The Rebirth of a Daughter: My Lord, I Will Never Be a Concubine

Su Yanhua hadn't expected the day of execution to arrive so soon. She hadn't slept all night, waiting until the next morning. The sound of the gate rang out, and the guards opened the door and rushed towards Nalan. Su Yanhua stopped them and said coldly, "What are you going to do?"

The bailiff laughed disdainfully and said, "Miss Su, the prince is going to execute you today, didn't you know?"

"Don't block the way, or don't blame us for not being gentle with you. It would be bad if we bumped into you!"

After saying that, the yamen runner waved his hand, and several people came forward to grab Nalan's body and were about to drag him away. Seeing this scene, Su Yanhua obviously lost all her composure. She hurriedly grabbed Nalan's body, like a life-saving straw.

“No, no!”

These yamen runners had never seen such a stubborn woman. The woman opposite was like crazy, hugging Nalan tightly, not letting them shake her at all.

Several people were also aroused with anger, and one of them threatened: "Su Yanhua, if you don't let go, you will be obstructing public affairs, and we will not be polite."

Nalan woke up at this time. Even though his face was pale, he was full of energy. He held Su Yanhua's hand, wiped the tears from her face, and said with a smile: "Yanhua, let go!"

Su Yanhua desperately shook her head, her delicate face now covered in tears and helplessness. She clutched the object tightly in her hand, refusing to let go no matter what, because she knew that if she let go, Nalan Yanyu would leave this world forever, and this was a fact she absolutely could not accept.

Nalan gently placed his hand beside her ear, the gentle movement as gentle as a breeze, even bringing a subtle tickle. He leaned down slightly and whispered, "Believe me, Yanhua..." These simple words seemed to have a magical power, like a reassuring pill for Su Yanhua.

After hearing these words, Su Yanhua's terrified expression suddenly changed. She slowly raised her head, her eyes following Nalan's receding figure, endless reluctance and worry in her eyes. However, in the end, Nalan's figure disappeared from her sight, completely gone.

The prison was eerily quiet, almost as still as death. It was pitch black, with only a faint light filtering through the narrow window, barely illuminating the depressing space.

In this suffocatingly silent atmosphere, Su Yanhua could even clearly hear the sound of her own violently beating heart. Each beat was like a heavy hammer hitting her heart, reminding her that everything she had just experienced was so real and cruel.

She was wondering whether it was right for her to let go just now.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind: "Su Yanhua, the emperor wants to see you—"

Her originally dull eyes gradually showed some color at this moment, but this color did not bring her much joy, but instead added a bit of confusion and helplessness.

She couldn't remember how she had entered this heavily guarded, maze-like palace. She still remembered that the last time she had come, she had still had the energy to savor the magnificent and splendid architecture and the grand layout that displayed luxury and grandeur.

However, today, the same road seemed particularly long, as if it had no end, so long that even she herself could not remember how long she had walked.

Finally, when she dragged her heavy feet to the outside of the hall, she saw the man in black brocade clothes - Mo Cerong standing there quietly.

He stood with his head held high, the scorching sun pouring down on him without reservation, yet it failed to affect him in the slightest. His every gesture emanated an innate aura of nobility and an awe-inspiring, inviolable majesty.

At this moment, Mo Cerong's gaze suddenly froze. Obviously, he also noticed Su Yanhua who was slowly walking towards him.

After seeing the tattered prison uniform on her, his originally expressionless face changed instantly. His eyes were full of disbelief as he stared straight at the woman in front of him.

At the same time, Su Yanhua naturally caught sight of Mo Cerong. However, the moment her gaze met his, his eyes, which had just regained some of their spirit, instantly became as cold and ruthless as a thousand-year-old ice. The indifference contained in them was enough to scare anyone away.

It was this icy cold gaze that forced Mo Cerong to stop moving forward involuntarily.

"Your Majesty, Su Yanhua has arrived." Eunuch Jiang said.

When the emperor looked up, he saw Su Yanhua standing upright in prison clothes. Even though she was a prisoner, she was still very elegant.

The emperor's eyes became stern: "How dare you, Su Yanhua, do you admit your guilt?"

"I don't know what crime I have committed?" Su Yanhua said lightly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor felt a nameless fire surge into his heart, blazing fiercely. He stared at the woman named Su Yanhua in front of him with wide eyes, cursing inwardly, "What an ignorant Su Yanhua! How dare you play dumb with me!"

However, the emperor was frustrated that he couldn't make the incident at Shengxian Manor public. If he did, wouldn't that be like admitting that all the evil that had harmed the people was his own doing? Not only would he lose face, but he might also incite public outrage, leading to unpredictable consequences.

However, despite the Emperor's threats and inducements, Su Yanhua remained steadfast in her refusal to confess. Her innocent demeanor betrayed complete ignorance of the incident at Shengxian Manor. She remained silent on the question of whether this incident should be considered a crime.

The two remained deadlocked, one playing dumb while the other, hampered by various concerns, dared not ask. This situation only intensified the emperor's anger, like a volcano about to erupt, poised to erupt at any moment.

"You shielded Nalan Yanyu and you still say you are not guilty?" The emperor snorted coldly and chose another crime to put on Su Yanhua's head.

"The Nalan family is loyal to Yun Qin and has done nothing wrong, yet the emperor ordered the entire family to be executed. Even the servant who escaped now was not spared. If the emperor did what was right in his heart, how could he have protected them?" Su Yanhua raised her head, her eyes like torches, as if she could see through everything.

"presumptuous-"

The emperor's face was full of anger. He stood up suddenly and pointed at Su Yanhua and shouted loudly.

"Su Yanhua, do you know that what you said is enough to get your entire family executed?"

Su Yanhua remained silent. She knew that she was a little impulsive, and she couldn't be willful until she was completely separated from Yun Qin.

So, she lowered her head, knelt down, and said coldly: "Your Majesty, I know I am wrong, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

When Eunuch Jiang saw this scene, he leaned over to the emperor's ear and whispered a few words cautiously. Immediately, the emperor's face became calm.

The emperor slowly sat down and said in a resounding voice, "Su Yanhua, do you know why I want to see you today?"

Isn't this a punishment for her crime?

Seeing that she remained silent, the Emperor spoke again in a deep voice, "The military report has arrived. When the Princess of Yan returned to Yan, she killed General Su and started a war. Yun Qin is in imminent danger!"

As soon as the words fell, Su Yanhua's body trembled violently as if struck by thunder. Her head, which had been lowered, suddenly rose up at a speed that seemed to snap her neck. Her beautiful eyes were now filled with shock and disbelief, her pupils dilated sharply as she stared at the speaker, as if trying to read their face to see that this was just a bad joke.