Su Jiaojiao was placed alone in a remote room in the northwest corner of the entire palace. It was dark and damp without sunlight.
She didn't mind where she was placed.
But she felt a little disgusted by the way they treated suspects.
She suddenly missed Ye Jiuli very much, and wondered if he had finished dealing with things in the demon world.
In fact, if she wanted to, she could just leave, but if she did, she would not be able to clear her reputation.
Jiang Ruyi was also placed under house arrest in her own palace and could not go out until the matter was investigated thoroughly.
She leaned against the head of the bed in a somewhat decadent manner, and had not yet changed her bloody clothes.
She was trying hard to recall the details of her outing last night.
In fact, if she wanted to go out, the first person she would notice would be Dongfang Ninghe, and then the palace maid on night duty.
Neither of them noticed it, which made things a little strange.
She was just too frightened to notice this.
Now that she remembered it, she had to tell Dongfang Ninghe.
Concubine Li's body was heavily protected and was not allowed to be buried until the matter was investigated clearly.
The weather is cool now, so keeping it for four or five days is not a problem.
The palace maids were burning paper for Concubine Li.
When a concubine died, only paper money was allowed to be burned and white sails were not allowed to be hung.
Dongfang Ninghe comforted Jiang Ruyi and listened carefully to her guess. After her emotions calmed down a little, he changed her clothes personally.
"You've been very tired these days. Why don't you take this time to have a good rest?" Dongfang Ninghe helped her lie down.
In fact, Jiang Ruyi's nerves have been tense since she woke up in Concubine Li's palace.
Now that he was comforted by Dongfang Ninghe, he completely relaxed and fell into a deep sleep after eating the soup.
Dongfang Ninghe sat beside the bed, saw her peaceful sleeping face, reached out to tuck the corners of the quilt for her, then turned and left.
Su Jiaojiao was practicing in the room. The room here could not trap her, so she was willing to stay here just to wait for the mastermind behind the scenes to come out.
She had already sent a message to Ye Jiuli, and believed that he would come over soon after receiving it.
Dongfang Ninghe knocked on the door and pushed it open.
Su Jiaojiao knew of his arrival and showed no surprise on her face. In her eyes, Dongfang Ninghe was just a mortal with a lifespan of only a few decades.
Just like Dongfang Xuchong and Dongfang Minghao, in the blink of an eye only a slope of yellow earth was left.
So Dongfang Ning and his inappropriate emotions towards her were really like a child's game of playing house.
"Jiaojiao, finally there are only two of us left." Dongfang Ninghe's brows relaxed and a smile appeared at the corners of his lips.
Is this not even pretending?
Su Jiaojiao looked at him indifferently.
Dongfang Ninghe felt a little embarrassed when he saw that she was just looking at him and not about to speak.
He was like a young man who wanted to confess his feelings to his sweetheart for the first time but was a little hesitant and didn't know what to do.
But Su Jiaojiao knew that he was confessing to the wrong person.
"Your Majesty, please call me Miss Su." Su Jiaojiao smiled faintly, maintaining due politeness.
Dongfang Ninghe just nodded and called out "Miss Su".
He was not in a hurry now. After all, things were gradually under his control. It was only a matter of time before Su Jiaojiao would stay with him willingly.
"I'm sorry that you were scared by Concubine Li's incident." Dongfang Ninghe peeled a grape for her and handed it to her lips.
But Su Jiaojiao looked at him with a half-smile, and he took it back and ate the grape.
The palace maids who had served Su Jiaojiao all said that Su Jiaojiao liked to eat these, so he specially ordered the palace to buy some fresh grapes for Su Jiaojiao to eat.
Su Jiaojiao naturally didn't know that this was his careful arrangement. She just thought that the palace happened to have the food she liked.
"I was the one who offended you." Dongfang Ninghe smiled self-deprecatingly.
His eyes fell on Su Jiaojiao's belly, which was slightly bulging, round and full, a good sign of pregnancy.
He looked away and didn't want to look anymore.
"Ninghe, you should know what you are doing. And even if Master Mingkong from Baoxiang Temple is here, he can't do anything to me." Su Jiaojiao crossed her arms and raised her head with some pride.
Dongfang Ninghe didn't know what she was referring to for a moment, and just waited quietly for what to say next.
Sure enough, when Su Jiaojiao saw him like this, she spoke again.
"Humans and demons have different paths. As the Human Emperor, you must not make such a big mistake." Su Jiaojiao felt that she sounded like she was preaching, but she had to say these words sooner or later.
Dongfang Ninghe didn't want to hear these words. He still smiled, but changed the subject, "Miss Su, if you don't like staying here, you can go to Baoxiang Temple, but you can't leave my sight."
Su Jiaojiao stopped talking. She was a little angry with Dongfang Ninghe.
None of Dongfang Xuchong’s explanations make sense. This guy is just stubborn!
Dongfang Ninghe wanted to say something when Gu Sheng came in and whispered to him for a while.
"Miss Su, Abbot Mingkong is here. I have to go and deal with something." After he said that, he looked at Su Jiaojiao deeply again and stepped back.
Su Jiaojiao felt that this man was a little unreasonable. She had made it clear to him, but he was still stubborn!
Abbot Mingkong brought twenty of his fellow disciples to take charge and perform a ritual to pray for Concubine Li's soul.
Her palace suddenly became noisy, but Concubine Li, who was lying on the board, could not hear it.
The scriptures chanted by the monks floated into the air and became entities, with each character emitting golden light and floating around.
Su Jiaojiao looked out through the window and felt the oppressive feeling again.
As a monster, she naturally has an instinctive resistance to these things.
Ye Jiuli felt weak all over, as if his hands and feet were gone, and only his head still had feeling.
He was so anxious that he was drinking with Dongfang Ninghe. Jiang Ruyi left early and Su Jiaojiao chased after her.
The last memory lingered on the glass of wine that Dongfang Ninghe poured for himself.
Was he being plotted against?
He heard the sound of flowing water and after he regained consciousness, he saw clearly that he was locked in a water dungeon.
His hands and feet were chained, and a nail was driven into his chest.
There was a small skylight above his head, and the moonlight could just shine in.
He pulled the chain slightly and could actually feel countless pains in his limbs.
"Dongfang Ninghe!" He growled, and the water was stained with his blood, turning light red.
"Shh, Your Majesty the Demon King, don't be so loud, be careful not to hurt yourself." Dongfang Ninghe's voice came from not far away.
Ye Jiuli's eyes suddenly turned red.
He really underestimated Dongfang Ninghe!
I also underestimated the bullshit peace treaty between the three realms.
Dongfang Ninghe walked slowly out of the darkness.
He had a smile on his lips and a gentle expression, but his eyes were cold.
"Your Majesty the Demon King, it's time for this world to change." A ray of black air flashed in Dongfang Ninghe's eyes, and then his entire pupil seemed to be soaked in the black air, and even the whites of his eyes turned black.
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