Enraged, she threw the purse into the lake, where a thin layer of ice was forming. The purse shattered the fragile ice and sank to the bottom of the lake.
Shen Jiao sighed as she watched Liang Wu groping around in the water, his lips turning purple from the cold, looking like a shivering dog.
Under the pressure of the Yan Emperor, the two young lovers who liked each other could not possibly be together.
...
With conclusive evidence, the crime of colluding with foreign enemies was established, and on the day the snow fell the heaviest, Young Master Liang was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison.
Life in the prison was not easy. At first, Liang Wu Gongzi was beaten three times a day, and later, he was beaten six times a day.
Shen Jiao felt a chill run down her spine, but she was powerless to do anything about it and could only mutter a few curses at the Yan Emperor.
When Liang Wu Gongzi was on his last breath, the Yan Emperor took pity on him and brought Princess Yu'er to visit him in prison.
"Yu'er, do you want to save him?"
Princess Yu'er's sorrowful and dim eyes suddenly brightened.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I want to save him. I am willing to do anything to save Young Master Liang."
The Emperor of Yan's lips curled into a lewd smile. "Are you really willing to do anything?"
Princess Yu'er didn't understand the deeper meaning behind that smile, and without hesitation, she said, "I'm willing."
The Fifth Young Master Liang had his tongue cut out by palace servants last night. He was so angry that his veins bulged, but he couldn't utter a single word. He could only watch helplessly as the Yan Emperor left with his beloved in his arms.
No sooner had the Yan Emperor left than Liang Wu Gongzi was stabbed in the chest by a long blade.
The snow fell even heavier, and his tears of blood streamed down his face. In the end…
It freezes into ice.
...
Soon, everyone knew that the Emperor of Yan had taken in a new beauty, and they indulged in pleasure every night, neglecting to attend court every morning.
The New Year will pass and October will come.
The beauty successfully gave birth to the seventh son of the Yan Emperor.
Unloved by her father and mother, the maidservant beside the beauty was given a name on a whim and ordered around.
Ji Yan.
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