The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 166: New Year's Day, Entering the Heavenly Prison

New Year's Day.

The capital city was covered in white.

Therefore, the two rows of deep footprints on the steps outside the prison are particularly eye-catching.

Those held in the Heavenly Prison are all prisoners who need to be personally tried by Your Majesty.

Among them were princes and nobles, as well as ordinary people.

The further you go in, the more eerie and terrifying it becomes.

The sound of gurgling water exudes a bone-chilling chill.

"Brother Rong, you brought me here on the first day of the new year?" The third prince became more and more frightened as he walked, and the strong smell of blood made him nauseous.

He barely slept last night. Upon returning to the palace, he immediately summoned the palace doctor to check Mu Qianyin's pulse.

"Why should I take your pulse? And you're calling a doctor on New Year's Day. Aren't you afraid of bringing bad luck?" Mu Qianyin firmly disagreed.

"Don't even mention bringing bad luck, even if it means costing my life, you still have to take my pulse carefully today!" The third prince roared.

Mu Qianyin was frightened as she had never seen him so tough before.

The court doctor beside him trembled three times, stepped forward nervously, and carefully placed his fingers on the wrist of the Third Princess, fearing that he would accidentally anger the master again.

It's just this pulse...

The court doctor's expression gradually became solemn, which made Mu Qianyin's heart tremble unconsciously: Could it be that she really had some hidden illness?

She was about to speak nervously when she saw the court doctor's face change, and he put on a happy expression:

"Congratulations, Your Highness! The Empress Consort is pregnant..."

Mu Qianyin was stunned. Pregnant?! How could she suddenly be pregnant?

She lowered her head and looked at her flat belly.

The court physician continued, "It's been over a month now, but the Imperial Concubine was a little weak before. I'm afraid she may have eaten something cold. I'll prescribe two warming and nourishing prescriptions. If they last a month, the fetus will be safe."

"Will it damage the mother's body?" The third prince frowned, his face looking a little ugly.

"Your Highness, rest assured. This recipe is mainly for warming and nourishing the body and has the effect of strengthening the body."

"In that case, thank you for your help."

After saying this, he added, "This matter must not be spread outside! Whether it is pregnancy or physical weakness, it must not be spread outside."

"I understand."

It was not until the court doctor left and the door was closed again that Mu Qianyin came to her senses. She excitedly grabbed the third prince's hand and said, "We are having a child!" The third prince nodded lightly.

Mu Qianyin thought of the Third Prince's recent abnormal behavior: "You...you knew it a long time ago?"

"It's been a long time since you had your period, don't you know?" The third prince felt helpless.

Mu Qianyin calculated with her fingers...

Then gave up.

"I forgot. Who would remember this for no reason?" Mu Qianyin pouted.

"I remember."

Mu Qianyin blushed when she heard this: "Then why didn't you tell me? I was wondering why you didn't allow me to drink these days..."

The third prince said nothing.

Mu Qianyin took his hand and shook it gently: "Brother Xiao... don't be angry, I will be more careful in the future! Besides, if you had asked the court doctor to check my pulse earlier, I would have known it." Listening to her soft whisper, the Third Prince reluctantly picked her up and carefully placed her on the couch: "I didn't let the court doctor see me because I was afraid that the news of your pregnancy would leak out. The flood in Jiangnan was the second brother's plan to plot against the crown prince, but he didn't expect to be pulled down by the crown prince in the blink of an eye. There is something strange about all this. I am afraid that if the news of your pregnancy were to spread at this time, you would be targeted."

Mu Qianyin tilted her head: "If that's the case, why did you ask the court doctor to come over just now?"

"Because I can't hide it anymore." The Third Prince, Wu Tianxiao, looked at his adorable wife in his arms. "Everyone in the palace knows you're a heavy drinker, but today you didn't drink a drop. Some people are starting to get suspicious. Otherwise...why would you almost fall down when you were fine?"

"Brother Xiao, do you mean someone pushed me just now?!" Mu Qianyin sat up in shock.

"How else could it be? How could it be such a coincidence? Everyone in the hall is polite, so why would someone else get knocked down? There are so many people in front of the steps, how could I have bumped into you?"

Mu Qianyin was shocked, her hand involuntarily touched her lower abdomen, and she suddenly felt a chill.

Seeing that she looked unhappy, Wu Tianxiao subconsciously hugged her in his arms and said gently: "But don't worry too much. I am ready and will protect you and the baby in your belly."

