Moreover, since Consort Ning committed suicide in front of Yun Xun, Yun Xun's hatred for them must have deepened even further.
Yun Zhuo took her hand and walked towards the prison where the Lan family was imprisoned. His eyes were deep and cold. "I'm afraid that Consort Ning has some kind of leverage over Father Emperor."
That must be it! Ye Qingxue thought to herself, what they couldn't hear was probably Consort Ning threatening the emperor.
She pulled her hand away from Yun Zhuo's grasp. Now that Yun Zhuo's crisis was over, she could get angry and throw a tantrum at him.
"The letter of divorce that Prince Jing gave me is still in my room. Why are you holding my hand now?" After saying that, Ye Qingxue quickly walked into the prison.
Yun Zhuo paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered what she had said before: that one day he would ask her for forgiveness, and at that time he had sworn that he would not.
...Does Ye Qingxue really not intend to be with him anymore?
If she took that divorce papers seriously, then it could really be taken seriously. Yun Zhuo panicked for a moment.
After Ye Qingxue went in, she conveyed the Emperor's decree that the Lan family was completely innocent. She personally went in and brought General Lan and his wife, as well as Lan Yi, out together.
They had all been tortured, their clothes were tattered, their bodies were covered in wounds, and they had great difficulty walking.
However, Ye Qingxue had Qiu Shen prepare clothes for them early on, and also had a carriage waiting outside.
As they were helped out of the cell, the Lan family looked at the slightly whitening sky and felt like they were dreaming.
They looked at Ye Qingxue, tears welling up again, "Thank you so much, Princess Jing, for saving our lives."
General Lan spoke first, and then made a gesture with his family to kneel down.
Ye Qingxue immediately reached out to stop him, "General Lan, you are too kind. I should be thanking you for everything you have done for the Marquis's Mansion, Ye Cunsi, and Prince Jing!"
General Lan did not believe that he was working specifically for anyone.
He always considered himself to be doing things for the Great Zhou and for justice.
It was only because Ye Qingxue, Yun Zhuo, and Ye Cunsi stood on the side of justice that he was so grateful to Ye Qingxue.
General Lan said with a weathered expression, "Princess Consort Jing is too kind. Everything I did was for justice and the truth, but it is true that Princess Consort Jing saved the General's Mansion."
Ye Qingxue laughed. All this polite formalities would take forever, since the Lan family members all needed to treat their wounds and rest.
She simply said, "Alright, let's not stand on ceremony. We're all doing this for the Great Zhou. Madam and Miss Lan can't take it anymore; their injuries are serious. Let's go home first."
Lan Jiangjia suddenly realized what was happening: "Yes, yes, let's go home first, let's go home first."
He turned to help his wife, who was delicate and had never suffered such torture. General Lan was once again overcome with tears.
But he did not forget Jiang Minzhi.
"Lord Jiang did not suffer any torture. I have already sent someone to pick him up, General Lan, please rest assured," Ye Qingxue replied.
"That's good, that's good." General Lan carefully helped his wife walk out, and the carriage was parked not far from the prison cell.
By the time they boarded the carriage, it was already dawn.
Lan Yi, wrapped in the clean cloak Ye Qingxue had given her, kept looking into the distance, as if waiting for someone.
Ye Qingxue knew who she was waiting for, so she leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Cun Si is probably still busy with Madam Zhou's affairs. I'll tell him later that you've been released without charge and ask him to visit you at the General's Mansion."
Lan Yi's face instantly turned red, but she stubbornly said, "I wasn't waiting for him."
Ye Qingxue looked like she had just realized something: "Oh... I misunderstood. I won't talk to him about it later. Miss Lan, go back and take good care of your injuries. I won't see you off."
Ye Qingxue turned to leave, but Lan Yi grabbed her in a hurry.
"Is there anything else, Miss Lan?" Ye Qingxue blinked.
Lan Yi's face was flushed. "I've been waiting for him! Ever since the day he went to deliver the grain, I've been waiting for him! Goodbye, Princess Jing!"
After speaking quickly, Lan Yi released Ye Qingxue's arm and swiftly lowered the carriage curtain. Her movements were so fast that she couldn't control her strength, and the curtain seemed to have been flung down by her.
She startled herself, fearing Ye Qingxue would be angry, and lifted the carriage curtain again, saying, "I didn't lift the curtain..."
Ye Qingxue stood outside the carriage, smiling at her: "I know."
Lan Yi: "…………"
Okay, she's too ashamed to face anyone now.
As the Lan family carriage slowly drove away, Ye Qingxue remembered the servants who had betrayed General Lan in prison and the Lan family's collateral branches, realizing she had forgotten to remind General Lan.
On second thought, I realized that the general and his wife would probably know, and they would handle the matter behind closed doors.
Alternatively, when Ye Cunsi visits Miss Lan later, he can mention it to her.
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