As soon as Mrs. Hu stepped into Song Bairan's yard, the two young eunuchs following her exerted force on her, and Mrs. Hu's body went limp and she fell to the ground.
When I woke up again, I was in a small room. The room was very dark. There was only a small window on the top of one wall. It was a very cold day, but the window was not closed tightly. It was half propped up with a wooden stick, and large flakes of snow floated in.
Hu closed her eyes, then opened them again and looked around. This time she could see clearly. There was only a table and a chair in the room, and many things that looked like ropes with barbs on them hung on the wall.
That chair was not like the one he usually sat on. It had a big hole in the middle and many small plywood on it.
Mrs. Hu suddenly had a bad premonition. She was sitting on the ground at the moment, and the cold, hard ground hurt her body. The back of her neck was still aching from being hit just now. She wanted to stand up, but she had no strength. Her hands touched the cold ground, and snowflakes were blown in by the wind, making her shiver.
There wasn't even a charcoal brazier in the room. Mrs. Hu recalled carefully that since she followed Mrs. Wu into the De Rui Palace, she had never known there was such a place in the palace.
Mrs. Hu reached out and tightened her cotton-padded jacket. Could it be that something had happened to the fragrant cake? It couldn't be possible. She had personally gone to the pharmacy to have the fragrant cake checked by the doctor. After all, she didn't want anything to happen to Song Nongyu.
Just as he was thinking, the door creaked open and Zhang Decheng came in first, directing the eunuchs to carry two chairs and two charcoal stoves. Then came Song Chengze and Meng Qi, wearing thick mink cloaks.
After Song Chengze entered the house, he turned around to help Meng Qi pat the snowflakes off her cloak, then took the hand warmer from the young eunuch and replaced the one in Meng Qi's hand.
Mrs. Hu sat crookedly on the ground watching the two people interacting, and she didn't react for a while until Zhang Decheng and the young eunuch retreated, and Chu Yong walked up to Mrs. Hu and pulled her up from the ground like a chicken. Only then did Mrs. Hu realize that today might not end peacefully.
She stood up, shaking, wondering what to say. Should she reveal that person's secrets? If she did, what would happen to her grandson? The person had once said that if she let out even a hint, even though her son and grandson were far away, he would still kill them.
But what if he didn't tell me? The prince and princess had no evidence, so there was nothing wrong with the fragrant cake. He just brought Song Nongyu to the outer courtyard more often, because they had a deep affection for each other. That's right, that's it. Thinking of this, Mrs. Hu raised her head and forced a smile, "This old servant greets the prince and princess. I don't know what's going on."
Meng Qi sat down with Song Chengze and sneered at what he said. Song Chengze waved his hand impatiently and said, "Let's torture him."
Chu Yong responded with a yes and pulled Hu towards the wall. Hu was startled. "Prince, Princess, what are you doing? What have I done wrong? The court has to go through three trials before deciding a case. How can this be allowed? Ah, ah..."
Before Hu could finish her words, Chu Yong had already swiftly hung her hands on the chains, turned around and exerted force, and Hu's feet were off the ground.
Seeing Song Chengze remained silent, Meng Qi slowly stood up and walked over to Hu. "A three-court trial? Ha, you, a servant of the palace, dare to say such a thing? The palace wants you dead at three o'clock in the morning, and you dare to wait until five o'clock? The prince and I, the princess, have come here in person today to give you face. I, the princess, naturally know what you are thinking. I can only tell you that if you don't tell the truth today, your son, grandson, and you will all die on this day next year."
Mrs. Hu's face turned pale and she shook her head, "Princess, I don't know, I don't know anything."
"You don't need to know anything. Just tell me who asked you to do it, when it started, and what else you did. As long as you tell the truth, I guarantee that your grandson will not be implicated by you."
Mrs. Hu still shook her head, "Princess, this old slave really can't do anything...ah..."
Chu Yong beside her exerted force and Hu hung up a little more. She felt that both of her arms were about to break.
Meng Qi walked up to her and said, "This princess has dozens of numbers. Even if you don't tell us, we can still find out clearly, but the ending of your family will be completely different. You must think carefully, is the prince more capable, or is the one you are protecting more capable. Remember, you only have this one chance, one, two, three... seven, eight..."
"Speak, speak, this old slave says, yes, it was Concubine Li who asked this old slave to do it."
Song Chengze stood up and walked to Hu's side. "Who are you talking about?"
"It was Concubine Li. She threatened me with my grandson. I had no choice, Your Highness."
"What did she ask you to do? Tell me everything."
Mrs. Hu knew the situation was hopeless. She squeezed her eyes shut and spoke softly, "Concubine Li started contacting me two years ago. She helped my grandson pass the imperial examination and bought land and a house for my son, and she also hired a maid. At first, I didn't know what Concubine Li wanted, and she didn't say anything, nor did she ask me to do anything. It wasn't until the princess came into the family last year that she had me pass on several pieces of news to Concubine Wu. They were all unimportant, false news that upset Concubine Wu and the princess. It wasn't until the princess became pregnant that Concubine Li arranged for me to do something important."
Meng Qi narrowed her eyes, "What's the matter?"
Mrs. Hu's hands had been hung for too long, and her face turned red. After she spoke a few words, her breathing gradually became unstable. She shook her hands vigorously, accompanied by the sound of the iron chains rattling.
"Put her down." Song Chengze's voice came coldly.
Mrs. Hu felt her arms no longer aching from hanging, and quickly said, "It was Concubine Lin who caused your miscarriage. It was Concubine Li who asked me to instigate Concubine Wu. Concubine Wu was close to Concubine Lin at the time, and she listened to me and told Concubine Lin. As for how she said it, I don't know, I only know that Concubine Lin caused your miscarriage."
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