Xianyue smiled, held his fingers tightly, and after a moment of tenderness, she said: "Before, if Wei Jingxuan had not lied, would the emperor really have spared her?"
Hongli pulled her to sit down and said: "Ever since I knew that Changle and the others died at the hands of the Wei family, I have no intention of killing her, because that would be too easy for her. I want her to live in the world and continue to suffer.
Pay back the sin she owed; so...whether she tells the truth or lies, the result is the same."
While Xianyue nodded, she said with some worry: "Now that the Wei family has finally surrendered, I am worried that if this matter spreads, it will be detrimental to the emperor. After all, there is a concubine missing suddenly, and the biological mother of the three princesses has been changed to someone else. Isn't it that?
It can be suppressed by pressing it." Once the affair between Wei Jingxuan and Li Jifeng spreads outside the palace, it will definitely damage the face of Hongli and even the entire royal family.
Hongli understood her worries and said: "I have also thought of it, so I will make the Wei family's crime of murdering Mingyu, Changle and others known to the world. I will strictly order everyone who knows the rest of the matter not to leak it."
"That's good." After a moment of pause, Xianyue said: "What about the Wei family and the one in Guangxiu Garden? How does the emperor plan to deal with it?"
When Wei Xiuyan was mentioned, Hongli's heart moved and he said: "I will handle these matters properly, you don't have to worry." After saying that, he glanced at the sky outside the window and said: "It's getting late, you can go back and rest.
I still have a few memorials to review."
Hongli's attitude made Xianyue's heart sink. Is it possible that at this time, Hongli still doesn't want to give up on Wei Xiuyan? Wants to keep her in Guangxiu Garden? Although he has doubts, there is no doubt that he hastily asked these questions at this time.
Something was wrong, Zhu Qian bowed and left the Yangxin Hall.
After Xianyue retreated, Hongli called Xiao Wu, who was standing aside with his hands hanging down, and said, "Go and bring Mao Gui in."
When he ordered the palace officials to take Mao Gui out, Hongli did not order Mao Gui to be killed because he still had some things to ask Mao Gui.
As soon as the latter was brought in, he panicked and said: "I have told you everything I know, and there is nothing to hide. Even if you execute me Lingchi, I can't say anything else. Please stop torturing me, please."
, give the slave one
Have fun!" He had just heard with his own ears how Hongli dealt with Wei Jingxuan, and he was afraid that Hongli would change his mind and delay his own life for decades. Whenever he thought about this kind of thing, he felt horrified, so he couldn't wait to beg for mercy.
"I won't torture you, but I still have one more thing to ask you!" After a moment of pause, he said: "Why did Wei Jingxuan spend so much effort to find out Yong Cang's secret?"
Mao Gui tried his best to think back and said: "I remember that Mrs. Wei once mentioned it after knowing the secret of the twelfth elder brother. She said that if Aunt Xuanjing told the emperor that there was a way to pray for the twelfth elder brother to fulfill his destiny,
Will the emperor believe it? The servant said at that time that although Taoist Sister Xuanjing
Although greedy for money, this is a serious crime of beheading for deceiving the emperor. I'm afraid she won't agree. Furthermore, if Taoist Aunt Xuanjing suddenly mentioned such a thing, the emperor would not believe it, and it would not be good for her. Later, the Wei family
Said...as long as this can be done, she will have a way to let Xiuyan enter the palace!"
Hongli's expression suddenly changed. He was worried that Wei Xiuyan's matter was related to Wei Jingxuan, or even arranged by her, so he left Mao Gui to ask clearly. Now... it is indeed related, he asked in a deep voice.
Said: "What else did Wei say?"
"The Wei family later asked Qiaoyu to go out of the palace to see Wei Daoming, and asked him to write a book and invite Taoist Aunt Xuanjing to come to the capital. Then something happened to the sixth elder brother, and then the Wei family was punished and exiled to Ning Guta. At that time, the Wei family said something, she
Taoist nun Xuanjing was the only one who said she could save her and the Wei family; later she
Then he asked the servant to take a letter and find someone to stand at the door of the Wei Mansion. Once he saw someone who looked like a Taoist nun, he would hand the letter to her. As for what was written in the letter, the servant did not know, and then..."
He glanced at Hongli, who had an unusually gloomy expression, and did not dare to continue.
Hongli took the words and said word by word: "Later, the Wei family returned without guilt, and Wei Xiuyan moved into Guangxiu Garden, right?"
"Yes." Mao Gui said bravely: "I have also thought about whether these two things are related, but... Wei Shi refused to tell me, but I know that she has always wanted Wei Xiuyan to be able to
Enter the palace and become an official concubine, instead of being like this... having no name or status."
Hongli didn't speak, but just signaled to the palace officials to take Mao Gui down for execution, while he himself sat behind the imperial desk without saying a word, and sat there until midnight before he got up and walked out.
Xiao Wu hurriedly walked over and said, "Your Majesty, where are you going so late?"
Hongli ignored him and just strode out. The latter quickly picked up a lantern and followed behind. The place Hongli went to was none other than the Shenxing Department.
Kang Wei had just rested when someone from the palace came to report that Hongli had arrived. He hurriedly put on his clothes and walked out. Before he could salute, Hongli said: "Take me to see Wei Jingxuan."
Although the latter felt strange, he didn't dare to ask any more questions, and hurriedly took Hongli to the dungeon. It was dark here, with only the dim light from the oil lamps on both sides illuminating the cell.
Wei Jingxuan was imprisoned in the innermost room. Kang Wei opened the door and said: "The slave has followed the emperor's wishes and worn Wei Jingxuan's pipa bone. Don't worry, the slave will give her medicine as soon as she wears the pipa bone."
I will ask the imperial doctor to prescribe some medicine for her tomorrow to ensure that she will be fine. As for the torture of Lingchi, it has not yet begun, because the salt water needs to be frozen in an ice cellar overnight before it can be frozen into a knife, so it will have to be done tomorrow.
"
After entering the cell, Wei Jingxuan was seen lying on the ground with her hair disheveled. An iron chain as thick as an arm passed through her right side and tied to a pillar nearby. There were many dark red clothes scattered around her clothes.
If she walked a little further, she would pull the lute's bones, causing severe pain, but it was much more effective than other instruments of torture.
Hong Li glanced at Wei Jingxuan, who was motionless, expressionlessly, and said, "Take a basin of water and pour her to wake her up."
Kang Wei quickly brought a basin of water as instructed and poured it on Wei Jingxuan. The latter suddenly caught cold and slowly woke up from coma. She raised her head with difficulty, with a cloth still stuffed in her mouth.
It was to prevent her from biting her tongue and committing suicide; after she saw clearly that it was Hongli, she did not beg for mercy because she knew that Hongli hated her and would never forgive her.
After Kang Wei removed the restraints on Wei Jingxuan's hands and feet and the cloth in her mouth, he ordered her to retreat, leaving only Xiao Wu in the cell. Hongli knelt down and stared at her coldly and said: "Wei Jingxuan, Wei Xiuyan
You arranged everything, right?"
Wei Jingxuan's eyelids twitched. Hongli was indeed suspicious of Xiuyan. She tried to raise her head, "Xiuyan? What did I arrange?"