Chapter 194 The Little Princess's Life
evening.
Dusk fell and the sky gradually darkened.
The lights in Cao's mansion were already on and the house was brightly lit.
King Jing saw a small figure staggering at the door and couldn't help but smile.
He quickly suppressed his anger.
With his back to Shi Shu, he smiled towards the door and said calmly, "Take Nanny Yan away."
Shi Shu saw the gesture behind him, then looked towards the door and instantly understood.
He led the men to take Nanny Yan and the two maids out, and said to the servant beside him, "Send the two maids to the farm outside the city, and this woman will come with me."
The two maids wanted to kneel down and beg, but there was nowhere else to turn to. The eunuch did not even give them a chance to speak.
Although they don't like Princess Jiayue.
But she fell from being the princess's personal maid to being a servant on the farm, and she would never see her parents and brothers again.
They wanted to die.
Looking at the two people being dragged away, Nanny Yan curled her lips, thinking that she had escaped.
But he didn't expect that as soon as he walked out of the inner courtyard, he was blindfolded and gagged with a black cloth.
I was pushed and shoved, and was taken to an unknown place.
I walked for a while before stopping.
Open your eyes again.
Dim lights, a cold and damp place, and a pungent smell.
From time to time, bursts of shrill wails were heard.
She was startled and looked around...
All the torture instruments were present, and there were traces of blood.
shocking.
This... this is actually a dungeon!!
There is actually such a place hidden in the mansion.
King Jing is indeed not as simple as he appears.
Nanny Yan's legs went weak and she became unsteady, so she was supported by the secret guards.
She was trembling all over and could hardly speak clearly, "Eunuch Shi...Eunuch Shi, what...what do you want to do to me?"
Shi Shu picked up a red-hot iron from the stove, walked around her, and said with a wry smile, "Mammy, it's obvious. I'm interrogating you."
Interrogate her?
Nanny Yan was bewildered.
He shrank back nervously.
"Isn't the matter of the little princess already clear? Why do we need to investigate?"
"Mammy, how can this be called clear? You're willing to go back to the capital even if it means giving the princess a chin bean. What's your real reason? Are you planning to murder Princess Jiayue, or do you have some other ulterior motive?"
"Eunuch Shi, what are you talking about? How could I possibly murder the princess? She was raised by my breasts!" Nanny Yan was shocked.
The fat on his round face was trembling with excitement.
How could she possibly murder the little princess? She is her future support.
"Eunuch Shi, please let me see the princess. I'll know if she has been murdered..."
"What a joke! How can a three-year-old prove your innocence? Just stay here."
Shi Shu snorted and threw the iron back into the charcoal fire, then took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands.
Nanny Yan opened her mouth, but there was something stuck in her throat.
I feel like I can't wash myself clean even if I jump into the Yellow River.
He said weakly, "It's not murder..."
Shi Shu took two steps forward and asked, "Mammy, don't you know that such a young child with diarrhea can easily die of dehydration? How can this not be murder?"
"It wasn't murder. The princess only took a little bit..." Nanny Yan felt that her defense was a little pale and powerless.
She just gave the princess a little bit of croton oil so that she could defecate more often, not gain weight, and be weaker.
How did it become murder?
To be honest, she was a little scared. She was just scared of being beaten with a stick and was tired of staying in Jiangzhou.
I just want to return to the capital as soon as possible.
Moreover, Prince Consort Cao in the capital was also urging her to do so, and he even sent people to Jiangzhou without the princess's knowledge.
Prepare to secretly take the little princess back.
But looking at how stupid those guys were, she was afraid that they wouldn't even be able to get out of the city gate if they took the princess with them.
That's why she resorted to this desperate measure.
"Since Nanny Yan doesn't want to talk, then I'll punish you severely!"
After Shi Shu finished speaking, two men walked out from the darkness.
Shi Shu stepped forward and bowed, "Lord Yan, Duke, this woman is the princess's wet nurse. The prince suspects she has ill intentions towards Princess Jiayue and there may be someone behind this. I'll leave her to you two. I can't bear to see such bloody scenes, so I'll leave first..."
He paused, then continued, "I think this woman has a lot of bad intentions. If possible, let her reveal them all and present them to the prince and princess."
After saying that, he quickly walked out of the dungeon.
Mu Yunji frowned slightly and looked at his brother-in-law, "Sir Shaoqing, I'll leave the matter of judging women to you."
Every profession has its own expertise, and this is something he is really not good at.
Just sit in and listen.
But he was also puzzled. This woman should be from the Cao family. To be able to become the princess's wet nurse, she should be a family-born child and quite trusted by the master's family.
You shouldn't betray your Lord.
Wouldn't this bring trouble to the family?
There's probably something else going on here.
Thinking of this, he patiently accompanied his brother-in-law to the first trial.
Yan Huan raised an eyebrow and ordered his men, "Begin. If she refuses, serve her all twelve dishes from the Dali Temple."
How could the women in the inner chambers withstand such things?
A little scare can scare people half to death.
I'm afraid she won't admit it.
All her secrets can be dug up thoroughly.
The jailer took out all the torture instruments and showed them to her.
When Nanny Yan heard the words "Dali Temple", she lost her balance. She looked at the torture instruments and heard screams from next door.
The whole person collapsed on the ground, trembling...
"I...I can recruit...Isn't it okay?"
"The little princess wanted to return to the capital and missed her parents, so I resorted to this desperate measure. I didn't intend to harm the little princess. Your Excellency, please understand..." Nanny Yan knelt on the ground.
Mu Yunji and Yan Huan pulled two chairs over and sat down, drinking tea and looking at her quietly.
Yan Huan flicked the teacup, without even looking up, and said calmly: "We all know all this, so tell me something useful."
Nanny Yan gritted her teeth and said, "It's Prince Consort Cao... Prince Consort Cao missed the little princess, so he sent someone to secretly take her back..."
"Then why didn't he just bring it up with King Jing?"
"The Prince Consort is afraid that the Prince will not approve, so he wants to... execute first and report later..."
Yan Huan put down the teacup and stared at her, "What else?"
Nanny Yan was stunned. What else?
That's all she knows.
"My lord, I don't understand what you mean."
Yan Huan chuckled, "Of course it's about the affairs of the Cao Mansion and the Princess's Mansion. Tell me everything you know and don't know. You don't think that Prince Jing sent you here just to visit, do you?"
Nanny Yan’s face turned pale. This…how could she say this!
"I have no idea."
Yan Huan didn't want to waste time with her, so he just wanted to make her suffer a little. He waved to the jailer and said, "Come, torture her."
This old nanny, who is deeply rooted in the mansion, knows even more than the master.
It seems that Prince Jing is going to examine himself without telling the Queen.
The Cao family is the queen's maternal family. If you want to investigate others, you must investigate yourself first to avoid being caught by others first.
A woman's shrill screams were heard from the cell.
It's just a small dish but he's crying like this. It seems he's been spoiled for a long time.
Mu Yunji and Yan Huan both stuffed their ears with cloth strips.
Then a faint voice was heard...
"I... I admit it. I know the little princess's background..."
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