Zhuang Xin looked as if he had just been crying. With red eyes, he said, "His Highness instructed his subordinates to wait here for the Princess Consort. He knew that the Princess Consort would definitely come."
"But His Highness said that the Princess Consort does not need to go in to see him. The matter is as everyone says, there is no misunderstanding, and he killed the Ninth Prince."
Ye Qingxue coldly said, "Since this is the truth, why won't he tell me himself?"
Zhuang Xin said with great difficulty, "His Highness hopes that the Princess can live a good life in the future, and he does not want to involve the Princess in this matter."
Ye Qingxue said, "You have followed the prince for many years, and I don't want to lay a hand on you. Get out of my way!"
"Please, Your Highness, do not make things difficult for me," Zhuang Xin said. "It is precisely because I have served Your Highness for many years that I must obey your orders. Even if he is executed tomorrow, I will obey his orders until his last breath!"
"Shut up!" Ye Qingxue suddenly shouted coldly, "Yun Zhuo won't die! Get out of my way!"
She immediately started fighting with Zhuang Xin and headed straight for the prison. Zhuang Xin tried to stop her, but he was afraid of hurting her. With Qiu Shen's help, Ye Qingxue broke in before long.
Cui Shao glanced at Zhuang Xin and followed Ye Qingxue inside.
Seeing that he couldn't stop him, Zhuang Xin stopped trying.
Yun Zhuo was locked in a large, solitary cell. There were no other prisoners in the surrounding cells; he was all alone.
The cell was dark, with only a small window high up, not even enough for a head to stick out, and a putrid, damp smell permeated the air, which was very unpleasant.
Yun Zhuo sat cross-legged with his back to the door.
When Ye Qingxue went in, all she saw was his back. He was wearing the same dark brocade robe he wore that morning, the color of which had been stained darker by the blood.
After Ye Qingxue stopped, she stared at Yun Zhuo's back and, after catching her breath, said, "Turn around and look at me!"
Yun Zhuo remained seated, and when he heard the commotion outside, he knew it was Ye Qingxue who had arrived.
Ye Qingxue saw that he hadn't turned around for a long time and wanted to call him, but suddenly her throat hurt terribly, as if a sharp blade was slicing in her throat, making her bleed profusely and almost unable to speak.
After an unknown amount of time, Ye Qingxue finally endured the sharp pain and spoke again: "Did you kill the Ninth Prince?"
Yun Zhuo answered firmly, "Yes!"
Ye Qingxue asked, "How did you kill him?"
"...Upon hearing about the affair between Consort Xian and the Cui family, he came to settle scores with us. He was carrying a long sword, humiliating you, and trying to kill me. I snatched the sword from his hand and stabbed him in the heart. He was still spouting nonsense, so I was furious and cut open his abdomen, torturing him to death."
Ye Qingxue's chest heaved violently. With each additional word he uttered, her face paled further, and she could even imagine the scene as he described it.
It was all for her! It was actually just for her!
Ye Qingxue was in unbearable pain.
"...You didn't need to do that at all!"
Yun Zhuo said, "I am willing to do so."
Ye Qingxue was having trouble breathing.
Yun Zhuo said, "Live a good life from now on. If you can stay away from the capital, that would be even better. Zhuang Xin will take care of my body. Don't look back."
Ye Qingxue felt as if her heart was being torn apart: "Are you saying goodbye to me? We just got married last night, and you want to say goodbye to me today? Didn't you promise me that you would welcome Xiaobao with me?"
The man opposite him fell silent, an aura of cold despair seemingly enveloping him.
After a long, long time, Ye Qingxue heard him say, "I'm sorry, I have wronged you. Please forget me."
Ye Qingxue's heart skipped a beat, and she kicked the cell door hard: "If you've got the guts, turn around and talk to me!"
She thought that as long as Yun Zhuo didn't turn around and face her, there must be some misunderstanding, and there was still room for things to turn around.
She both hoped that Yun Zhuo wouldn't turn around, and that he would turn around and tell her the truth.
However, Yun Zhuo slowly turned around, his face expressionless, and just quietly looked at her.
The man in front of her was indeed Yun Zhuo, the same Yun Zhuo who had married her just yesterday, the same Yun Zhuo who had consummated their marriage last night!
They were only a foot apart, yet Ye Qingxue felt as if they were worlds apart.
"...You didn't kill the Ninth Prince, did you?" Ye Qingxue slowly squatted down, leaning against the prison bars, and looked at Yun Zhuo hesitantly.
"No, I killed him. Everyone knows the details. Lord Cui also saw me do it."
Yun Zhuo said, "I have committed such a heinous crime that I deserve to die. You should leave now and never come back."
Ye Qingxue kept a close eye on his expression and his gaze. He seemed to be describing something that had actually happened, and his eyes did not flinch at all.
...as if this were the truth, the reality.
Ye Qingxue stared at him, fixedly at him. At this moment, her mind was buzzing. She couldn't think of Xiaobao anymore; she could only think of this man. From now on, he would truly disappear from her life.
She couldn't catch it...
"No, it can't be like this!" Ye Qingxue was in extreme pain, so she banged her head against the fence and slammed her fist into it, drawing blood immediately.
Yun Zhuo immediately rushed forward, reached through the fence, and grabbed her shoulders tightly to stop her from moving.
"Qiushen, why aren't you taking your young lady back?" Yun Zhuo said in a deep voice.
Qiu Shen immediately stepped forward, took Ye Qingxue from Yun Zhuo's hands, and hugged her tightly, forbidding her from doing anything to hurt herself again.
Yun Zhuo then looked at Cui Shao: "Lord Cui, please ask Miss Ye to leave."
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