The Luoyang County Government Prison is dark and damp. A slight chill comes from the depths of the prison, adding to the eerie and cold feeling. From time to time, bursts of wailing and begging for mercy from the prisoners can be heard inside.
Yuchi Pingting came in smoothly under Nangong Feiran's help. As soon as she walked in, there was a burst of cold air coming from the store mixed with various unpleasant smells. Yuchi Pingting frowned and felt a little nauseous.
"Are you okay?" Nangong Feiran noticed Yuchi Pingting's discomfort and asked.
"It's okay." Yuchi Pingting replied.
"This is a big prison, but it's no better than outside. How many people are forced to die here. Huh, if you want to live well, then don't commit any crimes." The jailer leading the way kept talking, raising his hands from time to time.
whip to scare those who are still crying out for injustice.
"Here we are, Yi Xiaoyao, this is the room." The jailer took the two of them to the door of Yi Xiaoyao's cell and said, "You two, these are prisoners from Prince Gong's Mansion. It's really difficult for us little ones..."
Seeing the hesitant look on the jailer's face, Nangong Feiran understood his difficulty. If they would come, it meant that Concubine Su would also come. So he winked at the jailer and gave him a piece of silver, "Don't worry, we
Won’t stay long.”
The jailer did not refuse, took the money, nodded and left.
"Boss, why are you here?" Yi Xiaoyao was a little surprised when he saw Yuchi Pingting and Nangong Feiran arriving, but he seemed to be expecting it.
"Of course I came to see you." Yuchi Pingting said calmly and looked around. The cells were all made of wood and did not seem to be very reliable. It would not be difficult at all to rob the prison.
"Boss, don't think too much." Yi Xiaoyao seemed to have noticed Yuchi Pingting's thoughts and said disapprovingly: "Boss, if I really want to go out, I'm afraid you won't be able to see me at all when you come here."
"Of course I know your abilities." Yuchi Pingting also smiled: "Just in this place, don't you feel aggrieved? What's more, it's because of me."
"Boss, what are you talking about? I don't want to go out, I just want to see how that concubine dies. I know she has already angered you. Hehe, I really like to see what happens when others anger our boss.
"Yes." Yi Xiaoyao said easily, as if he was not in prison.
"Haha, I will satisfy those who want to see a good show, and I will satisfy those who want to die." Yuchi Pingting said lightly.
"Haha, boss, I've been waiting for your words."
"I see that you are living quite freely here. It's not at all what I thought. In that case, I'll leave first." Yuchi Pingting said and turned to leave.
"Hey, wait, boss, wait." Yi Xiaoyao shouted hurriedly.
"What? Any other instructions?" Yuchi Pingting said jokingly.
"Boss, look." Yi Xiaoyao pointed to a cell next to Yuchi Pingting. Inside, a woman was squatting on the ground covering her face, looking lifeless.
"Is she the maid Xiangfen who is the concubine?" Yuchi Pingting asked.
"Yes, it's her. She started crying as soon as she came in. No matter how much I try to persuade her, it's no use. I'm afraid she's tired of crying now. Boss, if you want to help me, you have to start with him." Yi Xiaoyao said.
After Yuchi Pingting heard Yi Xiaoyao's words, she walked to Xiangfen's cell and called out softly: "Xiangfen."
Xiangfen's body moved obviously, maybe because she heard a woman's voice calling her. Xiangfen slowly raised her head, but still covered her face with her hands, only exposing her eyes, waiting for her to see
After she realized it was Yuchi Pingting, she couldn't help crying again.
"Xiangfen, don't be afraid, I'm here to help you." Yuchi Pingting said carefully. She saw the poisonous spots on her face from the cracks of Xiangfen's fingers, and couldn't help but feel furious. Concubine Su was so vicious.
Woman, Xiangfen is still in her youth, and her originally pretty face has been ruined by her. This beast, if I let him go this time, I won’t call him Yuchi Pingting!
"Princess..." Xiangfen called out vaguely.
"Xiangfen, just tell me if you have anything. I'm here to help you. You don't have to worry about Concubine Su. But only if you tell the truth can I help you." Yuchi Pingting said firmly.
"But...I..." Xiangfen couldn't help crying again when she thought of Concubine Su threatening her with the lives of her family, and then timidly said: "What I said...what I said is all true...don't you want it?"
You are forcing me, Princess..."
When Yuchi Pingting saw Xiangfen begging her like this, she knew that what she was saying was useless, so she stopped talking immediately, explained a few more words to Yi Xiaoyao, and then walked out of the dark prison with Nangong Feiran.
Just as she turned around the aisle, Yuchi Pingting seemed to feel a pair of eyes staring at her, but when she looked back carefully, there was nothing there.
"What's wrong, Pingting?" Nangong Feiran asked in confusion.
"Oh, it's nothing. Maybe I was deceived." Yuchi Pingting said and got on the horse with Nangong Feiran.
"Pingting, what are you going to do?" Nangong Feiran asked. She looked at Yuchi Pingting sitting in front of her, and wisps of fragrance passed into her nose. Through the faint moonlight, Nangong Feiran discovered Yuchi Pingting for the first time.
Very beautiful.
"If you really can't find any evidence, then let's do it hard and rob the prison." Yuchi Pingting said it as easily as if she was telling a joke. After a pause, she said again: "But I don't believe me.
