At this moment, she was very grateful to Xie Jiaxun. He personally escorted them to the capital and took good care of them along the way. He did not let them suffer any grievances or treat them like prisoners. The food and drink he provided were the freshest and best. Otherwise, she would have felt even more sorry for her father and mother.
As they were being taken to the Ministry of Justice's prison, Xie Jiaxun looked at Zhiwan with great concern.
“After we get back, I will ask my father to come to the capital to plead for you. Perhaps the Emperor will give you a lighter punishment because of him.”
She raised her tired eyes to look at him, and gently shook her head.
"Young Master Xie, thank you for taking care of us along the way. It would be futile for your father to plead for us, so please don't trouble him. You should go back now."
“Your whole family is in the prison, how can I go back? Here’s what I’ll do: I’ll stay in the capital first, so I can know in time if anything happens to you. If all else fails, I can bribe the prison warden so he can take better care of you.”
Xie Jiaxun's words touched Luo Zhiwan deeply, but she still shook her head and refused.
"Young Master Xie, thank you. If you really want to help me, please go see the Crown Prince for me and tell him that I'm begging him to take good care of Yiming..."
When she spoke of Yiming, she couldn't help but choke up. Xie Jiaxun quickly nodded in agreement.
"Don't worry, I'll go find him in a bit. You treated his injuries when he was in Phoenix City, so he'll take care of Yiming out of courtesy and reason."
Zhiwan shook her head, however, lacking confidence.
"The world is cold and indifferent, especially since he is the crown prince. I only ask that Yiming not suffer too much!"
Leaving these words behind, they and their companions were driven into the imperial prison by the officials.
Xie Jiaxun watched her retreating figure, feeling an indescribable bitterness in his heart.
Why can't this kind woman be treated kindly by God?
He was determined to fulfill her request, even at the cost of his life.
Thinking of this, he instructed the officer beside him:
"You all go back to Phoenix City to report. Xiao Liu, come with me to the Crown Prince's residence."
After leaving those words behind, he turned around and headed straight for the Crown Prince's residence.
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study
At this moment, Leng Chuchen was pleading with the Emperor, but the Emperor was furious about Yiming injuring the Empress Dowager.
"Father, he is only three years old. Please, Father, have mercy."
"snort!"
The emperor immediately flicked his sleeves.
“He’s only three years old? Your grandmother is over sixty years old, and now a three-year-old child is going to bite off a piece of her flesh. She’s still unconscious. If word gets out, it’s really disgraceful. This matter should not be taken lightly.”
"Father..."
"Stop talking."
The emperor waved his hand angrily.
"Lock him up first, and we'll talk about it after your grandmother recovers."
"Father, could that child be kept in the Crown Prince's residence? I will personally watch over him."
"no."
The emperor rejected him without hesitation.
“No matter how old he is, he is a criminal. He made a mistake and should go to the imperial prison. We will send him to the Ministry of Justice prison later.”
"Father."
"Stop talking and get out!"
Seeing that the Emperor was getting impatient, Leng Chuchen's eyes darkened, she took two steps back, and then turned and left the Imperial Study.
Fengyou Palace
Empress Qi raised her chin slightly, a smile playing on her lips, took a small sip of tea, and slowly set it down.
"Rouge, you did a great job this time. I will reward you handsomely later."
Rouge hurried to her side, bowed slightly, and greeted her.
"Thank you, Your Highness. But I never expected that the child would do us such a great favor."
"That's true, this is an outcome we didn't expect. But it's good this way, it punishes them and makes her never dare to approach Chen'er again."
"Your Majesty is renowned, but I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince just went to the Imperial Study, presumably to plead for them."
"Ha! This time, it is the Empress Dowager who is injured, the Emperor's own mother. The Emperor has always been respectfully called Emperor Xiaoxian by the people. He will definitely not take this matter lightly, nor will he let the Luo family off easily."
As she said this, a sharp glint flashed in her eyes.
Although the Empress Dowager was her aunt, it wasn't unreasonable to take advantage of her in certain situations.
When you want to accomplish something, you have to make use of everyone you can, including the Empress Dowager, even her son, and herself.
That day, the dogs suddenly rushed into the house; it was at her behest that Rouge did it. Rouge was from Miao territory, and she was skilled in using Gu and poison.
She had the Empress take the opportunity to smear a colorless and odorless Miao poison on the Empress Dowager's clothes. The dogs were also poisoned by her, which is why they rushed into the room like madmen and went straight for the Empress Dowager.
All of this was done so discreetly that no one would suspect a few animals.
She knew that the Empress Dowager was most afraid of dogs. Originally, she only wanted to frighten the Empress Dowager at the Luo Family Medical Clinic so that she could punish the Luo Family Medical Clinic and Luo Zhiwan.
Unexpectedly, the child bit the Empress Dowager. Although the Empress Dowager would suffer as a result, it was a great help to her.
...
The Xie family arrived at the Crown Prince's residence, only to be told that Leng Chuchen was not there.
He wasn't sure if the Crown Prince was truly not there, or if he simply didn't want to see him.
In any case, since he had been entrusted with Luo Zhiwan's request, he could not leave easily.
He simply sat with Xiao Liu at the entrance of the Crown Prince's residence, determined to see the Crown Prince no matter what.
At this moment, Leng Chuchen returned on horseback, his face so gloomy it looked like water could be squeezed out of it. Li Ping and Hu Ke, who followed behind him, both had solemn expressions.
In the past, when the Crown Prince was in a bad mood, they dared not say much to him.
As soon as Leng Chuchen jumped off her horse, Xie Jiaxun went to greet her.
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