freenovelworld Chapter 371 The mysterious man appears
Chapter 371 The mysterious man appears
On Song Siyao's way back to the Crown Prince's residence, the old jailer who had been delivering messages to Jiang also arrived at the prison.
"Miss Jiang, I can no longer deliver the message to the Empress Dowager as you requested."
"You old scoundrel, you lied to me!" Jiang Yu was furious.
The jailer was even angrier. He reached out and grabbed Jiang Yu by the neck. "You filthy bitch, how dare you insult me? Do you still think you're some high and mighty princess? You're nothing but a prisoner!"
Jiang Yu was being choked and couldn't breathe, so she forcefully slapped the jailer's hands with both hands.
The jailer didn't dare to actually kill her, so he let go.
"You took advantage of me, so why can't you keep your promise?" Jiang Yu questioned.
"The Empress Dowager is ill. She can neither move nor speak and will have to lie in bed for the rest of her life. Even the Crown Princess is helpless in treating her illness," the jailer explained impatiently.
Jiang Yu's expression changed, and she whispered, "How could it be such a coincidence?"
As soon as she got into trouble, the Empress Dowager fell ill, and her illness became so serious.
There must be something fishy about this.
Unfortunately, she was imprisoned, had no one she could rely on, and was cut off from the outside world, making it impossible for her to find out the truth.
"Could you do me one more favor?" Jiang Yu asked the jailer.
“As long as you…” The jailer stretched out his rough, withered, and old hand and stroked Jiang Yu’s hand back and forth, his cloudy eyes filled with desire.
"Come on." Jiang Yu began to take off her clothes, then lay down on the ground...
The once high and mighty Princess Consort of Li, a favored daughter of heaven, has fallen to such a state.
Things are impermanent.
The jailer pulled up his trousers and left, while Jiang Yu vomited as he dressed.
Hatred flashed in her eyes; her current predicament was entirely due to Song Siyao.
One day, she will repay Song Siyao tenfold for the humiliation she suffered!
Chen Chen's residence.
"Master, there's a letter for you." The servant handed the letter to Chen Chen.
Chen Chen took the letter, quickly glanced through it, and looked up to ask, "Where is the messenger?"
The servant replied, "It was brought by a beggar."
Chen Chen understood; the messenger didn't want to reveal his identity.
The letter was written by someone else; it was spoken in Jiang Yu's voice, but not in Jiang Yu's handwriting.
After Jiang Yu went to prison, he kept inquiring about her. He wanted to help her and knew if she was doing well.
However, as if someone was deliberately preventing him from getting any information, he was unable to obtain any clues.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yu sent him a message asking for his help.
She is a weak woman, now helpless and imprisoned. What price must she pay to send the letter out?
Thinking of this, Chen Chen frowned, feeling as if a piece of flesh had been ripped out of his heart, causing him unbearable pain.
My son, wait for me.
I will do everything in my power to protect you!
Night fell as expected, growing ever darker.
The imperial city, shrouded in the night, appeared even more eerie, majestic, and somber.
Cining Palace.
The Empress Dowager had been shouting all day long, and her voice had become hoarse, so she could no longer utter a sound.
Looking out into the darkness, she was almost overwhelmed by despair.
A cool night breeze slipped in through the crack in the door, and the candlelight danced in the wind, casting flickering light throughout the hall.
"Your Majesty, you've had a long day, you should rest," Turnip urged.
The Empress Dowager spat at the turnip, but accidentally, the spit landed on her face instead.
Turnip patiently wiped her clean. "Your Majesty, don't struggle in vain. Don't worry, I will take good care of you and make you comfortable."
After saying that, she turned off the light and left the palace.
The palace suddenly fell silent.
The night was deeper.
The Empress Dowager was very tired, but she just couldn't fall asleep.
But she was getting old and her energy was severely depleted, so she closed her eyes to rest and think about how to fight back and make a comeback.
Suddenly, she felt a cold wind enter the hall, and she abruptly opened her eyes to find a person standing in front of the bed.
This person blends seamlessly with the night.
She tried to speak, but the man in black spoke first.
"Pitiful."
The man in black spoke with an air of utter indifference and glee.
The Empress Dowager stared intently at the man in black. She was certain she had never heard that voice before and had no recollection of such a person.
"She thought that becoming Empress Dowager would give her peace of mind, but in the end, it was all for naught."
The man in black spoke with disdain, not giving the Empress Dowager another glance, and vanished from the palace in a flash.
The Empress Dowager stared in the direction where the man in black had disappeared, deeply shocked.
Who is this guy?
Judging from his tone, he seemed to know her very well and even hated her to the core.
Did he sneak into the palace late at night just to see her make a fool of herself?
If he really wanted to make a fool of her, he could have easily revealed his true colors and reminded her of the evil deeds he had committed. In her current state, it was impossible for him to expose her identity.
The Empress Dowager was completely baffled and couldn't sleep that night.
Cang Yue watched from the Empress Dowager's rooftop as the man in black emerged from the palace and disappeared into the night. He then left as well.
"Your Highness, you are indeed a prophet." Cang Yue bowed and reported to Song Siyao, "The man in black appeared in the Empress Dowager's palace and spoke a few words with her."
He relayed the man in black's exact words to Song Siyao.
Song Siyao achieved her goal of using the Empress Dowager to lure out the man in black.
Previously, it was always the man in black who took the initiative to appear; she knew nothing about him and was always in a passive position.
This time, she took the initiative and succeeded.
"Cang Yue, do you think the man in black hates the Empress Dowager?" Song Siyao asked.
“I feel hatred,” Cang Yue replied.
"If you hate them, why only say a few meaningless words?" Song Siyao raised an eyebrow.