Xu's gaze was as sharp as ice, piercing through Jiang Dinglian's defenses.
Compared with before, the coldness was even chilling to the bone marrow.
This made Jiang Dinglian's heart sink, and he clearly realized that Xu, like him, had already seen through Jiang Songyi's thoughts.
However, Jiang Dinglian held a prominent position and had far greater control over his emotions than Xu, so Xu did not realize that Jiang Dinglian had also heard the voice deep in Jiang Songyi's heart.
She originally thought that Jiang Dinglian would stand up for Yin Qianqian as usual.
But to everyone's surprise, Jiang Dinglian turned his face away and said in an extremely cold tone: "Although Yin Shi doesn't deserve to die, she can't escape her crime. Ying Shuo, escort her to the water dungeon!"
When these words were spoken, everyone around was shocked.
The water dungeon is a horrible place used by Marquis Yongding to interrogate serious criminals!
If servants in the palace occasionally made mistakes, at most they would be locked up in the woodshed and starved for a few days, or beaten and sold, but no one had ever been thrown into the water dungeon.
Yin Qianqian's face turned pale instantly, and she was terrified: "My Lord, how can you be so heartless? Have you forgotten the promise you made to me at the frontier... Uh-huh..."
Before Yin Qianqian could finish her words, Ying Shuo stepped on her mouth and dragged her out of everyone's sight.
Jiang Songyi and Mrs. Xu both looked at Jiang Dinglian in surprise.
Jiang Songyi suggested sincerely, "Father, I heard the water dungeon is extremely horrible. My aunt is just a weak woman, I'm afraid she can't endure such torture. Why not give her a quick death?"
Jiang Dinglian glanced at her discontentedly, hesitant to speak: "Give me..."
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