Xiao Zhenting walked out of the death row cell. After so many days in darkness, he couldn't help but squint his eyes when he suddenly saw the sunlight.
He subconsciously raised his hand to block, but was kicked angrily by the jailer following behind him.
"Hurry up and leave. Don't block the door." The jailer cursed impatiently, "Humph, you are really the most cowardly thing I have ever seen. You are a prince after all, but look, there is no one to pick you up. If I were you, I would just run into a wall and die."
Xiao Zhenting looked around, yes, it was an empty bluestone road with only a gentle breeze blowing past.
A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Who said there was no one?"
A crisp voice was heard, and Xiao Zhenting saw Shangguan Xiaoxiao running towards him in a hurry.
She was thin and pale, and she came to him panting and gently took his arm.
"My Lord, I'm here to pick you up."
Xiao Zhenting was a little surprised. In his opinion, Shangguan Xiaoxiao was a vain woman. Now that he had ended up like this, she would actually come to pick him up?
"Humph, hurry up and leave. If you delay leaving Beijing, you won't be able to leave." The jailer sneered at Xiao Zhenting contemptuously, "Next time there won't be any hail...ah!"
Shangguan Xiaoxiao raised her hand angrily and slapped the jailer hard in the face.
The jailer covered the beaten half of his face and was a little dazed. When he came to his senses, he reached for the long whip at his waist.
"How dare you hit me?"
"What's wrong with hitting you? You're just a dog looking down on others." Shangguan Xiaoxiao was not afraid at all. She even stood in front of Xiao Zhenting.
"Do you want to fight back? Just try to touch me. Even though my husband is no longer the King of Qin, my father is still the prime minister of the dynasty. It would be easy for him to punish a small jailer like you. If you don't believe me, just try it."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao raised her head and looked down at the jailer from a superior position.
The jailer was so angry that he was shaking all over and couldn't speak for a long time.
He couldn't afford to offend the Prime Minister.
"waste."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao cursed before turning around, took Xiao Zhenting's hand and left.
Xiao Zhenting looked at her meaningfully, and the two of them came to the city gate. People from the Ministry of Justice were already waiting there.
"Your Highness... Oh, no, I said it wrong." The head constable bowed to Xiao Zhenting with a half-smile, "We are ordered to come here to escort you out of Beijing."
Xiao Zhenting didn't say anything. He looked around and didn't see a single familiar face.
At this moment, the fickleness of the world and the warmth and coldness of human nature are vividly portrayed.
"Brother Constable, my husband has just been released from prison and is a little weak. Please be kind and let us take the carriage."
"This..." The constable showed an awkward look, and stretched out a trembling hand in front of Shangguan Xiaoxiao. "I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to do it."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao took out the silver bills that had been prepared long ago from her bag and stuffed them into the constable's hand.
The constable lowered his head to take a peek, then immediately changed his expression.
"Okay, I understand if he's not in good health. We don't want him to die before we reach our destination, and we can't afford it."
"Thank you very much."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao swallowed her anger. She turned around and waved, and a carriage came up to them.
"Your Majesty, please get in the carriage."
Xiao Zhenting walked up silently without saying a word.
The coachman drove the carriage, followed by the constable from the Ministry of Justice, and they slowly walked out of the city gate.
Xiao Zhenting lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out. The familiar and prosperous city was getting farther and farther away from him.
besides……
The woman who left a lasting impression on him.
"My Lord, please eat something."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao took out the cakes she had prepared in advance and handed them to Xiao Zhenting. "I know you like the barley cakes from Zuixianlou. I bought them specially. Eat them while they are fresh."
Xiao Zhenting turned around and looked at Shangguan Xiaoxiao carefully again.
"Your Highness, what's wrong? Is my face... dirty?" Shangguan Xiaoxiao subconsciously touched her cheek.
Xiao Zhenting shook his head.
"I heard that your father has asked the emperor for mercy, so you don't have to leave the capital with me."
"Um."
"Then why do you..."
"Prince, whether you believe it or not, I really like you." Shangguan Xiaoxiao lowered her head shyly, "From the first time I saw you, I wanted to be with you. Even if you are not the prince anymore, it doesn't matter..."
"From now on, I can't give you a life of luxury and wealth."
"It's okay," Shangguan Xiaoxiao didn't care. She smiled brighter than ever before. "Although I don't have luxurious clothes and delicious food anymore, but... you are mine now."
Xiao Zhenting's heart couldn't help but ripple.
How great it would be if the person sitting opposite him at this moment was Shangguan Wanning.
He hesitated slightly, then reached out and held Shangguan Xiaoxiao in his arms.
In the evening, a light rain began to fall from the sky, and the sky was dark and depressing.
Shangguan Yue and his wife were so restless that they had trouble swallowing their food.
Both Lu Xiangzi and the imperial physician said that Shangguan Wanning was fine, but she fell into a coma and did not wake up.
Lu Xiangzi tried every possible method but to no avail.
"Master, what should we do..." Mrs. Shangguan's eyes were red from crying.
Even the great doctor Lu Xiangzi was helpless, and her heart sank to the bottom.
"Madam, don't worry. Ning'er is still so young, and with the help of the genius doctor and so many imperial physicians, there will definitely be a way."
"If anything happens to Ning'er, I won't live either."
Shangguan Yue gently put his arm around his wife's shoulders and continued to comfort her.
"Master, the eldest princess and her husband are here."
Zheng Binghong walked in with the eldest princess. The eldest princess went into the house to visit Shangguan Wanning, while Zheng Binghong comforted his sister.
"The princess brought a thousand-year-old ginseng here and left it for Ning'er. Maybe it can be of use to her."
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiangzi immediately walked over, took out the ginseng, put it under his nose, sniffed it, and nodded secretly.
"Stay, this is really a life saver."
"Someone come quickly..."
When everyone heard the eldest princess' cry, they rushed into the room to check.
Shangguan Wanning was seen lying in her sleep with her brows furrowed and her expression panicked and distorted.
"Get out of the way."
Lu Xiangzi immediately went over to check and found that Shangguan Wanning's pulse was beating abnormally fast. If he continued like this, she might die from severed meridians.
He immediately took out a silver needle and inserted it into Shangguan Wanning's body.
Shangguan Wanning could hear everything around her, but she just couldn't open her eyes.
In a daze, she felt her body was light and floating. There was a door in front of her, and she seemed to hear a familiar voice.
She couldn't help but push open the door, and what she saw was...
Isn’t this the room where I lived during those years when I followed Mu Jingrui in my previous life?
She vaguely heard crying and roaring.
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