Since the last time Wei Xun made trouble in the prison, the guards in the prison seemed to be shocked by his lifeless cruelty, and they never felt sorry for Ye Ningxiang anymore.

At this moment, Ye Ningxiang had already changed into the new clothes that Wei Xun brought her, and was detained alone in a solitary cell. Except for being a little lonely here, and her body was a little weak because of the torture before, Ye Ningxiang didn't have any special feelings.

The prison is always dark, and the jailers often wait days after the oil lamps outside the cell are burned out to buy new ones. This made Ye Ningxiang stay in boundless darkness for the past few days, losing the concept of time.

For some reason, the prison seemed to be extremely noisy on this day, and Ye Ningxiang could always hear the chattering of the prisoners not far in front of her. She stood up and stumbled to the door, pricking up her ears to listen carefully to what the prisoners were saying.

"Yo, Lord Wei, isn't this Lord Wei Xun, the second chair of Dali Temple, how did you become a prisoner!"

"I can't imagine that I can still live in the same cell with Lord Wei of the famous Dali Temple in this life, hahaha, it's really a blessing for three lives!"

"Lord Wei, you are new to the city, you have to learn the rules of this cell!"

"Master Wei still has to live here for ten years, the rules, people don't have to learn in a hurry!"

Because the distance was too far, Ye Ningxiang couldn't really hear some words, but she figured out one thing, Wei Xun was dismissed for killing the jailer, and he should have just been sent to Dali Temple to serve his sentence at this moment. Ye Ningxiang listened to a prisoner gloating about the words ten years, and her heart suddenly tightened, if she guessed correctly, the emperor must have sentenced him to ten years in prison to exempt him from the death penalty.

Living in such a dark cell for ten years is a cruel thing for a pillar of the country like Wei Xun, who is extremely talented and has the talent to govern the country and secure the country. And Wei Xun ended up in such a situation today because of her Ye Ningxiang.

If she hadn't been willful that day, and she was impatient to rely on her strength to find evidence to prove her ability, she would not have fallen into Ji Beihuan's trap, and she would not have become a murderer who killed Xia Qingqing's child and a rebel. In the end, it's all her fault.

Ye Ningxiang turned around in grief and leaned against the cold iron bars in the cell, her heart aching like blood. After being reborn, no matter what kind of problems she encounters, she always has a way to solve them, and she can solve them satisfactorily, but this time, Ye Ningxiang felt an unprecedented loneliness.

She has fallen into a certain situation of death, so she no longer cares about her life and death, but what about Wei Xun, who can come to save him? Who will come to save him with his sincere heart?

Unconsciously, the tears that slipped from Ye Ningxiang's eyes had already wet the clothes on her chest. The cacophony in front of her faded, and everything seemed to be dead again.

Minutes and seconds passed, and after some time, there was another commotion in the prison, this time not the prisoners, but the jailers.

"Hurry up, hurry up and clean up, the emperor is already on his way here, if the emperor finds the wrong place, our lives will not be guaranteed!"

"You prisoners, be honest with me, if you dare to do anything wrong, I don't want your life!"

"The emperor is coming towards the prison, quick, hurry up and kneel!"

"Greetings to the emperor, long live the emperor, long live, long live!" all the officials of Dali Temple gathered at the gate of the prison and kowtowed respectfully to Mu Jingyuan.

Mu Jingyuan's attitude was cold, he only waved his hand slightly to signal the official to get up, and then walked towards the prison with an anxious face.

The jailers in the heavenly prison first whipped the prisoner violently with a long whip, and it was not until the prisoner's face showed fear that they stopped with some unease, and at this moment they all knelt down towards Mu Jingyuan.

The prisoners feared that the jailers would punish them in a more brutal way when the emperor left, so they knelt on the cold ground very obediently.

