AWB Chapter 285 I want to save you
Chapter 285 I want to save you
The rain was getting heavier, the sky was gloomy, and the afternoon felt like dusk.
After Shen Yichuan entered the palace, he immediately went to find the Queen Mother.
The palace maid told him that the empress dowager was not there. Shen Yichuan didn't even bother to hold an umbrella. He hurried out of the palace and went to look for Bei Yao again.
Without waiting for the servants to pass on the message, Shen Yichuan rushed in directly. When he saw Bei Yao, he said concisely: "Third Master, take me to see the emperor as soon as possible. I want to marry Xu Yuan."
Bei Yao was eating fruit. When he heard Shen Yichuan's words, he almost choked. He coughed for a long time before calming down and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"Don't you know yet? As soon as the recommendation letter for the national exam was submitted, someone accused Xu Yuan of dressing up as a man and deceiving the emperor. Now she has been taken away by Sun Wenjie and has not been released for such a long time. It is probably true. Do you want me to watch her die?"
Bei Yao knew about this early in the morning and was not surprised. He just asked, "What does this have to do with you marrying her? If you marry her, does that mean she is not guilty of deceiving the emperor?"
"Of course not. I want to marry Xu Yuan. If the Queen Mother finds out, she will definitely protect Xu Yuan. Regardless of whether the marriage is true or false, saving her life is the first priority."
Shen Yichuan was extremely anxious.
After he finished speaking, seeing that Beiyao was still unmoved, he couldn't help but ask: "Usually, you are the most anxious about things related to making wishes. Why are you so calm today?"
Bei Yao raised his eyebrows and said, "I already knew that?"
Shen Yichuan: “!”
"Besides, you didn't see the Empress Dowager when you went to the palace, did you? She is in prison right now. You don't have to force yourself to marry Xu Yuan. The Empress Dowager will not sit idly by when she learns that Xu Yuan is in prison."
"Wait a minute." Shen Yichuan interrupted Bei Yao: "Do you mean that you already knew that Xu Yuan was a woman, or did you already know that Xu Yuan would get into trouble?"
"all know."
"Then why don't you stop making a wish?"
"Then why do you think she must cut off ties with you and me?" Bei Yao asked back.
Shen Yichuan was silent.
Xu Yuan is like this by nature. Once she makes up her mind, she will never change it.
From the beginning, she knew that this was a crime of deceiving the emperor, but even so, she never wanted to back down for a moment.
Bei Yao couldn't stop him, he couldn't stop him, no one could stop him from making a wish.
"That……"
"Don't worry." Bei Yao interrupted Shen Yichuan and stood up and said, "When the Empress Dowager returns to the palace, I will go to the prison to watch over her and will not let anything happen to her."
"Why would the Queen Mother go to see the wish?" Shen Yichuan still didn't understand some things.
"The Royal Grandmother's best friend is Xu Yuan's grandmother. After the Xu family got into trouble, she went to worship Buddha every year. Do you think the Royal Grandmother couldn't recognize Xu Yuan?"
Shen Yichuan was completely speechless.
Bei Yao said: "The Shen family should take care of themselves at this moment. Go back early. I think your father will be restless after hearing that Xu Yuan is in trouble. Although I sent someone to comfort him, it is probably not as effective as your personal persuasion."
"Okay, I understand." Shen Yichuan nodded and turned away dejectedly.
The rain was getting heavier, falling from the eaves like scattered pearls.
Shen Yichuan turned around and asked, "Is there anything else I can do for Xuyuan?"
"I don't know either." Bei Yao shook his head.
"Thank you." Shen Yichuan nodded, opened the umbrella and left.
After Shen Yichuan left, Bei Yao estimated that the empress dowager should have left as well, so he called Master Qin, took a lot of things with him, and went straight to the prison.
The carriage of Prince Cheng's Mansion stopped outside the prison, echoing the Queen Mother's carriage in the distance.
The Royal Guards were guarding outside the prison diligently.
Bei Yao waited patiently in the carriage. When he heard the words "The Empress Dowager has returned to the palace", he immediately got off the carriage and went into the prison with an umbrella.
The prison was guarded not by the jailers from the Dali Temple but by the Imperial Guards.
