Don't be tempted, sir

Chapter 116 Tears

The imperial guards opened the door, and it was pitch black inside, without a trace of life. Shen Yining couldn't see clearly under the moonlight. Luo Xi took out a tinderbox and said, "Sir, please open the cage door. I need to light a candle."

"Light outside, it's just as bright."

"Sir, Yao Yishiming needs to go in!"

The imperial guard glanced at Shen Yining who had been lowering his head, walked over to open the cage door, and went out to close the door. Luo Xi pulled the somewhat dazed Shen Yining into the cage and took out the candles one by one.

It was pitch black, with only the faint glow of the fire in Luo Xi's hand. Shen Yining saw the cage that looked like a caged bird, and was stunned for a moment. He tried to speak with a trembling voice: "Xiao Yuan?"

"Xiao Yuan, where are you?"

Song Xiaoyuan on the couch took the medicine and fell into a deep sleep. Luo Xi lit a candle and went out of the cage, leaving the two of them inside.

Shen Yining saw clearly under the candlelight that the person he had been thinking about was sleeping on the couch as lightly as a feather, motionless. He steadied his weak feet and walked closer. He looked sick and had lost a lot of weight.

She reached out her trembling hand and gently stroked his pale and haggard cheek, tears falling unconsciously: "Xiao Yuan...Yining misses you so much!"

His throat was tight and he couldn't speak. Shen Yining ran his hand gently through his hair and leaned over to the pine resin mixed with the smell of medicine, listening to his faint breathing. He sat down on the edge of the couch tremblingly, his cheek pressed against Song Xiaoyuan. He was so melted, and for the first time, Shen Yining was afraid that she would not be able to hold him, and tears ran down their cheeks.

Shen Yining choked up and cried, whispering softly in his ear: "Xiao Yuan... Yining is here to see you! Xiao Yuan must be alive and well, the wedding dress is ready, but I haven't worn it yet. When we go back together, I will wear it for you to see. Xiao Yuan, wait for me!"

Shen Yining buried her head in his arms and sobbed. A faint fragrance lingered around the nose of the sleeping Song Xiaoyuan. Tears slid down the corners of his eyes with his tightly closed eyes.

Luo Xi lay outside the cage and whispered, "Girl, it's time to go!"

Shen Yining raised her head in his arms, tears welling up in her eyes: "Okay, okay!" She took off the ring on her hand and put it on with Song Xiaoyuan. She held his hand and was reluctant to let go: "Xiaoyuan, wait for me!"

He looked back reluctantly, and after he got out of the cage, he looked up at the building, which was imprisoned and dark. He slept alone in the cage, and no matter how many times he opened his eyes, it was still dark. How did her Xiao Yuan survive these days and nights? She knew nothing in the capital...

Luo Xi helped her put on her robe and hat, and gently knocked on the door. After successfully escorting Shen Yining out of the city gate, Luo Xi was stopped by the imperial guards on his way back to the Music Department. He looked up and smiled brightly... This is probably how my life will be.

"Let's go, Luo Xi."

Luo Xi was escorted before the Saintess, who was writing memorials in front of the imperial desk with her head down. Her calm and composed profile in the candlelight made people feel terrified. Luo Xi just knelt in front of the desk without saying a word.

After a long while, the Saint lowered her head and spoke softly, "I, an orphan girl, want to go back and see my mother. The Music Department wants to find some girls from outside to see. The Yao doctor said that lighting a candle and seeing the light is good for the eyes."

Luo Xi did not speak, he knelt on the ground with his head lowered, these were indeed what he said.

The Saint put down her pen, walked out of the imperial desk, raised Luo Xi's chin, and smiled: "I think your eyes are very beautiful under the light."

Luo Xi was a little scared, wondering if she would gouge out his eyes, so he dared not look at the saint.

The Saint let her go and smiled softly: "You are concerned about my bird and are worried whether he will die. If you want to save him, it is not your turn."

Then Xiao Shi entered the hall, and Luo Xi was dragged to the dungeon and locked up with the captured shadow guards.

