Chapter 107: Torture
Lu Mingzhu was shocked and shook her head to deny it: "That's impossible. Did your Majesty see it wrong?"
"How dare you." Eunuch Wei shouted, his eyes wide open, "You dare to question the queen, you are courting death."
"I didn't." Lu Mingzhu shrank her neck in fear and said anxiously.
Lu Youping looked at Eunuch Wei cautiously with a tense face: "Eunuch, look, this matter can be turned around. My daughter definitely didn't mean it."
Eunuch Wei rolled his eyes at Lu Youping rudely, "Master Ning, do you think this is just a joke? Fortunately, the Queen found out about this first. If the screen was sent to the Queen Mother and she knew that the Fourth Miss was secretly criticizing her for being blind, she would be guilty of a capital crime punishable by death."
"The Concubine Shu is so kind that she only punished the fourth young lady this time without implicating the rest of the Lu family. Lord Lu should be grateful. I'd better advise you to speak less."
His wife was so happy that she took the embroidery and asked someone to make a screen to please the empress dowager. However, she was not happy for many days when she was suddenly told that there was something wrong with the embroidery.
The phoenix has no eyes?
This was simply a great disrespect to the Empress Dowager. If it was not discovered in time, when the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet was served, there would always be sharp-eyed people among so many dignitaries and ladies who would find the problem. Even if they didn't say anything on the spot, the matter would be exposed sooner or later, and the Empress Dowager would lose face, and the Concubine Shu who presented the screen would also be held accountable.
Lu Youping's face looked grim, and the old lady was staggering, so Lu Xiang hurried forward to support her.
Liu and Lu Mingzhu were completely stunned.
Eunuch Wei looked at everyone's faces indifferently, swung the whisk in his hand and said: "Shufei has ordered that Lu Mingzhu has disrespected the royal family and committed an unforgivable crime of treason. She will be punished by finger-pinching. Cut off all ten fingers and execute immediately."
Everyone's expression changed immediately.
Liu screamed and hugged Lu Mingzhu: "It's none of Mingzhu's business. This embroidery was not embroidered by her. It's none of her business."
The old lady came back to her senses from her shock and was startled when she heard what Liu said. Then she saw her hand pointing to the side, in the direction of Lu Xiang.
"Your Highness, please blame Lu Xiang. Lu Xiang embroidered the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, so she should be the one to be punished."
Snap...
As Liu finished her words, a heavy slap fell on her face.
Liu covered her face, and when she looked up she saw the old lady with a sinister look on her face. There was a strong murderous intent in her eyes, which choked her for a moment.
"How can you act recklessly in front of the eunuch? Why don't you change your bad habit of pushing the blame on others when things go wrong? Tell me yourself, how many times has this happened? There are so many eyes watching you in the Lu Mansion. Just pick anyone out and ask, can they trust what you said?"
"You said it was embroidered by Xiangxiang. Why didn't you tell me when Concubine Shu took a fancy to her and promoted her? Now that she has committed a serious crime, you are using her to take the blame. Liu, do you have any shame? If you dare to say another word, you will get out of the Lu family."
The old lady was so angry that her face was filled with infinite coldness.
Lu Youping pulled Liu away angrily and shouted in a deep voice: "Do you think Mingzhu's punishment is not enough and you want to drag our whole family to death?"
At this time, Lu Youping was unwilling to understand Liu's motherly heart to protect her daughter. Could she save Mingzhu by putting the blame on Lu Xiang? She didn't think about it. Now that Mingzhu made a mistake, Concubine Shu only punished her, but if Lu Xiang admitted the crime, it would be deceiving the emperor...
Don’t you have any idea what is more important?
When he thought of the consequence, Lu Youping couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his back. He increased the strength of his hands pulling Liu, and his handsome face was filled with uncontrollable rage.
"But..." Liu struggled to speak, but ultimately did not dare to challenge Lu Youping's bottom line at this time.
When Eunuch Wei came, he brought a lot of people with him. So he waved his hand and immediately two young eunuchs pulled Lu Mingzhu out.
The eunuchs had no mercy on women. When Lu Mingzhu tried to resist, they kicked her a few times, causing her to grimace in pain and be dragged away.
Liu felt heartbroken when she saw this, but the pain in her arm made her dare not act rashly.
Lu Youping looked coldly at Lu Mingzhu who was dragged out, with a mysterious expression on his face.
Two eunuchs held Lu Mingzhu down, and then a young eunuch picked up the silver needle from the tray, grabbed Lu Mingzhu's finger and forcefully stabbed it into her fingertip.
As the silver needle pierced into her, Lu Mingzhu's pupils suddenly dilated in pain: "Ah..."
A shrill scream echoed throughout the front yard.
When Qiao Jingru, Aunt Lin, Lu Qiao and Aunt Yao arrived, they saw such a shocking scene and their faces turned pale with shock.
In the main hall, everyone's face looked extremely ugly, and Liu looked even more miserable.
Qiao Jingru asked tremblingly: "Grandma, father, what happened?"
They received news that the eunuch from Concubine Shu's palace came to convey Concubine Shu's oral instructions. Her first reaction was that Concubine Shu must be giving Lu Mingzhu another reward.
Can……
Why torture?
The scene of the eunuch piercing his fingertip with a needle made Qiao Jingru tremble all over when she thought about it.
This kind of punishment will not kill people, but it is very torturous.
The old lady and Lu Youping had gloomy faces and were in such a bad mood that they didn't want to talk.
Lu Xiang then quietly explained the whole story. Qiao Jingru was so shocked that she almost couldn't breathe and looked at Lu Xiang in amazement.
Lu Xiang faced her gaze directly, his pretty face full of calmness, his skin was as smooth as a baby's, and he exuded a faint, elegant and refined aura like a flower.
It was as if to say that no matter how my sister-in-law looks at me, I don't regret what I have done.
Qiao Jingru reached out and held Lu Xiang's hand, squeezing it hard to express her feelings.
Lu Mingzhu is shameless, and she deserves the consequences of her own actions.
She was surprised because it happened so suddenly and she was completely unprepared. Although Lu Xiang kept telling her not to be anxious and that she knew what to do, he didn't tell her what to do.
If Lu Mingzhu had not been greedy, she would not have suffered today.
Everyone must bear the consequences for their actions.
What's more, when Lu Mingzhu stepped on Lu Xiang, she always spared no effort and did not care about the consequences.
Eunuch Wei thought Lu Mingzhu's screams were too unpleasant and irritating, so he had someone stuff her mouth with cloth and insert silver needles into the tips of her ten fingers. Then the young eunuch took out a clamp and clamped her ten fingers one by one. He raised his hand, and two other people grabbed the rope and pulled it hard to both sides.
The fingers are connected to the heart, and this kind of torture is even more tragic than death.
Lu Mingzhu couldn't shout, her face was pale, her eyes were full of fear, and she was in so much pain that she wanted to die. Her body was held down by the eunuch, and she couldn't move at all, and she had to endure the heart-wrenching pain.
Faintly, everyone seemed to hear the sound of bones breaking.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
