Chapter 362 Okay? No way! Don't even think about it!

Tao Wanyin's back stiffened, and the hairs on her body stood on end.

"You old bastard, who are you calling!"

Zhao Minghong's fierce voice also rang out.

Su Fengyue opened his eyes and stared intently at her back.

"Xiao Tao is here, why don't you say hello to me before you leave?"

Su Fengyue's voice was broken as he said, "This old man is not talented... but the princess was won over by the shrewd Prince Yong..."

"The first... man... hahaha... hahahaha."

He finished speaking, panting heavily, and then burst into uncontrollable laughter.

The guards at the prison gate had all heard this secret, which should have been buried with Su Fengyue after his execution.

Zhao Minghong kicked the prison bars several times, roaring furiously, "What nonsense are you spouting, you old bastard! You're dreaming!"

He watched Tao Wanyin's retreating figure and said, "Wanyin, don't listen to that old madman. He just wants to get revenge on me. Nothing he says is true. If you believe him, you'll be fooled!"

Tao Wanyin began to waver, unsure of who was telling the truth.

Her head and eyes began to swell with blood, as if they were about to burst.

"When a person is about to die...who is lying...Xiao Tao...you've been smart since you were little...you must know."

Su Fengyue's eyes were like those of a vengeful ghost from the underworld, wanting to drag her down to hell with him before he died.

"After I die... these things will no longer be secrets. Everyone in the capital will know... that you lost your virginity before you married Prince Yong... which means you are impure."

"At that time... the child in your belly... will also be ashamed of you."

Su Fengyue sighed and said, "It would be better to... be free now."

Tao Wanyin could barely stand. Once the news spread throughout the streets and alleys, even if she stayed in the Prince's mansion forever and never left, her child could not, nor could Prince Yong.

Zhao Minghong cursed angrily, "You bastard, why didn't I kill you with one blow? I even spared your dog's life!"

His voice was a little hoarse from shouting: "Wanyin, don't listen to him."

Tao Wanyin was stunned for a moment; she couldn't turn around and face the people in the prison.

She was afraid of both of them.

My body felt like a rootless duckweed, and I walked out with unsteady steps.

But she couldn't get out. The warden, dressed in a deep red coat, suddenly pulled out a dagger and held it to her neck.

Zhao Minghong noticed almost the instant he made his move and roared, "Ma Kai! What are you doing! Do you have a death wish?!"

In the blink of an eye, a knife was at Tao Wanyin's neck.

Even if she wasn't in a daze, she couldn't withstand his agile movements.

The jailers acted as if they hadn't seen what he was doing, and even closed the door for him before leaving.

Zhao Minghong suddenly understood and said, "Even you have betrayed Beili?"

"Your Highness is mistaken. They did not betray Beili, nor did I."

The warden chuckled and said, "Because I'm not even from your Northern Li."

He took Princess Yong hostage and walked to Su Fengyue's prison.

Prince Yong roared, his eyes blazing with fury, "Let her go!"

The warden scoffed, "Your Highness, please be quiet, or I'll startle you and accidentally scratch your beloved princess."

Tao Wanyin was forced to see Su Fengyue's current appearance clearly. Her mind was filled with overlapping memories, and she had a headache so bad that she almost fainted. Her lower abdomen also started to hurt.

Sure enough, Zhao Minghong dared not speak loudly anymore, and instead glared at him with sharp, piercing eyes.

The warden said, "Prime Minister Su, have you ever regretted not staying in Xijin and becoming a capable minister instead of making yourself into this state?"

Su Fengyue struggled to his feet and leaned against the edge of the straw bed.

His breathing became easier, and he said, "I'm willing to do anything for Yue'er. If it weren't for me, would Xijin have been able to gain any advantage in the border wars all these years?"

"You look like a ghost, you're not even worthy of mentioning her name."

The warden continued, "Hand over that thing, and I'll take you out."

Before Su Fengyue could speak, the cell door was reopened.

A soft, pleasant sound drifted into everyone's ears from behind the wide-open iron gate.

"What do you want to hand over? And who do you want to take with you?"

The jailers all fell to the ground. Duan Mingfeng squatted down and said, "They all have spider worms behind their ears."

Ji Qingwu nodded, his gaze first sweeping over the corner behind the gate before turning to the "Warden".

"Are you also controlled by Xijin?"

When the "warden" saw her appear, a special light appeared in his eyes: "You've come."

Ji Qingwu stepped in, raising an eyebrow slightly, and said, "Didn't you want to lure me here? Now that I'm here, release Princess Yong first."

Tao Wanyin's pale face was covered in fine sweat, her eyes were lifeless, and she was already in a semi-conscious state.

The warden said, "I'll release her, but you'll have to come and be a hostage."

"OK."

Ji Qingwu looked at him calmly and steadily without any hesitation.

Two more voices rang out at the same time.

Duan Mingfeng said menacingly, "Don't even think about it!"

Prince Yong hesitated for a moment: "No!"

Given Ji Qingwu's position in Emperor Wusu's heart, if she were captured by the people of Xijin, it would cause a major upheaval.

Duan Mingfeng was not good with words; he preferred action to words.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness."

He drew the soft sword wrapped around his waist and charged forward, seemingly disregarding Tao Wanyin's life or death.

Prince Yong pressed his face against the railing and began to curse loudly.

The soft sword went straight for the "warden's" throat. He used Princess Yong as a shield, but the soft sword nimbly deflected its direction and stabbed at his side.

Seeing that holding Tao Wanyin hostage was useless, he threw her aside.

Zhao Minghong let out a howl, and it was so loud that he could barely catch it, bending the iron railing out of shape.

Ji Qingwu caught the Princess Yong who was about to fall to the ground with quick reflexes, and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind to protect her stomach.

But she was thrown out with too much force, and her back slammed into the iron gate with a loud bang.

Ji Qingwu fell to the ground while carrying Tao Wanyin. His back hurt from the impact, and his ankle also hurt, as if he had sprained it.

She first checked on the person in front of her and asked, "Your Highness, are you alright?"

Tao Wanyin closed her eyes tightly and covered her lower abdomen with her hands. Instead of the expected pain, the person holding her from behind was limp and had a sweet breath that reassured her.

She opened her eyes and saw Ji Qingwu's eyes filled with concern.

Tao Wanyin said in a trembling voice, "Qingwu... I'm so scared... the baby seems to be..."

Ji Qingwu touched her wrist, frowned, and said, "Hold on a little longer, it'll be fine soon."

But after such a huge shock, even if her health-preserving pills were very effective, she couldn't withstand it.

Ji Qingwu's gaze fell on the bottom of Princess Yong's skirt, where there was a faint red color.