Chapter 356 Interrogation

In the prison cell of Dali Temple.

Shen Xuanzhi's dark and cold eyes were fixed on the prisoner in front of him.

Since being imprisoned in the Dali Temple, Huo Li has been subjected to cruel tortures.

She had just been cured of the poison and was extremely weak.

The executioner was also very sensible. He neither killed her nor made her suffer several kinds of torture.

Huo Li was indeed quite impressive. She actually endured those cruel tortures and refused to reveal any more information even until her death.

Originally, there were three kinds of poisons in her body. His senior brother used all his life's knowledge to remove only two of the poisons. The other poison was still raging in her body, torturing her unbearably.

Under the double torture of poison and criminal law, he was almost tortured to death.

But she gritted her teeth and got through it.

She was lying on the dirty ground, her eyes confused and her expression dazed.

She even thought that it would be great if she could be killed directly like her eldest brother, but it became a luxury at this time.

Even if she wanted to die now, she couldn't. She had no say in the matter. Her life was not in her own hands, and she had no control over her own life and death.

Huo Li pleaded bitterly, "Shen... Lord Shen, please... please give this princess a quick death!... This princess... can't bear it anymore..."

Shen Xuanzhi was not moved at all.

He lowered his eyes and looked down at the half-dead, barely breathing Huo Li, his tone calm and without any emotion.

"I just want to know what your relationship is with His Royal Highness Prince Duan. Why did he go to the palace to ask for an imperial decree to grant him a marriage? What did you conspire against? How many evil deeds did you commit?"

Huo Li was breathing heavily and looked extremely weak.

"I...I've already told you everything I know...Please...please let me go!"

"I...I only use living people for...experiments...I don't...know anything else..."

Shen Xuanzhi didn't expect that even in this situation, Huo Li still refused to confess anything about Prince Duan. It seemed that he was really deeply in love with her!

But with Shen Xuanzhi, even if it's the coldest and hardest stone, he will try his best to pry open a tiny crack and tell everyone all the information he needs to know.

Otherwise, wanting to die will become a luxury.

"I heard that you have always had a crush on His Royal Highness Prince Duan. Do you have any regrets about your love?"

The moment he heard the name of Prince Duan, Huo Li's eyes lit up with a gleam of light.

But unexpectedly, she was so vigilant that she still denied it.

"No... no, that's just rumors..."

Shen Xuanzhi raised his eyebrows and said slowly, "The two maids beside you have confessed everything. No matter how much you deny it, it is meaningless."

Huo Li knew that the matter could no longer be concealed, but she still refused to talk about anything related to Prince Duan.

It's like a smelly and hard stone that won't respond to anything soft or hard.

Shen Xuanzhi didn't expect that at this time, Huo Li would still defend Prince Duan so much. It seemed that he was really infatuated with him.

But how much love does Prince Duan have for her?

Shen Xuanzhi was not at all discouraged by Huo Li's non-cooperation.

He continued, "Today, Prince Duan went to the palace to plead guilty to the Emperor and was severely reprimanded by the Emperor. He has been disdained by the Emperor and demoted to Prince Duan, and imprisoned in the Prince's Palace."

Upon hearing this news, Huo Li's pupils suddenly dilated and his face was full of disbelief.

If Prince Duan has already lost the emperor's favor, then it would be wishful thinking for him to naturally inherit the throne and become the next emperor.

Then the position of queen that Prince Duan promised her would be out of reach.

Thinking of this, Huo Li felt as if his chest had been hollowed out, empty and with nowhere to go.

Her eyes instantly lost their former luster and were covered with a layer of dull gray.

She didn't expect that all the plans were going very smoothly. Just when they were just one step away from success, a huge turn of events suddenly occurred, and they were getting further and further away from the throne.

How did it suddenly become like this, out of control?

She struggled to raise her heavy head slightly, opened her eyes wide, and stared at Shen Xuanzhi's face, not missing any changes in his facial expression.

"Master Shen, you are lying to me, right?"

"Hasn't Prince Duan always been deeply favored by the Emperor? How could he be disliked by the Emperor?"

Shen Xuanzhi's eyes were full of mockery, and he said in a cold tone, "Concubine Li has fallen out of favor, Prince Chang is disabled, and Prince Duan is also disliked by the emperor. Are you still dreaming?"

There was still a look of disbelief in Huo Li's eyes.

Emperor Wu of Qin's sons were either dead or disabled, and only a few were left.

Prince Duan is already deeply favored by the Emperor. Although the Emperor's regard for him has decreased a little because he was poisoned, the poison in his body has now been completely cured. Shouldn't he be favored again?

How could she be completely rejected by the Emperor?

She would never believe such an outcome.

"By the way, a lot of things have happened in your Prince Jing's Mansion. You probably don't know about it yet, right?"

"What could happen?" Huo Li's face was full of confusion.

Apart from knowing that she was poisoned, she knew almost nothing else.

Shen Xuanzhi took a sip of tea leisurely, then began to tell the story in detail.

"Your mother was killed by someone slashing her throat the night you were killed. The entire Jingwang Mansion was emptied of its valuables, and your poison testers were rescued. It was they who reported you to the authorities, which is why you were imprisoned in the Dali Temple."

"What? Mother...Mother is dead? How is this possible?"

"Why...why?"

Huo Li let out a heart-wrenching cry.

Ignoring Huo Li's pain, Shen Xuanzhi continued, "You once sent people to assassinate Baili Qingyun, but those assassins were a bunch of losers. They were all killed, and their bodies are piled up at the gate of Prince Jing's mansion."

"This incident has caused a sensation throughout the capital."

"Because of your incident, Prince Jing and Prince Jing went to the palace to apologize and plead for you, but they angered the emperor, who ordered them both to be caned. Now they are both seriously injured and can only lie in bed, unable to protect themselves."