Shanhe Festival 200. Confession

The news that Princess Ding had safely given birth to a son spread quickly throughout Ruyang City. Not only were the people in Prince Ding's mansion jubilant, but the people in Ruyang City were also decorating their houses like it was Chinese New Year. Although the people had only seen Princess Ding once or twice, in the minds of the people in the northwest, Princess Ding's status was not necessarily inferior to that of Prince Ding. This was naturally due to the excellent publicity work done by Prince Ding's mansion. Although many people outside the northwest had misunderstandings about Prince Ding and Princess Ding because of Mo Jingqi's will, the people in the northwest all knew that Prince Ding's mansion was pregnant and led the Mo family soldiers to resist the invasion of Xiling, and finally even fell off a cliff. If it weren't for Princess Ding, the northwest would not be able to maintain such peace and stability today. In this chaotic world, whoever can give the people a stable life is their reborn parent. Therefore, hearing the news that Princess Ding had safely given birth to a child was as joyful to the people of the northwest as the New Year.

In Prince Ding's mansion, the flower hall closest to Ye Li's bedroom was already crowded with people. When the landlady took out the baby who had been washed and wrapped in a bright red swaddling cloth, everyone rushed over immediately. Xu Qingyan jumped the happiest, rushed to the front and shouted: "Let me know what my little nephew looks like?" The landlady smiled and said: "The young master is naturally very good-looking. When he grows up, he will definitely be as outstanding as the prince and the princess." Xu Qingyan happily looked down at the landlady's hand and was stunned. This red, wrinkled little thing in front of him is the future outstanding person that the landlady said? Although everyone present was considered a contemporary talent, few had seen a newborn baby. Even Xu Qingze and Xu Qingfeng had never seen Xu Qingyan when he was just born. He was only brought out when he was almost a month old, so he was naturally white and tender. Everyone turned around to look at Mo Xiuyao who was sitting on the side, and remained silent.

It was still Chief Steward Mo who said with joy: "The young master really looks exactly like the prince when he was just born. The Ding Prince's Mansion finally has an heir." The usually serious old face now had a little more smile and kindness. The old lady standing beside him blinked her eyes and looked curiously at the little baby in the old lady's arms who had not yet opened his eyes.

Xu Qingyan asked in disbelief: "Butler Mo, the prince was like this when he was just born..." Red and wrinkled like a little monkey?

President Mo said as a matter of course: "Newborn babies are naturally like this. After a few days, when they open their eyes, they will naturally become a fair and tender little baby."

Feng Zhiyao looked at the rosy baby with some envy, and sighed, "It's only been two years, and the prince already has a son. It's really enviable." Chief Steward Mo smiled and said, "The third son of Feng is the same age as the prince. If he had gotten married earlier, I'm afraid the little son would have run away." Feng Zhiyao's eyes dimmed slightly, and he smiled and said, "How can it be that easy? It's not easy for the prince and the princess to meet the right person."

After everyone finished looking at the child with laughter, they made way for him and carried him to Mo Xiuyao, saying with a smile, "Prince, please take a look at the young prince."

Mo Xiuyao glanced at the red, wrinkled little thing sleeping in the cradle, his eyes and expression all revealed disdain, and said indifferently: "Ugly!" So, although the little baby could neither see nor hear nor remember anything, when the prince of Ding Palace grew up, he still knew that the first word his father said to him in his life was that he disliked his ugliness. The hatred between father and son had been taken from this moment on.

Glancing at his son, Mo Xiuyao found that his legs had gotten much better, so he stood up and asked, "How is the princess?" The old lady smiled and said, "The birth of the young prince was very smooth, and the princess didn't suffer much. She is resting now." In the eyes of the old lady, the princess gave birth to her first child in just over two hours from the onset of labor to the birth of the child, so she really didn't suffer much. But it was different for Mo Xiuyao. He only knew that Ah Li was in pain for several hours before giving birth to this ugly boy. He snorted and said, "I will go to see the princess." Then he walked into the room with a wave of his sleeves. Behind him, the old lady couldn't help but sigh that the prince and the princess were really affectionate. There are not many men in the world who are not busy seeing their newborn sons but busy seeing their wives.

