Chapter 222: Imprisonment

The eunuch beside the Queen personally took Gu Huan to the Ministry of Justice's prison. As she walked, Gu Huan realized something was wrong. She faintly smelled a scent of fine incense, which should not come from the eunuch.

She turned around suddenly, and the little eunuch following closely on her left was startled, and lowered his head the moment their eyes met.

Zhao Luoxuan?

Gu Huan's heart skipped a beat.

Staring at her steadily: "You..."

The eunuch leading the group heard the sound and turned back to look, and Zhao Luoxuan quickly lowered his head.

Gu Huan thought quickly in her mind, whether it was the Queen's permission or she followed secretly on her own.

But on second thought, she suddenly went to the palace to ask the Queen to help her meet Qi Jun. The Queen agreed only after she proposed the conditions for exchange, and came immediately.

Zhao Luoxuan came here so quickly after getting the news. Wasn’t it the Queen who told her?

The Queen threatened her with one hand that if she couldn't stop thinking about Zhao Luoxuan, she would kill Qi Jun, and with the other hand she asked her to go see Qi Jun.

If, by some chance, the Queen still refuses to let Qi Jun go, Zhao Luoxuan cannot blame her own mother.

What a good hand you played!

She is a kind mother herself, and lets others do the bad things!

"Madam Mu, please come in quickly. This matter cannot be publicized. The Queen has already arranged everything. It will be bad if someone else is on duty in the prison."

Gu Huan took a deep look at Zhao Luoxuan, then turned around and nodded to the eunuch: "Okay, let's go."

Gu Huan arrived at the second gate of the prison and stopped.

He said politely to the eunuch: "I want to talk to the generals in private. Please make it convenient for me, eunuch."

The eunuch glanced at the princess behind her, smiled and nodded: "Of course, the Queen can trust the Duke's wife."

Gu Huan bowed and pointed at Zhao Luoxuan: "Can I take this young eunuch in? After all, there are only men in there."

The eunuch smiled even more deeply: "Of course you can. Xiao Yingzi, you go in with the Duke's wife, and be sure to protect her."

Zhao Luoxuan, who was called Xiao Yingzi, responded in a low voice: "Yes."

As soon as the eunuch left, Zhao Luoxuan couldn't control her excitement and almost wanted to jump up, but Gu Huan gave her a cold glare, so she quickly folded her hands and followed in small steps.

When we reached the third door, we saw wanted criminals being held inside. There were wooden fences as thick as wrists and black iron shackles, so no one could escape.

The jailer sensibly opened the door, let them in by themselves, and handed her the cell key.

"Ma'am, go in without worry, but don't delay too long. You have to change shifts in a quarter of an hour."

Gu Huan stuffed a large purse into his hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Buy some wine."

The jailer knew it was at least five taels of silver without even weighing it.

What a big deal!

The jailer thanked them happily, then considerately left the door ajar and stood guard five steps away to ensure that no one could hear what was said inside.

Zhao Luoxuan wanted to rush in excitedly, but was grabbed by Gu Huan.

She lowered her voice and said, "Princess. If you want General Qi to get out alive, this will be the last time you see him. Do you understand?"

Zhao Luoxuan was stunned: "Why? Isn't it a relief that my mother let me see him?"

Gu Huan sighed inwardly.

It was just as expected.

The Queen wanted her, an outsider, to be the ugly one, but if she didn't make it clear, it would really harm Qi Jun.

"Princess, do you know that Qi Jun and the others are under the charge of capital punishment? They are being used by others. If the enemy knows that you like Qi Jun, wouldn't it be like holding the Queen's weak spot? If they use you and General Qi to threaten the Queen, what will you do?"

Zhao Luoxuan opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say for a long time.

It shouldn't be like this.

Although Zhao Luoxuan's eyes were red, she pursed her lips slightly, her eyes were firm: "Sister Huan, I will save him. If anyone dares to touch him, I will fight him to the death! Father loves me the most. At worst, I will stop being a princess!"

