Chapter 30: The Cold House
I thought it was too late, and I was afraid that Situ Youning would meet people from the harem on the way to the palace gate, so he went to Liu Che's bedroom to pick her up in person, but he saw the scene of Liu Che pulling Situ Youning, so he left with interest, he did not return to the palace gate to wait for her, but went back to the palace directly.
Situ Youning's failure to return overnight made the Situ family a mess, fortunately Situ Hao was not at home, otherwise I don't know what would be angry.
Yesterday morning, Shen Jiayan took Situ Hanshu and Situ Zifan to the Li Mansion to visit Mrs. Li, so he didn't know that Feng Yumo had picked up Situ Youning, and the only one who knew about this matter was Xiao Yujing, who treated the wounds of the man she saved yesterday under Situ Youning's instructions, and delayed returning home all day and night.
Early this morning, she learned that Situ Youning had not returned overnight, about Situ Youning and King Ji, as well as the emperor's affairs, Xiao Yujing was not very clear, so she was still a little unsure about whether she should say this matter, and finally for the safety of Situ Youning, she was still ready to say it, but was stopped by Situ Shaoqi and motioned for her to follow her out.
"Sister-in-law, Ning'er was picked up by someone, I think you must know something." Situ Shaoqi's expression was very serious.
"How do you know?" Xiao Yujing looked at Situ Shaoqi with some surprise.
"Sister-in-law, you must not tell your mother about this matter, as well as Feng Wen."
"Why?" Xiao Yujing became even more puzzled.
"Anyway, you just do what I say, and quietly tell the eldest brother about this matter, you must say that I asked you to do this, now you go back to the hall and tell the others, just say that the people I sent out have found Ning'er." After saying that, he left in a hurry.
Xiao Yujing was inevitably puzzled by Situ Shaoqi's behavior, but she still followed Situ Shaoqi's words to do it, and after Situ Chenfeng learned about the specific situation, he immediately wrote a letter for Xiao Yujing to hand over to Situ Yanyu who was in the barracks, and then hurriedly left Situ Mansion.
Situ Shaoqi chose a horse with the strongest personality in the stable, asked Xi'er to send a letter to the Ji Palace, and rushed towards the palace with a whip, there was nothing else in his eyes except indifference and anger, he was sure that there was definitely a deal going on between Situ Muling and Feng Yumo, and it was about Situ Youning, and the emperor's feelings for Situ Youning happened to be the catalyst for their transaction, and this matter may have a great relationship with the assassination of the emperor last time.
When Situ Youning opened her eyes, she found that she was staying in a black room, except for a small window at a height of three meters, this was a completely confined space, she tried to stand up, but her unconscious feet did not react, when she reached out to confirm the condition of her feet, there was a sharp pain in the palms of her hands, and her heart began to panic, in this darkness, even her physical condition could not be confirmed, let alone the surrounding environment.
"Hey, anyone?" Situ Youning's voice was a little hoarse, yesterday afternoon, she had already suffered from a bit of a cold, and now it seems to have worsened a lot, "cough, cough..."
I was taken to a room by that strange woman last night, and then I was severely tortured for no reason, but the place was not here? Situ Youning shrunk his body a little, afraid that there would be snakes in this place as well.
"Ahem, ahem..." Her breathing began to become rapid, the thirst and itching in her throat accompanied by the smell of blood made her unusually uncomfortable, the cold slowly hit, her eyes became heavier and heavier, and her hands began to slowly stiffen.
"Ning'er, sometimes instead of counting on others, it's better to force yourself more, for us, we are the most reliable."
"Ning'er, don't give up until the last moment."
"Ning'er, if you take a closer look at this chess game and think about the same problem from multiple angles, you will get unexpected gains."
"Ning'er, the territory of the Xiongnu is one grassland after another, as far as the eye can see."
"Ning'er, wait for next time, the fourth brother will personally guide your martial arts."
"Stinky girl, if you don't have a target who knows how to run around all day, when will you be able to take charge of yourself."
"Girl, the outside world is wonderful."
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"Brother... Ning'er is really useless. After saying these words softly, tears slipped down the corners of its eyes to the corners of its mouth, and its chapped lips were soaked with a trace, Situ Youning suddenly opened his eyes, endured the pain in his chest, took a deep breath, slowly rolled up his sleeve, brought his arm to his mouth, opened his mouth and bit his arm with all his strength, and after a while, a fresh smell of blood spread in the dark room, and the thirst in his throat decreased a lot.
At this moment, with the sound of the door opening, a bright light appeared in the small window, and the voices of the two people also came to Situ Youning's ears.
"The idea of letting Situ Fu carry the black pot is really wonderful, and it can also eradicate the thorn in the eye of the big talent at the same time, Situ Shaoqi and Situ Chenfeng."
"Be quiet, but don't be heard by the girl inside."
"If the injury is like that, it is a question whether she can wake up or not, I can't imagine that Queen Chen is so ruthless, and even if she wakes up, she is destined not to go back alive."
"It's a pity, if it weren't for the injury so badly that my face was almost ruined, I really wanted to play with Miss Situ's daughter.
"Haha..."
In just a few words of conversation between the two, the amount of information is very unusual, but what Situ Youning cares about the most at this time is her own situation, she must find a way to get out of here, otherwise all other worries are in vain, this is what the fifth brother taught her: don't think too far about everything, solving the current problem is the key, and you are not Situ Muling.
Thinking of this, Situ Youning's spirit was much better, and she quickly wiped the remaining blood on her arm on her face, but found that there was a hot pain on her face, she didn't care about it so much, and quickly lay on the ground, and soon the door of the house opened, and the footsteps of the two were getting closer and closer.
Situ Shaoqi and Liu Che walked in the palace with worried faces, after knowing that Situ Youning had not returned overnight, Liu Che's heart was half stunned, and Situ Shaoqi's only remaining hope was also shattered in Liu Che's surprised expression.
"Shaoqi, what the hell do you think, where are you going to take me?"
"Your Majesty, although You Ning is usually naughty, she is also wise and measured in her work, if she is free now, then she will definitely find a way to return home, but she doesn't."
"That said..." Liu Che began to blame himself for his actions yesterday, "By the way, what about King Ji's side?" He was in charge of picking up Youning. โ
"I've sent someone to find out about the situation, and the best case is with him, but just in case, I have to be prepared for the worse so that Youning doesn't get hurt more."
"Is it possible to expect him..."
"Your Majesty, for some reason, it is impossible for King Ji to hurt You Ning at this time."
"So where do you think Youning will be?"
"I just asked the guard at the gate, she didn't go out of the palace gate, and the guard also personally saw King Ji leave alone after entering the palace yesterday evening."
"So Youning is still in the palace?"
"At least it disappeared in the palace, and only people from one place will make a move on Youning."
Situ Shaoqi should have thought of every possible way to deal with it the moment he received the news that Situ Youning had disappeared from the palace, and Liu Che couldn't help but sigh again about this person's talent.