Chapter 54: Jing Sirui kidnaps the prisoner
Crown Prince Jing Sixuan has been busy dealing with the Li Xiao case these days and has no time to care about Wang Zhiyan's dereliction of duty.
After all, Li Xiao's matter was of great importance and could not afford any mistakes.
To ensure that everything was safe, he sent a large number of troops to guard the prison and strictly prohibited anyone from visiting.
Jing Siye would go out at night every night and return in the early morning.
Finally, the day of execution arrived.
Crown Prince Jing Sixuan ordered his men to bring Li Xiao out of the prison.
His face was as pale as paper. The moment he went out, the strong sunlight stung his eyes so much that he subconsciously closed his eyes and raised his hands to block the light.
At this moment, a figure suddenly jumped out of the crowd. The soldiers reacted quickly and immediately crossed their spears to form a barrier.
The man was blocked from the spears and cried out:
"General Li, General Li..."
The man rushed towards Jing Sixuan again, holding his sleeves tightly with both hands, almost begging:
"Brother, General Li was wronged. He was wronged..."
Then, she turned around and grabbed Jing Siye's arms, her eyes full of despair and expectation:
"Brother, please don't kill General Li. Rui'er begs you."
Jing Siye turned his head slightly, avoiding Jing Sirui's gaze, and said after a moment of silence:
"Rui'er, for the sake of our brotherhood, I allow you to say your final goodbyes to General Li."
Upon hearing this, Jing Sirui stopped crying, let his hands hang down weakly, looked at his two brothers in disappointment, shook his head and slowly backed away.
Then he looked at Li Xiao again and walked towards him with heavy steps.
Seeing this, the soldiers on both sides dispersed one by one.
Li Xiao stood in the cold wind wearing a thin prison uniform, his eyes red as he looked at Jing Sirui approaching. He clenched his back teeth and tried hard to control his emotions, but his slightly trembling body still revealed his inner turmoil.
Jing Sirui walked up to him, took off his cloak while crying, and slowly put it on Li Xiao's shoulders.
He originally wanted to control his emotions and talk to Li Xiao, but just as he called out "General Li..."
All her strength collapsed in an instant. She cried out "wow" and hugged Li Xiao and burst into tears.
The time for execution was approaching. Jing Siye walked forward with a look of reluctance, but still hardened his heart and ordered his men to pull Jing Sirui away.
Jing Sirui clutched Li Xiao's prison uniform tightly, his nails turning white, and he cried out at the top of his lungs:
"I don't want to, I want to be with General Li..."
Li Xiao was also reluctant in his heart. He swallowed back his tears and spoke tremblingly:
"Rui'er, take care of yourself..."
The voice was hoarse, but it was filled with endless attachment and concern.
In the end, Li Xiao was taken to a special iron prisoner van.
This was specially built by the prince in order to prevent someone from robbing prisoners on the way.
The moment the prison van door closed, Li Xiao couldn't hold back his tears.
He was not afraid of death, but he was worried that no one would be able to make his Ruier happy from now on.
Before the accident, he had thought about finding a suitable time to ask the emperor for permission to marry the third prince and to protect him for the rest of his life...
The prison van was bumpy as it moved forward. Jing Sirui ignored Jing Siye's dissuasion and followed the van, crying and running.
Although the prince did not come in person, he sent several trusted confidants to accompany him, and the escorting soldiers were all carefully selected experts. All preparations are ready, just waiting for good news from the palace.
However, just as the team was about to reach Wuxuan Gate, a man in black brocade clothes and wearing a ghost mask suddenly appeared in front of them, riding a brown horse, blocking their way.
When Jing Siye saw the person coming, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and then he regained his composure.
The escorting soldiers quickly went into defensive mode.
The leading soldier rode forward and shouted, "How dare you block the prisoner car! Get out of the way if you know what's best for you!"
Before he could finish his words, a dart flew out of the masked man's hand and instantly pierced the leading soldier's throat.
Jing Siye shouted: "Protect the prisoner car and the third prince!"
He then flew out and fought with the masked man.
At the same time, dozens of masked men suddenly jumped out from both sides of the street. One of them kept throwing poison gas bombs, and the accompanying soldiers were shot and fell to the ground one after another.
In the chaos, Jing Sirui took the opportunity to pick up a sword and slash at the iron chains of the cage. He had no internal strength at all, but he actually split it in half with one sword.
He didn't have time to be surprised, and hurriedly reached out to pull Li Xiao out of the prison van.
Seeing this, Jing Siye thought: Oh no, my third brother has been dragged into this as well.
Jing Siye left the man who was fighting with him and flew to Jing Sirui.
"Third brother, stop it now. Someone else will come to do these things later. If you do this, you will get implicated as well."
Jing Sirui heard what his second brother said and said to him gratefully:
"Thank you, second brother. I thought you really didn't help. But Rui'er doesn't regret it. Rui'er will follow General Li in the future."
Li Xiao choked up: "Rui'er, go back quickly, if you follow me you will be on the run..."
Jing Sirui shook his head vigorously: "Even if I have to flee to the ends of the earth, Ruier will follow you. Ruier will not regret it..."
Nangong Ling, wearing a ghost mask, came over to urge Jing Siye:
"Prince Zhaonan, don't waste time. It will be troublesome if the imperial guards come here."
Hearing this, Jing Sirui cried and said, "Thank you, brother. I'm sorry."
As he said this, he gritted his teeth, turned the sword, and stabbed at Jing Siye's shoulder armor.
Jing Siye stared at Jing Sirui with eyes wide open: "Third brother, you... are confused..."
Nangong Ling stepped forward, pulled Jing Sirui and Li Xiao onto the horses that had been prepared long ago, and galloped out of the city. Jing Sirui pretended to order people to close the city gate, but it was too late.
Inside the palace, Emperor Decheng was furious and paced back and forth in the court. Jing Siye was kneeling on the ground injured, and other civil and military officials dared not make a sound.
"This rebellious son actually dared to collude with foreign parties, murder his brother and rob prisoners. I really underestimated him!"
Nangong Ling successfully took Li Xiao and the others away. Jing Siye's heart, which had been hanging for many days, finally settled down. He lowered his eyes to hide his emotions, and bowed his hands and said:
"Father, I failed to do my job well. Please punish me."
Prime Minister Wei raised his eyes and glanced at Emperor Decheng. After receiving his gaze, Wei Yue also stepped forward:
"Your Majesty, Prince Zhaonan usually has a good relationship with the Third Prince, and Li Xiao is his subordinate. He must have participated in the planning of this matter. Prince Zhaonan's crime is unforgivable."
Emperor Decheng took a deep breath and looked at Jing Siye with sinister eyes:
"My dear, do you have anything else to say?"
"Your Majesty, Concubine Chen requests to see you--" At this time, the eunuch in charge came up to report.
Emperor Decheng had a preference for Concubine Chen, and considering that she was pregnant with the emperor's heir, he immediately summoned her to an audience with him.
Concubine Chen's eyes were red and swollen, and she was supported by others as she walked into the court.
Seeing her in the court, she pretended to kneel down, but Emperor Decheng came down and supported her.
"My beloved concubine is not feeling well, so please excuse me. Why are you here, my beloved concubine?"
Concubine Chen wiped her tears with her handkerchief and said in a sobbing voice:
"Your Majesty, it was my fault that I failed to teach Rui'er well, causing him to ruin the situation. Please punish me."
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