"Please let me see the prince. I have something to say to him! If you're willing to help me, all of this, and all of this, are yours."
Fearing the jailer wouldn't help her, Li Wanyue hurriedly removed all the earrings from her ears, held them in her hands, and tremblingly offered them to the jailer, pleading desperately.
Upon hearing this, the jailer stopped and turned around, picking and choosing in her palm.
The color and clarity are indeed quite good, but it's a pity!
He withdrew his hand, glanced at Li Wanyue with pity in his eyes, and sighed.
"It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I can't help you with this. The prince is such a noble person, how could he come just because I ask him to? Miss Li, please don't make things difficult for me!"
With that, he turned to leave.
Li Wanyue's heart tightened, and she quickly spoke up to stop her.
"Wait, then help me deliver a letter. If you can get the letter to the prince, I will give you all of these."
“I have nothing to do with the Northern Hu spies. I have been wronged. Your Highness will understand once you read the letter.”
Hearing her say that, the jailer couldn't help but be tempted.
He couldn't control the prince's decisions, but sending a letter was a simple matter for him.
He only needs to deliver it; whether he looks at it or not is none of his business.
"Alright then! I'll help you this time. But let's make this clear beforehand: I'll only deliver the message, I can't guarantee the consequences. If the prince still refuses to let you out, you can't blame me."
The jailer took all the jewelry from her hands and thoughtfully provided her with paper and pen so she could write a letter.
"Alright, we'll do as you say."
Li Wanyue happily agreed.
Not long after, there was a knock on Fu Zhun's door.
Hearing the sound, he held the paper in his hand, did not look up, but simply parted his lips and uttered a single word.
"Enter!"
The jailer then pushed open the door and came in.
He held the letter written by Li Wanyue in both hands, placed it nervously on Fu Zhun's desk, and said cautiously.
"This is a letter that Miss Li entrusted to me to deliver. Please take a look, Your Highness!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Zhun's expression finally showed some emotional fluctuation.
Before the jailer could react, he had already picked up the letter on the table, torn it to shreds, and casually tossed it away, his eyes filled with anger and his voice gloomy.
"From now on, you can handle anything related to her yourself. There's no need to bring it to me again."
Seeing this, the jailer knelt on the ground in fear, lowered his head, and answered in a muffled voice.
"Yes, I understand."
"Pack your things and then leave!"
Fu Zhun glanced at him casually before continuing to handle official business.
The jailer nervously picked up the scraps of paper from the ground, then held his breath and tiptoed away.
In the prison cell, upon learning that the letter had been torn up, Li Wanyue looked dejected and slumped to the ground in resentment, muttering to herself.
"Impossible, how could he be so heartless?"
Could it be that after knowing each other for so long, Fu Zhun truly felt no affection for her whatsoever?
The prison guards still feel lingering fear when they recall that scene.
He didn't care about pitying Li Wanyue, who shrank her neck and quickly cleaned herself up.
"I've already done my part. It was the prince who refused to see it, and there was nothing I could do about it. Now we're even."
Seeing that he was about to leave, Li Wanyue reluctantly gripped the cell bars and pleaded again.
"Could you help me one more time? Just pass on a message for me: I want to see Su An."
Su An was known for his good temper, and since he had indeed taken a lot of Li Wanyue's jewelry, the jailer felt bad and, after a moment's thought, readily agreed.
"Okay, then I'll help you one more time."
Su An was completely bewildered when she heard that Li Wanyue wanted to see her.
Her crime was related to Bei Hu. At this critical juncture, why didn't she try to ask Fu Zhun for help, instead of seeing me?
Seeing the hesitation on her face, the jailer couldn't help but sigh.
“Miss Su, why don’t you go and see Miss Li? Miss Li was already unwell when she went to prison, and the conditions in prison are quite harsh. She has become so thin in a short time that she looks like a ghost. I feel quite sorry for her.”
Su An is easily influenced, and being a kind-hearted person, she can't stand hearing others say such things.
After hesitating for a moment, she nodded in agreement.
"Alright, I'll go see what she's up to!"
They followed the jailer to the prison.
The moment Su An saw Li Wanyue, he felt a pang of pity for her.
The cell was dark and damp. Li Wanyue's hair was disheveled, and her clothes were stained with dirt. She was curled up in a corner, shivering with each breath.
"Miss Li, Miss Su has arrived!"
The jailer called out to Li Wanyue and took a small step back.
Upon hearing this, she quickly looked up, took a few steps to Su An, gripped the cell bars tightly, and said excitedly.
"I knew you would come."
"You went to so much trouble to get me here, how could I not come?" Su An sighed and rubbed his forehead, responding with a wry smile.
Then, she quietly distanced herself from Li Wanyue, crossed her arms, and watched her.
"There's no one else here right now, so don't play dumb with me. Just tell me what you want."
Li Wanyue was momentarily speechless, taken aback by her bluntness.
After lowering her eyes and thinking for a moment, she finally spoke.
"I beg you to plead with the Prince to release me. I swear on my life, this matter has nothing to do with me. I have no idea how Yan'er could be a Northern Hu person. It's so dark and scary here. I was ignorant before and said many offensive things to you. I apologize and beg you to help me!"
As she spoke, her eyes filled with tears, and her body trembled slightly.
This pitiful appearance is completely different from his usual self.
Su An stared at her for a moment, then lowered his arm and directly refused.
"Are you done talking? This matter is the Prince's responsibility. You need to go and beg him yourself. I can't make decisions for the Prince!"
After saying that, she turned around nimbly and left the cell along the same route.
Behind her, Li Wanyue frantically pounded on the cell door, her voice trembling with tears.
"Su An, please help me, please help me..."
As she approached the corner, she couldn't bear to turn around and glanced at Li Wanyue.
But she quickly looked away and walked away.
Although she didn't like Li Wanyue, to be fair, Li Wanyue did so many things to pursue what she wanted, and there wasn't much wrongdoing. If this matter really had nothing to do with her, it would be too unfair to her.
While she was thinking, she had already arrived at Fu Zhun's room.
After a long internal struggle, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and knocked on the door.
"Come in."
A cool and authoritative voice came from inside the room, and only then did she push the door open and enter.
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