A basin of cold water was poured down on Duotou.
"Ah——" Wanji woke up suddenly.
Opening his eyes and looking around, he found that he was locked in a dark cell, with his hands and feet tied up in large letters.
In front of him, there were various instruments of torture, including a branding iron, chili pepper water, a tiger bench, and even a large red-hot vat.
"How many times can you survive?" Xiao Yuchen picked up the red-hot iron and asked.
The corners of Eunuch Wan's mouth twitched, "Your Majesty, this servant is an old man in Concubine Shu's palace...Serving Concubine Shu for more than ten years, there is no credit but also hardship..."
The word "hard work" has not yet been finished.
"Ahhhhh-" A shrill scream pierced the eardrums.
Xiao Yuchen took out his ears, took back the soldering iron in his hand, and continued to bake it on the fire.
In the dark cell, the smell of meat overflowed.
Eunuch Wan was panting heavily, and the cold sweat on his back had formed a "river".
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please spare my life..."
"In more than ten years, you have become familiar with raising dogs. You are just a white-eyed wolf who is not familiar with raising dogs." Xiao Yuchen's eyes were cold.
The branding iron in his hand was already red-hot, "Who ordered you to arrange for death to kill the princess? Who arranged for you to poison the mother-in-law's tea?"
While Eunuch Wan was breathing heavily, he raised his eyes and looked at him, "I don't know... Your Majesty, I am wronged, I don't know... ah ah ah..."
The red branding iron was once again attached to his flesh.
This time, the overflowing aroma of meat is also mixed with the smell of roasting.
"I have never been patient."
Even before the red-hot iron comes close, people can feel its scorching heat.
But Xiao Yuchen pressed the soldering iron hard on the eunuch's chest flesh without mercy.
Wen Jin looked complicated outside the cell door.
No wonder Xiao Yuchen didn't let her come to see... This kind of interrogation method that doesn't treat people as human beings is too sensory-stimulating.
Watching it on TV is a feeling.
It really happened in front of me, but it was a different feeling...
The scream that pierced the eardrums, the smell of burning meat, the eunuch's face twisted in pain...
"Break a foot." Xiao Yuchen said.
Someone on the sidelines immediately grabbed a big hammer.
Wen Jin's heart tightened.
"I say, I say! Your Majesty! It's Princess Hailing! Princess Hailing bribed her slaves! Princess Hailing hates Princess Huai, saying that Princess Huai has taken away everything that originally belonged to her. Now she can't have an easy life, and Princess Huai can't even think about it. …”
The soldering iron in Xiao Yuchen's hand hit the stove with a bang, causing sparks to fly.
"Why...it's her again?" Xiao Yuchen gradually tightened his fists, his expression as if covered with a layer of frost.
Wen Jin lowered his head and pondered for a moment.
"How did Wei Yilan bribe you? What benefits did she promise you to make you work for her?"
Wen Jin suddenly opened the door and entered the execution room, "You can serve in Concubine Shu's palace for more than ten years. If you don't make big mistakes, you can spend your life peacefully."
"What did she give you to make you take such a big risk and betray your master?"
Eunuch Wan glanced at Wen Jin, with fear in his eyes.
"She...she gave me a lot of money. Even if I stay loyal for more than ten years, I won't get so much money!"
Wen Jin tilted his head, "It's not just about money, right? You have been in the palace for so many years, it's impossible not to understand that although money is good, it must be spent with life.
"There must be other reasons for you to take the risk... Or, who gave you a guarantee? After careful consideration, you think that person can save your life?"
Eunuch Wan shook his head first, and then nodded.
"No, no...it's Princess Hailing! Princess Hailing protects this slave from death!"
Wen Jin smiled and said, "You have many tricks, but we are not stupid either.
"Princess Hailing had a falling out with the Wei family a while ago. The Wei family refused to protect her. She and Prince Hailing also had a falling out because of the two concubines.
"Such a polished princess who was abandoned by her mother's family and hated by her husband's family...isn't she the same old me?
"She can protect herself, which is already considered her ability. How can she protect you?"
Eunuch Wan inhaled in pain and said while inhaling.
"Slave... I didn't think so much... A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. She said she could, and the slave believed her. She said that Princess Huai was favored now only because she had a son. But King Huai still had her in his heart. , so, even if the princess dies...King Huai will not really ask her to pay with her life, she will definitely be able to protect the slaves..."
When Xiao Yuchen heard this, he became angry.
His muscles tensed up and his bones cracked.
Wen Jin snorted and said, "Do you believe what she said? If you only have this little judgment, can you survive in the inner palace until now? Don't pretend to be stupid."
Wen Jin took a step back.
"I can't stand this instrument of torture. It's better for the prince to do it."
She turned to leave.
Xiao Yuchen did not rely on other people's hands, he personally carried the big hammer.
"She promised me 30,000 taels of silver! Thirty thousand taels of silver! Even if I work as a cow, a horse, and the master's dog in my life, I won't be able to earn so much!
"The slave's fellow villagers all live better than the slave! They have more money than the slave! Although the slave is physically disabled, the slave also wants to live a decent life!
"With this money, they won't think of looking down on me! I can look like a human being in front of my fellow villagers! Ahhhh..."
Xiao Yuchen's hammer did not hit it.
But the eunuch howled miserably.
The pain he screamed out didn't seem to come from his body, but from deep within.
The mutilated body, distorted self-esteem, suppressed humanity...maybe make eunuchs crave dignity more than normal people, even if that dignity is false and comes from money.
"How much did you get?" Wen Jin asked.
"Ten thousand taels..." the eunuch hesitated.
Wen Jin nodded, glanced at Xiao Yuchen, and walked out of the dungeon.
The sunlight outside the dungeon made her unable to open her eyes for a moment.
But the fresh air that hit her face made her take a greedy breath.
"Do you believe what he said?" Xiao Yuchen followed.
"It's half true and half false." Wen Jin said, "He mentioned his fellow villagers and also mentioned ten thousand taels.
"First of all, please ask the prince to search to see if the ten thousand taels are still in Weirui Palace. Check to see if he has purchased property in Kyoto.
"In addition, can the prince check his household registration and inquire about the situation in his hometown. As the saying goes, 'If wealth does not return to its hometown, it will be like walking at night in brocade clothes.' He wants dignity and face so much that he is likely to spend this money on his hometown. In He showed off his power in front of people who looked down on him in the past."
Xiao Yuchen looked at her deeply and said, "I'll ask someone to do it..."
He called someone over and explained in a low voice.
"Jin'er..." He said hesitantly, but he didn't know what to say.
"It's not good to keep Wei Yilan in jail for too long, right? Should the prince go to interrogate him, or should I go?" Wen Jin took the initiative.
Xiao Yuchen's mouth was filled with bitterness.
When he was in the palace, he felt that Concubine Shu scolded him too harshly and did not save him face.
But at this moment, he felt that the mother-in-law scolded him too lightly... If the scolding had been harsher and Wen Jin could completely relieve his anger, wouldn't he not have to be so embarrassed...
Wen Jin raised his eyebrows, "What does the prince want to say? Do you want to say that you have never liked Wei Yilan? Or do you want to say that she is just the past tense, a childhood sweetheart when you were young and ignorant? It has nothing to do with the present?" "
When Xiao Yuchen heard this, his face gradually turned pale.
Looking at her calm expression, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness... It seemed that no matter what he said, it would be of no avail.
