The secret guards of the Three Princes' Mansion rushed to the Su Mansion after hearing the news of Bai Liyu's assassination.
Emperor Yihong also sent someone to secretly check on Bailiyu's situation in the afternoon. Emperor Yihong did not take any action, but instead issued a secret order to seal the matter tightly.
It was night, the streets were quiet and the shops were closed. People had gone home to rest after a tiring day.
At this time, the Su Mansion was brightly lit and heavily guarded.
The entire Su Mansion is now as organized as an iron barrel, and no information can be leaked out. If some people want to find out about the Su Mansion, they will never come back.
Seeing that Bailiyu's condition was getting better, Su Qing asked Lian'er to take care of him while he went to the dungeon.
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dungeon
The leader of the men in black was hung above the salt water pool. Due to being dragged along, his skin and flesh were constantly rubbing against the ground, turning into a bloody mess.
The black clothes on his body became tattered and stuck to his wounds.
As soon as Su Qing arrived in the dungeon, he smelled the pungent smell of blood. Su Changyun sat on a wooden chair in the dungeon, watching Ning Qi interrogate the leader of the men in black.
The crack of whipping echoed in the dungeon, and even though the leader was being tortured, he still refused to speak.
Su Qing put the fire fox cloak in his hand on Su Changyun and said, "Dad, it's getting late. Go and have a rest. I'm here."
"It concerns the Third Prince. The sooner it can be heard, the better, so as not to have long nights and dreams."
"My daughter knows that you should also take care of yourself."
Su Changyun nodded and said no more.
After Su Changyun left, Su Qing sat on a chair and looked at the leader in black, "I'll give you one last chance. If you tell me, I'll give you a good time or let you go."
"Dream, even if you kill me today, I won't reveal a word."
"Your courage is commendable." Su Qing nodded, and then said: "Have you heard of Ling Chi? It is to cut off a person's head piece by piece. The flesh must be as thin as cicada wings. If the flesh is not used up, the person will not die."
Su Qing had watched TV a lot in her previous life, and she had heard of more or less torture methods. Although she had never practiced them, she still knew the methods.
Ning Qi couldn't help but shudder when he saw Su Qing talking about Ling Chi's method without changing his expression. He felt pain just listening to Ling Chi's punishment.
I secretly made up my mind that I would never make my young lady angry in the future.
"Ning Qi, feed him this hemostatic pill first, and then block his mouth." Su Qing threw the medicine bottle to Ning Qi, then picked up the book and read it leisurely.
Su Qing thought that he couldn't ask anything for a while anyway, so he might as well read some books to pass the time.
Ning Qi forced the medicine into the leader's mouth, forced him to swallow it, picked up the skinning knife on the execution table, and began Lingchi's torture.
The dungeon suddenly resounded with the shaking and collision of chains, and the muffled sound of the leader trying to scream but couldn't.
After an unknown amount of time, the leader fainted, and one of his feet had been cut into pieces by Ning Qi, leaving only bones.
A huge iron ball was hung from the leader's feet. Even if he wanted to struggle during the execution, he couldn't lift the strength in his feet.
Ning Qi asked someone to put the leader's lower body into the salt water pool, which actually woke him up from the pain.
"Bah, Su Qing, even if I die, I won't tell you that my master is in Yan State. You'd better give up." The leader spit out a mouthful of blood and looked at Su Qing intently.
"Yan country?" Su Qing raised an eyebrow. It seems that people from Yan country have really long arms.
It's a pity that such an idiot didn't know that he came from Yan country if he hadn't let it slip.
"Oh, so what if you knew he was in Yan State, but you didn't know he was from the Pu family."
"Pfft, didn't you tell me everything?" Su Qing sneered.
The Pu family of Yan State is one of the three major families of Yan State, and the Pu family of Yan State is now the natal family of the Queen of Yan State.
Su Qing couldn't understand why the Pu family of Yan State wanted to kill Baili Yu, when there was a Donglan State between Yan State and Ming State.
Su Qing couldn't think of any grudge between the Pu family and Baili Yu even if she tried hard.
"Ning Qi will leave this to you." Su Qing gave Ning Qi a few soul-reviving pills and left.
It was getting late and she had to go back to sleep, otherwise she wouldn't have the energy to deal with all those miscellaneous things tomorrow.
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Early the next morning, Su Qing came to see Bailiyu's condition. His wounds had not worsened and he was showing signs of waking up.
As soon as Su Qing finished changing Baili Yu's medicine, the Su Mansion welcomed Princess Ying Ning.
"I wonder what the princess is here for this time?" Su Changyun sat at the top and looked at Ying Ning, then got straight to the point.
After having tea served, he sent someone to call Su Qing.
He is not good at dealing with women, so it would be better to leave this matter to Su Qing. Besides, he is a man and has to avoid suspicion.
"Mr. Protector, I'm here to deliver something to Miss Su. This is the fire lotus." Ying Ning waved her hand and asked Lingzhi to deliver the box containing the fire lotus to Su Changyun.
"Su Qing thanked Princess Ying Ning." Su Qing had just arrived and asked Lian'er to take over the fire lotus.
"I heard that the third prince is recuperating in the Su Mansion. This is a tonic for the third prince."
Ganoderma received Ying Ning's signal and handed the supplement to Lian'er's hand.
"I thank the princess on behalf of the prince." Su Qing smiled on her face, but she was confused in her heart. She had obviously kept the news tightly, so how did Ying Ning know this.
But this assassination cannot have anything to do with her. She likes Baili Yu and it is impossible to hurt him.
She had only been here a few days, and it was impossible for her to have an informant in the Su Mansion. So how did she know about this?
Su Qing finally sent Ying Ning away, but before she had time to breathe a sigh of relief, she heard the maid saying in a panic, "Miss...Miss is not good, Wang...His Majesty, something happened to him."
Su Qing frowned and didn't dare to delay for a moment. When she arrived at the pharmacy, she saw that Bailiyu's wound was bleeding and her eyes were bruised.
There are obvious signs of poisoning.
There was also a strange fragrance in the room, which was very light, and the window was completely opened. It was obvious that the window was opened to dissipate the fragrance.
Su Qing usually ventilates the pharmacy, but she is afraid that Bailiyu will catch a cold, so she only opens the window halfway.
"Miss, Manager Zhang came here just now and said that the lady asked him to record the dosage of medicines in the pharmacy." A maid said.
"Look for Manager Zhang immediately." Su Qing frowned. This Manager Zhang is indeed in charge of the pharmacy, but Su Qing knows his personality and will never do such a thing.
Manager Zhang has no wife or children, so there is no possibility of being blackmailed.
Su Qing guessed that he might have died and someone had taken his place.
After Su Qing gave the instructions, he immediately started to detoxify Bailiyu. Fortunately, he found out in time that Bailiyu was not poisoned deeply. He could just insert a few needles to force out the poisonous blood and he would be fine.