Zhou Bo left early the next morning, and took away all of the Second Prince's secret guards.

Qiao Zhongguo knew that the Second Prince asked all the secret guards to escort Zhou Bo away because he was worried that he would kill Zhou Bo.

Qiao Zhongguo did have this plan, and he sent Qiao Diyi out yesterday.

But this ambush is the best we can do.

At that time, the entire marriage convoy, even the Qiao family, was poisoned. After thinking about it, Qiao Zhongguo guessed that the Second Prince had arranged people at every post station!

It seems that the Second Prince has a lot of people at his disposal, and I'm afraid he will also dispatch people to protect Zhou Bo along the way.

But he couldn't send all his men out. After all, what if the Second Prince was trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain and actually wanted to flee to the Northern Kingdom?

Qiao Zhongguo scratched his head in distress.

Dealing with the second prince is such a headache. You have to think ten steps ahead before you take one step. You can never be on guard against him!

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The imperial palace in Beijing.

Huang Pei asked various palaces non-stop yesterday, but got nothing.

When he went back to report, the emperor was very angry.

It was early in the morning and he had to continue.

At this time, he stood at the gate of Chonghua Palace.

After the second prince left the capital, all matters in Chonghua Palace were handed over to Liuyun.

Liuyun is a capable person and has been keeping Chonghua Palace in good order these days.

This time, rumors about the third prince spread in the palace. Liuyun was sure that it was not the work of the second prince, so he was not panicked when he knew Huang Pei had arrived.

She had already made inquiries at various levels last night, but the palace servants in Chonghua Palace did not know about this matter. She thought Huang Pei was just going through the motions.

Huang Pei walked into Chonghua Palace, but he began to feel uneasy.

It’s coming, it must be coming!

I don't know who His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arranged and what kind of excuses he has prepared, but he must consider his old heart that can't bear the burden!

Liuyun called all the eunuchs and palace maids in Chonghua Palace. She herself first answered Huang Pei's questions and had no questions.

Huang Pei nodded and walked in front of the eunuchs and palace maids.

"Have you heard about what happened yesterday? If you have any clues, report them quickly. We will reward you handsomely!"

"If you conceal it and our family finds out, it will be a heinous crime that will kill all your clans!"

Huang Pei spoke lightly, but his eyes swept across the palace maids with extreme sharpness.

Liuyun stood by with a calm expression.

At this moment, among the eunuchs who lowered their heads, a young face suddenly raised his head stealthily, but then seemed to be frightened and looked away hurriedly.

When Liuyun saw this scene, his heart skipped a beat.

What's going on? Which place is that servant serving?

All the palace maids in Chonghua Palace have been screened through layers of screening, and she is personally in charge of the screening. The most important thing is that their background is clean and there should be no problems!

Eunuch Huang noticed something unusual with his sharp eyes, and a huge stone in his heart fell to the ground.

It's finally here!

"You! Come out!"

Eunuch Huang raised his finger and pointed at the young eunuch.

Everyone looked up when they heard this, and made way when they saw the situation, and soon isolated the little eunuch.

The young eunuch looked up and was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Eunuch Huang! I don't know! I don't know anything!"

This sentence is exactly the case of trying to cover up one's own mistake.

When Liuyun saw this, his expression changed completely.

Although she didn't understand why such a mistake occurred, she now understood in her heart that this time...it was probably aimed at the prince!

Huang Pei's face darkened, and he looked very dignified.

"It's not up to you to decide whether to know or not. Come on, take him away!"

Liuyun hurried forward. She was about to say something, but Huang Pei raised his eyes to stop her.

"Miss Liuyun, we are working for His Majesty. Before the results come out, the less you say, the less mistakes you will make."

Liuyun paused abruptly, his face looked a little ugly, but he calmed down in an instant.

Yes, now is not the time to get entangled with Huang Pei. The top priority is to convey the message to His Highness as soon as possible!

Huang Pei ignored the young eunuch's cries of injustice and took him straight to the imperial prison and tied him up in the interrogation room.

"What's your name?"

Huang Pei sat on the chair and asked calmly.

The young eunuch was already crying and sobbing, and replied: "Liu Fuzi, my humble name is Liu Fuzi."

"Tell me what you know, or I'll punish you. If you've done something useful, I'll probably let you rise to the top today."

Huang Pei straightened his sleeves and spoke slowly.

Liu Fuzi just shook his head and said, "Eunuch Huang, I really don't know. I just admired your great name, so I looked up."

"Eunuch Huang, please let me go back..."

Huang Pei's eyes flashed when he heard this.

He is worthy of being the person appointed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Although he is young, he is flawless.

If Liu Fuzi opened his mouth easily, and the matter involved the Second Prince, he would inevitably be suspected of frame-up.

This is to leave some wounds on the body, so that it will appear genuine in front of His Majesty...

In this case, Huang Pei will just be a good person to the end!

"Oh, if you don't accept my toast, then I'd like to see if you are being stubborn or if the eighteen kinds of punishments in this imperial prison are too hard!"

"Someone, come and punish me!"

As soon as Huang Pei finished his cold words, a guard came forward holding a whip covered with barbs.

When Liu Fuzi saw the whip that was three fingers thick, he turned pale with fear and shouted for mercy:

"Eunuch Huang, please spare me! I didn't lie! I really don't know anything!"

Huang Pei pretended not to hear and raised his chin slightly, "Beat him until he speaks!"

"yes!"

The guard swung his arm and then cracked the whip hard.

Bang!

The sound echoed in the interrogation room, along with the excruciating pain of tearing flesh, causing Liu Fuzi to scream.

"ah!!!"

Snap, snap, snap——

After being whipped three times in a row, Liu Fuzi opened his mouth wide, but was in so much pain that he couldn't make a sound.

His body was instantly covered in blood and flesh, and when the last whip fell, the tip of the whip swept across his young face, instantly tearing off a piece of skin.

Liu Fuzi's lips trembled, and tears rolled down to the wound, causing him excruciating pain.

He clenched his hands tightly and counted silently in his mind: "Three, two, one..."

When the seventh whip was taken away, he seemed to have his defenses broken, and screamed at the top of his lungs:

"The slave says! The slave says!"

"Eunuch Huang, stop hitting me. I'll tell you everything!"

Eunuch Huang raised his right hand, and the guard who was carrying out the execution immediately stepped aside.

Eunuch Huang slowly stood up, walked forward, and looked at the little eunuch who was tied to the rack in front of him, bleeding and dying. A rare hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.

Too much is as bad as too little. This kid has found the right measure.

If what he wanted to expose was the Second Prince's life experience, he could have regarded not saying it just now as a way of protecting himself. After all, if such a secret were to be leaked out, he would most likely be silenced.

But now they are being tortured and if they don't tell the truth they will be beaten to death.

The Second Prince was unaware of the situation and had not threatened him, so his act of refusing to surrender even in death seemed fake.

Tsk tsk tsk, I wonder where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince found this wonderful woman.

"He who knows the current situation is a hero. Look at you. You have to be beaten before you speak."

"Go ahead, we're listening."

Huang Pei spoke calmly, but his heart was already in his throat!