"What are you going to do?" Qin Peiyou asked, touching his nose.
"My servant..." Shanhu was panicked, her mind went blank, and she didn't know how to answer.
"Since you don't know what to say, then don't say anything for now." Qin Peiyou raised his hand while speaking.
Several young eunuchs walked over quickly, clamped Shanhu, searched his body, took out a purse, and handed it to Qin Peiyou.
Qin Peiyou opened the purse and poured out some things from it.
It was something pressed into the shape of plum petals. When I put it under my nose and sniffed it, I could smell a faint fragrance, like something spiced.
"What is this?" Qin Peiyou asked.
"This..." Shanhu hesitated and stammered, "This is spice. The weather is hot, so I put it on my body to get rid of the smell of sweat..."
"Spice?" Qin Peiyou raised his lips. "It seems that you haven't told the truth until now. How much money did they promise you? Or what kind of benefits did they promise you to make you willing to work so hard for them?"
"Well, since she refuses to tell the truth, she will have to endure some physical pain. Come, take her away and torture her!"
"In addition, order someone to find out who else is in her family and hand them over to the Ministry of Justice to be punished as well."
When Coral heard this, her face turned pale as paper.
If they are handed over to the Ministry of Justice for trial, their entire family will be exterminated.
"Third Prince, please spare my life, spare my life..." Shanhu screamed in a hoarse voice for mercy, and even kowtowed to Qin Peiyou to confess her guilt.
However, she was restrained by several young eunuchs and could not move at all. She could only look at Qin Peiyou with pleading eyes.
Qin Peiyou was not moved by this, but said slowly, "It's too late to beg for mercy now. Take him away first and torture him properly."
The emphasis is on the last four words.
Coral's face was ashen and he struggled as he was taken away.
With his mouth blocked, he couldn't hear any screams, but he could hear the "crackling" sound of the whip cutting through the air.
After a cup of tea, someone came back and said, "Third Prince, the maid couldn't stand it anymore and confessed."
"Bring it here."
Qin Peiyou frowned, his eyes sharp.
…
Qin Yishu stumbled into the delivery room.
Because he was so sad, tears were already streaming down his cheeks.
Especially when he saw that there was no one in the delivery room and only the bed neatly covered with thick snow, Qin Yishu felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave and his mind went blank.
Was it really too late to save her? They even covered up her body, not wanting him to see the painful face of Concubine Shu when she died? But...
How is that possible!
In the morning, he had breakfast with Concubine Shu. Because he was greedy, he ate two more steamed buns with braised pork. Concubine Shu laughed at him and said that he became more greedy as he got older.
At that time, Concubine Shu's face was full of playful smiles, and she looked very bright and lively, making him unable to take his eyes away.
Scene after scene appeared in front of Qin Yishu's eyes. He could no longer suppress his inner emotions and let the tears flow out.
"Why is the emperor crying?"
The voice of Concubine Shu sounded in my ears.
Qin Yishu was a little dazed and laughed at himself.
Was I so sad that I had hallucinations?
Moreover, the illusion seemed to be real, and the sound seemed to be heard with one's own ears.
Or was it that, even though they were separated by heaven and earth, Concubine Shu missed him so much that she was reluctant to leave and wanted to see him a little longer?
Qin Yishu wiped away his tears with his sleeve, trying to see more clearly and hear more distinctly.
"The weather is so hot, and the bloody smell is heavy in the delivery room. Please invite the emperor to the inner hall to sit down." Concubine Shu ordered, "Jinxiu, go and bring the emperor a bowl of iced honey water to cool him down."
The voice was real, without any sense of illusion, not like an illusion, nor like a ghost.
More importantly, someone had already lifted the door curtain leading to the inner hall next door from the delivery room. Qin Yishu could clearly see Concubine Shu lying on the bed through the door frame.
Although her face was a little pale and she looked very tired and haggard, she was truly a concubine.
Next to Concubine Shu was a baby sleeping soundly in the cradle.
On the side, the palace maids were busy looking after her, and Su Yujin was making medicine for Concubine Shu.
The strong smell of medicine came over, making Qin Yishu shudder suddenly.
After coming to his senses, Qin Yishu almost trotted over, squatted beside Concubine Shu's bed, and couldn't wait to hold her hand.
It's the feel of real skin.
It was not an illusion! The one in front of him was the real Concubine Shu! Qin Yishu was extremely surprised, but to be on the safe side, he still reached out and pinched his cheek.
The force used was extremely great and the pain was also strong. Qin Yishu's cheek even became red and swollen in an instant.
Concubine Shu was shocked by his action, "What is the emperor doing?"
"No, nothing." Qin Yishu sniffed, smiling happily, and just held Concubine Shu's hand in his palm and rubbed it, "You are still alive, it's really great."
Seeing this, Concubine Shu felt warm in her heart and whispered, "I am fine, Your Majesty, don't worry."
"Well, don't worry, I'm relieved." Qin Yishu placed Concubine Shu's hand on his cheek.
After a long time, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Since Concubine Shu is fine, why did someone report that she was in trouble just now?"
He was so scared that he nearly lost his soul.
Someone reported her badly?
Concubine Shu was also a little surprised. "I just felt exhausted after giving birth, so I fell asleep and just woke up. Is there any misunderstanding?"
"It's not a misunderstanding." Su Yujin bowed to Qin Yishu and Concubine Shu, "Just now, I ordered people to tell the public that Concubine Shu is not well and her life is in danger."
"Why is it so?" Qin Yishu frowned.
"Third Prince and Minister He have probably already asked about this matter clearly." Su Yujin said, "Your Majesty may as well move to the main hall and listen to what they have to say."
Qin Yishu and Concubine Shu looked at each other and nodded.
After kissing the back of Concubine Shu's hand and looking at his newly born daughter, Qin Yishu headed towards the main hall.
As soon as they sat down, Qin Peiyou and He Yanxiu came over with a few people.
At this time, several of them had signs of having been tortured, their faces were filled with panic, and they kowtowed to Qin Yishu repeatedly.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life, Your Majesty, please spare my life..."
Everyone was talking at once, and the hall suddenly became noisy.
"Speak one by one. If anyone says something untrue, drag him out and beat him to death immediately." Qin Yishu said coldly.
Several people had just suffered physical pain, so when they heard the word "beaten to death", they shuddered involuntarily and quickly stopped talking.
Seeing this, Shanhu kowtowed twice in a hurry and spoke first, "Your Majesty, I was blinded by greed and believed Aunt Huancui's words that she could help my younger brother get an official position. That's why I took the risk and brought the blood tooth fragrance tablets to the majesty's delivery room."
Blood tooth incense tablets and the like are purely fictitious, don't study them~
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