Who is the white moonlight these days? We are just following the plot

She was afraid that Li Heng would keep harping on this question, so she immediately changed the subject: "The Queen said that when this servant wakes up, she will ask you to apologize to this servant."

The change of topic was abrupt, but it achieved the desired effect.

When it comes to apologizing, Li Heng's face looks like he has eaten a pile of shit.

Ji Xingyao understood Li Heng well. Asking him to apologize to a palace maid would be like insulting his self-esteem as a prince, and he was naturally unwilling to do so.

Taking advantage of Li Heng's frustration, Ji Xingyao prescribed the right remedy: "Your Majesty, can I replace my apology with going to the prison with you?"

After a sudden turn of events, Li Heng, who was stuck in the air, never expected that Ling'er would give him a way out.

"Really?"

"Really." Ji Xingyao nodded seriously, his eyes as clear as a mountain spring, as if he could hear the gurgling water.

For the first time, Li Heng felt that these eyes were very similar to Ji Xingyao's.

Seeing him in a daze, Ji Xingyao kept calling him:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"

Li Heng regained consciousness and said with a sense of relief, "Okay, you'll be responsible for explaining things to the Empress Dowager."

"Leave it to me, Your Majesty, let's go."

Ji Xingyao urged them to leave quickly. Li Heng wanted to scold her for being ignorant of etiquette, but when he saw the pair of eyes that looked very similar to Ji Xingyao's, he swallowed the harsh words back.

They met many guards along the way. Unlike Ji Xingyao who needed Wen Yuan's palace pass to pass, Li Heng's face was the pass.

Once he arrived at the prison, his face was no longer useful.

"Your Highness, please stay. The Censor will be here soon." The jailer guarding the gate was respectful and methodical.

Li Heng was neither anxious nor annoyed, he just sat there quietly waiting for people.

The Censor arrived quickly and greeted Li Heng with a smile on his face.

After the greetings, Li Heng said, "Your Excellency, may I have a moment with you?"

"Of course, of course, Your Majesty, please."

Li Heng was invited into the inner room by the Censor to discuss something, leaving Ji Xingyao and the jailer staring at each other.

"Ah, ah, spare me."

"Help me—"

Faint screams could be heard from underground, as well as the sound of chains being dragged.

Ji Xingyao pricked up his ears and listened carefully to see if the scream was from Xu Jinyi.

Suddenly, a hand was placed on her shoulder.

At this moment, a gust of cold wind blew by, and Ji Xingyao got goosebumps for no reason.

"where did you go?"

The hoarse voice that was trying to take the life and soul seemed to come from hell.

Ji Xingyao carefully turned his stiff neck and met a pair of skull-like eyes.

"I...I'm not going anywhere."

The jailer holding Ji Xingyao nodded expressionlessly: "Don't move."

Ji Xingyao hurriedly said that he would never move.

The jailer let her go and returned to the door to continue standing guard.

She stood upright, framing herself in a square of floor tiles, and warned herself not to step out of the frame.

The screams coming from underground were still shrill. After listening to them for a long time, Ji Xingyao's eardrums were tortured to the point of pain.

She used to like watching horror movies and visiting haunted houses, but now that she is there herself, she understands that true horror does not come from sound effects, but from the real fear that comes from all directions.

She suppressed the urge to run away and waited anxiously.

At this moment, she missed Li Heng very much. With him around, at least she wouldn't be so panicked.

In the past, she often heard people say that the Wei Prison was a place where people went in upright and came out lying down, and that most of those who survived the Wei Prison were tortured to insanity.

Ji Xingyao is very worried about Xu Jinyi.

What if he was tortured into confessing, and his bright life was ruined, wouldn't that be a pity? Ji Xingyao couldn't bear to watch a rising star disappear in the sky.

After waiting anxiously for a long time, Li Heng finally came out.

"Goodbye, Your Highness." The Censor respectfully saw Li Heng out.

As soon as Li Heng walked out, he met Ji Xingyao's long-awaited gaze. She looked eager and pitiful.

Li Heng glanced at her and asked, "Why are you standing here as punishment?"

Ji Xingyao then realized that his body was too stiff, and from a distance it really looked like he was standing in the corner as punishment.