Gu Huan didn't expect her to be so persistent.

"Princess……"

Zhao Luoxuan grabbed her arm and begged, "Good sister, please believe me, wait until I see him."

Gu Huan had no choice but to take things one step at a time.

When the two men entered the cell and saw Qi Jun and others, bloody, tied to a cross with thick iron chains, their faces changed.

Shocked, Gu Huan and Zhao Luoxuan couldn't help but rush forward to grab the wooden fence and scream.

"General Qi, are you all okay?"

Zhao Luoxuan recognized the tallest Qi Jun at a glance and cried out at the top of her voice: "Qi Jun, Qi Jun, it's me, Zhao Luoxuan, please look at me."

They had some reaction and tried hard to open their eyes. When they saw Gu Huan, their eyes lit up instantly.

Qi Jun met Zhao Luoxuan's tearful eyes and froze.

He opened his mouth to speak, but blood flowed out of his mouth and no sound came out.

Zhao Luoxuan burst into tears.

Gu Huan quickly stroked her back and whispered, "Princess, saving people is the most important thing."

Zhao Luoxuan's crying stopped abruptly, and she looked at Gu Huan with tearful eyes full of expectation.

Gu Huan secretly felt the tone, and then looked at the generals who were completely speechless, and her heart was deeply hurt.

Those people will not show mercy!

Gu Huan quickly used the key to open the door, her hands shaking with grief and anger.

Seeing this, Zhao Luoxuan snatched the key, quickly opened the cell door, and ran towards Qi Jun regardless of the dirtiness of the cell.

She wanted to rush over, but when she saw that Qi Jun was in a terrible state, she burst into tears and was at a loss, not daring to touch him.

"Where are you hurt? They are bastards! Why did they hurt you like this? There is no conviction at all. They have no right to use such a severe punishment!"

Qi Jun swallowed the blood in his mouth and tried to smile at her: "Princess, you shouldn't have come."

Zhao Luoxuan was anxious and angry: "Why shouldn't I come? You were all beaten like this. If I didn't come, how would I know that they wanted to torture you into confessing!"

There were three people imprisoned in this cell. Gu Huan walked up to the other two generals.

One of them was seen in Shicheng County.

"General Fang."

Gu Huan called out softly with red eyes.

General Fang raised his head slowly and responded in a hoarse and low voice.

"Don't worry, I will find a way to get you out."

General Fang tried to force a smile: "It's okay."

Gu Huan didn't want to ask what was being interrogated, let alone what they said. It looked like they said nothing.

She already knew what to do. "Hold on, wait for me."

Gu Huan took a deep breath and went to pull Zhao Luoxuan. She didn't want to delay any longer.

Be sure to keep every one of them.

"Let's go and ask the Queen for help. I want to see His Majesty."

Zhao Luoxuan nodded: "Okay."

As she was being dragged out by Gu Huan, she turned around and said to Qi Jun, "Qi Jun, I, Zhao Luoxuan, will not marry anyone but you!"

Qi Jun's heart was moved, but he still spoke with all his strength: "No!"

The hoarse voice was too soft for Zhao Luoxuan to hear.

But he kept shouting in his heart, no, he was not worthy of the princess.

After leaving the prison gate, Zhao Luoxuan grabbed Gu Huan and was about to run, but was stopped by Zhou Zhilan who was waiting at the door.

"Princess, our lady is pregnant."

Zhao Luoxuan hurriedly let go and choked up, "I'm sorry, I was too impatient."

Gu Huan helped her wipe away her tears: "It's okay, I'm as anxious as the princess. We will go to the palace now and ask the queen to take us to see the emperor. I have a way to save them."

Zhao Luoxuan's eyes lit up and she quickly wiped away her tears: "Really?"

"Really! Let's go."

Gu Huan and Zhao Luoxuan supported each other as they got on the carriage, entered the palace unimpeded, and headed straight for the Queen's bedroom.