I am the villain in the book

That night, at Hai Shi (around 9-11 PM).

Great Feng Imperial Palace.

Coming out of the Tianlu Hall, Wei Changtian went straight to the Ministry of Justice's dark prison without a second thought.

He learned more details from Li Qi, which further confirmed his previous guess.

To take a step back, even if he guessed wrong, it would be better than doing nothing.

Anyway, waiting like this wouldn't make Yu Pingjun open her mouth, so he might as well give it a try.

......

"Young Master Wei!"

Outside Cell No. 1 of Heaven in the Great Feng Ministry of Justice's dark prison.

Several jailers immediately stood up when they saw Wei Changtian suddenly appear, causing the surrounding firelight to sway.

"Mm, how is the situation?"

Stopping in front of the men, Wei Changtian glanced at the tightly closed Xuan Tie (black iron) cell door and casually asked, "Is there anyone else inside?"

"Answering to the Young Master, there are a few brothers watching inside the cell, in case the prisoner tries to kill herself."

A jailer bowed and replied, "The prisoner hasn't had a drop of water or food today. The night watchman just came to interrogate her, but it seems he didn't get anything out of her."

Although Yu Pingjun hasn't been officially stripped of her title yet, and is still technically the Great Feng Empress.

However, these jailers obviously didn't dare to use that title anymore, so they now referred to her as "the prisoner."

"Understood."

Nodding, Wei Changtian solemnly ordered, "From now on, no one is allowed to interrogate her except for me. You only need to ensure that the prisoner doesn't die."

"I have already discussed this matter with the Emperor, and the approval will be sent over later."

"Do you all understand?"

"Yes! We understand!"

The jailers responded in unison, not daring to ask any more questions.

At this moment, Wei Changtian took a light breath, adjusted the expression on his face, and then said in a deep voice:

"Open the cell door!"

Unlike the dark and cramped environments in previous-life film and television dramas, Cell No. 1 of Heaven, which was specifically used to detain officials of the first rank or higher, was actually quite clean, and there were no unpleasant odors.

Great Feng was not like Great Ning, which had just experienced several major disturbances. This prison cell hadn't been used for many years. This time, it could finally be put to use, and the money spent on maintaining this prison cell every year wasn't wasted.

"Young Master Wei!"

Just like the scene outside, when Wei Changtian walked into the cell, the jailers guarding Yu Pingjun immediately put away the exhaustion on their faces and stood up straight.

In fact, they were staying inside purely as a precaution.

After all, Yu Pingjun's acupoints had been sealed, and she couldn't move at all, let alone try to kill herself.

However, an extra layer of insurance was always a good thing.

"Mm, you all go out."

Walking to the jailers, Wei Changtian didn't look at Yu Pingjun, but pointed to the large iron rack in the corner used to store various torture instruments.

"Take the torture instruments away too."

"This . . ."

The jailers were slightly stunned. Although they didn't know what Wei Changtian was up to, they didn't dare to disobey the order. Immediately, they went over to lift the rack and slowly moved it towards the cell door.

"Clang, clang . . ."

Afraid of making Wei Changtian unhappy, they were very careful during the moving process, but inevitably made some noise halfway through.

The men instantly looked at Wei Changtian with nervous expressions, but the latter ignored it and just sat at a wooden table without saying a word.

"Young Master Wei, then we . . ."

"All of you go out and close the door."

"Yes."

". . ."

"Boom!"

The heavy cell door slammed shut after a moment, and after a series of mechanical operations, there was no more movement.

At this moment, all contact between the inside and outside of the cell was completely severed, like two completely different worlds.

The thick prison walls and doors not only isolated light, sound, and smell, but also seemed to completely isolate people's emotions.

What remained was only the motionless Wei Changtian and Yu Pingjun.

". . ."

The candlelight was straight, and the footsteps were heavy.

After an unknown amount of time, Wei Changtian finally got up from the wooden table and slowly walked to Yu Pingjun, who was lying on the stone bed.

The latter was wearing a fairly new prison uniform. The gray-brown linen tightly covered her skin, but it couldn't hide her still stunningly beautiful face . . . if you didn't count the bright red palm print on her left cheek.

"Empress."

Moving his gaze away from his "masterpiece", Wei Changtian looked into Yu Pingjun's eyes and slowly said, "To be honest, I don't care what deep hatred you have with Li Qi, or what plot you have with Ning Yongnian."

"So, I just want to have a casual chat with you today."

"I know you've been pretending to be crazy all along, so I hope you won't do such useless things later."

"If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. I won't force you."

"After all, you were once the Empress of a country. That crazy woman look is still a bit undignified."

". . ."

After finishing the opening remarks he had prepared, Wei Changtian didn't waste any time. Immediately, he reached out and released all of Yu Pingjun's sealed acupoints.

He wasn't afraid that she would kill herself, nor was he afraid that she wouldn't speak. He was only afraid that she would continue to act crazy and foolish.

But now it seemed that Chu Xianping's designed rhetoric had worked. Yu Pingjun really didn't show the crazy appearance she had before.

Not bad! The start is going smoothly!

Secretly breathing a sigh of relief, Wei Changtian directly sat down on the edge of the stone bed, looked at the silent Yu Pingjun, and continued to say:

"Empress, I heard that you haven't had a drop of water or food all day."

"Your actions actually don't mean anything."

"If you continue not eating or drinking, they will forcibly give you a Bigu Pill (a pill that allows one to abstain from grains), so you won't starve to death."

Continuing to advance according to the rehearsed steps, Wei Changtian used the demonstrative pronoun "they", vaguely classifying the people outside the cell door as one side, and classifying himself and Yu Pingjun as one side.

At the same time, as he spoke, he picked up a bowl of clear water from the table next to him and steadily handed it to Yu Pingjun.

"Empress, have some water."

". . ."

Wei Changtian held a bowl of water for nearly ten breaths without putting it down.

Apart from his biological mother in his previous life, he had never been so "nice" to any woman. Today, he could be considered to have gone all out.

Fortunately, it seemed that his "sacrifice" had not been in vain.

". . ."

A pale hand slowly raised, Yu Pingjun took the bowl, and finally said her first sentence.

"Young Master Wei, there's no need to put on such an act. It's useless."

!!!

Damn it! This woman is not easy to deal with!

He cursed inwardly, but his face remained unchanged.

Wei Changtian smiled lightly and quickly replied calmly: "Empress, I know what you're thinking, and I won't try to argue."

"However, what I just said still stands. You can not say what you don't want to say, and you can not do what you don't want to do."

"That's all."

His expression never revealing any flaws, Wei Changtian at this moment looked like a "misunderstood good person".

However . . .

"Is that so?"

A sneer surfaced on her face, and Yu Pingjun suddenly released her fingers.

"Crack!"

The rough clay bowl fell straight down and shattered into several pieces on the ground.

At the same time, the clear water in the bowl "splashed" in all directions, wetting Wei Changtian's boots amidst Yu Pingjun's sarcasm.

"Young Master Wei, this palace has always heard that you are ruthless and vicious in your actions. How come you are now like Li Qi?"

"Don't you want to know what Ning Yongnian is plotting?"

"How about this . . ."

Yu Pingjun suddenly pulled Wei Changtian's hand and smiled as she pressed it on her leg.

"If you sleep with me once, I will tell you everything I know."

"How about it?"