According to what Lu Qingtang said, Zeng Ke went back to the room pretending not to know anything, and even took a box of pastries from her.
He lifted up his robe and sat next to Ning Xinran. Looking at that messy face, he couldn't help but be speechless.
Zeng Ke sighed, "I told you not to run away. How can I take care of you if you run away? Now that your face is like this, I can't help you."
As he spoke, he reached out and took off the cloth covering his mouth, and then said, "I originally wanted to tell Princess Chen, but she is still asleep. For the sake of our acquaintance, I changed my mind."
As he spoke, he untied Ning Xinran.
Ning Xinran looked at him blankly, with gratitude in her eyes.
She regretted it very much now. It was Dong Chengbin who forced her to drug Ji Wuhen and his son, but now that she was in this situation, Dong Chengbin didn't care about her life or death. She didn't answer her for so many days. She suffered a lot outside and didn't even have a full meal. The weather turned cold in the past two days and she didn't even have any decent clothes.
Moreover, she is pregnant with Dong Chengbin's child, but now she doesn't even have a place to live...
Looking at the pastry in Zeng Ke's hand, she couldn't help but swallow.
Zeng Ke handed the cake to her hand, and before she could say anything, she couldn't wait to open it and eat it.
Seeing this look of devouring food, Zeng Ke couldn't help but sigh.
If a good young lady doesn't do that, she insists on acting like a monster everywhere. She deserves to be like this now.
After eating the cakes, Zeng Ke only gave her a few symbolic injections of anti-inflammatory drugs, which would make her feel better.
Ning Xinran wrapped herself in the clothes Zeng Ke gave her and asked him in a low voice: "Aren't you from Lu Qingtang? Why did you let me go?"
Zen Ke knew she would ask this.
This woman has always been full of thoughts, and she would not be able to hide them without a legitimate reason.
So he said: "Actually, we are all the same. We can't love each other. I sympathize with you."
Ning Xinran looked at him in confusion, "I don't understand what you mean."
Zeng Ke smiled bitterly, "Can't you tell after all this time that I like Lu Qingtang? I like him even more than Mo Zeshen. It's a pity that Lu Qingtang can't see my goodness and only has eyes for Mo Zeshen... But it's no wonder. He is a prince, how can I, a commoner, compare with a prince?"
After hearing this, Ning Xinran immediately understood.
She pretended to persuade him, "Actually, we women just want to find a place to live. After all, she is the daughter of a general. Naturally, she cannot live a hard life in a mountain village. I have been down and out before, so I understand."
"But in the final analysis, things like love cannot be measured by money. She put all her efforts into marrying Prince Chen, but ended up being left out for half a year. She only got a little sympathy from him after she got pregnant. Princess Chen is also a pitiful person."
After hearing this, Zeng Ke seemed to be provocative.
But he was really shocked, "What, she was ignored by Mo Zeshen?"
Ning Xinran pretended to be puzzled, "Don't you know? But it's no wonder, her face was uglier than mine at that time, so King Chen naturally looked down on her."
Zeng Ke said "Oh" and then became silent again.
I didn't expect that Lu Qingtang, a time traveler, had suffered so much. I thought I had suffered some injustice, but compared with her, it was nothing.
Ning Xinran looked out the window in a certain direction and asked him again, "Do you know how Dong's consort is doing?"
When he asked himself to poison Prince Zhennan and his son that day, he looked very worried, as if something big was about to happen.
Zeng Ke looked at her and couldn't help but sneer in his heart when he saw her looking so foolish.
Lu Qingtang was right. This woman was pregnant with Dong Chengbin's child, so she was naturally worried about him and would have to ask about him sooner or later.
So Zeng Ke said: "He is very good. He is eating well and drinking well these days."
"good?"
Ning Xinran turned around and faced him, with a surprised look on her face.
Zeng Ke was a little confused, nodded and said: "Yes, that's good. Do you hope that something will happen to him?"
Ning Xinran frowned, looking unbelieving, "But he has offended King Chen after all. Can King Chen and Princess Chen let him go?"
Zeng Ke smiled and waved his hand at her, "You women just love to make a fuss. If he offends someone, he will be your consort. Even if he is King Chen, what can he do to the consort? It's just political differences at most. , it’s too common in officialdom.”
Ning Xinran still didn't believe it, "Then King Chen didn't do anything to him?"
Zeng Ke shook his head and looked confused, "No, if you don't believe it, just ask him directly. Why bother asking me."
As he spoke, he pushed Ning Xinran out of the door impatiently, "Let's go, don't say I let you go, otherwise Master Tang won't be able to spare me."
Ning Xinran was shut out like this, looking at the closed door in front of her, and then at the dormitory still lit by candlelight not far away, she bravely walked towards that room.
It was late at night, and Dong Chengbin couldn't sleep.
These days, he has been troubled by the strange behavior of Mo Zeshen and his wife.
He understood that Mo Zeshen tortured him, and later Lu Qingtang told her everything about how she had set up him and Mo Xinyuan. He wanted to die at that time, but he was unwilling to do so.
However, from that day on, he was never tortured again, and he even had good food and drink. Except that he was not given out to the yard, everything else was as usual. Mo Zeshen would also show him a copy of the Di newspaper issued by the Central Government.
It's like what happened before never happened.
This made him feel terrified, as if everything here was suffocating, making it difficult for him to sleep or eat well. He still can't sleep for fear that he will never wake up again.
At this time, a rapid knock on the door disrupted his thoughts.
Who could it be in the middle of the night?
With doubts in his heart, Dong Chengbin opened the door.
But what came into view was a face full of rotten flesh, barely revealing the bones. Dong Chengbin subconsciously closed the door.
The other party banged on the door even more urgently, "Mr. Dong, please open the door. I am Ning Xinran..."
Dong Chengbin was stunned when he heard the name "Ning Xinran".
How did she become like this?
He was really frightened by that face.
But there was no time to think about it, it was terrible for someone to hear it in the middle of the night.
He immediately turned around, opened the door and let Ning Xinran throw herself into his arms.
Dong Chengbin was frightened when he thought of his face just now. He reached out to close the door and patted her shoulder, "Stop crying and tell me what happened to your face and how you got in. Has anyone spotted you?"
Ning Xinran lay in Dong Chengbin's arms. After hearing these questions, she couldn't help but become annoyed.
He asked all kinds of questions, but never asked her how she got here, and didn't even say a word of concern. She was really a cruel person.
She looked up at him and said coldly: "Are you afraid of me? The reason why my face looks like this is not because of you!"
Dong Chengbin didn't dare to look directly at Ning Xinran. He turned his gaze to one side and asked, "What's going on?"
