Lu Yue had used waterboarding before.
The person is soaked in a vat filled with leeches, buried underground with only the head exposed.
If a person has a wound on his body, the leeches will immediately drill into his body as soon as they touch his body.
The large vat was buried underground. As time went by, the flesh and bones of the people buried in the vat were separated. They could hardly survive a day, and only a head was left in the vat.
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Once Gu Chenshu gave the order, it would not be changed.
He sat at the small square table in the dungeon. The dim light from outside the dungeon shone in from the top of the wall and fell on one side.
He stood there for a moment.
Watching Lu Yue being sealed into the big vat, he left.
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Song Niannian’s wedding day.
It was an auspicious day selected by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory.
All the civil and military officials in the court congratulated him in front of the palace, and the emperor, despite his illness, presided over the entire ceremony.
From now on, Song Niannian’s title of Crown Princess is legitimate.
If Bai Anle were still alive, and she dared to speak to Song Niannian like this, Song Niannian wouldn't have to do anything. She could just say "outrageous" and drag her out and give her a beating!
If someone is even more powerful and wants Bai Anle to die, they can fabricate a crime and put it on Bai Anle's head, and that would be the end of it.
But after the ceremony, Zhou Yan was wearing the phoenix robes of the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace and asked Song Niannian to tidy up a bit.
He took her to the cold palace.
People say that the victors are kings and the losers are bandits. Zhou Yan just received news that Lu Yue is dead.
He died on Zhou Yan's wedding day, which was considered too easy for him by Zhou Yan.
A man's jealousy may be revealed in a woman's unintentional words.
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The palace's colorful lights and decorations, as well as the elegant music, never reached the cold palace.
The imperial palace is too big, and the cold palace is too deep.
Song Niannian followed Zhou Yan and when she saw the Queen...
All I saw was a withered woman in a worn palace skirt, leaning against the palace wall, quietly staying there.
She looked a bit older, but only traces of her youthful beauty were visible.
Zhou Yan didn't speak, and she didn't speak either.
The two looked at each other silently.
"Lu Yue is dead." Zhou Yan said suddenly.
He himself didn't know why.
If there is anything in the world that can make the queen feel pain, it is only Lu Yue's death.
The victor is the king and the loser is the bandit. A queen who killed her own prince with her own hands! She should have sat on the throne and ruled the country from behind the curtain.
Now, he has become a useless person in the cold palace.
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"Oh."
The woman sneered, as if she saw through Zhou Yan's intention.
She looked past Zhou Yan and looked at Song Niannian beside her.
Slightly narrowed his eyes.
"You look like a human being."
"Who is the late queen to you?"
"Oh, I remember when Zhou Wu captured the capital and forced open the palace gates, the late queen jumped from the city wall, and the swaddled princess disappeared. She was about your age, actually. She had a red mole on her arm."
"Crown Princess? Oh, it's not bad now."
The queen talked to herself, as if speaking casually.
However, she stared at Zhou Yan, waiting for his expression to change drastically.
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Regarding the matter of Fashan Temple, it was not determined before whether Zhou Yan was talking about the son of the palace maid or the orphan of the previous dynasty who was left in Fashan Temple.
But if they are orphans of the previous dynasty...
Two siblings from the previous dynasty replaced their identities in the Zhou Dynasty and became the crown prince/crown princess of the Zhou Dynasty. If this is true, wouldn’t it be wonderful?
"You don't need to sow discord. There is no trace on Song's body, and I don't think she is the princess of the previous dynasty you mentioned." Zhou Yan said lightly.
"The Emperor has issued an edict that you will be buried with him on the day he passes away."
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