Chapter 35 The Night Before Trial: Crisis Lurks in the Cell
To prevent anyone from assassinating Xiao Xuance.
Yun Zhaoxue and Zhuiying stayed with him in the prison cell for one night.
She went out to steal at night, and was exhausted from the hustle and bustle. She was also pregnant and sleepy, so she was extremely sleepy late at night and kept yawning.
She paid the jailer to find her three clean blankets; she used one herself and gave the other two to them.
Zhuiying took the blanket and laid it down, then moved Xiao Xuance, who was lying on the straw, onto it.
Xiao Xuance saw Yun Zhaoxue in the corner, spread out a blanket, and took off his cloak. Looking in her direction, he said, "Go back to sleep. You don't need to stay with me."
Yun Zhaoxue said, "So many people want your life, can you handle it all by yourself? Even that good-for-nothing Qin Hu can easily take your life. If Qin Hu is gone, there's still Li Hu and Wang Hu. If you get injured again, even a reincarnated immortal can't save you."
Xiao Xuance, “…”
So in her eyes, he wasn't even as good as trash?
He added, "They wouldn't dare kill me."
Tonight is Qin Hu's death night.
"You won't die, but what if you become even more disabled and can't be cured, and then you become a burden to me in the future? You spent money to beg me to save your life, just consider it a good time to get used to prison. Maybe one day I'll be implicated by you and locked up in prison myself."
Xiao Xuance remained silent.
Yun Zhaoxue thought he was too dull, not saying a word even after being hit three times, so she yawned and pulled up her veil to cover her face.
"Your Highness, I will keep watch over you and the Princess. Please rest well, there will be a great battle tomorrow." Zhuiying covered him with another blanket.
"Hmm." Xiao Xuance could only sleep on his stomach, with straw under the blanket, so it wasn't too uncomfortable.
He was wide awake and looked at Yun Zhaoxue not far away. What was her purpose?
Could it be at the behest of the Third Prince?
Is the Third Prince so good that she, a high and mighty princess, is worthy of condescending to spend a night with him in the prison?
In the dead of night, two or three groups of assassins broke into the prison to kill Xiao Xuance.
They were all intercepted and killed by the secret guards of the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion in the prison passageway.
There was a group of assassins, too many to stop, and two escaped their grasp and ran towards the prison cell door.
The shadowy figure guarding the door pretended to be asleep; the assassin, mistaking him for a maid, was caught off guard.
He stepped forward and slashed at his neck with his knife.
Zhuiying quickly opened his eyes, swiftly drew his sword and stabbed the other man in the abdomen, then lifted his corpse and hurled it at another person.
Another assassin in black stepped back and slapped the corpse away with his palm.
Chasing Shadow leaped up, slashing the opponent's neck from the side, and quickly caught the two falling corpses.
When the first wave of assassins infiltrated the cell, Yun Zhaoxue lost her sleepiness upon hearing the clash of swords.
After the noise stopped, he went back to sleep.
As dawn broke, a beam of grayish-white light leaked through the cracks in the wooden window of the cell, illuminating the dust floating in the air.
In the corner, several mice scurried back into their hole.
A hand reached towards Yun Zhaoxue's abdomen.
Yun Zhaoxue gripped the other person's wrist tightly. "Who?"
It was about to break.
A man's hoarse voice rang out, "It's me!"
Zhuiying cried out anxiously, "Princess, please have mercy!"
The prince was covered in injuries, and he could barely move his hands; his hands couldn't be broken again.
Yun Zhaoxue shook off his hand, sat up, and asked, "What do you want to do?"
Xiao Xuance said in a hoarse voice, "Could you... let me touch the child?"
The child came so suddenly that he wanted to experience it for himself.
"There's nothing to touch if she's not showing yet."
The baby is only two months old, and she hasn't shown any signs of pregnancy yet; you can't tell she's pregnant at all.
There's really nothing worth touching; she doesn't even touch herself.
Zhuiying said, "Princess, the Crown Prince is to be interrogated today, and his life is in danger. I beg you to let him touch it. It is his child too."
"Fine, go ahead and touch me. It won't hurt me anyway."
Yun Zhaoxue grabbed the man's hand and placed it on her abdomen. "You better live well and don't even think about abandoning us, mother and child, to enjoy a life of luxury in the underworld."
It's a shame that the future villain is dead now.
“I will live well, but if I die, and you don’t want to raise the child, then give the child to my mother or Zhuiying.”
"You shouldn't die. I have to go now. Take care of yourself."
Yun Zhaoxue stood up, stretched, and walked out the door, only to find that the person behind her had not followed.
She turned around and saw Zhuiying gazing 'affectionately' at Xiao Xuance.
"Ying'er, what are you still standing there for?"
Zhuiying replied, "Yes, this servant will come right away."
"Your Highness, please take care of yourself."
"Yes, protect her."
"I will risk my life to protect the Crown Princess and the young prince."
...
On the way back to the Prince's Mansion, I passed a wonton stall that had just opened for breakfast. I smelled the aroma wafting from the pot, and my stomach rumbled.
I was feeling hungry.
She led Zhuiying over and said, "Auntie, two bowls of lean pork wontons, please."
Zhuiying was flattered and waved her hand, saying, "Princess, this servant does not need it."
"Just eat what we're told. There aren't that many rules outside."
She doesn't like being watched while she eats.
After eating the wontons, my stomach felt warm all over; it was so comforting.
When she returned to the palace, the gatekeeper looked at her with a terrified expression, as if he had seen a ghost.
"Princess Consort, you...you're back?"
Rumors are circulating in the manor that she ran away with a stranger under the cover of night, fearing that the royal family would be implicated.
Why are you back again?
Could the rumors be wrong?
"What? Can't I come back?"
"I wouldn't dare..."
Over in the main hall.
The people in the Prince's Mansion were wide awake from early morning and gathered in the main hall.
Today, Xiao Xuance will be jointly tried by the three judicial departments. I wonder what the outcome will be.
There are only three possibilities: execution, exile, or acquittal. If it's the latter, everyone will be happy; if not, their whole family will suffer.
“Mother, she didn’t come back all night. She must have taken the opportunity to run away. She said she would stand with the Prince’s Mansion through the crisis. She was lying to you.”
Upon hearing this, Madam Yang comforted her anxious daughter, "Perhaps something has happened. Yesterday, I gave Xue'er a letter of divorce, but she refused, saying that she wanted to stay in the Prince's Mansion and stand with us through thick and thin."
If she wanted to run away, why didn't she take the divorce papers before leaving, completely severing all ties? Don't rush, she might be back soon.
Xiao Xiuning said, "What's there to wait for? If he doesn't come back all night, he must have run off with some wild man."
Yun Zhaoxue stepped into the main hall and said, "An unmarried girl like you is always talking about wild men. You've ruined the reputation of our royal family."
Madam Yang excitedly stepped forward and grasped her hand, "Xue'er is back? It's good that you're back. Where did you go last night? Your mother was very worried about you."
"Don't worry, Mother, I'm fine."
Xiao Xiuning interjected, "What could possibly happen when she goes to meet her lover at night?"
Yun Zhaoxue's gaze suddenly turned cold. "Xiao Xiuning, if you spread rumors about me again, believe me, I'll tear your mouth apart."
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