The pitch-black torture sticks fell like raindrops, hitting the victim's body with a dull sound. Only a scream that was so sharp that it broke the sound was heard, and the person under the stick became silent.
Doctor Zheng rubbed his ears. He had been working as a clerk in the Criminal Department for several years, and this was the first time he saw a criminal who could be beaten like this after just a few beatings. The prison officer took a step forward and checked the prisoner's breath. "My life is not in danger. He is unconscious."
It’s over.”
Doctor Zheng said coldly, "Wake up!"
A basin of cold water was poured over his pocket. He Chuanbao groaned and woke up. The cold water soaked into his clothes and chilled his bones. The injuries on his body were like knives and axes. This young man who had been pampered since childhood was shaking all over. He wished he could never get over the pain.
, Doctor Zheng’s devilish voice came from above, “How did you inspect the north wall project at that time?”
Ci En Palace.
Hearing that the chamberlain came back to ask for an audience with Mrs. He, Queen Mother Lan really didn't want to see her.
Li Yuhua felt that he had just arrived yesterday. However, Li Yuhua had to say, "The old concubine is probably here because of Mr. He's case again. Grandma Huang, I will leave first."
"She's been making noises about this matter all the time, but you're still here with me." Empress Dowager Lan said to the chamberlain, "Let her go back, just say that the Ai family knows about it."
Manager Lu was the chamberlain of Ci'en Palace, but in the end, he just didn't stop Mrs. He. Queen Mother Lan didn't see her, and Mrs. He burst into tears outside Ci'en Palace. Manager Lu knew that Queen Mother Lan always valued her natal relatives, and was afraid that Mrs. He would have a
Anyway, I have to reply again.
Queen Mother Lan was helpless, "Let her come in."
Yesterday, Mrs. He's face was full of tears and she was suspected of being pretentious. Today, her face was full of anxiety and haggard, and her face was full of pain and panic. So when she first saw Queen Mother Lan, Mrs. He held out her hands without saying a word.
My heart ached and I fell down softly.
Manager Lu stepped forward to support the old lady. Queen Mother Lan's face turned pale with fright. Li Yuhua pointed at the palace attendant at hand and said, "Go and ask the imperial doctor quickly."
Manager Lu probably knew some first aid skills. He first laid Mrs. He down on the spot, took off the silver hairpin from her head and pointed it at the tip of Mrs. He's index finger. When she pulled the hairpin down, a few bright red beads popped out of her fingertips.
Blood beads. Mrs. He took out a long breath and finally opened her eyes.
Empress Dowager Lan walked quickly without Li Yuhua's support and ran to Mrs. He. She leaned down and held her hand, feeling annoyed and distressed at the same time. "What's wrong with you? At your age, you don't want to die!"
Mrs. He's red and swollen eyes rolled down with tears, and she choked with sobs and said, "If there is a shortcoming in my heirloom, I don't have to give up my life."
Mrs. He suddenly had a convulsion. Manager Lu did not let the palace attendants help her up immediately. Instead, she let Mrs. He lie quietly for a while. He asked her how she felt and whether she felt dizzy, and then helped her lie down in the inner room.
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The imperial doctor also came quickly. After careful diagnosis, he said it was an acute pain attacking the heart. He prescribed a prescription and went to prepare decoction.
Li Yuhua advised her, "You don't understand, as long as the emperor's grandmother is here, Mr. He is not in danger even if he is temporarily detained by the Ministry of Justice. Why are you so anxious? If you do this, the emperor's grandmother will also worry about it."
Mrs. He anxiously twisted her neck to look for Queen Mother Lan, holding the eldest sister's hand and said anxiously, "Sister, you don't know. Your Highness the Third Highness is so cruel. He punished Chuanbao early in the morning, and now Chuanbao
Life is worse than death..." Mrs. He cried again as she spoke, "They even sent people to my house and took Erlang away... Sister, Your Highness, the Third Highness, is trying to kill me!"
Queen Mother Lan was very angry that her sister had not made any progress, and after decades of living she was still such a short-sighted person. But at the moment, she could not scare this timid girl with harsh words, so Queen Mother Lan had to say, "What kind of punishment? What should I do?"
Don’t you know? When you make an appointment, you just send a servant to the Ministry of Punishment to inquire about the news. The Ministry of Punishment always does not allow irrelevant people to watch the trial. Did that servant see the execution with his own eyes? You are making such a fuss!"
"It's true. They said they dragged the Chuanbao out and were covered in blood." Mrs. He's eyes were trembling slightly. "And Erlang was also captured."
"In the case of Chuanbao, you must ask him. If other people are involved, you must ask him as well. This is the rule of the yamen, and Chuanbao is not the only one who is asked. The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment also has to ask! Why are you panicking? I'm fine.
In Ci'en Palace, as long as you have a clear conscience, I will be the first to refuse to anyone who dares to wrong you!" Queen Mother Lan said angrily.
