"Okay, thank you very much."
She saluted respectfully, her expression natural, but the person she was facing was not her father, but rather a subject facing the emperor, respectful yet distant.
The emperor also knew that he owed her, so he had no objection to her behavior.
"First, I want to punish He Shizi myself. Do you agree with this?"
"Okay, but you must be careful not to take his life, otherwise I won't be able to explain to the royal family."
"Of course, I certainly won't take his life." It would be better to torture him slowly and make him live a life worse than death.
"Do you have any other requests?"
"Secondly, before I get married, I must enjoy the same status and treatment as other princes and princesses."
The old emperor gritted his teeth and agreed.
"Third, when I go to Canglang Country, you must give me enough dowry. I also want to take half of Canglang Country's betrothal gifts."
"This, this, this, how can this be possible." Although he was not getting married, the Canglang Country was vast and rich in resources, so naturally a lot of good things were sent over.
The things they sent over were enough to fill half of the treasury of their small country.
How could she be allowed to take it away so easily? And not just a portion, but half. What a huge sum of money!
"I don't think the requests I've made are excessive. If Father doesn't agree, then I can find someone else. I don't really want to get married anyway."
"Okay, okay, okay." The old emperor closed his eyes and agreed with a painful look on his face.
"Don't make any more requests. I won't agree to them!"
Tang Wan was embarrassed: "That's not what I meant. I just wanted to ask if I can take He Shizi away?"
The old emperor hesitated for a moment and said, "Of course, I can, but you must send the person here within three days. No more delays."
"Only three days?" What can three days do?
"That's a lot of time. You can't really beat him to death, right? I'm warning you, don't let him lose his arms or legs."
"I understand." She lifted He Yi's collar with one hand, turned around and called out, "Father."
The old emperor was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at her: "What's wrong again?"
"You are such a coward." After saying this, she turned around and left without any lingering feelings.
Old Emperor:…………Did she scold me?
It took him a while to react: "You unfilial and rebellious daughter!!!"
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"Crack." A leather whip soaked in salt water hit He Yi's wound fiercely. He grimaced in pain, his face full of resentment.
But she said: "Wanwan, does your hand hurt? Why don't I do it myself?"
"No need." She said this coldly and whipped him hard again.
This whip is specially made. When it hits the injured area, it will increase the pain but will not hurt the muscles and bones. It is very convenient to use.
"Ah!!" A scream echoed throughout the prison, shrill and piercing.
Tang Wan had never thought that a man could make such a sharp sound. As if some attribute was aroused, she thrust harder.
Despite this, He Yi's face was distorted, but he said: "Wanwan, your delicate hands, how can you hold such a rough whip!"
Of course he wasn't crazy. On the contrary, he hated her to death at the moment, but he couldn't say it out loud, so he could only blurt out sweet words one by one.
All this is thanks to the credit of the Love-Devouring Powder.
Speaking of Love-Eating Powder, this thing is not a strong poison, but it is particularly disgusting.
As long as you feed someone, the harder you treat him, the more he will love you, and he will be unable to extricate himself from love, although he may show resentment on his face.
But there will absolutely be no behavior with words or body language that will hurt you in the slightest.
Tang Wan had heard of this thing by chance in her previous life. When she searched in her space backpack, she actually found several of them.
Although the effectiveness of this thing is not long, only about half a month, it is enough to torture people.
"He Shizi, you don't have to worry about this. You should worry about yourself."
"Snap, ah! Snap, ah!"
The two jailers outside the door couldn't help but grimace when they heard these disgusting conversations and the crackling sounds of whips.
"Oh my god, this He Shizi, is there anything wrong with his body?"
"Who knows? He doesn't look like that kind of person."
"Who can say for sure about this kind of thing? There's a saying that goes, 'You can know a person's face but not his heart.' Perhaps he did it on purpose to attract the Third Princess's attention."
"What you said does make some sense. After all, the Third Princess looks like a fairy. Tell me, why didn't I realize before that the Third Princess is so beautiful, like the fairy in those New Year paintings?"
"Hush, keep your voice down. Don't you want your head anymore? Now that the Third Princess has achieved success, everyone in the family has risen to prominence. She has the same status as the other princesses and princes. You can't talk about her behind her back."
"Brother Erniu, you are really thoughtful."
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Three days later, He Yi, who was tortured beyond recognition, was finally taken home by his family.
According to people familiar with the matter, he looked ragged, sloppy, with snot hanging from his face. When he saw his mother, he rushed over and burst into tears.
His mother thought a beggar had entered the palace and kicked him away.
He was already injured and his body was very fragile. This kick completely damaged his bones and it would take at least a year or two to recover.
It took his mother a long time to recognize that the beggar-looking boy in front of her was her own child.
I heard that the mother and son hugged each other and cried bitterly. His mother was so irritated by the sour smell on his body that she retched and cried, and kept wiping his wounds. The scene was both touching and disgusting.
But that’s all in the past.
Tang Wan was lying on the big bed in the bedroom. The bed was soft and comfortable. The palace maid was massaging her shoulders with just the right amount of force to relieve her fatigue.
She picked up a grape casually and looked at the crystal grapes. She had never enjoyed such treatment before, but now she enjoyed it, but it seemed that she was not looking forward to it as much as before.
After all, these things were not something she was born with. It turned out that this was the feeling of holding power, even if it was just a little bit, even if it was only obtained through coercion.
But at this moment, she finally understood. No wonder so many people wanted power.
In her previous life, her mother died early and her father ignored her.
She couldn't even read or write, and wasn't very smart. She was incredibly lucky to be able to start over again.
She doesn't have any extravagant demands, nor does she ask for a high position. She only hopes to live a peaceful life, be able to protect herself, and never be bullied by others again.
She slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.
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