§§ Chapter 136 Parting is always sour

Cuicui was taken to prison, because she was the key criminal who assassinated the emperor, so she was shackled and handcuffed, and she was curled up in the cell at this time, with no expression on her face, and her heart was very calm.

Since Nangong Hanjue agreed to let Situ Xuanao interrogate her, it means that he did not suspect Situ Xuanao at all, and his reckless behavior did not cause trouble to Situ Xuanao, which was somewhat comforting in Cuicui's heart.

Although she didn't succeed in killing Nangong Hanju, no matter what, she saved Wei Ruge, and seeing her follow Nangong Yuelan back safely, Cuicui finally put her mind at ease.

Now she has nothing to worry about, just a quick death. In this way, she can not only apologize, but also keep her mouth shut permanently, no one will know that she is Situ Xuanao's person.

Just when Cuicui was thinking about this, she suddenly heard a sound at the end of the cell, followed by noisy footsteps, Cuicui raised her head, her eyes looked out of the railing, the original dark cell, it seemed that a little light came from afar, and then the light became bigger and bigger, closer and closer, illuminating everything in front of her.

Several jailers came over with torches in their hands and stuck them in the wall, and then Situ Xuanao walked over from the darkness with his hands behind his back and stood in front of the cell door.

Cuicui raised her head and stared at Situ Xuanao with slanted eyes, not daring to show the slightest emotion, just staring at Situ Xuanao coldly.

"Open the cell door!" Situ Xuanao's deep voice echoed through the cell.

"Yes!" the jailer hurried forward and opened the cell door.

"You all stand down, no one is allowed to come in without my order!" Situ Xuanao stood there with his hands behind his back and said gloomily.

"Yes!" The jailers did not dare to disobey in the slightest, and retreated one after another according to Situ Xuanao's orders.

Seeing that the jailers had all retreated, and there was no one else in the entire cell, Xiao Qi, who was standing behind Situ Xuanao, hurriedly pushed open the door of the cell, walked in, and held the door with his hand, Situ Xuanao walked in with a half-hunched body.

Seeing that there were only three of them, Cuicui hurriedly got up from the ground, knelt in front of Situ Xuanao, lowered her head, and whispered: "Cuicui made a big mistake, I don't ask for forgiveness from adults, I just want to die to make up for Cuicui's mistakes!"

Situ Xuanao stood in front of Cuicui, stretched out his hands behind his back, and looked at Cuicui, this is the person who has been with him since he was a child, if he has no feelings, it is absolutely false, when he heard from Xiao Qi that Cuicui entered the palace and took risks to save Wei Ruge, Situ Xuanao knew that Cuicui was fierce and auspicious.

At that time, Situ Xuanao didn't think about whether he would be implicated at all, nor did he think about whether his revenge plan would be successfully completed, the only thing he was worried about at that time was that Cuicui must not have anything, and even if there is something, he must hold on until he arrives.

But he can't enter the palace rashly, he has to find some reason!

So he got on the sedan chair and hurried in the direction of the palace, while thinking of various excuses in his mind, but no matter what kind of excuse was not enough for the dignified prime minister to rush into the palace to meet the emperor in the evening.

Just halfway through, news came out from the palace that someone had been arrested for assassinating the emperor in the Heart Cultivation Palace, and his identity was unknown, and the emperor was injured but there was no major problem.

Hearing this, Situ Xuanao had mixed feelings in his heart.

This shows that Cuicui failed and was arrested, but only slightly injured Nangong Hanju. But at the same time, this also gave Situ Xuanao a reason to enter the palace to meet the emperor.

It wasn't until he saw the subdued Cuicui in the Heart Cultivation Hall that Situ Xuanao's heart was completely let go.

"If letting you die can solve all the problems, I will go to great lengths to save you!" Situ Xuanao finally spoke, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he sighed softly, without any blame or anger.

Hearing Situ Xuanao's words, Cuicui raised her head in surprise and looked at Situ Xuanao blankly.

"Xiao Qi, help her up. Situ Xuanao said softly.

Xiao Qi walked to Cuicui's side and stretched out his hand to help Cuicui up, maybe he had been kneeling for too long, Cuicui's legs were a little heavy, and he couldn't stand on his feet.

"My lord! Anyway, it's Cuicui who is wrong this time! No matter how the adult punishes Cuicui, Cuicui has no complaints!" Cuicui's eyes even begged Situ Xuanao to punish her.

"Cuicui, in fact, from the moment you went to the Heart Cultivation Hall without consulting me, you gave yourself your own punishment. Situ Xuanao looked at Cuicui, and unconsciously sighed again as he spoke.

"It's already punished?" asked Cuicui, puzzled.

"From now on, you will never be able to follow me again!" Situ Xuanao said.

"My lord......" Cuicui listened to Situ Xuanao's words and suddenly realized this. Yes, now everyone already recognizes her appearance, if she continues to stay by Situ Xuanao's side, if she is found to be informant to Nangong Hanjue, won't it hurt Situ Xuanao!