Mrs. He gave Queen Mother Lan a lesson, but she put her heart back in her stomach, took Queen Mother Lan's hand and sobbed softly, "Sister, eldest sister——"
Li Yuhua quietly exited the inner hall.
After a while, Queen Mother Lan came out of the inner hall. Li Yuhua gently offered a cup of almond tea. Queen Mother Lan said, "Sit down."
Li Yuhua said, "Royal Grandmother, why don't you tell your third brother that the He family is an old aunt's family after all, so some affection should be seen."
Queen Mother Lan took two sips of the almond tea and said, "Just do whatever you want to judge. Ah Shen is someone who knows what she wants. The old concubine is used to hearing the wind and rain, so don't pay too much attention to what she says."
"When it comes to relatives, there are so many relatives in the royal family. Do they all have to look at favors and relationships?" Queen Mother Lan's eyes were a little distant. "With the passage of time, the government will become corrupt and degenerate."
Queen Mother Lan asked Li Yuhua, "When you do business, do you always use people who are close to you?"
"That's not possible. You have to pick something you can use first no matter what." Li Yuhua said.
"This is a truth." Queen Mother Lan said, "With me as the Queen Mother, it is not difficult for them to want some positions. They may not be able to sit firmly. That is their own business."
"Don't bother Ashen with these trivial matters. Let him put this case to trial. He Chuanbao works as an errand in the Ministry of Industry. The case is related to him. Why can't he be tried or questioned?" Empress Dowager Lan's right hand tightly grasped the armrest of the Phoenix couch, and she spoke with him.
Li Yuhua said, "Have you seen it? Everyone thinks that Ci'en Palace is the most honorable place for women in the world. Even if I want to sit firmly in this chair now, I have to endure the open and covert attacks from all directions."
Li Yuhua vaguely understood Empress Dowager Lan's difficulties. She said, "I have little experience and don't know much about trying cases. Grandma, for now, I'd better comfort the old aunt at home. To put it lightly, the old aunt is also full of children and grandchildren."
, you can’t just instigate the old concubine into the palace to make trouble whenever something happens. We are not incompatible relatives, we are real relatives. There are some things that should be understood even if we don’t say them."
Empress Dowager Lan was pleased, "If they had only 10% of your understanding, they wouldn't have caused these things." She said to Li Yuhua, "It's not easy for you to come forward in this matter. Go back and tell Sister Fu to let her come into the palace."
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Li Yuhua didn't go home for a while after leaving the palace. He went to the Second Prince's Mansion first.
The second prince was banned for self-reflection. It is said that he was studying in the study, with guards guarding the outside. Except for the palace attendants serving in the study, others could come and go freely.
The second princess knew this when she saw Li Yuhua coming over. After hearing what Li Yuhua said about the affairs in the palace, the second princess said, "The old lady is really confused. The imperial grandmother is not angry when she knows about the He family. She didn't tell her to teach her at home."
My children and grandchildren went to Ci'en Palace to cause trouble."
"It's not what the second sister-in-law said." Li Yuhua agreed with what the second princess said.
The second prince's concubine asked the maid to bring out the coats from the door. Li Yuhua said, "I won't disturb the second sister-in-law anymore. I will come and talk to the second sister-in-law when I have time in the future."
"I won't keep you for now. You can go. There will be more time for us to talk together in the future." The second princess stood up and walked away for a few steps. Li Yuhua asked her to stop. The second princess walked her to the gate of the courtyard and watched her get on the sedan chair and leave.
After a long distance, he went back to the house to change clothes.
The second princess entered the palace and sat for a while before going to Duke Lan's mansion.
When Mrs. Lan Guogong saw her granddaughter coming back, she said, "Why didn't you send someone to inform me in advance that your mother went to your uncle's house to have New Year's Eve dinner, and your sisters are not at home either."
"It doesn't matter, it's the same thing if I talk to grandma."
"There is some freshly made chestnut cake at home, please try it." Mrs. Lan Guogong looked at her granddaughter lovingly, and she felt very sorry for her when she saw how thin she was.
The grandfather and grandson talked for a while first. Mrs. Lan Guogong sent her maid to ask about the prince's mansion. The second prince's concubine took a piece of chestnut cake and enjoyed it. "It's still the same as before. Your Highness is studying in the study. I'll take care of it."
Take care of family affairs. I go to the Imperial Grandmother every morning to say hello, and then I go to see the concubine in the palace. She is not in good health recently, but there is nothing serious. She is probably a little worried about His Highness, and tells the concubine that His Highness is well in the palace.
She can feel a little more at ease."
Mrs. Lan Guogong nodded while listening, "That's how it should be. Don't worry, His Highness is still young, so it's not a bad thing to suffer some losses. If you suffer losses now, you will be more stable in the future."
The second princess raised her lips and said, "What kind of disadvantage is this? The city wall is built like that, it is obvious that the job was not done well. No, the old lady's precious grandson has been passed down to the prison. Where did the punishment department go this morning?
