Chapter 143: The Price

The prison of the Criminal Department is full of lowly prisoners, because they are the lowest people, and the treatment for crimes is worse than that of pigs.

The food is all leftovers, and it is still rancid. There are no walls, but simply separated by wooden fences, forming standard cages.

The ground in the cage was muddy and dirty, and the roof was in tatters. The wind blew through the bones, the sun burst into the skin, the rain was like a whip, the frost and snow were like a sword, and in just two days, Xuanyuan Tao couldn't hold it anymore, with a high fever, and from time to time he burned to the point of convulsions. Occasionally, when he came to his senses, Xuanyuan Tao would shout hoarsely: "I am the prince! Call the imperial doctor!

But the guards turned a deaf ear and ignored them. Also, who cares if a death row prisoner has little time left?

Finally, when Xuanyuan Tao passed out, and the air intake was less than the air out, someone came to see him.

The graceful woman in the beautiful dress held the food box and was stunned by the filthy scene in front of her.

After a long time, she trembled and cried and shouted softly: "Prince, prince, the concubine has come to see you......"

The woman who came to visit the prison was Xuanyuan Tao's concubine Liu when she was still in front of the five princes with great scenery. Concubine Liu is a small jasper, charming and moving, and the five princes when the spring breeze is proud, and the love is deep. At this time, it was reasonable for her to come to visit the prison.

"Lord, Lord, I'm Chu Chu, open your eyes and look at me!" As soon as she saw Xuanyuan Tao, who was only wearing underwear, covered in stains, wearing hair and bare feet, and unconscious, Concubine Liu's tears rolled down, "Lord, Lord, wake up!"

Through the thick fence wooden pillar, Concubine Liu stretched out her arms, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't reach the motionless Xuanyuan Tao, so she turned her head and pleaded with the two prisoners in the same cage, "Please two eldest brothers, help the slave family wake up the husband, this food for the eldest brother, I hope you don't dislike it." ”

Xuanyuan Tao, who was finally woken up, looked at Concubine Liu, who was crying silently, stretched out his trembling fingers, and clenched Concubine Liu's hand: "It's dirty here, you, go back quickly......"

"Lord, lord, lord......" Concubine Liu could only cry and shake her head, unable to say anything, reached out from the gap between the wooden fence pillars, and hugged Xuanyuan Tao into her arms, completely ignoring the filth on the white plain brocade skirt, and did not dislike Xuanyuan Tao, who was stained with blood and stinking face, and gently rubbed her cheeks and cried mournfully.

"Concubine, concubine to feed the prince......" Concubine Liu cried for a while, suddenly woke up, hurriedly scooped up a spoonful of rice porridge, and fed it to Xuanyuantao's chapped lips.

"You, lean in. Xuanyuan Tao ate a few bites in silence, suddenly mustered all his strength, and said in a low voice in the ear of Concubine Liu, who was close to him, "Figure, in the study...... If you can destroy it, I'll have a chance to live, you know?"

"Immediately, immediately!" Xuanyuan Tao finished speaking, looking at Concubine Liu, who was stunned, and roared angrily, hissing with all his strength, "Destroy the picture! Destroy it!"

"Concubine, concubine go! The prince is not angry!" Concubine Liu was so shocked by the roar that she hurriedly got up and stumbled towards the prison door, running back to look at Xuanyuan Tao, affectionately, "Lord, husband, you have to hold on!" The concubine begged the princess to go to the queen mother and forgive your mistakes, prince, you wait for me!"

Xuanyuan Tao looked at Concubine Liu's back hard, as if he wanted to engrave her appearance into his heart, until he couldn't see it, and then began to slowly shake his head.

Chu Chu, I can't wait for you, as soon as you leave this prison gate, you will be found in trouble. Because, I let you know the map of the deployment of troops in southern Xinjiang and where they are hiding. You are the only one who knows, and the person who wants the picture will not let you go.

Chu Chu, only you will believe every word I say, and will be willing to pay the price of your life in order to keep the secret that gives me a glimmer of life. The other party will believe that the picture is real.

Only when the other party believes it, will he show his feet and let his father have a chance. Only by finding out the fine work lurking in the shadows can I survive and be the fifth prince again.

Chu Chu, among the many women I have, you are unique, only you purely like me as a person, not as a prince. Although I am truly reluctant, I can only choose to sacrifice you.

So, Chuchu, I'm sorry.

It was noon when Concubine Liu came to see Xuanyuantao, Xuanyuantao opened her eyes, waiting for the night to fall, only to feel that these hours were extremely long and unbearable, exceeding the cumulative time of the first two days of being imprisoned.

The sky finally got dark, the dim candle flame in the prison was flickering, and the bright yellow armor unique to the purple golden guards of the Father's Lingxiao Palace, reflecting the brilliant golden light, with a beautiful halo, finally came to him! Xuanyuan Tao slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and successfully fished out the fine work! The father sent the imperial guard to pick him up!

The moment before the reassuring coma passed, Xuanyuan Tao clenched his palm, and Liu Chuchu fed himself the spoon of porridge. This is a lifesaver when you are on the verge of death, since God has made yourself immortal, then, those who design to harm themselves are waiting for fear!

When Concubine Liu was found, it was already the third day after Xuanyuan Tao was released from prison.

In the pickle alleys of the imperial capital, there are two rows of low huts in the middle of the road, with low doors and windows, each of which is filled with the smell of sour and spicy pickles, which mixes up a disgusting atmosphere.

Xuanyuan Tao pushed open a rotten wooden door and saw the large round water tank in the center of the room. In the dim light, Concubine Liu curled up, tied up and stuffed into a narrow cage woven of bamboo strips, and soaked into a large round water tank. Only the skull is exposed to the mouth of the cylinder. If you listen closely, you can hear the small clatter of chewing in the large round water tank, mixed with the eerie sound of the water flowing softly turbulent, like a hungry ghost squatting in the tank to eat, which is terrifying.

Xuanyuan Tao approached Concubine Liu's corpse step by step, and slowly reached out to close Concubine Liu's wide eyes. Xuanyuan Tao subconsciously glanced at the bamboo cage tightly wrapped around Concubine Liu's body, and in every gap between the intertwined bamboo strips, there were clusters of black and gray piranhas! Xuanyuan Tao hurriedly turned his head and ran out of the hut quickly, couldn't help bending down, wow, and vomited violently.

Concubine Liu was tortured and on the verge of death before she revealed the place where she hid the map. So the people who went to get the map all got into the urn that the emperor had ambushed in advance.

With the thunder of the father and the emperor to judge the prisoner, as long as one is caught, the fine work behind the scenes is not far from surfacing.

That person is the one who designed to poison the third sister, causing the death of the mother concubine, ruining his reputation, and making Chu Chu die blindly!