flstandardbreds Chapter 169 I won’t let you have a good life
Chapter 169 I won’t let you have a good life
Su Nuan didn't have the heart to argue with the servant about the words "not good".
The emperor sent people to arrest her, so it must be that Marquis Zhongyuan went to report her.
The emperor is a tyrant as he ordered the arrest before finding out the truth.
At this moment, Su Nuan really had no good feelings towards the emperor.
I followed the servant to the outer courtyard, where the Chief Justice was waiting.
There was no extra nonsense. As soon as he saw Su Nuan, he took out the emperor's handwritten edict and showed it to her.
Su Nuan took a quick glance and the general meaning was that the Dali Temple would be responsible for handling the case of Concubine Dong's poisoning, and the Dali Temple Chief had the right to interrogate the suspect at any time.
So, now she is a criminal, and the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple came personally to take her for interrogation.
At this moment, Su Nuan had only one thought, that is, she should have taken the time to go back to Duiyueju for a meal.
"Lord Lu, right? Could you please be flexible and let me go back and change my clothes?"
"Concubine Xia, I have been ordered to interrogate the suspect. Please do not embarrass me."
Having said that, there was no room for compromise. Su Nuan was a sensible person and thought that it was just a meal of skipping, at worst she could come back and eat in the middle of the night.
But it turned out that she was too naive.
When they arrived at the Dali Temple, Lord Lu simply asked her what happened and then took her to jail.
The cell was dark and cramped. Su Nuan kicked the straw on the ground into a pile and sat on it with her knees hugged. It was not that she didn't want to lie down because it was dirty, but the straw was too thin and the ground was too cold. She was afraid of getting sick lying on it.
Now she can only hope that her father will come to save her.
The prince disappeared today during the wedding procession. The General's Mansion must be paying close attention to such a big event. At the latest tomorrow morning, General Xia will know that her beloved daughter has been imprisoned in the Dali Temple.
Maybe he has already received the news and is trying to find a solution for himself.
This way, I can bear the thought of sitting with my knees hugged all night.
After living for two lifetimes, Su Nuan entered a cell for the first time. It was the first time she experienced that dampness had a smell, and that there were living things in the cell. Huge rats shuttled through the rooms, and Su Nuan could hear their squeaking sounds clearly even from a long distance away.
The night was spent in the triple torment of hunger, cold and fear.
"Your Highness, we have been searching for a day and a night. We should go back."
The village was not big, with only forty or fifty households. More than a dozen secret guards searched for a day and a night, and even counted the number of mice in the cellars of the villagers' homes, but they did not see even a single trace of the person they were looking for.
This only means that the person ran away a long time ago.
But Ye Yin also understood the obsession of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so he asked his men to search again and again, even though he knew there would be no results. He just wanted to make His Royal Highness the Crown Prince let go of his obsession in this way.
Mu Yunting looked at the small village in front of him, which was clearly visible. He knew that it was meaningless to continue searching. This village was the last place where the man appeared. If he couldn't find him here, the clue would be gone.
Gently twisting the jade pendant in his hand, he murmured in a low voice, "Are you really still alive?"
"Your Highness, go back."
Mu Yunting finally nodded this time, and Ye Yin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But instead of going back to the city, I went to Jing'an Temple.
The next morning, Xia Lian argued with Marquis Zhongyuan in the court, but when the court was over, the emperor called him into the imperial study for a private talk.
No one knew what the two people talked about in there. After Xia Lian came out of the imperial study, he went straight to the military camp. He didn't even go back to the general's mansion, let alone go to the Dali Temple.
Su Nuan did not welcome her father in the cell, but she did have her first meal.
A bowl of porridge, a steamed bun, and a side dish.
Serve in clean dishes.
This was even more sumptuous than her first meal in the Prince's Mansion. Su Nuan couldn't help but exclaim, "The food in the Dali Temple is pretty good!"
The old woman who brought the food replied, "Concubine Xia, this is what I eat myself. This is not how prisoners eat."
Su Nuan glanced at the rice bucket at the woman's feet. It was filled with steamed bread mixed with vegetable leaves. She believed the woman's words a little more and said, "Oh, who asked you to take care of me?"
The old woman lowered her voice and replied, "Mr. Ying asked me to take care of you."
"It's him?"
Su Nuan was surprised. She didn't expect that he still stayed in the imperial city and was paying attention to her.
"With your status and position, a meal that's too good will arouse suspicion. Please eat whatever you want, Concubine Xia. Master Ying is already trying to find a way to rescue you."
"How can he save me? This is the Dali Temple. Is he planning to break out of prison?"
"Master Ying said that the Emperor imprisoned the concubine in order to get His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come back and admit his mistake. He will find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as soon as possible and ask him to come back and rescue you."
These words were like enlightenment to Su Nuan. She had never thought of this before.
How could the old emperor be so incompetent that he locked himself up before the case was investigated? It turned out that he was just a bait to lure the prince back.
But this bait seems to have no effect!
Su Nuan took the meal from the woman who delivered it and prepared to have breakfast.
The old woman asked her in a low voice: "Does Concubine Xia have anything to convey to Master Ying?"
Su Nuan thought for a moment and replied, "Thank him for me."
"Gone?"
"Gone."
The woman who delivered food carried the bucket to the next cell to deliver food.
Su Nuan felt unhappy while eating the steamed bun. She wondered who she had offended.
It was clearly the prince who caused the trouble, but the emperor threw her into jail.
Bullshit bait!
If it were before yesterday, she could still have been looking forward to it, but after thinking about it all night last night, she figured out one thing: the prince's sudden disappearance must be related to the mysterious woman yesterday.
That woman chose to show up on the day when the Crown Prince was marrying his concubine in order to cause trouble. She must have lured Mu Yunting away.
She must be the Miss Xun from the Xun family that Ying Shu mentioned was Mu Yunting's childhood sweetheart.
At this moment, Miss Xun and Mu Yunting might already be together and in love with each other.
I'm afraid I'll have to stay in this Dali Temple cell for a while.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got, and Su Nuan ate the steamed bun until crumbs fell off.
At the same time, in the Prince's Mansion, Dong Jingshu has regained consciousness under Yao Tai's treatment.
Pan Tao served her white porridge.
"Miss, Concubine Xia is so evil that she even resorted to such despicable means as poisoning. Fortunately, the Crown Prince was not here yesterday. If the Crown Prince had been poisoned in your room, you would be the one imprisoned in the Dali Temple cell now."
"What good is it that he's not here? I've become the laughing stock of the entire imperial city!" Dong Jingshu said quietly, "If he doesn't want to marry me, he can refuse the marriage, but why is he doing this to me!"
Before he finished speaking, tears were already falling.
"Oh, Miss, please don't cry. The poison has just been cured and your body is still weak. Crying too much is not good for your health.
In my opinion, it's not that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't want to marry the young lady, but someone doesn't want the young lady to enter the house. It must be Concubine Xia who is doing something behind the scenes, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been bewitched by her and done such a foolish thing.
Think about it, if she dares to poison you, what else can she not do? "
"Hmph, Xia Qingyan, you've hurt me like this, I won't let you have a good life!"