"I can't help you with anything. I'll listen to you and wait for you in the palace. If you have any of these things happen again, can you let me know that you're safe?"
A whisper echoed in the cell.
Qin Songmo looked at his little daughter, who was still not as tall as his waistline even though he had raised her well. After pursing his lips slightly, he saw his thin lips slightly open.
"Shengyi, you are already a big boy..."
"What do you mean? Are you going to abandon me?" Li Shengyi's eyes suddenly widened, and his tearful almond eyes were filled with disbelief.
The atmosphere in the cell, which was very warm a moment ago, suddenly dropped to freezing point because of Qin Songmo's words.
Li Shengyi thought she had misheard. She raised her hand to pick at her ears, sobbing through her hoarse voice. "Isn't this the plan you set up in advance? How come I'm also a pawn in this game?"
"Are you going to abandon me because I'm useless?"
The questions asked in a soft and tender childish voice soften the hearts of those who hear them.
Hearing the questioning from his future little daughter, Meng Jiuan couldn't help but take two steps forward, squatted down in front of her, and held her in his arms and caressed her gently.
"I won't abandon you, nor will I forsake you. Yuan Qing always likes to prepare for the worst. Don't listen to his nonsense."
"You've never even called me 'Second Daddy', but just for that, I'll protect him."
Meng Jiuan's low voice fell into Li Shengyi's ears, making her feel relieved.
Sniffing, she turned her head to look at the person next to her, "Daddy, is that so?"
Because he was facing away from Meng Jiuan, Li Shengyi did not see him winking at his friend.
Qin Songmo took in the behavior of the two, and after a while, he nodded, "Yes, this is not a trivial matter, so I..."
A cold palm landed on her head, and the thin palm patted her head lightly. "Shengyi is very smart. No matter what happens in the future, remember to protect yourself first."
"Even if I'm imprisoned, I'll find a way to escape. All you have to do is wait for me in a safe place."
The more Li Shengyi listened to these words, the more uncomfortable he felt.
She broke free from Meng Jiuan's embrace and returned to that cold embrace. "Meng Jiuan will kill Chu Huaifeng. Su Jinrou is pregnant, so I can kill her too."
"Qin Songmo, you can't die."
Only when a paper man actually stood in front of him did Li Shengyi understand the meaning of the word flesh and blood.
If the other party fell in front of her like this, she didn't dare to imagine the consequences.
As she got along with Qin Songmo and the other two, she felt more and more that it was not worth it for them.
Obviously everyone has good intentions, and everyone wants to give Da Chu a better future...
Hot fingers stroked his cheeks. Li Shengyi blinked his eyes, and when his eyes were blurred with tears, he heard a burst of laughter in his ears.
"Don't panic, Shengyi. With me here, Yuanqing will definitely be fine."
It was like he was making a vow, but what Meng Jiuan said did not make Li Shengyi feel at ease.
Meng Jiuan is a sharp blade cultivated by Qin Songmo in the later period, who can kill wherever he points.
Even though he has now broken free from his infatuation with Su Jinrou, he is still in danger.
Raising her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, she looked at the person in front of her with a firm gaze, "As long as he is still here, this game can continue. If he is gone, everything is gone."
"Daddy, Second Daddy, I believe you can protect your own safety. If you encounter danger, you must retreat in time."
There was a serious look between her eyebrows and eyes, and even though her eyes and nose were red from crying, Qin Songmo couldn't help but nod when he saw her like this.
Half a quarter of an hour was not a long time. Before being taken away, Li Shengyi specifically reminded Qin Songmo that the Second Prince might take action against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Qin Songmo did not answer, but stood in front of the cell and watched her leave.
When the prison door was closed again and the howling sound of wind and snow outside was blocked out, the thin figure who had been standing upright in the cell bent down because of violent coughing.
Without time to take out the handkerchief from his arms, Qin Songmo raised his hand and covered his mouth with his wide sleeves.
After the coughing sound gradually subsided, he straightened up again and lowered his eyes to look at the dark patch on his dark blue wide sleeves.
There was a glaring red stain on the pale thin lips.
He turned his head to look at the cell door. After a long moment, he curled the corners of his lips and said self-deprecatingly, "It's fate that plays tricks on me."
Qin Songmo has always been alone, but now he has the person he cares about the most by his side.
How can he risk everything to play this game...
The prison was very cold. The howling wind and snow fell into the cell through the skylight above, making the already cold cell even colder.
Outside the prison, Meng Jiuan carried Li Shengyi onto the horse, ready to take her into the palace personally.
Ever since Li Shengyi came out of the prison, he has been looking back from time to time.
Meng Jiuan saw the affectionate look on her face and raised the corners of his lips, "Can't bear to leave?"
"Don't worry, Yuan Qingji has his own destiny, nothing can happen to him."
"But you, you're running here in the middle of the night without worrying about freezing yourself."
Unexpectedly, just as he finished speaking, he heard the person in his arms sneeze loudly.
Li Shengyi's fingers gripped Meng Jiuan's robe tightly. He raised his head from his arms and met his eyes. "Are you really going to get along peacefully?"
"Meng Jiuan, I'm already a big boy, you can't lie to me."
Meng Jiuan was about to nod when he paused.
There was still a nonchalant smile on the corner of his lips, but it froze when he heard that.
He tightened his arms around her and looked into the distance, "Shengyi, we are all desperate people. Our lives are worth nothing."
"The Great Chu should have changed its regime long ago, but unfortunately we were not prepared. Yuan Qing and I wanted to wait until after the New Year to make our move, so that the people could have a good New Year..."
Who would have thought that before they could even start, Chu Huaiyu couldn't wait to start.
With his lips slightly pursed, Meng Jiuan said nothing more, but he did not loosen his arms around the person in his arms, as if he wanted to draw some warmth from her that he had never felt before.
When Li Shengyi was sent back to Xingsheng Palace, his face still looked a little dazed.
Meng Jiuan protected her very well along the way, wrapping her tightly in his cloak so that she wouldn't be blown by the wind at all.
She could hear the dull roar coming from his chest and the beating of his heart like a drum.
The conversation she had just had on the horse had left her mind in a state of confusion.
When she found a hot water bottle in her arms, the slightly hot feeling brought her back to her senses from her trance.
"Miss, you must be freezing. The Twelfth Prince specially asked the kitchen to boil some ginger soup and send it over. The temperature is just right. Miss, drink some ginger soup to drive away the cold."
Blinking and seeing Lu Xing standing in front of him, Li Shengyi did not open his mouth to drink the ginger soup that was handed to his lips.
Instead, he turned around and looked around.
Not seeing the tall figure, she frowned and turned around, "Where's Meng Jiuan?"
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