Chapter 299: Skinning alive three thousand palace maids!
Ye Zheng's face changed.
When Nan Yan heard this, she was also stunned.
The art of warding off evil?
In other words, this epidemic did not arise out of nowhere, but was caused by someone in the palace using a curse on the concubines.
But--
Ye Zheng frowned and asked, "Arrest all the palace maids and put them in jail?"
Ying Shao said, "That's what the Emperor ordered."
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"Leave no one behind."
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"Until the truth is revealed!"
After saying that, Ying Shao waved to the people behind him.
These guards had expressionless faces and had already begun to break into the rooms in the Ye Ting, grabbing out the terrified palace maids. Suddenly, screams broke out throughout the Ye Ting.
Ye Zheng was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
All the palace maids were imprisoned and tortured. There were nearly three thousand of them there! Moreover, he knew very well what imprisonment and torture meant. If the real culprit was not among them, or if he refused to confess, the people from the Ministry of Justice would skin these three thousand palace maids alive, and not a single one would come out alive.
This decree has almost sentenced everyone to death!
He said in a deep voice, "Why would the Emperor issue such an order? Does the Empress know?"
Ying Shao said, "The Emperor was furious when he learned that someone in the palace was using the art of warding off evil. He issued an edict. The Empress tried to dissuade him, but you know the Emperor's temper; he won't listen to anyone's advice."
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"Empress can't do anything about it."
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"Master Ye, I have something to do."
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and several guards came forward, unlocked the door, walked in and pulled out the stunned Nan Yan.
At this time, Nan Yan came to her senses. She struggled a few times, and the guards immediately tried to pull her hands back.
Ying Shao hesitated for a moment, then said, "Don't be violent towards the female official."
Then he turned to Nan Yan, "Lady Si, this is the emperor's order. Please don't embarrass me."
Nan Yan panicked and said hurriedly, "I, I didn't! It wasn't me!"
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"Lord Ying, can I see the Emperor? I have something to tell him!"
She remembered what Ye Zheng had asked her just now, and suddenly realized that since Ye Zheng knew everything, Zhu Feng must know it too.
He was angry about that incident, so did he want to put himself in jail and torture him?
Does he doubt himself?
Ying Shao looked at her anxious expression and could only say in a deep voice: "Lady Si, I cannot disobey the emperor's order. I'm sorry."
After saying that, he said to the guards, "Take him away."
Nan Yan was taken away by several guards.
Ye Zheng followed him out of the Ye Ting, but he did not try to stop Ying Shao, because stopping Ying Shao at this time would be disobeying the order, and he could not disobey Zhu Feng's order.
But, we can't just watch so many people die.
He turned and rushed to Wuying Palace, but the door was closed. Eunuch Yu told him with a pale face that Zhu Feng had ordered that no one was allowed to enter and disturb him, and anyone who disobeyed would be executed immediately.
Eunuch Yu said softly, "The Emperor is truly furious this time. He even refused to listen to the Empress's request."
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"Master Ye, let's think of another way."
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Ye Zheng frowned.
Three thousand palace maids have been thrown into prison, and more importantly, Si Nanyan is among them.
No matter how hard Zhu Feng tried to be stubborn, he knew very well what Si Nanyan meant to the emperor. He also knew that Zhu Feng was angry because of some previous events and that the murderous intent had made him lose his mind.
If Si Nanyan is really dead——
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