The second cousin was also arrested. The old lady went to the palace to find the imperial grandmother and cried, and collapsed in Ci'en Palace in a hurry. I just came out of Ci'en Palace, and if something happens, I need my grandmother's help to think of something."
"What's wrong with my little sister-in-law? She's so young." Mrs. Lan Guogong asked quickly, "Isn't the Queen Mother angry?"
"It looks fine now, but how can I not be angry?" said the second prince's concubine, "I have to let my grandfather think of a way to suppress the He family so that there can be no more trouble! The third prince has always been strict in handling cases, and this case is under the control of the third prince.
Don’t let anyone try to fool you by being polite! We are the mother clan of the Imperial Grandmother, and we cannot cause the Imperial Grandmother to cause trouble at this time."
Mrs. Lan Guogong whispered, "It's easy to talk about the He family. I'm just worried that Your Highness, at such a young age, will be able to work as an errand in the future if he really has a reputation for corruption."
The Second Princess ate the last bite of chestnut cake and wiped her hands with a handkerchief, "We are established because of the Imperial Grandmother, and nothing is more important than the safety and stability of the Imperial Grandmother. Your Highness is still young, even if you have been neglected for several years, it will not matter."
It’s nothing. The Imperial Grandmother is different. With so many pairs of eyes staring at Ci’en Palace, she will never let Ci’en Palace be criticized at all!”
"Sister Fu, what do you mean..."
"In the harem, there are more than one or two people who covet the power of the palace."
Mrs. Lan Guogong was horrified, and her face slowly darkened like the sky outside the window.
The second princess said word by word, "From now on, other than asking for forgiveness, don't let the He family make a second voice."
"It's easy for everyone else to say that the old lady came into the palace twice and made a big fuss. I have to find an appropriate excuse for her." Mrs. Lan Guogong also didn't like this sister-in-law. She was like the queen mother's sister-in-law.
We can't just ignore her. Duke Lan Guo said, "Why don't we just say that she is old and confused, and let her go out less often in the future."
The second prince's concubine said softly, "The old lady came to the palace twice to plead guilty. She was exhausted and fell ill in Ci'en Palace. This is what the third brother and sister saw. I will bring some supplements to visit the old lady tomorrow. My descendants are not careful.
What does it have to do with her old man?"
Mrs. Lan Guogong looked at her eldest granddaughter who was decisive and decisive. She felt deep in her heart that the second prince was not blessed. If such a sensible and capable head wife should not be respected properly, she would have some unscrupulous women outside. As the old saying goes, those who are close to the emperor should not be respected.
Red, the one near ink is black. Although the words are vulgar, the principle is good.
This marriage really wronged this granddaughter.
Fengyi Palace.
That night, Queen Mother Lu also heard that Mrs. He came to the palace to apologize for falling ill. She told the palace attendants, "Prepare some supplements and send someone to deliver them to the old concubine tomorrow. At this age, don't make any mistakes."
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At the end of her words, Queen Lu's bright lips were full of sarcasm.
No one knows the cruelty of Queen Mother Lan better than Queen Lu. Queen Lu has never seen someone so greedy for power in her life. For the sake of power, she confuses right and wrong, and confuses right and wrong. There is nothing she can't do!
She, the old man, still thinks that who can control the affairs of the He family? Who can hold the hand of the He family and make them embezzle money from the Ministry of Industry?
Empress Lu, who had hated Mu Anzhi deeply in the past, felt for the first time that it was really good to leave this case to Mu Anzhi for trial!
She didn't believe that when Mu Anzhi pointed the knife at the home of Empress Dowager Lan's biological sister, could the relationship between Empress Dowager Lan and Mu Anzhi be as close as before?
However, the He family is a family with a foreign surname after all?
I wonder if... there is an opportunity in Duke Lan's Mansion?
Queen Lu discussed the matter with the prince. The prince looked at Queen Lu unexpectedly and asked, "Is this the mother's intention regarding the second child?"
"Nonsense, where can I get a mad cow? Think about it, how rare this opportunity is." Queen Lu's eyes were glaring.
"Don't move." The prince said solemnly, "The mad cow went crazy because it was hit in the eye by an iron bullet. Now the third child is worried about not being able to find the person behind the scenes. If he is caught at this time, what will happen to him?"
The ownerless shit basin must be taken down immediately."
Empress Lu was unwilling to give in, "I didn't deliberately frame the Lan family. I don't believe that Duke Lan has done anything imprudent since he has been an official for many years."
"Lan Guo Gong is famous for being very cautious. He is afraid of hitting his head with a falling leaf, so he is very nervous. If there is any big clue, he would have ordered ginseng. Why wait until now?" The prince advised his mother, "Mom, just enjoy yourself.
Honor me, don’t do anything. I am deeply trusted and favored by my father. If I don’t move, others will be anxious. If I move without permission, countless open and covert arrows will come.”
"Silly boy, do you think there are no overt and covert attacks now?"
"It's still under my control."
"Opportunities like this don't come around all the time."
"It's just tasteless."
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