Chapter 72 Long Live Your Majesty 8 The Land is So Beautiful
The system was still out of contact, and Pei Yan was anxious and uneasy. In addition, the prison was cold and damp and never saw the sun. There was no bed in her cell, so she could only sleep on a pile of straw at night.
Besides, there were countless mosquitoes, insects, and rodents. How could her delicate skin, nurtured by the pampered, withstand such torment? Layers of fine bumps covered her entire body, and even her face had several painful and itchy red bumps.
"That's not how it was portrayed in the TV series, so how did I end up like this?"
Pei Yan was furious and couldn't help but scratch her skin.
Ever since she entered this mission world, she has been protected by an omnipotent system. In addition, she comes from a good family and is well-off in terms of food, clothing and daily necessities. Although she can't see the emperor after entering the palace, she still has people serving her around.
Her targets were all wealthy and powerful, and they regarded her as the bright moon in the sky, offering her only the best things.
Where has Pei Yan ever suffered hardship or torment?
How can she bear it now?
At this moment, Pei Yan had no intention of seducing those high-quality men. All she wanted was for the system to take her away from this world as soon as possible.
"System? System?"
Pei Yan called out a few more times, but the system remained silent, offering no response whatsoever. She grew increasingly anxious, and her tone gradually became more exasperated.
"Your system is really useless. It was one thing to disconnect before, but now that I'm about to die, you still won't show up. Are you only satisfied when you see me die?"
The system once said that if she, as a mission participant, died in the mission world, she could still be resurrected, but the required points would be enormous.
If the integral is negative, then death is truly certain, with no possibility of recovery.
After spending three days in the prison, Pei Yan finally realized how terrifying this feudal era was. She bit her lip tightly and vented all her hatred on Qi Wang.
It's all Qi Wang's fault. If it weren't for Qi Wang, how could she have encountered such a thing? How could she have been thrown into the Heavenly Prison?
What kind of benevolent ruler is this? That's all nonsense. What did she do wrong that she should be thrown into prison?
In those TV dramas, even when concubines cheat on the emperor and have children, the emperor can still adopt those children and raise them as his own.
Don't those novels also depict emperors who, for the sake of their beloved women, are willing to relinquish their vast empires and step down to become the man behind the scenes?
With so many success stories to tell, those men were hardly benevolent rulers; without exception, they were all tragic emperors, tyrannical emperors, or despots.
Why was she assigned such a so-called benevolent ruler?
While her affair with Qi Zhen was certainly wrong, Qi Zhen was the Crown Prince and the next emperor, while she was Qi Wang's concubine. Given what had happened, shouldn't Qi Wang have bestowed her upon Qi Zhen as his concubine?
Since she and Qi Wang had no marital relationship anyway, it would be an easy thing for an emperor to change her appearance.
So what is Qi Wang doing?
Not only did they imprison Qi Zhen in the Heavenly Prison, they also locked her up there.
What's even more despicable is that the prison guards are all snobs; seeing her fall from power, they all wish they could trample her into the mud.
"Damn it, damn it, you all deserve to die! If I ever get out of here, you'll all be waiting for me!"
Pei Yan cursed under her breath in anger. She wanted to yell at them, but if she did, these lowly jailers would find ways to torture her.
When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head; Pei Yan chose to swallow her anger.
Although Qi Zhen was also imprisoned in the imperial prison, perhaps because of his status as the crown prince, Qi Zhen was imprisoned in a different place than Pei Yan.
Besides Pei Yan, there were several other prisoners in the same cell block.
She didn't know how long the prisoners had been locked up, and they smelled terrible. She even saw maggots growing in some of their wounds.
Pei Yan felt extremely nauseous and lay to the side, dry heaving for a long time.
However, when the other prisoners saw her doing this, they couldn't help but curse at her.
Pei Yan, confident in her status, naturally wouldn't engage in a verbal battle with them, but her disgust only grew stronger.
They have humiliated her so much now; she will surely take revenge one day.
Pei Yan's days in prison were not easy, and her lovers outside weren't having it much better.
Ye Chaoyu found Liu Yizhou and told him about Pei Yan being sent to the imperial prison.
“Liu Yizhou, Yan’er has been imprisoned in the imperial prison by the Emperor. She is delicate and frail; how can she endure such suffering?”
Liu Yizhou was a thin man. He was also the newly appointed top scholar in the imperial examination and the prospective prince consort chosen by the Fifth Princess.
However, Liu Yizhou did not like the strong-willed and domineering Fifth Princess Qi Min, and always avoided her attempts to befriend him.
But Qi Min showed no ladylike reserve and kept pestering him. Today, she even barged into his residence and invited him to go on a spring outing.
Thinking of Qi Min's arrogant and domineering manner, Liu Yizhou felt extremely irritated.
He could only calm down and convince himself to continue to tolerate Qi Min, that shrew, when he looked at Pei Yan's portrait.
However, just as he was masturbating in front of Pei Yan's portrait, Ye Chaoyu broke in through the window.
Ye Chaoyu had stumbled upon Liu Yizhou's affair. Although he had already cleaned up the mess, he still found it difficult to give Ye Chaoyu a friendly look.
However, Ye Chaoyu ignored all that and directly told Liu Yizhou about Pei Yan being imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison.
