While Chen Jia and his party happily walked towards the town, a blue-gray carriage also left the capital slowly.

The coachman did not take the wide and flat official road, but chose a rugged and secluded path.

The road surface is potholed, and when the wheels pass by, there will be a "squeaky" sound, and the car body will shake together.

When crossing a boulder, the body bumped more and more, and the people in the car were suddenly shaken down and collapsed, hitting their heads against the legs of the table.

This is where?

Lin Jiao opened her heavy eyelids, carefully looking at everything around her.

She touched under her body, and found that the thing under her body was no longer damp straw, but warm tiger skin.

There was a small table in front of her, on which was a sandalwood chessboard, and the chess pieces were made of high-quality black jade and white jade, each round and clear.

On the right side of the chessboard, there is a purple sand pot. In the tea corner is Pu'er tea, which is a tribute from the south of the Yangtze River, and there are several boxes of exquisite snacks beside it.

She sniffed, but she didn't expect a faint ambergris to permeate the narrow space.

This is where?Why is it so well arranged here?

Isn't she in the dungeon?

Just in time, a cool breeze came in, and she lifted a corner of the curtain, and she looked out.

It was white outside, thick snow piled up in the fields, and crystal icicles hung on the treetops.

Is it snowing?She left the capital?

The biting cold wind rushed in, gradually waking up her drowsy mind, recalling what happened last night.

last night…

On a bitterly cold winter night, the shadow of the moon was bleak, and the stars were lonely. Through the tall windows of the prison cell, you could see a few bare tree trunks.

Lin Jiao leaned against the corner of the wall, stared at the scenery in the narrow window, and sighed.

She actually knew a little about what her father was planning.

As early as when she was in Yunnan, her father wrote frequently to the King of Mobei and the dignitaries in the capital.

She thought that after entering the capital city and at the feet of the emperor, her father would restrain himself a lot and gradually dispel that thought, allowing the family to live a peaceful life.Unexpectedly, his father's actions became more and more frequent, even arranging assassination incidents many times.

Now the truth is in front of our eyes, and my father's plan will be exposed.That's good, she and her mother don't have to live in fear like before.

Now she only hoped that the prince would care about his cousin and not involve the Chen family.After all, treason is a serious crime against the Jiuzu.

"Huh~"

A bone-piercing wind blew in, and she couldn't help wrapping herself up, curling herself into a ball to resist the severe cold.

"squeak"

She followed the sound and looked over, there was a little gray mouse in the corner holding the enamel bowl, eating leftovers with relish.

That would have been her meal.

After the little mouse finished eating, he kicked over the bowl, looked around, then nimbly turned into a small hole and left the cell.

Lin Jiao suddenly smiled, and a drop of salty tears slipped into her mouth.She was not as free as a mouse.

A sound of footsteps and rings jingling came to her ears.

Is it my cousin?

She was overjoyed, but just thinking about her current situation, she felt a little embarrassed, so she turned around to face the wall, only leaving a back view for the person who came.

Showa stood outside the cell door, looking at the mess all over the floor, feeling distressed in his heart.

The jailer took out the key and opened the cell door, and said: "Princess, hurry up, if the emperor finds out, this slave will lose his head."

Zhaohe winked at Xin'er, the maid, and the maid smiled at the jailer: "Brother, it's so cold that it's a crime to suffer, maidservant here has a jar of good wine, and two or three snacks, you might as well go out and eat." Wine to warm you up?"

The jailer was already drunk on Xin'er's sweet smile, so he immediately nodded and went out with Xin'er, calling out the other jailers as well.

Showa picked up another basket and walked into the cell.

"Master, long time no see."

Hearing the voice, Lin Jiao recognized who was coming, and couldn't help but turn around, looking at Zhao He who was still shining brightly in front of her, she actually wanted to run away.She is unkempt now, and she will inevitably be ridiculed in the future.

Forget it, she doesn't have many days left, so she still cares about those false names?Thinking of this, she felt much more at ease.

"Princess, stay safe."

Zhaohe arranged the drinks, spread a brocade handkerchief on the floor, and sat down.

"Princess, let's have a drink with Bengong." She picked up the glass and took a sip, "Tomorrow, Bengong will leave."

leave?

Lin Jiao's hand trembled, and some of the wine in the wine glass spilled out, and it splashed on her muzzle which was bitten by a mouse, causing endless pain.

"Where are you going?"

Even she herself didn't notice the anxiety and panic in her heart when she asked the question.

"Go back to Southern Qiang."

Zhaohe drank another cup, with a sad face, "I have to go back, but I can't bear you."

She leaned closer, pressed Lin Jiao's shoulders, and fed the fruit wine in her mouth close to her face.

Lin Jiao gently pushed her away, but did not spit out the wine.The wine was sour and astringent, and it slipped into her throat after all.

"Why go back? Don't you have a marriage contract with the prince? Don't tell me... you want to go back to get married?"

When talking, Lin Jiao only felt that the wine was getting more and more bitter.

