When it comes to returning to Nanping, Leng Yu sighed silently.
"Returning to Nanping Kingdom tomorrow? That's a bit too hasty. I'm thinking of interrogating Yongning early tomorrow morning. After all, she's from Nanping Kingdom. Prince Daji, it's not too late to return after I finish interrogating her."
Hearing this, Yongping clenched the handkerchief in her hand tightly, and raised her hand to wipe the corner of her mouth. She pretended to be calm in order to hide the heart that was already in her throat.
Daji hesitated, nodded in agreement, and looked up at Yongping.
"Sister-in-law, do you think this is okay?"
"Emperor's sister-in-law..."
Daji called out again, and Yongping, who was lost in thought, finally reacted. She said "Oh" and replied nervously:
"Just arrange it, I have no objection."
Daji didn't notice her abnormality and nodded in agreement.
"Well, then, let's wait until the Emperor finishes his trial of the young sister-in-law tomorrow. However, I have an unwelcome request, and I hope the Emperor can agree to it."
Leng Yu nodded immediately.
"Prince Daji, please speak."
"After all, the little sister-in-law belongs to my Nanping Kingdom. Even if she is wrong, can we let the Emperor of Nanping Kingdom deal with her?"
"Of course, this is the result of our discussion last night between me and the Queen. Then wait until tomorrow, after her trial, and then you can take her back to Nanping State for trial!"
After leaving these words, he glanced at Yongping and then stood up.
"Then I'll go back first. By the way, you should try to persuade Princess Xingnan and don't let her stay alone in the room with her wild thoughts."
"Yes, thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty."
After Leng Yu nodded, he led a group of eunuchs out of the Qixia Palace.
Yongping's forehead began to sweat at this time, and Daji looked at her in confusion.
"Sister-in-law, why do you look so unhappy? What happened?"
She hurriedly explained,
"No...no, I just have a headache. I'm going back to my room to get some sleep. You can go check on Xingnan later!"
"Okay, then you should go back and get some rest. We have a long journey back to Nanping Country. If you feel unwell, you must ask the imperial physician to treat you as soon as possible."
"I see."
After leaving these words, Yongping took small steps and walked away quickly.
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Daning Kingdom Heavenly Prison
The sky gradually darkened. Yongning squatted in the sky prison with disheveled hair and lifeless eyes, waiting for her elder sister to come and rescue her.
She didn't know how many days she had been here. She felt that time passed so slowly, and every moment was torture for her, a torture worse than death.
"Pah..."
The sound of the cell door unlocking rang out, and she couldn't wait to look towards the door. When she saw Yongping coming in, she immediately went to greet him with joy.
"Sister, sister, you are finally here. Have you asked the emperor for help? What did he say? Can he let me out?"
Yongping put the food box on the table, looked back at her, and said softly:
"Don't worry. The Emperor went to Qixia Palace this afternoon. He said he might let you out tomorrow or in the next few days. I wanted to tell you the good news in advance to save you from worrying."
"Sister, I don't want to stay here any longer, you know? There are rats here, really big rats. They come out at night and walk around in front of me. I'm so scared, sister, I'm really scared, really scared. I want to go out, I want to go out..."
As she spoke, she lay directly on Yongping and started crying.
Yongping patted her back and kept comforting her:
"Just bear with it for one more night, just bear with it for one more night."
"No, I can't stand it any longer, sister. Please, go tell the emperor that I really don't want to stay here anymore. Please."
"Yongning, don't worry..."
Yongning suddenly jumped up from her, stared at her, and said hysterically:
"How can I not be anxious? You are not the one in the prison. Besides telling me not to worry, what else can you say? Have you ever begged the emperor for me?"
"I went, but the Emperor wouldn't budge. What could I do? It was you who did the wrong thing."
"Hahaha……"
Yongning suddenly laughed out loud, then turned around and looked at Yongping with vicious eyes.
"I did something wrong? Why did I do something wrong? It's all because of you..."
Yongping hurriedly took two steps forward and covered her mouth.
"Yongning, you can't talk nonsense, otherwise, neither you nor I will survive."
Yongning shook his head vigorously, pulled her hands away, and cursed hysterically.
"It's better to die than to live a life worse than death here. You enjoy yourself outside all day long, while I suffer here. You said you would rescue me, but now, I've been here for a few days, and you still haven't rescued me. It seems that everything you said to me was just a lie. Yongping, ah Yongping, you used me many times during this visit to Daning Kingdom, and now I can see your true colors. You said that you were the only boy in the entire harem who gave birth to Xun'er. Was it you who did all this in secret? Over the years, all the favored concubines in the harem of Nanping Kingdom died innocently. Was this your doing? Every time I went to sleep with you, you would give me a bowl of tonic. Was that contraceptive soup? When all these things were exposed, you always found a scapegoat, but you yourself lived a carefree life. You are really good at tricks."
Yongping hurried forward to hold her, looking at her with red eyes,
"Yongning, stop talking. This is all my fault. I'm sorry. I promise I'll let you out tomorrow, okay?"
"Tomorrow? You're lying to me again, aren't you?"
"No, I definitely didn't lie to you this time. Come, this is the meal I prepared especially for you. Eat your fill first, then have a good sleep. Tomorrow morning, you can leave here."
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