Chapter 4 (1/2)

Yan Feng's face became more and more gloomy and angry. Everyone is guessing the result: is the girl still a virgin? The emperor was afraid that he could not punish her, so he was angry?

Just for a moment, after listening to the eunuch's whispering, Yan Feng hissed. Murong Zhining is also taken back, still kneeling on the ground.

Yan Feng stares at Murong Zhining with a look of extreme disdain and disgust: ”listen to me, you are not only frail but also pregnant. You are a crime of deceiving the king. There is a shameless woman like you in the world. Come, take this cheap maid and the maid who made the false certificate back to the dungeon and wait for her to be released. The girl named Caiqin has reported her meritorious deeds, rewarded her with a hundred liang of silver and returned her freedom. Go out of the palace and make her own way. ”

Caiqin's heart was in full bloom. She didn't think of a little plot. It not only let her punish Murong Zhining, but also let her earn a lot of money by the way. However, she doesn't want to leave now. She wants to stay to see the play. She also wants to see Murong Zhining be punished by the emperor. Therefore, Caiqin begged Yanfeng to let her stay in the palace. Yanfeng was happy to be a lady in the water, so she went to a concubine's womb and became a maid.

Murong Zhining and Caisang were thrown into the dark dungeon by several bodyguards. Murong Zhining wants to cry without tears. She is ashamed, angry and desperate.

Caisang didn't complain. She felt Murong Zhining's hair painfully: ”Why are you so stupid? I don't know if I'm pregnant? But I'm sure you were forced by the old thief. Don't worry, I won't look down on you, because I've been bullied by that old beast. ”

Murong Zhining brings Caisang here and sits on the ground with her. With tears in her eyes, she held Caisang's face: ”I'm sorry for Caisang, I'm the one who's involved you. If I don't scold that dog emperor, he won't let people sink me, and he won't hurt you to be involved with me. ”

Caisang looked around in horror and whispered, ”aren't you afraid to be heard? You don't want to live? How could the emperor sink you? Even if he hates you and scolds him for being a despot, he can kill you directly without splashing a basin of dirty water! ” Murong Zhining put her hands around her knees, and her eyes were full of tears: ”the dog emperor is a villain who will report.”

Caisang loves Murong Zhining very much. She takes out a piece of mung bean cake from her arms. She puts the cake she stole at risk into Murong Zhining's mouth: ”eat it quickly, don't think so much. No matter what happens, I will accompany you. ” They look at each other with a smile and put their heads together. Caisang's words warm Murong Zhining's lonely heart.

At night, it began to rain. There is no dry place on the ground. The two girls lay on their backs on the wet and cold ground and fell asleep.

Late at night, picking mulberry was frozen awake. In order to get warm, she leaned towards Murong Zhining. She found that Murong Zhining's body was not right, as hot as fire. Caisang woke up and touched Murong Zhining's forehead. The hot temperature burned her palm. Caisang shakes Murong and Zhining. She closes her eyes tightly. There is no reaction. She is in a coma.

Caisang is in a hurry. She grabs the prison door and shakes it desperately. She shouts, ”someone is ill. Help!” When the guard came in, he saw through the door: ”a criminal woman is ill, and she is ill.”. Shout again and let you taste the whip. ”

Caisang gave up asking for help. She knew that no one would take care of her if she shouted again. The life of the slave was regarded as a mess. Caisang served Zhuang Cheng's silly son. When the fool had a high fever before, Mrs. Zhuang ordered her to untie the fool's clothes and wipe his body with a wet cloth to cool him down.

Caisang can't care so much. She puts the comatose Murong Zhining flat, unties her clothes, takes the rain from the wall with her handkerchief, and carefully wipes Murong Zhining's body.

Murong Zhining lies there quietly, a pale face lifeless. Under her open clothes, her skin is white, delicate and smooth, like a piece of high-grade silk. When Caisang wiped her abdomen, she saw that it was slightly raised. Picking mulberry nose a sour, thought: this silly girl, still dead do not admit to have a pregnancy, must be afraid I look down on her.

Caisang looks at Murong Zhining in a coma, thinking that she once suffered the same humiliation as herself. Every drop of tears falls on Murong Zhining.

Day will be bright, Murong Zhining back to the hot temperature. She slowly opened her eyes and looked gratefully at the mulberry picking that had been taking care of her. She secretly vowed in her heart: if one day she and Caisang can leave this dark cell, she must give Caisang a good return.

Murong Zhining's condition didn't get better. She fell asleep again soon. Her face was becoming more and more gray, as if life were going to die.

Caisang was in tears. She couldn't control whether she would be punished by the guards. She tried her best to shake the door of the prison room and cried ”help” desperately.

When the bodyguard finally arrived, Caisang knelt down and begged him, ”even if it's a transgressor, the law has rules. She's pregnant, and even if it's a capital crime, she'll have to wait for her child to be born before she can be executed. ”

The bodyguard was unable to be the master, so he went to inform Yanfeng.

Although Yan Feng hated Murong Zhining, he was not sincere. He sent the doctor to treat her.

Someone moved Murong Zhining out of the prison room, carried him to a dry room, and put him on a stone bed paved with straw. Supreme doctor Gao Dehong is here to diagnose Murong Zhining.Gao Taiyi carefully for Murong Zhining pulse, his face more and more dignified. Caisang anxiously asked, ”is it serious? Please, can't give up, help her, she is still so young! ” Gao Taiyi shook his head and sighed, ”it's not easy to cure, it's delayed.”. Besides, her illness requires precious herbs. A criminal woman, who will give her such good medicine? ”

”If you want any medicine, just bring it to her. If she died here, how can others talk about me? ” The cold and heartless voice of the flaming beacon sounded behind him. Gao Taiyi and Caisang are kneeling on the ground to salute each other.

Yan Feng only wanted to see Murong Zhining's embarrassed face. Unexpectedly, she was so ill, which made him feel a little compassion.