Xi Zhuang seemed to ponder for a moment before saying, "The last time we met, I asked the young lady if she could stop being angry with him and go back. The young lady said she didn't want to be caged again and wanted to part ways with him. But now the young lady is going to enter the Northern Cold Palace. Isn't this just another cage? So, I don't believe the young lady came here voluntarily. If the young lady has any hidden reasons that are inconvenient to tell him, please tell me. In this way, I'll know what the young lady and we are facing. It will also be beneficial for us to escape smoothly later." He spoke naturally and earnestly, and even he himself believed that he had persuaded Ji Feiyu before.
"Ji Feiyu" was indeed deceived. After hearing this, she thought for a while and then said, "I just don't want to go back. As for other decisions I've made, in fact, they have nothing to do with you. Now you've trapped me and want to take me back to Dayong. It's just your wishful thinking. I don't want to say more about other things. If you're just his persuader, please don't waste your breath."
Xi Zhuang then lowered his head knowingly. She didn't refute that there was no such conversation between them. So, it could basically be determined that she wasn't the real Ji Feiyu. But what was her purpose in approaching Yong Yaxuan? If it weren't for that earring, would they all have been fooled by her? Would she have pretended to make up with Yong Yaxuan and then stabbed him in the back when he wasn't paying attention?
Since entering the room, Xi Zhuang had been observing her appearance and demeanor. She was really too similar to Ji Feiyu, and he couldn't see any trace of disguise at all. It was the same feeling as when he saw Ji Feiyu disguised as a village woman in Apricot Blossom Village before. This exquisite disguise technique was in the same vein. He couldn't help but think of a person, the so - called Jade - faced Divine Doctor. Since Yong Yaxuan promised to let him go, he had disappeared without a trace. Could the person in front of him be related to him?
His thoughts raced. After figuring things out, he pretended to be a little sad and said, "Since Miss Yu is still so determined, I won't persuade you anymore. I just hope that since the young lady is still here for now, for the sake of the old husband - and - wife relationship, don't go too far in some things." Xi Zhuang deliberately said this to see her reaction, and at the same time, it was also a reminder for her not to do things that would harm others without benefiting herself.
"Ji Feiyu" then said, "Where have I gone too far? If he can hurt and betray me, why can't I do the same to him? There's no need to talk about this anymore. You can leave."
Seeing that she had issued the order to leave, Xi Zhuang sighed softly and went out. Her last performance was really quite convincing.
Xi Zhuang walked outside and headed towards the awning. At this time, Zhan Shan had just reheated the dishes. Yong Yaxuan was sitting at the table, and the three of them got together again.
"How was it?" Zhan Shan asked as he put down the plate.
Xi Zhuang whispered, "Sure enough, it's not her."
Yong Yaxuan immediately let out a self - deprecating laugh. "How could I be so careless? I couldn't even recognize whether it was her or not."
Xi Zhuang said, "You can't be blamed. I've looked at her carefully. She's flawless. Even the real person might be confused. Moreover, she knows some things, such as the current estrangement between you two. The person who came this time is not simple, and the purpose is not pure. Let's just wait and see."
Zhan Shan said, "During this trip to the Northern Cold, everything we wanted to do was predicted in advance, or we were simply led by the nose. It's obvious that this is a trap. Your Majesty, we can't just sit and wait for death. Let's go back now and stop caring about the empress."
Yong Yaxuan sighed. "If I could stop caring, I wouldn't have come out. Since I've come and told you it's very dangerous, and we've come this far, I won't give up."
Zhan Shan said, "But now the empress has been taken away by them again. Are we really going to break into the Northern Cold Palace?"
Yong Yaxuan looked exhausted. "Let me think about this matter."
Xi Zhuang said, "If we choose to stay in the Northern Cold, we should still consider the empress's real stance. That earring should have been left by the empress deliberately. It can be seen that she doesn't want to put us in danger."
Hearing this, Yong Yaxuan regained a bit of energy. Xi Zhuang continued, "First of all, we can know that the empress has nothing to do with this matter. She doesn't want someone to pretend to be her and approach Your Majesty. So, Your Majesty still has a chance. Secondly, she should be very painful now and needs time to heal her wounds. So, even if we really rescue the empress, we shouldn't hide her in a room like this. Although that person is deliberately acting, she has also speculated about the real empress's state of mind."
Yong Yaxuan said, "Okay. If she doesn't want to see me, I won't appear in the future." This was the biggest concession he could make. At this time, the most important thing was Ji Feiyu's safety. Their relationship could be discussed later.
Zhan Shan said, "Alas, since it's like this, I'll go and find out some more information."
After saying that, he was about to get up. Xi Zhuang said, "Don't be in such a hurry. Can we finish this meal first and then do things?"
Zhan Shan then remembered that there was still the matter of eating. He said, "Yes, yes, yes. Let's eat first."
Yong Yaxuan served dishes for both of them, showing them with his actions to eat. But this action scared both of them. Yong Yaxuan said, "These days, you've accompanied me through hardships, traveling day and night. I know it all in my heart. These days, we haven't eaten well or slept well. When we're away from home, there's no need to be so particular. So, it's nothing for me to serve you dishes today."
Both of them knew that Yong Yaxuan was just grateful at this time. After experiencing so many things, he had already put down his airs. Both of them thought that if things developed like this, Yong Yaxuan might even abandon the country. This made them very panicked.
Yong Yaxuan didn't notice the change in himself. He just said, "Hurry up and eat. There are still many things to do later."
The two of them then quickly started to eat. As Yong Yaxuan said, there were still many things to do later.
At this time, in the Northern Cold Palace, the second prince was sitting cross - legged on the carpet on the ground. A guqin was placed on his knees. He slowly plucked the strings. As he plucked, he shook his head and smiled. "I'm still not good at playing the guqin."
Ji Feiyu was standing beside him and said, "The second prince just got interested for a moment and wanted to play a bit. It's really a bit difficult for me to teach you without letting me touch the strings."
The second prince said, "The guqin is a musical instrument in other people's hands, but it's a killing weapon in yours. I was afraid you'd be bored in the palace, so I said I wanted to learn to play the guqin. But you blame me for not letting you touch the guqin."
Ji Feiyu raised her eyebrows. "Since the method can't be blamed, then it can only be that the student is too stupid."
Just then, a spy rushed over to find the second prince. When the second prince saw him, he waved him over. The spy leaned over and whispered something in the second prince's ear. The second prince immediately laughed.