Chapter 307 You Can Only Die

In a corner of the dim cell, a disheveled woman was holding a child with her back to the cell door. Her prison uniform was covered with footprints, and it was obvious that she had been beaten.

Li Huaiyan said softly, "Your father beat you. The two of them were arguing, so the jailer had to separate them."

Zheng Yueer guessed it.

If people in the cell are tortured, they will bleed, so how could they be beaten with fists or kicks?

She curled her five fingers slightly, her brows turned cold, and she called out, "Mom."

The person in the corner seemed to move, and turned his head mechanically to look towards the cell door. When his red and swollen, desperate eyes saw who was coming, they suddenly emitted light.

"Yue'er, Yue'er you are here,"

She pushed the little boy away and rushed to the door of the cell. "Mother knows you won't have the heart to ignore me and your brother, Yue'er, mother is wrong. From now on, mother will never treat you like that. Please save me. Mother doesn't want to die. Mother doesn't want to die yet."

Zheng Yue'er lowered her eyes and looked at the hand that was tightly grasping her sleeve, then moved it away indifferently.

"Yue'er, mother really knows she was wrong." She cried bitterly, full of regret.

Zheng Yueer handed her a handkerchief and said, "Dad committed a capital crime, the emperor is furious, and I can't get a word in."

"How is that possible?" Madam Zheng's voice suddenly became sharp. "Your husband is Duke Li, and he has a close relationship with the Fourth Prince. How could he not be able to talk to him? Are you still holding a grudge against me and not wanting to save me?"

Zheng Yue'er looked at her without saying a word. Madam Zheng cried even harder and pushed Zheng Yue'er hard, "How can you be so cruel, little girl! You just watched mother and your brother die."

Li Huaiyan immediately supported Zheng Yueer's body from behind and said, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay." She shook her head gently.

"Sister, sister." Zheng Ye rushed forward and stretched out an arm to try to grab Zheng Yue'er's sleeve. "Ye'er knows that I was wrong. Ye'er really knows that I was wrong. Please save Ye'er."

The little boy who had been raised as pampered in the past was now covered in dirt and no longer had the bossy attitude he had in her boudoir that day.

Mrs. Zheng half-knelt on the ground crying while holding Zheng Ye. Seeing that Zheng Yue'er remained indifferent no matter how they begged, she began to blame her again.

Recounting her kindness in giving birth to and raising her, and Zheng Yueer's ungrateful behavior.

"Mother." Zheng Yue'er suddenly said, "I went to the Fourth Prince's Mansion today. The Fourth Prince's Concubine said that if I can't bear to let you go, I can show some mercy and let you go."

Mrs. Zheng's wailing suddenly stopped, and she suddenly raised her eyes to look at Zheng Yue'er, her eyes full of light.

“But I didn’t accept her offer.”

"What are you talking about?" Mrs. Zheng was struck by lightning and looked at Zheng Yue'er in disbelief.

Zheng Yue'er has calmed down. She slowly walked forward and squatted at the door of the cell, looking at the mother and son. "Because I want to live, I want to live without worries, peacefully. Mom, I know you too well. As long as you are alive, I will never be able to completely get rid of you in this life. I don't want to, so I can't save you."

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Mrs. Zheng seemed like a madman, staring at Zheng Yue'er with bloodshot eyes, as if she wanted to tear a piece of flesh from her.

She cursed and swore with the most vicious words, wishing she could throw all the dirty words at Zheng Yue'er.

Li Huaiyan on the side also looked at Zheng Yue'er in a daze, as shocked as if he had never seen the woman in front of him before.

Zheng Yue'er didn't say anything, just quietly watched Madam Zheng go crazy and curse. When she got tired, she slowly spoke during the break, "I can't stay long. If you keep doing this, I'll leave."

Mrs. Zheng's chest heaved violently, but she opened her eyes wide and did not continue to curse.

Zheng Yueer said, "In fact, I have feelings for you, even if you don't love me, even if you whisper in my ear and ask dad to send me to a nunnery."

