Marquis Yong'an quietly handed his hand to Princess Zhaoyang.
Princess Zhaoyang looked at him with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong?"
"Let me give you some fresh air."
Princess Zhaoyang almost burst out laughing.
She waved the sachet in her hand: "I have this."
Marquis Yong'an: "..."
He silently withdrew his hand.
Princess Zhaoyang rested her head on his shoulder and comforted him, "We're an old married couple, there's no need to compete with young people in being affectionate."
Marquis of Yong'an: I think I'm still very young.
The cell held only the four of them, without even a jailer, and was so quiet you could hear the squeaking of mice.
Xiao Qingyin started to feel sleepy after sitting for a short while.
She said to Yi Shuihan, "Lend me your shoulder," and then fell asleep next to him.
Listening to the gentle breathing of the person beside her, Yi Shuihan turned the beaded bracelet on her wrist and closed her eyes with a smile.
However, I had just fallen asleep when I was startled awake by the sound of a lock being opened.
A person dressed in white, carrying an oil lamp, walked from the entrance and stopped outside the cell.
Xiao Qingyin sat up straight and looked at the person who had come.
"Scholar Bai, what are you doing here in the prison in the middle of the night? Do you prefer the air here?"
Bai Musheng glanced at her once before looking away.
"I'm here to settle a personal score."
He looked at Marquis Yong'an and said.
"Do you know how many years I've been waiting for this day? Ever since I learned that my father was a heartless man who abandoned his wife and children to marry a prince and even tried to kill someone to cover it up, I've been looking forward to this day."
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