[A sneeze, a sneeze! 】Zheng Xiyao had just escaped from her elder brother's sphere of influence. She rubbed her nose and wondered, "Who missed me?" 】
After a night of running around, Zheng Xiyao escaped from the capital overnight.
She drank a few sips of tea in a teahouse and planned her future direction.
[System, check the nearby situation. 】
[Turn on environment detection, scan person information, scanning... Scanning results: None of suspicious persons, Dangerous items: None]
[He really gave up? 】Zheng Xiyao was a little flustered. She knew the male protagonist and was never the kind of person who would give up easily. In order to become literate, he went to bed on the ice in the cold winter to beg for fish, and made soup for a young eunuch, just to get the simplest "Three Character Classic".
So, how could he give up her 'enemy'.
[System, plan the nearest route to Yong Kingdom. 】
[Okay, turn on the map planning mode, the system is loading, please wait...]
Zheng Xiyao had a headache and held her forehead, picked up the cold tea on the table and drank it in one gulp.
She looked around at the people staying in the teahouse. They were basically all peddlers or merchants. Sit together and talk about things from all over the world.
"You are also from the capital?"
"No, the capital is not at peace. We little people should not get involved and get angry."
"What's wrong? I have a truckload of goods to go to the capital."
"I tell you, don't go. Everyone in the capital is in danger now. They seem to be arresting some young lady from the Duke of Qing's palace."
"Qingguo Gongfu, the Qingguo Gongfu, the general who protects the country?"
"No, it's more than that. I heard that this young lady offended the emperor and implicated the entire Qingguo Duke's family in prison. A total of two hundred and thirteen people. I heard that even the prince's three-year-old children were not spared. "
"Oh, what a crime."
"No, that's a century-old family. That's it..."
'Pa' The teacup in the woman's hand fell to the ground and shattered.
Zheng Xiyao looked at the two traders who were talking nonsense with a pale face. She rushed to grab a young man regardless of her own safety and asked, "Are you just talking about the Duke of Qing who has been guarding the border for twenty years?"
He was startled by the woman's sudden movement; "Yes, yes."
After Zheng Xiyao got the definite answer, she ran in the opposite direction desperately.
[Host, take a rest for a while, you haven’t eaten anything all day and night. If this continues...]
Zheng Xiyao did not respond. The first thing he did after returning to the capital was the situation in the Qingguo Palace.
But the strange thing is that everyone is basically silent and keeps secrets.
After listening to the system's advice, she really felt a little dizzy. Intuitively, she found the steamed bun shop from last time.
"Brother, here are two steamed buns."
"Okay!" With that said, the little brother filled him with two steaming steamed buns.
Zheng Xiyao took the steamed buns and inadvertently saw that this vendor looked very familiar. Isn't this the same steamed bun boy in Nancheng?
"Brother, you're not selling steamed buns in Nancheng, why are you here?"
"Ah, girl, have you seen my brother?" It turns out that this little brother has twins. The younger brother opens a shop selling steamed buns in Nancheng, and he sells them in the capital.
"That's quite a coincidence."
"Isn't it?"
"Brother, let me ask you something. Do you know what happened in the capital recently? Why are there so few people on the street?"
"A big thing?" The younger brother hesitated, then suddenly said, "Oh, there is one thing. I heard that the Qingguo Duke's house was ransacked two days ago, and today is the day of their execution. Many people went to see it. "
"You mean...execution?" When Zheng Xiyao heard this, her body couldn't stop shaking. Her blood was rising. She suddenly covered her mouth and coughed twice.
"Girl, you're coughing up blood, what's going on?" The steamed bun boy was shocked and asked with concern.
Zheng Xiyao shook her head lifelessly: "It's okay, it's okay." Then she turned around and walked towards the palace with firm steps.
[Host, what are you going to do? Don’t seek death! 】
【I...must save them. ] Zheng Xiyao gritted her teeth and said.
…
inner city of the palace
Zheng Xiyao entered the imperial city smoothly and followed the route in memory to the emperor's residence, Weiyang Hall.
