To the extent that she even planned to cancel her collaboration with Shen Ji Hall for Yan Yuan. As long as he was willing to marry her, even if it was only as a secondary wife, she was willing to stay by his side.
However, he didn't even look at her.
And now, he was even secretly executing her for the sake of that imposter.
Shen Wu Yun Ai gritted her teeth, she hated Liu Ruo Qing to the bones, but now, she had become a piece of fish on the chopping block, waiting to be slaughtered.
She did not expect that what she thought was flawless plans, would all be within Yan Yuan's grasp.
"Alright, I have explained it all to the King Jing's older brother. If you want to kill me or want to cut me up, just do as you say."
She was sure that Yan Yuan would not kill her, so when she said those words, she straightened her back with a "what can you do to me" look.
Yan Yuan smirked and waved to the hidden guard, "Let her die slowly."
Yun Ai's expression changed slightly. Of course she knew what Yan Yuan meant by "slow".
In the royal family's punishment, there were many tricky ways to make it so that you couldn't die or live on. That kind of punishment was to make people wish they were dead.
She watched Yan Yuan casually say these four words, in her eyes, there was not the slightest bit of friendship. Not to mention the relationship between a man and a woman, there was not even a hint of brotherhood in his eyes.
Yan Yuan was originally a cold-hearted man, how could she hope to find pity for him in the eyes of such a man?
He could even say that his little sister Yan Chang, whom he had doted on since he was young, would definitely do as he pleased. If she said that he would marry his little sister, Yan Chang, as long as he could get married to Wa La, then he would definitely not leave her any face.
With Yun Ai being led down, the entirety of Longqing Hall did not move an inch in the silent palace.
The secret path of the Longqing Palace extended all the way to a mountain spring in the western suburbs of Jindu.
There were quite a few hidden guards of the King Jing Palace s and Prince Lu's Mansion in the surroundings who seemed to be waiting for someone to come over.
When night descended, a dozen or so mysterious black-clothed people appeared at the cave entrance. Their pitch-black clothes blended with the sky. If one didn't have a strong eyesight, it would be impossible to tell.
The group of people hurriedly walked towards the secret passage. One of them was carrying a person on his back. Because he was also wearing black, it was impossible to tell who he was.
The few of them stopped at the mouth of the cave and waited there for a while, but no one came. They looked at each other, then seemed to realize something and planned to escape.
In the next second, countless torches lit up around the mountain spring, and dozens of black clothed men appeared in front of them.
Before they could even run away, they felt a cold sensation in their throats as the knife cut across their throats. In the next instant, blood splattered, and a few men in black fell to the ground. The woman on their backs had also fallen off their bodies.
The moment she fell to the ground, someone was one step faster than her and rushed forward to protect her.
The person in his arms groaned in pain and slowly regained a bit of consciousness. His eyes opened weakly, wanting to see who the person in front of him was.
However, she was really too tired. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't lift those heavy eyelids. She could only hear the familiar voice coming from beside her ears, "Tian Xin, wake up, Tian Xin …"
It's Yan Jue...
The unconscious Liu Tian Xin, upon hearing this voice, wanted to laugh out loud, but before she could even raise the corner of her lips, her entire body had fainted.
"Tian Xin! Tian Xin! "
"Eighth brother, don't worry. Bring him back first."
The ones who spoke, was Yan Yuan who came along with them. They had all come out through the secret passage, and they were going to return through the secret passage before dawn.
Yan Jue was extremely anxious in his heart, he carried Liu Tian Xin and walked back to the secret passage, he wished that he could tear Yun Ai's body into ten thousand pieces.
The group of people secretly left the Imperial Palace. During the past few days, there had not been the slightest bit of disturbance within the Imperial Palace.
Prince Lu's Mansion —
When Liu Tian Xin opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was the face that made her both happy and angry.
"You're awake? Is there anything else that feels uncomfortable? "
Yan Jue's voice was especially hoarse because he hadn't rested for a long time. His slovenly appearance caused him to lose his usual elegant demeanor and he looked to be in a rather sorry state.
Liu Tian Xin frowned. The pain from her body caused her to be unable to restrain herself from letting out a painful moan.
Yan Jue noticed her movements, and immediately reached out and pressed down on her shoulders, saying: "You are now covered with wounds, lie down and don't move, rest well."
Liu Tian Xin had already woken up, but his body was still hurting from the long torture. He did not object to what Yan Jue said, he just laid there quietly, not looking at Yan Jue.
Thinking back to what Yan Jue said the night before he went missing, the pain in his heart was still unbearable. It seemed to be even more painful than the wounds on his body.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. "Your Highness, Miss Gong's medicine is ready."
"Leave it."
Yan Jue indicated for the servant girl to go out while he went to bring the medicine over.
He had personally helped Liu Tian Xin up from the bed and allowed her to lean on him so that he could feed the medicine to her to drink. However, he stopped her.
"Give me the medicine, I don't like to be fed."
When she raised her hand, her arm was in some pain. However, she merely frowned and gritted her teeth to hold it back.
She reached out her hands to bring the medicine over to Yan Jue. Because her body was weak and her arms were in pain, when she held the medicine in her hands, her hands were trembling, and she scattered out a lot of medicine.
Yan Jue could not bear to see this, and brought the medicine back again, "Even if you don't like it, you still have to endure for a while.
As he said that, he picked up the spoon and fed the medicine to Liu Tian Xin, spoonful by spoonful.
Liu Tian Xin did not refuse again, and drank the medicine he passed over. At the same time, she discovered that there was a huge screen placed in front of the window, obviously to block the bed from the outside.
Liu Tian Xin subconsciously touched her face, then thinking back to how the servant girl had called her "Miss Gong" when she delivered the medicine, she finally understood the meaning of this screen.
She smiled in her heart. She didn't express anything, she just continued to drink the medicine.
When she was well, she would have to continue to play the part of the courtesan.
She pulled the corners of her mouth in self-mockery and glanced at the screen.
She wasn't wearing a human skin mask on her face. This screen was probably to prevent the servants outside from seeing her face.