Chapter 181 Prison Visit
"Shen Lang, what should we do now?" said Princess Yongning.

Until now, no one from King Cheng and Concubine Liu came to meet her. Even if they just talked to her, comforted her, and asked her to wait, just one sentence would have calmed Princess Yongning down. But no, from beginning to end, after the three-court trial, she did not see a single one of their own. Even if she brought up the identities of King Cheng and Concubine Liu, these people ignored her. They looked at her as if they were looking at a person who was doomed to die.

Princess Yongning finally felt fear and uncertainty about the future. She had never thought that one day she would be in such a helpless situation in prison. She set up a private prison in the princess's mansion and tortured those people in all kinds of strange ways, listening to their screams and watching them unable to live or die. The more terrified they screamed, the more proud she was, enjoying the pleasure of manipulating life and death.

However, now, she was at the mercy of others and had become a prisoner, waiting for others to decide her life or death. This was such an absurd thing that it made her think that all this was almost a dream.

Without the status of a king, Concubine Liu, or a princess, she had no choice but to grasp the only lifeline, Shen Yurong. She pushed Shen Yurong across the fence: "Shen Lang, please say something!"

Shen Yurong turned his head and looked at her indifferently. For some reason, his dead gray, emotionless eyes suddenly made Princess Yongning feel scared. She unconsciously loosened her hand that was holding Shen Yurong's sleeve.

"There is no way." Shen Yurong said: "I have no way."

Princess Yongning was stunned for a moment, as if she just realized what Shen Yurong was saying. She screamed, "How can there be no solution? Things have come to this point, how can you say you have no solution? You are lying to me, right? You still have a way, we won't die, right, Shen Lang?!"

Her anxious, pleading, frightened and crazy expression caught Shen Yurong's eyes. For some reason, a hint of pleasure flashed through Shen Yurong's heart.

As if to deliberately break her down, Shen Yurong said again: "I didn't lie to you, there is really no other way. Accept your fate, Yongning, this is retribution."

……

Princess Yongning and Shen Yurong were imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice's Sky Prison, and no one was allowed to visit the death row prisoners.

In Fangfei Garden, Jiang Li sat at the table, staring out the window in a daze.

It started to drizzle. February was coming to an end, and in early March, the rain in Yanjing City began to increase. The raindrops hit the window sills, and some fine raindrops touched people, cold and soft. The land that had been dry for a winter also became moist, and new green had grown.

There was no other news from the palace. It seemed that Concubine Liu and Prince Cheng had run out of tricks. Princess Yongning and Shen Yurong could not escape this disaster. It seemed that she had already done what she wanted to do at first. Clear herself of the false charges, find out the real murderer who killed Xue Zhao, make the murderer's evil deeds known to the world, and avenge the Xue family. She did all these things, and even saved her father's life. But when all this was done, she did not feel relieved. Instead, she felt sad.

She didn't know how long she could live, and she and her father would never recognize each other. Everything that happened in the past could not be undone, and there was indeed no Xue Fangfei in the world. She didn't want to marry and have children again in her life. Her dream when she was young was to travel all over the famous mountains and rivers, but now that she was the daughter of the prime minister, it was impossible to achieve it. Living was not living according to her own wishes, and it seemed meaningless.

"Miss," Tong'er came over to close the window and said, "Have you decided what to give to the Duke's Mansion?"

When Jiang Li went to the Duke's Mansion to see Ji Heng, she asked Ji Heng to rescue Jiang Youyao from Princess Yongning's private prison. Although the final result was different from what she had imagined, she still did it. Jiang Li thought about it and didn't know what else she could give Ji Heng as a reward. He had no shortage of gold, silver and treasures, but he couldn't find the stunning beauty Jiang Li here.

Along the way, her original hostility, vigilance, and suspicion towards Ji Heng had disappeared without a trace. Instead, she had a trust that she herself had not realized, and perhaps even a little dependence.

"Think about it again." Jiang Li said, "I'm going to Yaoguangzhu first. I have something to say to my father."

Jiang Yuanbai had not attended court since the trial of the three judges of the Ministry of Justice ended. He stayed with Jiang Youyao in the mansion all day. He felt extremely guilty. He always felt that if he had not been so cold to Jiang Youyao, Jiang Youyao would not have run away from the mansion in anger and encountered such a disaster. Now that she has gone crazy, Jiang Yuanbai often accompanies her, as if to make up for something.

When I arrived at Yaoguangzhu, I saw Jiang Yuanbai in the yard at a glance.

Jiang Yuanbai sat at the edge of the yard, looking at Jiang Youyao in a daze. Jiang Youyao was sitting on a soft stool surrounded by her maids, staring blankly at the sky. The eye that had been gouged out was wrapped in a thick white cloth, leaving only the other eye. Her eyes were dull and confused. She had no idea what day it was, and didn't recognize anyone.

Jiang Li paused at the edge of the yard and said, "Father."

Jiang Yuanbo looked over and saw that it was Jiang Li. He said, "Ah Li, why are you here?"

"I'm here to see my third sister and my father." Jiang Li said as she walked forward. Jiang Youyao was completely unaware of Jiang Li's presence. She was immersed in her own world, and no one could disturb her. She was no longer as spoiled and willful as before.

Jiang Yuanbai sighed deeply. The Jiang family had been going smoothly for many years, but in just one year, everything had fallen apart. Ji Shuran died, and the remaining two daughters, Jiang Li, became strange and polite, and Jiang Youyao went crazy. He suddenly felt powerless, and even his career now seemed uncertain.

