"What a beautiful reflection of the moon!" Duan Mu Yan! I've never been able to calculate anything. If I, Su Jin, am a monster with a human face, then what about you? How is it better than me? If it weren't for you setting up this trap, the Qi King wouldn't have died. Even though you know how much the Qi King loves you, you still used him time and time again! He didn't even hesitate to push him into my arms! Do you know that from that night onwards, he kept calling out your name, so you wouldn't feel guilty or regretful? I killed the Qi King myself, but you are the one behind it! I'm just one of your tools! Duan Mu Yan! You are the most heartless person in the world! Haha … "You are the most heartless person in this world …" Su Jin Xiu's tears fell like rain. The truth was so cruel. She staggered and leaned against the wall, loudly denouncing him.
"Heartless …" The light in Duan Muyan's eyes dimmed, her heart filled with an indescribable conflict.
"Mistress, it's getting late, we should also leave …" Zi Min reminded him softly. Speechless, Duan Muyan cast a sidelong glance at Su Jin Xiu before turning and leaving.
The very next moment after Duan Mu Yan, Zi Min, and Yao'er left the Sky Prison, Duan Zitong and Qing Lan entered.
"Esteemed wangfei, your guesses are indeed accurate. What do we do now?" Yao'er asked doubtfully when she saw Duan Zitong's expression as she hastily entered the Sky Prison.
As for Duan Zitong, there will still be plenty of chances to have a good relationship in the future, so she was not in a hurry. After all, she was royal father's most beloved princess, and it would not be easy for her to get ahold of his weakness. Furthermore, even if she did, how could she bear to do anything to her? Let's go first, I believe it won't be long before the old prince and … The Ping Wang will be back. " After which, she left. Zi Min and Yao'er looked at each other and sighed.
As for Duan Zitong, when she arrived at the Celestial Prison, she saw Su Jinxiu roaring like she was about to lose control. Her tears were flowing incessantly and she looked like she had gone insane.
"Princess... Princess, please save the embroidery, I want revenge! I want to dismember Duan Mu Yan's body into ten thousand pieces! " The moment she saw Duan Zitong, Su Jinxiu threw herself onto the bars of the cell. Her eyes were bloodshot and her tears were mottled.
"What happened?" Duan Zitong felt something was amiss and asked doubtfully.
"Duan Mu Yan!" It was all at her instigation! She tricked me into having a baby! If it wasn't for my own flesh and blood, I wouldn't be so heartless as to kill the prince! She was the one who caused the King's death! I will take revenge, even if it means perishing together with her! Princess … Didn't you wish for Duan Mu Yan to die …? "I …" Su Jin Xiu almost lost control of the howling, Duan Zitong's expression suddenly turned cold.
"How dare you!" What did you just say? Duan Mu Yan is my third sister, how can I hope for her to die? " Duan Zitong subconsciously looked at the door of the cell. When she saw that no one was around, she secretly let out a breath of cold air. It seemed like Su Jin Xiu really couldn't keep her.
"This servant knows her wrongs. This servant only hopes that the princess can lend a helping hand. As long as I can save the brocade, I would be forever grateful!" Su Jin Xiu ruthlessly wiped away the tears in her eyes. Right now, she could only rely on Duan Zitong to escape. Even if she was enraged, she had to swallow her anger.
If I didn't have the intention to save you, I wouldn't have come here so late into the night. During the day, above the court, I told you to put your life on the line and live on the line. It's the same now, if you want to leave the Sky Prison, there's only one way, and that is … " Duan Zitong cast a sidelong glance at Qing Lan. By her side, Qing Lan understood tacitly and took out a bowl of soup from the bamboo basket, then handed it over to Su Jin Xiu.
"This... "What is this?" Su Jin Xiu looked at the thick juice in her hand in astonishment. She had just eaten a bowl of saffron, but there was still some lingering fear in her heart.
Don't worry, as long as you drink her, there will be signs of shock. When the time comes, I will lie and say that you committed suicide out of guilt, but as you are from the Qi Royal Concubine, I will leave you with your corpse intact. That way, you will be sent out of the Sky Prison without anyone noticing. A strange light flashed in his deep eyes.
"What the princess said... Are you serious? " Su Jinxiu subconsciously choked and frowned.
"You can choose not to drink it. I won't force you." Duan Zitong disapproved. Su Jinxiu hesitated for a moment before she finally poured all the thick juice in the bowl into her mouth. When she saw this, Qing Lan took the empty bowl back.
"Not bad …" "How do you feel?" Duan Zitong's eyes were dark as she stared intently at Su Jin Xiu.
"Servant …" This servant felt her mouth go dry, some of them … "Ugh …" "Woo woo …" Before she finished speaking, she suddenly felt a fire burning in her throat. The pain was as if someone was stroking her with a knife. She wanted to speak, but she found that she could not say anything other than wuwu.
At this moment, Su Jin Xiu covered her throat with her hands and looked at Duan Zitong with eyes full of fear.
If I hadn't come in time, you would have already told Wu Bingcheng about the matter between you and me, right? Tsk tsk … Who do you think you are? How dare you threaten me? If you want to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for being useless. After the fire ended, Duan Mu Yan didn't die, yet she ended up causing the death of the Qi King. Do you know who the younger brother of the Qi King is? I definitely won't risk letting Yu Xuan know the truth, so there's no other way. You can only die, but since this matter was handed over to the Ministry of Justice, it won't be convenient for me to intervene. "You can't say, but you can still write …" Duan Zitong sneered. When she heard the sound of the clear orchid, she opened the cell door and walked viciously towards Su Jin Xiu.
