Chapter 439 - You Can Go Back 2 (1/2)

Chapter 439 - You can go back (2)

They clearly didn't have that many moments of intersection. Why were all of her memories about him when she was reminiscing?

Ji Man was a bit frightened by her thoughts.

The only sounds in the jail were the groaning and wailing of prisoners. There was nothing else. She leaned against the quilt that she had gotten because of connections and gradually fell asleep. Anyways, this wasn't a Mary Sue romance fiction novel. The male lead wasn't going to break in here through the window and take her away in the moonlight. She didn't have any expectations.

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This jail had winding corridors. A few steps from her prison cell, there was a corner. Ning Yuxuan was standing in that s.p.a.ce right now. Through the s.p.a.ces between the railings, he was able to see her.

After Qian Yingchen had stood here with Marquis Moyu for a long time, he heavily coughed a few times. Startled by the noise, Ning Yuxuan turned around and harshly glared at him. Soon after, he hastily turned back to see if there was any movement in Ji Man's prison cell.

Fortunately, Ji Man was already asleep and didn't hear anything. She only turned over.

Sighing in relief, but also feel disappointed, Ning Yuxuan waved his hand and lightly said, ”Let's go.”

Not having another choice, Qian Yingchen quirked his mouth and voiced his a.s.sented. Was this it? Had he just called him over here to keep him company and act out the role of a stone for a while?

The preliminary judgment of the murder case in Marquis Moyu's estate was that Nie Sangyu had a motive for killing Wen Wan. Thus, she was the most likely suspect. However, on the second day, the coroner figured out what Wen Wan was poisoned with. It was a poison that could only be found in the palace called ”Beauty Intoxication”. It was specifically given to imperial consorts that had been sentenced to death.

Marquis Moyu carried Wen Wan's memorial tablet to the front of the palace and knelt down. This caused a group of important officials to gather around him to watch. The emperor could only come out and personally help him stand up. The emperor said he wasn't clear about the situation, but the matter would be seriously handled.

And how would this matter be seriously handled? Every day, Ning Yuxuan went to the palace's entrance to keep watch. He didn't go inside. He just stayed outside holding the memorial tablet to pressure the emperor.

As a last resort, Zhao Zhe dragged out a newly promoted imperial concubine to take the fall for Wen Wan's death. Moreover, he ordered for that imperial concubine to commit suicide so that one life was repaid with another life. This way, Marquis Moyu could set his mind at rest and leave for the military campaign.

Of course, a problem arose from Zhao Zhe's action. That imperial concubine was the first woman that entered Zhao Zhe's harem after he ascended the throne, so she naturally had a strong background. Her father, Sir Luo, was the Chancellor of Exchequer in the Three Departments. She was also Luo Qianqian's younger sister.

Because Zhao Zhe had to deal with the problematic fallout of his actions, he didn't have the energy to deal with Ji Man and Ning Yuxuan for the time being.

Ji Man was let out of jail, but she didn't go looking for Ning Yuxuan. Instead, she continued her efforts in looking for Haohao. The emperor would only be temporarily troubled. Once he was no longer busy, he would naturally go back to making life difficult for Ji Man. But, she wasn't scared. She had already figured out a plan. If she couldn't find Haohao within the ten-day deadline, then on the day that Ning Yuxuan left for the military campaign, she would go send him off, put that cedar tree cloak on him, and leave this place.

She would just leave this terrible mess for these storybook characters to deal with. This old lady no longer wanted to play along!

After searching the capital for five days, there was still no inkling of Haohao's whereabouts. Ji Man was almost ready to give up. Haohao was probably in the palace. It was all up to the emperor then.