The two jailers exchanged a glance after hearing the jailer's words, then lowered their heads to drink and eat without saying anything.

Jingxue overheard their conversation; Jing Zhiyuan was indeed imprisoned here.

First, take down the soldiers outside. The soldiers only felt something prick their calves, and then they knew nothing more!

Next were the three people in the cell.

Jingxue entered the cell. Three jailers were all hunched over the table. She took out a pill from her bosom and put it into the jailer's mouth.

Then he walked to the fence. The person sitting there probably sensed something was wrong and turned around. It was a face with strong features, and he looked to be around forty years old!

Jingxue raised her hand and removed the hood of her cloak.

"Xue'er, Xue'er, what are you doing here? Go back! This is not a place for you!" Jing Zhiyuan shouted as he stood up, then sat back down.

It turned out that his hands and feet were cuffed to the two ends of a short chain, making it impossible for him to stand!

Tears welled up in Jingxue's eyes, and she knelt on the ground, crying, "Father!"

Jing Zhiyuan tried to stand up from a different angle, but still couldn't. He looked behind Jing Xue and asked, "Did you come alone?"

Jingxue nodded!

"How does the War King treat you? Your mother is always worried about you!"

He was a good father, and every word he spoke was for his daughter's sake. Jingxue controlled her emotions and did not answer Jing Zhiyuan's question. Instead, she asked him, "Father, I came here to ask you a few questions. Have you ever done those things?"

Jing Zhiyuan shook his head, "I have never had such a thought!"

Jingxue let out a long breath, but did not get up. She then asked, "Has Father ever offended anyone?"

"For so many years, I've been almost always on the battlefield, offending only the enemy. I haven't made any enemies in the court, but I must have blocked some people's interests. It's a good thing you're married, otherwise you would have been implicated this time too!"

“Since the incident, I’ve thought it over. This time, I’m afraid we can’t escape this calamity. I feel sorry for your younger brother and the child in your mother’s womb. Over the years, I have been worthy of the court and the people, but I have failed my family! My child, go back!” Jing Zhiyuan’s eyes also reddened.

To this day, the man has not uttered a single word asking his daughter to plead for him!

Jingxue stood up. "Father, as long as you haven't done it, I believe the Emperor will clear your name!"

"The evidence is overwhelming, both in person and in person, it's practically irrefutable!" Jing Zhiyuan sighed.

"Thanks to the Fourth Prince's care along the way, your mother and brother did not suffer any hardship, and no one mistreated us. Please repay this favor on my behalf!"

Jing Zhiyuan glanced at his daughter, then raised his hand and said, "Child, go home! Don't come back again!"

"Father, remember this: never admit to something you didn't do!" Jingxue instructed.

Jing Zhiyuan nodded, and Jing Xue saw tears sliding down his face. Jing Zhiyuan turned around.

Ye Muchen and Anjia stood on a distant rooftop and saw Jingxue come out of a cell and go to the next one.

"Your Highness, the Princess Consort moves through this Ministry of Justice prison as if it were flat ground!"

Ye Muchen was also puzzled. He didn't see Jingxue use any hidden weapons or sprinkle any sleeping potions, yet the soldiers fell down!

Even if it weren't night, he couldn't see it, because under the soldiers' robes, branches with thorns at the end silently emerged from the ground or the cracks in the bricks, pricking the soldiers' calves. The thorns were coated with anesthetic!

These people will wake up in an hour!

The pill that Jingxue gave to the prison warden was a bone-softening powder that Jingxue had prepared long ago. As long as the person didn't take the antidote, he would never be able to stand or walk for the rest of his life!

As soon as Jingxue heard the prison warden speak, she knew that he was someone who had been abusing prisoners for a long time. This kind of person is the most hateful, using his power to vent his perverted psychology!

A criminal is guilty and should be punished by law, either by exile or execution, but he has no right to mistreat others!

Moreover, it's uncertain when Jing Zhiyuan's family will be able to get out. With this person around, how can Jing Xue feel at ease?

Entering the cell next door, two jailers were sitting on stools, fast asleep; this was also Jingxue's doing.

Inside the same iron gate, Li and a child sat huddled together, quietly on the cold ground. Their faces looked extremely haggard.

Despite being covered with straw, how could a pregnant woman and a five-year-old child endure the cold season?

Tears welled up in her eyes again, and Jingxue called out, "Mother, Xiaoze."

The two people on the ground saw that it was Jingxue and got up at the same time. Jingze sensibly helped his mother, and Li's hair was also messy. Fortunately, the two of them were not in shackles.

The moment Li saw Jingxue, tears streamed down her face. She rushed to the fence and grabbed Jingxue's hand, crying, "Xue'er, my Xue'er! Why are you here?"

In modern times, Jingxue had no memory of her mother, nor had she ever experienced maternal love. Now, seeing Li Shi's appearance, her heart ached. She realized that this was how a mother loved her child!

Jingze, with tears in his eyes, said, "Elder sister, I miss you!"

"Elder sister misses you too!" Jingxue reached her hand through the fence and touched Jingze's head.

"Mother, you are pregnant, don't cry!" Li's hands were cold, and Jingxue took the opportunity to check her pulse.

Fortunately, the pregnancy is progressing relatively smoothly!

Sobbing uncontrollably, Madam Li said, "It's all my fault. I haven't been feeling well these past few months, and I've neglected to manage the household properly, allowing bad people to take advantage of the situation. I'm the one who has harmed your father and your brother!"

“Mother, don’t blame yourself. There’s no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. I will do my best to get you out! You must take good care of yourself. I can’t stay here any longer!” Jingxue was afraid that Jing Zhiyuan would suspect her, so she didn’t tell him that she was going to save them when they were next door.

Madam Li wiped away her tears and said through gritted teeth, "Xue'er, your mother knows that your father will have a hard time escaping punishment this time. Fortunately, the crime does not extend to married daughters, and it is already a blessing that you are not implicated! It's just that I feel sorry for my Ze'er!"

"Mother, I'm not afraid. Father is a real man, he's not a bad person, we'll be alright!" Jingze said, clenching his little fist.

Jingxue nodded, "Yes! Everything will be alright!" After saying that, she took out two thick white foam boards from behind her back and handed them to Li.

"Mother, put this under the straw to keep it cool!"

He then took out two peaches and two Huaniu apples and handed them to Jingze, saying, "Hide them well!"

Jingze lifted his shirt to catch the fruit.

To be honest, we came in a hurry. It would have been great if we had had time to cook something for them!

There was no cooked food in the space, not even bread!

However, I believe that the trial will be held in a few days, and then I will be able to get them out!

"Xue'er, go back! Take good care of yourself! If, if there's a chance to save your brother, then rescue him!" Li Shi started crying again.

Jingxue reached out and wiped away Li's tears. "Mother, I said I would get you out of here. You will be alright! I'm leaving now."

After saying that, Jingxue turned and left heartlessly, leaving behind the suppressed sobs of the mother and daughter!

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