Chapter 253 Meeting Dugu Yi

Interrogations were conducted both inside and outside the palace, and finally, witnesses and physical evidence were found. The noblewoman who attempted to frame and seduce Yongqi was executed.

By the time everything had settled down, it was already the hour of Yin (3-5 AM).

Everyone returned to their respective palaces, but Yongqi couldn't fall asleep.

He managed to bring such trouble upon himself during a holiday. If it weren't for Xiao Yanzi and Emperor Qianlong believing in him, and the person who protected his innocence in time, his happiness would probably have ended there!

After resting at Yonghe Palace for a morning, the two of them left the palace and went to Bibo Pavilion to see the person who had saved their happiness.

At 1:45 PM, they arrived outside the Bibo Courtyard.

"Little Swallow, let's go."

After the two entered, they saw a young man in flowing white robes sitting in the pavilion, playing chess with himself.

"Since you're here, come and play a game with me."

"good."

Yongqi sat down opposite him and played chess with him, while Xiaoyanzi sat beside Yongqi and watched the game.

After the game of chess was finished, he finally spoke, "I did you such a big favor last night, how do you plan to thank me?"

Yongqi retorted, "How do you want me to thank you?"

"Do you prefer gold and jewels, or a beautiful woman?"

He raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Am I such a superficial person in your eyes?"

"Besides, what use would I have for gold and silver? As for beauties... my sect has given orders, I dare not..."

Yongqi smiled and said, "I didn't know that Young Master Dugu had ever been a law-abiding person?"

"I, Dugu Yi, have always been a law-abiding person!"

"Alright, enough joking. I need to go to your pharmacy to get something."

Yongqi nodded, "Sure, take whatever you want, as long as we have it!"

"Then thank you very much, Fifth Prince, for your generosity!" Dugu Yi then got up and went to the pharmacy to find what he needed.

Watching his departing figure, Xiao Yanzi asked, "Is he the Dugu Yi you mentioned before?"

"Yes, thinking about it carefully, I've known him for several years. However, he has never liked the restrictive rules of the palace, so he has been traveling around for many years."

"Has he always been alone?"

Yongqi shook his head, "I heard he used to have a wife, but I don't know what happened later, and now he's all alone..."

"Didn't you investigate?"

Yongqi shook his head, "Although I'm also very curious about what happened to him, I promised him I wouldn't investigate him privately, and you shouldn't either..."

Little Swallow pouted, "Okay."

After taking the things, Dugu Yi came over again.

"What happened to that woman last night?"

"Of course it's a capital offense." Yongqi curled his lip. "With such audacity, how could Father Emperor possibly forgive him?"

"Didn't your father, the Emperor, take his anger out on you?" After all, his woman actually tried to sleep with his son; if word got out, it would be too shameful!

Yongqi smiled awkwardly, "Father, you believe me. Besides, Xiaoyanzi is by my side, pleading for me. How could Father be angry with me?"

“Yes, Yongqi is a victim too!” Xiao Yanzi nodded in agreement.

Dugu Yi nodded. "That's true. Then I don't need to worry about your affairs. I'm leaving."

Yongqi asked curiously, "You've only been back for a short while, and you're leaving again?"

Dugu Yi laughed and said, "This capital city is not very interesting. I still want to go out and see the world!"

"You're not getting any younger, aren't you planning to find someone else..."

Before Yongqi could finish speaking, he interrupted him, "No need, I think I'm perfectly fine being free and independent right now!"

After leaving Bibo Courtyard, Dugu Yi went to a mountain villa.

After having the medicine prepared, he went to see the person he wanted to see.

As soon as he entered, the person sitting on the bed pounced on him, "You're finally back! You have no idea how bored I've been while you were gone..."

"I'm back now, aren't I? I brought the medicine back with me."

"Really? So, I'll be able to see it very soon?"

Dugu Yi sighed, "Yes, but I'm afraid that if you see this, you'll have to leave..."

"How could I? You've been so good to me, how could I leave you?" She leaned against Dugu Yi's chest and said firmly, "Don't worry, whether my eyes get better or not, I will never leave you!"

Aren't you afraid I'm ugly?

"Don't try to scare me. I touched your face; you're not ugly. Even if you really aren't good-looking, you still saved me and have taken care of me ever since..."

"Fei'er, your feelings for me are truly..."

Before he could finish speaking, the woman in his arms interrupted him, "I like you, I want to be with you. No matter how many times I say it, it's always the same answer, so don't doubt my sincerity, okay?"

"Then is it okay for me to treat you like this?"

She felt his hands unbuttoning her clothes and kissing her neck. She nodded, "Okay..."

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Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi, who were still at Biboting, naturally did not expect that Dugu Yi, who had just left, would be rolling around in bed with a beauty the very next day.

"Speaking of which, you haven't told me yet how you met Dugu Yi?"

“I remember it was the year you left the palace. Once, when I was walking outside the palace, I saw him being attacked by people. I helped him out, and after that, we became brothers.”

"At that time, he asked me a question: 'If you had someone you loved, would you let her leave you?'"

"At that time, I was a thousand times unwilling, but I didn't want to go against your wishes, so I let you leave the palace..."

"But he told me that he wouldn't. Anyone he liked would only try to keep her by his side, not let her leave, and make sure that his world consisted only of her!"

Little Swallow asked, "Does he have any relatives?"

Yongqi shook his head. "He's an orphan, so what he wants is unique favoritism. He wants the person he loves to stand firmly by his side, even if he has to go against the whole world..."

"If I hadn't saved him back then and helped him a few times, we wouldn't have become good brothers!"

Little Swallow sighed, "If you put it that way, I feel like the person he likes will be very unlucky..."

"If the person he likes is also an orphan and shares the same thoughts as him, that would be ideal. But what if the other person has a family?"

Yongqi said helplessly, "Then it all depends on how capable the person he likes is. Maybe she's very powerful and can change Dugu Yi's mind..."

Little Swallow frowned and said, "But if she weren't so powerful, she would just be trapped in a small world by Dugu Yi. How boring would that life be..."

Yongqi laughed and said, "Then let's pray that the person Dugu Yi likes is the same as him, who only wants to stay in his little world with him and doesn't want to have contact with outsiders..."

After spending the afternoon at Bibo Pavilion, the two prepared to return to the palace.

"Master, breaking news, Li Chengyun is dead." On the way back, Tianyi sent the latest news.

Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi were both dumbfounded. Yongqi quickly asked, "What? How did he die?"

Tianyi continued, "It is said that there was a black-clad swordsman who shot arrows at Li Chengyun, killing him with a thousand arrows piercing his heart!"