After confirming that his nephew was not ugly, Xu Qingyan happily continued to move forward. He carefully stretched out his finger and gently poked the baby's wrinkled face, "Little nephew, I am your uncle." Feng Zhiyao rolled his eyes and said, "Can he understand now?" He leaned down and stared at the little baby, "Huh? Did the prince really look like this when he was a child? Steward Mo?" Steward Mo carefully examined it for a moment and said, "Newborn babies probably look like this, right?"

"Move aside, move aside!" Shen Yang and Doctor Lin came side by side and glared at the crowd. "I want to examine the prince's body. You guys please move aside." Although everyone was unwilling, they could only watch Shen Yang skillfully take the child from the grandmother's hands.

Mo Xiuyao walked back into the room. The maids had already cleaned the room. Ye Li sat on the bed with her back against the cushion. Her face was a little pale but she looked good. Nanny Lin and Nanny Wei were talking to her. Nanny Wei was sitting beside the bed with a bowl of porridge in her hand and was about to feed Ye Li. Seeing Mo Xiuyao coming in, the two maids hurriedly stood up to greet him. Mo Xiuyao waved his hand and asked, "How is A Li?" Nanny Lin smiled and said, "The princess is in good health. There is nothing serious. It is rare to see a woman who has just given birth to be as energetic as the princess. Don't worry, Your Majesty." Mo Xiuyao took the porridge from Nanny Wei and said, "You can go down. I will accompany A Li." The two maids smiled, looked at Ye Li, turned around and walked out. The prince was not outside to see the young prince but rushed in to see the princess, which meant that he valued the princess. They were naturally happy for the princess.

Seeing Mo Xiuyao earnestly holding the porridge and trying to feed her, Ye Li said helplessly: "I can drink it by myself." In fact, she was just irritated by the pain of childbirth. It was no big deal for her since the baby was already born. Why did she need someone to feed her? Mo Xiuyao moved aside, avoiding Ye Li's hand that was about to hold the porridge, and carefully passed the porridge to Ye Li's mouth with a spoon. Ye Li had no choice but to open her mouth and eat. At the same time, she asked: "Have you seen the baby? Nanny Lin and Nanny Wei both said that it looks as beautiful as I was when I was a child. Although... I can't tell..." She really couldn't tell how that little red, wrinkled ball looked like her. Maybe she looked like this when she was a child? Don't all babies look the same? Mo Xiuyao remembered what Manager Mo said, and nodded, "Look, it's very pretty." Ye Li looked at him with a smile, and raised her eyebrows suspiciously. Mo Xiuyao said, "As long as it's Ah Li's, it doesn't matter whether it's pretty or not."

After Ye Li finished eating most of the porridge, Nanny Lin came in holding the baby. Ye Li had only taken a look at the child before being carried out. When she saw the baby again, she felt a strange feeling rising in her heart. This child was her and Mo Xiuyao's child, her own flesh and blood, and the person closest to her in this world. Nanny Lin gently took the child in her arms. Ye Li tilted her head and looked at his red face and tightly closed eyes, and couldn't help but smile slightly. She reached out her hand lovingly to poke the baby's little face, and then pinched his little hand. She felt that looking at this little thing, her heart was suddenly filled with soft pity and joy. Mo Xiuyao looked at the faint smile on Ye Li's face, then looked down at the sleeping baby in her arms, and felt that this kid was extremely dazzling.

"Look, this is our baby. From now on, he will call you dad and me mom. Do you like it?" Ye Li brought the baby to Mo Xiu Yao and asked with a smile.

Mo Xiuyao nodded and reached out to take the child, "You just gave birth, you can't be tired. Let me hold the child." Ye Li looked at him doubtfully, "Can you?" In the past few months, Mo Xiuyao has always been not very enthusiastic about this child. Needless to say, he learned how to hold the child in advance. Mo Xiuyao hesitated for a moment. Although he felt that it didn't matter how to hold the child, looking at the little thing in the cradle, it seemed so fragile that it would be broken if not carefully. Although he didn't like this little guy who might compete with him for Ah Li in the future, he also knew that Ah Li liked him very much. Seeing his hesitation, Ye Li couldn't help but smile, handed the baby to him and said with a smile: "Hold it like this... gently..." After careful guidance, she put the baby in Mo Xiuyao's arms. Mo Xiuyao looked down at the little thing in his arms and felt uncomfortable all over.