Jiang Li said softly: "There is one thing I want to ask my father for help."

"What's the matter?" Jiang Yuanbai asked.

"In the prison of the Ministry of Justice, death row prisoners are not allowed to be visited." Jiang Li said, "I want to see Princess Yongning. I hope my father can talk to the people of the Ministry of Justice and make an exception." Hearing this, Jiang Yuanbo frowned and asked, "Why are you going to the prison to see Princess Yongning?"

"The answers to some questions still need to be revealed by Princess Yongning, even if you ask for County Magistrate Xue." Jiang Li said, "I don't need to go in, I can just look at her through the fence. Can father agree to this? If not, I will think of another way."

Her tone was gentle, but she said, "If it doesn't work, I'll think of another way" instead of "If it doesn't work, forget it."

Jiang Yuanbai stared at Jiang Li. He found his daughter's inner stubbornness surprising and rare. She was very opinionated and not completely honest with him as her father.

She kept her secret, but she would not tell her father. Jiang Yuanbo felt very powerless, but he could not ask Jiang Li to do anything. When Jiang Li was young, he made his daughter suffer and alienate him because of his mistake. Because of his negligence, Jiang Li's biological mother was also killed. No one else would restore the intimacy with him as a father. He pushed Jiang Li out of his life, and now he has to swallow this bitter fruit alone.

So, he had no choice but to say, "Okay, I'll go and talk to them, you just go."

With Jiang Yuanbo's status, it is not a big problem to say hello to the people in the Ministry of Justice and let his daughter visit a death row prisoner. Especially since everyone knows that Princess Yongning killed the third daughter of the Jiang family, Jiang Li will not take the opportunity to do anything.

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Thank you, father." She looked at Jiang Youyao again and said, "Father has to take care of my third sister, so I won't bother you anymore." She turned and left.

Jiang Yuanbai looked at Jiang Li's departing back and smiled bitterly. It was not that she came to see him specially or Jiang Youyao specially. It was obvious that she just wanted to talk to him about this matter. This daughter...really seemed like a member of the Ye family. Transactions were transactions, and grudges were clear.

But it would be better to be smarter so as not to be deceived, Jiang Yuanbo sighed.

……

That evening, when Jiang Yuanbo's people came over and said that they had already informed the people in the Ministry of Justice and that Jiang Li could go to the Ministry of Justice to "visit the prison" at any time, Jiang Li decided to go out.

Bai Xue looked outside and said, "Girl, it's still raining outside, how about we forget it?"

"You will be executed tomorrow," Jiang Li said, "If you don't go today, you won't have a chance tomorrow."

She said it so confidently that the two maids stopped trying to dissuade her. But they were all wondering why they had to go to the prison to see Shen Yurong and Princess Yongning? Although Princess Yongning had harmed Jiang Youyao, Jiang Li and Jiang Youyao were not close, so there was no need for her to stand up for her. As for Xue Fangfei and Xue Zhao, Jiang Li didn't even know them, and she didn't go to Princess Yongning to ask about their affairs.

But the master's words naturally have their own reasons. Tong'er thought about it, and suddenly saw Jiang Li combing her hair. She was stunned for a moment and said, "Why is the young lady combing her hair by herself? Let me do it."

"No need." Jiang Li had already inserted the last hairpin and said, "I've done my hair."

She stood up, and Tong'er and Bai Xue were both stunned.

Jiang Li always liked to wear green and blue clothes, and her clothes were simple and plain, and she didn't wear any makeup. But tonight, Jiang Li seemed to be a different person. She applied black eyebrow and a light layer of powder, which made her skin look even smoother, and her lipstick was also a light red. Her eyes were still as clear as water, but there was something more incomprehensible. She wore a moon-white embroidered jacket, a long brocade skirt, a bun with clouds, an agate hairpin, and two ruby ​​earrings as small as rice grains on her earlobes, which made her look bright and strange.

It was clearly the familiar eyes and eyebrows, but it was as if she had acquired the perfect demeanor of a young girl overnight, and gained the unparalleled grace and beauty that only beautiful women have. Standing here, even the night rain became a backdrop of green smoke, making it impossible to take your eyes away.

Tong'er murmured, "I can hardly recognize the girl."

Although Jiang Li had always shown something different from before, Tong'er had gotten used to it over time. But today, Tong'er felt this way even more strongly, thinking that the person in front of her was not Miss Jiang Er, but some other woman, a beauty that the Jiang family had never seen before.

"Let's go." Jiang Li smiled: "Don't wait too late." She pushed the door and walked out.

The rain had not stopped yet, and Jiang Li walked very slowly to avoid the splashing mud and water from dirtying the hem of her skirt. When she was Xue Fangfei in the past, she liked to dress like this. A woman dresses to please herself, and she is willing to dress herself up to be extra beautiful to see the admiration in Shen Yurong's eyes. However, tonight, she dressed up again in the familiar way, not to please others, but just to remind them.

Xue Fangfei can live well, in another way, not as they thought. The moment before Princess Yongning had her strangled, she was still persuading her to be born into a wealthy family in her next life. Tonight, she told Princess Yongning that her wish had come true, but she didn't know what Princess Yongning's expression would be now?

The grudges from the previous life should always be settled.

(End of this chapter)