Chapter 205 Taipu Temple
The pain of having his jaw reattached and the pain of having flesh ripped from his abdomen were amplified infinitely by the squeaking of the rats.
The man in black stared intently at Qin Jinzhi, "If you have the guts, then kill me with one blow!"
Qin Jinzhi's eyes were cold. "Wasting my time?"
Upon hearing the noise, the jailer lifted the man in black and placed him on the ground.
He took the rat cage and placed it on the man in black.
As soon as the mouse came out of the cage, it smelled the strong honey aroma.
They rushed to tear at the man in black's abdomen.
The man screamed in agony in the cell.
It was as if Qin Jinzhi had put his jaw back on just so he could scream louder when he was in pain.
Qin Jinzhi remained silent and watched as the rat gnawed through his stomach.
"Kill me! Kill me!"
"Qin Jinzhi! You will die a horrible death! Even as a vengeful ghost, I will not let you go!"
"ah!!!!!"
Blood kept flowing from the corner of the man in black's mouth.
His face was contorted with pain and rage, as if he were living a life worse than death.
Qin Jinzhi calmly withdrew her gaze and walked to the rack next to another man in black.
He raised his hand and put the man's chin back in place.
Before Qin Jinzhi could ask, the man said, trembling, "We were sent by Lord Sun Qian, the Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Stud!"
Qin Jinzhi sat down in the chair in the torture chamber.
"Go to the Thousand Birds Guard and give the order to bring Sun Qian here."
The man in black on the ground was already lifeless.
His eyes ruptured and bled as he died with his eyes wide open.
When the Thousand Bird Guards brought Sun Qian to the cell, the overwhelming smell of blood made Sun Qian frown.
This torture chamber was located at the very back of the prison, and it had no windows, so no light could shine in.
Only candlelight is allowed.
This is to confuse prisoners about time and break down their psychological defenses during interrogation.
As soon as he entered, he saw the dead body being gnawed on by rats.
Sun Qian vomited immediately.
Qin Jinzhi's face was so striking that half of it was hidden in shadow.
This made Sun Qian even more terrified when he saw him clearly.
Qin Jinzhi grinned, "The Imperial Stud, in charge of horse administration, can allocate all the horses in the Jin Kingdom. I wonder how many fine horses Sun Shaoqing helped the Yang family purchase and hide in Guanzhong?"
Sun Qian looked at Qin Jinzhi in disbelief upon hearing her words.
His position as a subordinate of the Sixth Prince was kept very secret.
The Imperial Stud Temple played a relatively minor role among the Nine Temples.
But it was indeed the Yang family that went to great lengths to place him in this official position.
For so many years, he secretly purchased horses for the Yang family without anyone noticing.
How could Qin Jinzhi possibly know?
Sun Qian forced a smile, "I don't know what the princess is talking about?"
The princess raised her chin. "These thieves who stole important evidence from the palace claim to be your men. Lord Sun, take a look and see if they are your men."
Sun Qian was taken aback, and without even turning his head, he said, "These people have absolutely no connection with me! They must be framing me!"
Qin Jinzhi clicked her tongue. "So they weren't Lord Sun's men. It seems they were lying. How dare they frame an official of the imperial court! Guards, kill them all!"
The jailer in the imperial prison asked, "Princess, shall we not conduct another interrogation?"
Chidori Guards, however, stepped forward and stabbed the men to death.
Whether it was intentional or not, blood splattered all over Sun Qian.
Sun Qian froze in fright. Everyone said that this little princess was a snake and a ruthless person.
Seeing it today, I can see it's true!
Seeing this, Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "Lord Sun, don't be afraid. We are now serving in the same court. I was thinking that if he is one of your people, I would let you take him back. In officialdom, you always need to have some connections."
Sun Qian's eyes fell on Qin Jinzhi's feet.
He hadn't felt this kind of oppressive feeling in a long time!
It's unbelievable that this would happen to Qin Jinzhi, the biggest playboy in the capital.
Sun Qian said somewhat awkwardly, "Your Highness, please understand, I absolutely do not know these scoundrels!"
Qin Jinzhi waved her hand, "It's nothing. Since it's a misunderstanding, someone, escort Lord Sun back to his residence."
Sun Qian was at a loss because of Qin Jinzhi's good temper.
Has he really changed his personality?
Looking at the large procession escorting him back to his residence, Sun Qian said to the Thousand Bird Guards at the front, "I can return to my residence by myself, so I won't trouble you all."
The Thousand Bird Guard said coldly, "This is the Commander's order. Otherwise, go and talk to the Commander yourself."
Sun Qian was taken aback; it was best for him to have as little contact with Qin Jinzhi as possible.
After Sun Qian left the prison, Qin Jinzhi said to the remaining Thousand Bird Guards, "Wake him up and send him to the Sun residence tonight."
After leaving the prison, Qin Jinzhi returned to the Empress's palace.
Zhao Yuanying was sitting in the courtyard embroidering a forehead band for the Empress.
Upon seeing Qin Jinzhi, he smiled and asked, "Why are you in the palace at this hour? Have you had a meal?"
Qin Jinzhi stretched and yawned. "I just got out of the prison. I'm going to take a bath first, Feiyan!"
Feiyan ran out upon hearing the sound, "Princess!"
"Have someone bring me some hot water."
Feiyan immediately made preparations after hearing this.
While bathing, Fei Yan looked at Qin Jinzhi's scars with great heartache and said, "Princess, why don't you have Physician Liu make you some scar-removing ointment?"
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "They're just minor injuries, don't worry about them."
After taking a bath, Qin Jinzhi went to the Empress's bedroom.
She jumped onto the soft couch with a small booklet in her hand.
The Empress and Zhao Yuanying looked at her with some confusion.
Qin Jinzhi placed the booklet in front of the two of them.
“In a few days I plan to ask for a county princess title for you. Grandmother, please choose a name for Zhao Yuanying.”
The Empress nodded upon hearing this. "That's good. I've been thinking of bestowing some gifts upon Aying these past few days. County Princess, I'll have your uncle show you a prosperous fiefdom."
There were very few county lords in the State of Jin who had titles and fiefs.
Zhao Yuanying looked at Qin Jinzhi and said, "I have done nothing wrong. If His Majesty were to bestow upon me the title of County Princess, there would be objections in the court, and I fear it would tarnish my aunt's reputation."
Qin Jinzhi lay on one side, with her hands behind her head and one hand resting on her other leg.
"If anyone objects, I'll just go and confront them."
The Empress smiled and patted Qin Jinzhi's head.
Zhao Yuanying also laughed and said, "You've got guts."
Qin Jinzhi opened one eye and said, "Besides, who said you have any merit? The Zhao family has never stopped providing military pay, food, and winter clothing for the soldiers over the years. If you look at it this way, you are the creditor of the Emperor's grandfather. Asking him for a piece of land is too cheap for him."
The Empress also took Zhao Yuanying's hand and said, "It's just a small county princess. Your aunt will give you something better in the future."
Qin Jinzhi sat up. "By the way, I'll have to trouble Grandmother to organize a chrysanthemum appreciation party soon."
The Empress looked at the booklet and said, "What you mentioned before about the marriage alliance between new and old officials?"
Qin Jinzhi leaned her face against the Empress's arm and said with a grin, "Now that you have the Phoenix Seal, you can naturally make the decision about the bestowed marriage."
The Empress touched her face and said, "You sly thing, who knows what you're plotting with that old geezer again."
Qin Jinzhi said with a smile, "Shall I tell Grandma about it?"
The Empress laughed and said, "I won't listen. You two, grandmother and grandson, go play by yourselves."
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