Besides, she had both witnesses and evidence, leaving them no room for excuses.
"Please Queen, please understand. In recent days, the Imperial Concubine has not been sleeping well because she is overly worried about the Fourth Prince. She has been wanting to relax in the garden."
Xiao Zi's words were reasonable and well-founded, but Shu Zhiyao was furious.
"You don't think I would believe such a lame excuse, do you?"
"Your Majesty is very insightful. This is indeed the fact." Xiao Zi said respectfully again.
If you look closely, you will find that she is shaking violently and she is trying her best to stay calm.
She never thought that Concubine Min would guess it right. As soon as she left, Empress Shu Zhiyao came.
It was only a quarter of an hour before and after.
In other words, they have always been watched by the Queen.
As long as there is any movement from their side, the East Palace and the Pepper Palace will be able to get the news immediately.
In other words, they already knew that Concubine Min had escaped from the palace.
Thinking like this, how could Xiao Zi not be afraid?
Her life is worthless, so it's fine if she dies, but nothing can happen to the imperial concubine.
If something happens to her, who will save the Fourth Prince?
"Someone, drag him away for me!" Shu Zhiyao ordered again.
"Yes, Queen!"
Afterwards, two guards walked to Xiao Zi's left and right sides, held her arms and walked out.
"Empress, Empress, please spare me, please spare me..." Xiao Zi shouted anxiously.
Hearing this, Shu Zhiyao raised his hand, and the guards stopped, and spoke again:
"It's not impossible for me to spare your life if you want me to. As long as you tell me that the bitch Pu Chenmin left the palace to do something bad, I can consider sparing your life."
"It's absolutely true. What I said is absolutely true. Concubine Min really went to the garden. She just felt a headache recently and wanted to go to the garden to relax. She said that even if she didn't go to the garden, she couldn't sleep in Tingzhu Palace and was worried..."
"Someone come here!" Shu Zhiyao interrupted Xiao Zi's chattering.
She knew very well that Xiao Zi was the most loyal maidservant to that bitch Pu Chenmin.
It is harder than climbing to the sky to get her to say that Pu Chenmin went out to do something bad.
Asking again will only be a waste of time, and you won't get what you want.
After hearing what Shu Zhiyao said, Xiao Zi really felt scared.
Because she had no idea what Shu Zhiyao wanted to do next.
If she just killed herself, it would be better. I was afraid that she would be cruel again.
Imperial Concubine Ru is already very pitiful. If Shu Zhiyao continues to torment her, I'm afraid she won't be able to bear it until the Fourth Prince is rescued.
In the past, I was by her side, advising her to relax.
If something happens to me, then...
Thinking of this, Xiao Zi kowtowed to Shu Zhiyao repeatedly and said:
"Empress, please forgive me. I will tell you everything I know!"
However, after hearing Xiao Zi's words, Shu Zhiyao suddenly had another idea in his mind.
Think about it, wasn't this what she looked like when she tortured Xiao Lan, the little girl beside that bitch Pu Chenmin?
Thinking of this, Shu Zhiyao slowly stood up and looked at Xiao Zi sinisterly:
"I was just thinking, is it too easy for you to die just like that?"
When saying this, Shu Zhiyao's expression was very sinister, and Xiao Zi looked very scared.
He stood there in a daze, staring at Shu Zhiyao with wide eyes, not understanding what she wanted to do.
Seeing that Xiao Zi was scared, Shu Zhiyao then revealed a triumphant smile.
"What? Are you scared now?" Shu Zhiyao sneered.
Then he ordered: "Even if we have to execute her one day, we must let her know that death is not something she can get just because she wants it. We must let her experience what it means to live a life worse than death."
"Queen...Queen, please spare me. I dare not do it again. I..." Xiao Zi kowtowed to Shu Zhiyao fiercely.
Even though she hadn't been tortured by Shu Zhiyao yet, she could probably guess something.
Because that was how the Queen dealt with Xiao Lan, who was beside the Imperial Concubine, before.
After hearing Xiao Zi's words, Shu Zhiyao became even more proud, and without thinking, he said coldly: "Punish him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the guard at the door came in with a torture instrument to twist his fingers.
As the guards came in, the two men pressed Xiao Zi on both sides again, pulled out her arms, took them out and put them on their fingers.
"Queen, please, spare this slave...ah..."
Before he could finish his words, he felt sharp pain in the fingers of both hands.
"If you want me to forgive you, it's not impossible. You just need to tell me that you saw with your own eyes that bitch Pu Chenmin trying to rebel."
"As long as you admit it, I can let you go immediately and guarantee you endless wealth and splendor for half your life. Otherwise, I will make you live a life worse than death. You know I have the ability to do this, don't you?"
Shu Zhiyao spoke the last three words extremely slowly.
However, even so, Xiao Zi kept shaking her head.
Seeing this, Shu Zhiyao narrowed her eyes, and her meaning was very clear.
"torture!"
“Um… Um… Ah… Uh…” Xiao Zi endured the severe pain and shook her head desperately.
"You still dare to be stubborn, don't you?" Shu Zhiyao said sternly, "Hit me hard!"
With one order, Xiao Zi is doomed to failure.
After torturing him for a while, Shu Zhiyao ordered people to bring up another torture instrument.
After seeing that it was a branding iron, Xiao Zi's face turned pale.
She was very familiar with this torture device. She would always remember that Xiao Lan died on this torture device.
"Why are you scared?" Shu Zhiyao said proudly.
Looking at Xiao Zi's expression, she naturally knew what she was thinking.
She just wanted to get rid of the loyal ministers around the bitch Pu Chenmin one by one, including the maids and guards.
Didn't she want her son to ascend the throne? Doesn't she want to be the mother of a country?
One day, Shu Zhiyao would tell her that as long as she, Shu Zhiyao, was around, Pu Chenmin would have no chance.
As time went by, the soldering iron had already turned red.
When the guard brought it out, it was still steaming and looked quite scary.
After getting Shu Zhiyao's nod, the guard walked towards Xiao Zi without any hesitation.
There was no one in Tingzhu Hall at this time, but because it was the middle of the night, even the slightest noise could still be heard throughout the entire Tingzhu Hall.
Xiao Zi just looked at the guard, holding the branding iron, and moving towards her step by step.
At this moment, her eyes were wide open with fear in them, but even so, she still clenched her teeth and did not utter a single word that Shu Zhiyao wanted to hear.
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