Mu Jingyuan covered his face with his sleeves, trying to get out of the most densely populated area of prisoners as quickly as possible, so as to get rid of the disgusting air around him. As he struggled forward, he saw a familiar figure. Wei Xun is now kneeling in the cell like other prisoners, but his originally handsome face has been covered with whip marks, and his body is also stained with blood.

Mu Jingyuan didn't show any sympathy at all, on the contrary, he looked at Wei Xun with a smile.

"Wei Xun, do you know why I imprisoned you in Dali Temple and let you suffer this humiliation?"

"Yes. Wei Xun had no fear on his face, but replied very calmly, as if what he was experiencing in front of him was nothing to him.

"Wei Xun, as a law enforcer, didn't know the truth that law is greater than love, and in order to save his friend, he mutilated a human life. ”

Mu Jingyuan nodded and continued, "What else?"

"Wei Xun regards himself as a noble and arrogant person, and the emperor wants to completely wear off my sharpness this time. ”

"And. Without waiting for Mu Jingyuan to ask, Wei Xu took the initiative to speak, "Wei Xun has committed the emperor's taboo. Speaking of this, Wei Xun actually took the initiative to raise his eyes, facing Mu Jingyuan's eyes that seemed to be a little angry. "Ning Xiang is the emperor's person, but he was rescued by a poor family of me, and completely robbed the emperor of your credit. The emperor didn't want my life, which is already the greatest mercy to me. ”

Hearing Wei Xun's first half of the sentence, Mu Jingyuan was still very angry, but hearing the second half of his words, Mu Jingyuan suddenly became angry, and even laughed, then walked into the cell and patted Wei Xun on the shoulder, and said, "You are very self-aware." ”

Then Mu Jingyuan raised his head and looked around, and continued: "The living conditions here are indeed a little worse, but you will soon get used to it. Didn't King Ning also live here for seven years, and ten years would soon pass. ”

After speaking, Mu Jingyuan no longer looked at Wei Xun, and strode towards the depths of the heavenly prison.

When Mu Jingyuan saw Ye Ningxiang, whose hair was messy in the cell, leaning against the iron bar in despair, Mu Jingyuan, who had always been strong and even terrifying, could no longer be strong, and his voice softened.

"You all go down, I want to talk to Ye Ningxiang alone. As he spoke, Mu Jingyuan's eyes were already red, and the tears in his eyes were held back before they fell into his eyes.

"No. ”

The jailers quickly opened the door of the cell where Ye Ningxiang was, and then did not dare to delay for a moment and quickly evacuated the prison.

Hearing Mu Jingyuan's voice, Ye Ningxiang turned around with difficulty, kowtowed to Mu Jingyuan, and asked for peace. Mu Jingyuan was a little panicked, and rushed forward with an arrow step and helped Ye Ningxiang up.

"Ye Ningxiang, get up quickly, you are injured, you don't need to say hello to me. While speaking, Mu Jingyuan didn't dare to look at Ye Ningxiang's face, as if he was full of guilt for Ye Ningxiang.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for being able to visit Ning Xiang before she died. Ye Ningxiang looked at Mu Jingyuan calmly, and there seemed to be a smile in the corner of her eyes.

"Ye Ningxiang, don't be so calm, okay!" Mu Jingyuan grabbed Ye Ningxiang's hand and almost cried and said: "At this time, you should scold me or beat me, the more you are like this, the more distressed I will be!" As he spoke, Mu Jingyuan had already grabbed Ye Ningxiang's hand and hit him on the chest.

Ye Ningxiang struggled to pull out the hand that Mu Jingyuan was holding tightly, and said like a sister comforting her younger brother: "Your Majesty, you are the emperor of Dali, if you don't change me to me, you can change the fact that you are the emperor." It is precisely because you are the emperor that you can't save my life. ”

Then, Ye Ningxiang gently patted Mu Jingyuan's shoulder, and her gentle eyes exuded warmth, "The emperor's intentions, Ning Xiang knows, and I hope that the emperor will not blame himself too much for Ning Xiang." ”

This is not the scene he Mu Jingyuan wants to see, he is looking forward to seeing Ye Ningxiang's helpless predicament, looking forward to seeing Ye Ningxiang mad in prison because he knows that he is about to die, so that he can have the face to comfort her, and then explain his difficulties to her, and finally win Ye Ningxiang's understanding of himself.

