In the dark cell, the dim candlelight on the wall flickered, making the surroundings flicker.
Xiao Yunchen's expression was gentle and calm, not even a glance at Lin Hongsang who had fainted from the torture.
Zheng Hongye (the prefect) stared warily at Xiao Yunchen, who was dressed in a moon-white brocade robe. The flickering firelight illuminated his slowly approaching steps, making them look elegant and noble.
"I wonder what Lord Zheng thinks of what happened today?" Xiao Yunchen approached him, his head slightly lowered, his face calm, his voice gentle, "You should know that you are now a useless and abandoned child. Even if I can save your life for the time being, you will definitely not survive once you reach the capital."
The nobleman in front of him looked down at him condescendingly, exuding an air of elegance.
Zheng Hongye's eyes flashed with disdain. Even if he was a talented scholar in the capital, so what? It was nothing more than a high status and a good background that allowed him to achieve such achievements.
The young man, who had just come out of school, did not have the slightest bit of the fierce aura of a superior. If he was born in an ordinary family, a scholar as upright and weak as him would not even be worthy of carrying his shoes!
Zheng Hongye felt regretful and angry. He should have killed this guy on the road earlier!
He said coldly, "Since I have come to this, I have no intention of living in vain! Your Excellency the Censor, there is no need to waste your time on me."
Xiao Yunchen's expression remained unchanged. The candlelight shone on his jade-like face, and he looked completely free of any imminent threat. "Sir, why are you so stubborn? Although you are willing to die for that man, your wife and children are innocent."
He continued in a gentle voice, as if chatting with a close friend, "Where did they want to go out of the city that day? Bei'an? It's a pity that Lord Zheng made arrangements a little late, so my men caught them red-handed, and they were innocently charged with fleeing the city."
Zheng Hongye's whole body trembled, and a flash of panic flashed across his eyes, but his tone remained calm: "Are you threatening me now, Lord Censor? I've heard that Lord Censor is fair and honest, but what he's doing now is truly despicable!"
"Reputation is all man-made." Xiao Yunchen slowly squatted down and whispered softly, "Take your master, the Fifth Prince, for example. He's so-called indifferent to court affairs, respectful to his brothers, and respectful and filial..."
His voice got lower and lower, until only the two of them could hear it clearly.
Seeing Zheng Hongye's pupils gradually widen, Xiao Yunchen's smile became more gentle. "In your heart, who does the Fifth Prince obey? His Majesty? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Or perhaps, does he want to resist the usurpation of the throne?"
"Who knows." He sounded like a whisper, but Zheng Hongye was frightened and his pupils shrank sharply.
At this moment, Ru Liu's voice came from outside the punishment room: "Young Master, one hour is up."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunchen immediately stood up straight, lowered his head slightly to adjust his clothes, and ordered slowly: "Add two quilts to Mr. Zheng's cell. Don't let your brain freeze. We will have time to talk later."
Zheng Hongye stared blankly at Xiao Yunchen's tall back as he hurried away. His words were still echoing in his mind. He even imagined some scenes in his mind. An extreme feeling of nausea kept surging in his throat.
“Ugh~”
He felt so nauseous that he wanted to vomit, but because he had been eating only bland food in the dungeon for the past few days, his stomach was empty and he couldn't vomit anything.
Outside the dungeon.
Xiao Yunchen frowned with worry, holding the warm ginger tea he had just brewed in his hand, and walked towards Li Sisi's office.
Before I even set foot into the courtyard, I saw Li Sisi's office. The door was wide open, and on the desk was a piece of white paper fluttering in the wind.
But because he was pressed by the inkstone, he could not fly and could not escape.
Xiao Yunchen suddenly remembered that when Li Sisi faked her death and fled the capital, she also left a farewell letter.
His heart skipped a beat and he immediately ran towards the house. Due to the bumpy ride, the ginger tea in his hand spilled out from the lid. The scalding ginger tea burned his hands red, but he had no time to care.
Xiao Yunchen ran into the house, quickly put the ginger tea in his hand on the table, took away the inkstone to check the farewell letter.
When he saw clearly that it was actually a letter of dismissal from office, Xiao Yunchen's mind went blank for a moment, and his heart seemed to be hit mercilessly by a heavy hammer.
He carefully recalled the interaction between the two of them in the dungeon and Li Sisi's performance. His black eyes, filled with confusion and anger, stared at the letter of dismissal in his hand.
The icy cold wind outside made him feel cold all over.
As expected, my lady is planning to use the same trick again?
Xiao Yunchen rolled up his sleeves. The cold wind from the melting ice and snow gave his jade-white arms goose bumps, but there were no scars.
No matter how powerful a doctor is, and how he can cure poisons as powerful as gods, he cannot restore a scarred body to its original state in an instant.
Thinking back to Li Sisi's sudden cry of "I don't want it" in the dungeon, could it be that she knew something? Was she running away from him again?
In order to escape from him, you even give up the wild man you have been thinking about?
Xiao Yunchen tore the letter of dismissal into pieces casually, with a cold look in his eyes. His originally gentle temperament suddenly became gloomy and cold.
"Ru Liu, prepare the horse!"
Inside the Li residence, Li Nian listened to Li Sisi's explanation with eyes wide open in surprise, and said, "That can be considered a new golden finger!"
Li Sisi's face, filled with humiliation and shame, froze in disbelief. "What kind of golden finger is this? Why would I need this thing?! I'm not a scumbag! Oh no, if I really do what the system says, who am I?"
Li Sisi was so shocked that she was incoherent.
With his head bowed, he wailed softly, "Why do you look down on me? Why do you say I can't tame Xiao Yunchen?! Is the system blind? How can a woman with such powerful martial arts skills like me not be able to tame that weakling Xiao Yunchen!"
Seeing her like this, Li Nian patted her hand soothingly and said, "Forget it, think about it in a positive way. From now on, anyone you meet will have their identity attributed to them. This means that if you see a spy or a hidden boss in the future, you will be able to see through them at a glance, right?"
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