Chapter 46 Just pretend

Xiao Shunzi spit out a mouthful of dirty blood with disdain and sneered.

"Bah, ask me a hundred times, I am still doing this to enforce justice and eliminate harm for the people."

"Go tell the tyrant, even if I am in his hands today, so what? There are too many people in this world who want him dead after catching me."

"If you ask me, unless the tyrant comes right now and dies violently in front of me, I might let him know before he dies."

Xiao Shunzi laughed uncontrollably after he finished speaking.

"Oh my God, open your eyes!"

The official saw that Xiao Shunzi still didn't intend to say anything, gritted his teeth, and rushed forward.

"You don't repent!"

He was about to put the red-hot iron on Xiao Shunzi to force him to speak out.

Before the iron touched Xiao Shunzi, it was stopped by a palace maid who suddenly appeared.

The official was furious and stopped what he was doing.

"How dare you! How dare you stop the Dali Temple from torturing prisoners."

Ning Ru knelt directly on the ground, "Sir, I know I have made a big mistake, but please show mercy and let me say a few words to him. Maybe he can tell you the person behind the scenes."

The official snorted disdainfully, "Do you think he can tell it out just by saying a few words? This eunuch is famous for his stubbornness. He has been in the Dali Temple for a day and a night, but he doesn't say anything."

"I am Xiao Shunzi's sister, sir, please let me try."

The official didn't believe that a little palace maid could get Xiao Shunzi to tell him the truth. He waved his sleeves and became a little impatient.

This little Shunzi did such a rebellious thing just to avenge her sister, how come there is someone claiming to be her sister now?

I'm afraid she is not really a sister, but an acquaintance in this palace.

"Rely on you?"

"This eunuch is so cruel and courageous that he dares to kill even the emperor. How can he still care about your acquaintance?"

"Go away, don't make trouble here. There are all kinds of people here. Don't blame me if you are scared."

As he said this, he was about to call the people around him to come and drag Ningru away.

Ningru looked at her brother who was beaten to a pulp in front of her, and her heart was aching. She was unwilling to leave. She

stepped forward and was about to touch the little Shunzi's face.

The little Shunzi immediately dodged.

"What sister? My sister died a long time ago, killed by this tyrant."

"It's not an old acquaintance. I never remember that I had any old acquaintance. If you have anything to do with me, you can be sentenced to death. Did the emperor ask you to come?"

"I can't tell him that he is wasting his time."

After Ningru helped him block the iron, Xiao Shunzi lowered his head and was unwilling to look up at Ningru in front of him. His eyes avoided, as if he was afraid of something.

"Indeed, I asked him to come."

Chu Chengye and Cheng Jin walked slowly to Ningru's side.

The officials around him knelt down, and even Xiao Shunzi, who had been keeping his head down, looked up at Chu Chengye.

"I did ask her to convince you."

Chu Chengye did not deny his purpose, but he paused and looked at Ningru, whose tears were still flowing.

"But since you don't want to say it, I won't force you."

"I brought your sister here, thinking that you two haven't seen each other for a long time, and you two can reminisce about the past."

"No, no, she is not my sister. My sister died a long time ago, and I have never met her."

"Let her go, I don't know her."

Xiao Shunzi suddenly struggled and roared at Chu Chengye.

Ningru shed tears and saluted Chu Chengye first, "I have overstepped my bounds."

After saying that, she turned around and slapped Xiao Shunzi hard.

"I haven't seen you for so many years. I think you have grown wings. You want to make trouble and dare to deny me."

"I raised you. I was your sister before and now I am your sister. Even if I die in the future, you have to call me sister. How dare you deny me?!"

Ning Ru shouted, and Xiao Shunzi banged her head against the pillar behind her as if in great pain, and then she weakly shouted "sister". Ning

Ru then touched the slap mark on her face with shaking hands, "Xiao Shun, it's my sister who is sorry for you."

She went to the tomb of the late emperor alone with those people in the palace to work. It was a place where you could not get out once you entered, and even if you died, no news could be spread.

She was afraid that Xiao Shun would worry about her and come here. Coming here without a reason was a capital crime. Ning Ru was so cruel that she asked someone to write a letter to Xiao Shunzi, telling him that she was dead and not to let him think of looking for her. Who knew that Xiao Shunzi would avenge her?

She was sent to the palace for a living. Even if the emperor really killed her, she could not say that she was wronged.

Xiao Shunzi kept shaking her head, "It was my own fault, it has nothing to do with my sister."

After that, Xiao Shunzi looked up at Chu Chengye, "Your Majesty, I did all this, it has nothing to do with my sister."

Chu Chengye nodded in understanding, "Of course I will not be angry with your sister because of you, you know, I just want to know from you who gave you the poison, who colluded with the people in the northern border, and who wanted my life behind my back."

Xiao Shunzi suddenly paused, and after a long time, he still shook his head, "I, I don't know, this matter was planned by me alone, and it has nothing to do with others."

This is naturally not true.

Ningru also saw that Xiao Shunzi was lying, she sighed, and begged Chu Chengye to let them talk alone.

Chu Chengye agreed and went out with Cheng Jin and the officials.

Cheng Jin tugged at Chu Chengye's sleeve on the way, "Your Majesty, if you are not afraid, even Ningru can't ask anything."

Chu Chengye shook his head calmly, "Of course I am not afraid, not to mention that Xiao Shunzi holds a grudge against me because of his sister and wants to kill me. Now his sister appears alive in front of him, there is no reason for him not to tell her."

Cheng Jin nodded, "That's right."

"Secondly, even if Xiao Shunzi doesn't say anything." Chu Chengye stared at Cheng Jin for a long time, "I have other ways to find this person myself."

Cheng Jin realized that Chu Chengye was looking at her, and a false smile appeared on her face.

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and that person will naturally reveal his true colors when he sees your heroic figure."

[Just pretend.]

[What if you really have a way to drink that poison? Even if you are careful and spit it out after realizing that the poison is wrong.]

[But you seem to have underestimated the power of the poison. Just a little bit is enough to kill someone.]

[Maybe the poison has already penetrated into the internal organs and will kill him soon.]

After Cheng Jin complimented Chu Chengye, she curled her lips slightly.

Chu Chengye thought carefully about the past few days since he was poisoned. He seemed to be fine. The imperial physician came to check his pulse and said that he was fine.

He didn't drink the poison at all, so how could it penetrate into his internal organs?

Cheng Jin must have thought too much and hoped that he would die.