Seeing Mo Xiuyao sitting stiffly on the bed, not at all relaxed and carefree as usual, Ye Li smiled secretly.

The birth of Prince Ding was probably no different from the birth of the Crown Prince of Great Chu in the eyes of the people in the northwest. The city of Ruyang was filled with the roar of drums and firecrackers, as if it was the New Year. Not to mention that as soon as the news of the birth of the young prince came out, the governor of Ruyang announced that all taxes in Ruyang City would be reduced by half this year. Various notices of favors to the people were posted on the notice board outside the governor's mansion in Ruyang City. The people were naturally even more excited, and the sound of firecrackers could be faintly heard even in the prison cell.

In the cold and dirty dungeon, Su Zuidie, who was lying on the ground, moved with some difficulty. The sound of firecrackers coming from outside made the whole dungeon even more desolate and gloomy, and made her already unclear mind even more confused. Is it the New Year again? She almost forgot how long she had been locked up here. The only thing she could remember was that she must survive. As long as she was alive, she would have the opportunity to leave here, and only by living could she get everything she wanted. Sometimes she even couldn't help but wonder if she hadn't wanted so much back then, would she be living a stable life as the second young master's wife of the Dingwang Mansion now, and with Mo Xiuyao's military exploits, maybe she would be the wife of a general or something. But...she wants more than just those...She, Su Zuidie, is beautiful and talented, and is known as the most beautiful woman in Da Chu. Why should she be inferior to those mediocre women? Survive, leave here, and get everything she wants. Su Zuidie tells herself this every day.

Clang——

The door of the dungeon was opened, and Qin Feng walked in with a cold look. Zhuo Jing and Lin Han were with him. The faces of the three people were not very good. When the little prince was born, they could not go to see the princess's newborn child first, but had to come to interrogate this woman, which really made them unhappy. Hearing the footsteps, Su Zuidie climbed up and sat on the ground, turned around and looked at the three people and smiled: "Is it going to start again?" A mocking smile and a complacent look flashed on her face, which was mostly covered by stains. Even if these people tortured her every day, they still couldn't do anything to her? Every time she saw their frustrated and angry looks, she would always feel a strange pleasure in her heart.

Qin Feng kicked away the debris in front of him casually, looked at her coldly and sneered: "Do you really think that we only have those means to deal with you? Let me tell you good news, the princess just gave birth to a little prince, and Ruyang City is bustling with activity right now."

Su Zuidie's eyes flashed with jealousy, and she remained silent. Qin Feng didn't care and said lightly: "There is also some bad news. The prince has given an order. We must know the answer today." Su Zuidie sneered: "I don't know what you are talking about." Qin Feng nodded without surprise: "I knew you would say that, so the prince also ordered it. If you can't find out, you can die."

"What did you say?" Su Zuidie was stunned, staring at Qin Feng in disbelief and trembling.

Qin Feng glared at the woman on the ground with a mocking look, and sneered indifferently: "I forgot to tell you that two months ago we captured Xue Chengliang, the deputy commander of the Yulin Army. You should know him, right? Nothing in this world is airtight. If I can't get the answer from you, can I get the answer from others?"

"Xue Chengliang?" Su Zuidi was a little confused, and obviously had no impression of this name. Qin Feng lowered his head and thought for a while and understood. Ten years ago, Xue Chengliang was just a bodyguard beside Mo Jingqi. Su Zuidi might not remember him, so he said: "Ten years ago, you took something from Ding Wangfu to the current emperor, and you gave it to this Xue Commander at that time. You can remember it, right?"

Su Zuidie suddenly widened her eyes, dragged one of her inconvenient legs and quickly shrank to the corner of the wall, screaming: "I don't know what you are doing! What? I haven't taken anything from Prince Ding's Mansion!" Qin Feng turned his head to look at Zhuo Jing and Lin Han beside him. The three of them naturally saw Su Zuidie trembling secretly. Zhuo Jing curled his lips and said: "Drag her out for punishment. No need to be gentle with her, she will be dead after today anyway." The two guards came in and unceremoniously dragged Su Zuidie from the ground and dragged her to the outside of the dungeon.