"Mmm …" "Woo woo …" Su Jin Xiu shook her head with all her might. She wanted to dodge Qing Lan's attack, but to Qing Lan, Su Jin Xiu was just a wet behind the ears. Breaking her finger was as easy as flipping a palm.
After a few cracking sounds, Qinglan returned behind Duan Zitong, her expression unchanged. At this moment, due to the excruciating pain, Su Jinxiu was curled up in a corner, her eyes filled with grief, indignation, and tears.
"Su Jin Xiu, you've fallen today. I can only blame you for not having enough cultivation experience. Qing Lan, let's go …" With a cold voice, Duan Zitong left without a trace of reluctance. The entire cell was once again silent. Other than the indistinct whimpering of Su Jinxiu, there was almost no other sound.
Su Jin Xiu leaned against the wall in despair as tears rolled down her cheeks. Thinking back to her greedy life, for Xiao Jin Feng, she had actually killed Chu Shi Rou with her own hands. She still clearly remembered Chu Shi Rou's stunned eyes, which were filled with sorrow. Miss … Is this your punishment for embroidery? Is that so? Sorry... Embroidery truly loved the prince too much. She loved him that much, so I'm sorry … Miss … Can you forgive the embroidery? Now that the brocade brocade has nothing, without the prince's pity, without the prince's child, without the soul, if it is punishment, then it is enough … Miss … You wait for me, I am willing to personally ask you for punishment...
When the Board of Justice brought up Su Jinxiu again, the bailiff found that Su Jinxiu had committed suicide by biting her tongue. Without any last words or confession, she silently died in the Sky Prison without a sound.
The cold wind whistled, and snow covered the sky. On the third day after Xiao Jin Feng's death, a large amount of snow fell, and for two days, the snow didn't stop falling. In front of the mourning hall, Duan Mu Yan quietly knelt there, sprinkling some fresh paper into the spirit basin with her frozen fingers. Ever since the news of Xiao Jingfeng's death had spread, all the ministers of the imperial court, and even the emperor, had sent people to comfort him.
"Esteemed wangfei, you should go back and rest. It's been five days already, how much longer do you have to persevere like this?" Yao'er's heart ached as she looked at her master. She knew very well that other than grief, Duan Mu Yan felt even more guilty. However, this sort of ending was something that no one had expected. The fault lay not with one person.
"It's been five days …" So fast... Yao'er, has he come back yet? " A trace of light flashed through her empty eyes. Duan Muyan opened her mouth and felt a sudden pain in her heart. If he returned, how would she be able to face him?
"If Ping Wang returns, he'll definitely rush here as soon as he can. This servant will also go inform the wangfei …" Yao'er bitterly said.
"I'm fine, you can go down first. No matter what, I have to finish guarding the first seven …" Duan Mu Yan lowered her eyes and continued to burn the paper. She didn't want Xiao Jin Feng to be too desolate in that place.
Helpless, Yao'er could only turn around and leave. The next second after Yao'er left, a heart-wrenching roar suddenly came from outside the mansion. Duan Moyan's body trembled slightly as she slowly opened her eyes. She saw the military uniform that was trying its best to run towards the mourning hall.
"Brother Wang …" How could this be … "Why?!" Ever since he had received the news of Xiao Jin Feng's death, he had rushed back to the Imperial City without stopping. He traveled day and night, causing his complexion to become even more haggard and his eyes to be bloodshot.
"Mu Yan? What was going on? How could Brother Wang die? Who did it! Tell me! Please tell me! " Xiao Yuxuan crawled in front of Duan Mu Yan, his hands gripping her shoulders tightly. However, his strength was completely inaccurate, causing Duan Mu Yan to feel pain from the pain.
"It's Su Jin Xiu. She set fire to the Qi King and burned him to death in my room. Sorry …" Sorry, Yuxuan. I didn't have time to stop him. I was the one who harmed Yufeng. If it wasn't to save me, he could have escaped … "Sorry …" The guilt and self-blame she had experienced these past few days had caused Duan Mu Yan to completely collapse. These days, she had resisted letting herself collapse, but the moment she saw Xiao Yu Xuan, she was unable to remain strong and cried out.
"Su Jin Xiu..." Where was Su Jin Xiu?! I want to tear her into a thousand pieces! " Xiao Yuxuan almost roared out loud, but the bloodthirsty look in his eyes was enough to send chills down one's spine.
"She's already dead, she died in the Ministry of Justice's prison …" This was Su Jin Xiu's life.
"Dead? How could she just die like that! I want to avenge my royal brother with my own hands! "Brother Wang …" Xiao Yuxuan sobbed uncontrollably as tears fell like rain. He crawled over to Xiao Jin Feng's coffin and protected it tightly.
At this moment, Duan Mu Yan suddenly felt the brotherly relationship between Xiao Yu Xuan and Yu Xuan. She had been worried that Xiao Yu Xuan would become enemies with Xiao Jin Feng for her sake, but it turned out that she had overthought things.
After an hour of crying, Xiao Yuxuan almost fainted from exhaustion.
"Jade Xuan …" Duan Moyan forced herself to hold Xiao Yuxuan in her arms. Just as she was about to call someone to help her down, she heard Qing Lan's voice coming from outside the residence.
"Seventh Princess, you're here …" A melodious voice rang out, Duan Mu Yan's heart sank as she involuntarily frowned.