Jing Rong had been here once before!
He was waiting outside when Ji Yunshu came to see Bingzheng.
It was not surprising that the jailer was familiar with him.
Jing Rong didn't panic in the face of danger. Instead, he straightened his back and met the jailer's gaze. He told him directly, "You are mistaken."
"I don't recognize many people. It's rare to remember someone. How could I be mistaken?" The jailer looked at him carefully and also glanced at the little guard behind him.
He just felt that he was familiar.
Jing Rong calmly said, "Du Mubai's case has been in chaos for a long time. I often follow Lord Li to handle cases. Lord Li came to the Ministry of Justice several times and I always followed him. That's why you are familiar with me."
"Oh …" The jailer narrowed his eyes. After thinking for a while, he didn't think about it further. "That's possible. I was wondering why you looked so familiar."
"Can we go in now?"
"Yes, let's go in."
He let them go.
Jing Xuan finally felt a little relieved.
She followed Jing Rong all the way to the prison with anxiety.
She was careful and didn't dare to speak.
When they were about to reach Gong Shilin's cell, Jing Rong stopped and turned to her. "You go in. I will guard here in case someone comes."
Jing Xuan nodded.
She walked alone to the place where the light was shining in the distance.
At this time, Gong Shilin was sitting on the straw mat inside, looking at the ground with dull eyes.
He didn't have any desire to live!
Suddenly —
He heard a light footstep.
He looked up.
A thin figure stopped in front of the prison cell.
The person was wearing a guard's uniform.
But it didn't fit!
Gong Shilin recognized her at a glance.
He was shocked.
Then he propped himself up and walked to the wooden stake. He couldn't believe it. "Third Princess?"
When Jing Xuan saw Gong Shilin standing in front of her with a haggard face, she couldn't help but cry.
Her hands and feet were numb.
She couldn't say a word.
Gong Shilin hadn't recovered from the surprise. When he saw the red eyes of the woman in front of him, he couldn't help but feel pain in his heart.
"Why are you here?"
And dressed like … this?
Jing Xuan's lips trembled. "I … came to see you."
Her voice was very soft.
Gong Shilin cupped his hands. "Third Princess, thank you."
"Now, why must you treat me like an outsider?"
"I am a criminal. Everyone would avoid talking about me. It is rare that Wang Fei would take the risk to come here to see me. But … you should have come here quietly, right? Although I don't know how you came in, it's better for you to leave as soon as possible to avoid being discovered. "
She shook her head. "So what if I'm discovered? Since I'm here, I'm naturally not afraid. "
"Princess …"
"Did you … really kill him?" Jing Xuan suddenly asked him.
Gong Shilin was taken aback for a moment before he replied honestly, "I've already admitted to killing people, and all the evidence has been proven."
"I want to hear the truth!"
"This is the truth, not a single word is false."
Jing Xuan held back her tears and asked weakly, "Why? Why would you do that? "
A trace of bitterness flashed across Gong Shilin's face. "I won't tell you the reason. In short, he was indeed killed by me. Since I killed him, a life for a life is unavoidable. "
He was already prepared to die.
Jing Xuan's beautiful eyes were filled with tears. After hearing these words, she couldn't help but cry.
Ouch!
There was a burst of pain in her chest!
She kept looking at Gong Shilin like this.
The two of them looked at each other!
Seeing her like this, Gong Shilin's heart gradually surged up.
But he couldn't help but clench his fists in his sleeves.
His reason told him to restrain himself, he must restrain himself!
But —
All his reason began to fall apart at this moment.
He finally couldn't help but raise his hand and touch Jing Xuan's tear-stained face little by little.
But when his fingertips touched her ice-cold face, he suddenly paused.
It seemed that at this moment, he became sober.
He couldn't do this!
He was about to withdraw his hand, but Jing Xuan held the back of his hand.
Huh?
Gong Shilin was stunned, and his eyes were full of surprise.
"… Princess?"
