Qin Yining's entire body trembled and she had to support herself against the wall to stand firm. Even if her body was at its limit, she still did not want to show any weakness in front of Li Helan!
"I'll return the same words to you." Qin Yining looked at Li Helan with a face full of ridicule, "You came to the prison without permission. Your Majesty doesn't know, right? Coming here so rashly, will Your Majesty blame you? Not mentioning anything else, the reason why I'm alive right now is because Your Majesty needs me to be alive. But you insulting me like this makes me lose all will to live. Tell me, if something happens to me, will Your Majesty forgive you? "
"You're threatening me!" Li Helan's expression suddenly changed, "If you want to die, then die. Do you think I'm afraid of you!"
"Of course you're not afraid. Anyway, you're the eldest princess. Whether it is your royal brother or your husband, you don't exist. You're already married and you're still thinking about someone else's husband. If I was the emperor's son-in-law, I would have the heart to kill you. How would I be able to grow old with you?
"If I were your royal brother, I would have a good marriage with a trusted aide, but my own little sister would ruin it like this. You would think of a way to make a cuckold for your trusted aide, turning the marriage into a grudge. I would also want to kill you to vent my anger! You better pray that I can live until Your Majesty needs me, otherwise you won't be far from death. "
Li Helan's entire body trembled as she heard this, but when her eyes met Qin Yining's, she couldn't help looking away. She found that she couldn't look at Qin Yining. Her eyes were too oppressive, making people inexplicably flustered.
Once her aura weakened, it would be hard to recover.
Li Helan also felt bored. She took a step back and wanted to say something to regain her face.
"Ha. You can only be stubborn for a while. Once royal brother kills your entire family, I'll see if you can still be so proud! "After saying this, she turned and left.
Qin Yining stared at Li Helan's back. His body swayed, and he fell to the ground, exhausted.
"Princess Consort, how are you?" Ji Yun and Bing Tang asked anxiously.
Qin Yining shook his head. "I didn't …"
"Ah!"
A blood-curdling scream rang out, cutting off Qin Yining's unfinished words. Everyone jumped in fright and turned to look at the source of the sound, only to see that Li Helan and the old mama who had accompanied her just now had been pierced through by a sword and were lying limply in front of the prison door!
Before they could react, several masked men in black rushed in with keys in their hands and opened everyone's prison doors.
"Who are you people?" Qin Yining was dragged out by a man in black.
"It's me!"
At this time, he saw a short and stocky Taoist nun with a big smile on her face. She was holding a big red swaddling doll in each hand. Who else could it be other than the Tian Jizi?
"You …"
"We don't have time to talk nonsense. Let's go. I'm afraid that someone will catch us in a moment! "
Qin Yining's attention was already attracted by the two swaddling dolls. How could he care about anything else? He was originally very weak, but now he was full of energy and rushed towards the Tian Jizi.
Jing Zhe, Xie Yue, Ji Yun, and the others were also untied.
Tian Jizi saw Qin Yining's reaction and quickly cooperated by handing her one of the swaddling dolls. "You're my child. There's no mistake."
She really is!
Qin Yining looked at one person and then another. His heart, which had been hanging in the air for many days, finally settled back to its original place. He was so emotional that tears gushed out of his eyes. He trembled as he said, "It's true. It's true!"
"Why would I lie to you? Don't delay any longer. Let's go! "
Tian Jizi casually threw the swaddling dolls to Ji Yun, who had rushed to the front. He turned around and led the others to rush out.
Xie Yue and Qin Yining looked at each other and said in a low voice, "Regardless of whether it's a trap or not, we can't stay here any longer."
Qin Yining nodded. Everyone followed suit and rushed out.
As soon as they got out of the prison, they saw orange lights flickering in the night sky. They heard people shouting everywhere, "It's on fire! The heavenly lightning struck and the palace caught fire! "
"Aiya, how could this be? How could the palace be struck by heavenly lightning? "
… …
Qin Yining immediately understood. This must be Tian Jizi's plan to divert everyone's attention to the palace's fire. In order to save the Emperor, and to gain credit for saving the Emperor, most of the manpower would be concentrated in the palace!
The group of people ran out silently. Qin Yining ran and checked the swaddling dolls in her arms. Brother Xuan was sleeping soundly.
"He's still not awake after all this trouble. Bing Tang, take a look at the children later." Qin Yining was very worried.
Bing Tang nodded. Seeing that Qin Yining was exhausted and stumbling a few times, he hurriedly took the swaddling dolls from her arms. Jing Zhe and Da Han immediately carried Qin Yining on each side and walked out.
The way out of the Ministry of Justice's prison was very smooth. There were corpses everywhere on the road. Some were stabbed to death, while others were poisoned to death by vomiting black blood.
Originally, their group would have left footprints. After all, it had just snowed. However, because of the palace's fire, many people came out to see the commotion. There were also people from the Water Dragon Bureau and the Five Cities Warden's Office who anxiously went to rescue the people. The footprints on the ground were even more messy. Their group's footprints could not be seen at all.
Tian Jizi's people led the way in front, while Qin Yining's group followed behind. They successfully turned a corner on a street and came to a quiet back alley.
Tian Jizi said, "Hurry up and follow me. We can't leave the city now. I have a house in the city. Let's go to my house first!"
