Chapter 53

Amid the crowd, Xiao Yi watched the scene with a heavy and bitter heart. He could not understand why the final verdict had turned out this way. When he went to the yamen, the officials told him the evidence was conclusive. Xiao Yi refused to believe that Pu Ying was capable of murder, yet he could not intervene in the case and could only watch helplessly as the sentence was handed down. Before coming out, his mother had strictly forbidden him from leaving the manor, so he had waited for a moment when no one was watching and climbed over the wall to escape. Looking at Pu Ying with her disheveled hair, Xiao Yi experienced a profound sense of powerlessness for the very first time. Only a few days ago, he had solemnly sworn to protect her with his life, yet today he could only stand by and watch as she was led away into exile. Seeing Pu Ying cast a helpless glance at him through the crowd, Xiao Yi felt frantic with anxiety, but he was completely out of options.