Chen Yili looked at her in confusion, stroking his belly and taking two steps back: "Wha, what?"
"Cheng Ning, are you crazy?!"
Cheng Yi brought Chen Yili to his side and held his wife's hand.
Peace and separation?
Did he hear wrongly?
Cheng Ning took a step forward. There was a sway in her hair, and there was a sound of collision as she moved.
She pinched her palms and said word by word: "Otherwise? Let her die in prison with the Cheng family?"
Cheng Yi's face turned pale inch by inch: "The Cheng family has no rebellion."
He repeated: "The Cheng family is not plotting rebellion! Are you helping him defend Yanzhou to deal with our Cheng family?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the jailer shouted angrily: "How dare you call His Majesty by his real name. It is a grave sin!"
"Am I guilty of this crime? His title as emperor of Wei Yanzhou is——"
"Brother!" Cheng Ning shouted angrily: "Be careful what you say."
"Are you still speaking for him?" Cheng Yi was furious: "You have to trade yourself for a way out and do something that will disgrace the family, but I don't want to. The worst is death!"
More than two months in prison have completely wiped out Cheng Yi's sanity.
He wanted to be free from here so much, but once he died here, he would be accused of committing suicide out of fear of crime.
Cheng Ning's face turned pale. If he hadn't clenched his palms tightly, he might not be able to stand.
It turned out that in her brother's heart, she had already abandoned the Cheng family.
For the sake of glory and survival, he devoted himself to defending Yanzhou.
"I'm not so excited," Wei Yanzhou suddenly laughed and said, "Cheng Ning said, if you and your wife discuss it and write it down with Li Shu, Chen Yili will be released from prison today."
"I don't want it!" Chen Yili shook his head violently: "I'm right here!"
When she married into the Cheng family, she became a member of the Cheng family. They lived and died together, so what did she have to fear?
Cheng Ning pulled her over and begged in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, for the sake of the child in your belly..."
For the sake of the children, it’s important to be able to go out one by one.
Wei Yanzhou finally relaxed, could he die here?
"I don't want it, Aning. You know I don't have a family anymore. I'm already on the Cheng family tree. I won't go out."
"But what's the use of staying here?! You can't see each other. If the child is born in prison, what chance will he have of surviving in the future?"
Cheng Ning knew how hurtful her words were, and she had seen how close her brother and sister-in-law were.
What's the difference between asking them to reconcile now and cutting them with a knife?
It’s all the pain of scraping flesh and removing bones.
"I don't want it," Chen Yili's eyes were filled with tears. He shook Cheng Yi's arm and cried, "I don't want my husband."
She kept repeating these three words.
A weak woman, full of tears, but helpless.
Cheng Yi was silent for a long time. He took his wife into his arms and caressed her gently.
He calmed down a little and knew that sending Chen Yili out was the right choice.
Wei Yanzhou wanted them to die, but now he was willing to let Chen Yili and the child in his belly go. He had no reason to refuse.
"You have been married to the Cheng family for seven years. It has been very hard for you to take care of the housework, take care of yourself, and be filial to others."
Cheng Yi spoke slowly, revealing the difficulty in every word, like a knife poking out his heart.
"But if one day the Cheng family is really going to die, I still won't be able to bear it. I haven't enjoyed the blessings with me, so why should you die with me?"
Chen Yili understood what he said, and she burst into tears: "But, but I am willing."
There is nothing to be afraid of in death. What I am afraid of is living without the person who cares about each other.
"But I don't want to," Cheng Yi pushed her away and grabbed the pen and paper on the table.
"Cheng Yi!" Chen Yili hissed: "How dare you!"
His hands were shaking, and the ink tray almost fell when he dipped it in ink, but Cheng Yi's writing was very steady.
He has always been known as the first calligrapher in Yanjing, and his handwriting is superb.
Chen Yili was about to rush to grab it, but Cheng Ning held him back.
She was such a thin person. She kept crying and kept grabbing Cheng Ning's sleeves to help her: "Why? Why did it become like this?"
Cheng Ning's eyes were so hot that she firmly held Chen Yili's hand and told her: "There is hope for everyone while alive. Sister-in-law, please give birth to the child with peace of mind. I, I will give your brother back to you."
Wei Yanzhou was so ruthless, and his conditions almost made her more desperate than taking her sister-in-law's life.
Being pregnant, I simply cannot withstand such emotional ups and downs.
Chen Yili later cried and fainted in Cheng Ning's arms.
After He Li had finished writing, Cheng Yi bit his finger and put his fingerprint on it.
He threw He Lishu on Wei Yanzhou: "Are you satisfied??"
Wei Yanzhou didn't speak for a long time. When Chen Yili was so excited just now, he just watched with cold eyes.
At this time, he held the Zhang He Li book and after reading it, he said: "Let him go."
Before taking Chen Yili away, Cheng Yi walked over, took a deep look at her one last time, and wiped away the tears from her eyes.
His wife, whom he cherishes so much, may have nothing to do with him from now on.
Cheng Ning looked at Wei Yanzhou: "If she is seeking death, you can't let her die, otherwise it won't count."
Before leaving, Cheng Yi called Wei Yanzhou to stay.
He didn't look at Cheng Ning, but her words were all about her: "Cheng Ning is soft-hearted. If you threaten her with us and she compromises, she will be considered a coward of the Cheng family, but I can't really blame her. But what is the truth about the Cheng family's rebellion? I know it in my heart.”
Wei Yanzhou asked: "Did your father lead ten thousand private soldiers to besiege the Dezheng Palace that day?"
After the late emperor died, Wei Yanzhou came out with the imperial decree. Cheng Fengxu's people were already surrounded in front of Dezheng Hall.
Cheng Yi was furious: "That's because my father received the news that you usurped the throne and wanted to rescue him!"
"Who told you that I usurped the throne?" Wei Yanzhou sneered: "Your father?"
Cheng Yi didn't know where the sneer on his face came from. It seemed that Wei Yanzhou was full of disdain when he mentioned his father.
"Ask yourself about your imperial edict, was it really written by the late emperor?"
Wei Yanzhou said coldly: "I can't tell you."
He took a step forward and looked into Cheng Yi's eyes: "Do you know why you are so sure that your Cheng family is not plotting rebellion?"
Cheng Yi gasped and stared back angrily.
"Because your father didn't make it in time."
What's the meaning?
After Wei Yanzhou finished speaking, he stopped staying and left Cheng Ning.
"Wei Yanzhou!" Cheng Yi's voice still sounded behind him, "No matter what happens to the Cheng family, Cheng Ning is innocent. One day, you better not end up in the situation I am in today!"
No matter how much he complained about Cheng Ning, she was his only sister.
He cursed fiercely, but if it were him, would he have any choice?
It's snowing outside again.
Endless cold wind poured in, chilling anyone's bones.
After leaving the prison for a long time, Wei Yanzhou realized that Cheng Ning had not spoken for a long time.
But the hands were still tightly clenched.
When she opened her hand, her palm had been pierced by nails and was a bloody mess.
Wei Yanzhou frowned and was about to speak.
Cheng Ning spoke first: "My father didn't make it in time. What do you mean?"
