Tibetan beads

Chapter 268
In the dark torture room, Xue Ru was tied to the torture equipment, dying.

Those imperial guards were Yu Chong's subordinates, and they hated her as an assassin. Although no torture was used, the dragging along the way was enough for her to drink a pot.

She hadn't recovered from her injuries, and she was tortured all the way, and she was able to hold on until now, all because of her hatred for Xu Yin.

At this point, how could Xue Ru fail to guess that she was being plotted against?
From the moment she stepped into the restaurant, she fell into a trap and became a scapegoat!

Worst of all, the master was also implicated.Thinking of Duan Wang's appearance at that time, Xue Ru was in despair.I wanted to find a handle on Xu San so that I could return to my master, but I didn't expect... The master must hate her to death, right?

There was the sound of iron chains pulling outside the door, and Xue Ru raised his head reluctantly.

When she saw King Duan's figure, her eyes suddenly widened with surprise.

"Master..." She was so excited that she wanted to shout out, but unfortunately her voice was hoarse and she could only make a hoarse voice.

When King Duan walked in, a jailer immediately brought a chair over and asked him to sit down.

Dali Siqing followed behind him with a respectful attitude.

This made Xue Ru very happy, and asked expectantly: "Master, are you alright?"

Seeing her disheveled appearance, Duan Wang felt disgusted, and asked coldly: "Say! How did you survive? Who saved you?"

Seeing his suspicious eyes, Xue Ru knew that he had misunderstood, and hurriedly said: "Master, no one rescued me. I took the medicine beforehand and knocked the dagger crookedly. That's how I saved my life."

But King Duan reprimanded: "Nonsense! You are locked up, how can you have a chance to take medicine?"

"Really!" Xue Ru hurriedly explained, "The master ordered me to approach Yu Chong. He is strong in martial arts and suspicious. The subordinates hid the medicine in their ears for fear of failing the mission and being killed by him, so they were not searched when they were grounded. Let's go. That day, I saw that the guard's expression was not right, and I thought something might happen, so I swallowed the medicine first..."

What she said was so detailed that Wang Duan couldn't help but believe it.Is there really no mastermind behind this woman?But she really became a chess piece to frame her!
"Master!" Xue Ru wept bitterly. If she hadn't been tied up, she would have thrown herself at King Duan's feet, "Ru'er is so loyal to you! It was because of the failure of that matter that Ru'er wanted to make up for her mistakes and find out The master behind the scenes, come back to your side. Master, you must trust Ru'er..."

She cried repeatedly that she was sincere and willing to slander him. King Duan's head got dizzy when he heard this, and he motioned for the minister of Dali Temple to come over.

"What did anyone else say?" he asked.

The other party replied in a low voice: "It's almost the same as what she said. According to my judgment, it should be the truth."

Duan Wang nodded, trying to suppress the anger in his heart: "It's alright, alright, I just believe you."

"Really?" Xue Ru was surprised.

Duan Wang endured his nausea, and put on his usual calm look: "Well, please explain clearly, why was it used again this time?"

Xue Ru couldn't help showing a smile, and then thinking of the master's situation, her hatred for Xu Yin surged up, and she quickly complained: "Master, it was Xu San who did it! I saw her sneak out of Da Guangming Temple and enter that restaurant, so I followed her Go in, unexpectedly..."

She said the same thing before she "died" last time, but Wang Duan didn't believe it at that time, because there was no evidence at all, and it was all Xue Ru's unilateral imagination.But this time she said she saw it, and Wang Duan asked, "Did you really see her? You were absolutely right? What did she do at that time? Did you see her enter the room? When did she leave?"

Xue Ru was very sure: "I saw it! Although she was wearing a veiled hat, I recognized her at a glance! I watched her go up to the third floor, and then..."

After hearing her finish, King Duan couldn't help frowning: "You didn't see her face, you didn't see her enter that room, and you didn't see her leave there. How can you be sure that she did it?"

