Inside the prison, Chang Lili was in a daze, feeling someone touching her. She suddenly sat up, protecting her right wrist with her left hand, looking very defensive.
The old man bowed and said, "The prison warden noticed that you looked pale and weak, as if you were ill, so he specially sent me to take a look."
"You can see a doctor in prison?" Chang Lili was completely dumbfounded.
The doctor smiled kindly: "It's naturally impossible for others, but you are an exception. The general has already given instructions. If you need anything, just tell the jailers, and they will do their best to get it done for you."
Chang Lili's eyes lit up: "Is he alright?!"
The doctor smiled and said, "The general is fine, madam, you can rest assured."
Chang Lili's tense emotions relaxed. After a while, the doctor packed up his medicine box to leave, and Chang Lili called out to him as if she remembered something: "Am I alright?"
"Not only is the lady alright, but she has also received good news," the doctor said with a smile. "Congratulations, madam, you are pregnant, and it has been more than two months."
"She's...pregnant?!"
Chang Lili stared in disbelief as the doctor left.
The Lu family pawnshop closed its doors, indicating that it would not be doing business that day. The old woman paced anxiously in the shop, her wrinkled face unable to conceal her unease and fear: "Xin'er, you must save them! They are all citizens of Da Shun, Ali..."
Speaking of the child she had raised from childhood, the old woman burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably: "Ali shouldn't have gotten involved. If I had known you were assassinating the Emperor, how could I have agreed to let Ali make weapons for you..."
Aunt Lu was helpless; she had already taken the iron materials away, but the emperor still wanted her dead.
As for Baiyuelou, she had no idea when the news leaked out. She was too busy assassinating the emperor to handle these matters, which led to the leak.
“They are my people, and I will save them no matter what,” Aunt Lu promised. “They will definitely come back safe and sound.”
"Wait a minute."
The pawnshop door was suddenly pushed open, and a man in black robes walked in and closed the door behind him.
"Meng Yuxiu!"
Aunt Lu's eyes flashed with malice. She grabbed the nine-section whip beside her and lashed it fiercely at Meng Yuxiu. Meng Yuxiu raised his hand to block, then grabbed the whip, blood dripping from his palm down the whip.
"Wait a minute, listen to me first." Meng Yuxiu released his grip, and Aunt Lu flicked the whip, retracting it.
"The Emperor is waiting for you to come to our door. It's best not to make any rash moves. If you're not careful, not only will you be affected, but Chang Lili will also be affected. The Emperor still has doubts about her execution. He hasn't beheaded her, but he will definitely not release her either."
Aunt Lu scoffed coldly: "What right does a lackey of the dog emperor have to say such a thing?"
“If I wanted to harm you, it wouldn’t just be me here now.” Meng Yuxiu’s expression remained unchanged. “I don’t care what you do, I just want to save Chang Lili. Everyone in the prison is my man now, she’s safe. If you make any rash moves, then things might not be so.”
The mother-in-law pressed, "What can you do to save her?"
Meng Yuxiu said, "In half a month, Huzhou will enter the flood season, and the emperor will definitely send people to rescue it. At that time, I will volunteer to use her forging ability to bring her out."
"really?"
Meng Yuxiu nodded. Aunt Lu didn't like Meng Yuxiu and didn't give him a friendly look, but Meng Yuxiu didn't care much. After explaining, he went out and left.
"Xin'er, what do you think?" The mother-in-law hesitated. She should hate Meng Yuxiu, but he had never mistreated her in the past, and his kindness to Chang Lili was not fake.
"I'm going to find Chu Moyu."
Aunt Lu left as soon as she finished speaking, without lingering for a moment, leaving behind a puzzled old woman and the others.
Chu Moyu had arrived long ago after receiving the news, but after waiting for Aunt Lu for a while, he was about to go to the Lu family pawnshop when Aunt Lu gracefully jumped down.
Aunt Lu went straight to the point: "Mo Yu, I want you to tie up Xiao Shu'er and use her to threaten the officials who will be executing her tomorrow to release her. I don't believe that those people would dare to hurt the emperor's precious little sister."
Chu Moyu said, "Aunt Lu, I won't let you down."
The next day at noon, the streets were crowded with people watching the prisoner being led to the execution ground. They were all talking about how he was a remnant of the Great Shun dynasty who had failed in his assassination attempt on the emperor and had been arrested instead.
The sun was blazing. The executioner checked the time and said, "Although His Majesty is kind and benevolent, the rebellious intentions of the Three Gates have caused turmoil and offended the majesty of the Son of Heaven. They deserve to be executed without mercy! The auspicious time has come. Execute them!"
The executioner threw out the token with the character "斩" (meaning "to behead").
The guards pinned Guo Yan and the others to the ground. The executioner raised his broadsword, about to bring it down, when a loud shout rang out: "Stop!"
The executioner stopped, and a masked man in black appeared at the execution ground, grabbing a woman wearing a straw hat. A group of men in black followed behind him. The onlookers, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire, all ran away in fright.
The man raised his hand and pulled, and the woman's hat fell off, revealing a familiar yet terrifying face.
"Princess!" the executioner exclaimed in surprise.
Chu Moyu drew his dagger, pointed it at Xiao Shuer's neck, and said coldly, "Release them, or you will watch the Princess die with your own eyes!"
The executioner hesitated, and Chu Moyu's dagger slashed across Xiao Shu'er's neck, drawing bright red blood. Xiao Shu'er cried out in pain, glaring at the executioner and gritting her teeth, "I will make my brother behead you!"
The executioner immediately made a decision: "If you release the princess, I will release them!"
“Okay.” Chu Moyu gave a look to the people behind him, and they immediately stepped forward to untie the ropes for Guo Yan and the others.
The executioner hurriedly said, "Release the princess!"
Chu Moyu smirked: "Then we'll see if any of you have the ability to retreat!"
After rescuing their companions, the three-leaf gate quickly retreated. Chu Moyu grabbed Xiao Shuer by the neck, lifted her into the air, and leaped over several rooftops. Just as Xiao Shuer was about to suffocate, he released his grip, pressed her pressure points, and dragged her away.
After circling around the pursuers and confirming that Guo Yan and her companions had escaped, they sped up to shake off their tails.
"What did you say?! The rebels were rescued, but Shu'er wasn't brought back either?" the emperor roared. "You still dare to appear before me? Guards, drag him away and beat him to death with clubs!"
"This servant knows his mistake! Please give this servant another chance, and this servant will definitely not let you down, Your Majesty!"
The messenger was completely innocent and pleaded desperately, but the emperor's face turned ashen. The guards immediately covered his mouth and dragged him away.
"Get out of here, all of you! Don't come back if you can't find the princess!"
The guards didn't dare to delay for a moment and immediately ordered their men to split up and search, determined to find Xiao Shu'er!
The princess they had been searching for had long since fainted on the way. Chu Moyu arrived at a courtyard and threw her on the ground with a look of disgust.
Xiao Shu'er cried out in pain.
Aunt Lu lashed out with her whip, which was about to wrap around Xiao Shu'er's neck and strangle her to death, when Chu Moyu threw out a dagger, deflecting the whip.
"What are you doing?!"
Chu Moyu said, "Aunt Lu, she was the emperor's most beloved younger sister and was still very useful. Now that she's dead, there's no need for her to stay."
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