Although Ji Feiyu was surprised inside, she remained calm on the surface.
Yu Chi Yanyan looked at her and said, "Empress Ji, are you interested in leading the Army of Rise and Fall into the imperial city and making him account for his actions to the world?"
Ji Feiyu thought that even though she hated him, she would never force the emperor to abdicate. This was a trap, a test! So she smiled faintly. "The Army of Rise and Fall? The name is quite interesting. Then I'd like to ask in return. Will this army harm the common people in the city?"
Yu Chi Yanyan and Lin Chujie exchanged a glance. Then Lin Chujie smiled and flattered her insincerely, "Empress Ji is truly a model who cares about the world. I'm impressed. Since the Army of Rise and Fall holds high the banner of justice, it will surely not harm the common people in the city. If Yong Yaxuan doesn't put up a desperate resistance, the target of this army is only him."
Ji Feiyu then said, "After all, he and I were once husband and wife. Even if we have grudges, we should settle them privately. Since he has lost his virtue, I'll just turn a blind eye to this forced abdication. I'd better not participate directly."
Hearing her impeccable words, Lin Chujie sighed inwardly that the rumor about the emperor and the empress being on bad terms despite their harmonious appearance was indeed true. So he trusted Ji Feiyu a bit more.
However, the reputation of the old fox Lin was not for nothing. Even so, he still had many concerns about Ji Feiyu's identity. Therefore, in his conversations with Yu Chi Yanyan and Bai Xiaofeng, he deliberately omitted some key information. But even so, some of the information was enough to surprise Ji Feiyu. At this point, Ji Feiyu had to admit that if Yong Yaxuan hadn't anticipated this move of theirs, he would surely lose this battle miserably.
After listening to their plan and seeing Lin Chujie off, Ji Feiyu said to Yu Chi Yanyan, "Well, can you tell me now what your relationship with Bai Xiaofeng is? And what are you doing here in Dayong?"
Bai Xiaofeng smiled and put his arm around Ji Feiyu. "Since Feiyu will be one of us from now on, it doesn't matter to reveal a little to you."
Ji Feiyu slapped his dirty hand away and shouted, "Who's one of you? If you don't explain this clearly to me today, I'll greet you with poison powder!"
Bai Xiaofeng looked hurt. "Feiyu, you weren't like this to me before."
Ji Feiyu said, "That was just for show!"
Hearing this, Bai Xiaofeng felt even sadder and was about to cry looking at Ji Feiyu.
Just then, someone suddenly said outside the door, "Lord, Miao Qingyuan requests an audience."
Bai Xiaofeng immediately resumed his serious look. "Got it." Then he got up and went out. Ji Feiyu was stunned looking at his sudden change of expression. Yu Chi Yanyan said to Ji Feiyu, "He's always like this. You'll have to get used to it."
Ji Feiyu then turned to him and asked, "Are you very familiar with Bai Xiaofeng?"
Yu Chi Yanyan nodded. "Actually, we're brothers."
Ji Feiyu was shocked. So, had she personally pushed a foreigner to the highest position in the Central Plains martial arts world?
"Bai Xiaofeng is also from Beihan!" she said in surprise.
Yu Chi Yanyan quickly shook his head. "No, we have the same mother but different fathers. He's a native of Dayong."
Ji Feiyu then remembered that he had told her the story about his mother before. He said that his mother had a child before she went to Beihan. She never thought that this child was Bai Xiaofeng. No wonder Bai Xiaofeng never mentioned his own background when they were wandering around.
"So, you paid attention to me from the beginning because of Bai Xiaofeng!" Ji Feiyu felt that the world was really too small.
Yu Chi Yanyan nodded with a smile. "That's right. I heard a lot about you from A Bai, including the first time I met the real Jade Flute Gentleman, which was also introduced by A Bai. A Bai was an orphan since childhood, so he had a very hard life. It's not easy for him to be in this position now..."
"So you used me!" Ji Feiyu thought of the incident in Beihan and couldn't help clenching her fists.
"However, use and benefit always go hand in hand. You also got benefits from my use of you, didn't you? But this time, joining hands with Lin Chujie was not my original intention. It was after I heard Ran Wei's words that I decided to get involved."
"What?" Ji Feiyu was frightened when she heard the last sentence. "You said Ran Wei. By the way, after Ran Wei let us go privately last time, did you do anything to her?"
Yu Chi Yanyan smiled. "She's my wife, the mistress of Beihan now. What could I do to her?"
Ji Feiyu was stunned speechless looking at the tenderness on his face. She still remembered that when Ran Wei let them go before, she said that she had become his wife. She never thought that she was telling the truth. "But isn't it rumored that the emperor and the empress of Beihan are on bad terms?"
"There's no disharmony. We're fine. Just like you and Yong Yaxuan." After saying that, he smiled sincerely, as if thinking of someone was a very happy thing.
"This is... really unexpected! Let me take a breather..." Ji Feiyu stroked her chest. Did she see wrongly just now? Wasn't that a thing called tenderness in his eyes?
Seeing Ji Feiyu like this, Yu Chi Yanyan laughed even more happily. He continued, "I like her very much, just like you like Yong Yaxuan."
Ji Feiyu didn't know why, but when she heard this, her heart felt a bit sour. So she retorted stubbornly, "I don't like Yong Yaxuan at all."
Yu Chi Yanyan mercilessly exposed her lie. "You're lying! Your eyes told me the truth. When you mentioned him just now, your eyes lit up for a moment."
Ji Feiyu was speechless.
"Come on, don't deny it. Actually, I brought people here secretly this time just to contact you. Coincidentally, A Bai met you when he was guarding outside the grand tutor's mansion, so I asked him to bring you here."
"So you had a premeditated plan. Then why did you pretend with me before?" Ji Feiyu complained dissatisfiedly.
"Wasn't it to cooperate with you in acting?" He still smiled, but this smile was much gentler than before.
"What acting did I do?" Ji Feiyu strongly denied his exposure. But Yu Chi Yanyan mercilessly told the truth. "Actually, you still want to help Yong Yaxuan, right?"
Ji Feiyu was speechless again. What kind of person was he? He clearly knew everything but deliberately circled around with her.
Looking at Ji Feiyu's dissatisfied little expression, Yu Chi Yanyan said, "Okay, stop joking with you. I only ask you, if I lend you troops, will you choose to destroy Yong Yaxuan or help him?"
There was such a choice! Ji Feiyu was shocked!
By now, she didn't know if she should reveal her true feelings in front of Yu Chi Yanyan. Was he testing her or really wanting to help her?
This sudden turn made Ji Feiyu a bit powerless. So she said, "Aren't you going to destroy him? If I say I'll help him, will you stop?"