Chapter 261 Do You Still Want to Marry Me?
"This..." Sensing the gazes of the older sisters around her, Nanny Qing felt a little embarrassed and asked boldly, "Eunuch Fulu, she is a spy from an enemy country—"
"Hmm?" Eunuch Fulu raised his eyebrows and glanced at her with a cold expression.
After just one glance, Nanny Qing dared not say anything more.
Fulu is the chief steward of the imperial court and a big shot in front of the emperor. He is not someone you can afford to offend.
But why would the emperor protect a spy from the northwest?
Seeing that she was willing to be honest, Eunuch Fulu rolled his eyes at her, turned around and left without mercy.
Only after his figure completely disappeared from the Ministry of Punishment did Nanny Qing turn around and glare at Yun Ya so fiercely that she nearly bit her back teeth off. "You little bitch! A spy from an enemy country actually managed to get Eunuch Fulu to intercede for you. I wonder what despicable tricks he used."
"Whatever you say." Yun Ya, now somewhat calmer, raised her voice and said, "You all heard what I just said clearly. Anyone who dares to touch me will be killed."
"you--"
Before Nanny Qing could speak, Yun Ya raised her scraped arm and raised her eyebrows at her, "Are you still going to act so arrogant in front of me?"
Nanny Qing paused, then said angrily, "Someone, go get her some medicine!"
"yes."
Yun Ya breathed a sigh of relief only after the maids left. She squatted weakly on the ground, hugged her knees, and her mind was full of Yan Mu who was unconscious in the rain that day.
Although she didn't know why the father-in-law wanted to save her, a person from the northwest, her intuition told her that it must be related to Yan Mu.
"I didn't expect you to be so capable."
Suddenly, a familiar voice was heard from the cell nearby.
Yun Ya was stunned and looked over with her body stiff, and happened to meet Somon's eyes next to her.
Somon was wearing a prison uniform and lying carelessly on the hay. His body was covered with bruises from torture and many of the wounds had scabbed over.
Seeing her looking at him, Suo Meng raised his eyebrows leisurely and said lazily, "I knew I was right. You really are a talented person. I believe that in the month you have been with the Third Prince, you have already won his heart. Find a way to plead with him to let us go."
Yun Ya pursed her pale lips and whispered, "My identity as a spy has been exposed. How can I plead for mercy?"
"If he truly loves you, he won't care about your status." Somon sat up and patiently advised, "Just act like a spoiled child and cry a little, and he'll be willing to do anything for you."
"What about you?"
Somon was startled, "What?"
"Why can't you be the one who is willing to do anything for me?" Yun Ya frowned and looked at him, with feelings in her eyes that he couldn't understand. "Someng, do you still want to marry me?"
"...Of course I do." Suo Meng touched the tip of his nose and turned away with a guilty look. "As long as you help me one last time and beg Yan Mu to help me escape, I will marry you in a grand ceremony when I return to the northwest."
Yun Ya lowered her eyes and pleaded softly, "Then can you... hug me?"
A flash of annoyance flashed across Somon's eyes, but he didn't show it on his face. He slowly stood up and walked towards her in a bloodstained prison uniform.
The distance between the two people slowly closed through the iron bars.
The next moment, Yun Ya pulled out the hairpin from her bun and stabbed it into Somon's right eye, causing blood to gushed out immediately.
"Ah!" Somon screamed and fell to the ground, covering his right eye.
The severe pain hit him so hard that he even forgot to scold Yun Ya. He just kept shouting, which attracted Nanny Qing and others.
Yun Ya held the bloody hairpin in her hand, stood quietly by, and watched his miserable condition with cold eyes.
Hearing the footsteps approaching from afar, Yun Ya slowly turned around and met Nanny Qing who had rushed over.
Nanny Qing suddenly stopped, and seeing the blood-red hairpin in her hand, she no longer dared to move forward, "You...you..."
Yun Ya didn't bother to look at her any more. She glanced at Suo Meng who was rolling on the ground, curled her lips and sneered, and expressed all her hatred in Northwestern dialect, "Suo Meng, don't think I'm easy to bully. You seem to have forgotten that I also grew up on horseback, and my riding and archery skills are not inferior to yours."
"You broke the oath you swore to the moon. I am merciful in taking only one of your eyes."
"You are not worthy of calling Yan Mu by his name."
Somon could no longer hear anything and just covered his eyes and screamed.
Aunt Qing swallowed unconsciously and instructed the people around her, "You...quickly...quickly drag him out. The higher-ups have ordered that he must not die. Take him away and stop the bleeding!"
"Hurry up! You are not allowed to go out wearing bloody clothes. The funeral of Concubine Zhe is still going on outside. We must not let the nobles see blood today. It is unlucky."
"etc!"
Yun Ya suddenly called out to Nanny Qing, who was about to leave. Her brows were furrowed, and even she didn't notice the worry on her face. "Empress Zhe...is she the mother of the Third Prince?"
"Of course." Nanny Qing gave her a suspicious look. "You've been hiding by the Third Prince's side for over a month. Don't you know this?"
After saying that, Nanny Qing didn't want to pay any more attention to her. There were a lot of messes going on outside, and she couldn't take care of this little spy with a backdoor.
"Funeral...Yan Mu's mother died..." Yun Ya leaned against the iron railings, as if all her strength had been drained away, and she could no longer muster any energy.
Who was by his side when he was so vulnerable and pitiful?
A drop of water fell on the back of her hand. Yun Ya was stunned. She touched it with trembling fingertips and was shocked to find that she had actually shed two tears.
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Zhongcui Palace
There were many palace ladies coming in and out, but not many noble ladies.
Everyone knew that the one in Zhongcui Palace had committed a serious mistake and was disliked by the emperor. Concubine Zhe had never had many close friends, so no one was willing to come to pay their respects.
Although it was a funeral, Zhongcui Palace had become a cold palace after all. Although the guilty concubine Lin was one of the four concubines, she could not hold a grand ceremony.
"The door of Zhongcui Palace is still open." Yan Mu looked at the coffin placed in the room, pulled the corner of his mouth, and revealed a smile that was uglier than crying. "Mother, please don't blame me for calling you like this. I only look forward to the next life. Please don't set foot in the palace again. Be an ordinary woman and live a healthy and happy life."
"If possible, don't have to have a son like me who is so disappointing in your next life."
The next moment, someone grabbed his shoulders.
Yan Mu slowly turned his head and saw a hint of bright yellow. His expression immediately changed. "Your son, I want to tell your father..."
"No thanks." The emperor held up his arm, not allowing him to salute. "It's already this late, why bother with these empty formalities?"
"...Yes." Yan Mu nodded slightly and knelt down again towards the coffin.
He didn't know how long he knelt there, he just wanted to talk to his mother again.
That bright yellow stood behind him for a long time, accompanying him for a long time.
After a long while, a man's weak and hoarse voice was heard from behind, "Mu'er, if the emperor lets you leave the palace, will you really be happy?"
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