She did not go in, but knelt straight in the courtyard.
"Your Majesty, the guilty daughter Zheng Xiyao is requesting an audience. Please punish Xiyao's crime and spare the guilty daughter's family."
Zheng Xiyao shouted loudly and kowtowed in apology.
However there was no response from anyone.
"Your Majesty, the guilty daughter Zheng Xiyao is requesting an audience. Please punish Xiyao's crime and spare the guilty daughter's family."
Zheng Xiyao kept shouting and knocking. There was no emotion in the eyes.
An hour passed like this, and the door of the main hall did not open.
After a while, dark clouds gathered and it rained heavily. Zheng Xiyao knelt in the rain and shivered. His body couldn't stop trembling, but he was still praying for Liu Siyan to open his eyes.
"Is she still kneeling there?"
"Your Majesty, Miss Zheng is still kneeling, and..."
"If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you hesitating?"
"Miss Zheng doesn't look good. Her forehead is broken. I'm afraid Miss Zheng won't be able to bear such a heavy rain. If she catches the wind and cold, I don't know if Miss Zheng can survive it."
Liu Siyan was silent and stood expressionlessly in front of the window looking at Zheng Xiyao in the rain. A complicated expression flashed in his eyes.
"Where are the things I asked you to prepare?" Liu Siyan asked in a deep voice.
Chief Eunuch: "It's ready, Your Majesty."
Liu Siyan nodded, opened the door, and walked towards Zheng Xiyao surrounded by everyone.
[System, it’s been raining for too long. I can't hold on anymore, stop now. ] Zheng Xiyao complained.
[It can’t be stopped now. This special weather card does not have the function of temporary cancellation. The usage time of each card is fixed. 】
Zheng Xiyao helplessly complained [System, do you have any objections to me? Um? 】
System: [Haha, how could it be? However, now you still want to think about how to deal with the male protagonist? he came. 】
Zheng Xiyao watched Liu Siyan walk in, her heartbeat gradually accelerated, and she suddenly became nervous.
Suddenly, memories of the past came flooding back.
"You're back."
"Yeah, I'm back."
The two seemed to have a tacit understanding of each question and answer.
Liu Siyan looked down at Zheng Xiyao and asked with interest: "What is Yao'er doing kneeling here? Does it make me feel bad?"
Zheng Xiyao ignored the male protagonist's teasing and looked directly into his eyes; "I betrayed you, and I was the one who tortured you. Everything is my fault, and I am willing to bear it alone. Your Majesty, please let my family go." Bar."
"But Yao'er, you are not good and always want to run away. How should I trust you?"
"What can Your Majesty do to let them go?"
Liu Siyan waved, and his men brought up something they had prepared long ago - a bottle of medicine.
He picked up the medicine bottle and handed it to Zheng Xiyao: "Let me rest assured and drink it."
Zheng Xiyao didn't ask any questions, and drank it in one gulp without hesitation.
"You didn't even ask, what did you drink?"
"No matter what it is, as long as you let them go, I will drink it."
"This is Qi Jue Powder."
Zheng Xiyao was startled, then smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, you really think highly of me." It is said that Qi Jue Powder is a magical medicine that is difficult to find in the world. It is made from seven kinds of medicinal herbs and seven kinds of poisonous herbs.
It can cure hundreds of poisons, but it also makes life worse than death.
When taking this medicine, you must take it continuously every once in a while, otherwise you will suffer the pain of thousands of ants eating your heart, alternating between ice and fire.
The preparation of this medicine varies from person to person, and the preparation techniques are also different.
So, she was stuck here again.
Liu Siyan waved, took the umbrella, and pulled Zheng Xiyao into the umbrella.
She smelled the woody scent of the man and felt at ease.
For some reason, her mind was dizzy. Before she lost consciousness, she was still begging the male protagonist for a definite answer: "Let my family go, okay?"
The man put his hand on her eyes and whispered, "As you wish."
After hearing the exact answer, she felt reassured and fell asleep.