Liu Yizhou's expression was already grim, but upon hearing that Pei Yan was in trouble, he immediately sat up straight and said urgently, "What did you say? Something happened to Yan'er? How could His Majesty have imprisoned her in the imperial prison?"
Pei Yan is so gentle and kind, she wouldn't even step on an ant. What could she possibly do? Why would Qi Wang throw her into prison?
Ye Chaoyu gave a bitter smile and said, "She and the Crown Prince... it must have been the Crown Prince who forced her. The Emperor punished Yan'er without even knowing the facts. He is simply incompetent!"
Ye Chaoyu knew that Liu Yizhou was in love with Pei Yan; after all, she was so beautiful, it was normal for men to be attracted to her.
However, Qi Zhen's actions were disgusting. Ye Chaoyu did not believe that Pei Yan would have an affair with Qi Zhen. He believed that Qi Zhen must have forced her. Pei Yan was coerced.
In this matter, Pei Yan was clearly the complete victim, but Qi Wang not only failed to uphold justice for her, he also threw her into prison.
"Defilement of the palace is a serious crime. Yan'er is so innocent and kind; she must be terrified. We must find a way to rescue her."
Liu Yizhou forced himself to calm down and said, "Aren't you the leader of the Imperial Guard? Can't you go into the prison and rescue her?"
Ye Chaoyu should have the right to enter the Heavenly Prison, and he could have used his power to bring Pei Yan out.
Unless he doesn't want to.
Oh.
He kept saying he loved Pei Yan, but when it came down to it, he wasn't willing to give her anything.
Liu Yizhou's gaze towards Ye Chaoyu was no longer the same.
Seeing him like this, Ye Chaoyu couldn't help but find it amusing.
"Liu Yizhou, why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I'm refusing to help because I can? If I had a way, I would have brought Yan'er out long ago. Why would I wait until now?"
Ye Chaoyu said that because the deposed Crown Prince Qi Zhen was also imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, Qi Wang had strengthened the guards of the Heavenly Prison, and no unauthorized persons were allowed to enter the Heavenly Prison without his written order.
In the past, Ye Chaoyu could certainly enter the Heavenly Prison to rescue people, but now, without Qi Wang's written order, he has absolutely no chance of entering the Heavenly Prison.
If he didn't need Liu Yizhou's help, I really wouldn't have thought he would come to Liu Yizhou's place.
Liu Yizhou coveted his Yan'er, a crime deserving death. Just thinking about what he had done before, Ye Chaoyu wished he could tear Liu Yizhou to pieces.
However, he could only suppress his murderous intent and beg Liu Yizhou for help.
Nothing else matters now; the most important thing is to rescue Yan'er.
Upon hearing Ye Chaoyu say that he couldn't enter the Heavenly Prison and therefore couldn't bring Pei Yan out, Liu Yizhou's heart sank to the bottom of the sea.
He suppressed the surging emotions within him and said coldly, "What do you want me to do?"
***
Qi Min has been in a daze for several days.
When her trusted palace maids saw Qi Min's appearance, they couldn't help but feel worried.
"What's wrong, Your Highness? Didn't you just go to see Lord Liu? Did you get upset with Lord Liu again?"
"It shouldn't be. Since Her Highness returned from the palace the day before yesterday, she has been restless. Even after seeing her favorite Lord Liu, her mood showed no signs of improving."
Chunhong Liulv Taoqing were Qi Min's trusted head maids. They had grown up with Qi Min since childhood and knew their princess best.
But something has happened these past few days, and ever since she left the palace that day, Her Highness the Princess has been acting strangely.
The princess, who used to be able to eat and sleep well, is now unable to eat or sleep properly, and even handsome men are no longer willing to look at her. Her beloved Lord Liu cannot alleviate her anxiety.
They didn't know what had happened to the princess, and since the princess wouldn't tell them, they didn't feel comfortable asking.
Seeing the princess's dazed and confused state, they couldn't help but feel anxious.
Just as the three were worrying about their princess, they heard someone outside report that Liu Yizhou was requesting an audience.
Upon hearing this, Chunhong immediately stood up.
Liu Lü and Tao Qing both showed surprise on their faces.
They all knew that their princess was infatuated with Liu Yizhou. She was determined to make Liu Yizhou her consort, but Liu Yizhou looked very unwilling.
Liu Yizhou has never taken the initiative to seek out their princess. Could it be that he has finally come to his senses and is willing to become the princess's consort?
Chunhong immediately said, "I will go and tell Her Highness about this."
With that, Chunhong got up and walked towards the Fifth Princess's bedroom.
"Your Highness, Lord Liu of Yizhou requests an audience."
Chunhong bowed to Qi Min, who was sitting on the chaise longue in a daze, and then told him about Liu Yizhou's visit.
Qi Min would get very excited every time he heard news of Liu Yizhou, and he would drop everything to look for him.
Now that Chunhong has reported that Liu Yizhou has come to her door, she seems not to have heard it.
"Your Highness?"
Chunhong called out again, and Qi Min finally came to her senses. Her eyes refocused, and she looked at Chunhong.
"What did you say?"
Although Chunhong found it strange, she still obediently answered.
"Lord Liu of Yizhou requests an audience."
Qi Min gave an "oh" sound, looking rather uninterested.
Her father told her that he wanted to make her the crown prince.
Right now, this news was all she could think about; she had no time to think about anything else.
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