CH 139.1

Translator – Xiao He Lian

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Chapter 139.1

During this period of time, Wen Liang was like a walking corpse.

He went outside the palace gate almost every day to try his luck and precious various small objects flowed into the hands of the soldiers, but in the end, no soldier allowed him to enter.

Hearing him say Shi Jin’s name, the soldiers laughed mercilessly.

“How about this, I’ll teach you a method.” The soldier who was pestered to no end joked, “Prince Xuan was locked up in the Heavenly Prison because he committed a crime, if you commit a crime too, maybe you can be locked up with Prince Xuan, then you can say whatever you want to say, and no one will care for three days and three nights.”

After saying that, the soldier laughed more and more wantonly.

The other soldiers also joined in.

The roar of laughter sounded from all directions, piercing Wen Liang’s ears like knives.

Wen Liang’s face turned pale, his lips were pursed tightly and the hands hanging by his sides were clenched and then loosened again and again…  after repeating many times, his emotions still did not calm down.

The courage he had accumulated for many days was consumed at this moment and he no longer has the face to stay in this place.

Wen Liang took a deep breath and turned to leave.

“Stop.” The soldier behind suddenly shouted, “If you really want to meet Prince Xuan, I can show you a way.”

The despair on Wen Liang’s face turned into surprise in an instant and he hurriedly turned to look at the soldier who spoke.

When Wen Liang heard what the soldier had to say, his face, which was still immersed in joy, became ugly again. His figure swayed slightly but he managed to stabilize his footsteps. It took him some effort to find his voice: “He….Is he going to be executed1the author said he was being exiled before, but in here the author said he’s going to be executed. But Shi Jin is actually going to be exiled not killed?”

The soldier said impatiently: “Just come in 3 days, don’t ask too much nonsense? You don’t have to come if you don’t want to come.”

After saying this, the soldier returned to his seat expressionlessly, as if he didn’t intend to talk to Wen Liang any more.

Wen Liang stood where he was, a gust of cold air rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He felt cold all over, as if he had been stripped naked and thrown into the snow.

It’s not that he has never thought about what would happen to Shi Jin, but he has never been able to believe it…….

The system said that Shi Jin was his future husband, that Shi Jin would change his destiny and that Shi Jin would create a bright future for him.

These words were spoken by the system.

Even if the system is not in his hands now, the system has never lied to him.

So, how could Shi Jin die so easily?

No, Shi Jin cannot die.

He has already lost Shi Ye, he can’t lose Shi Jin too, he doesn’t want to end up empty-handed.

If that was the case, what was the point of him fighting against it in the first place?  It would have been better to listen to his father’s words and obediently marry into the Eastern Palace in the first place, in that case, perhaps the person being protected by Shi Ye in the carriage would be him. 2T/N – In your dreams Wen Liang *translator rolls her eyes*

Wen Liang bit his lip and gradually tasted blood.

He glanced at the soldiers who had ignored him and stood there for a while before turning around slowly.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to walk back, he suddenly bumped into a person standing behind him.

The sallow and emaciated Wen Liang was knocked back again.

However, the man remained motionless and stared at Wen Liang with an inscrutable expression.

Wen Liang barely stood still. He looked up and saw that person was wearing a blue-gray robe and a Qiaoshiguan3A top hat worn by eunuchs……His identity could be easily identified at a glance.

Wen Liang froze and watched helplessly as the person approached him.

“I have received orders from Eunuch Zhu and have specially come to say a few words to Young Master Wen Liang.” The eunuch’s voice was high-pitched and  the condescending manner in which he spoke made Wen Liang feel extremely uncomfortable, “I don’t know if Young Master Wen Liang would like to listen to those words?”

Eunuch Zhu?

Wen Liang was stunned for a moment, he naturally knew that Eunuch Zhu was a popular figure around His Royal Highness and only served His Royal Highness.

But why did Eunuch Zhu find him so suddenly?

Or did ……

Eunuch Zhu had obtained His Highness the Crown Prince’s decree?

This thought made Wen Liang excited. He was so nervous that he didn’t know where to place his hands and feet. He desperately suppressed the joy that kept rushing from his heart and carefully followed the eunuch to a carriage.

The eunuch was still putting on airs and didn’t even bother to look Wen Liang straight in the eye. He just raised his chin and said, “Get in the carriage.”

Wen Liang obediently got in.

There was no one in the carriage. Wen Liang glanced around the carriage, feeling a little disappointed but he immediately collected his emotions and turned to look at the eunuch who followed him into the carriage.

The eunuch asked him to sit down and then sat down opposite him.

Wen Liang sat upright, his hands on his knees clenched the hem of his clothes.

He imagined countless words that the eunuch might say but he didn’t expect the eunuch to open his mouth and say: “I heard that you want to see Prince Xuan?”

“…” Wen Liang didn’t know why the eunuch next to His Royal Highness would talk about Prince Xuan to him. He was confused, thinking of the current situation of Prince Xuan and Concubine Rong so he didn’t dare to speak too carelessly, “Prince  Xuan was once kind to me, and seeing that I am exceptionally saddened by the situation he has fallen into now, so I hoped to see him and express my gratitude to him in person.”

The eunuch said: “Do you know that Prince Xuan is a repeat offender of the imperial court, who once rebelled and plotted against the court. Even if you really guarded outside the palace gate to get the opportunity to meet Prince Xuan, there is no guarantee that you will not be mistaken as a remnant of Prince Xuan’s party and be arrested and put to death.”

Hearing this, Wen Liang froze instantly.

When he thought of the eunuch’s words again, he only felt his scalp go numb and he felt grateful.

He only thought about going to see Shi Jin but he never thought about the consequences of doing so.

Fortunately……

Fortunately, he hasn’t seen Shi Jin yet, otherwise even if he jumped into the Yellow River he wouldn’t be able to prove his innocence.

Just as Wen Liang finished thinking about it, he heard the eunuch say: “Eunuch Zhu said, you are also Young Master Wen Chi’s elder brother but since you keep begging and guarding outside the palace gate all day long, even if you don’t want face, Young Master Wen Chi would still feel ashamed.

Whren Wen Liang suddenly heard Wen Chi’s name, he fell silent, bit his lip, and his face was frighteningly pale.

The eunuch continued: “For Young Master Wen Chi’s sake, Eunuch Zhu has mercifully granted your wish. If you agree, I will take you to see Prince Xuan in the prison.”

T/N – Let me remind again, Shi Jin is being exiled not executed. But being exiled means as good as dead, maybe the author is referring to this.