"stop!"
Hearing a soft shout, the eunuch in charge who was supervising the torture could not help but turn his head and look.
He saw the person holding an umbrella, with a dignified manner and a gentle demeanor. He also knew that this noble person was none other than the daughter of the Minister of Civil Affairs, Shi Manzi, who was regarded by the Queen Mother as the future princess.
The eunuch in charge immediately showed a smile and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello: "Miss Shi, why are you here?"
Shi Manzi did not answer, but nodded hurriedly to the eunuch in charge, and then walked quickly towards Lin Wanwan.
When she got closer, she suddenly discovered that the bright red behind Lin Wanwan was not the dark jacquard pattern on her crimson clothes, but the blood stains that were constantly seeping out!
Shi Manzi's pupils trembled, and she no longer cared about etiquette. She immediately dropped the umbrella in her hand and rushed forward to stop the torture eunuch, "Stop it!"
The eunuch who was executing the punishment was startled by Shi Manzi's sudden move. He quickly stopped and looked at the eunuch in charge with some confusion.
The eunuch in charge was also stunned when he saw this. Miss Shi was usually the most gentle and polite, but now she didn't know why she wanted to interfere with their execution? He then looked at Shi Manzi with confusion, "Ms. Shi, this is..."
Before he finished speaking, Shi Manzi squatted down, gently brushed Lin Wanwan's hair that was soaked in cold sweat from her forehead, and asked nervously: "Yue Wan, how are you?"
Lin Wanwan braced herself and shook her head weakly, "I'm fine."
"May I ask my father-in-law, what did Yue Wan commit to deserve this punishment?" Shi Manzi looked at Lin Wanwan's bloodless face, her eyes immediately turned red, and she raised her eyes to look at the eunuch in charge, her voice stern.
Seeing Shi Manzi's appearance, the eunuch in charge was suddenly enlightened. It seemed that Miss Shi had a close relationship with this woman, and Shi Manzi had a distinguished status, so he did not dare to neglect her.
The eunuch in charge immediately bowed and replied truthfully: "Ms. Shi, you don't know something. This woman committed the crime of bumping into the Queen Mother. Thanks to the Queen Mother's kindness, she was not punished with death, but was only given a slight punishment and a cane." Only thirty.”
"Yue Wan has always known etiquette, so why would she bump into the Queen Mother? There must be some misunderstanding." Shi Manzi frowned, suddenly his expression changed, his tone softened a bit, and he said politely, "Eunuch, can you stop for now and wait for me? After asking the Empress Dowager the reason, let her make a decision?"
When the eunuch in charge heard this, he couldn't help but look embarrassed and said hesitantly: "This... the servants are just following orders. Miss Shi must not embarrass the servants."
Shi Manzi stood up, took out a bulging money bag from his sleeve, put it in the hand of the eunuch in charge, saluted him again, and said sincerely: "For the convenience of my father-in-law, please go to the inner hall to make a report on my behalf." , said that the minister Shi Manzi asked to see the Queen Mother."
The eunuch in charge weighed the heavy purse in his hand, gave Shi Manzi a look of embarrassment, then put the purse into his sleeves, bowed and said with a flattering smile: "Since Miss Shi asked to see the Queen Mother, I will go and do it for you." A word of warning, please wait a moment."
After saying this, the eunuch in charge walked towards the inner hall. Before leaving, he did not forget to wink at the palace attendants who were executing the execution. Only then did the two maids who were holding Lin Wanwan loosen their grip.
The sky is gradually getting brighter, and the snow is still falling, loudly but quietly, as if rushing to a grand event. It has been covered with silver overnight, and occasionally the wind blows through the branches. A few neighing sounds added a touch of sadness to the gloomy snowy sky.
Shi Manzi quickly took off her cloak and covered Lin Wanwan's slightly trembling body. Then she knelt down and covered Lin Wanwan's hands that were blue and blue from the cold. Her eyes were full of concern and worry, "What's the matter?" What happened? How could you be beaten like this by the Queen Mother?"
Lin Wanwan bit her lower lip and waited for a moment before she suppressed the heartbreaking pain and bone-chilling coldness. Then she smiled indifferently at Shi Manzi and said, "Don't worry, they're all just skin injuries. I It’s nothing serious, he asked you to come?”
Lin Wanwan knew very well that from the moment Su Jin asked Ziyu to send the Condensation Pill, he had already understood the purpose of the Queen Mother summoning her to the palace this time, because she insisted on staying in the palace to investigate the Xi Jing Dark Chess. That's why he asked Ziyu to tell him what he said. The meaning was that if the Queen Mother really wanted to do something to him, there was no need to have any scruples.
But none of them expected that something would happen to Luo Huaizhou, allowing the Queen Mother to take advantage of the situation and launch an attack. When she saw Shi Manzi appear, she knew that Su Jin had learned about Luo Huaizhou's abduction and had guessed her situation in the palace, so she asked Shi Manzi to come into the palace to stabilize the Queen Mother and help him Delay time.
Seeing Lin Wanwan's not very weak but still strong appearance, Shi Manzi felt sad in her heart, and a trace of distress flashed in her eyes. She nodded with red eyes and said: "As soon as Mr. Su learned the news that Prince Lu was kidnapped, he went there immediately. Prince Xunlu was found. At the same time, he sent someone to inform me that you might be in trouble in the palace. I must go to the Queen Mother to look for you when the palace door opens. But you were not summoned into the palace by the Queen Mother. Yes, why..."
Speaking of this, Shi Manzi frowned slightly, with a hint of confusion in his expression.
"The bodhi tree has no tree, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place, so how can it cause dust." Lin Wanwan twitched the corners of her pale lips sarcastically, "The Queen Mother thought that when I approached Luo Huaizhou, I wanted to fly up the branch. , originally wanted to call me into the palace to beat him up, but unexpectedly, Luo Huaizhou suffered this disaster again at this time, and the Queen Mother became confused when she was concerned, so she naturally vented her anger on me."
Lin Wanwan made an understatement of the Queen Mother's unscrupulous words and deeds, and did not inform Shi Manzi of the conspiracy. After all, Shi Manzi was the daughter of Nanling's Minister of Civil Service, and was highly regarded by the Queen Mother. If she were told the truth, it would only put her in a dilemma.
Shi Manzi looked stunned and was about to say something, but Lin Wanwan reached out to stop her.
"Sorry for dragging you into this muddy water. If you meet the Queen Mother later, no matter what she asks you, you don't have to hide anything, just answer truthfully." Lin Wanwan smiled at her apologetically. Then she reminded him softly, "You are the daughter of a minister, and you have always been gentle and polite. At this time, you should protect yourself with caution. Don't rush into the Queen Mother for my sake, and don't implicate yourself."
"Friends are supposed to help each other, so how can it be considered a drag?"
Shi Manzi pursed her lips slightly, her eyes moving with sincerity. Her voice was still soft, but she seemed extraordinarily firm, like a cattail, seemingly weak, but actually extremely tough.
She pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Before I met you, I always believed that women are born to be bound by secular ethics and can only be trapped in that house for the rest of their lives. It was not until I met you later that I knew, Women can live freely and freely in this world, and they can also have a vast world of their own. It is no regret for Manzi to meet such wonderful people as you, Mr. Su and Prince Lu in this life, let alone be lucky enough to be with her. You become friends.”