I can't find any evidence. I believe Xiaoyao is innocent. If he really wanted to kill that poisonous concubine Su, it would be easier than eating. The key to this case lies in Xiangfen. She is the only one
insider."
"But she seems reluctant to say it." Nangong Feiran felt that this matter was still very difficult.
"It's not that she doesn't want to say it, she just doesn't dare to say it. Concubine Su has ruined her. She must hate Concubine Su, but she still doesn't dare to say it. What does this mean? It means that she is afraid of Concubine Su, but she has already
She is in prison. For a pretty girl, what can be more cruel than being disfigured? Maybe she would rather die than be afraid of death. What else can she be afraid of? If my guess is correct, it must be
What did Concubine Su threaten her with, but for her now, the only thing that can be a threat is the lives of her family."
When Nangong Feiran heard Yuchi Pingting's analysis, he couldn't help but secretly admire her, and immediately said: "If this is the case, then I will send someone to check Xiangfen's life experience tomorrow to see if she has any other family members."
"No, if you want to send it, you have to send it today. You have to send it right away when you get back. This matter has to be done right away. The sooner the better. Xiangfen is not with Su Concubine now, and she will have trouble sleeping and eating. It can't be done.
, she will kill Xiangfen." Yuchi Pingting said firmly.
"Yes, what you said makes sense. I really admire you more and more." Nangong Feiran said sincerely.
"Haha, you will gradually admire more and more people in the future." Yuchi Pingting said without humility. But she was thinking in her heart, no wonder Yi Xiaoyao is so narcissistic, and Changsun Wuque is also narcissistic. It turns out that he is narcissistic.
It feels so good.
But her lack of humility was a unique kind of confidence in Nangong Feiran's eyes. He had seen many confident women, but most of those women were just confident about their appearance. As for Yuchi Pingting, she seemed to be
Those women never care about their merits, but when they encounter something, she is always so calm, collected, and handles everything in an orderly manner. Perhaps as the elder brother said, this woman has experienced and endured
, perhaps beyond their imagination.
"You and Yi Xiaoyao have a very good relationship. It seems like you are more like relatives." Nangong Feiran didn't know what tone he used to ask this question.
"Ha, you are right about this. He is more like my younger brother, and we are like family members." Yuchi Pingting thought about how she would have survived alone without Feng Qingyu and Yi Xiaoyao in these years.
.
"Actually, sometimes, I really envy you. You know, you have also lived in the palace. All kinds of etiquette are really distressing. I don't want to follow the rules in everything, but I have to accept and obey.
This kind of rule." Nangong Feiran said sincerely: "I'm really envious to know that you lived so carefree and freely in Fengyu Villa before, but..."
"But you know yourself. A man has ambitions in all directions and should serve the country. He lives on the battlefield and dies on the battlefield, right?" Yuchi Pingting said and smiled slightly.
"Not bad..." Nangong Feiran was a little stunned for a moment. This woman actually knew him so well, just like he had been his best friend for many years.
"In fact, sometimes people don't need to care too much about worldly views, don't worry too much, laugh when happy, cry when sad, be a truly normal person with normal emotions, and truly live for yourself. Only in this way can you
It's not in vain to come here and take a trip." Yuchi Pingting said plainly, and she understood all this after being abandoned by the world.
"Be a real person? Live for yourself?" Nangong Feiran said to himself, still savoring Yuchi Pingting's words.
"Hey, we're here." Yuchi Pingting saw that Nangong Feiran didn't even notice that he had arrived at Prince Hui's Mansion, so she couldn't help but remind him.
"Oh, I was a little distracted just now..." Nangong Feiran said, jumping off the horse and reaching out to help Yuchi Pingting.
"Why, I am so charming, can I distract you so easily?" Yuchi Pingting said with a charming smile.
Nangong Feiran was actually a little dumbfounded.
Yuchi Pingting walked into the palace without looking back. She handed the horse's reins to the servant who came out of the gatehouse and quickly followed.
"Let's go to the kitchen and see if there's anything else we can eat." Nangong Feiran said.
"When you say that, I really feel a little hungry."
The two of them walked towards the kitchen as they spoke.
"I knew you would come back together, so I specially asked you to leave some food. Just wait a moment and I'll heat it up for you." Qiao Niang said happily when she saw the two of them coming back together.
"Haha, Qiao Niang, you are so kind to us, how should my cousin thank you?" Nangong Feiran asked with a smile.
"That's easy, cousin, you see I'm so bored all day long, but with Mo Mo my life suddenly becomes more alive. You and the second sister-in-law are working hard, come on, give me a little niece, hehe, one
A little nephew and a little niece will definitely be very interesting." Qiao Niang said jokingly.
"You little girl, what you say is neither big nor small." Yuchi Pingting felt a little embarrassed after hearing this.
Nangong Feiran did not speak, but looked at Yuchi Pingting with an unfathomable smile. Yuchi Pingting noticed Nangong Feiran's fiery eyes and turned her head to stop looking at him.
Nangong Feiran found Qiao Niang's suggestion very interesting. Today Mo Mo gave him the urge to be a father, and it felt very good. Having another daughter was not bad, a good idea.
"Okay, you guys eat slowly, I won't disturb you anymore. Hee hee." Qiao Niang brought the hot meal to Nangong Feiran and Yuchi Pingting and walked away with a smile.