Empress with no Virtue

Chapter 86
FEBRUARY 19, 2019 ~ LAMLAM1990
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When Ye Zhen Zhen woke up, along with the log, she has drifted atop the river bank. The river water was gently passing by, under the shadows of the sunset peaceful and tranquil, as though as the massive flood and rapid waters was nothing but a mere dream.

However, the surrounding mess, and smell in the air has broken the peace and tranquil.

Ye Zhen Zhen raised her head up with much effort, wanting to look around her. With the sun across the river slowly getting swallowed by the earth, dyeing the horizon a bloody red colour.

That bright colour is too harsh on the eyes, until her eyes turned moist, and heart in pain. The red is slowly being covered by a shadow. A person, in full white, and long torso, and face blurred by the back light shining upon him, and was only left with a pair of bright eyes looking at her. Due to the overly bright sun earlier, Ye Zhen Zhen’s eyes were still blurrish, and in the midst she can’t help but think that it was him.

“Ji Wu Jiu….” she can’t help but called out, however her body was still weak, hence it sounded more like a murmur.

He crouched down and helps Ye Zhen Zhen to tidy her messy hair, and cleans her muddy face. In a gentle voice, he calls out “Brother Zhen, do you still recognize me?”

Ye Zhen Zhen closes her eyes shut, trying her best to stop her tears, “How can I not know you, Li You”. The person Ji Wu Jiu wanted so much to capture.

Ji Li You, helped to release her from the log and carried her up, “let’s go, let me first bring you to rest”

Ye Zhen Zhen nodded. She didn’t reject him. Ji Li You, already knows who she is, he definitely is well prepared, and are not here out of coincidence. Even if she rejects his offer, it might not be of use. She can only act docile and later try to escape.

But, although he knows who she is, he doesn’t know that she is already aware of his identity. So she is willing to keep pretending.

In order to act thoroughly, Ye Zhen Zhen purposely asks “how come, you are here?”

“I just happened to pass by, and saw you by the riverbank. I initially didn’y think it was you….Brother Zhen … can i call you Zhen meimei (term used for younger sister)?

“Up to you….”

Pursing his lips for abit, “Zhen meimei….. why are you in such a state, what happened?

Thinking back on how Ji Wu Jiu was so easily swallowed by the rapid waters, Ye Zhen Zhen can’t help but let her tears flow down.

“Okay, okay, I won’t ask anymore, don’t cry”. He consoles. Seeing how Zhen Zhen was crying so badly, he can’t help but frown, but it didn’t last long.

Ye Zhen Zhen rubs of her tears roughly, while sobbing “Li, Li.. You.. Thank you..”

“No need to worry about it”

Ye Zhen Zhen looked around and asks “Was the flood nearby fierce?”

Li You explains “It’s not, the river was originally here, when the flood met the river, it just joined and went towards the sea”

“Then where is this place?”

“This area belongs to the border of Binhai”

Ye Zhen Zhen didn’t know where Binhai is, but listening to the name of the place, it sounds not too far from the sea. Though this time, she isn’t very sure how far she got washed away. Previously when she was floating in the rapid waters, there was something like a waterfall where she fainted and when she woke up, she has already ended up here.

Due to the large log, she was protected but she still ended up here, she couldn’t help but imagine what would have happened to Ji Wu Jiu, thinking about it makes her heart ache.

Ji Li You brought Ye Zhen Zhen to a house. The house is located in a corner of a small village, with brick rooftops, and a large tree in the midst of the garden. The house looks like it belongs to a normal farmers family.

Ye Zhen Zhen took a hot bath and changed into the clean clothes that Ji Li You brought her. After that she went to organize her belongings that was still on her, what was left is, a purse, a fan and a bottle of medicine. The purse is a pair with Ji Wu Jiu, the fan was given to her by him, and the medicine was used to scare him…..

Ye Zhen Zhen opened the fan, the fan itself was made from silk, so it was not damaged amidst the floods, but the drawings and words on the fan has been blurred. Touching the surface of the fan, she thought about how she used to chase to hit him with the fan, and how he smiles and avoids her attacks, her heart felt like it was being hammered.

No, he can’t die, he definitely won’t die. He is the chosen one by the gods to be the the Son of God, he won’t die so easily. He is someone who can achieve anything, he can he die.

Ye Zhen Zhen places the fan back, and promises to find him.

But the first thing she has to do now, is to figure out how to leave this place.

Ye Zhen Zhen walks out of the room confidently, and as expected the moment her feet left the room, someone approached her from not too far away asking if she needs anything. She simply made a reason and returned back to the room under the watchful eye.

She is being imprisoned, god knows how many pairs of eyes are on her at this moment. Sitting infront of the table, Ye Zhen Zhen uses her pointing finger to knock her forehead, forcing herself to calm down to think.

