Chapter 57 (1/2)
Chapter 57 – Forbidden Love (3)
Ji Yunhuang was currently somewhere Ning Xuemo would have never expected him to be… the Imperial Palace!
He had originally planned to spend the night at Ji Yunxiao’s place playing chess. However at midnight, he received an imperial edict from his Imperial father, the Emperor, summoning him to the palace.
The Imperial decree can not be defied. Hence he had no other choice but to bid goodbye to the Fifth Prince and head for the palace.
What he did not know was that just after he had left for a quarter of an hour, one of his shadow guards had rushed over to the Fifth Prince’s residence, to report the news of an official from the Ministry of Justice coming to arrest someone in the crown prince’s residence. However, the shadow guard had just missed him.
Only when Ji Yunhuang entered the palace did he realize that his Imperial Father had come down with a fever and was currently lying down on the dragon bed. He wanted Ji Yunhuang to stay at his side.
Ji Yunhuang was helpless and could only remain in the palace for the night.
He felt that tonight, his Imperial Father was rather long-winded. He kept asking Ji Yunhuang about his life recently and continued having small talk with him.
He could only listen in and chat perfunctorily. For some reason, he felt anxious and wanted to rush back to his residence to check up on the situation. But, he could not do so because his Imperial Father seemed rather adamant that he accompanied him, prohibiting Ji Yunhuang from leaving…
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Ning Xuemo had already dragged on for as long as she could, but Ji Yunhuang was still nowhere to be seen. Hence, she could only allow herself to be brought out by Ji Yunyao and be handed over to Lord Lu from the Ministry of Justice…
Naturally, Ning Xuemo inquired about the reason underlying her arrest, but Lord Lu barely said anything and was only concise in his reply. “Once you reach the Ministry of Justice, you will know why. If you are innocent, then of course, we will let you go.”
He ordered people to put iron shackles on Ning Xuemo. She knew that based on her current ability, escaping is not an option as it would be useless and might even worsen her situation. She could only grind her teeth as she left with them.
What Ning Xuemo did not expect was that they did not bring her to the Ministry of Justice’s Court but directly sent her to the Ministry of Justice’s prison.
The pathways were long and narrow. The walls were thick and sturdy, made out of dark black stone. The light from the torches weakly illuminated the dark, and a faint fishy odor permeated the area. Furthermore, from the depths of the prison, miserable shrieks and wails echoed into her ears.