Jing Xuan put his palm on her face.
At that moment, Gong Shilin could clearly feel the real feeling of touch.
And the coldness on the woman's cheek also wandered wantonly in his warm palm.
Everything around them seemed to be frozen.
It gradually became blurry and indistinct.
There were only two people left, staring at each other.
They were silent for a long time!
The feelings that Gong Shilin had hidden in his heart for a year all came up at this time.
He gently wiped away the tears of the woman in front of him.
After a long time —
Jing Xuan asked him seriously, "If … if you and I had known each other before I married into the Prince's Mansion, would you take me away?"
Would you take me away?
Gong Shilin answered almost without thinking, "Yes! I would take you away. "
He was so determined.
Jing Xuan's tearful mouth gradually overflowed with a smile.
She finally … finally found the person who could make her disregard everything in the peach blossom forest in her heart.
"It's enough for you to say that!"
She was satisfied. Gong Shilin didn't hide his feelings anymore, "I can't forget the first time I saw you. You wore a red wedding dress and passed in front of me. Just one look and I felt like I was possessed. You must not know that in fact, every time I went to the Third Prince's Mansion this year, I hoped to see you, even if it was from a distance. I also told myself countless times that you were the Third Princess and we couldn't be together. Do you know how painful it is to hide your feelings in your heart? Fortunately … "He smiled." Fortunately, I can finally tell you my feelings boldly now.
Even if I leave, I won't have any regrets. "
After listening to his words, Jing Xuan burst into tears.
He should've understood!
He should've understood!
After Gong Shilin wiped her tears, he took out a jade pendant from his sleeve.
He handed it to her.
"I've always worn this since I was a child. I hope you can keep it. Think of it as … a memento."
Jing Xuan looked at the jade pendant in her palm, her heart aching.
She trembled and said, "I will keep it."
Gong Shilin began to step back.
In the end, he hid in the dark corner of the prison cell.
His only regret in this life was finally fulfilled.
He smiled.
His smile was very beautiful.
"If there is an afterlife …"
Jing Xuan looked at him, but she could no longer see his face in the dark.
She said, "If there is an afterlife, I am willing to go with you!"
…
After leaving the Ministry of Justice's prison, Jing Rong took Jing Xuan and Ji Yunshu to a carriage.
They went towards the direction of the Third Marquis's mansion.
Along the way, Jing Xuan held the jade pendant in her hand and looked at it.
She didn't say a word.
She didn't cry either.
Jing Rong heard the conversation between Jing Xuan and Gong Shilin.
He didn't ask anything.
He accompanied her in silence.
The carriage stopped not far from the back door of the Third Marquis's mansion.
Jing Rong held her cold hand and said, "Don't think about it anymore."
Jing Xuan withdrew her thoughts and looked at him. She asked, "Imperial Brother, in this world, there are some things … that can't be fulfilled, right?"
"Perhaps."
She took a deep breath and said, "I understand."
"Be careful."
"En."
Jing Xuan got off the carriage and walked towards the back door of the mansion.
Jing Rong only left after seeing her enter.
Jing Xuan didn't expect that when she quietly entered the mansion from the back door, she would be seen by a little maid.
The little maid pondered for a long time, then ran to report to Na Tuo.
Because of Marquis Pingyang's words, Na Tuo had been thinking about the pros and cons for the whole day.
Now that he heard the news, he was furious!
He immediately went to Jing Xuan's courtyard.
Jing Xuan climbed through the window and returned to her room. She changed her clothes and erased all traces of her leaving.
A maid called out from outside. "Your Highness?"
Huh?
Jing Xuan was startled.
'Why is he here?'
She quickly lay down on the bed. Just as she covered herself with the quilt, Na Tuo entered.
He pulled the curtains on the bedside, then grabbed the quilt on her body and abruptly lifted it.
Jing Xuan was so scared that she sat up on the bed. She hugged her arms and shrank to the side.
"What are you doing?"
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