"For the sake of you having been with me for so many years, I won't let you die. Situ Xuanao looked at Cuicui, "I will find you a substitute for the dead ghost, and then Xiao Qi will be responsible for escorting you out of the city, from now on, you will have to live alone, and we will have nothing to do with it!"

"My lord!" Cuicui listened to Situ Xuanao's words, knelt on the ground with a puff, and two lines of hot tears flowed, "My lord, Cuicui is willing to be disfigured and drink medicine as a dumb person, as long as she can stay by the adult's side and continue to do things for the adult, Cuicui is willing to do anything!"

"Cuicui!" Situ Xuanao stopped Cuicui's voice sharply, lowered his head and looked at her tearful face, and felt a little unbearable in his heart, after all, for so many years, he had imperceptibly regarded Xiao Qi and Cuicui as family, so how could he bear to ruin Cuicui.

"Cuicui, live a good life in the future, don't live this kind of life on the tip of a knife again, this is not suitable for girls. As he spoke, Situ Xuanao stretched out his hand and stroked Cuicui's face, "Leave me, be an ordinary girl, find a man who loves you, and live the rest of your life in peace." ”

"My lord......" Cuicui listened to Situ Xuanao's words, and her tears couldn't be stopped any longer, for the first time in so many years, this time Situ Xuanao spoke to her so gently, and it was the first time she told her so many things about her future life, but it was when they were about to part.

"But how do you explain to Nangong Hanjue?" Cuicui wiped away her tears, very worried about Situ Xuanao.

"Don't worry, I'll have a way. Situ Xuanao said, "But after you make such a fuss, it has made Nangong Han's suspicion of Nangong Yuelan even greater! With Nangong Han's character, I think it won't be long before he will definitely find a way to suppress Nangong Yuelan, and Nangong Yuelan will rebel sooner or later for his revenge for so many years, fight with the mussels, and lose both, this is what I want to see the most." ”

Cuicui listened to Situ Xuanao's words, and then nodded reassuringly.

This was the last time Cuicui met Situ Xuanao, and on the third day after Situ Xuanao and Xiao Qi left, Xiao Qi secretly took Cuicui out of the cell, and somewhere found a poor substitute ghost.

Cuicui didn't look at the face of the ghost, she didn't have any sense of apology in her heart for the girl who died for her, in her outlook on life, the weak eat the strong, and the weak are destined to be eliminated.

The night was dark and windy, Xiao Qi had been escorting Cuicui out of the city, there was already a carriage waiting outside the city, Xiao Qi let Cuicui get into the carriage, and told her that she must live well in the future, live happily, maybe one day, they will meet again.

Cuicui had tears in the corners of her eyes, but she couldn't hold back the tears, and what Xiao Qi said, she nodded desperately in agreement.

In the end, Xiao Qi stood under the carriage, looked at Cuicui, and asked softly: "Cuicui, I may never have a chance to see each other in the future, I want to ask you one last question." ”

"What?" Cuicui looked at Xiao Qi, feeling sad for a while.

"Cuicui, you...... Do you regret it?" Xiao Qi asked, a pair of eyes staring at Cuicui tightly, as if he didn't want to miss any of her expressions.

Seeing Xiao Qi's serious expression, Cuicui suddenly showed a wry smile on her face, then shook it and said softly: "Xiao Qi, for so many years, you have silently liked this Situ Xuanao, do you regret it?"

Xiao Qi listened to Cuicui's words, and was suddenly stunned, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

Seeing Xiao Qi's embarrassed appearance, Cuicui's wry smile instantly turned into a happy smile, stretched out his hand, and patted Xiao Qi's shoulder, "If you think this matter is worth your persistence, then you can stick to it!" But if you care about the result very much, then you have to express your heart at the right time, if you are rejected, then listen to my advice and give up!"

Xiao Qi looked at Cuicui, and finally nodded, a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Okay, it's not too early, you should get on the road early! Take care!" Xiao Qi nodded heavily at Cuicui.

"You too, take care, take good care of the adults, take my share!" Cuicui said, her eyes smiling, but tears were already flowing unconsciously.

"Well, I will! I will use my life to protect the adults, don't worry!" Xiao Qi nodded heavily, "Let's go!"

The carriage moved slowly, gradually disappearing into such an ordinary night.

Xiao Qimu sent the carriage until he couldn't see it, then he turned around silently, and hurriedly climbed over the city wall.

Back at the Prime Minister's Mansion, the light in Situ Xuanao's room was still on, Xiao Qi knocked lightly on the door, and after getting permission, he walked in.

"Did you send it away safely?" asked Situ Xuanao softly.

"Yes, I've left safely. Xiao Qi replied.

"That's good. Situ Xuanao nodded, "While she is still young, it is a good thing for her to leave this place of right and wrong." What did she leave behind?" asked Situ Xuanao.

She said...... Let me protect the adult well, even for her sake!" When Xiao Qi said this, his nose felt a little sour.

"Heh......" Hearing this, Situ Xuanao smiled faintly and didn't speak for a long time.