But Ye Ningxiang, a little girl who is not yet eighteen years old, has already seen everything through, knows that he finally chose the throne and abandoned her, knows that he feels guilty because he sentenced Ye Ningxiang to death, and knows that his time is short but he has never had resentment, but he is so dirty and dirty in comparison.

He didn't even have the courage to stretch out his hands to hug Ye Ningxiang, he just stood there and listened to Ye Ningxiang, the dying man's consolation to him. At this moment, he knew that he, the departed emperor who was admired by all the people, was as small as dust in front of Ye Ningxiang, even pitiful.

After that, he stopped talking, and followed Ye Ningxiang to sit on the iron bar of the cell, quietly looking at her side face, for fear that a sound would break the only silence in front of him. If only time could stand still, if only he could sit here quietly forever and watch his confidante make every move.

Tranquility and peace are always fleeting and terrifying, and even if there is a chance to withdraw from reality, it will eventually return to reality.

Mu Jingyuan finally got up and said goodbye to Ye Ningxiang with almost stammering words, and finally couldn't control his emotions anymore, hugged Ye Ningxiang in his arms, and kept shouting Ye Ningxiang's name in his mouth. And Ye Ningxiang's shoulders were dyed by this man's tears at some point.

When Mu Jingyuan returned to the palace, the sky was getting dark, and the sky above the Zhaoyang Hall was shrouded in a crimson glow, as majestic as the Heavenly Palace, but he didn't have the slightest heart to appreciate this intoxicating scenery.

He was reluctant to give up on Ye Ningxiang and resented himself, his heart seemed to be forced to wear a golden thread, and the pain was almost suffocating. It was such an extremely worried moment that an extremely familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of him, Mu Xize.

"The emperor didn't come back with Ye Ningxiang, so the emperor has already made a choice. ”

Mu Xize sighed and continued: "However, my choice is different from the emperor, but it can save Xiao Yezi's life. ”

Seeing Mu Xize, Mu Jingyuan was extremely angry, but after listening to his words, Mu Jingyuan pinned strong hopes on his enemy.

Can Mu Xize really save Ye Ningxiang's life, and how can he save it? Because he was anxious to know Mu Xize's further answer, Mu Jingyuan was a little anxious.

"The emperor can rest assured, tomorrow morning I will explain everything to the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, but Xi Ze begs you to let Xiao Yezi spend this night in peace. ”

"Okay, I promise you, but I also hope that you don't break your promise, otherwise, Ye Ningxiang will really lose her life. ”

"I've always kept my word. ”

Early in the morning of the second day, a thin jailer reluctantly entered Ye Ningxiang's cell with a food box.

"Ye Ningxiang, it's time to eat. ”

Before opening the lid of the food box, Ye Ningxiang had already smelled the strong aroma of vegetables, and she already knew that this meal was probably her severed head rice.

Ye Ningxiang smiled bitterly, not because of her fear of death, but because she felt ridiculous. should have died eight years ago and was lucky to be reborn, she knew that the road to revenge was long and difficult, and she had imagined countless endings of death, but she never thought that she would end up succumbing to death because of the framing of Ji Beihuan, a despicable villain who did not enter the stream.

When you think about it, this world is ridiculously funny sometimes, black and white are reversed, good and evil are not distinguished, the damned people enjoy life wantonly in the bright places, and the unworthy people are burdened with heavy charges and finally fall into life.

Ye Ningxiang opened the food box and stuffed the food into her mouth in a big gulp to calm the tumbling thoughts in her heart, and the iron chain in her hand hit the dishes and chopsticks from time to time, making a jingling sound.