Xue Ru was in a hurry: "Master, what Xu San is best at is archery! She can shoot through Yang with a hundred steps, who else can kill with a crossbow?"

Duan Wang said in a cold voice: "There are many good archers in the army, and she needs a daughter of a thousand gold to do the assassination herself? Otherwise, why would His Majesty suspect Duke Zhao? Erlang of the Yan family never left during the whole process."

He felt that Xue Ru was really out of his mind and thought of Miss Xu San as someone like her.Even if Xu's power is not huge enough, she is still the master and has her own subordinates to serve her, so why would she need to take risks herself, just to arouse suspicion?
However, the information Xue Ru provided this time is indeed suspicious, and he has to check it out.

After asking questions, Duan Wang got up.

Xue Ru hurriedly shouted: "Master! Can I..."

Seeing her expectant look, Duan Wang was not moved at all, but wanted to laugh a little: "Do you want to return to this king's side?"

Xue Ru was a little guilty by his smile: "...Yes."

Duan Wang had lost all his patience, and said coldly: "You have trapped this king to death again and again, and then brought you back, does this king think that his life is long?"

Xue Ru was stunned: "Master..."

Duan Wang was too lazy to say much, he winked at Dali Siqing and went out.

Dali Temple Minister looked at Xue Ru as if he was looking at a dead person, and said to the jailer: "The female prisoner was seriously injured, she couldn't survive the torture, she died without treatment."

Xue Ru was horrified when he heard that, and shouted: "You want to kill someone? No! I... um..."

Before she finished speaking, she was gagged by the vicious jailer.

The jailer took down the instrument of torture from the wall, and with a grinning grin, drew it towards her.

The sharp whip hit her heavily, causing excruciating pain. The old wounds on her body were torn open, and the blood flowed down unstoppably.

Xue Ru struggled desperately at first, hoping that King Duan would come back to save her.

But in the end, she didn't. The blood flowed more and more, and her consciousness became more and more hazy. In the end, only the cold shadow of the iron gate was reflected in her pupils.

Master...why...

A vague thought flashed through her mind, and then she stopped moving.

The jailer beat him for a while, breathed out, and nodded to Dali Siqing.

The Minister of Dali Temple let out a sigh of relief and went out to report to King Duan.

"Gone."

Duan Wang felt relieved.Xue Ru knew too many secrets about him, so it was better to die.

"My lord, there is one more person, do you want to ask me personally?" Dali Siqing asked for instructions.

Duan Wang waved his hand: "Go and ask!"

"Yes."

The Minister of Dali Temple called his subordinates, took Duan Wang back to his cell, and went to the torture room next door.

After just a cup of tea, he went back to his cell.

"Qin Jiu said that they did see a girl enter the restaurant, but they didn't see the face. He judged by her figure. Xue Ru insisted that it was Miss Xu San, so he didn't doubt it. He never saw that girl again. It's a girl, I don't know which room she is on the third floor, and I don't know when she went out."

Duan Wang frowned deeply.This bit of evidence is not enough to confirm that it is Miss Xu San. He has already been sent to prison. Only by accurately catching the mastermind behind the scenes can he be cleared of his charges.

"Do you think it's possible?" he asked.

The Minister of Dali Temple considered it carefully and said: "I think that the Xu family may not have this kind of energy. The other party already has a solid foundation in the capital for this deceptive method."

Duan Wang nodded: "Xu Huan is a small governor of Nanyuan, and he had no influence in Beijing before. Only the Duke Zhao's Mansion, which has been in business for a long time, can make such a situation."

The Minister of Dali Temple said yes, and said: "However, the two families seem to have been ambiguous before, and the Xu family may be helping or not."

King Duan thought for a moment, and then ordered: "Send a message to him to investigate Duke Zhao's mansion, and then send someone to find out whether Miss Xu San has been in or out of Da Guangming Temple that day."

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)