She only thought that the discomfort was due to the fact that the prince was about to get married, but the bride was not a cousin, so she felt sorry for Chen Jia.

How sad would it be for someone my cousin likes so much to marry someone else?Her life is not long, who will love her beautiful and lovely sister so much in the future.

Zhao He shook his head, "The engagement between Ben Gong and the crown prince has been broken, how can a dying person become Da Qi's crown prince?"

Lin Jiao wondered, "What do you mean?"

Zhaohe smiled, but there was a bit of bitterness hidden in that smile.

"I'm afraid I'm going to die when I return to China this time."

"Can you not go back?" Lin Jiao persuaded unexpectedly.

Zhaohe stared at her, and asked quietly: "Why? Why do you want to keep me?"

Lin Jiao, on the other hand, was drunk and refused to answer.

She didn't even know the reason, the words just now seemed to come out of her own accord, and she couldn't control it at all.

But she didn't know that what she couldn't control was not only the words in her mouth, but also her own heart.

Zhaohe was a little disappointed, and said helplessly, "How dare you not obey the king's orders?"

Seeing her resigned appearance, Lin Jiao couldn't help feeling an unknown fire in her heart.She splashed the wine in the glass on Zhaohe's face, and said angrily: "The mountains are high and the water is far away, so what if you don't go back? Are you just going up there to seek death?"

Hearing the unceremonious scolding, Showa suddenly giggled.

She knew that the person in front of her actually liked her, but that person didn't want to admit it or that person didn't realize that he had fallen in love with her at all.

What a fool.

Then she should forgive this person generously.

"Why do you care so much about my life and death? Are you reluctant to part with me?" She approached and asked with a playful smile.

The two were very close, and the hot air exhaled by Zhaohe when he spoke was sprayed on Lin Jiao's neck, and it also carried the aroma of the fruit wine, which made her a little intoxicated.

Lin Jiao turned her head back and said ferociously: "You don't want to be so affectionate there. Who cares about your life and death, who can't bear you anymore? If you want to leave, go quickly."

She waved her hand, looking very disgusted.

If Chen Jia was present, she would definitely be very surprised. Her cousin is the most chaste, how dignified her demeanor is, when did she say such a heavy word?Make such an exaggerated action?

Cousin, she's lying!

However, Zhao He, who was in love, didn't know what was going on, so he lowered his eyes and distanced himself from Lin Jiao.

After drinking a glass of wine, a burst of burning heat surged in her intestines, torturing her.

She is extremely fragile tonight.

When she returned to Nanqiang, she was not sure of victory, and if she was not careful, she would lose everything.

"I'm leaving, you can have a few more drinks with me, at least we got to know each other."

She drank Lin Jiao cup by cup.

"Come on, have another drink..."

"Let's have another drink..."

"Have another drink. After today, if you want to drink with me again, you won't be able to find me..."

Seeing Zhaohe's desolate expression, Lin Jiao thought of her own situation and felt that the future was not promised, so she couldn't help feeling a little bit determined, so she picked up the wine pot and did it all in one go.

Lin Jiao stood up unsteadily, pointed at the people in front of her and said, "Hey, what's wrong with me? Cousin, why are you here? No, why are there two cousins?"

At some point, Xin'er also came to the cell, and stood behind Zhaohe in an orderly manner.

"Everyone outside has been dealt with? Have the other arrangements been made?" Zhaohe asked coldly, so there was no longer the lonely and unhappy look just now.

Xin'er replied: "Everything has been dealt with, as long as the princess takes people away, the prison will catch fire."

"Showa? Why are you here too? Come, come, sit down..." Lin Jiao suddenly fell into Zhaohe's arms.

Showa asked: "She won't wake up?"

Xin'er shook her head, and said to herself: "No, the medicine I gave you is Qianri San, even if someone with a hundred years of internal energy takes it, it will lose all internal energy within ten days. Princess, there is nothing to be afraid of."

Zhaohe finally felt relieved, ten days, if he had to hurry up, he would have left Beijing far away.

Xin'er walked out of the cell with Lin Jiao on her back, and the torch behind her fell to the kerosene-sprayed ground.

After getting into the carriage, looking at the red light behind him, Zhao He suddenly asked, "Is the prince of Yunnan still in the cell?"

……

The last thing Lin Jiao heard was the phrase "The fire is raging, I'm afraid the prince has already been reduced to ashes..."

Her sister, her poor sister...

Lin Jiao could no longer control the great grief in her heart, and sprayed a mouthful of blood on the beautiful carpet.

Hearing the noise, Xin'er climbed into the carriage and asked, "Princess, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Jiao raised her head, hearing this familiar voice, her eyes were as cold as ice.

This voice, she remembered very clearly, was the voice that ordered the fire to be set that night.He was also the accomplice who killed her sister. As for the mastermind, of course it was Showa.

Lin Jiao held back the strong killing intent in her chest, and ordered: "Go, call your master."

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