Emperor Dongling closed his eyes.
"The Third Prince, Liu Zhi, has cruelly murdered his brothers and sisters and has evil intentions. He has been imprisoned in the Imperial Clan House. If he survives after being subjected to the seventy-two torture instruments, he will be sent back to the Prince's Palace and confined for two years."
Liu Zhi begged for mercy hysterically: "Father, I know I was wrong. I will never do it again..."
Concubine Zheng cried out: "Your Majesty, our son knows he is wrong, please forgive him! Your Majesty..."
"Take them away!" The mother and son were quickly dragged out.
Emperor Dongling was still angry and waved at everyone.
Empress Chen brought her entourage back to Kunning Palace.
Nangong Yunxue picked up the already awake Nangong Jiu and held him tightly in her arms.
Nangong Jiu keenly noticed that something was wrong with Nangong Yunxue.
No, mother is shaking!
[Mother, mother...]
[What happened? What happened to Concubine Zheng?]
Nangong Yunxue was immersed in her own confused thoughts.
Nangong Jiu didn't get a response, so he carefully recalled the descriptions of his mother, Concubine Zheng Shufei, and Liu Zhi in the storybook.
In the storybook, they all died early and there was no explanation.
Nangong Jiumu exerted all his strength and used his braking mace.
"Wow, wow, wow..."
Sure enough, the penetrating wails successfully brought Nangong Yunxue back to consciousness.
"Jiuer, don't cry!" Nangong Yunxue patted her gently to comfort her.
【Mother, what’s wrong with you? 】
"Mother has remembered who kidnapped her. Let's go find your grandmother and Uncle Hao."
[Was it Liu Zhi who did it?]
"That's right, it's him!"
Nangong Yunxue held Nangong Jiu in her arms and hurried to Queen Chen's bedroom.
"Empress!"
Empress Chen looked up when she heard the voice.
"Xue'er, come and sit down!" he said as he patted the seat next to him.
Nangong Yunxue walked over and sat down.
Queen Chen discovered something strange.
"What's the matter? Why are you so pale?"
"Your Majesty, when I saw the cunning Liu Zhi in the Imperial Study, my mind started buzzing. His tone and certain actions reminded me of something.
Back then, the person who told me not to play with Brother Hao was Liu Zhi! "
"Is it him?" Queen Chen was surprised for only a moment, then gritted her teeth in hatred.
"That's normal for him! Back then, when he was only seven years old, the fourth child didn't have so many tricks up his sleeve."
Nangong Yunxue nodded in agreement: "I have to go find Brother Hao."
"Let's go outside!" Queen Chen stood up.
"A Bing, go call out the Second Prince."
Soon, the three of them gathered in the hall.
Empress Chen spoke first: "Xue'er said that the person who didn't let her play with you was Liu Zhi."
"Really?" Liu Hao looked at Nangong Yunxue.
"Yes, after returning from the Imperial Study, I remembered some things from the past. Brother Hao, should we go directly to the Imperial Clan House and ask him?"
Liu Hao thought for a moment and nodded: "Well, I'll go with you! When the time comes, you go out on your own and I'll stay away for a bit. He might be more likely to tell the truth."
"Okay!" Nangong Yunxue's face turned pale again.
The psychological trauma left by childhood cannot be completely overcome overnight.
"Don't worry, I'm standing not far from you. You can see me if you turn your head."
"Um!"
Empress Chen reached out to take Nangong Jiu and said, "Then give Jiu'er to me?"
Nangong Yunxue shook her head: "Let Jiuer go. She might know something we don't know."
"Yeah, go ahead! Don't be afraid, we're here!"
The Imperial Clan Court.
Liu Zhi was tied up in a torture room.
The jailers of the Imperial Clan Court ignored Liu Zhi's murderous gaze and said, "Third Prince, please don't blame us. The Emperor's order is hard to disobey, and we dare not disobey!
Now, let me give you a taste of the first instrument of torture—the whip."
As the voice fell, a jailer with a cold face swung the whip in his hand.
“It’s not much, just thirty lashes, just grit your teeth and it will be over!
The whip is just a warm-up for you. The following 71 torture instruments, each with its own characteristics, are guaranteed to make you feel ecstatic and miserable.
If you grit your teeth and persevere, you will find that the seventy-two instruments of torture are not as terrifying as the legends say."
"If you dare to touch me, be careful..."
"If you want to settle your score later, you have to wait until you've finished these tortures and are out."
The jailer sneered and whipped out a whip.
"Ah..." Wherever the whip landed, the skin and flesh were torn and blood gushed out.
"This Zongren Mansion has held many members of the royal family. Which one of them didn't come in arrogantly and leave lying down?"
As he spoke, he whipped out the second whip, the third whip...
Liu Zhi's undershirt was quickly torn into strips, and his skin was covered in blood.
"Your Highness, you have received your thirty lashes today. Tomorrow you will be treated to the embroidery needle."
“You, you…”
When Liu Hao and Nangong Yunxue arrived at the clan house, they saw Liu Zhi's miserable appearance and felt very happy.
Alang pushed Liu Hao to hide behind the door, and Nangong Xue carried Nangong Jiu into the torture room.
Facing the person who harmed her, Nangong Yunxue didn't want to be polite anymore: "Third Prince, I have something to ask you."
"You are a source of trouble, you are a source of trouble!" Liu Zhi was both hurt and angry.
"Tell me, how have I brought disaster upon you?"
"Misfortune, misfortune..."
"Even though I am a source of trouble, I never intended to harm you. Everything you have now is the retribution for your evil heart."
“What did I do wrong?
Even the untouchables work hard all day to support their families. I just try my best to get what I want.
It’s just that our identities are different and our desires are different.”
"What you want involves kidnapping a four-year-old child, locking him up in a small dark room full of rats, beating and scolding him at will, and hanging him from a tree, torturing him by swinging up and down?
You've tortured me to the point of me going insane, and instead of sending me home, you've abandoned me far away? This has separated our family for over a decade.
This isn't about trying your best to get what you want, it's about being heartless and inhumane!"
[Meow meow, he actually hurt Mommy so badly! He’s afraid of snakes! Mommy, use a snake to teach him a lesson!] Nangong Jiu was so angry that she vomited milk bubbles.
"Haha...you actually remembered it!
So what? Who told you to only hang around Liu Hao all day? Even Liu Xuan gets more of your attention than me?
I warned you not to play with him, but you didn't listen. You deserve this!"
Liu Zhi smiled with a ferocious look on his face.
"Besides being the son of that bitch Queen Chen, how am I inferior to him? Why can't you see me?
At that time, I longed for you to play with me so much! But you were unwilling! "
"Xiaoxing, beat him up!"
"Pa pa..." After a few heavy blows, Liu Zhi's originally intact face quickly turned into a pig's head.
"Not only did you harm my wife, but you also dared to speak rudely. This immortal will help you wake up!"
This immortal?
Liu Zhi looked at Nangong Yunxue in disbelief.
"You are not as good as me in any way!" Liu Hao came out from behind the door in a wheelchair.
"I will take care of her, accompany her, and never force her. What about you?
Since you have admitted that you did it, you must pay the price for everything you have done.
Don't worry, we won't let you die!
In this world, there are many ways that are more painful than death..."
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