Jiang Yaonian was slightly startled. "Why did you come out? The weather is cold and it's easy to get sick if you stand in the wind. Go back to the house!"

Qing He asked softly, "Who came to see you?"

Jiang Yaonian said casually: "Meng Jifei sent someone to ask me something, I have sent him away, let's go back to the house!"

The two walked to the back garden. Jiang Yaonian held her hand and asked as they walked, "In a few days, when the Minor Snow Festival comes, the palace will hold a lively banquet. Do you want to go then?"

Qing He shook her head sadly, "I'm not in the mood..."

Jiang Yaonian frowned and looked at her and said, "It's not a good idea for you to be so sad every day. It will damage your body. Why don't you ask a doctor to take a look?"

"No, I just want to avenge Chengzu! Only when I see the murderer who killed him being executed with my own eyes, the resentment in my heart will dissipate... Mr. Jiang, can you understand?" Qinghe looked at Jiang Yaonian pitifully.

Jiang Yaonian nodded, "Well, Chengzu's revenge must be avenged, and you must take care of yourself and don't be too sad..."

Qinghe didn't say anything.

Although she didn't see it clearly just now, she had a vague feeling that the woman's back seemed familiar. After carefully recalling it...she suddenly remembered that it was Concubine Jia whom she had met at the gate of Dongchang Tower last time!

What was she doing here? Was she here to ask for mercy from Jiang Yaonian, or to reminisce about the past?

What important matter is worthy of a concubine making a special trip?

Also, why did Jiang Yaonian lie to her?

……

The next day.

At the gate of Huainan Palace.

A beautiful girl in a long moon-shadow gauze dress came out and bumped into Concubine Jia and her palace maids walking in.

The two looked at each other, wondering about each other's identities...

The girl was the newest top courtesan of Feng Man Lou, named He Yuanyuan. She glanced at Concubine Jia curiously, wondering what the relationship between this sister and the prince was? How could she enter the palace without informing him?

Jia Fei held the hand of the maid Xing Hua and walked inside. When they reached the door of the flower hall, they asked the young eunuch, "Is the prince here?"

The young eunuch said respectfully, "Yes, I will go in and report to the queen right away."

"Thank you, eunuch."

"You're welcome, my lady!"

The young eunuch said as he entered the flower hall, "Your Majesty, Concubine Jia is here!"

King Huainan was startled, "What is she doing here?"

"The queen didn't say anything, but she seemed very anxious."

King Huainan said, "Let her in."

"Yes."

After a while, Concubine Jia came in and said, "Your Majesty, I came here today to ask for a favor..."

The King of Huainan said politely, "Sit down! What is it that your Majesty wishes for?"

"An important waiter in my restaurant was captured by the Shadow Guards. Can Your Majesty tell Lord Meng to release him?"

Prince Huainan exhaled the hot steam coming out of the teacup, took a sip and said, "Does the emperor know about this?"

"It was not the Emperor's order to arrest him."

The King of Huainan was surprised and asked, "Who has the guts to come to your restaurant and arrest people privately?"

Concubine Jia didn't say anything.

The King of Huainan understood immediately, "Did Jiang Yaonian have him arrested?"

"Your Majesty is very smart."

The King of Huainan thought, the only person in the whole court who could control Meng Jifei and make him feel uneasy is Jiang Yaonian!

He said calmly: "Why don't you just go find him directly? Why are you going around in circles to ask me for help?"

Concubine Jia remained silent...

The King of Huainan asked tentatively, "Have you already looked for it?"

Concubine Jia nodded silently, "I've already looked for her, but he won't let her go!"

The King of Huainan was surprised and asked, "Ah, doesn't he even listen to you now?"

Concubine Jia smiled bitterly, her eyes revealing a hint of sadness and loss, "Who am I... He has a family and a career now, he is no longer the Ah Nian of the past..."

The King of Huainan said helplessly: "He doesn't even listen to you, how can he listen to me?"

"Your Majesty, you must do me this favor. I don't ask for the release of the person, as long as I can go in and visit him in prison!"

King Huainan pondered and said, "This..."

Seeing this, Concubine Jia had no choice but to say, "If you can do me this favor, how about I agree to do what you mentioned last time in exchange?"

The King of Huainan pondered and said, "Okay! In that case, I will send someone to tell Ji Fei..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Concubine Jia turned around and tried to leave, but she heard the King of Huainan say behind her: "Some things you should know when to stop, and there won't be a next time."

After listening to this, Concubine Jia paused, said nothing, and left.

King Huainan looked at her from behind and murmured to himself, "You can survive if it's God's will, but you can't if it's your own fault..."

The next day.

In the prison, Yu Dejiang curled up in a corner in pain, motionless.

Yesterday, the Shadow Guards tortured him a little, and he was already exhausted and almost fainted. He didn't know what kind of torture he would suffer today...

Why didn't the Queen come to save him? If he continued to endure like this, he would probably tell everything. These murderous Shadow Guards had plenty of ways to get people to confess. He couldn't hold on for much longer...

At this moment, there was a sudden noise coming from the long corridor. The jailer came, followed by another person.

Hope immediately ignited in Yu Dejiang's heart, and he thought, could it be that this was someone sent by the Empress to rescue me?

To his surprise, the jailer really led the man to stop in front of his cell door!

With a loud noise of unlocking the door, someone walked in...

Just as Yu Dejiang was about to ask who the other person was, the man whispered, "Don't be afraid, Shopkeeper Yu! I was sent by Concubine Jia! Don't worry, you will be released in less than two days! Today, the Concubine asked me to come and see you, and bring you some food and trauma medicine..."

Yu Dejiang was so excited that he kept saying, "Thank you, Madam! Please rest assured, I didn't say anything I shouldn't have said!"

The man looked at him with sparkling eyes and asked, "What did they ask you?"

"Nothing, just some things related to De Hai. I asked him where he had been and what he had done. I just told him some things casually. I didn't reveal anything related to the queen. Please go back and tell the queen so that she can rest assured."

"Oh."

The man nodded, put down what he was holding, and whispered, "Just be patient, you'll be released soon. I'm leaving first."

Yu Dejiang coughed and said repeatedly: "Thank you, my lady, please take care, father-in-law!"

The man turned and walked out.

In the dim light of the prison, Yu Dejiang, who had not eaten or drunk anything for two days, tremblingly opened his bag and took out a bottle of wine, a bag of steamed buns and a lotus leaf bag of braised meat.

He was stunned at first, then pulled out the cork with great surprise and started to drink...

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