Pei Jinan was too embarrassed to tell Old Madam Lin that her harsh treatment of Song Yingyue and Lin Tingwan was known to everyone in the entire Shangjing City.

Pei Jinan nodded and said calmly, "I'm afraid I can't help with this matter. Yan Li's marriage will naturally be decided by His Majesty."

He raised his eyebrows and said, "If Madam Lin wants, I can bring you into the palace for Yangyang's sake and let you discuss it with His Majesty in person."

These two people are truly worthy of being a couple. They say the same thing. This is what Old Mrs. Lin thinks.

After all, she was just Old Lady Lin, just an old lady. She was very scared when she entered the palace to see His Majesty.

So Old Lady Lin waved her hand and said, "No need. I mean, could Your Majesty help me to mention it?"

Pei Jinan shook his head. "All I can do is bring you, Madam Lin, into the palace. Why don't you consider it?"

Pei Jinan's cold voice sounded, "This king and Yangyang have important things to do today, so I will not accompany you. I will leave first."

Old Mrs. Lin wanted to say something, but Pei Jinan turned around and gave her a cold look.

Old Mrs. Lin shut her mouth instantly and dared not say anything more. She just watched Pei Jinan get on the carriage and the carriage drove away.

Just as he passed by her, a breeze blew by and she saw Lin Tingwan sitting inside.

Old Mrs. Lin was so angry that her teeth were itching. She stood outside, but Lin Tingwan sat steadily inside.

This damn unlucky star.

Lin Tingwan slowly said, "Are you here because of Lin Tangning's matter?"

Pei Jinan nodded, looked at Lin Tingwan in surprise and asked, "How do you know?"

"My grandmother had approached me about this before, but I refused. I didn't expect that it would come to you today." Lin Tingwan said this with some indignation.

“I rejected this as well.”

Lin Tingwan heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, "It's good that you refuse."

Pei Jinan slowly said, "Yangyang won't blame me for not giving you face, right?"

Lin Tingwan laughed and said, "How could this be? Don't think too much about it."

Lin Tingwan didn't want to care about Lin Tangning. No matter what, she shouldn't set her sights on her.

In this case, she would never help Lin Tangning. Whether or not she could marry Pei Yanli was her, Lin Tangning's own business, and had nothing to do with her, Lin Tingwan.

Pei Jinan said slowly, "We're here, Yangyang, it's time for us to go down."

"it is good--"

At the door, Lin Mingqian, Song Yingyue and Lin Yuehong were already waiting outside.

Seeing the two people, everyone hurriedly saluted, and then Pei Jinan's people took the things in.

Several carts of gifts were sent to the Lin Mansion. This also represented Lin Tingwan's face. This would only happen if Pei Jinan valued her more.

"Your Majesty——"

It was Lin Mingqian who spoke. He looked at Pei Jinan respectfully and said slowly, "Lunch is ready. You can eat anytime."

Pei Jinan turned around and looked at Lin Tingwan, "Is Yangyang hungry now?"

Looking at his sticky look, Lin Tingwan just wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into. This was in public, and even though Pei Jinan had no shame, Lin Tingwan still had it.

Pei Jinan seemed not to notice her current appearance, and continued to speak with a natural look, "What's wrong, Yangyang, aren't you hungry?"

Suddenly everyone's eyes turned to look at Lin Tingwan. She nodded and said slowly, "I'm a little hungry."

"Then let's eat." Pei Yanli spoke slowly and in a low voice, as if he was afraid of disturbing Lin Tingwan.

……

The dungeon was dark and damp, and drops of water sliding down the walls would occasionally hit the prisoners' heads and drip into their necks.

The dim candlelight in the cell flickered, casting swaying shadows, making people feel a suffocating fear.

In the corner of the cell, Pei Yanli was tied to an iron pillar, his knees on the ground, his hands handcuffed with iron chains, hanging limply by his sides.

Pei Yanli's face was pale and his eyes were closed, as if he was avoiding the pain in reality.

His body had long been tortured to the point of being emaciated, with the outline of his skin and bones clearly visible.

His clothes were tattered, the fabric was like coarse cloth, sticking to his body, revealing his thin frame.

The blood from his wound emitted a faint red glow in the dim light.

From time to time in the dungeon, one could hear the jailer's curses and the heavy footsteps of iron boots on the stone slabs.

The chains on the man's body swayed gently as he groaned in pain.

He exuded a foul odor, a mixture of blood and sweat.

He groaned in agony, trying to ease his pain through sound, but it only caused the jailer's ridicule and impatient rage.

Pei Yanli's body was tortured mercilessly. Blood and sweat mixed together and dripped onto the floor of the dungeon, gradually forming pools of red marks, which was shocking to the sight.

However, despite this, the man still clenched his teeth and tried not to let out a single howl.

He knew that in this dark place, the only way to survive was to remain silent.

He closed his eyes, as if waiting for something, or looking forward to something, slowly enduring endless torture.

……

In the palace.

Changfeng hurriedly followed the eunuch into the queen's palace.

Concubines and outsiders were not allowed to meet each other, so the two of them were very far apart. The queen looked at Changfeng angrily and asked, "Why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince disappear?"

In the queen's heart, Pei Yanli will always be the crown prince, and there is no one else, so she was reluctant to change her words and did not want to change her words.

It seemed like this reality would not happen unless she accepted it.

Chang Feng lowered his head, looking at a loss, "The dungeon was robbed, and when I went there, the people were gone. I don't know where Your Highness was taken."

"You bunch of idiots, you can't even see a living person like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Chang Feng lowered his head, "It's my subordinates who didn't do their job well."

"Go and see if Pei Yanli is outside the Zhenbei Palace."

The first thing the queen thought of was that Pei Yanli was rescued by his own people. There was no other possibility.

He must have gone to see that hateful girl from the Lin family.

Chang Feng spoke slowly, "It doesn't look like the Crown Prince was taken away by His Highness's men. It looks more like..."

"Who in the entire Shangjing City dares to harm the Crown Prince?"

"Stop talking nonsense here!"

After the queen said this, she looked at the stunned Changfeng and said, "Why don't you go quickly?"

"Yes, Queen."

Changfeng quickly turned around and walked away quickly.

The queen muttered grimly, "A bunch of trash."

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