Princess Chaoyang was a little distracted for a moment, and she didn't even hear clearly what the concubine Liang next to her was saying to her.
When Liang Fei gently pushed her, Princess Chaoyang turned her head: "What?"
"What are you thinking about, princess?" Concubine Liang looked at Princess Chaoyang carefully and said with a bit of nervousness: "Does even the princess feel that the emperor treats the queen very differently, and no matter what I do, it will be useless..." "No, don't think so." Princess Chaoyang suddenly couldn't bear it when she saw Liang Concubine's dejected look, and quickly comforted her: "Don't worry, the emperor may just have a whim."
"You don't have to comfort me." Concubine Liang said with a slightly self-deprecating smile: "In terms of family background and appearance, I am not as good as the queen in everything. If the princess were the emperor, she would definitely fall in love with the queen."<
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"How is that possible?" Princess Chaoyang said quickly: "What does your family background mean? You and the emperor have known each other since childhood, and they are childhood sweethearts. How can this be compared to others?"
"Perhaps the news that came from earlier was wrong. I asked someone to inquire carefully to find out what is going on." Princess Chaoyang reached out and took Concubine Liang's hand, and said softly and comfortingly: "Don't think too much, I'm here for you."
I will never let Brother Huang wrong you."
Liang Fei's face softened slightly, but she still looked sad. Obviously, this incident had a great impact on her.
Princess Chaoyang actually had no idea, so she could only ask people to inquire about the situation, but...
I saw the famous scene of the Holy King going to the Punishment Division to receive his punishment.
The faces of all the officials in the Shenxing Department turned pale. In the eyes of everyone in the palace, the Holy King and the Emperor were almost one entity. They had only seen the Holy King killing thieves for the Emperor and punishing and killing rebellious ministers. Now it was his turn.
Are they going to beat the Holy King?
This, this, this...
"Slave, see the Holy King!" The chief torturer of the Shenxing Department knelt in front of Zhao Yuanzhen in a panic and kowtowed.
"Hmm." Zhao Yuanzhen glanced at Li Cong with lowered eyes, and asked with a cold expression: "Where will I be tortured?"
Li Cong stood up tremblingly, his heart trembled when he heard Zhao Yuanzhen's words, and said with a bit of helplessness: "Your Majesty, I think the emperor may be angry for a moment, maybe you can go and ask for a favor from the emperor.
Can I be exempted from the punishment of the rod?"
Zhao Yuanzhen's expression remained unchanged and his tone was cold: "It is my fault and I shall be punished."
Li Cong didn't dare to speak when he saw Zhao Yuanzhen's attitude. He had to carefully invite the person into the execution hall. He knelt down and wiped the execution bench clean up and down. He looked at Zhao Yuanzhen and said:
"Your Majesty, please?"
Zhao Yuanzhen looked at the bench: "..."
You can still clearly see the blood seeping into the gaps between the wooden boards of the bench, and the traces of fingernails on the edge of the stool. I wonder if there is still flesh and blood in the gaps...
A little disgusting.
Zhao Yuanzhen opened his eyes, raised his feet and walked to the side facing the execution hall's official plaque. He raised his hand, untied his clothes and stood upright, saying: "Just right here."
In front of everyone, he took off his robe and slid it down to his waist, revealing a body full of scars. On the chest and back, you could clearly see various large and small sword wounds, without even needing to say a word.
Everyone can understand that these injuries on the Holy King were all for the Emperor and Tian Qing.
Everyone only saw the new emperor ascending the throne and sitting safely on the throne. No one knew how many assassinations Zhao Zongheng had secretly suffered in the three years since he ascended the throne. Without exception, Zhao Yuanzhen secretly cleaned up for him.
Overcome all obstacles.
The two internal officials holding sticks and responsible for the execution looked at Zhao Yuanzhen who was standing and no one dared to approach him. They really didn't dare to take action.
Moreover, I have never seen anyone being tortured standing up after entering the Criminal Punishment Department.
Not to mention that you have to kneel down, but even if you are beaten with these twenty big sticks, who can stand still?
"Master Li, this..." The executioner looked at Li Cong with some worry.
Li Cong turned his head to appease the two of them with his eyes, and then walked to Zhao Yuanzhen's side and said, "My lord, if you are ready, will this slave execute you according to the order?"
Zhao Yuanzhen closed his eyes: "Yeah."
Li Cong backed away with Xiao, then stood to the side and loudly read the emperor's oral edict, ordering the execution.
"Really?" The internal officer next to him clenched the stick in his hand, glanced at Li Cong, and after receiving Li Cong's nod of approval, he took a deep breath and stepped forward. Although Zhao Yuanzhen had his eyes closed, they still
He bowed politely to Zhao Yuanzhen.
The two of them stood on either side of Zhao Yuanzhen, one on the left and the other on the right. They were already experienced with this cane punishment, and they could kneel down even if they were standing, so it was not a difficult task.
Now that I have permission, there is obviously no need to hold back, I just grit my teeth and do it.
There is a seat right in front of the execution hall. If it were an ordinary prisoner being executed, Li Cong, as the chief of the punishment department, would sit on it and watch the execution. But today, the seat is empty. Li Cong
It’s only worthy of standing next to it.
Because the person being tortured is a holy king, the only person qualified to sit on it and watch the execution is the emperor.
Since the emperor has not come, it is naturally empty.
The sticks hit Zhao Yuanzhen's body one after another, but there was really no energy left. A total of twenty sticks were hit, but Zhao Yuanzhen still stood motionless. The two officials who were beating the sticks took a few breaths.
I was sweating profusely and panting.
But the holy king who was being tortured didn't say a word. Li Cong, who was watching the torture, was filled with admiration. He carefully counted the sticks and finished the beatings. He hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, my servant will help you to rest..." p>
Zhao Yuanzhen raised his hand to indicate that it was not necessary. There was sweat on his forehead and the tip of his nose, and he said in a suppressed voice: "Change my clothes for me."
Li Cong was stunned for a moment, looking at Zhao Yuanzhen's bloody back and hesitating to speak. While carefully dressing Zhao Yuanzhen, he said: "Your Majesty, you must apply medicine to this wound early, otherwise it will fester.
It would be troublesome."
"Yes." Zhao Yuanzhen responded in a nonchalant manner, put on his outer robe, refused to rest or travel in a sedan chair, and walked directly out of the gate of the Shenxing Department.
The executioner's officer, who was holding the stick and panting, was full of amazement. His hands were numb from the beating. The Holy King didn't say a word, but he was still able to walk out on his own.
You must know that the Criminal Division has a vicious reputation outside, but no one who comes in comes out standing upright.
Li Cong looked at Zhao Yuanzhen's leaving back and sighed deeply: "The Holy King is really tough. This Queen is so powerful that she even made the Emperor punish the Holy King. We must be careful in this palace from now on."
With the Queen."
Everyone nodded in agreement after listening to Li Cong's words, as if the way forward was instantly clear.