If the system hadn't said that the heroine was dead and the world would be reset, Li Nian would have wanted to let Wen Luoxin go right now and let her fend for herself.
"No, just stay here and wait until the capital is stable, and we will let you go back."
Wen Luoxin stared at her with resentment and asked loudly: "What is your purpose?!"
"I say, how can you be so ungrateful? We leave you here to protect you!" Li Sisi said angrily.
"You're protecting me?" Wen Luoxin laughed sarcastically. "You're telling me this kind of nonsense, but do you believe it? I think your Xiao Mansion is rebelling. Xiao Yunyu now holds military power, but Xiao Yunchen stayed in the capital. He must have been behind the dethronement of the Crown Prince. Your Xiao Mansion is truly ambitious."
"Are you sick?" Li Sisi wanted to slap her. Who could think of plotting to usurp the throne?
"Who's so bored that they want to be some bullshit emperor?" Li Sisi said angrily, "Wen Luoxin, I'm telling you, just stay here and behave yourself. If you make trouble and insist on leaving, don't blame us for tying you up!"
Li Nian continued, "Given the current situation, even if you return to the capital, you won't be able to do anything, and it will only bring trouble to your child."
When the child was mentioned, Wen Luoxin was stunned for a moment and murmured: "Child, my child."
She suddenly looked at Li Nian: "Is my child okay? He's fine, right?"
Li Nian nodded: "Okay, didn't you tell the Fourth Prince that the child is his? He will naturally protect his own flesh and blood. As for you..."
She spoke word by word, "Wen Luoxin, have you ever thought that they would leave the mother and the child behind?"
Hearing this, Wen Luoxin suddenly remembered her ending in her previous life.
Although she died from the poison given to her by Wen Luoqing, that was Xiao Yunyu's territory. Without his instructions, Wen Luoxin would not have had the chance to take action even if she dared.
"Go away, and keep the child..."
Qi He and Xiao Yunyu are equally cruel. Xiao Yunyu would do that in his previous life, so there is no guarantee that Qi He would do the same.
As long as the Fourth Prince keeps her child, her son will be the only prince when he inherits the throne in the future!
So now, all she has to do is save her own life.
But now, the one who ascended the throne was the fifth prince!
No! She wants to escape! She wants to find His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince!
There was no way these two women in front of her were so kind as to protect her?
Ha! Taking her as a hostage is more like it!
Li Sisi saw Wen Luoxin turn and leave, and muttered, "Nian Nian, has she figured it out?"
Li Nian watched her leave with a frown on his face. "She won't let go of something she wants easily. In her eyes, we're not reliable, so she'll still find a way... She'll probably try to escape."
"You stay here first. I'll ask Xiaolu to keep an eye on her secretly."
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At three o'clock in the night, everything is quiet, with only the chirping of early summer insects and the gentle sound of the wind playing a nocturne.
In the village of Jiangling Town, the lanterns had long been extinguished, leaving only a few night watch flames swaying in the breeze.
The owner and servants in the manor were all fast asleep when suddenly a fire started in one of the courtyards and the fire grew bigger and bigger.
"Madam! Madam! Something bad has happened!" A cry of surprise suddenly rang out.
Li Sisi and Li Nian were suddenly awakened by shouting and rapid knocking on the door.
Li Sisi sat up suddenly and clearly heard the servants' exclamations outside, and her sleepiness immediately disappeared.
She flung aside the quilt, threw on her outer robe, and opened the door. A half-moon hung in the sky, a faint shadow, indicating that it was still dark.
"What's going on?" Li Sisi frowned and asked anxiously.
"Replying to the Second Madam, it's...Miss Wen's yard that is on fire!" The servant was panting, his face full of panic.
Li Sisi was shocked when she heard this and looked towards the distance, but she could vaguely see flames rising into the sky in the distance.
At this time, Li Nian also put on her clothes and walked out of the house. Her hair was loose and she only casually put on a lilac coat. It was obvious that she had just woken up and was not fully awake yet.
"Sisi, what happened?" she asked, rubbing her eyes.
Li Sisi pointed in a direction not far away and said in a deep voice, "Wen Luoxin's yard is on fire."
Hearing this, a hint of doubt flashed in Li Nian's eyes, "This fire is strange."
Yu Niang and Xiao Ying had also come out of the small room nearby. Li Nian hurriedly told them to go to her room to look after Jin He.
Then he pulled Li Sisi and said, "Let's go and take a look at the situation."
On the way, one could faintly hear the servants of the farm waking up from their sleep. When they learned that the yard was on fire, they all took a basin or bucket full of water and ran to Wen Luoxin's yard.
From afar, the courtyard where Wen Luoxin lived was already ablaze, lighting the sky red.
As soon as I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, I felt the heat wave hitting me, mixed with the crackling sound of wood bursting.
"Xiao Hei!" Li Nian found the secret guard in charge of guarding Wen Luoxin in the crowd. "What's going on? Why did the fire start for no reason? Where is Wen Luoxin?"
Xiao Hei knelt on one knee, a look of remorse on his face. "Madam, I've been guarding the gate the entire time, and I never saw Miss Wen come out. This fire... this fire started outside the house!"
Li Nian narrowed her eyes, and the firelight cast flickering shadows on her face, making her charming features look a little eerie.
Her voice was deep and cold. "You mean someone set the fire? Where are the people in the house?"
Xiao Hei said, "I deserve to die! When the fire started, I rushed to call for help, but when I came back, the whole wing was already on fire."
Li Sisi listened to their conversation and her expression changed. Wen Luoxin must not be in any danger!
Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the bucket of water the servant was preparing to put out the fire, and she quickly reached out to grab it and poured it over her head. The icy water soaked through her clothes, but she was oblivious, her almond-shaped eyes fixed on the burning house.
"Sisi! What are you doing?!" Li Nian exclaimed.
"Help!" Li Sisi dropped the bucket, wiped the water droplets off her face, turned around quickly and rushed towards the fire scene.
"Danger!" Li Nian reached out to grab her, but only touched her wet sleeve. Just as he was about to chase her, Xiaohong beside him held him tightly.
"Madam is in danger! You can't go! I'll go!" Xiaohong said, and without hesitation chased Li Sisi into the sea of fire.
Li Nian was stopped by several servants and could only watch as Li Sisi's figure disappeared into the thick smoke. Her face turned pale, and her usually calm eyes were now filled with panic.
I couldn't help but yell, "What are you all standing there for? Put out the fire!"
At this time, Li Sisi had kicked open the door of Wen Luoxin's bedroom, only to see that the whole house was engulfed in flames. The oncoming heat wave and billowing smoke made it difficult for her to open her eyes.
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