Chapter 381 Turning Dark in Humiliation and Torture
"...!!??"
Ji Changsheng thought he had misheard and looked up at Xia Linyuan in disbelief.
Xia Linyuan said calmly, "Princess Xihe has traveled a long way to my Great Kingdom, and I, the Crown Prince, have nothing good to offer in terms of hospitality. I can only have these strong men of my Great Kingdom serve Princess Xihe well!"
After saying that, he instructed the guard beside him, "Go, prepare a room for Princess Xihe so that she can wash up and enjoy the personal service of my great man."
"Of course, if you wish, you may serve the princess and then come back to serve her."
"Yes! Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness!"
The guard quickly bowed in thanks and then tugged at Ji Changsheng, who was still in a daze.
Ji Changsheng also quickly kowtowed to express his gratitude, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness!"
It wasn't until Ji Changsheng dragged her out the door that Min Pan'er realized what had happened.
"No! You can't do this to me! Your Highness, Crown Prince, you can't do this to me!"
"I am Princess Xihe! I am Princess Dayan! I've come here for a political marriage, I'm your Crown Princess!"
"Your Highness, you can't do this to me! You can't do this..."
"...Mmm..."
Min Pan'er's shouts were tightly muffled and swallowed.
No matter how much she struggled or screamed, she was powerless to change anything.
She was dragged to the stable.
They hurled insults at her and then began to grope her...
She struggled, screamed, and was in excruciating pain!
She cried, cursed, and felt like she was living a life worse than death!
She was desperate, numb, and filled with hatred!
Why?
Why did she have to go through all this?
And why did all this happen?
It's the Min family!
They treated him like cargo, forcing him to go to the Great Devil!
It's Min Qiao Shi!
She made herself replace Li Sanqi and become Princess Xihe!
It's Li Sanqi!
She herself didn't want a marriage alliance, so she made me suffer in her place!
It's Ajiu!
She abandoned herself despite knowing that there were assassins in front and pursuers behind!
It's all of them!
They put themselves in this situation step by step!
She hates them!
She hates them!!
She hates them!!!
***
"General, isn't His Highness the Crown Prince being too cruel in treating Princess Xihe like this?"
After a night, Ji Changsheng was still somewhat confused and couldn't figure out what was going on.
Ji Huailang scoffed, "I just received news yesterday that Dayan has declared war on us. The reason is that the marriage alliance was attacked, the entire army was wiped out, and Princess Xihe died in Da'e."
Ji Changsheng was taken aback. "Da Yan has already started a war with us? But Princess Xihe is still alive, isn't she?"
"You brainless idiot! Can't you see that?" Ji Huailang cursed irritably, but still patiently explained, "The marriage alliance is clearly a conspiracy by Dayan. And that Princess Xihe is obviously a pawn that the Dayan emperor threw out to die!"
Ji Changsheng suddenly realized, "No wonder His Highness the Crown Prince dared to treat Princess Xihe like that."
As he spoke, Ji Changsheng flattered Ji Huailang again, "As expected of the young master, you are His Highness the Crown Prince's trusted confidant. You understand His Highness's temperament perfectly."
"When I arrived before His Highness the Crown Prince last night, I thought I was doomed. But unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better..."
Ji Huailang raised his hand, interrupting Ji Changsheng, and asked with a playful tone, "How is Princess Xihe? She's not dead, is she?"
“No.” Ji Changsheng said with a strange expression, “It’s strange, most ordinary people would commit suicide if they encountered such a thing. Not to mention the women of Dayan, who are conservative and value their chastity more than their lives.”
"This Princess Xihe may seem delicate and frail at first glance, but she turns out to be a person with a strong mind."
"His Highness the Crown Prince has instructed that a different person should serve her every day."
"But even now, there has been no news of her showing any signs of suicide."
"Heh, interesting." Ji Huailang suddenly became interested in this Princess Xihe.
However, there's no rush. We'll discuss everything once we return to Xi'an.
The Crown Prince and Ji Huailang stayed another day, trying to capture the others. After their search proved fruitless, they finally set off for the capital with Min Pan'er.
Ajiu could only stand in the crowd, helplessly watching Min Pan'er being taken away.
After taking Jiang Hongling to the barefoot doctor in a nearby village that day, she went to town to buy some urgently needed medicinal herbs as requested by the doctor.
When she helped the barefoot doctor treat Jiang Hongling's injuries and returned to the mountain to look for Min Pan'er, Min Pan'er had already disappeared.
The next day, when she went to town to buy medicine for Jiang Hongling, she heard that the Crown Prince and his entourage had found Princess Xihe.
She followed the trail to the county town and even tried to sneak into the county government office to rescue people.
Unfortunately, the county government office had long been protected by guards who had built an impregnable fortress.
Let alone sneaking in to rescue people, she couldn't even get within three zhang of the county government office.
In the end, she could only helplessly watch as Min Pan'er was taken to Xijing.
However, Jiang Hongling survived the critical twelve-hour period and came back to life.
However, the person is still unconscious, and it is unknown when they will wake up.
After watching the prince and his entourage leave, Ajiu returned to the village with the newly purchased medicinal herbs.
Now, all she can do is take good care of Jiang Hongling before thinking about going to Xijing to rescue Min Pan'er.
***
After several days of rapid travel, Min Qiao and her two companions arrived at a small county town less than fifty miles from Xijing.
The three planned to rest here for two days, first to find out the situation in Xijing, and then enter Xijing.
The three of them found a small inn in the county town and stayed there.
He actually stayed to serve Min Qiao Shi, while the old woodcutter went out to gather information.
Seeing Madam Min standing by the window, staring blankly in the direction of Dayan, she couldn't help but ask, "Grandmother, are you thinking about Dayan? Or are you worried about the Seventh Princess, Jiang Hongling, and Min Pan'er?"
Min Qiao glared at Huan Zhen and asked irritably, "Can't I be worried about A Jiu and Wen Xiu?"
He nodded seriously and said in a measured tone, "I know, Grandmother is worried about everyone. I just said that on purpose."
Because she felt that Min Qiaoshi's mood had been very strange lately, she wanted to liven things up.
Min Qiao smiled helplessly, her expression turning somber once again.
Seeing that Zhen was really worried, she quickly composed herself and said slowly, "I wonder how the others are doing now."
He quickly replied, "They've probably already returned to Dayan. After all... they're all very young, so they travel very fast."
"So, they must have all returned before Da Xi sealed off the border."
After hearing this, Madam Min Qiao suddenly turned to look at Zhen Huan, "Why do I find that your words have become increasingly unpleasant to hear lately?"
"It's so tempting, it makes my hands itch to try it."
He really had no expression on his face, but there was a smile in his eyes.
She walked to the corner, picked up the feather duster from the inn, and handed it to Min Qiaoshi with great seriousness, suggesting, "Grandmother can beat me up to vent her anger."
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