"marry" to your nemesis

In the prison that never sees the light of day, there is always a kind of damp and cold that is hard to dispel.

Some people will feel uncomfortable, but some people will feel numb.

Because she has been to places that are scarier and more uncomfortable than this!

The thick wooden stick drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then slapped heavily on the thin back, sinking into the fleshy bones, making a muffled sound.

Feng Ling knelt there, her thin lips pursed into a line.

There was not the slightest fluctuation in her eyes that were so cold that they seemed to have no emotion.

Looking at her resolute appearance, Li Ruo couldn't help but smile and said, "I'd rather get punished and help her, Feng Ling, your attitude towards that girl is not like your usual style."

His dark eyes were as deep and unpredictable as the night.

Feng Ling gritted her teeth and said with difficulty, "Feng Ling is not helping her, it's just..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that the Eldest Princess promised Tang Zhenning that she would protect his children well."

"Heh." Li Ruo raised her eyebrows, the corners of her mouth curved alluringly and charmingly, but there was no smile in her eyes, "I promised him that day, and I only promised to help him solve Jiang Youyu's case!"

Hearing this, Feng Ling pursed her lips tightly.The softly lined jaw is now collapsed very sharply, and the unbearable sweat slowly falls down her neck and sinks into the black robe.

"Feng Ling knows his mistake!" The hoarse voice came out without any ups and downs.

Staring at her, the emotion in Li Ruo's eyes suddenly fluctuated, but in the end she only smiled lightly.

"Okay." These words were directed at the executioner behind Feng Ling.

After all, Li Ruo withdrew his gaze and looked at Feng Ling again, "Prince Pinghe and Xiao Shizi have passed away one after another, there has been a change in Pingli City, and everything can be explained by handing over Tang Xiao, but now— —how do you want me to handle all this?"

"Prince Pinghe has a guard. His wife is from the country of Denning. She returned to her natal family a few days ago. And this person died in the fire, but I suppressed this matter, so..."

Hearing this, Li Ruo's eyes softened a little, "Since you have made all the arrangements, then I will follow what you say."

"It's just that I have to remind you." Li Ruo looked at Feng Ling with burning eyes, "Don't cause me any more trouble, otherwise——even if you are mine, I will never show mercy!"

"Yes!" Feng Ling nodded in response.

By the time they left the prison, it was already dark.

Feng Ling's figure swayed, Ding Yi quickly reached out to help, "Master."

"It's okay."

"Master's injury is healed, now this time—"

"It's okay." Feng Ling was still indifferent, and she glanced at Yuyang City in the distance.

Thousands of lights, so lively.

It's just that all the light and warmth don't belong to her.

Feng Ling's eyes were cold.

……

On the other hand, Tang Xiao, who left the prison, didn't have a carriage as she did at the beginning. Now, she only relies on walking all the way.

From the prison of the Ministry of Justice in the west of the city to the Tang Mansion in the east of the city, Tang Xiao walked for three hours. From dawn to dark, she finally saw the plaque of the Tang Mansion.

She has figured it out.

Instead of caring about the heartless person, it is better to care about the loved ones at home.

It's just that she has handed herself over to that strange old man, so she might not be able to spend time with her parents and elder brother.

There is a little regret in my heart, but if I can see them before I leave, it will be a worry.

Thinking of this, Tang Xiao quickly walked towards the Tang mansion.

What Tang Xiao didn't expect was that the night lanterns in front of the Tang Mansion were dimmed. After sneaking in, even the mansion was pitch black, without any sound, like an empty city.

Tang Xiao was puzzled, but fortunately there was light in the direction of the main house, so she hurried over.

After she got close, she could only hear Mrs. Zhang's weeping and her brother's slightly tired voice coming from the room.

"Mom, since I have already decided this way, don't—"

"Are you stupid! Now that your father looks like this, if you hand over the Tang family, wouldn't you let me watch your father die?"

"Mother." Tang Wenxuan picked up the teapot and wanted to pour tea, but the teapot was empty, and he couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

At this time, Zhang's eyes were red, and she pulled Tang Wenxuan and said, "Master took 10 taels of gold to save her before, but now...now you have the entire Tang family to exchange, why bother? Son! She finally Not a member of the Tang family, not the master's own flesh and blood, not even your own sister. We have done our duty to treat her all these years, why bother..."

Hearing this, Tang Xiao, who was going to just take a look and leave, suddenly froze in place.

Tang Wenxuan's words fell lightly in his ears.

"I can't blame Xiaoer for this matter. Even if she doesn't have an accident, I can't keep the Tang family." Tang Wenxuan sighed and said with tired eyes, "And who knows if the eldest princess is trying to force me to hand over the Tang family? How did Xiao’er suffer this crime? Think about the Prime Minister’s family, who were imprisoned for no reason, and then came out with nothing left, and were sent back to their hometown by a holy will, saying that they were recuperating, but in fact... ..."

Mrs. Zhang and Tang Wenxuan glanced at each other and understood.

Afterwards, Tang Wenxuan said a lot of words, most of which were to comfort Mrs. Zhang and let her stop blaming Tang Xiao.

Mrs. Zhang was helpless. In fact, she had treated Tang Xiao as her own daughter all these years, but after all she wanted to think more about Tang Wenxuan.

"Mother, you should know that all of this is aimed at our Tang family, and Xiao'er is not from the Tang family. She has suffered all these crimes because of the Tang family." Tang Wenxuan's eyes darkened, "We owe She's right."

……

Listening to the words in the room, the light in Tang Xiao's eyes gradually disappeared.

In the bottom of my heart, those dreams and illusions were completely shattered.

A tear appeared from the corner of Tang Xiao's eye, but she wiped it away with a smile.

Turning around, she went to Tang Zhenning's yard, and after talking to her father a few intimate words that she had never said before, Tang Xiao fed Tang Zhenning the medicine.

I hope that old man didn't lie to her...

After settling down with his father, Tang Xiao left a letter to Tang Wenxuan, telling him that he had already left and that his parents did not need to worry about him.In addition, he also kept the few hundred taels of silver bills left in his baggage, together with the jade pendant that Tang Wenxuan gave her before, because after all, these things are no longer useful to her.

After tidying up these things, Tang Xiao disappeared into the night and left the Tang mansion.

When he walked to the street, Tang Xiao suddenly felt a little hungry.

But right now she has nothing on her—

No, she is not without a penny.

But there is nothing left...

Really, nothing left.

Tang Xiao lowered his head, a drop of warm tears dripped on her broken fingertips, the pain made her heart clenched together.

Two days later.

In the ruined temple on the outskirts of the city, the old man who came forward with a wine jug and sang a ditty, couldn't help shaking his head when he saw Tang Xiao who was pale and lying there as if he was dead.

"What the old man wants is a living person, not a half-dead person."

After finishing speaking, the old man lightly raised his arm and picked up Tang Xiao.