He was stunned for a moment. Did she care about Jiang Xuejun? Was she jealous?

The anger that had just risen up disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by a trace of inexplicable joy that spread in my heart.

He wanted to explain to her, but the words were swallowed back at his lips.

If she rushed to explain herself, wouldn't it seem like he cared about her a lot?

She would be radiant with a little sunshine and would always push for more. If she knew that he cared about her a lot, she would probably be furious and would never take him seriously again.

In a moment, his mind was full of thoughts, and in the end he said nothing more with a cold face.

Wanruo secretly glanced at his expression and was also surprised. He looked so angry just now that he wanted to argue with her, but suddenly he calmed down.

He no longer argued with her about the broken hairpin, nor did he mention Lin Han.

Was it possible that he had really given Jiang Xuejun a hairpin before, and now that she had hit the nail on the head, he felt guilty?

The two of them were each preoccupied with their own thoughts, and no one spoke again. The carriage fell into an eerie silence.

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Fengyi Palace.

Jiang Xuejun was still being tortured. She no longer had the strength to scream and was lying on the stool, her whole body covered in blood.

The young eunuch looked around at the palace gate, then hurried back inside: "Empress, this man will die if you beat him again! He looks like he's almost dead."

But the sound of torture outside continued, one stick after another, as if hitting mud.

The queen's face was already extremely gloomy, and her armored hands were pinching the arms of the phoenix chair, her knuckles clenched.

Then Xie Xianyu had Jiang Xuejun tortured in her Fengyi Palace, which was a deliberate provocation! On the day she had Xu Wanruo tortured in Fengyi Palace, he had Jiang Xuejun tortured in Fengyi Palace.

He wasn't caning Jiang Xuejun, he was slapping her in the face!

The queen was furious and rushed out. Standing at the door of the shop, she shouted, "Stop it, my lord!"

The two young eunuchs who were carrying canes stopped when they heard this.

Eunuch Liu, who was standing by, stepped forward with a smile and asked, "Does the Empress have any instructions?"

The Queen scolded her: "If you keep fighting, everyone will die. Are you planning to let this person die in Fengyi Palace and pollute the Queen's bedroom?!"

Jiang Xuejun was her nominal daughter-in-law after all, and she was beaten to death in her bedroom. If this were to get out, she would be so embarrassed!

She is the queen of a country, how could she endure such humiliation!

Eunuch Liu continued to smile, unmoved. "Your Majesty, please don't embarrass us servants. We are only acting according to the Emperor's orders. Your Majesty personally ordered that Jiang be punished with ten strokes of the cane in Fengyi Palace as a warning to others. We have only received forty-eight strokes. If we stop here, who will deliver the remaining ten strokes?"

As Eunuch Liu spoke, he glanced at the Empress with his sharp and mean eyes: "You can't ask the Empress to do it for you, right?"

"How dare you!" the queen shouted angrily.

Eunuch Liu immediately apologized with a smile: "It is my fault for speaking out of turn. Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I am just following your Majesty's orders and am really anxious. I am afraid that I will not be able to complete the task and delay your work, which will make your Majesty angry."

The queen glared at the old man fiercely. He didn't even take her seriously now!

The crown prince has been deposed and is now embroiled in a major case. If it is discovered that he has neglected his duties, it will be a small matter. However, if it is discovered that he has colluded with the rebels and intended to rebel, then everything will be over!

But unfortunately, King Xuan's case was handed over to Xie Xianyu.

What's the difference between waiting for him to be interrogated and waiting to die?

The situation was already chaotic. Inside and outside the palace, these people changed their minds very quickly. Eunuch Liu was the chief eunuch in charge of the emperor. He had been courting her the day before, but today he was rushing to add insult to injury.

"Your Majesty, shall we continue with the execution?" Eunuch Liu asked with a smile.

The queen almost bit her teeth to pieces, then turned around and walked into the palace with a flick of her sleeves.

Eunuch Liu snorted softly and said to the two young eunuchs, "What are you still standing there for? No matter if he lives or dies, I'll give him a full ten strokes of the cane before I'm done."

"yes!"

The two young eunuchs responded, raised the rods and continued the execution.

Jiang Xuejun had already lost her voice. The beatings were given to the queen in front of her.

The dull sound of the cane continued outside. The queen was so angry that she swept away the entire set of tea sets on the table, and they shattered to pieces on the ground.

The palace maids were so frightened that they knelt down immediately and remained silent.

The head maid Shaoyao stepped forward trembling with fear and advised: "Your Majesty, please don't get too angry. Jiang Xuejun is just a traitor. If he dies, he dies."

"Does the princess care about her life or death?! They are not beating her, they are slapping the princess in the face!"

The Queen's face was distorted with hatred. "Prince Xuan hasn't been convicted yet, and they dare to be so arrogant. If Prince Xuan is truly unable to recover, and Prince Qi takes the throne, I'm afraid the fate of Jiang Xuejun today will be the fate of the Empress Dowager in the future!"

"Your Majesty's body is worth millions of gold, how could it be possible..."

The Queen gritted her teeth. How could it be impossible? She had never even considered the Prince of Qi, a lowly prince born a palace maid, a man she had never even considered. She had also always watched Prince Xuan and other princes tease and treat him harshly.

If the King of Qi really ascends the throne in the future, how could he not take revenge?