Mu Qianyin held his hand tightly and nodded vigorously.

Seeing her like this, Wu Tianxiao regretted that he had spoken too harshly just now.

So he held his wife in his arms and comforted her all night.

It was not until dawn that he returned to his study and took a short nap.

But before he fell asleep, he heard outside that Mu Rong had arrived.

He was wondering why his cold-hearted cousin did not stay in his house on New Year's Day. When he came to him for no reason, he was deceived and taken to the Sky Prison without asking a few questions.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I entered the Heavenly Prison...

He wanted to tell Mu Qianyin that this was truly bad luck! ...

Mu Rong pushed open a low prison door. Inside the door was the dreaded water dungeon.

There is only one type of punishment in the water dungeon: waterboarding.

The victims were submerged in water and then their hands were hung high up by iron chains. They had to stand on tiptoe from time to time to keep their feet in the water and were not allowed to rest.

The water in winter was so cold that it penetrated their bones and made their feet numb.

But if you relax your toes even a little, your wrists will be strangled by the chain. If this happens repeatedly, a layer of skin will be peeled off from your wrists.

Over time, new and old injuries pile up on top of each other, and the slightest movement makes people feel excruciating pain.

"I brought my third brother to visit an acquaintance." Mu Rong said.

Third Brother? This title was both familiar and unfamiliar to the Third Prince. He remembered that ever since Mu Rong inherited the title, he had stopped addressing the other princes as cousins.

At first he didn't understand it, and didn't like it, but over time he got used to it.

Mu Rong was not only their cousin, but also a first-rank military marquis. And these princes had already established their own offices and grown up.

In the future they will no longer be brothers, but ruler and subject.

Now, when Wu Tianxiao heard Mu Rong calling him his third brother again, his heart warmed: "Brother Rong, stop making trouble. How come there are people I know here?"

"Third brother, do you still remember the private wine waiter named Duan Yunchao who often came to your house to deliver wine some time ago?"

"I remember that his wine is good, Yinyin likes it very much. However, I haven't seen him for some time."

Mu Rong pointed at the blindfolded man in the water dungeon and said, "Because he's here." Wu Tianxiao was shocked when he heard this: "Why? What crime did he commit to be thrown into the sky prison?"

"The Second Prince's attempt to frame the Crown Prince failed, and he was the key."

"Just because he's a private wine shop owner?" Wu Tianxiao was stunned.

Mu Rong laughed and said, "He is not just a simple tavern owner, and his name is not Duan Yunchao, but Duan Chuanchao, the assassin serving the Second Prince."

Wu Tianxiao: "..."

While he was stunned, Mu Rong had slowly walked towards the center of the dungeon.

Duan Chuanchao, who was blindfolded, heard footsteps and shouted, "Who? Who is there? Kill me! Please kill me quickly!"

Because he spoke too forcefully, his toes slipped and he fell suddenly.

"Ah..." He screamed, blood spurting from his wrist.

He tried desperately to steady himself on his toes, but his numb feet refused to obey him at all. As he stumbled, his wrists were covered in blood.

Mu Rong coldly watched him struggling in the water until he was exhausted:

"It's not difficult to want to die. As long as you tell the truth, I will grant your wish."

"My Lord, I have truly revealed everything... It was the Second Prince who ordered me to go to Jiangnan and poison the six officials involved in the dam construction. As for why, I truly do not know!"

Mu Rong sneered, "I have already seen your words in your confession. There is no need to say more."

"So...what do you want to hear?"

"Do you know who I brought with me today?"

"Who? No matter who it is, I am acting on the orders of the Second Prince. Every wrong has its perpetrator. I am just a bartender, and I was only momentarily bewildered and made such a terrible mistake! I am willing to pay with my life for those gentlemen. I beg you to give me a quick death!"

"The one coming with me today is the Third Prince."

As soon as he finished speaking, Duan Chuanchao, who was crying and begging for death, was stunned.

Mu Rong looked at him coldly. "It seems you already know everything. We all know what you did in the Three Emperors' Palace. If you can tell me the details, I can spare you the torture of water torture. Otherwise... I will ask His Majesty to commute your death sentence. For the rest of your life, I will have the palace physician come here every day to care for you. You will be trapped in this water prison, unable to live or die."

Duan Chuanchao gritted his teeth and said, "I...speak!"