Author: Yu Yuan Guiyu

Yan Qi sat blankly by the window sill, looking at the peonies in the courtyard, slightly lost in thought.

When I left last time, the cold winter had not yet dissipated, and now it is already scorching summer.

But Yan Qi's heart felt a little cold.

The person who lured Yi Qi away from Qingshan was Yue Jing, and Yi Qing revealed the existence of Yi Qi to Lin Yin. In other words, Yue Jing knew that his mother-in-law was having an affair with Yi Qing early on?

But the memorial from Dongjizhou was also handed over by Yue Jing.

Is he really unaware of what happened in East Antarctica?

And my father, at the beginning of the disaster in East Antarctica, why did he have to let Yue Jing go there, and what did he know?

Everything has been settled, but Yan Qi still hasn't got the answer.

That day, Yi Qing died peacefully, and his last request to Emperor Ming was to let Lin Yin go.

And Yue Jue, after looking at the black coffin in the hall, also begged for Lin Yin, hoping that Emperor Ming could spare her life!

Perhaps it was the master-servant friendship between Gu Nian and Yi Qing, or perhaps it was Yue Jue's plea, or perhaps it was Emperor Ming's momentary softness. In short, after taking a look at the dark coffin.

Agreed.

Lin Yin can survive, but she must go to the royal temple to become a nun, pray for the Yuezhi, and atone for the sins she has committed.

While Lin Gui was being beheaded, he was also involved in the nine clans that could not escape.

Everyone died except Lin Yin.

For some reason, Yan Qi felt that the palace had become empty.

Jiang Qi traveled for more than half a month and finally arrived at Yinzhou, the capital of Zhou Dynasty.

Ever since they were intercepted and killed at the inn that day, assassinations of this magnitude occurred one after another along the way. The closer they got to Da Zhou, the more anxious the other party seemed to want his head.

More and more people were sent each time.

Jiang Qi's eyebrows became more and more gloomy, and his methods of killing became more bizarre and bloody.

Even Zhaohe, who wanted to do his best to please Jiang Qi, did not dare to touch Jiang Qi's brow. He even doubted whether Jiang Qi would kill him all the way to Yinzhou and cut the person behind him into pieces with a thousand knives!

Now, looking at the golden word Yinzhou.

Showa's heart finally calmed down, the assassination was finally over, and His Highness finally returned to Dazhou safe and sound.

As they gradually approached, the bright guard of honor outside Yinzhou City became clear.

It's His Majesty the Emperor!

He came to take His Highness home in person.

Jiang Qi sat in the carriage without making any sound, as if he was unaware of everything outside.

Until a choked and aged voice sounded: "Emperor?"

The car curtain behind Showa was suddenly opened, and Jiang Qi's deep and beautiful face was suddenly exposed to everyone!

hiss!

There was a sound of gasping in the huge honor guard. I don't know whether it was because of surrender to Jiang Qi's beauty or because of his awe-inspiring aura.

Everyone's eyes fell on Jiang Qi.

The long-awaited Prince Zhou is really back!

Wen Yan and others took the lead in dismounting from their horses and walked up to the emperor and saluted: "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"

The Emperor Zhou, who had been in a high position for a long time, had no intention of paying attention to Wen Yan and others when he saw Jiang Qi.

He looked at Jiang Qi with tears streaming down his face. At this moment, the majesty of the emperor seemed to be unimportant.

What could be more important than the safe return of his royal son?

Jiang Qi stared intently at his father, who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, his eyes moving inch by inch. However, after not seeing him for five years, his father had really aged a lot.

There are a lot of silver threads between the temples, the wrinkles at the corners of the eyes are a little deeper, and even the dragon robe that is supposed to fit looks empty.

Jiang Qi jumped off the carriage and suddenly knelt down in front of Emperor Cheng, his voice almost choked with sobs: "Father——".

Emperor Cheng hurriedly bent down and helped Jiang Qi up, "Your Majesty, please excuse yourself and let your father take a good look."

Emperor Cheng looked at Jiang Qi eagerly, as if he wanted to make up for his lack of respect for Jiang Qi over the years.

Looking at Jiang Qi, who had become calm and reserved, Emperor Cheng couldn't help but feel sad. His son should have grown up to be the most outstanding emperor of the Zhou Dynasty in the future under his wings.

Because of his weakness, his son was imprisoned for five full years!

Five years!

"Your Majesty, it's my father who can't help you... It's my father who is useless. You have suffered."

Emperor Cheng was so moved that he took Jiang Qi into his arms and hugged him tightly, "I won't do it anymore, Emperor. I won't do it anymore."

"From now on, my father will protect you even if it costs the entire Zhou Dynasty——"

He had regretted it for a long time and was heartbroken and in pain.

How could he give up his only son?

If time could go back again, he would protect Jiang Qi even if he died together.

Jiang Qi could feel his father's trembling body. He stretched out his arms to hug Emperor Cheng, a look of pain flashed deep in his brows, "Father, I don't blame you."

"You don't need to blame yourself. Now that I'm back safely, my father should take good care of his dragon body."

When Emperor Ming came to the city, he only needed his freedom to exchange for the peace of the entire Zhou Dynasty. His father was the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty. Although Jiang Qi was his son, the entire Zhou Dynasty was also his people.

He had no choice or choice.

Jiang Qi still remembers the desire of the people in Yinzhou City to survive, and the eyes looking at him with a hint of silent prayer.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was in decline and could not afford the weapons to fight against it. Who could he blame for the past five years?

Is it his father's fault?

Or is it to blame those people who silently persecuted him?

In this era.

Weakness itself is a sin.

"My body is fine, but you are exhausted from the long journey, right?"

"It's all because my father doesn't think enough of you. Hurry up! Follow your father back to the palace as soon as possible! I have already ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare your favorite dishes!"

Emperor Cheng felt the real Jiang Qi, and the regret in his heart was about to drown him. Fortunately, Jiang Qi, who had returned safely, saved him from drowning.

He then thought that this was outside Yinzhou City and his prince had not entered the city yet, so he hurriedly let go of Jiang Qi, held his hand affectionately and led him towards the gate of Yinzhou City.

Upon seeing this, all the royal relatives, civil and military officials who were guarding the marquis behind him knelt down and shouted: "Welcome to His Highness the Crown Prince! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will live a thousand years ago!"

The endless shouts spread for dozens of miles, resounding in the sky above Yinzhou at this moment.

With such a battle, the people in the city naturally knew that the person who asked their Emperor to come out of the city to greet him in person was His Highness the Crown Prince whom they had not seen for five years!

For a moment, the people knelt down one after another and shouted together: "Welcome to His Highness the Crown Prince! May His Royal Highness live a thousand years!"

Following the footsteps of the emperor, Jiang Qi passed by the emperor's relatives, civil and military officials, and walked step by step towards the city gate of Yinzhou.

At this moment, what flashed through his mind was what he looked like when he walked out of this city gate alone five years ago.

Now he walked back step by step amidst the cheers of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

He looked past the people kneeling and kowtowing and glanced at Yinzhou, which he hadn't seen for five years. Every brick and tile here was still familiar.

Everything was like what he thought about in his midnight dream.

Qiqi, you said you wanted me to be the most glorious crown prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

I completed the first step.
Chapter completed!