Cheng Mingran took her father's hand and said, "Your Majesty did not make things difficult for me. I came here with your permission. Dad, I'm sorry for making you suffer." She looked at the environment in the cell and her heart ached.

"I have been away from home for many years and have practiced martial arts since I was a child. What are these hardships? The environment at the border is not much better than here. These fathers have already gotten used to it. But you, how can this be the place for you to come?" Cheng Li looked at his only daughter with a distressed face.

"I will tell His Majesty. Dad, wait for me. I will definitely rescue you." Cheng Mingran told Cheng Li.

Cheng Li just smiled and said: "The fate of the Cheng family, I should have thought of this day long ago. This time, the Cheng family... I'm afraid they can't escape it."

"No, His Majesty has already brought the Empress Dowager back. When the Empress Dowager comes back, can we work together to find a solution?" Cheng Mingran said.

The Empress Dowager? Cheng Li was even more incredulous when he heard this: "Your Majesty took the Empress Dowager back to the palace?" he asked.

"Yes, the Empress Dowager will arrive in the capital in about ten days, so the Cheng family has not reached the end of the road. Daddy, I miss you. After this time is over, I want to leave the palace. Then Daddy will hand over the military power to Your Majesty, okay? Let's leave the capital together and find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, and be an ordinary father and daughter, okay? I have never been filial to you well." Cheng Mingran was tired of life here.

She didn't want the position of concubine anymore, nor did she want to stay in the palace any longer. She didn't want wealth and honor, or the people she loved. She just wanted her family to be well, and the people she cared about to be safe.

"Okay, Daddy promises you. After we get out, Daddy will take our daughter away from the capital and never come back." Cheng Li said.

He was not really reluctant to give up the military power in his hands. As long as his daughter was safe, he was willing to give it up. Previously, he thought that as long as he was in a high position and had great power, he could support his daughter who was still in the deep palace.

As long as he has power, his daughter can live well in the harem. But after this incident... it turns out that loyalty alone is useless...

Without the emperor's trust, the higher he stands and the greater the power he holds, the more fearful the emperor will be.

A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Now the Cheng family is not only being destroyed by the wind and rain, but also being burned by fire. Judging from the wind direction... they are about to be burned to ashes, with nothing left.

"It's getting late, let's go back. This is not a place you can stay for long, Nannan, no matter what, please protect yourself first, okay?" This is what Cheng Li is most worried about.

He was afraid that his daughter would do something to hurt him because of him and the Cheng family.

Cheng Mingran also understood his worries, so she said: "Don't worry, Daddy, I'm grown up now, and I know how to protect myself." After that, she looked at Shuhua and said: "Shuhua, bring me the things I prepared for Daddy."

Shuhua dared to step forward only after hearing this. She put everything in her hands on the ground and then took them out one by one.

"These are some food and warm clothes. Also, Dad has a lot of old illnesses, and here are some medicines." Cheng Mingran told Cheng Li, unable to stop moving his hands.

Cheng Li looked at these things with a complicated look in his eyes. After not seeing his daughter for so many years, she had really grown up.

Thinking of the debts he had incurred over the years, he felt increasingly unhappy. If the Cheng family could really escape this disaster, he also wanted to stay away from the capital with his daughter.

Cheng Mingran did not stay here for too long. The people outside were still waiting for her. If she stayed here for too long, she might get into trouble.

Before leaving, Cheng Li only asked her to take good care of herself, and Cheng Mingran agreed. However, after visiting the Dali Temple, her only thought was to get her father out of prison as soon as possible.

The Cheng family was in trouble, she would definitely find a way...

After getting on the carriage back to the palace, Cheng Mingran no longer had the same mood as when she came. She sat quietly in the carriage, as if she had long since forgotten the noise outside.

She had just returned to the palace, and Ji Lingzhou received the news immediately. Cheng Mingran went straight back to Lianyi Palace. The palace servants said that she asked everyone to leave as soon as she returned to Lianyi Palace.

Ji Lingzhou had expected this early on, knowing that she would be in a bad mood after meeting the Cheng family at the Dali Temple. But now...

"Let's go to Lianyi Palace." Ji Lingzhou said.

As expected, Li Sheng was not surprised. His Majesty's attitude towards this Concubine Shu is no longer the same as it was a few months ago.

When Ji Lingzhou arrived at Lianyi Palace, the palace servants were about to pay their respects outside the door when he stopped them: "Is the Concubine Shu in there?" he asked.

"Your Majesty, the Queen is in the room, but she said she doesn't want any service, so the servants have all left," the maid replied.

Ji Lingzhou understood and went into the inner hall. Li Sheng stopped outside. He had served Ji Lingzhou for so long, and now was not the time for him to go in.

Cheng Mingran was indeed alone in the inner room, looking absent-minded. Ji Lingzhou deliberately lowered his footsteps when he came in, so Cheng Mingran did not hear any sound.

Looking at Cheng Mingran's current appearance, Ji Lingzhou felt an indescribable pain in his heart. He was the one who was responsible for the Cheng family's affairs.

Ji Lingzhou slowly walked to Cheng Mingran's side and said, "I'm back."

Cheng Mingran was startled by the sudden voice. When she saw it was Ji Lingzhou, she immediately stood up: "Your Majesty..." She was a little panicked, and she couldn't hide the panic in her eyes.

Ji Lingzhou supported her as she was about to salute: "No need to salute." He pulled her up.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Mingran pulled her hand out of his, took two steps back, and then stood respectfully to one side.

Ji Lingzhou watched all her actions, and the emotions in his eyes became more and more intense, gradually becoming deeper.

Not knowing what emotion was at work, he once again held Cheng Mingran's wrist. Cheng Mingran's body trembled slightly, and she wanted to hide, but when Ji Lingzhou felt it, he actually held it even tighter: "What's wrong? Can't you touch me?" Ji Lingzhou's tone was tinged with a hint of displeasure.

You don't want him to touch you? But he won't let you go?

Cheng Mingran's heart tightened: "I didn't, it's just..." She didn't know what to say.

But this obviously angered Ji Lingzhou. He simply exerted force and pulled Cheng Mingran directly into his arms.

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