readytorunbook Chapter 232 Feng Chenyi is forced to kneel
Chapter 232 Feng Chenyi is forced to kneel
Yu Gui looked at Zhai Yun with nothing but admiration. The training ground was completely silent, and even the teacher giving the lesson was stunned.
Zhai Yun casually picked up an arrow from the ground and warned in a voice loud enough for all the students to hear: "As you all know, I have followed Prince Rui to the battlefield!"
Zhai Yun's tone was harsh. Under the blazing sun, her eyes were as cold as ice, making people tremble. Those who were already quite frightened nodded repeatedly without thinking twice.
Seeing how obedient they were, Zhai Yun softened her tone, "Arrows should only ever be pointed at our enemies, not our own!"
As soon as Zhai Yun finished speaking, the arrow in her hand snapped in two. The sound of the arrow breaking struck the hearts of everyone present, as if it wasn't an arrow that had broken, but a bone from a part of their body.
The sound didn't come from Zhai Yun's palm, but from their respective bodies.
Watching them tremble with fear, some of them already soaked in sweat for who knows how many times, even breathing cautiously, no one dared to move an inch.
Zhai Yun felt that there was no point in continuing, so she decided to teach them a lesson today.
Zhai Yun swaggered out of the training ground, and missed the archery class. Zhai Yun planned to familiarize herself with the rest of the academy. Yu Gui followed behind Zhai Yun from the moment she stepped out of the training ground.
Yu Gui spoke at length about his admiration for Zhai Yun, and then said, "Actually, not everyone in the academy flatters the Bu brothers. It's just that their family is very powerful, and others who don't like them don't dare to oppose them."
When school ended, the students from the Second Provincial Academy were already waiting at the gate. There weren't many carriages from the Imperial College that took students to school; there were only a few scattered carriages. Zhai Yun was the first to come out.
The Second Provincial Academy noticed that many students were hiding inside the gate, peeking out. They all seemed afraid of Zhai Yun. Only after he drove away in his carriage did they dare to slowly come out.
On the way back, it started as a light drizzle, but the raindrops grew larger and larger, hitting the carriage with large raindrops, and the sounds outside gradually became indistinct.
Zhai Yun lifted the sedan curtain and saw Sheng Er holding an umbrella and driving the carriage; the view ahead became somewhat blurry.
When Sheng Er noticed that Zhai Yun had lifted the curtain and raindrops were flying everywhere, he was afraid that Zhai Yun would get wet, so he quickly reminded him, "Young Master, please sit back down. The rain is too heavy."
Seeing that Sheng Er's legs were already soaked by the rain, Zhai Yun told him to stop the carriage by the roadside and come inside to take shelter. Sheng Er looked at his wet body and dared not bring the rain into the carriage, so he took shelter under the eaves where the carriage was parked.
The rain was getting heavier and showed no sign of stopping. Outside the carriage were pedestrians and a few carriages, and the sounds of riders hurrying along could be heard. Zhai Yun sat in the carriage listening to the noisy raindrops outside.
The rain was so heavy, and no one knew when it would stop. Provincial Second Branch stood under the eaves, water dripping from the hem of her skirt.
A person holding an umbrella hurriedly ran towards the direction of Provincial Second. Just as Provincial Second was about to make way for him, he heard what the person said, and his eyes changed instantly.
The person seemed to have come specifically to deliver a message; after speaking, they ran into the rain.
Zhai Yun couldn't hear anything outside the carriage; she could only see the two of them talking. After the man left, Sheng Er strode into the carriage.
The carriage curtain was lifted, and Zhai Yun saw that the Second Prince looked anxious as he did so. She hurriedly said, "Young Master, something terrible has happened! The Emperor has punished the Prince by making him kneel at the palace gate, and the Prince is still kneeling there!"
A sudden clap of thunder echoed across the sky, and cold raindrops began to fall outside. What was bound to happen would happen eventually. Zhai Yun heard herself say, "Let's go take a look."
Zhai Yun's heart was pounding the whole way. Since returning to the capital, this was the first time Emperor Xing'an had punished Yi Gege. Now that it was raining so hard, if he knelt down again, Yi Gege would not be able to bear all his old injuries.
Zhai Yun kept thinking to herself, trying to figure out who they could plead with and who they could ask for help.
Seeing the umbrella beside her, Zhai Yun picked it up without hesitation, opened it, and walked out of the carriage. Ignoring Sheng Er's surprise, she sat down next to him and took the whip from his hand.
"Go to the Imperial Preceptor's residence and tell the Imperial Preceptor about the Prince's situation as soon as possible." Zhai Yun spoke loudly, but her voice was still drowned out by the sound of rain hitting the umbrella in this small space.
Upon hearing Zhai Yun's order, Provincial Second Officer did not hesitate at all, only reminding Zhai Yun to be careful before leaving, as the roads were slippery due to the rain.
Zhai Yun didn't know how to drive a carriage, but she had already thoroughly studied the map of the capital before returning. Although she encountered some setbacks along the way, she still managed to reach the palace gates.
The sky was dark and gloomy, and the rain was pouring down. At the palace gate, Qi Nuo held an umbrella, his clothes completely soaked. Under his umbrella was Feng Chenyi, whose figure looked defeated.
He knelt in the rain, head bowed, shoulders slightly drooping, water dripping from his wet black hair. Zhai Yun took the cloak that had been prepared from the carriage.
As soon as she got out of the car, the rain had already soaked through Zhai Yun's flat shoes. Looking at Feng Chenyi's lonely figure, Zhai Yun felt as if ants were gnawing at her chest. When she looked up at the cold and ruthless palace, hatred surged in her heart.
As Zhai Yun approached, Feng Chenyi didn't notice her at all. Qi Nuo, however, looked at Zhai Yun with a worried expression, unable to bring herself to speak: "His Highness..."
When Zhai Yun reached Feng Chenyi, she noticed the desolation on his face and the dejection in his eyes. He didn't look at her, but murmured to himself, "My mother is not a monster."
Zhai Yun had never seen him like this before. He looked as if his beliefs had suddenly collapsed, dejected and forlorn, his eyes devoid of light, like bottomless stagnant water.
Zhai Yun gently draped the cloak over him, but he still didn't react at all, not even blinking. Zhai Yun looked at him, her heart aching, and her voice choked with sobs: "Brother Yi."
Zhai Yun didn't want to ask him what had happened; she just wanted him to know that she was there, that she was by his side.
Feng Chenyi's eyelashes, glistening with tears, fluttered. His hopeless eyes stared at Zhai Yun in despair. His vision was so blurred that he couldn't see the person in front of him clearly. He could only hear his Yun'er calling him.
His mind was filled with the scene from his childhood: he was kowtowing repeatedly at his father's feet until his vision was bloodshot. He cried until his voice was hoarse, pleading, "Father, I beg you! I've hidden Mother's body in that dilapidated temple. Please let me go and bring Mother back for burial. I beg you!"
The man he repeatedly addressed as "Father" simply stared at him coldly. "Do you know that the court is currently filled with memorials impeaching your mother, saying that she has incurred the wrath of the people and cannot return!"
Feng Chenyi's blood and tears mingled together: "Father, Mother is not a monster. Those people are slandering her."