Hearing the commotion, the male prisoners in the cells asked through the bars what had happened.
Ning Xi'er was, after all, a princess, and had previously saved the old lady's life. The women couldn't bear to reopen old wounds, so they all remained silent.
Seeing this, the male prisoners became even more anxious.
"Don't panic, you'll find out soon enough!"
The Duke of Huguo was calm and composed, making the final decision with a single blow.
The four maids couldn't eat, but Ning Xi'er ate as usual, even urging the maids around her to eat their steamed buns quickly, so they wouldn't go hungry for half a day after setting off...
The maids, including Haitang, were surprised by Ning Xier's resilience. Considering they still had to take care of their mistress on the road, the four of them reluctantly ate.
After breakfast, the jailers pushed and shoved the prisoners out of the prison, counted the number of prisoners outside the prison, and sent them to the city gate.
Since Prince Cheng Xie was unable to walk, the jailers threw down a stretcher and allowed Xuanfeng and three other guards to carry him.
As the procession exited the prison, the male prisoners all recognized Princess Ning Xi'er's face, and their expressions turned to surprise...
Thinking of Prince Cheng, I couldn't help but feel sorrow again.
Ning Xi'er wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but when Xie Zhun's stretcher was carried past her, his gaze seemed to intentionally or unintentionally sweep across her face...
Ning Xi'er seemed to see the other person's lips slightly curved upwards...
Upon reaching the city gate, the procession filled both sides of the road.
Apart from the surrounding residents, because of Prince Cheng's "crimes," they dared not openly send him food and could only stand silently by to see him off.
Many others were relatives from the Duke of Huguo's family, including his in-laws and his wife's family, who were seeing him off.
As for the Prince of Cheng's mansion, the only people who came to see him off were from the Princess's maternal family—the Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion.
"younger sister!"
Ning Xu arrived at the city gate early in the morning and had his servants line up to grab the front seats.
Ning Xi'er had kept her head down, and with so many prisoners around, the people nearby couldn't see her face clearly.
Hearing her second brother's call, she looked up and walked forward...
The people nearby gasped in shock, and the noise exploded.
Ning Xu froze on the spot, his hand, which was trying to press down on his sister's shoulder, froze in mid-air.
"Oh dear! How pitiful! Look at the princess, I heard she was a great beauty, how did she end up like this after being imprisoned?"
"Do you think it was someone from the Prince's mansion who did it, thinking she was a jinx, or someone from the Marquis's mansion who harmed her?"
"Keep your voices down! If Madam Chen from the Marquis's mansion hears us, we'll be in big trouble! Madam Chen's temper..."
The people whispered among themselves, and Ning Xu felt a sudden dizziness, his vision blurred and his ears rang!
Seeing the crisscrossing herpes-covered face on Ning Xi'er's face, he almost went crazy!
"Who?! Sister, tell me, who did this?!"
Knowing that many people from the Marquis's residence would be coming, Ning Xi'er seized this only opportunity for a private conversation, feigning tears and pretending to sob on Ning Xu's shoulder...
He leaned close to Ning Xu's ear and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Second Brother, I was faking it! Father originally planned to take me away on the spot..."
"Don't think he means well; he's planning to marry me off to the crown prince to win people over..."
"I put the powder myself, which conveniently foiled Father's plans. Everything will be fine once we leave the capital; I have the antidote on me. Brother, you should pretend you don't know anything, and make the act convincing..."
"After I leave, you should leave the capital as soon as possible, return to the frontier, and discuss matters with your elder brother. When news comes from the desolate region, come and join me as soon as possible!"
Ning Xu felt relieved, but then worried that Ning Xi'er was just trying to comfort him, so he kept his head down and no one could see his emotions.
"real?!"
Ning Xi'er answered firmly, "Really! Second Brother, I didn't get to eat a single bite of the food you brought me yesterday. That illegitimate son and daughter bribed the jailers to prevent them from giving me any..."
The veins on Ning Xu's hands bulged, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Ning Xi'er pressed down on his arm and whispered, "I played along and put a disfiguring powder in the food box..."
"And they bribed the jailers to admit that the food boxes were sent by several people from the second branch of the family..."
Ning Xu nodded slightly. His sister had already gone to such lengths; how could he not finish her off later?
Just as Ning Xu was about to give some instructions, he suddenly saw the steward of the Marquis's residence running over.
The guards ignored her and allowed the steward to take Ning Xi'er, who was handcuffed, to a carriage on the side.
The people and officials of the capital still recognized the carriage of Marquis Dingyuan.
With so many people witnessing the incident, they weren't worried that the prisoner had actually disappeared.
When the steward saw Ning Xi'er's face, he concealed his astonishment and secretly thought to himself that something was wrong.
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