Xi Xizhi was about to shake her head when she realized that it would be more convincing to say she had a toothache than to have her thoughts discovered by others, so she nodded repeatedly.
"Ugh, it hurts."
Lynn became even more worried upon hearing this! No, I must take Miss Xi to see the imperial physician tomorrow. If all else fails, I'll have to pull her tooth! After all, the child is at the age where she's losing her baby teeth.
An Honghan's lips curled up. He found Xi Xizhi's sparkling eyes particularly adorable and couldn't resist pinching her rosy cheek, which earned him a furious glare from Xi Xizhi.
"I told you to eat less dessert, but you wouldn't listen," An Honghan said, frowning. "Now you know what pain is, right?"
Then, as if remembering something, she leaned close to Xi Xizhi's ear and whispered, "Do small animals also lose their teeth?"
Xi Xizhi was even more furious, but then she subconsciously remembered that her teeth had indeed become a little loose these past few days.
Perhaps whether it's a human or an animal, everyone needs to replace their teeth when they reach a certain age.
She angrily turned her head away, saying, "None of your business."
The tongue gently touched the loose tooth, not knowing when it would fall out.
The head guard was very efficient and soon obtained information on the group of men in black.
Hu Qu looked around with a worried expression before stammering, "Your Majesty, they are all guards from the Fourteenth Princess's palace."
What does this mean? The Fourteenth Princess ordered her subordinates to break her out of prison!
This is a capital offense, and they really couldn't believe that the most favored fourteenth princess would do such a thing.
What Hu Qu discovered was exactly the same as what An Honghan had guessed.
Ultimately, An Yunyi was just a princess. She didn't have much power of her own, and she didn't have many people she could trust. She only dared to send people close to her to carry out things like breaking someone out of prison.
"Take men to Cloud Shadow Palace, don't let An Yunyi escape," An Honghan commanded.
His gaze gradually shifted to the men in black kneeling on the ground. They looked at His Majesty with terror; his face was icy cold, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.
A few of the more timid ones began to shout and beg for mercy, "Your Majesty, spare us! Your Majesty, please spare us! It was all the Fourteenth Princess's orders. We were forced to commit such a crime as breaking into the prison. Please spare us, Your Majesty!"
If it weren't for the cold, hard knife pressed against their necks, they wouldn't be shouting; they would be begging for mercy.
"Leave no one alive." An Honghan seemed not to hear their pleas for mercy. His gaze turned cold, and he had already sentenced them to death.
With a light flick of their swords, the Imperial Guards unleashed a chorus of screams that shattered the heavens.
A deep wound appeared on the neck of more than thirty men in black, and blood gushed out in the blink of an eye.
Blood was everywhere, staining the floor red.
The Imperial Guards were already used to the scenes of battle and were not uncomfortable with it.
Throughout the entire process, An Honghan didn't even frown once.
Only Xi Xizhi and Lin En reacted strongly. Fortunately, Xi Xizhi had witnessed how An Honghan interrogated Wu Jianfeng that afternoon, so apart from her face being paler than usual, she didn't have any other reaction.
Poor Chief Steward Lynn, who hadn't seen blood for months, was suddenly jolted by this and bent over to retch.
Now that An Yunyi has revealed her true colors, Wu Jianfeng is no longer of any use in the world.
Recalling the bruises all over Xi Xi's body when he found her, An Honghan's lips curled into a bloodthirsty smile. Tonight, he would make Wu Jianfeng pay tenfold.
There are many rumors about how cruel and cold-blooded An Honghan is, but only a very small number of people have been fortunate enough to actually witness it.
After Xi Xizhi appeared in An Honghan's life as Feng Yun Diao, he had tried his best to suppress his bloodthirsty madness. However, now someone has once again stirred up his bloodthirsty nature.
Releasing Xi Xizhi's small hand, An Honghan said to Lin En, "Take her back to Panlong Palace first. I will return after I finish my work."
After saying that, he ordered the guards to open the dungeon door and stepped inside.
Xi Xizhi really wanted to follow, but Lin En grabbed her hand and said, "My little ancestor, this old servant advises you not to go."
His Majesty deliberately left Miss Xi behind so that Xi Xizhi wouldn't see her. Given His Majesty's temperament, he would never let Wu Jianfeng die so easily, since he kidnapped His Majesty's precious darling.
"I understand." Xi Xizhi deflated, probably recalling Wu Jianfeng's miserable state.
Rather than watching, I'd better go back to sleep; I doubt An Honghan will be back tonight.
As Xi Xizhi had predicted, An Honghan did not return home all night, and went to the morning court early the next morning after washing up.
Having probably gotten used to sleeping in the same bed with An Honghan, Xi Xizhi tossed and turned last night. She couldn't wrap her arms around anything, and there was no warm body to warm the bed for her, which made her feel very uneasy. On the second day, she got up without anyone waking her up.
As is customary, Xi Xizhi ran a lap around the Panlong Hall.
Only then did they begin to enjoy breakfast.
Sipping the fragrant, hot porridge with lean meat, Xi Xizhi asked curiously, "Do you know how Wu Jianfeng is doing?"
Lynn's hand trembled, and he was a little reluctant to say, "Little ancestor, it's better if you don't know."
He went to inquire about Wu Jianfeng this morning.
They say curiosity killed the cat. When Lynn found out, she rushed to the scene and regretted it so much that she wanted to slap herself.
"But I want to know, and I promise I won't go and see." Xi Xizhi repeated this several times, indicating that she only wanted to know how far things had progressed and would absolutely not do anything else.
Lynn sighed and finally spoke: "Wu Jianfeng's skin was hung at the South Palace Gate."
Every eunuch and palace maid who came in and out of there was terrified, their faces turning pale. Some of the more timid ones were so frightened that they wet themselves and couldn't stand up on the spot.
"His Majesty is trying to make an example of someone to deter others."
I'm afraid that in the future, few people will dare to have bad ideas about Xi Xizhi.
His Majesty truly lives up to his word.
They had only been holding Wu Jianfeng for less than a day when they had him skinned alive.
The porridge in my mouth suddenly became difficult to swallow.
Xi Xizhi forced herself not to think about that scene, swallowed the porridge in one gulp, and continued to ask, "Then what about the Fourteenth Princess?"
"The Imperial Guards have captured the Fourteenth Princess and imprisoned her in the dungeon. Because the Fourteenth Princess is a member of the royal family and has a rather special status, the decision on how to handle her rests with His Majesty."
Xi Xizhi simply said "Oh," and then fell silent.
But considering An Ruoyan's fate, it's likely that the Fourteenth Princess won't have a good end either.
For the past three days, Duan Yufei has remained in his palace without stepping outside.
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