"But you asked me to exchange my life for Zheng Ye, and you abandoned me without any hesitation."

"I can't do anything about it." Madam Zheng roared, "Besides, aren't you fine now? You have Duke Li to protect you. What about your brother? What does he have?"

"But you..." She gritted her teeth and clenched her fingers, "The person I want to kill is the Fourth Prince's wife. If I do it, I will only die, and even my husband will not be able to escape."

"He is the best person in the world to me. How can I bear to hurt him for you?"

She could accept it and help them save Zheng Ye within her ability, but she could not accept being schemed against by them.

It's like, I love you so much that I can give you my life, but you can't force me to give it to you.

Madam Zheng looked at the determination and coldness in her eyes and finally got a little scared. She stretched out her hand to grab her sleeve and said, "Yue'er, save me once. I promise not to disturb your life and I promise to stay far away."

Zheng Yue'er lowered her eyes and looked at the hand she stretched out. She was silent for a moment, then gently held it. "Mother, you are evil to the core, and you can't change in this lifetime. Ye'er is still young, and maybe he can be saved. You should give him this favor."

After she finished speaking, she pulled her hand back.

Mrs. Zheng can no longer be saved, but Zheng Ye is still a child. If he is carefully nurtured and raised, perhaps he can be saved and become a normal person.

She stood up, a smile on her gentle face.

At the critical moment of life and death, Madam Zheng, who loved Zheng Ye the most, actually pushed Zheng Ye away and said, "No, I will listen to you in everything. Please save me, please save me. I am afraid of death and I don't want to die."

Zheng Yue'er said nothing and looked at the mother and son indifferently.

Li Huaiyan, who was standing aside, looked at Zheng Yue'er and suddenly felt cold all over. She had been smiling all the time, but she made him feel cold all over.

"Husband,"

"Yeah." Li Huaiyan swallowed.

"Can you please ask for mercy between me and the Fourth Prince's wife, and save Zheng Ye's life in consideration of my contributions?" She spoke to Li Huaiyan, but her eyes were fixed on Zheng Ye.

"Don't worry, if I can't take good care of him, I will kill him myself and reunite him with his parents."

Li Huaiyan glanced at Zheng Ye, who was huddled in the cell with his eyes wide open, and nodded slowly.

At this moment, the fear in the doll's heart should be even greater than his.

"Zheng Ye, are you willing?" She bent down and looked straight into Zheng Ye's eyes.

"I, I, am, willing to."

It was this smiling look, the gentle words that if he didn't obey, she would kill him with her own hands. Zheng Ye remembered this scene for the rest of his life, like a soul brand, deeply imprinted in his mind.

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That night, Shen Anan received the news. After listening to the servant's report, she curled her lips slightly and said to Xiao Yuan, "After all, she softened her heart."

However, being so rational is something that even ordinary men cannot do. She knows clearly what she wants and will make choices decisively.

It’s never wrong to be good to yourself.

"With such a perceptive and decisive girl, it seems that Li Huaiyan is destined to be overwhelmed by Dongfeng."

Xiao Yuan hugged her, half closing his eyes, "He deserves it."

Both he and Ling Chenyi had warned him, but he insisted on jumping into the fire pit, so who could he blame?

No matter what the girl did at any time, that fool could not control her.

"But I can't tell." Shen Anan said, "I can see that she treats Li Huaiyan differently and cares about him very much."

She is so opinionated, yet she still comes to ask me such stupid questions, which is enough to show that she feels differently towards Li Huaiyan.

Xiao Yuan opened his eyes and played with the buttons on her chest. "Or maybe it's just for survival. No matter how powerful a girl is, it's hard for her to survive in the capital without the support of her family. But if she can control Li Huaiyan, then her life will be completely different."

Shen Anan smiled and said nothing.

Anyway, they are already husband and wife, so there is no need to worry that Zheng Yue'er will harm Li Huaiyan. As for whether the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind prevails over the east wind, that is all part of their marital interest.