Chapter 262: Life and Death

"You are quite tactful. Do you know why I didn't kill Pei Luoshu that night?"

"Please tell me clearly, Your Majesty."

The fifth prince smiled sinisterly.

"You are very smart. You reacted quickly when you realized something was wrong. I guess you have gathered all your resources in the past two days, right?"

"I heard that you have nearly one million taels of cash, plus your fertile land, shops, houses, ships, and various rare treasures, it is estimated that the total is nearly two million taels, which is the tax revenue of a state capital in the past two years..."

"Wonju, you used your status as the county lord to raise a group of several hundred expert guards, and now they are rushing to Kyoto."

"What? Want to rob the prison?"

Chen Shiyi felt a chill on his back. The person in front of him was so scary.

"I advise you not to overestimate your own abilities. Your every move now is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot or an ant trying to shake a tree. All the old people of the former crown prince's lineage are now in my hands. They have completely abandoned Pei Luoshu."

"Don't even think about asking others for help, otherwise I will catch them all in one fell swoop."

He leaned back on the dragon chair, his face full of determination.

"Let's get back to the point. I don't want to spend any time thinking about it. If you want to take Pei Luoshu back, you should at least give something, right?"

Chen Shiyi understood what he meant.

"Chen Shiyi, I am willing to offer all my wealth in exchange for the life of my husband Pei Luoshu."

The fifth prince smiled triumphantly.

"Remember, this is your own choice."

"yes."

"Well, you are very considerate. The next morning, come to the gate of the Imperial City Prison to pick up the person."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Chen Shiyi looked at the people coming in and out of Pei's house, and the boxes being carried out endlessly. This home that had been built bit by bit was now being eaten away bit by bit.

Even the jade hairpin on her head was taken off.

Fu Da, Bai Ling, and Fu Feng stood behind her, watching the scene quietly.

"All these years of hard work, just one sentence, all gone to someone else overnight."

"Nothing, I still have the title of county lord, so I have to take care of my own food and drink."

Chen Shiyi turned around and spoke to the three people.

"Fu Da, take Bai Ling and Fu Feng to Yuanzhou. Because of my previous achievements, no one will make things difficult for you there. He has now asked for all my wealth, and I don't know what he will ask for next. You must stay away from me from now on, otherwise I am afraid that I will implicate you."

Bai Ling's eyes were red.

"Sister, I'm not afraid of getting involved."

Chen Shiyi said in a sharp voice.

"Bai Ling, be obedient."

She turned and said to Fu Da.

"Come on, take her away. Let's part ways in peace. I'm sure you've all saved some money over the years. Live your lives well."

Fu Da’s eyes were deep.

"I'll stay and take care of you, in case anything else happens."

Chen Shiyi shook his head.

"What else can it be? It's just a life at stake. Besides, what's the point of him taking my life?"

She laughed at Fu.

"When I get Pei Luoshu, I will go to Yuanzhou to find you. If I get there, you must not forget to recognize me."

"Then we'll go first."

"Let's go quickly. It will be difficult to deal with him if he kidnaps someone."

At the corner, the pitch-black carriage was parked in an inconspicuous place.

Chen Shiyi sat on it.

Wen Zhiheng was flipping through the book and looked up at her coldly.

"Is it worth it to give up everything for him?"

"He is my husband, so he deserves it."

"Your Majesty is willing to release Pei Luoshu?"

"Yes, I can pick him up tomorrow morning."

"How could he be so kind? It's a little unreasonable for him to go to so much trouble to get Pei Luoshu in just to get your wealth."

"But a gentleman is a man of his word. Besides, he is the emperor, he won't go back on his word, right?"

"Then you have to be careful."

"Um."

"I was going to tell you that the replacement is ready, but you've already dealt with it, so I'll leave."

Chen Shiyi nodded.

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your help during this period."

Wen Zhiheng looked at her deeply.

"Mrs. Pei, you can go down now."

Chen Shiyi said "oh" and turned around to continue speaking.

"I have prepared a thank you gift for you in Pingyuan, thanking you for your care during this period and for saving my life last time. The person above is keeping a close eye on me and won't let me find anyone to help me, so in order to avoid getting you into trouble, I will not bother you again. From now on, I will stay away from Kyoto and never come back. Take care, young master."

After saying that, she jumped out of the car, and Qingsong, who was standing beside her, was stunned.

Wen Zhiheng raised his hand to open the heavy curtain, looking at the receding figure, feeling sad in his heart. He leaned against the wall of the carriage, opened the old book placed on Xiaotan's desk, and began to read it attentively.

In the end, only a faint sigh remained.

The next morning, Chen Shiyi arrived at the gate of the Imperial City Prison early.

At the door, a brown-clad guard welcomed her in.

Chen Shiyi asked hurriedly.

"Is he in jail now? Can he walk around?"

The brown-clad guard said nothing, but glanced at her with a cold look that was mixed with a hint of pity.

He took her to a corner and pointed at the bag on the ground.

"He's here."

Chen Shiyi was stunned.

She had a look of confusion and disbelief on her face.

"Are you kidding me? He's a person, not an object. How can he be in a bag?"

There was no movement in the brown-clad guard's eyes, as if he was used to seeing it.

"When we carried dead bodies, we put them into bags and threw them out."

"What, what are you talking about?"

Chen Shiyi opened his mouth, unable to believe what he heard.

She hurriedly knelt down and opened the opening of the bag with trembling hands.

A face that she was very familiar with appeared. The handsome face was now as pale as paper, without any life left in it. The lips were purple and black, exuding a sense of death.

She covered her mouth tightly, no, no, no...

She was shaking all over and her tears were pouring out like a spring...

"A Luo, wake up, I'm Eleven, I'm Eleven, I'm here to take you home..."

She gently stroked Pei Luoshu's already pale face. The disbelief she had held back with gritted teeth before now turned into sorrow. The pain spread to her limbs and bones. Her heart was torn apart by the knife...

She stared at the cold cell, at the cruel officials in front of her, at the sky above her head, at that beast...

Suddenly a voice sounded beside me.

"County Lord, His Majesty has been very merciful in leaving you an intact body."

She suddenly swept towards the person who spoke, and the hatred in her eyes was very frightening.

The brown-clad guard was startled.