Chapter 40 Getting darker?
The housekeeper came over and said respectfully, "Princess, the neighbors are renovating the yard. Did they disturb you?"
"How long will it take to repair it?" she asked.
"Your Highness, it will take about half a month." The butler bowed.
Zhao Yue: "I understand. Go and do your thing."
The house being built next door was the one she had added for Xiaoqi. Once the yard was completed, she would bring Xiaoqi out of the palace.
In this way, Xiaoqi would not have to stay in the palace alone, and could also show her skills outside the palace.
Xiaoqi likes to make money, and she finds that Xiaoqi is not just writing storybooks.
She also used the money she earned to start some other businesses.
Although she was not outside the palace, she hired someone to help her take care of it.
Xiaoqi has never been able to concentrate on his studies since he was young, but he is very proficient in arithmetic and has a smart brain.
The concubines, princes and princesses in the palace have been played around by her since they were young.
So it was not surprising at all when she saw that she could beat Shen'er while playing crickets, leaving Shen'er with only the clothes on his body.
Xiao Mansion.
The man seated at the head of the table reclined on a large couch, a long, intricately patterned black robe draped loosely across his body, the collar slightly open, revealing a patch of cool, pale skin beneath his collarbone. His slender fingers toyed with a pair of silver, chained shackles with a careless, almost nonchalant air. Like a lazy beast lurking in the darkness, he seemed casual, yet exuded a commanding presence that could not be ignored.
He looked at the shackles he was playing with, his eyes slightly raised, and there was a seductive and morbid chill in his deep eyes.
[Wow, I can see the villain's storyline now?]
[Watch it now and cherish it, you may not be able to see it again soon]
[Oh my God, you finally heard my call. I really need to take a good look at this pervert!]
【! What's that thing you're holding, big villain?】
[Needless to say, these handcuffs were made just for the princess, and they're even polished to a shine!]
After the people below finished their reports, he curled the corners of his mouth coldly.
"The prince is gone? That's interesting."
"Yes, the prince went to rescue Chu Yinyin, and brought Lu Chenzhou out as well. The prince came to identify people, so I couldn't let them go. However, both of them were seriously injured. Also, everything you asked me to do has been done." He Xi replied respectfully.
The person in the higher position did not speak, but it was precisely because of the silence that this sense of oppression made He Xi nervous and he did not dare to look up.
"The prince has come to take the people away, so naturally he has to release them." He spoke slowly, but his eyes were fixed on the silver shackles in his hands.
After hearing this, He Xicai finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I've also investigated the origin of the rumors. They originated from the Princess's residence, not the general public."
In other words, the rumor was not spread by the onlookers that day.
Then He Xi won't be punished.
"Since this is the princess's residence, she will handle this matter herself." Xiao Tingye glanced at He Xi, "Go down."
He Xi bowed and said, "Yes, sir, I will take my leave."
He Xi bowed and immediately withdrew.
Xiao Tingye's eyes, like a cold pond, narrowed slightly.
"Chu Yinyin... this woman showed up at the perfect time..."
[Of course it's time. How can you divorce your wife if she doesn't show up?]
[Ah, I feel bad when I think that the villain will be redeemed by the heroine in the end, because the villain obviously loves the princess.]
[The plot is different now, so it’s not certain. I think it’s more normal for the villain to kill the heroine in the end.]
[That’s right, the heroine was sent to kill her because she offended the princess. Unfortunately, the princess didn’t know anything… Alas!]
[The villain is still obedient. The princess asked her not to kill Chu Yinyin, and now she won't kill him. He loves me so much that I'm crying!]
Just at this moment, Yinchuan dragged Doctor Xu in.
Doctor Xu was carried so hard that he felt dizzy and fell to the ground. When he saw the person sitting in the main seat, he immediately knelt on the ground.
"This subordinate greets Commander Xiao!"
It was visibly that Doctor Xu's legs were trembling.
This is Commander Xiao, the living King of Hell!
Normally, some of the imperial doctors in their Imperial Medical Bureau would be called to the Privy Council to prolong the lives of prisoners.
Those prisoners had been tortured beyond recognition and could no longer be seen as human beings.
Some even had only half of their bodies left, their entire bodies covered in rotten flesh!
There are mountains of corpses and seas of blood there, it is simply hell on earth!
Everyone knows that the most terrifying place in Daxia is the secret prison of the Privy Council.
And Xiao Tingye naturally became an existence that everyone feared.
"I... don't know... Your Excellency wants me to come here for something?" Doctor Xu's voice was trembling.
Xiao Tingye looked at the shackles in his hand. The silver bracelet was shining with a silver luster.
It's like a treasure that you can't let go of, and you keep polishing it in your hands.
"What does the princess want from you?"
The cool sound slowly fell, bringing with it a chilling chill.
Doctor Xu swallowed and said, "Just... a routine inquiry about your health."
Xiao Tingye opened his eyes, and just one look made people feel as if they were falling into ice.
"Really? Doctor Xu should know that I don't like liars."
“Crack!”
Followed by the sound of bones breaking.
“Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!”
Doctor Xu screamed in pain, his forehead covered with a layer of cold sweat.
Yinchuan withdrew his hand.
Doctor Xu's left hand was hanging by his side in a twisted posture.
He was in excruciating pain, and he knew that his entire arm was probably broken into several pieces!
A cold voice came from above: "If Doctor Xu doesn't tell the truth, it won't just be one hand that's broken."
"Doctor Xu should understand what happens to those who enter the Privy Council's secret cell. However, Doctor Xu has worked so hard and made such great contributions that I am reluctant to let him go."
Doctor Xu understood that if Xiao Tingye really wanted to arrest him and put him in jail, he could get in by giving him any reason.
His face was pale. "Princess...Princess, you came to me for medical treatment...You have a hidden illness...Do you know how to treat it?"
Xiao Tingye raised his eyelids, his lips cold, "Oh? What did Doctor Xu say?"
Doctor Xu endured the pain and said, "No... no... The princess has a hidden illness. This is something I have never heard of or seen before. And... how can I talk about a cure..."
"Is there no cure?" The cold voice carried a hint of danger.
Doctor Xu nodded repeatedly, "Yes... Your humble servant... Your humble servant is powerless..."
Yinchuan put the knife to Doctor Xu's neck and said coldly, "You'd better tell the truth. If you lie even a little, I'll chop off your neck!"
Doctor Xu quickly spoke in a trembling voice, "Every word I say is true, sir! I am not lying!"
[Doctor Xu is so pitiful, and the villain is so cruel]
[Wow, what's wrong with me only wanting my wife to touch me? ]
[My wild guess is, if the princess recovers from her illness and keeps a bunch of male favorites, will the villain go crazy?]
[She's still keeping a male favorite. Now, if a male appears next to the princess, the villain will want to kill him, okay?]
[Strange, the princess has been kind to him recently, but why does it feel like Old Xiao's dark side hasn't weakened, and has actually intensified?]
[I think so, too... From twisting and crawling in the dark corners, it's almost twisting and twisting into the light...]
[Anyway, as long as the princess doesn't love another man, he will definitely not abuse her.]
Xiao Tingye's gaze lingered on Doctor Xu's face for a moment, then he waved his hand.
Only then did Yinchuan move the knife away.
Doctor Xu finally felt the fear of surviving a disaster and collapsed to the ground in helplessness.
"My Lord, what I said is true. The princess's hidden illness is truly incurable..."
After saying this, Doctor Xu could clearly feel that the chill that was pressing down on him was gradually disappearing.
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