The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 83 Torture
Liu Chengyu endured his unhappiness, but because the man was Meng Tingzhou, he waved his hand to dismiss the people around him and made a gesture of invitation.

When Jiang Shiwan passed by Meng Tingzhou, his hand seemed to hold her back.

"Take care of yourself."

"Take good care of Ah You."

After a brief intersection, Jiang Shiwan was taken away by the royal guards.

Watching her figure disappear in the moonlight, Meng Tingzhou felt a tearing pain in his chest. He covered his chest and couldn't help coughing.

"Captain..."

Looking at the firelight going away, Meng Tingzhou's long-suppressed murderous intent emerged in his eyes: "Yufeng, keep an eye on him these days. If the young master makes any move, tell me immediately."

Pei Qing helped him sit down inside the room: "Commander-in-chief, your injury has not healed yet, so don't exert any force."

Seeing that Meng Tingzhou remained silent, he asked again: "Doesn't the emperor trust Song Huaizhi the most? Why did he send Liu Chengyu tonight?"

Meng Tingzhou glanced at him and said, "Do you think His Majesty doesn't know about Song Huaizhi's relationship with her?"

Pei Qing suddenly realized.

Yes, if Song Huaizhi comes forward, there will be no worries.

It is obvious that the emperor sent Liu Chengyu here specially.

"Pei Qing, ask Doctor Mei to come tomorrow."

Pei Qing frowned: "Does the governor want to go to the palace to see the emperor as soon as possible?"

"Not entirely." Meng Tingzhou said in a deep voice, "Based on my understanding of His Majesty, what happened today was just a warning from him. But... it's better to be safe than sorry. If Meimei really makes a mistake, this governor will definitely not sit and wait for death."

What a place the Ministry of Punishment is. As a woman, she would be skinned alive if she entered there.

Thinking of this, Meng Tingzhou's brows were twisted into a knot.

When Jiang Shiwan was sent to the Ministry of Punishment, the sky outside was gradually brightening. She was actually a little tired after not sleeping all night, and her voice was a little hoarse.

Without Meng Tingzhou's handicap, Liu Chengyu didn't even bother to give a perfunctory reply: "Madam Governor, please wait for a moment. The interrogation will begin in one stick of incense."

There is no room for breathing and rest.

"Madam Jiang, the emperor has received news that you colluded with others to deliberately cause the Governor's Office's ship to sink, and that you also sent people to plot to kill the eunuch who was leaving the palace to deliver the emperor's order. Is this true?"

Jiang Shiwan hadn't had a drop of water for several hours, and her lips were dry at the moment: "I am the daughter of a criminal, I have no mother's family to rely on, and no power to rely on. How can I have the ability to collude with others to murder me?"

In the dark Ministry of Punishment, the eunuch Fan Luhai who was in charge of the interrogation snorted coldly: "If Fei really did this, how could it be groundless? Or..."

He walked up to Jiang Shiwan and asked, "Or were you instructed by someone? If you tell the truth, His Majesty and His Majesty will definitely let you off the hook?"

Jiang Shiwan saw ill intentions in the eunuch's eyes, and said solemnly: "Every word I just said is true, and I dare not say anything false."

"Madam Jiang, this is the Ministry of Punishment. I'm sure you've heard of this place." Fan Luhai's sarcastic voice echoed in the room, "You'd better tell the truth. Otherwise, we have plenty of ways to make you behave yourself."

Jiang Shiwan met the man's gaze without any fear: "I guess the guards brought me here, and the eunuch has already prepared some means to deal with me."

Her eyes are charming and even alluring.

Fan Luhai was over forty years old and was already an old man in the palace.

When I met her gaze, I was shocked. These eyes... I seemed to have seen them somewhere before.

He cupped his hands and said, "In that case, don't blame me for being rude. Someone come here!"

Seeing the young eunuch bringing out the pliers and silver needles, Jiang Shiwan's fist trembled slightly: "Eunuch, are you planning to do it one by one, or all at once?"

"Mrs. Jiang is so calm that she is still in the mood to laugh and joke at this time." Fan Luhai glanced at the things on the tray and explained, "Mrs. Jiang is of noble status, so our family must be more solemn."

"Put the pliers on your five fingers, tighten them with ropes on both sides, and then insert the needle under the fingernails."

"It is said that the fingers are connected to the heart. The pain of having your fingers pinched may remind Madam Jiang who is the mastermind behind this."

After saying that, the eunuch waved his hand, and two palace maids on the left and right clamped Jiang Shiwan's shoulders to prevent her from moving, while the young eunuch put her fingers into the pressure pincers and tightened them.

The piercing pain made Jiang Shiwan unable to help but scream out.

Seeing that she was sweating profusely, Fan Luhai winked at her calmly, and the special silver needle suddenly pierced into the gap under her fingernail.

"Ah!" Jiang Shiwan's scream of pain echoed throughout the Ministry of Punishment.

The pain of my fingers being connected to my heart and my bones being broken is simply worse than death.

Her consciousness was gradually obliterated by the pain, and even her bitten lip did not make her feel the slightest pain.

One by one, by the time the silver needles pierced the fifth finger, Jiang Shiwan had already lost consciousness.

"Eunuch Fan, she fainted."

Fan Luhai coughed lightly, looked at Jiang Shiwan in front of him, and frowned slightly.

As the eunuch in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, he had handled countless eunuchs, palace maids, and even concubines, but this was the first time he had dealt with such a hot potato as the wife of the governor today.

Although Meng Tingzhou was only a minister, everyone in the entire Great Yan Kingdom knew that the Left Commander-in-Chief was extremely powerful, and the black-armored soldiers behind him held the lifeline of Great Yan.

I heard that Jiang Shiwan was his most beloved woman. If anything went wrong, I might be the first person to die.

But since the emperor gave the order himself, I had to do something.

I got into this mess for no reason. What bad luck! It's really bad luck!
Fan Luhai signaled the eunuch to let go first, and he carefully walked to Jiang Shiwan, leaned down and raised her chin with his hand: "You are indeed a good-looking girl, and your appearance is unique in Dayan. No wonder the governor loves her so much."

The more he looked at the face, the more he felt something was wrong, but for a long while he couldn't figure out what was wrong.

Fan Luhai gently released his hand and pinched his fingers: "For this woman's matter, we would rather make a mistake than do it harshly. Today's interrogation is over, and we can report to the emperor and wait for his decision."

After years of immersion in the palace, he already knew how to read people's hearts and minds, so naturally he didn't want to offend both sides.

After all, a new emperor appoints new ministers, and no one can predict what will happen tomorrow.

Fan Luhai walked out of the Ministry of Punishment, and the midday sun suddenly pierced into his eyes.

He raised his hand to block it, squinted his eyes and saw a figure in armor through the gap.

"Song...Lord Song?"

Fan Luhai was a little confused. Wasn't this Song Huaizhi, the most trusted commander of the imperial guards? Why was he here?
The strange thing is that there was no one else around him.

Song Huaizhi came closer, his face calm, "I have something to ask Eunuch Fan, I hope you can spare me a moment to talk."

(End of this chapter)