"A Ru, don't worry. I'm here to protect you. And Zhan Zhi is outside. I'm sure he'll be able to find the Wind Nightshade."
"If it weren't for him, Sister wouldn't have left. Jing Xunce is just a coward! Since he loves the Empress of Nanqing, why did he have to provoke my sister!"
"I'm telling you, Yuan Yuhan. If anything happens to my sister, Tian Lin will never let Jing Xunce off!"
"A Ru, calm down. Things aren't as bad as you think." Yuan Yuhan silently felt worried for Jing Xunce in his heart.
"I don't care! If you dare to help him or plead for him then, I'm telling you, Yuan Yuhan, I'll never talk to you again!"
Hearing this, Yuan Yuhan got anxious. How could the innocent be involved? He was the one who saved Mu Fengqie when she fell. But nothing was more important than his wife. So sorry, Brother Zhan Zhi.
"A Ru, don't worry. I definitely won't help him. I'll surely stand by your side then. You have to trust me."
Brother Zhan Zhi, you're on your own. I can't do anything. I can only hope that Mu Fengqie won't think this way and that the misunderstanding between you will be cleared up by then.
The next day, in the palace.
Jing Xunce stood in the Empress's bedroom, looking at the woman on the bed expressionlessly.
"Do what you promised me now."
Last night, while she closed her eyes, he used psychedelic powder on her. He casually tied up a man and threw him on her bed.
Then he rummaged through the Empress's bedroom and the entire palace inside and out, but still couldn't find Qie'er.
He felt Qie'er must be there when he was in the bedroom. Why couldn't he find her after searching all night?
"Don't worry. I'll surely keep my promise." It's just that when she'll be found and what state she'll be in after that are not things she can control.
But thinking of last night's pleasure, the Empress's gaze became greedy. If Mu Fengqie knew that her man had slept with her, she would surely be heart - broken.
Humph... Then it'll be the time for me to reap the benefits.
Jing Xunce, you're destined to be my man. You can't escape. Now that I've got your body, is it far from getting your heart?
Hahaha...
Mu Fengqie, you still want to fight against me? You're really overestimating yourself.
"Yo~ You still dare to glare at me? Mu Fengqie, you've fallen into my hands. What else do you have to be arrogant about?"
"I'm in a good mood recently, so I'll come and play with you."
Saying that, her fair and delicate hand skimmed over the torture instruments on the dungeon wall one by one and finally chose a whip.
Mu Fengqie looked at the whip in her hand and her face turned slightly pale. There were barbs on that whip.
Yang Qing was satisfied to see Mu Fengqie's expression and smiled, "Bitch, kneel down and beg me. Maybe I won't beat you. How about it?" Then she lifted Mu Fengqie's chin with the whip, her eyes full of playfulness.
"Humph! I'd rather die than beg you. Do you know who I am? Aren't you afraid that killing me will bring disaster to your Nanqing?" Mu Fengqie stared at Yang Qing firmly.
"Humph! I don't care who you are. Falling into my hands is your bad luck!"
Saying that, she whipped Mu Fengqie. Mu Fengqie gritted her teeth and didn't cry out.
But Yang Qing was dissatisfied. "Humph! I'd like to see how tough your bones are!"
After that, she whipped Mu Fengqie one after another. Soon, Mu Fengqie fainted from the beating.
"Puff—"
"Ah!"
A basin of cold water was poured on Mu Fengqie, and she woke up, but what followed was even more painful than the whipping.
It turned out that Yang Qing had ordered someone to bring a bowl of salt. She grabbed a handful and sprinkled it on Mu Fengqie's wounds.
Mu Fengqie was in so much pain that she almost fainted.
"Tsk tsk tsk... Can't you stand it already? Don't worry. There's still a lot more. Let's play slowly."
Seeing Mu Fengqie's lips moving but couldn't hear what she was saying, Yang Qing leaned her ear closer.
"I'm the General Who Pacifies the Distant Regions personally conferred by the Emperor of Qin Dynasty... and the County Princess conferred by the Empress Dowager... The Emperor of Tian Lin is... my uncle, and the Queen... is my aunt. They will surely not let you off..."
Hearing this, Yang Qing was scared and at a loss. She threw the whip and ran out.
Mu Fengqie looked at Yang Qing running out and sneered sarcastically.
Yang Qing rushed back to her room in a hurry and paced back and forth in the room. What should she do... What should she do... She didn't expect that the person she casually captured had such a high status. If this provoked a war, she would surely be executed by the Empress.
When Yang Qing's personal maid came in, she saw Yang Qing sitting and standing uneasily, sweating profusely from anxiety.
"Miss, what happened?"
"I didn't mean to capture you. I just wanted to vent my anger. You can't blame me. You didn't say your status was so high at that time..."
Hearing Yang Qing talking to herself, the maid analyzed that the person captured this time must have a high status.
"Miss, don't panic. There's still a way to solve this."
Hearing there was a way, Yang Qing tightly grabbed the maid's hand. "A way? What way?"
"Miss, anyway, no one knows her identity, and no one knows she's here with us. Why not go all the way and just... " Then she made a throat - slitting gesture.
Yang Qing was scared by her ruthlessness and didn't react for a moment.
"Miss, if you let her go, she will surely come back for revenge in the future. It's better to get rid of her before anyone finds out."
"Let me think. Let me think." She groped and sat on a stool.
After a while, she walked out with a determined look in her eyes.
"Creak—"
Mu Fengqie looked at the person who opened the prison door and walked in, not knowing what she was up to again.
"Mu Fengqie, Mu Fengqie. You can only blame yourself. Why do you have such a high background? If I let you go, someone will surely come for revenge. So, I have to get rid of you."
"Don't blame me. If you hadn't provoked me in the first place, this wouldn't have happened. Don't come looking for me after you die."
Mu Fengqie's pupils shrank sharply. Was she going to die? She didn't expect that she would die again soon after coming to this world.
It's just a pity that she hadn't avenged the original owner yet. She was still a bit reluctant to part with her father, uncle, aunt, A Ru, and...
She didn't know if her father could accept this after she died. It's just a pity that she was unfilial and didn't stay in the valley to accompany her father more.
Now she could only make him a white - haired person sending off a black - haired one.
Mu Fengqie slowly closed her eyes, waiting for them to take action.
Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen and felt the knife stabbing into her body and then being pulled out.
"Okay, don't let her die here. Find a cart to transport her out of the city. Find a place to bury her. Remember, don't let anyone find out."