With such a bad floor earlier, no matter if its her or Ji Li You, they wouldn’t know the actual situation with Ji Wi Jiu now. That is why Ji Li You is hiding here and not acting. The first party to know of Ji Wu Jiu’s condition would be the government.

Ji Wu Jiu is the emperor, if the emperor passed away, the whole nation would be aware. Ye Zhen Zhen counted in her heart… if, if Ji Wu Jiu..really…. then either days or weeks, they will be aware of it.

But since she is being imprisoned now, how would she be able to receive news from the outside?

Or what if, Ji Li You purposely pass her fake news?

Thinking about Ji Li You, this person whom is the cousin of the Emperor. If anything were to happen to Ji Wu Jiu, then he will be the next in line to the throne. So if she is still being kept alive by Ji Li You, it means Ji Wu Jiu could still be alive, as she is still of some use to threaten Ji Wu Jiu. However if Ji Wu Jiu were not to be around anymore, she would definitely be killed.

In summary, Ye Zhen Zhen came out with two actions. Number 1, she must not believe a single word by Ji Li You and the people here. Number 2, To constantly keep track of Ji Li You’s action and behavior, while taking any chances to escape from this place.

Then, Ji Li You brought in her meal.

Ye Zhen Zhen opened the door and allowed him in. Seeing that her eyes is red again, he knew that she just cried, so he consoled her again. Although Ye Zhen Zhen thanked his actions again, in her heart she was cursing him.

Looking at how Ye Zhen Zhen was thinking about that person, Ji Li You’s heart was not comfortable.

Both of them stayed in the house for a few days, in between Ye Zhen Zhen did try to escape, but it didn’t work. Ji Li You would drop by everyday to visit and to chat with her, professionally acting out a true caring friend. Ye Zhen Zhen on the other hand was not as good of an actor. Initially when Ji Li You spoke to her, her curses will be in her heart, but one time, she accidently showed it on her face.

Ji Li You’s face frozed a little.

Ye Zhen Zhen got abit guilty, and restless, “I am quite sleepy, I want to rest earlier. Brother Li, thank you for everything. I am feeling much better”

“It is time for you to get better” Standing up and looking down towards her, “When I become the Emperor, you would still be the Empress, there is nothing bad about this, you don’t have to worry”

Ye Zhen Zhen looked up, looking at him shocked.

He started to laugh, the laughter sounded like the ghost catchers from the ghost stories. Looking down again, her eyeballs kept rolling thinking about how to reply him.

While laughing Ji Li You said” You already know about it earlier, and yet you troubled yourself to pretend that you didn’t know for so many days, my Zhen Zhen mei mei.”

Great, she didn’t have to pretend anymore. Ye Zhen Zhen took a deep breath and looked at him “He won’t die”

“Really, but i heard that his corpse was found, now the entire nation is preparing to mourn,” his laughter getting worst “Why don’t I do you a favour and let you mourn for your previous husband for a few days?”

Calm down, Calm down, Ye Zhen Zhen clenching her fingers, she knew she shouldn’t believe him. Closing her eyes, “There is one thing, that I still don’t understand, there wasn’t any rain that day, how did that flood happen?” Furthermore, I have never experienced this before but how did the flood feel like earth quake? Pondering about it, I can’t help but think that it could be man made, maybe somemore bombed the river bed. What do you think?”

Laughing out loud, he knocked her head gently with a fan handle “Clever”

Ye Zhen Zhen felt her whole body turned cold. This person, in order to kill one person has made a flood. The lands nearby was a very fertile area, in another month or so the crops would be ready to harvest, but with this one explosion he damaged thousands of crops, wasting the effort of all the farmers that worked hard for the past half year. Not to mention that this flood would have caused alot of unnecessary deaths of innocent people.

Ye Zhen Zhen’s teeth was also starting to shiver. She stood up, and walks towards Ji Li You, with a calm composure.

Ji Li You was also looking as her. He was attracted to her clear eyes. This pair of eyes, that represents everything he wants. Clean, straight forward, simple and happy. He grew up in a dark place, humid, cold and never meeting the sun. And she is like a blossoming flower, bright, passionate, and elegant. She is just capable of attracting others. No matter where you are, you will not be able to control youself to go towards her, get near her and to obtain her.

PA!!

Ji Li You was stunned from the hit towards his head. Coming back to his senses he maintained his head that was being hit sideways, and looked towards Ye Zhen Zhen, his gaze finally turning cold.

“Animal!!” Ye Zhen Zhen scolded, “Do you know how many people have you just killed?!”

“I don’t know” he replied coldly, “I only know, what ever i want, i will get it”

Ye Zhen Zhen was shivering from anger. How can such a person exist! So cold blooded, immoral! Worst than an animal!

“You only know about how many people I have harmed, but do you know, my uncle, which is your so called Father-in-law, how many people did he harmed? Previously nobody has a place for me, why should I bother about them now? So called empire, is nothing but a nation build from a mountain of bodies”

Holding on to her face, he smiled suddenly.