Bei Yao guessed that it was left by the Queen Mother.
I’m afraid someone will commit a crime in prison.
When the Imperial Guards saw Bei Yao, they were also overwhelmed, but because of the Empress Dowager's decree, they dared not let him go, and could only bite the bullet and stop him.
"Your Highness, the Queen Mother has said that this woman has deceived the emperor and is guilty of a heinous crime. No one is allowed to visit her."
Bei Yao heard this and turned around and said, "Chen Shan."
Chen Shan clasped his fists and said, "Everyone, I'm sorry."
Beiyao was the emperor's favorite prince, and he also had a good deal with Xie Xiao, so the imperial guards did not dare to kill him. After two or three moves, they pretended to fall to the ground and let Beiyao in.
Since the Queen Mother came, all the prisoners in the prison have been transferred away.
Beiyao thought it was not bad, at least it would not affect his wish.
The cell where Xuyuan was imprisoned was easy to find. Just like outside, there were two royal guards standing there.
When the two imperial guards saw Bei Yao coming in alone, they immediately guessed the reason. Since everyone outside had been released, they did not dare to stop him and turned around together, pretending not to see him.
Although Xu Yuan committed the crime of deceiving the emperor by disguising herself as a man.
But they were guarding the prison under the orders of the Empress Dowager, and they knew very well that the Empress Dowager's decree was ostensibly about guarding but in reality about protecting.
In addition, the third prince is here again.
This shows how important this woman is.
Bei Yao said: "You guys go out, I have something to ask."
"This……"
One of the Royal Guards was still hesitant, but the other one had already pulled him away, but they did not go far, but stopped at a place where they could see the wish.
Xu Yuan kept thinking about the Queen Mother.
It was not until she heard Bei Yao's voice that she came back to her senses. When she raised her eyes, the man was already sitting opposite her with a calm expression.
Xuyuan asked, "Why aren't you surprised at all?"
"Are you surprised that you are a woman, or are you surprised that you dare to reveal your identity and send yourself to jail?" Bei Yao asked with a smile.
Unexpectedly, his thoughts were guessed so clearly, Xu Yuan said with shame: "All of them."
"I actually knew you were a woman long ago, and I guessed that this would happen, but I can still promise you that I will keep you safe."
"No need." Xu Yuan shook his head.
Xu Yuan was touched that Bei Yao had not abandoned her yet, and she also understood that she could not implicate more people, especially Bei Yao.
"You think I can't do it?" Bei Yao asked.
"I know you can do it, but I owe you too much, and I can't repay this friendship. What's more, you know what I want to do. If it succeeds, everyone will be happy, but if it fails, it will be a dead end. I don't want to implicate you."
Bei Yao was so angry at Xu Yuan's words that he laughed, and immediately said, "So, in your eyes, dethroning the prince for me is a reward, right?"
Make a wish and nod.
There was nothing she could do for Beiyao.
It was the only thing she could do.
"Then do you know that I must tie you and me together just to protect you? Xuyuan, you are really a ruthless person. When you were thinking about me, did you ever think that I needed you to do this? When you asked the prince to change the recommendation letter, did you ever think that I wanted the position of the prince?"
"You, don't want to?" Xu Yuan was stunned.
"If I wanted to, I would fight for it myself. Why would I need you to be my pawn?"
Bei Yao was even more angry when he saw Xu Yuan's confused look on his face.
There were many things he had held back on saying before, but now he couldn't bear it any longer.
"Make a wish. I, Beiyao, will take the path I want to take. I don't need to sacrifice you to make it happen, and I don't need you to use yourself as a bargaining chip to help me succeed."
Xu Yuan looked at Bei Yao and saw that he was very angry. He stammered, "I didn't do this entirely for you. I have my own..."
"Have you ever thought about why I do this?" Bei Yao interrupted Xu Yuan.
"I..." Xu Yuan was speechless.
"I want to save you. I want you to be alive, even if I can never see you again in this life."
Bei Yao looked at Xu Yuan and couldn't bear to push her too hard. In the end, he could only sigh: "Xu Yuan, I tried my best to keep you alive, but you wanted to gamble your life and death on the mercy of the royal family. Do you know that in the eyes of the powerful, your life is nothing more than an ant."