Having never experienced anything like this before, Xiao Shu'er was so frightened that she fled in terror and didn't dare to come to the pavilion for a long time.
But it was in this small pavilion that she first met Meng Yuxiu. At that time, she was still afraid of the pavilion, but Meng Yuxiu made her feel that everything in the world that threatened their royal family would be rendered meaningless in his hands.
He is the first general of the Yun Kingdom and will dedicate his life to protecting their noble royal family.
But unexpectedly, everything came to naught, and he ended up doing this to himself.
Xiao Shu'er could no longer make out the outline of the small, blood-red pill; she could only see a startling red spot.
Her anger subsided, and her emotions calmed down from a raging storm. But the darkness beneath the surface was unspeakable.
From that moment on, she broke ties with the man and vowed to make that little bitch Chang Lili suffer, even if she were to die a horrible death.
Suddenly, Xiao Shu'er felt the hand gripping her from behind loosen. When she got up and rubbed her eyes, she saw the scene before her and didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
The poison failed to be fed to her, but the one who saved her was Chu Moyu, dressed in black.
How ridiculous! She was once trapped in fear, and it was Meng Yuxiu who brought light into her world. Now, the person who saved her is the one who first frightened her and brought her darkness.
Chu Moyu and Meng Yuxiu faced off coldly. The pill in Meng Yuxiu's hand had disappeared, probably put away.
"It's a shame that the whole world should come and see this. The number one general of the Yun Kingdom is actually using such despicable means to threaten the princess of the Yun Kingdom." Chu Moyu looked at Meng Yuxiu mockingly.
Meng Yuxiu remained unfazed: "For extraordinary people, extraordinary methods are naturally used. You have repeatedly thwarted my plans. Are you helping her?"
As he spoke, he looked at Xiao Shuer, but Chu Moyu snorted coldly: "How could that be? I was just stopping General Meng from doing something unjust, so as not to ruin the General's reputation and disappoint the people of the world."
Meng Yuxiu laughed, as if amused by Chu Moyu's words: "Vice Commander Chu is very thoughtful, but this general does not need it!"
With that, he charged toward Chu Moyu with murderous intent.
Xiao Shuer stood to the side, still looking unwilling. Chu Moyu gracefully turned to her and said, "You really have bad taste in men. Why are you always so unlucky?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Shu'er's face flushed red instantly, looking unwilling but speechless, and then a surge of hatred welled up in her eyes.
She gave the two figures locked in combat in the pavilion a vicious look, then turned and left in a huff.
Meng Yuxiu's attack was clean and swift, and he had already used all his strength. He was unarmed, and Chu Moyu was also unsworded today. The two of them fought hand to hand for dozens of moves.
Previously, Meng Yuxiu thought Chu Moyu's appearance was just a coincidence, but now it seems that he was deliberately creating trouble for himself and preventing him from saving Chang Lili.
He couldn't understand why, since Chang Lili had no grudge against him. His only guess was that Chu Moyu had received the Emperor's permission.
The thought of this made him unable to suppress his anger.
Chu Moyu was skilled in martial arts, but he was still a bit inexperienced when facing Meng Yuxiu. He was accidentally struck in the chest by a palm and coughed up blood.
Meng Yuxiu did not press his advantage. Although he was still furious, he was preoccupied with Chang Lili's matter and had no intention of wasting any more time here.
He turned and walked away disdainfully. In the instant he brushed past him, he simply said in a low, cold voice, "If you don't want to die, don't interfere."
Chu Moyu laughed indifferently, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. He actually began to admire Meng Yuxiu, who was ruthless in achieving his goals.
In the seven days that followed, Meng Yuxiu had tried many methods, but now, after Chu Moyu's repeated disruptions, only two days remained.
Time is like sand slipping through your fingers; the tighter you hold it, the faster it slips away.
Meng Yuxiu stood in the study, his face somewhat haggard, his eyes bloodshot. His hand holding the sheep-hair brush trembled slightly, and a drop of thick black ink fell from the tip of the brush, which was full of ink, and smeared on the thin paper on the table.
The paper was written with "Imperial Physician", "Xiao Shu'er" and "Consort Lan". The Imperial Physician and Xiao Shu'er were crossed out, and the two characters "Consort Lan" were smeared beyond recognition by the ink that had just dripped down.
Just then, a knock on the door interrupted Meng Yuxiu's thoughts. He put the writing brush aside, sighed, and said, "Come in."
I thought it would be a servant from the manor, but it turned out to be my mother-in-law who came in.
"Mother-in-law, what brings you here?" Meng Yuxiu quickly stood up to greet her.
The mother-in-law waved her hand and said, "Please sit down."
She held a food box in her hand, and after placing it on the table, she said earnestly, "You don't need to be so polite to me. I can't accept it. I know you've been working hard these days, busy and stressed out for Lili."
Meng Yuxiu looked ashamed and said, "It's all been for nothing." As soon as he finished speaking, he realized his mistake and quickly said, "I will definitely rescue Lili, Grandma, don't worry."
The old woman gave a wry smile, but her face couldn't hide her kindness: "I know, I know, um... General Meng, could you take me to see Lili?"
Meng Yuxiu was somewhat surprised, and for a moment he thought of Chang Lili's appearance in prison, and felt even more ashamed.
Feeling guilty, he didn't refuse and agreed.
The mother-in-law was as happy as a child, and she was taken into the palace, but when they arrived at the dungeon door, they could not get in no matter what they did.
The jailers who saw Meng Yuxiu showed expressions of relief mixed with helplessness.
"General Meng, you really can't go in, and you can't stay here either. You should take your men away quickly. The Emperor just issued an edict today, ordering us to keep a close watch on serious criminals. If anyone is allowed to go in and see Miss Chang, it will be a capital offense!"
"What?" Meng Yuxiu asked in surprise.
"Beheading is death, letting you in is also death. Please spare our lives for the sake of how well we've taken care of Miss Chang these past few days," the jailer pleaded.
At this moment, Ke Shou emerged from the dungeon, his brow furrowed in worry. Meng Yuxiu cast a questioning glance at him, but Ke Shou lowered his head and remained silent, as if he had something difficult to say.
Meng Yuxiu then realized that what the jailers had said was true.
“General…” Ke Shou glanced at his mother-in-law, then hesitated.
Meng Yuxiu quickly understood Ke Shou's meaning. He took the food box from his mother-in-law's hand and said reassuringly, "Mother-in-law, Lili is alright. We can't go into the dungeon now, so I'll go in and check on her. Don't worry."
Although the mother-in-law wanted to see Chang Lili, she could only nod helplessly at this moment.
"General..." several jailers pleaded.
"I won't make things difficult for you. When I come out later, I will personally go to the Emperor to apologize," Meng Yuxiu said, raising his head.
Since he had already said that, the jailers could no longer stop him, nor did they dare to.
Once inside the dungeon, Ke Shou lowered his voice and said with a troubled expression, "General, something has happened."
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