Ning Hai naturally didn't dare to make the decision. He knocked on the palace door and pushed it open. When he reached the door of the inner room, he spoke in a low voice, "Your Highness... Miss Wei Qi seemed to be frightened and kept crying. I couldn't get anything out of her."

There was silence for a long time, and then a slightly hoarse voice came out: "Tell Li Yue to pry her mouth open by any means."

This sound...

Ning Hai paused slightly after hearing this and agreed in a low voice.

After hearing Ning Hai's message, Li Yue felt relieved. It seemed that His Highness did not show much respect for the Crown Princess's concubine's sister.

In that case, there is no need for him to be polite.

When interrogating him again, Wei Hansu found that the commander of the personal guards was no longer as reserved as before, and his expression was cold but revealing some cruelty. His heart tightened and the tears that were about to fall stopped.

It's no use crying, and it's no use trying to avoid the question.

Li Yue asked a few more questions in a gentle voice, but when he didn't get any cooperation, he said expressionlessly, "Miss, do you know how many criminal laws there are in the palace?"

Wei Hansu was startled and said, "I am the daughter of the Duke of Wei, how dare you torture me?"

Li Yue smiled when she asked him. He waved his hand and a palace maid brought the torture instruments. He carefully selected them for a long time, but Wei Hansu still refused to say a word.

Finally, Li Yue's eyes stopped on a row of needles.

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A shrill scream of pain pierced the sky of the palace, but it was extremely short, as if someone quickly covered the mouth and it quickly disappeared.

When the little girl fell into a deep sleep again, he swallowed his Adam's apple and stopped moving. There was an indescribable satisfaction in the corners of his eyes and brows. He slowly tied her belt, got up from her, tidied himself, and walked out.

Wei Hansu always thought that he had a miserable life because he was born out of wedlock and had to make a living under his stepmother since he was young. He was always very cautious and treaded on thin ice, fearing that he would accidentally dislike his stepmother. Since he was old enough to understand, he learned to hide his shortcomings without any guidance.

She felt very wronged because she did not dare to steal the limelight from her elder sister and had to behave herself as a timid and cowardly concubine's daughter. The resentment in her heart grew as time went by.

Last year, her eldest sister had an accident. Although she was terrified that her family would suffer misfortune, she was actually more happy.

Look, what a glorious daughter of the first wife. Because of her noble birth, she could strive for the position of Crown Princess, but she has fallen to this point.

She hated that she was born in a concubine's womb, hated her stepmother's indifference, hated her father's indifference to the affairs of the backyard, and hated that her stepsister's reputation spread throughout the capital while no one cared about her.

I thought that the suffering I had endured for more than a decade had reached its limit, until a thin silver needle pierced through the gap between my fingernails, and I was shocked to realize that a person could actually feel so much pain.

She was sweating profusely from the pain, but her mouth was blocked to prevent her from screaming. When she almost fainted, she looked back on the past and suddenly realized that compared with the pain she was suffering now, the life of a concubine's daughter could be described as a life of luxury.

She was never treated badly in terms of food, clothing and other expenses, and she had servants accompanying her when she traveled. Her stepmother never punished her without reason. Compared with other concubines' daughters, she actually lived a very good life.

What made her ignore the treatment of other concubines' daughters, and stubbornly believe that her stepmother treated her harshly, never showing her gratitude and filling her with resentment?

I always thought that with my talent and beauty, if I hadn't hidden my shortcomings, I would have had a chance to be one of the famous girls from the Wei family in the capital.

...Is it too late for her to regret now? (End of this chapter)