Xiao Chengyou frowned slightly, his expression gloomy.
Is there any hope for him to make a comeback?
The poisoning made him destined to be childless in this life. Xiao Chengyou knew very well what it meant to have an infertile prince.
In the past, it was because his father pitied him that he still allowed him to sit on the throne of the crown prince.
He had said to him.
"This is not my son's fault. The one who is hateful is the one who drugged him."
The emperor does not have many children, and so far he only has three princes. What he hopes most in this life is to have many children and grandchildren and a prosperous offspring.
In the past, because I loved him, I was willing to suppress the infinite regret in my heart and reluctantly tolerate his fatal flaw.
"In the future, you can be adopted from the royal family. The position of Crown Prince will be yours forever. After your father passes away, the throne will also be yours."
No one in the court knew that he was infertile.
This is the emperor's preference for him.
But some time ago, my mother the Queen Mother and my father the Emperor had an argument, and their relationship took a sharp turn for the worse.
After that, his father was not as tolerant of him as before.
No matter what he did, it was wrong in the eyes of his father.
He had never been interested in women before, and his father hadn't said anything.
But last time, he was scolded in public and his scars were even exposed. Everyone knew that he would have no descendants in this life.
Having lost the emperor's favor and now with his legs disabled, what hope can he still see?
Thinking of this, Xiao Chengyou felt even more miserable. "Get out! Get out! I don't need you, a cheap servant from the Xu Mansion, pretending to be merciful."
"My current situation is closely related to your Xu Mansion."
He was quite emotional, his thin lips were pale and almost bloodless.
Xu Lingyi took a deep breath in her heart. It seemed that the deposed prince had a great hatred for the Xu family.
If it weren't for power, if it weren't for becoming the queen and sitting in the position that all women in the world want to sit in, if it weren't for revenge on Xiao Hengyuan.
She was unwilling to humble herself in front of this bastard.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty."
Xu Lingyi seemed frightened by his grim appearance, her thin lips turned pale, and she couldn't help but take a few steps back.
But in the end she took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to speak.
"Your Highness, I know you are distressed, and I also know that you hate me and the Xu family, but you cannot be so hard on your own body."
Her voice was gentle and soft. Even though he spoke coldly to her, she seemed to just accept it and comforted him in a gentle voice.
She has no temper of her own and doesn't look like the daughter of the Prime Minister.
A mocking smile appeared on Xiao Chengyou's lips. Is the Xu family going to retreat this time? Sending such a cowardly person who doesn't seem like a Xu family member.
"The Empress is now imprisoned and has always been in poor health. If something happens to you again, what will you ask the Empress to do?"
Xu Lingyi spoke slowly, "I believe that if Your Highness takes good care of your health, Her Majesty will be able to rest assured in the palace."
"So even if you don't like me, you should still take the medicine."
After Xu Lingyi finished speaking, perhaps because of the Queen, Xiao Chengyou's eyes relaxed a little and he was no longer as excited as before.
But he was still sinister, and his dark eyes sent chills down people's spines.
This bastard!
Xu Lingyi complained in her heart.
"Then Your Highness...I'll leave the medicine here and won't disturb you anymore."
She finally understood that this dog prince hated her so much because of her identity that he would definitely not drink the medicine if she fed him.
It's ridiculous to think about it. As the daughter of the prime minister, she didn't enjoy anything. She lived in the mansion since she was a child and was even worse than a maid.
Now, because of this identity, Xiao Chengyou suspects and hates her.
Xu Lingyi left the hall.
"Brother Guard, is this our lunch?" Xu Lingyi asked.
But none of the guards outside the door answered.
Xu Lingyi opened the lunch box and found the food inside was extremely simple.
There was only one dish, which was boiled leaves that turned yellow and looked extremely unpalatable. The amount of rice was also too little. For two people, it was probably just enough to avoid starving to death.
Before coming here, I expected the conditions here to be difficult, but I didn't expect it to be to the point where we couldn't even get enough to eat.
Fortunately, she was well prepared, and she knew in her heart that they would only be here for about five months.
Because she had hope, Xu Lingyi was not as depressed as the deposed crown prince.
"Brother Guard, this is a little gift from me." Xu Lingyi took off the gold hairpin on her head.
"I want some rice, flour, and meat. Can I also have some oil and rapeseed?"
She would be staying here for more than five months, and she wanted this place to be a place where she and the deposed crown prince would have beautiful memories in the future.
Of course Xu Lingyi took a good look around and found out that there was actually a well here, so they had no problem getting water.
There is also a kitchen. Although there is no food in the kitchen, there are still some necessary items.
If she had food, she could cook for herself.
Seeing the heavy gold hairpin in Xu Lingyi's hand and thinking that she was the prime minister's daughter after all, the guard nodded.
"How much do you want?"
"Can you give me a little more?" Xu Lingyi said softly.
The gold hairpin on her head should have been enough to feed an average family for a year, but they were trapped here, and whether to give more or less was a matter of conscience for the guards at the gate.
"The deposed crown prince is in a bad condition right now. If he continues to eat, it won't be good either. I'm afraid that if something happens to him, His Majesty will investigate..."
Xu Lingyi didn't say anything else.
"Well, wait and see. But he's imprisoned after all. If the deposed crown prince lives too comfortably, we'll be in big trouble if the higher-ups investigate."
"I understand." Xu Lingyi nodded.
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Xu Lingyi returned to the hall with the lunch box and saw that the medicine bowl was empty. She knew that the deposed prince had still drunk the medicine.
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