Marrying a concubine to seduce him and lure him into the game

Chapter 165 That’s not a dream

"How dare you shield a criminal?!" The Jinyiwei's voice suddenly rose, echoing in the small space, shaking people's hearts.

The brocade clothes on his body shone coldly in the dim candlelight.

Adds a bit of majesty and inviolability

Zhao was terrified and shrank back involuntarily, but she still held on and used all her strength to defend herself: "I really don't know, sir, I swear, I am innocent, please believe me..."

Her voice was tearful and there were helpless tears in her eyes.

"You refuse to talk? Then take you back to the imperial prison for interrogation. Let's see how long you can keep your mouth shut!" The Imperial Guards gave the order without question. Then several of their men stepped forward and ruthlessly dragged Zhao away from the scene, leaving only a series of intermittent pleas for mercy echoing in the air.

Chen stood aside and witnessed all this, feeling mixed emotions.

Her original intention was just to take a small revenge on Zhao, but she never thought it would come to this.

The desperate look in Zhao's eyes could not be shaken off her mind, making her wonder, is it possible that Zhao was really involved with that notorious thief?

In the early morning of Prince Yi's Mansion, the sun shines through the clouds.

Su Rao woke up from her sleep, her eyelids twitching and an inexplicable panic surged in her heart.

"Concubine, there is a little girl outside who is as anxious as an ant on hot pan. She said she was sent from the Su family." The servant looked hurried, with a hint of anxiety in his words.

Su Rao's heart tightened, and without thinking too much, she quickly walked out the door.

As soon as she reached the door, she saw her personal maid Chun Shao. Her eyes were red, and she seemed to have grasped the last hope, and her whole body was trembling slightly.

When Chun Shao saw Su Rao, her tears burst out instantly. She knelt on the ground and sobbed: "Miss, you must save my aunt! She...she was taken away by the Jinyiwei. They said she was harboring bad guys..."

Su Rao felt heartbroken when she heard this. She grabbed Chun Shao's hand and asked anxiously, "What happened to my mother? Why is this happening?"

Chunshao cried and told the story in a halting manner.

Su Rao only felt a buzzing in her head and everything went blank.

How could her gentle and timid mother have an affair with a thief?

The intervention of the Royal Guards gave Su Rao an ominous feeling. Could it be that the Wang family was willing to use her mother as a sacrifice in order to deal with her?

At that moment, Su Rao's thoughts drifted back to that night, the mysterious figure in her mother's room...

Could it be that it is really...

Su Rao forced herself to calm down. The first priority now was to rescue her mother.

The imperial prison is a restricted area where one could be very dangerous.

She had to find help, and several names flashed through her mind: the eldest princess, the queen...

The princess has already helped before, so I'm afraid she won't interfere in this matter again.

The Queen, however, had been controlled by Concubine Wang and had long since withdrawn from the world.

Just when Su Rao was at a loss, a figure gradually became clear in her mind—the captain of the Jinyiwei who had come to the palace to search, Chen Shuo.

She remembered that Chen Shuo took over Fang Mo's position and seemed to be more accommodating.

For her mother, she is willing to try everything!

……

As the night deepened, Chen Shuo stepped into a dark alley and sensed eyes watching him from the dark. Almost as an instinctive reaction, his hand had quietly rested on the hilt of the Embroidered Spring Knife, his sharp eyes pointed directly at the hidden figure.

After a moment, a woman in a cloak slowly appeared.

"Captain Chen." The woman opened her red lips slightly, with an imperceptible nervousness in her voice.

Chen Shu recognized her at the first sight. The sharpness of the Jinyiwei allowed him to see the overall situation from the most subtle details.

"Prince Yi's concubine." Chen Shuo responded calmly, without any emotion in his tone.

"Captain Chen is really observant." Su Rao tried to narrow the distance between them with praise, with a faint smile on her face.

Chen Shuo remained silent, his deep eyes making it difficult to guess what he was thinking.

Su Rao looked at him carefully. This man seemed more approachable than Fang Mo, but also a difficult character to deal with.

"Lord Chen used to follow Lord Xu, right? Lord Xu is so unkind, it must be very difficult to follow him?" Su Rao deliberately acted as if she had a close relationship with Fang Mo, trying to arouse sympathy.

"Lord Xu's life or death is uncertain now. The world is unpredictable and it is really sad." Su Rao pretended to sigh but was secretly calculating in her heart.

Fang Mo disappeared because he killed the playboy of the Wang family. It seemed impulsive on the surface, but in fact there were many helplessness hidden behind it.

As Su Rao spoke, she paid attention to Chen Shu's reaction, but found that he had a blank expression and was calm.

"Does the Concubine have any other instructions? If there is nothing else, I will take my leave first." The statement was made in a flat tone without any hesitation.

Su Rao was stunned. She didn't expect that Chen Shuo would be like Fang Mo, who would not be persuaded by any persuasion.

Although she didn't hold out much hope, she was not willing to give up.

"The one you caught wasn't just an ordinary petty thief, was he?" Su Rao asked persistently.

Chen Shuo glanced at Su Rao and said firmly, "This is official business. I'm sorry for not revealing it."

After he finished speaking, Chen Shuo passed by Su Rao and his figure gradually disappeared into the night.

Su Rao looked at his receding back and sighed inwardly. All her efforts seemed to have come to nothing.

I couldn't find any clues, so it seems that this route of explanation is not feasible.

So, who else can come to her rescue?

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At the same time, deep in the eerie and damp dungeon, a prisoner was tied tightly to a cold cross, his long hair disheveled and his face covered in bloodstains, looking particularly miserable.

A Jinyiwei with a ferocious face held a whip in his hand, with a cruel light flashing in his eyes. He whipped the prisoner mercilessly with one whip after another. Every time the whip fell, his skin was torn and his flesh was torn, and the pain was excruciating.

"Ah!" A heart-wrenching scream broke the silence of the dungeon.

"Tell me, where is that thief hiding?" The Jinyiwei's voice was like a death warrant from hell.

"I...I really don't know..." The prisoner's voice was weak, but full of despair.

"You're still tough? Then I'll let you enjoy it!" The Jinyiwei's laughter was filled with bloodthirsty pleasure, and the whip sounds rang out again until the prisoner was covered in blood and was dying.

Those eyes were wide open, and the emptiness was filled with fear and despair, as if they had already seen the shadow of death.

Su Rao suddenly woke up from a nightmare, her chest heaving violently and her clothes soaked with sweat.

She had only one thought in her mind:

mother!

As the cold sweat on her forehead gradually dried, Su Rao was still frightened.

The tragic scene of her mother in the dream was deeply engraved in her memory and could not be erased.

Fortunately, it was just a dream.

However, if my mother really fell into the hands of the Jinyiwei, reality would probably be very similar to my dream.

If the mother cannot be rescued as soon as possible, the horrific scene in the dream may eventually become a cruel reality.

"Rao'er!"

A call interrupted her thoughts. Su Rao turned back suddenly and saw...

Su Yi from next door heard the noise and rushed over quickly, only to see her covered in sweat.