Chapter 366: Intentionally Framing Someone
"Will I end up like him?"
Nalan Jue remained silent for a long time, only moving aside when Dongru brought the medicine, saying, "Take your medicine."
Yuan Siyin glanced at him, but didn't say anything. She simply took the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
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"The Imperial Prison is a heavily guarded place; no unauthorized personnel are permitted to enter or leave without His Majesty's written order!"
Zhong Heng stepped forward and presented the edict. Only then did the soldiers at the door move their weapons and let the master and servant in.
The prison was dark and suffocating, with hardly any light penetrating through. The air was filled with a pungent musty smell, and from time to time, one could hear the rustling and gnawing sounds of insects and rats chewing on straw.
Upon seeing that the visitor was Yu Shiyan, the jailer immediately rubbed his hands together ingratiatingly and went to greet him, saying, "Oh, isn't this Prince Mu? What brings you here today?"
Unfortunately, before he could even offer his warm welcome, Zhong Heng stepped forward and blocked Yu Shiyan's path, saying, "Where is the guilty concubine Chu Wan?"
Upon hearing this, the jailer immediately understood and took the key from his waist. "Understood, understood, I will lead the way."
The palace is a place where people tend to fawn over the weak and flatter the strong. The jailer led the way, talking incessantly: "I never would have guessed she was this kind of person before, would I?"
Moreover, this person has been restless these days, constantly demanding to see His Majesty, without considering his own status.
Seeing that the two people behind him didn't react, the prison guard awkwardly touched his nose and pointed ahead: "We've arrived."
"I will not eat anything if I am not allowed to see His Majesty!"
"You're no longer an empress, yet you're still putting on airs. Take it or leave it! If you don't want to eat, then forget it!"
Chu Wan angrily scrambled up from the straw, kicking away the food that had just been placed there. "Is this food for humans?! You're clearly trying to poison me!"
White rice and a few dry vegetable leaves were scattered on the ground, and then the bowl rolled to Yu Shiyan's feet.
He bent down to pick up the bowl, walked to the iron railing, squatted down, reached out and turned the bowl back onto the rice, then turned to the soldier serving the rice and instructed, "My aunt is frugal and has never been able to tolerate extravagance. Since she has no appetite now, let's save it for tonight."
The pawn responded and then, with great insight, went down.
Upon seeing him, Chu Wan's eyes instantly turned bloodshot. She immediately lunged forward, grabbed the iron bars, and roared, "Yu Shiyan! You ingrate, how dare you scheme against me!"
Yu Shiyan lowered his eyes and calmly looked at her disheveled appearance.
He was covered in straw dust from head to toe, his hair was disheveled and he looked like a madman, showing no trace of his former unparalleled glory.
"Auntie is joking. Shi Yan doesn't have the ability to scheme against you."
Besides, it was my aunt's own carelessness that led to her burning talismans behind the artificial hill and being discovered; who can she blame?
Yu Shiyan chuckled, straightened up, took the handkerchief Zhong Heng handed him, and slowly wiped his face.
"I am innocent! This is a frame-up!"
Chu Wan shook the dark iron bars violently, then suddenly her expression changed and her voice softened considerably: "Shi Yan, listen to my explanation. I am your aunt, your mother's younger sister. How could I possibly harm her?"
Someone must have deliberately set a trap to frame me and throw this mud at me!
"Please help your aunt! Tell His Majesty she's innocent! That way, His Majesty will surely change his mind, and our Chu family won't fall!"
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