At this point, Lü Cezhong was overcome with grief and was about to say something when two soldiers guarding the door suddenly rushed in.
Seeing this, Lü Cezhong knew it was time, and quickly grabbed Su Wanyan's wrist, trembling as he said, "Your Highness, I entrust the Prince to you..."
As they spoke, the two soldiers had already lifted him up, the chains binding his hands and feet clanging as they were dragged along.
Ignoring everything else, as if afraid he wouldn't be able to finish his explanation, Lü Cezhong, his eyes red, cried out to Su Wanyan, "If there is an afterlife, this sinful subject will serve as a cow or a horse to repay Your Majesty. I only beg... I only beg Your Majesty... please treat the Prince well... The Prince has made great contributions to the Great Jin Dynasty, he shouldn't have ended up like this..."
The sound faded into the distance. Su Wanyan chased after him to the door and watched as he was dragged away by the four soldiers until he disappeared from sight.
Su Wanyan turned around, hands on her hips, frowning. Good heavens, what kind of den of dragons and tigers has she stumbled into?
So this is what Xu Si meant when he said the palace would send someone to deliver meals to Yu Nanqing.
They tortured Yu Nanqing's former subordinates until they were covered in wounds, then threw them in front of Yu Nanqing, making him watch helplessly as his former subordinates suffered, while he lay in bed unable to do anything.
Three times a week, this is worse than killing him.
The steamed bun she was giving to Lü Cezhong fell to the ground. She picked it up, dusted it off, and put it in her mouth.
He glanced at the leftover food on the floor while biting into his bun, and wanted to pick something up to clean it up, but found that there wasn't even a broom in the room.
Not to mention brooms, the entire room, and even the entire main courtyard, looked like it had been abandoned for a long time. The room was covered in dust, and many pieces of furniture looked like they hadn't been used for hundreds of years.
The yard was neglected, with weeds growing up to waist height in both the front and back yards.
Su Wanyan sighed and plopped down on the edge of the bed. The kitchen wasn't serving her any food anymore; it must be because yesterday's events had reached the palace. Now everyone in the manor knew she was a pawn used by Marquis Yuanning to marry in place of him, and there was nothing to be afraid of.
That's why they're so arrogant today.
I wonder if the fire in the kitchen has been put out yet. Will Xu Si and the others come looking for trouble?
Su Wanyan ate her steamed bun half-heartedly, resting her chin on her hand while scrolling through the skill system.
If only this were a resource system, like in other novels, where you could turn your hand to create clouds or rain.
"Going to the toilet..." Suddenly, a very soft voice sounded from behind.
"Huh?" Su Wanyan turned around, not reacting for a moment.
Yu Nanqing's face darkened, and she pursed her lips, unwilling to repeat herself.
"Oh." Su Wanyan picked up all the buns, walked to the table next to her, blew on them, and a cloud of dust rose up.
Su Wanyan waved her hand to disperse some of the steamed buns, then wiped a corner of the table clean with her sleeve before placing the buns on it.
This is their food ration for today; they need to eat it sparingly.
Su Wanyan pulled out the wooden basin she had used before from under the bed, wiped the bottom of the basin with her sleeve, and put it on the bed.
Yu Nanqing's brows furrowed: "Is this the basin I used to wipe my body?"
Su Wanyan nodded: "Mhm."
Yu Nanqing was completely flustered: "You need to...use it now..."
Su Wanyan nodded again: "Mmm."
"..." Yu Nanqing's face darkened as he stared intently at the basin, his expression filled with resistance.
"You have nothing here, you're lucky if you have anything useful at all, and on the first day when I cleaned you up, there was all sorts of poop and pee..."
"Cough cough cough... cough cough..." Yu Nanqing coughed suddenly.
Su Wanyan immediately stopped talking and changed her tone to go along with his tone: "There's no other way, don't worry, I washed it very clean."
Su Wanyan was a medical student; how could she not know that this was unhygienic? But in the current situation, they were already thankful to be alive.
She had no idea whether the cook, Xu Si, would come after her again later.
"After this, I'll find you a new basin, and this one will be for you to use the toilet. Is that alright?"
After saying that, Su Wanyan reached out and put his hand on her shoulder, intending to help him up, but Yu Nanqing waved his hand away: "...I'll do it myself!"
"..." Su Wanyan muttered, "Are you even capable?"
Yu Nanqing pursed her lips, staring intently at her with her deep eyes, without making a move.
Su Wanyan then realized what was happening and turned her back to her.
But Yu Nanqing was not satisfied: "Get out."
"..." Su Wanyan was speechless and had no choice but to go out and wait.
After a while, Su Wanyan still hadn't heard any movement from inside, so she called out, "Are you done yet?"
After waiting a while and still not hearing any sound, she opened the door and said, "I'm coming in."
Once inside the room, she saw that Yu Nanqing had already finished using the toilet sometime earlier. The wooden basin was placed on the floor, and Yu Nanqing was wrapped tightly in the quilt, facing inward with his back to Su Wanyan.
"You didn't even say anything after you finished," Su Wanyan muttered, carrying the wooden basin outside to clean up.
Yu Nanqing, lying on the bed, had her forehead covered in sweat and her face flushed red to the roots of her ears.
He had never been so humiliated in his life.
And it was in front of a woman!
This is worse than killing him.
When Su Wanyan came in again, the wooden basin had been scrubbed clean. She put it on the ground and kicked it, sending the basin flying under the bed.
She ate one of the four steamed buns, fed half of one to Yu Nanqing, and had two and a half left.
She picked one up and stuffed it into her mouth, intending to eat the rest that night, otherwise she wouldn't make it to tomorrow, as she still needed to take care of Yu Nanqing.
The other half was fed to Yu Nanqing. In his current condition, liquid food would be best, but there was no other way.
Today's meal is sorted out, but what about tomorrow?
Just as he was worrying, Yu Nanqing's cold and lifeless voice came: "It's not too late to leave now."
"You weren't asleep?" Yu Nanqing had his back to her, so she thought he was asleep.
Su Wanyan came to the bedside, propped herself up and looked at the back of his head, saying, "Didn't I tell you? If I leave now, Marquis Yuanning won't let me go. It's better to stay with you, at least I know it's safe now."
Su Wanyan wasn't that stupid. She was a pawn abandoned by the Marquis of Yuanning. If a pawn can't play its role, it's highly likely to die.
Yu Nanqing's closed eyelashes fluttered slightly: "My days are numbered. If I die, you will not be spared either."
"So I need to find a way to save money as soon as possible, and I'll leave once I've saved enough," Su Wanyan said. "Don't forget to sign the divorce papers then, so I can legitimately go out and make my way in the world."
"..." Yu Nanqing frowned slightly, unwilling to continue the conversation.
“Otherwise…” Su Wanyan’s eyes suddenly lit up: “You’ll come with me?”
Yu Nanqing's heart skipped a beat, and she opened her eyes in disbelief.
But then the screen went dark again: "Not interested."
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