relaxed..."

Yun Zhi slowly widened her eyes, and finally nodded: "I have one condition."

Yuan Jing looked at him: "What?"

"I want to kill him with my own hands..." Yunzhi said firmly, "I want to avenge my brother's revenge with my own hands!"