Luo Lianyi said with tears: "Your Majesty, I have said it countless times, I am not your Xi'er, I am just Luo Lianyi, not the reincarnation of anyone. I love the prince, and I have only admiration for you.
Concubine Xi has passed away a long time ago, please don’t dwell on the past memories like this and place your feelings on me."
Liu Hongjing couldn't listen to her words at all. He looked at her and Liu Fan sadly, and finally ordered that they be sent to Ouchi Prison.
Concubine Xue Shu said anxiously: "Your Majesty, how can the princess go to the prison in Da Nei when she is pregnant with a child?"
"This is her punishment for being shameless and having a lifelong secret relationship with the prince!" Liu Hongjing said coldly.
"Father, please punish me. Please let Rianyi go. All the mistakes he made are all my fault!" Liu Fan begged.
Liu Hongjing glared at him fiercely and said: "Since you know it was a mistake, you shouldn't have done it in the first place! I will never forgive you! Come on! Pull them down and put them in prison. No one can do it without my permission.
Go visit!”
The guards rushed over and escorted Luo Lianyi and Liu Fan to the prison.
In a dark, damp prison with a musty smell, Luo Lianyi sat against the wall in frustration, stroking her belly, feeling inexplicably troubled.
Such an environment is extremely detrimental to children. How could this emperor be so stubborn? She and Liu Fan were not imprisoned together. She estimated that Liu Fan must be worried to death about her at this moment.
The jailer brought lunch, put a bowl of rice and a bowl of water at the door like feeding a dog, turned around and left without saying anything.
Luo Lianyi stood up, walked over, picked up the water, smelled it, pulled out a silver hairpin from her hair, tested the water, and after confirming that it was not poisonous, drank it in one gulp.
The rice looked yellow and smelled bad. She didn't dare to eat it for fear of getting poisoned, so she kept the rice bowl where it was.
Liu Fan also had a bowl of rice and a bowl of water, but the jailer did not dare to offend him. After carefully putting down the water and rice, he whispered: "Your Highness, please drink some water first, and I will think of something for you later."
Get something to eat."
Liu Fan hurriedly grabbed him and asked, "Where is the princess? What did she eat?"
"I don't know, little one, it should be these, little one, go over and have a look," the jailer replied.
Liu Fan nodded, took out a piece of broken silver from his arms and gave it to him, saying, "I'll try to get something for the princess to eat. It doesn't matter to me."
"Yes!" The little jailer took the silver and hurried out.
He did buy some fresh steamed buns and steamed buns outside, as well as a portion of roast chicken. He packed them in a small bamboo basket and sent them to Luo Lianyi's prison.
The jailer guarding Luo Lianyi asked him what he was doing, and the young jailer scolded him: "No matter how big the crime is, the princess and the prince are still the princess and the prince. Maybe in a few days, the emperor will lose his temper and they will go out. You
Wouldn't you take this opportunity to get close? Can you usually catch them and talk to them?"
The jailer thought thoughtfully, then nodded and said, "That makes sense. Then you take good care of His Highness the Crown Prince, and the princess will be taken care of by me. If you give me a few more kind words in front of the Crown Prince, maybe we can be together in the future."
Just work as an official and part-time job."
"Okay, I will send this meal today to please the princess, and you will take care of it tomorrow." The little jailer happily carried the basket to Luo Lianyi's side.
Luo Lianyi was so hungry that her eyes were dazzled and she was dizzy when she suddenly smelled the aroma of roast chicken. She couldn't help but swallow a big mouthful of saliva and looked up pitifully at the outside of the prison.
"Princess, come here quickly and have something to eat. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered me to bring it to you." The jailer called her with a smile.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince?" Luo Lianyi felt strong in her heart when she heard Liu Fan. She did not dare to stand up quickly for fear that she would faint if she was hungry for a long time. Instead, she stood up slowly holding on to the wall, walked over slowly, and took the hand from the jailer.
Take the basket.
She devoured the fragrant steamed buns and roasted chicken without caring about the image, until she couldn't hold it in any longer and finally took a breath.
After eating, the little jailer on the prince's side had already left. The jailers here gathered around and asked her questions in a flattering manner. They also asked her to stand outside to help her clean the cell and put on new mattresses.
Then he let her go in and rest.
Luo Lianyi still had some money with her, so she took it out and handed it to the jailers, letting them divide it and use it to buy a glass of wine. Those people were even more grateful and took better care of her. One of them even moved the money from home.
A thick quilt came for Luo Lianyi to cover her up so as not to catch a cold.
Although Luo Lianyi knew that they wanted to please her and the prince, she was still very moved and promised them that as long as she could get out of here, she would repay this kindness in the future.
There was no problem with food and shelter, and she felt much more at ease. Lu Fan sent a young jailer over every day to ask about the situation, and the two of them exchanged news, which relieved her from missing and worrying.
Days passed day by day, and it took nearly a month before Liu Hongjing came to see them in prison.
"The Emperor has arrived——"
Luo Lianyi was sleeping when she was woken up by the notification. She quickly got out of the quilt and tidied her hair randomly. Now she was paunchy, ragged, and slovenly. She felt that she couldn't bear to witness it.
Liu Hongjing walked over, and the two looked at each other. They were both frightened by each other's appearance, and were speechless for a while.
Luo Lianyi looked at Liu Hongjing, as if he had aged ten years, his hair was all white, he was walking with a cane, his back was stooped, and he had completely lost the prowess he once had.
The emperor looked at Luo Lianyi, her face was swollen and her figure was deformed. If it weren't for the cinnabar between her eyebrows, he might not have recognized her.
Concubine Xue Shu looked at Luo Lianyi, couldn't help but turned sideways, and quietly wiped away her tears.
"Your Majesty, look at how pitiful the princess is." She choked and said.
Liu Hongjing was speechless, turned around and walked away tremblingly. He did not go to see Liu Fan, but returned directly to the palace.
After sitting down in Ruoxi Hall, Concubine Xue Shu knelt down on the ground and begged for mercy for both of them. Liu Hongjing remained silent and said nothing.
"Your Majesty, everything in this world can be forced, but the word love cannot be forced." Concubine Xue Shu cried.
"Stop talking, this is their own fault, I will never forgive them!" Liu Hongjing finally spoke, but he still said that stubbornly.
"Your Majesty, if you don't forgive them, you don't forgive yourself. Even if they are wrong, don't punish yourself for their mistakes. Look at how thin you have become recently. I feel heartbroken when I see you!" Concubine Xue Shu!
Holding Liu Hongjing's thigh, he cried sadly.
Liu Hongjing sat in a daze, with two lines of tears falling from his cloudy eyes.
"Your Majesty! I beg you, please let them go!" Concubine Xue Shu burst into tears.
Liu Hongjing's eyes fell on the portrait of Concubine Xi, and his tears flowed more fiercely. He pushed Concubine Xue Shu away and choked with sobs: "You go out first, I will be alone for a while."