"What conditions?"
Hearing Ji Shiyou's words, Mingyue's face was full of vigilance.
She knew that Ji Shiyou wouldn't be so kind.
What he said about her being the Empress and being able to leave the palace anytime.
That was all to coax her, and the final condition was the main event.
"Originally, according to palace rules, the Empress, as the mistress of the six palaces, did not need anyone's permission to leave the palace.
But you reminded me, what if you leave the palace and don't come back?
Heaven and earth are vast, where would I find you?
To avoid this situation, I have already issued an order.
This rule has been abolished and a new regulation has been made.
The Empress must be accompanied by the Emperor when leaving the palace.
So, from now on, if you want to leave the palace, you must be with me.
Otherwise, the guards at the gate will not let you go alone."
Ji Shiyou finished speaking, with a smug look on his face.
His expression was so annoying that it made Mingyue want to punch him.
She also hated herself for letting such an opportunity to escape slip away.
Moreover, she had reminded Ji Shiyou. She decided to carefully study the palace rules when she got back.
See if there were any loopholes she could exploit.
Mingyue didn't want to talk to Ji Shiyou at the moment.
She turned and walked towards the door she had come from. Her plan had failed, and Ji Shiyou was so infuriating.
She didn't want to stay here and watch Ji Shiyou show off.
"Hey, are you angry?
You wanted to leave the palace, didn't you? I've prepared a carriage.
If you don't want to go out, then go back to Lanyue Palace first.
I'll go shopping in Yuecheng by myself and bring you tanghulu when I get back."
At this moment, Ji Shiyou's voice sounded from behind.
Mingyue stopped. Was Ji Shiyou going to take her out?
Outside was not as heavily guarded as the palace.
Could she seize the opportunity to escape? Thinking of this, Mingyue immediately turned back.
"Follow me!"
Ji Shiyou expected Mingyue to come back.
He smiled brightly and led the way.
He knew that Mingyue had tried her best to leave the palace, and he was not angry with her.
Instead, he reflected on himself and regretted that he had failed Mingyue.
Back in Wuman Kingdom, Mingyue almost went out to play every day.
The Emperor of Wuman never restricted her. At that time, Mingyue was happy, playing around all day.
Since he brought Mingyue back to Yuecheng, he first confined her in a room for three months.
Then she entered the deep palace. Mingyue's life was like a bird in a cage.
He felt he had wronged Mingyue and wanted to compensate her.
So he asked Dongnan to prepare a carriage and planned to take Mingyue out for some fresh air.
For the convenience of escaping, Mingyue and Yanliu wore casual clothes under their guard uniforms.
Ji Shiyou and Dongnan, outside the carriage, the master and servant took off their guard uniforms and removed their beards.
They returned to their normal appearance, and then Ji Shiyou got into the carriage.
Dongnan drove the carriage out of the imperial palace and headed straight for the busiest Vermilion Bird Street in Yuecheng.
Langyue Kingdom was located in the central part of Tianxuan Continent, with convenient transportation and a prosperous economy.
Originally, Tianxuan Continent was divided into three kingdoms, with Wuman Kingdom in the south and Tianlang Kingdom in the north.
Since Ji Shiyou destroyed Wuman Kingdom, Langyue Kingdom occupied two-thirds of Tianxuan Continent.
As the capital, Yuecheng became even more prosperous.
Vermilion Bird Street gathered businessmen from all over Tianxuan Continent.
Here, you could not only taste various snacks from all over the world.
Buy specialty products from different regions, and also watch performances with national characteristics.
"Don't even think about escaping. I have already given the order.
If you try to escape today, the guards at the four city gates of Yuecheng.
A total of 16,000 people, will all be beheaded."
Seeing Mingyue looking out the carriage window at the bustling street with flickering eyes, Ji Shiyou said coldly.
"Then I must escape. What does the life and death of Langyue soldiers have to do with me?
If I can kill so many people at once, it will be considered revenge for the fallen soldiers of Wuman Kingdom."
Mingyue glanced at Ji Shiyou and said fiercely.
She looked eager to try, showing no regard for the lives of the city gate guards.
But in her heart, she was cursing Ji Shiyou to death.
Threatening her with human lives, how despicable.
She was not sure if Ji Shiyou would really execute all the guards at the four city gates if she escaped.
But she couldn't take that risk, because in her heart, Ji Shiyou had changed.
He had become insane, completely different from the kind-hearted Ji Shiyou he used to be.
Even though those guards were from Langyue Kingdom.
She couldn't bear to see them lose their lives because of her.
It seemed that escape was impossible today, and she would have to find another opportunity later.
Ji Shiyou remained silent, because no one understood Mingyue better than he did.
He was sure that Mingyue would not escape today.
"Yanliu, didn't you say that your family's original shop was on Vermilion Bird Street?
Why don't we go and take a look? And visit your second uncle and brother by the way."
Since she couldn't escape, she might as well have a good look around.
Familiarize herself with the streets of Yuecheng, and prepare for future escape.
Mingyue refused to pay attention to Ji Shiyou and turned to talk to Yanliu.
Yanliu had once told her that Yanliu's parents, along with her and her brother, had left Wuman Kingdom and come to Yuecheng to do business with an uncle from their clan.
The family worked diligently for ten years before acquiring a small shop on Vermilion Bird Street.
Less than a month later, Yanliu's parents both fell ill.
Due to urgent need for money, the shop was transferred to that uncle at an extremely low price.
The family's money was all spent, and everything that could be sold was sold, but her parents' illness could not be cured.
To bury her parents, Yanliu entrusted her eight-year-old brother to her uncle.
She sold herself and, through various circumstances, entered the palace.
After entering the palace, Yanliu's uncle somehow found out.
He sent a message to her, saying that her brother Xiaohu was weak and needed to take medicine constantly, otherwise his life would not last long.
They had already used all their family's money to treat Xiaohu's illness.
Now they really couldn't afford it anymore and asked Yanliu what to do.
Yanliu had no choice but to send a portion of her meager monthly salary out of the palace every month.
To her uncle, to pay for her brother's medical treatment.
Mingyue knew that Yanliu missed her brother. Since she was going out, Mingyue wanted to help Yanliu.
"Can we really?"
Yanliu was overjoyed when Mingyue said this.
She had thought about visiting her brother.
But knowing her low status, she dared not ask.
Now that Mingyue had brought it up herself, she glanced at Ji Shiyou.
"Don't look at me, Empress, you decide."
Ji Shiyou was indifferent. As long as Mingyue wasn't thinking of escaping, she could do whatever she wanted.
Vermilion Bird Street was bustling with people, and it was difficult for carriages to pass.
The four of them got off the carriage, found a place to store it, and then walked into Vermilion Bird Street.
"Madam, this is my family's former shop that specialized in Wuman pastries.
It has been sold now, and I don't know what it is selling now.
My uncle's house is in the alley behind the shop."
According to Ji Shiyou's instructions, Yanliu and Dongnan were to call Ji Shiyou "Master" and Mingyue "Madam."
Mingyue rolled her eyes at this suggestion, but she was too lazy to argue with Ji Shiyou and tacitly agreed.
Yanliu's mood was cheerful as she was about to see her brother, and her words became more lively.
However, as they approached the shop, Yanliu's gaze suddenly became dazed, and she stopped.