"Why did you save me!" Qin Yining really did not dare to believe Tian Jizi. This person did things unpredictably. In the past, she even tried to kill her and wanted to tear her into pieces. She insisted that her existence was a variable that prevented the Ziwei Emperor Star from reaching the top.
Now, she came to save people again. Qin Yining was very suspicious of her motives. Did she have some other plan to use again?
Tian Jizi glared at her fiercely. "So much nonsense! Are you going or not! "
Seeing Qin Yining's sorry state, Tian Jizi said again, "If I wanted to kill you and your son, I wouldn't do anything. You won't be able to hold on for more than a few days anyway, right? You're still in the mood to talk nonsense at this time? "
Qin Yining looked at the people behind him and nodded. No matter what, they had to get through tonight first. They could think about other things at length.
The group of people followed behind Tian Jizi and took turns to avoid the soldiers they met along the way. Those soldiers were also in a hurry to put out the fire in the direction of the palace and did not care about anything else. They arrived at Tian Jizi's house on the outskirts of the city next to the north gate without anyone noticing.
"This is the place," Tian Jizi pushed open a black wooden door at the end of the alley and waved for everyone to enter.
This was a large house with three rooms and two side rooms. The furnishings in the house were old-fashioned, but there were all kinds of daily necessities. It was obvious that this was an ordinary family.
Tian Jizi stood in the courtyard with her hands on her hips and panted. She looked at the twenty people behind Qin Yining and then looked at the ten people behind her.
"I'm telling you, I'm not doing this for free. How much is your wangfei's life worth? There's also your head maidservant, your bodyguards, and my subordinates. Every time they act, they'll need to pay. This residence isn't for you to live in. You'll also need to pay. Also, with so many people eating and drinking, don't expect me to pay for it! "
Qin Yining was speechless for a moment. She glared at Tianji Zi and held back a mouthful of turbid air in her chest, coughing intensely.
Bing Tang hurriedly patted Qin Yining's back to calm him down.
Xie Yue said, "Fairy Lady, you're right. Fairy Lady, you don't have to worry about the reward. My family's Wang Ye will definitely reward you handsomely in the future."
Tian Jizi chuckled, "Fairy Lady? But how long has it been since someone called me Fairy Lady? Alright, you guys can settle down as you please. If you need anything, come to the main room and find me. You guys can stay here for the night. Tomorrow, I'll check out the situation in the city and think of a way to send you guys out. "
"Thank you, Fairy Lady," Xie Yue bowed sincerely.
Jing Zhe and the others also bowed in unison with Xie Yue. Because it was late at night, they didn't dare to speak loudly and remained silent.
Tian Jizi pointed in Qin Yining's direction, "Look, your family's Wang Ye's subordinates are much more sensible and likable than you. I really don't know why he chose you. It's not like there aren't any girls who are prettier and easier to deal with than you."
Qin Yining was so angry that he coughed even more violently. His vision turned black. The string that he had been clenching his teeth and persevering in the prison finally snapped. His body went limp and he fell to the ground, unconscious.
"Princess Consort, Princess Consort!"
Everyone was in a mess. Some people were saving people, while others were boiling water. Tian Jizi looked at these people with his hands on his hips.
The smile on his face gradually faded. He snorted coldly and returned to the main room.
Qin Yining had a high fever that night. When Bing Tang and Ji Yun helped her clean and change her clothes, they found that the whip wounds on her body were showing signs of suppuration. The frostbite on her hands and feet was even more serious.
The two servant girls were so distressed that they shed tears. They cursed Li Qitian in their hearts. They even wished that there would be a fire in the palace today and burn that incapable ruler to death!
Qin Yining felt like she was a fat sheep that was being roasted on a stick. Her body was so hot that it was beyond recognition. People would often flip her over and rub some unknown seasoning on her body. She really wanted to tell these people that she wasn't a sheep and that they shouldn't eat her. But no matter how much strength she had, she couldn't even lift her thin eyelids.
"Princess Consort's fever hasn't subsided. What should we do?" Ji Yun changed a cold handkerchief for Qin Yining and used her sleeve to wipe her tears. "Princess Consort has suffered so much. She hasn't eaten a full meal, hasn't had a good night's sleep, and has been put in a prisoner carriage and paraded through the streets every day. She has been humiliated by people. That incapable ruler deserves to be stabbed a thousand times! He even stole Princess Consort's child! "
"Alright, alright. Princess Consort will be fine. Aren't the young master and young miss also fine? Don't cry here. You're in the way. "
Bing Tang pushed Qin Yining aside and took out a cloth bag from her sleeve. Inside was a row of silver needles. "I'll help Princess Consort reduce her fever first. Everything else can be discussed."
Ji Yun sniffled and nodded. "Then I'll go take a look at the young master and young miss."
Everyone was so busy that they were thrown off their feet, but they didn't dare to make any noise to attract attention.
At the same time, the patrolling soldiers of the Five Cities Warden's Office finally discovered the abnormality in the Ministry of Justice's prison. They stepped over the disorderly corpses and saw that the ground was covered in blood. The cells that held the other felons were still intact, but the cells that held Prince Zhongshun's consort and her entourage were open.
What was even more shocking was that the corpses of the Princess Royal and the female officials from the Princess Royal's residence were lying in the prison!
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