Mai Lirui did not respond immediately, but remained silent for a moment before speaking:
“Jianzhong said the same thing last time.”
Prince Qing's face stiffened, and Mai Lirui continued:
"But as you later learned, besides your daughter's sudden betrayal and assassination attempt on us, there were also more than a dozen assassins who dived under the ship and climbed up."
Prince Qing raised an eyebrow and replied, "Not this time."
"The entire Xingtai area, in all directions, is filled with our people."
"It's impossible for anyone to be able to infiltrate them."
Mai Lirui nodded slightly and said calmly, "I hope so."
"In short, I cannot accept any accidents, not even the slightest one."
"I understand," Prince Qing replied in a muffled voice, his face somewhat grim.
After Mai Lirui left, Prince Qing flicked his sleeves and headed towards the prison with a cold face.
Upon entering the prison and walking to the cell, Prince Qing squinted at the food laid out on the ground and peered into the dimly lit cell.
Jin Changge was bound by iron chains. She lowered her head and had several bruises on her cheeks. These were from the day Mai Lirui hit her with his cane. Since being detained, Jin Changge had not eaten.
Although the Red Tide Alliance members were tortured, Prince Qing did not torture Jin Changge.
Firstly, he knew all too well that Jin Changge wouldn't say a word; secondly, he considered that she still had his blood flowing in her veins, and granting her a peaceful death would be a way of honoring his deceased wife.
"So? Do you regret it?" Prince Qing asked coldly, his hands behind his back.
"I only regret not killing you with one sword sooner." A faint voice came from inside the cell.
Although the voice was soft, the chill in it was like a biting wind blowing through Prince Qing's body, but at this moment Prince Qing no longer felt angry.
"Is that so? Too bad you can't kill him."
"You beast! I will execute you at noon tomorrow!"
"Once you're in the underworld and see your mother, then you can reflect on your actions!"
After saying this, Prince Qing snorted coldly and turned to leave.
I believe Mother won't blame me...
In the dimly lit cell, Jin Changge's low murmur could be heard.
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"Your Highness, His Majesty has ordered that you... cannot leave yet..."
In Nanze, at the threshold of a side room in the Prince Qing's mansion, Jin Jiande leaned on a cane, his forehead wrapped in white gauze, and his broken leg was also wrapped in white gauze. At this moment, his bloodshot eyes stared intently at the guard in front of him.
The guard lowered his head and continued, "Young Prince, please don't make things difficult for us. Once Your Highness returns from Nangang and His Majesty summons you, you should be able to leave."
"He never comes back from Nangang in his entire life, so am I supposed to stay in this room for the rest of my life?" Jin Jiande's face was cold and his pale face looked sickly.
The guards were speechless, silently blocking the doorway, while the maidservant beside them cautiously spoke:
"Your Highness, please eat something." The maid carried a three-tiered food box and looked at Jin Jiande with a worried expression.
After being taken back to the mansion and placed under house arrest, Jin Jiande fell into a coma, and the servants quickly summoned a doctor to treat his injuries.
After removing Jin Jiande's clothes, the doctors were shocked by the extent of his injuries.
His already thin body was covered with various bruises, his face was cut by sharp objects, and there was a bloody gash on his forehead, but the most serious injury was his broken leg.
It is said that it takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. The broken leg had not fully healed to begin with, and this time the wound was completely torn open, and the bloody and mangled sight made the doctors' hearts pound.
They did everything they could to treat Jin Jiande's injuries, and even prescribed herbal medicine, instructing him to stay in bed for at least a month before slowly getting out of bed.
However, after regaining consciousness, Jin Jiande refused to drink any medicine or even eat.
Now that he has gotten out of bed and is out of bed again, everyone is panicking. There is no doubt that his body must be suffering from unspeakable pain.
But Jin Jiande remained expressionless, as if he felt no pain whatsoever.
His current pale appearance made not only the servants in the palace tremble, but even the guards were somewhat afraid, fearing that Jin Jiande might die.
"Your Highness, you should... lie down first. I'll feed you some food," the maid said softly, taking a step forward.
"Feed me? Have I reached the point where I need to be fed?" Jin Jiande looked up at the maid with a strange smile on his face.
"You...you're still injured, let me help you..." Before the maid could finish speaking, Jin Jiande roared and slapped her across the face.
"I'm not a piece of trash! I don't need you all to..."
With a "thud," the slap didn't land on the maid's face. Jin Jiande suddenly collapsed to the ground, his words unfinished.
"Your Highness!"
The maid panicked and hurriedly put down the food box to help him up.
"Get out...get out of here, I can get up."
Jin Jiande lay on the ground, panting as he spoke.
He tried to get up on his own, but no matter what he did, he couldn't get up. He could only get up and fall down again and again in vain, and his broken leg, which had been bandaged not long ago, began to bleed.
The guards didn't have time to think, they quickly knelt down, picked up Jin Jiande, and carried him to the bed.
"Young Prince, your health is the most important thing."
"Please be patient for now and take care of your health. The prince will return as soon as he finishes his business. If all goes well, I think he can return to Nanze the day after tomorrow," the guard said with a worried expression, trying to comfort Jin Jiande.
Jin Jiande's pale face was covered in cold sweat. After hearing the guard's words, he gasped for breath and said:
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