The outer cell was much cleaner and drier than the inner one, and there was a row of desks and chairs. There was also someone sitting next to him, grinding ink, apparently intending to record a confession. Qin Feng and the other two sat down and opened the files on the table. Su Zuidie in front had been helped to a wooden stake. Qin Feng looked coldly at the dirty woman in front of him. She didn't look like the most beautiful woman in the world at that time. "What do you think? Miss Su, you say, should we torture her slowly and see how many kinds of punishment you can endure?"

Su Zuidie gritted her teeth and said nothing. Qin Feng leaned back in his chair and smiled lazily, "I'm not in a hurry today. Anyway, I can't get the answer before midnight. I can still report to the prince if I kill you. As for whether you are missing an arm or a leg, I believe Miss Su herself won't mind." After tilting his head to look at Su Zuidie for a long time, Qin Feng pointed to the two people standing next to him and said, "It is said that Miss Su is the best in the world. "She is known as the most beautiful woman in the world. If she gets some tattoos on her face, will anyone still think she is beautiful?" Zhuo Jing pouted and said impatiently, "How can she look like the most beautiful woman in the world now? Even without tattoos, she is too ugly to be true?" Qin Feng laughed and said, "How could that be? We haven't treated Miss Su's staff badly in the past six months. We will definitely not let her look pale and thin. I bet that this face is definitely still very good."

Lin Han frowned and said, "Then let's do it. Finish it quickly so we can go back."

Qin Feng raised his chin, and the guard standing beside him drew out a dagger and walked towards Su Zuidie. Looking at the dagger shining with cold light, Su Zuidie's eyes were filled with fear. She prided herself on being the most beautiful woman in the world, if her face was destroyed... "Don't! You dare... The prince will not let you go! You dare to do this to me..."

Qin Feng sneered disdainfully: "Stupid woman."

The man who attacked her obviously had no sympathy for women. The dagger in his hand cut out two silver flowers. Su Zuidie felt a chill on her face and couldn't help but scream, "No...ah, my face!" Two crosses appeared perfectly on her left and right cheeks, and blood rushed out from the wounds. Su Zuidie felt a chill in her heart, and then she realized that Qin Feng was not threatening her. Her face was really ruined. "Ah...my face! My face, I'm going to kill you! Mo Xiuyao, Ye Li, you deserve to die!"

The man standing in front of her slapped her twice without hesitation. Her face, which had just been injured, became red and swollen after being slapped twice more. It was bleeding and looked very hideous.

The disfigurement of Su Zuidie was obviously more irritating than her lame leg and daily torture. After that, Su Zuidie continued to curse, as if the severe punishment did not exist for her at all. Even Zhuo Jing could not help but sigh that if such a woman was trained well as a spy, she would be so good. At least there would be no need to worry about her betrayal due to torture. In the end, Qin Feng really had no patience. Although he still had some punishments that he had not used on Su Zuidie, they were too bloody. The young prince had just been born and he did not want to go too far. After midnight, Qin Feng's patience was completely exhausted. He stood up and ordered, "Go ahead and let her watch herself slowly die. It's a waste of my time. Give the order, according to Xue Chengliang's confession, immediately set out to Chujing to secretly arrest all of Mo Jingqi's close associates and Tan Jizhi ten years ago."

"Yes, Commander!"

Su Zuidie's hands were tied to a wooden stake, and one of her wrists was deeply cut. Bright red blood dripped onto the ground, but the cell was quiet and empty. She looked sideways at the blood dripping out continuously, and could only hear the sound of blood dripping in her ears. Gradually, Su Zuidie felt something buzzing in her ears, and suddenly she remembered Qin Feng's cold voice, "The princess just gave birth to a son, and Ruyang City is bustling." Bustling... why couldn't she hear anything? Seeing more and more blood on the ground, she clearly felt her body becoming weak, as if she could feel the blood flowing out of her pulse. She even felt that she would bleed to her last drop before slowly dying.

"No...I don't want to die..."

"Help me... I want to see Mo Xiuyao! I'll tell you everything!" There was no one outside the door. Su Zuidie was horrified to find that she would really die here. This fear made her even more panicked, and she even felt that her blood was flowing faster. "I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything! Help me... I don't want to die!"

Outside the door, Qin Feng sneered, "Why didn't you say it earlier? I thought she would be able to hold on and not say it."

Lin Han said: "Maybe this time she knew she had no way out. If she didn't tell Xue Chengliang, he would. Before, she just relied on the fact that no one else knew."

"Go and report to the prince."