Peach Blossom shook her head.

"King Cheng's?"

Tao Hong shook her head again. Hu Mingmei asked several questions in a row, and Tao Hong shook her head each time. Hu Mingmei was a little disappointed. "It seems you don't want to talk about it. Very well, I hope you will be just as tough in a moment!"

Tao Hong looked at him in fear, but Hu Mingmei remained unmoved. He immediately pressed the branding iron on her face, and the whole room was filled with a burnt smell.

Tao Hong screamed in agony, but Hu Mingmei said calmly, "Drag her away!"

Tao Hong was dragged away. Hu Mingmei stood up and pushed all the instruments of torture over, looking down at Sun Mingyue. "Second Uncle, I heard that you value your concubine very much. You even turned against your second aunt for her sake. Moreover, she can no longer have children, yet you still treat her like a treasure. It's truly touching."

Sun Mingyue had been pretending to be unconscious, but upon hearing Hu Mingmei's words, she could no longer hold back. "No, it can't be true. I can still have children! I can still have children! I only had a miscarriage, how could I be unable to have children?"

She couldn't believe it.

Hu Mingmei clicked his tongue twice and squatted down beside her. "It's really painful, but don't worry, since you're someone from my second uncle's household, I'll give you a quick death!"

As Hu Mingmei spoke, she gently took Mingyue's hand and lifted it up. Sun Mingyue was stunned for a moment when she saw Hu Mingmei's gentle manner, but the next second, Hu Mingmei took the splint, put it on her hand, and pulled hard!

"Ah!" Sun Mingyue was in so much pain that she almost fainted.

Huang Haichuan roared again.

But then Hu Mingmei unleashed all the punishments of the Great Zhou upon Huang Haichuan—and then upon Sun Mingyue.

They had only used it halfway when Sun Mingyue went silent. Lu Ying came over, checked her breathing, and shook her head at Hu Mingmei, "She's not breathing!"

Sun Mingyue had already suffered a miscarriage, which damaged her health. Here, her body was even more deteriorated. It was already very strong that she could hold on for half the time.

Hu Mingmei stood up, wiped her hands clean, grabbed a knife, and walked up to Huang Haichuan. "Second Uncle, your beloved concubine is gone, and your child is gone too. Now it's your turn!"

At first, Huang Haichuan was still shouting and yelling defiantly, but now he was terrified. "Ming'er, your second uncle knows he was wrong. Please, let your second uncle go. Your second uncle is willing to spend the rest of his life making it up to your wife and your child!"

Hu Mingmei used the tip of her knife to pry open Huang Haichuan's clothes. "No need. They have me. I can take care of them. Don't be afraid. I'm quick. I'll go in here and you won't feel any pain in a moment!"

The knife tip was cold, and Huang Haichuan was terrified. His voice trembled as he pleaded, "No...no, please! I'm your second uncle, your eldest brother wouldn't agree..."

But before he could finish speaking, he felt a sharp pain all over his body. He looked down and saw that Hu Mingmei's knife had already plunged into his heart.

Huang Haichuan fell silent. He couldn't say what he wanted to say, but Hu Mingmei understood exactly what he wanted to say. "No, if my father were still here, he would definitely support me in doing this. You owe our family so much over the years, and you have to pay it back. As for apologizing, or expressing your brotherly affection, go to the underworld and tell my father. Goodbye, Second Uncle!"