The one-eyed man, who had been unconscious, instantly regained consciousness.
Seeing that he was awake, Ye Qingcheng smiled and said, "You're awake. Let's continue. You should know that the ten fingers are connected to the heart, right?"
Even though your limbs are useless, they are still connected by bones and tendons, so they will still hurt.
"You...no...heroine...heroine, spare my life...heroine, spare my life..."
The one-eyed man felt a chill run down his spine, a coldness rising from the soles of his feet, and he was terrified.
Ye Qingcheng ignored him and instead stuck a few more needles into the one-eyed man's body.
Then he looked at Qinglian and Ningxin.
“Qinglian, Ningxin, each of you break his fingers one by one, and the other take off his shoes and break his toes.”
"Yes, Your Highness."
What? Your...Your Highness?
After hearing this, the one-eyed man trembled all over, his face filled with fear.
"No...no...Your Highness...have mercy!"
"Qinglian, Ningxin, make your move. After you're done, sever his tendons in his hands and feet. Remember, don't kill him. I've amplified his pain fiftyfold. He will die slowly in agony."
"Yes, Your Highness."
"No...no...Your Highness...please spare me!" Upon hearing this, the one-eyed man repeatedly kowtowed on the ground, begging for mercy.
Ye Qingcheng glanced at him coldly, ignored him, and walked back to the carriage.
After Qinglian and Ningxin saw her leave, they also started fighting.
Click! Click!
Ah! Ah!
Immediately, a series of cracking sounds, accompanied by pig-like screams, echoed along the entire official road.
Meanwhile, on this side...
Ye Qingcheng returned to the back of the carriage.
The Empress Dowager looked at her, nodded with great satisfaction, and praised, "My Qing'er has really grown up."
"Grandmother, I..."
"No need to say more, I am very pleased that you are like this."
"Grandmother, you're not angry?"
"Blame? What crime have you committed that I should blame? I'm more than grateful that you're angry for me, how could I possibly blame you?"
"Thank you, Grandmother." Ye Qingcheng smiled as she boarded the carriage, reached out to help the Empress Dowager, and expressed her gratitude.
"kindness!"
The Empress Dowager smiled and nodded.
Then he turned to look at the eldest princess.
"Qing'er, have someone get things ready. It's getting late, we should get going."
"Yes, Mother."
The eldest princess responded to the Empress Dowager, but her brows furrowed as she looked at Ye Qingcheng.
My impression of Ye Qingcheng has improved a lot.
At this moment, she truly did not expect that Ye Qingcheng would go to such lengths for the Empress Dowager, even protecting her, her own daughter, more than she herself.
This way.
After giving her instructions to the eldest princess, the Empress Dowager had Ye Qingcheng help her into the carriage.
The eldest princess then instructed her maid to count how many people remained in the entourage.
On the other side...
Qinglian and Ningxin are still slowly tormenting the one-eyed man.
They only stopped and returned to the carriage after the one-eyed man's screams slowly faded into a hoarse whisper.
And at this moment.
The princess's maids also finished counting the number of people and reported back to the princess.
After hearing this, the eldest princess nodded, then raised her voice and shouted to everyone, "Continue on your way."
"Yes, Your Highness."
After hearing this, everyone took their places and set off for Miaoyin Temple.
The eldest princess returned to the carriage.
"Mother."
"Hmm! Qing'er, how is it? How many people are left?"
"Including your son, two of Princess Han's maids, and the groom, there are only about twenty people left."
The Empress Dowager nodded after hearing this.
"I never imagined that there would be such ruthless bandits right under the emperor's nose. When we get back, I will definitely have your brother give these bandits who occupy the mountain stronghold a good talking-to."
"Mother, don't worry! After we return this time, I believe that when my brother finds out, he will definitely not forgive them, even without you saying anything."
"Hmm! By the way, Qing'er, I just heard you asking that bandit who told him that we were setting off today."
Do you suspect that these bandits are acting under someone's orders?
"Yes, Grandmother, your granddaughter-in-law does have doubts."
"Hmm? Princess Consort Han, what grounds do you have for suspicion? There are plenty of bandits in this world, have you discovered something?"
Ye Qingcheng shook her head: "No, it's just that I think that no matter how rampant these bandits are, they probably wouldn't dare to commit any crimes under the emperor's nose!"
The saying goes, "The mountains are high and the emperor is far away." Even if they wanted to become kings of the mountains and rob and plunder, they should have done so in the place farthest from the capital.
How could they possibly be foolish enough to do that under the very nose of the emperor? If the imperial court found out, let alone a mountain, even a city, my father wouldn't hesitate to destroy it in a heartbeat. So…”
"So you suspect based on this idea?"
"Yes."
"Hmm! Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect Princess Han to have such a clear mind and see things so clearly."
"Hehe! Good, good, good, Qing'er, I am so pleased! It's such a remote place, I never even thought of this, yet you see it so clearly."
"Uh? Grandmother, Grand Aunt, you flatter me. Qing'er, though I say this, it is only a guess."
“Princess Han, there’s no need to be modest in front of the Empress Dowager and me. Your analysis is very accurate.”
Now that you mention it, I think it makes sense. They wouldn't have set up two such tight-knit interception points without someone instructing them.”
"kindness!"
The Empress Dowager nodded as well.
Then he looked at Ye Qingcheng.
"Who does Qing'er think it might be?"
Ye Qingcheng shook her head: "Although my granddaughter-in-law has analyzed it, she hasn't found out anything, so she can't figure it out either."
She had initially suspected the Empress and Consort Xuan, but after thinking about it, she realized that given the relationship between the Empress and the Princess, it was unlikely that the Empress would do such a thing.
Conversely, Consort Xuan certainly didn't want anything to happen to the Empress Dowager.
After all, with the Empress Dowager around, the Empress alone no longer had the final say in the inner palace.
She wants to fight for power, but she also needs a check and balance to have a chance.
The Empress Dowager's existence served as a check on the Empress.
So once the mystery surrounding the two was removed, she really couldn't think of anyone else who would think something had happened to them.
After hearing this, the Empress Dowager sighed and said, "Very well, when I return, I will have the Emperor investigate thoroughly."
"kindness!"
Immediately afterwards.
The group chatted for a while longer.
The Empress Dowager felt tired, so she went to rest in the inner room.
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