Chapter 416: Confession
When the palace maid heard this, she was about to kowtow at the moment, and suddenly her body shook, and the action of leaning down was like a carriage that had not stopped in time, with a loud "bang", she planted her whole person on the ground, and then raised her head, it was already half a cup of tea, her forehead was sparse, and there was red blood oozing out, flowing down her sideburns.
"Niangniang, slave maid ......" Even though the pain on her head made her eyes roll up with tears, she didn't dare to raise her hand to caress it, "The slave and maid are loyal to Niangniang, and have no external intentions, I don't know why Niangniang thinks that the slave will be loyal to the queen." ”
As she spoke, she seemed to glance at Gu Yuqing, with a bold and loyal expression on her face, "If someone slanders in front of Niangniang, I hope that Niangniang will believe in the slave maid for the sake of the slave maid's consistent diligence and intentions." ”
The person in her mouth naturally refers to Gu Yuqing.
Concubine Hui's side was close to the palace maid hurriedly glanced at Gu Yuqing, and immediately reprimanded coldly: "Presumptuous!
What is Gu Yuqing's identity, that is the princess of His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince who wants to marry home!
Don't say that the Fourth Highness is Concubine Hui, who is a mother-in-law, and she is 10,000 happy.
When the palace maid heard this, she immediately cried: "The slave and maid don't know what noble guests are or not, in the eyes of the slave and maid, there is only the mother alone!"
The look of grievance really shows loyalty to the fullest.
Only before her voice fell, Concubine Hui gave a look to the palace maid holding the tea cup, the palace maid understood, the tea cup in her hand was slightly tilted, and a hot tea flowed down the cheek of the palace maid kneeling on the ground.
And the first place where the tea fell from the cup was the place where her forehead was bleeding.
The boiling water irritated the wound, and it was even more painful like burning on her burning face, she couldn't bear it, and a heart-rending cry burst out.
As her "ah" wail fell, Concubine Hui leaned her body without moving, turned the jade bracelet inlaid with gold and silver on her wrist, and said leisurely: "What are you talking about in front of Concubine Shu's door just now!"
Without talking too much nonsense, Concubine Hui asked bluntly.
The palace maid immediately shrunk her neck and shook her head, "The slave maid doesn't know what the maid means, today and one day, the slave maid has been in the palace courtyard and has never stepped out of the palace gate for half a step." Endured the sharp pain on his forehead, gritted his teeth and said, having said that, the muscles at the corners of his eyes on his face couldn't stop trembling.
"The mouth is quite hard!" Hui Guifei sneered, two cold lights burst out from her eyes, shooting straight at the palace maid, "This palace has always treated you gently, do you really think that this palace is easy to bully! Since this boiling water can't make you speak, then use acupuncture!"
As soon as the words fell, a palace maid stepped forward and unfolded a small cloth bag in her hand, which was filled with silver light, densely pinned with countless pointed needles of length and short, like cow hair.
As the palace maid holding the silver needle bent down on her knees and squatted to her side, the palace maid's eyes immediately filled with great fear.
Although she had never seen this kind of acupuncture, she had heard the old lady in the palace mention it.
The torturer has to insert this dense silver needle, one by one, into the fingers of the tortured, such torture, because it is too cruel and inhumane, now the Shen Punishment Division is no longer used, but Hui Guifei is......
"Niangniang, you can't use needles on slaves and maids, Your Majesty has clearly said that this punishment will be put an end to in the palace. Under the monstrous fright, the courage came from nowhere, and she almost got up and was about to run out of the door.
There is indeed a decree of His Majesty in the palace, it is strictly forbidden to be punished, if she is really allowed to run out of this house, she does not need to go out of the courtyard, as long as she shouts a few words at the door, she must be able to get the news in the blink of an eye.
In this way, it is equivalent to sending the handle to the queen's hands.
Thoughts flashed like lightning, and Gu Yuqing immediately raised her hand and pointed at her, "Jixiang, catch her!"
auspicious, only raised his feet and stepped forward, but two steps, like lifting a chicken, lifted her, turned around and shook her hands, and threw her down where she was kneeling.
The silver needles like cow hair stimulated the infinite desire to survive in the palace maid's heart, and regardless of the pain of falling to the ground, she crawled up, struggling and trying to get up again.
Gu Yuqing signaled, Jixiang stepped forward and stepped on her back, what kind of person is Jixiang, what kind of person is she, how can she hold Jixiang from kicking, not to mention, Jixiang deliberately used his strength.
Suddenly, her newly propped up body collapsed with a soft "click" on her back, and at the same time, a miserable scream slipped out of her throat.
As soon as she opened her mouth, a palace maid stuffed a rag into her mouth according to Concubine Hui's instructions, and the scream turned into a mournful whine in an instant.
But as the silver needles were pierced into her fingers one by one, even if the bones on her back were broken, she couldn't help but struggle again.
Compared to the pain between the fingers, the pain of broken bones is negligible.
When the first round of acupuncture was over, ten fingers were full of silver needles, Hui Guifei raised her eyes leisurely, looked at her, leaned over, leaned over, leaned out, hooked her sweaty chin with her index finger, and a pair of smiling peach blossom eyes stared at her eyes full of great pain and fear, and said, "Are you willing to say?"
The light and fluttering tone is clearly conveying another layer of meaning, if you don't say it at this moment, this palace doesn't mind spending a little more time with you.
The palace maid nodded desperately, and her mouth was stuffed with a rag, uh-huh.
Hui Guifei got up and sat down, and after a slight gesture, a palace maid took out the rag in her mouth, and suddenly, she was like a dying goldfish, panting heavily, but every time she gasped, she pulled the broken bones in her back, so with the exhalation of the breath, she kept trembling.
After a few deep breaths, she finally opened her mouth with a trill, "The queen mother asked the slave maid to spread the news in front of Concubine Shu's mother, saying that Your Majesty, with the assistance of His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, found out that His Royal Highness the Second Prince was not born to the emperor, and he would be beheaded tomorrow." ”
With her words, Gu Yuqing's heart sank, as expected, but she didn't expect that in the queen's words, Xiao Yu was specially emphasized.
Really...... Evildoer with good intentions!
"Then you can spread the news?"
Concubine Hui's voice fell, Gu Yuqing's eyes looked at the palace maid for a moment, and her heart hung in a breath.
If this news has been spread, if you want to save it again, I am afraid it will not be as simple as taking some effort.
"No, the queen's intention is to let the slave and maid spread this news when the emperor comes to the palace. ”
In a word, the breath in Gu Yuqing's heart suddenly exhaled.
OK...... Luckily, nothing has happened yet.
It was just a blink of an eye, but she was shocked that just for a moment, the cold sweat on the vest soaked her clothes.
She took a breath, how could Concubine Hui Guifei not, hearing the words, the waves in her eyes moved slightly, her chest rose and fell, and the hand holding the handkerchief was loosened, and then she looked at the palace maid again.