"Someone come and splash water on her to wake her up."
The woman tied to the cross had been beaten to a bloody pulp, her consciousness gradually blurred and her eyes lost focus.
Then a basin of cold water was poured on her body. The biting cold and the wounds touched by the water forced her to open her eyes again.
But his consciousness was still a little hazy, as if he saw a graceful and elegant woman sitting in the dirty and gloomy room, which was so out of place compared to this place.
"I only asked you to detain her. Who gave you permission to torture her?"
Qiao Yu was not playing the role of a kind-hearted woman. She was really angry that these people were torturing her privately. She felt that Xu Miao was still useful to her.
Xu Miao didn't know what her use was, and she thought that the other party was still pretending to be kind. Wasn't the emperor deceived by this woman?
"Noble Concubine Lan, stop pretending to be a good person here. No one here is watching your show. If you want to kill or cut me up, come after me alone. I am the mastermind this time."
This kind of confession is simply eye-rolling. She almost said that she was avenging her master. What's the difference between this and a direct confession?
Zhu Er couldn't bear to see such a filthy person polluting her young lady's eyes, not to mention that this damned slave almost hurt her young lady tonight, so she couldn't help but stepped forward and slapped Xu Miao hard:
"Who do you think you are? How dare you bark here?"
Seeing his confidant step forward and stabbed Xu Miao again, Qiao Yu held his forehead with a headache and signaled the guards to go out.
Xiao Dezi took the guards out, stuffed a bag of money into each of them, and told them to pretend they didn't hear anything.
Xu Miao didn't know what Qiao Yu meant by this, and thought she wanted to drive the man out so that she could confess under more severe torture:
"I have only one worthless life. No matter what methods your majesty uses, I will not be forced to confess."
Seeing that the other party was so loyal, Qiao Yu wondered what would happen if she knew that her master would completely abandon her if something happened to her.
But of course the other party would not believe what he said, and Qiao Yu did not expect the other party to believe it.
An important person like a confidant, besides being loyal, which is his greatest quality, must also be alone.
Apparently, Xu Miao lacks this aspect compared to Zhu Er:
"Oh? I didn't know that Concubine Qiu had such a loyal servant. How could I bear not to fulfill your wish?"
"Bah, stop being so hypocritical. I'm not a man who won't fall for the Empress's seductive tricks."
Zhu Er was so angry that she almost stepped forward and slapped the other person again: "Who do you think you are!"
"Alright, Zhu'er, since Miss Xu Miao doesn't want to listen to me, then I won't bother myself. I just don't know how sad Miss Xu Miao's family will be when they learn that their loved one has passed away."
Endless chill came over Xu Miao. She could disregard her own life and death, but what had her parents done? Why should they die just for giving birth to such an unfilial daughter like her?
Xu Miao couldn't help but tremble, not knowing whether it was because of the pain from the wounds on his body or because of the fear in his heart. His pale and dry lips trembled as he called out to Qiao Yu:
"I...I deserve to die. Please, Madam, if you want to hold me responsible, just put the blame on me alone. My parents are innocent. Madam, you are the kindest person. Please..."
The beautiful woman smiled unusually kindly, as if she was not facing someone who wanted to kill her. This was the most terrifying thing.
Xu Miao didn't know that the person she was protecting was not worth it. The moment she was pushed out, there was no way she could survive. Xu Miao knew this very well.
She just wanted to repay the young lady for her kindness over the years.
Qiu Ziheng had pretended to be sick long before the people sent by Qiao Yu to search arrived, claiming that Xu Miao, the lowly servant, saw that she was dying and was an abandoned concubine anyway, so she wanted to poison her to take away her last bit of money.
This is to completely remove all traces of oneself.
"It's no use begging me. Whether your parents live a life of wealth and glory or perish depends entirely on your choice."
Zhu'er handed a bottle of medicine to Xu Miao and bent down to tell her what to do.
Qiu Ziqian was summoned to the palace and told that Xu Miao wanted to see her for the last time. The imperial concubine, with her kind heart, agreed. Qiu Ziqian thought that she was sick anyway, so after much deliberation, she decided to go.
After Yan Fu finished his work, he heard that Qiao Yu had been assassinated. Furious at their deception, he asked Yu Yuanting to deal with the matter according to palace rules and hurried to Qiao Yu's side.
When he arrived at Lanchao Palace, he saw a woman embroidering something in the courtyard. His heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down a little. He walked quickly towards her with a passionate and loving gaze, not taking his eyes away from her.
Qiao Yu felt the strong gaze and looked up, meeting the man's gaze. She then handed the thing in her hand to Zhu'er, but just as she handed it over, the man pulled her into his arms:
"Is there any injury? Why didn't you send someone to report such a serious incident immediately?"
Yan Fu was really going crazy with anxiety. Ever since Qiao Yu entered the palace, problems had arisen every other day. In addition, he was really scared after the last failed suicide attempt, so his tone was a bit aggressive.
Qiao Yu also knew that Yan Fu was somewhat irritated by her concealment, so she obediently allowed him to examine her from head to toe, her fair face showing a hint of grievance and flattery:
"I'm fine... Huaiwu, you've been so busy lately with the border war, so I don't want to cause you any more trouble..."
Facing the other person's gaze that seemed to want to tear him apart, Qiao Yu's voice became smaller and smaller, and he became less and less confident as he spoke.
"Is anything more important than your own safety? Since you know I'm very busy and you deliberately let someone keep it a secret, how can I not be worried and afraid?"
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