"Song Xiaoyuan, once she joins the game, it will be time for you to serve me! If you want to die, she can't bear to see you die, and so can I!" Shen Yining is everything to Song Xiaoyuan. Once Shen Yining joins the game, the saint will have the bargaining chip to control him!

Alianyi didn't expect that the saint's promise to marry him was actually just a trap. Every time Song Xiaoyuan was hung up, he told him to let Yi Ning go, but he just thought that Song Xiaoyuan envied him...

The next day, Shen Yining arrived ten days earlier than previously scheduled, wearing ill-fitting marriage clothes, and went to the Qiang palace with the marriage envoy Zhao Jinmo. The accompanying servants were all stopped outside the palace. Xingyue watched her young lady go in and was very worried.

The saint glanced at Alianyi in the hall. This seemed to be the brightest time in his eyes since he came to Qiang. She turned her eyes and smiled meaningfully.

Zhao Jinmo brought Shen Yining into the hall, and they both looked at Alianyi. Hearing and seeing with one's own eyes are two different things!

"Greetings to the Holy Emperor and the Lord." The marriage envoy Zhao Jinmo spoke, and Shen Yining bowed without saying anything.

The saint waved her hand, and a lady beside her led the two to sit down. Alianyi happily called out, "Long time no see, Yining!"

Shen Yining greeted with mixed feelings: "Meet the Master."

Regarding the matter of the attendants, Zhao Jinmo decided to speak up: "Saint Lady, why can't the attendants of the princess who is married enter the palace? What is the rule?"

The Saint Lady laughed: "You people from Liao, each of you wants to enter my palace, I don't know what you are planning."

Zhao Jinmo was angry: "Rather than saying that it is the Liao Kingdom's conspiracy, it is better to say that it is your Qiang Kingdom's cunning!"

"Sly? If you didn't want to see me, why would you come here? Since you came here and took what you wanted, you should pay the price."

"Isn't it because of your Qiang nation that this is the cause? Don't play the victim now."

The saint drank and smiled tenderly: "Yesterday, I caught a beauty. Her eyes were of a different color! Very moving..."

Zhao Jinmo stood up: "What did you do to her?"

The saint drank and raised her hand. Zhao Jinmo and Shen Yining both frowned and looked at the door.

The imperial guards escorted a group of people outside the palace and only escorted one person into the palace, Luo Xi!

The imperial guards pushed and shoved Luo Xi, who fell to the ground. Zhao Jinmo hurried forward to help him up: "Luo Xi!"

Luo Xi stood up, let go of the person who was supporting him, and took a step back. Zhao Jinmo waved his hand, but Luo Xi could no longer see and could not speak.

"You, what did you do to her!"

"Well...I did something I'm good at."

"you!"

Shen Yining knew that it was his fault, and hurriedly said, "Saint Lord, can I not stay in this palace with you? I will be alone. Can you recover Miss Luo?"

"Oh? This is the princess's own will. The envoys should not go out and slander the Qiang nation. This is against the rules!"

Zhao Jinmo turned around and said, "Yining! How can you be alone in this Qiang country?"

"Cousin, it's okay." I am not alone in Yining with Xiao Yuan.

Shen Yining saluted: "Saint Lord, there are others, can you release them together?"

"Yes, the princess has just arrived in Qiang country, so this is her first request, so of course I have to agree to it. But from now on, the princess must abide by the rules of our Qiang country!"

"Yes, since I have come to Qiang State, I will defend it."

The Saint raised her hand, and the lady handed over the medicine. Shen Yining took it and said, "Thank you, Saint."

"Emissary, please send fewer officials to the palace in the future. Otherwise, the princess will agree to more than this!"

Zhao Jinmo clenched his fist and was about to step forward, but Shen Yining held him back and put the medicine bottle in his palm: "It's okay, cousin. Take everyone away and take good care of Sister Luo."

"Yining! We are not getting married anymore!"

"Cousin, I want to go back with him!"

In the end, Shen Yining was left alone in the huge palace. When Zhao Jinmo led everyone away, he took a fierce look at A Lianyi who was silent on the stage. Shen Changqing was indeed dead!