This thief was a new eunuch in the palace. He had just arrived and was blinded by money. Coupled with Ling Yi's threat, he took the opportunity to let the man in.
"Eunuch, now that the emperor has given you a chance, I advise you to confess. Otherwise, you will be the one who suffers." The guard who escorted the eunuch over whispered in his ear.
Emperor Hui pretended not to notice the guard's little action, picked up a cup of tea and took a few sips.
When the eunuch heard the guard's words, his face turned pale. Thinking of the severe torture, he gritted his teeth in anger and finally confessed.
He raised his eyelids, not daring to look directly into Emperor Hui's eyes, and tremblingly said, "Your Majesty, I was threatened by General Ling, and I had no choice but to let them in. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy."
"Bang!" Emperor Hui put the cup heavily on the table, and the sound hit everyone's heart heavily.
"Are you still not telling the truth? Come, drag him away and feed him to the dogs." Emperor Hui's expression did not change, but his words were shocking.
Seeing that the eunuch was unmoved, the guard shook his head helplessly. He grabbed the eunuch's arm and dragged him away.
At this time, the father-in-law panicked, but it was too late.
Emperor Hui's patience was worn out by him, and he was too lazy to listen to the other party's excuses.
The prison was dark and damp, and the squeaking of rats could be faintly heard.
Ling Yi was escorted by the guards into the innermost cell.
He kept struggling, and it took several guards to subdue him. Finally, he was pushed to the ground.
"General Ling, just stay here." The guard said disdainfully.
Ling Yi was immediately furious and glared at the guards fiercely, "I am from Cang'ao Country. How dare you treat me like this? When I leave, I will definitely destroy your Nanzhao Country."
When the guards heard his arrogant words, they rolled their eyes and said sarcastically, "General Ling, I advise you to save yourself the trouble."
"Stop talking big, or you might die without knowing how."
"Yeah, hahahaha, you're in the prison of our Nanzhao country, and you still want to get out? Don't dream on."
"You think you are still a high and mighty general, but now you are a prisoner. Enjoy your last days."
Ling Yi's life has always been smooth sailing. It was rare for him to be taken advantage of like this. He was so angry that his neck turned red.
"You bastards, tell Emperor Hui to come over and apologize to this general. Otherwise, when our Cang'ao army arrives, don't beg for mercy."
“…”
After closing the cell door, the guards said a few words to the jailer and left.
Inside Kunning Palace, the queen suddenly opened her eyes as if she had had a nightmare.
"Is Yun'er back? Nanny Liu." The Queen seemed to be possessed by a demon and could not believe Mu Qingyun's death.
Nanny Liu had been waiting on the side, and when she heard that the Queen was like a madman, she suddenly panicked.
She walked to the bedside and helped the queen sit up. "Your Highness, His Highness..."
As she spoke, she began to sob and tears couldn't stop falling.
Seeing the look on Matron Liu's face, the Queen finally remembered what she heard before she fainted: her son Mu Qingyun was killed by people from Cang'ao Kingdom.
Even his head was cut off. When the queen thought of this, she felt so heartbroken that she couldn't breathe.
That was her son who she gave birth to after ten months of pregnancy, but now he was separated from her. She didn't even see him for the last time.
She didn't know how much pain he would feel at that time. If she had known, she should have begged the emperor not to let Yoona go to the border.
It's too late now.
Yoona, please forgive your mother. She will definitely avenge you.
"Madam Liu, where is Ling Yi now?" Before she fainted, she heard that he was captured.
Nanny Liu glanced at the queen and saw that her face was as pale as paper, which made her feel distressed.
She frowned and gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty, he has been imprisoned by the Emperor."
"My queen, do you want to..." She made a gesture of wiping her neck.
The queen wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and when she calmed down, she said harshly: "Killing him would be too easy for him. We must torture him and force him to tell us where Yoon-ah is."
Madam Liu stood aside with her head bowed, echoing her: "Your Majesty is really thoughtful."
After the queen sent someone to the prison to take care of everything, she avoided anyone's sight and sneaked into the prison.
The jailer saw the queen coming and greeted her flatteringly. "Queen, why are you here?"
"It's not very clean here. Please be careful. It might dirty your eyes."
The queen glanced at Madam Liu, who understood instantly. She took out a silver ingot from her bosom and handed it to the jailer. "Sir, this is a little gift from the queen."
After the jailer took the silver, his eyes lit up, "Oh, your Highness is so polite."
The queen looked around. The stench in the prison was so strong that she was almost suffocated.
She picked up a handkerchief and covered her nose with it, unable to hide the disgust on her face. "Okay, lead the way."
"All right, madam."
The jailer led the way, and the queen and Nanny Liu followed behind.
After turning several corners, we finally reached the innermost cell, where serious criminals were held.
Ling Yiben was curled up on the ground. When he heard footsteps outside, he opened his eyes and looked towards the prison door.
He glanced casually and saw that it was someone he didn't recognize, then he looked away.
The jailer spat and said loudly: "General Ling, someone is here to see you."
Ling Yi remained unmoved.
The jailer was about to whip him, but the queen stopped him, "You can leave now. I will take care of the rest."
The jailer wanted to please the queen, so he kept the whip.
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