Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 1703: Chapter 1704: Together

As soon as An Jing mentioned Dongfang Tianyang, Xiao Changyi’s eyes turned cold, filled with a murderous intent: ”Once my wounds heal, I will deal with him.”

An Jing said, ”Dongfang Tianyang’s martial arts skills are about the same as mine. If you were to fight him one-on-one, you’d certainly be able to deal with him easily. But the problem is, the guards around him are all highly skilled, and there are many of them. I found out before that these guards were specially trained by Dongfang Tianchong to protect Dongfang Tianyang and are extremely loyal to him. If we don’t take them out first, they will certainly protect Dongfang Tianyang with their lives when you confront him.”

Xiao Changyi chuckled, ”Do you think I would go to deal with him alone?” He’s not foolish.

An Jing also laughed, ”Of course, I wouldn’t think you’d take such a risk alone; I just wanted to say that I will go with you when the time comes.”

As she spoke, An Jing also held one of Xiao Changyi’s hands tightly.

Xiao Changyi nodded gently, ”Mm.”

Actually, he didn’t want his wife to take risks with him, but he also knew that his wife didn’t want him taking risks either.

Seeing that Xiao Changyi agreed, An Jing smiled joyfully and remembered something, ”Oh, by the way, during these four months, I’ve practiced sparring with those guards, and my skills have improved somewhat.”

Hearing this, Xiao Changyi became anxious and immediately asked, ”Were you injured?”

An Jing laughed, ”No, I acted within my limits. I knew I couldn’t escape, so I wouldn’t force a fight. I’m still waiting for you to find me and reunite with you and the children. You’ve already seen the injuries I had, just the ones on my neck, mouth corner, and face.”

With a heart full of pain, Xiao Changyi looked at An Jing’s slightly swollen face, the split on her mouth, and the scars on her neck. His eyes turned sharp, like an extremely sharp knife capable of killing invisibly in an instant.

He reiterated, ”I will make sure he neither lives nor dies.”

After four months apart, they finally met again, enduring suffering and anguish that only they understood. With only a simple conversation, it felt like no time had passed before dawn broke.

The days ahead were long.

So, An Jing and Xiao Changyi didn’t continue their conversation. Instead, they had a simple breakfast and went to sleep.

They lay beside each other, able to see one another when they opened their eyes, both sleeping peacefully.

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As soon as Dongfang Tianyang finished the morning court, his subordinate reported that they had searched the Imperial City three or four times but still hadn’t found any trace of Xiao Changyi. Only then did Dongfang Tianyang believe that Xiao Changyi had already left the Imperial City.

However, Dongfang Tianyang hadn’t forgotten his plan to use An Jing to lure Xiao Changyi out.

He ordered, ”Go, hang An Jing on the palace gate tower... no, the city gate tower, and remove one piece of clothing from her each day Su Changyi doesn’t appear.”

Hanging his beloved on the city gate tower and stripping her clothes for the public to see demonstrated the devastating impact Dongfang Tianchong’s death had on Dongfang Tianyang.

Now, Dongfang Tianyang hated Xiao Changyi with a deep-seated hatred.

After giving the order, Dongfang Tianyang went to the Imperial Study Room to work on the memorials. But after going through only two memorials, the eunuch who had gone to deliver the order returned to report, ”Your Majesty, there’s no sign of Concubine Intention in the Quiet Heart Garden, and all the guards, eunuchs, and palace maids claim you took her out of the palace last night to keep vigil for the Third Prince.”

”Outrageous!” Upon hearing that there was no sign of An Jing, Dongfang Tianyang was furious. ”They lost her themselves, yet they dare blame it on me. Someone, take them all and execute them for me!”