dognovel Chapter 334 Escape and get caught
Chapter 334 Escape and get caught
But surprisingly, Li Siqi simply took Xu Yingying, who had failed to escape, back to Fengyi Palace. Apart from that, he did nothing else.
Xu Yingying was thrown on the bed by Li Siqi. As for Li Shen in her arms, he had already been taken away by the wet nurse and returned to his room.
Xu Yingying thought that this incident would make Li Siqi furious and might even attack her, but Xu Yingying looked at the man in front of her. Even though he was furious and his fists were clenched tightly, he still couldn't bear to yell at her. Xu Yingying's heart was slightly touched.
"Li Siqi, you..." Xu Yingying tentatively opened her mouth and called out to Li Siqi who was standing there.
But as soon as she was born, Li Siqi rushed over and hugged her, "Yingying... Yingying..." Li Siqi whispered her name frantically in Xu Yingying's ear.
Xu Yingying's body froze for a moment because of Li Siqi's action. She originally had a lot of opinions about Li Siqi, but seeing him like this, Xu Yingying softened her heart. She reached out her hand and carefully stroked his back, one after another.
But Li Siqi's arms that were restraining Xu Yingying gradually tightened, and Xu Yingying could feel her limbs and bones being under tremendous pressure. Xu Yingying tried to push Li Siqi, but he did not move at all. Instead, he added a little more strength, as if he wanted to integrate Xu Yingying into his bones and blood.
"Li, Siqi... let me go, I can't breathe..." The feeling of suffocation gradually spread in Xu Yingying's chest. She subconsciously struggled, trying to break free from Li Siqi's shackles.
Li Siqi suddenly woke up as if from a dream and loosened his arms. Fresh air rushed into his nose. Xu Yingying couldn't help coughing and looked at Li Siqi with resentment.
But the moment her eyes met Li Siqi's, Xu Yingying was stunned. She saw complexity and struggle in Li Siqi's eyes.
Xu Yingying subconsciously reached out her hand, wanting to touch Li Siqi's eyes, but at this moment, Li Siqi noticed Xu Yingying's movements, suddenly stood up, turned around and left Xu Yingying's bedroom.
"Li Siqi!" Xu Yingying became even angrier and shouted Li Siqi's name loudly.
But he just paused slightly and continued to walk outside. Xu Yingying stood up and wanted to chase him, but the door was closed in front of her without hesitation.
Xu Yingying tried hard to open it, but the door remained motionless.
"Li Siqi, let me out! Let me out! Don't force me to hate you!" Xu Yingying knew her situation very well. Li Siqi was planning to imprison her and wouldn't even let her out of the room. She banged on the door hard and shouted loudly.
But there was no response from outside. Xu Yingying gradually fell into despair. She slid down the wall and sat on the ground as if she was exhausted.
After an unknown amount of time, Xu Yingying heard Li Siqi's hoarse voice coming from outside the door, "Yingying, I'm sorry."
There was a gleam in Xu Yingying's eyes. Just as she was about to say something, she heard Li Siqi continuing to speak outside the door.
"Come here, the guards who are supposed to guard Fengyi Palace today should go to the Ministry of Punishment to receive their punishment. From today onwards, the number of guards in Fengyi Palace will be doubled. Unless I order, no one is allowed to enter or leave Fengyi Palace without permission, and the Queen is not allowed to step out of the bedroom. Anyone who violates this will be killed without mercy!"
Li Siqi emphasized the last three words. These words hit Xu Yingying's heart word by word. She was desperate. She didn't expect that Li Siqi would actually dare to do this.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of Li Siqi's footsteps leaving reached Xu Yingying's ears, but it no longer stirred any ripples in her heart.
I don’t know how long it took, but the door was gently pushed open. It was Xu Yingying’s personal maid, Lian Qiao.
"Empress, Empress? Why are you sitting here? The ground is cold. Let me help you go in and rest." Lian Qiao's gentle voice awakened Xu Yingying's consciousness.
She looked at Lian Qiao with disgust and slapped away the hand that Lian Qiao stretched out to hold her.
"Get away and don't touch me!" This was the first time Xu Yingying spoke harshly to her servants.
Lian Qiao had never seen Xu Yingying like this before. She stood there in a daze for a moment, not knowing what to do. "Empress..." Lian Qiao murmured.
"Get out! Get out! Get out!" Xu Yingying was already extremely annoyed, and now she didn't want to see anyone or anything related to Li Siqi.
Lian Qiao froze where she was for a long while, then stood up and slowly walked out. Before leaving, Lian Qiao whispered, "Your Majesty, I'll be waiting outside. Just tell me if you have anything to say." She looked at Xu Yingying with worry in her eyes.
But Xu Yingying just sat there silently, ignoring him, until the door was closed again, Xu Yingying's fingertips moved slightly.
She raised her eyes, her look was full of complexity. In fact, putting aside other things, Lian Qiao could be considered to be extremely good to her.
Although Lian Qiao was sent by Li Siqi to serve her, Lian Qiao's concern for her was genuine. Otherwise, someone else might be standing here now. Li Siqi spared her life because he saw that Lian Qiao had served her for such a long time.
Xu Yingying staggered to her feet from the ground, walked towards the bed with unsteady steps, and then fell on it. Holding the soft quilt in her arms, Xu Yingying felt unprecedentedly tired.
Gradually, she fell into a deep sleep.
Xu Yingying didn't know how long she had slept, but when she opened her eyes again, it was already late outside.
"Lianqiao..." Xu Yingying opened her mouth and her hoarse voice scared herself.
"Empress, you're finally awake." Hearing the noise, Lian Qiao hurried over. She had been waiting in the palace for an unknown period of time.
Seeing Xu Yingying staring at her, Lian Qiao was a little overwhelmed. Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something and immediately knelt down, "Your Majesty has been silent in the palace. I just broke in in a hurry. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Xu Yingying was just in a daze. When she heard Lian Qiao's voice, she came back to her senses. "It's okay. Get up and pour me some water."
"Yes." Lian Qiao stood up and brought a cup of tea from the table beside her. "My queen, please drink some."
The warm tea flowed down Xu Yingying's dry throat, and the warm feeling surged up from her abdomen. Xu Yingying suddenly felt much more comfortable.
"Your Majesty, you haven't eaten for a long time. The small kitchen has prepared some light meals, which are your favorite. Would you like to eat something now?" Lian Qiao put the cup aside and asked softly.
After Lian Qiao's questioning, Xu Yingying realized that her stomach was empty, but she didn't feel hungry at all and didn't want to eat anything.
Xu Yingying simply shook her head and said, "No need. I'm not that hungry either. Just leave it there."
"Your Majesty, how can you not eat? You should eat something." Lian Qiao seemed a little anxious, and her tone was full of worry.
"No, I can't eat. You don't have to say anything more." Xu Yingying's attitude was very firm, and Lian Qiao had no way to deal with it.
For a moment, the hall fell silent again. After a long while, Xu Yingying asked, "How did Li Siqi find out that I escaped yesterday?"
Only at this time did Xu Yingying begin to review what happened last night. Logically speaking, if Li Siqi had not come to Fengyi Palace, he would have absolutely no way of knowing that she had escaped, unless someone tipped him off.
However, all of Xu Yingying's actions were only known to herself and Ye Cao, and no one noticed them, except... some small noises made by Ye Cao to divert the guards. However, these were not enough to attract Li Siqi's attention. The more Xu Yingying thought about it, the more frightened she became.