In the middle of the night, He Meiqiu and Yan Jiao changed into maids' clothes and secretly went to that courtyard.

I heard suppressed sobbing sounds at the doorway. It was strange; it sounded like someone trying to shout but couldn't.

The candlelight flickered inside, and there seemed to be no one else around.

The lock on the door was open, and the two quickly went inside.

"Why don't we just go and complain?" Yan Jiao asked.

He Meiqiu said, "What are we talking about? It's all just speculation! We can only talk if we see it for ourselves. Everyone outside says the princess is kind-hearted, but she's actually abusing her maid here."

As they spoke, the two opened the door.

Blood was everywhere, the room reeked of blood, and the walls were covered with various torture instruments.

Directly in front of them was a low cage, inside which a person was curled up, covered in blood, unable to stretch out their legs, with their head sticking out. When they looked up, their eyes were tightly closed and blood was flowing from their seven orifices. They could not speak and could only make strange noises.

A person next to him was chained up, with empty space between his arms. He couldn't scream either, and his mouth was full of blood.

The most terrifying thing was on the other side, where a bloody, mangled thing that looked like a person was next to a complete human skin.

"ah!!!"

"ah!!!!!"

Their screams echoed throughout the entire Prince Chen's residence.

Then they ran out in a panic, so frightened that they ran in the wrong direction. When a maid came from that direction, they were scared and immediately ran to the other side.

They hadn't run far when they encountered Su Wenyuan with a beaming smile again.

"Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!" Yan Jiao shouted and changed direction again.

Finally, guided by the people in the mansion, the two ran out.

Su Wenyuan instructed, "Go tell the maids they brought that the two young ladies have run away, and tell them to go after them!"

She hurried to clean up the mess; everything in the yard was fake.

"Su Wenyuan! Is this what you meant by letting me participate?" Hua Ling, inside the cage, was so angry that her voice cracked.

Su Wenyuan laughed and said, "Isn't this a strong sense of participation? Hurry up and let him out so he can take a shower."

"That's not what I meant!" Hua Ling was going crazy.

He came to help Su Wenyuan skin the animals, but ended up being locked in a cage where his arms and legs were so cramped they were about to cramp.

Su Wenyuan said, "The one you mentioned is too brutal. It's not that bad. Wouldn't it be more interesting to make a fake one?"

The maids and servants quickly tidied up; the human skin was fake, and the person being skinned was also fake.

There were only guards chained up and Hua Ling locked in a cage.

To ensure everything went perfectly, she didn't use girls, but two grown men.

As Hua Ling got up, she was still complaining, "If you want to do these things, tell me in advance, and I'll make them real for you."

"If you're going to do something real, a fake one is enough to scare people."

The two ran away from Prince Chen's residence without any direction or goal; they just kept running out of fear.

They thought Su Wenyuan was just being imprisoned, at most beaten from time to time, but they never imagined she would be skinned alive!

It wasn't until the maids caught up with them that they were each sent back to their respective residences.

Everyone was terrified, and Madam Mo was quite surprised when she saw it.

I knew it wouldn't end well for her to go, but now she was deathly pale, trembling all over, and looked like a ghost.

What happened?

Yan Jiao said in terror, "I'm not going anymore, I'm never going again, I won't be a concubine anymore, I won't be one, whoever wants to be one can be one, I'm not doing it anymore..."

She kept repeating the same sentence, no matter how you asked her.

Madam Mo quickly sent someone to fetch a doctor.

He Meiqiu's situation wasn't much better, but she could still glean some useful information.

"That person's entire skin was peeled off, and that one's arm was chopped off, covered in blood. They were alive... but they couldn't scream!"

"That cage, it's only that big. People are locked inside, they can't see, they can't scream, and they can't die. They've been tortured for more than ten days..."

The two spoke haltingly, then started crying before they could finish, and then began shouting, clearly terrified.

An hour later, the two families had a general understanding of the situation.

"Outrageous! To carry out such inhumane torture in the mansion and scare people like this."

That evening, after discussing it, the two families decided to go find the Crown Prince.

The affairs of the Prince Chen's residence are not something ordinary people can interfere with.

At this point, we certainly couldn't disturb the Emperor, so the only option was to find the Crown Prince.

Not only did Su Wenyuan torture the maid, but she also terrified two daughters of officials, which could also be used as a pretext for further discussion.

They're waiting at the Prince Chen's residence.

Yuexiu asked anxiously, "Your Highness, is this matter really necessary to make such a big fuss?"

Su Wenyuan sneered, "Originally, it wasn't necessary. I only planned to get rid of the two of them. Later, I felt that I should cause some trouble for the Empress, otherwise this matter would never end."

She didn't give a full explanation of her reasons; in fact, she also had some selfish motives.

Upon learning of this, Sheng Yuanhe quickly got out of bed and went first to the Grand Tutor's residence, and then to the residence of the Vice Minister of Rites.

After confirming that the information was correct, Sheng Yuanhe was very excited.

In the past, when Sheng Jingyu did such things, he was always worried about not being able to find evidence. Sometimes, even if he finally found some, the emperor would not punish him severely.

This time, his princess also followed suit, and Sheng Yuanhe saw an opportunity.

He sent someone to the prefectural government office in the capital to find the prefect and dispatch troops to search the prefecture.

Before long, the Prince Chen's residence was surrounded by people, and Sheng Yuanhe sent people to knock on the door.

The servant opened the door and asked, "Your Highness? At this hour, Your Highness..."

Sheng Yuanhe pushed him away and said, "Don't look for him, look for the Princess!"

"So late at night, His Highness the Crown Prince led troops to surround the mansion? And then he came looking for me? That's not appropriate!" Su Wenyuan walked out with a smile.

Sheng Yuanhe angrily said, "Su Wenyuan, did you use torture in the mansion? You harmed innocent maids and frightened two noble ladies?"

Su Wenyuan sat down opposite him, looking completely innocent, and said, "How could I not know about these things?"

"I just came from the Grand Tutor's residence and have already seen the two young ladies. They were both so frightened that they can't even speak properly! And you still say you don't know?" Sheng Yuanhe's eyes were filled with anger.

This was the first time he had ever seen someone so frightened.

Su Wenyuan feigned confusion and said, "I kindly invited the two young ladies into the manor, but they ran away without staying overnight. I don't know what happened."

"Kindness?" Sheng Yuanhe sneered, "Those two are here to become concubines, how kind of kindness can you possibly have?"

Su Wenyuan retorted, "You can't say that. I came to your door in person and even brought gifts. As the legal wife, I'm already humble enough as I am. Why are you throwing all sorts of accusations at me?"

Sheng Yuanhe remained silent for a long time. Yesterday, Su Wenyuan's actions had indeed led to widespread criticism that she was pathetic and even gloating.

Who would have thought that she could scare people like this in just one day?

Now, not only the two of them, but anyone else who wants to enter the Prince Chen's residence will have to think twice!