Chapter 87: Neglect
"You are not...then who are you?"
The queen almost let the cat out of the bag, but she swallowed her words back.
"Your Majesty, we have said it many times, we are the Emperor's people."
"The emperor ordered the investigation of the tunnel, and the matter of your eldest son has also been settled today."
Long Wei's tone was gloomy and extremely cold.
"What's the matter of the eldest son? What's the matter of settling the dust? I don't understand."
The queen played dumb.
She didn't know how many days she had been captured, but she knew that as long as Chu Chengzhao's background was not discovered, he would be fine.
"Commoner Zhao's origins have been discovered, and he and his father's family have all been brought to justice today."
Long Wei was not surprised at the Queen's reaction. Which of the prisoners in his secret prison was easy to interrogate?
"I don't understand what you are saying. Please send me back. I want to see the emperor."
The Queen didn't believe what Long Wei said at all.
Doesn't the Wuwei General's Office mean that someone will be executed just like that?
Without clear charges and evidence, it was impossible for the old ministers in the court to agree to kill the nine clans of the Wuwei General's Mansion.
Besides, it’s only been a few days.
How could it be so easy to investigate an old general who had military power?
"Your Majesty, I advise you to recognize the situation and confess as soon as possible so that you will suffer less."
Long Wei was originally trying to deceive the queen, so he didn't take her reaction seriously.
If her two maids had not rolled on the ground with their heads in their hands in pain as soon as they had the idea of confessing, he would not have had to come directly to interrogate the empress.
"I want to go back to the palace and see the emperor, otherwise I won't say a word."
The Queen was not willing to say anything. She knew clearly what she had done.
If you say it, you won't be able to live.
"The Emperor said that you can only see him if you confess everything. Of course, if you don't confess, the Emperor also allowed us to torture you."
As the dragon guard spoke, he signaled the other dragon guards following him to torture the empress.
The rattling sound of iron chains sounded particularly eerie in the cold underground dungeon.
The queen trembled noticeably when she heard the sound.
"How dare you? When I get out, I will tell the emperor and make sure you all die miserably."
When the queen saw that the person in front of her was serious, she screamed in fear.
"Since the emperor has allowed us to torture you, I think he will not punish us."
Long Wei casually continued the Queen's words, but his hands did not stop moving.
"Let me go, let me go..."
The queen was soon chained to a cross.
His arms were spread out, and his feet were tied to the rack three feet off the ground, without any support.
"Your Majesty, do you want to confess now or later?"
Long Wei asked, and then wanted to turn around and leave.
People with a background in martial arts could hold up this torture rack, but a noblewoman like the queen, who had been pampered since childhood, would not be able to hold on for long.
"What should I confess? You brought me here for no reason and tortured me. Aren't you afraid of being held accountable?"
The queen roared stubbornly, but in her heart she was thinking of a way to break through the worm valley.
During the few days she was locked up, she had been trying to think of ways to break the restrictions that the Imperial Master had set for her in Worm Valley.
He wanted to release the beasts from the Worm Valley to help her escape.
"Since the Queen doesn't want to say it, then don't say it."
Long Wei quickly left the cell and went to Yu's study.
"Two countries at war? She doesn't believe you are my people?"
Emperor Yongping was also shocked when he heard the news.
Could it be that Chu Chengqi was born to the Queen and a member of another country’s royal family?
Thinking about how he had doted on the empress for so many years and how he had enjoyed himself with her every night in Fenghua Palace, he felt a chill in his neck.
If he stayed overnight in Fenghua Palace and the foreigners broke in through the tunnel...
No wonder his granddaughter said that his kingdom was eventually stolen for this reason.
"Have you explored the tunnels of Fenghua Palace? Quickly block all its exits."
Emperor Yongping scared himself so much that he broke out in a cold sweat.
"We have explored it thoroughly. The exits have been reinforced. We will be able to submit a map of the tunnel tomorrow."
Long Wei remembered that he had already reported this matter to Emperor Yongping, but since he asked, he had to answer again.
"Oh, that's good."
Emperor Yongping nodded. If Long Wei had not been present, he would have patted his chest to comfort himself.
"Continue to interrogate the Queen, and send another group of people to investigate which royal family had close contacts with Sheng'an six years ago."
Emperor Yongping quickly gave the order, and Long Wei quickly took the order and withdrew.
"Shu'er, why have you been sleeping these past two days? Why don't you wake up to talk to the Emperor?"
Ever since Chu Qinshu had the magic weapon of the phonetic translation book, she wished she could stay in the space for twelve hours a day.
After all, she only had less than three years to memorize everything she had learned in her previous twenty years, which was still quite challenging.
Emperor Yongping was almost dying of anxiety these past two days, and he had to try to smell her breath countless times a day.
He thought that Chu Qinshu had received the box full of poison from the Queen, which caused his drowsiness.
So the imperial physician was ordered to be on duty in Lai Yu's study, and to take her pulse every half an hour.
"Master, it's time for you to go out and drink milk. Don't let reciting lessons hinder your growth."
While Chu Qinshu was reciting, Xiao Hulu was still watching the video, but he was watching the silent version.
At the same time, I also have to help her keep track of the time and be responsible for reminding her to go out for milk.
Breast milk is not like cow's or goat's milk. It is absorbed very quickly and needs to be drunk once every hour and a half at most.
Moreover, her consciousness was always immersed in space to memorize, which was also very exhausting.
It is really not good to not supplement nutrition.
"Okay, I'll go out now."
Chu Qinshu heard Xiao Hulu's reminder and quickly finished memorizing and left the space.
“Ahh.”
【I'm hungry. Shu'er wants to drink milk. 】
When Chu Chengshu opened her eyes, she saw Emperor Yongping staring at her in a daze, his hand still under her nose.
"Is Shu'er awake?"
"Quick, quick, bring me the hot milk."
When Emperor Yongping saw that his granddaughter had woken up, he hurriedly talked to her while asking Nanny Yao to bring her milk.
Don’t even mention how wonderful that feeling is.
After listening to his granddaughter's thoughts for a month, he was a little uncomfortable when she suddenly spoke less.
Nanny Yao brought the milk over, and Emperor Yongping began to feed him one spoonful at a time.
Chu Qinshu drank the milk in big gulps and smiled at Emperor Yongping.
Emperor Yongping was so happy that wrinkles appeared on his face.
"Shu'er, don't fall asleep so quickly after drinking milk. Would you like to talk to the Emperor?"
Emperor Yongping's tone was full of resentment, like a neglected child.
The chief physician who was dozing off nearby curled his lips when he heard this.
He had said it many times that it was normal for a child as big as the little princess to sleep eight or nine hours a day.
But the emperor refused to believe it and insisted on torturing this old man.
Alas, the older you get, the harder it is to take care of you.
“Ahh.”
[Shu'er needs to memorize the lesson. If she doesn't finish memorizing it, she will forget it. If she forgets it, she won't be able to remember it. If she can't remember it, Shu'er won't be able to help the Emperor.]
While Chu Qinshu was drinking milk, she did not forget to respond to Emperor Yongping's words.
"Shu'er is so good. Drink more milk so that you can gain weight. Don't get hungry and lose weight and make the emperor feel bad."
Emperor Yongping was chatting with Chu Qinshu without answering the question, but he was wondering in his heart what book his granddaughter was reciting.
Could the contents of the book actually help him?
“Ahh.”
[Your Majesty, please read this book carefully, which Shu'er has memorized with great effort.]
Chu Qinshu ate and drank her fill, and fell asleep in the space in seconds.
Before entering the space, she took out a book she had just memorized.
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