Chapter 331 Life or Death
Pei Ji held Song Ci steadily. Her hand slipped from her body and hung in the air. There were bruises and purples on her flawless white wrist. There was not a single piece of good flesh. His eyes darkened a little.
"How could the Imperial Concubine allow her people to hurt innocent women? I think you are the bad guys! Come on, catch him for me!" He shouted coldly, and the three people behind him rushed forward and quickly pinned the man to the ground.
The two of them cried out in pain, groaning in pain.
Pei Ji didn't even glance at him. He just ordered in a cold tone, "Send him to the prison for interrogation. No matter what torture you use, find out who is behind this."
He took two steps and paused, "It doesn't matter whether he lives or dies."
The three men understood Pei Ji's implication and dragged the two palace maids towards the prison.
The palace maid also knew that it would be difficult for her to come out alive, so she struggled and wailed desperately, leaving a dark red bloodstain where she was dragged.
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"Water, water, I'm so thirsty." When Song Ci regained consciousness, he was about to speak, but his throat was dry and hoarse, as if it was torn in pain.
Pei Ji, who had been guarding beside her, took the water handed to her by the servant, gently held her in his arms, and carefully fed her water with a cup.
"Don't be in a hurry, drink slowly."
After drinking two sips, Song Ci finally felt better. Her first reaction was to ask, "Where are my two cousins?"
"Don't worry, I've already sent someone to tell them to go back to the Song family first."
Song Ci felt relieved, but her head still felt a dull pain. When she recovered, she realized that this was not the Song family's house, but seemed to be Pei Ji's house.
"Why am I here with you?"
"I brought you back. If you had returned to the Song family like that before, you wouldn't be able to explain yourself."
"Yeah." She held the cup and took a sip of water, then suddenly paused, "Where are those who want to arrest me?"
Pei Ji said in a very calm tone, "Dead."
“Dead!”
"right."
Song Ci murmured, "There's no problem with the wine. I drank it in the Imperial Concubine's Palace. I could already smell something fishy, but I wanted to hide it from others, so I only took a sip and spit it out. I didn't expect that I still fell for the trick."
"Why don't you come to me?"
"Looking for you? You're not here..."
"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of the Imperial Concubine? If you sense something is wrong, you'll find an excuse not to drink. Do you know what will happen to you if you fall into the trap today?"
Song Ci trembled at the thought of what the imperial concubine would do to him if he was unconscious.
She didn't know that the unknown was the most terrifying thing. After all, knocking her out was not to give her money.
"I, I."
Pei Ji's tone was a little irritable. "You want to solve it yourself, you don't want to alert the enemy, but have you thought about me? Have you thought about relying on me and sending someone to find me to deliver a message? You didn't."
Because of his words, Song Ci's shoulders drooped and he looked listless.
She had just woken up, her face was pale, and her lips were a very light pink, which made her look even more pitiful.
Pei Ji's voice slowed down, and a warm hand fell on her head. "I'm worried about you."
Song Ci shuddered and replied in a buzzing voice, "I understand. Next time I will send someone to look for you first."
As if relieved, he turned around and instructed, "Have someone prepare some hot water."
"You're sweating, wash up before going back."
"Yes." Song Ci felt that she was so thoughtful. If she went back like this, her parents would definitely be worried if they saw her. She didn't want to make her parents worry.
After taking a hot bath, Pei Ji found a maid from somewhere and asked her to comb Song Ci's hair. She was very skillful and the bun she combed was exactly the same as her previous bun, with no difference at all.
"You comb your hair very well."
The maid smiled slightly, "Thank you for the compliment, Madam."
She called "Madam" very calmly, but it made Song Ci feel a little embarrassed.
After combing her hair, Pei Ji was called away to discuss something, and someone arranged a carriage to take her away. Song Ci then walked out slowly, turned around a corridor, and saw a person walking in front of her. She was wearing a blue gauze dress and had a graceful figure.
She walked up to Song Ci and stopped, "Excuse me, is this Miss Song?"
Song Ci was stunned for a moment, then immediately regained her composure, "Exactly, I don't know who you are."
The man smiled slightly, revealing an ambiguous expression in the night breeze, "Has the prince not told Miss Song yet?"
"Tell me what."
"Since the prince didn't say anything, then there must be a reason. I think Miss Song will know it after she gets married soon."
The corners of her lips curled up, and the drooping corners of her eyes made her look particularly endearing. Then she took her people away.
But what I just said really makes me think a lot.
Wanxiang had been waiting in the carriage for a long time. When Song Ci left, he specifically ordered her to stay and watch over Qiao Yu and Qiao Suo, fearing that the imperial concubine's plan would fail and she would be frustrated with them, so she showed up just now.
"Miss! You scared me to death. Is something wrong?" Wanxiang looked her up and down hurriedly. When she saw her sleeves slipping down and revealing the bruises on her skin, her eyes turned red instantly.
"They, they hurt the young lady?" Wanxiang's tears fell, her face full of heartache.
"Silly, I did it myself." Song Ci explained everything to her, and Wanxiang's tears flowed even faster.
"Why are you crying? It's okay."
"I'm afraid. If the young lady hadn't dodged it today, who knows what the imperial concubine would have thought? We have a good relationship with the imperial concubine, so why would the imperial concubine do this?"
Song Ci restrained her smile and raised her hand to wipe away her tears. "The superior is always the superior. If she wants to laugh, we have to laugh. If she is unhappy, we are nothing."
She had to admit that she had let her guard down this time, thinking that because of her relationship with Le Yi and because she had helped the imperial concubine before, the imperial concubine would not treat her badly.
Unexpectedly, the other party's target was himself.
Taking this opportunity, she once again reminded herself not to trust anyone easily.
"What should we do?"
"After this incident, the Imperial Concubine will definitely take some action. Let's see what she is going to do."
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"Mother, you mean to say that you called Song Ci to the banquet and planned to drug her." Prince Yu's expression was gloomy. Sitting under the dim candlelight, his handsome face was as cold as a piece of ice.
"You are worried about her and refuse to choose a concubine because of her. What can I do? She is now the future wife of the Pei family's prince. Things are a foregone conclusion. No matter how sad you are, you can't change the facts!" She looked at Prince Yu with a sad face.
"There is only one way to make her yours, and that is to lose her virginity. Once the matter is settled, I can naturally speak to your father and find a reason to give her to you."
"Mother, you are confused!" Prince Yu said helplessly.
"Mother is not confused. Since you want her, Mother will do whatever it takes to get her! You are a prince, you can have whatever you want. Since you like her, marry her as a concubine. Let's put an end to your worries! Now that the Crown Prince is no longer a powerful figure, your father intends to make you the heir apparent. In the future, the whole world will be yours, let alone a woman!"
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