Chapter 59: For Her, Even Life is Expendable
If it were merely a matter of stealing Yu Linglong's prescription.
Then once Yu Linglong cured Prince Xuan and the Emperor's anger subsided, Chu Qianli would at most be reprimanded.
At most, she would receive several dozen beatings with a stick.
But she actually dared to escape from prison!
An escape from the Imperial Family's Sky Prison, no less!
That was absolute contempt for the Imperial Family, an open provocation!
If anything unforeseen happened to Prince Xuan, Chu Qianli would definitely not escape the death penalty.
No wonder even Duke Chu Buqu and the Marquess of Dingbei had to personally come and beg for mercy.
The Empress Dowager, anxious over Prince Xuan's condition, had no mood to attend to this matter.
The Emperor was already too angry for words!
In the past, he had held a measure of respect for these two old men, but now, all that was left in his heart was anger!
"If it really were Xuanxuan... If..."