Shen Lanxin's originally unwavering expression suddenly became solemn, and she sat without saying a word, as if she had no intention of speaking.

A hint of sharpness flashed in Gao Xu's eyes, and he said coldly: "It seems that you don't plan to tell the truth to this king." ”

Shen Lanxin glanced at him, frowned slightly, and said, "I have already confessed my guilt, and the queen mother's will has also been made, what else do you want?" ”

Gao Xu said mockingly: "Fifty boards are not a joke, do you think the boards of the Criminal Department are as thin and light as those of the Yamen?" Even if you are an adult man, there are not many people who can soberly take thirty boards, and fifty is even rarer, not to mention that you are a woman, I am afraid that you will faint or even die before you have less than fifteen. ”

Speaking of this, Lan Xin stopped talking.

Gao Xu sneered, "What? Scared? Aren't you not afraid of heaven and earth? ”

Shen Lanxin sighed lightly, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes, "What can I do if I'm afraid, I don't have to face it yet." ”

Gao Xu sneered and said, "I really want to know who you are guilty of, and you can even take your own life." ”

Shen Lanxin raised his eyebrows and said, "Does it matter who it is?" ”

Gao Xu was speechless, "You really don't want to die, in order to help others take the blame, you can even ignore your own life, it's really stupid."

Shen Lanxin seemed impatient and said: "Then you just treat me as a fool, everything is already a foregone conclusion, I beg you not to make any more extraneous branches, as long as I am tortured, all this will be overturned." ”

Gao Xu couldn't believe that she was so persistent.

Gao Xu was silent, I don't know if she is kind or stupid, if she is not stupid, how can she help others to take the blame and suffer for others, his eyes seem to be covered with a layer of fog at the moment, some can't see clearly, can't understand.

Shen Lanxin made him more and more confused, what kind of woman is she? He thought he should take a second look.

Three days later.

Gao Xu sat on the chair in the study, looked at the hour, and fell into deep thought, I don't know if the third brother will have time to come back?

After a long time, he picked up the death-free gold medal on the table and resolutely went straight to the Xuanyi Palace......

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the Xuanyi Palace, he was stopped outside the palace by his father-in-law.

"Your Highness, the emperor is discussing with King Xiang at the moment, and I ask Your Highness to wait here."

Gao Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he finally returned.

"Shen Lanxin? Do you mean the servant girl who was imprisoned in the prison a few days ago? The emperor sat on the dragon chair with a slightly suspicious expression.

"That's right," Gao Qian said firmly.

The emperor looked indifferent and said slowly, "Do you know what crime she has committed?" ”

Gao Qian's expression was full of anxiety, "Brother Chen knows, Brother Huang, although Shen Lan has made unforgivable mistakes in his heart and body, the punishment of the Queen Mother is too serious!" She really can't afford the punishment of 50 rods as a woman, so she asks the royal brother to be lenient. ”

The emperor's face was full of doubts, and he couldn't help but ask curiously, "What is the relationship between you and this servant?" Can you intercede for her personally? ”

Gao Qian was stunned for a moment, calmly facing the emperor's gaze. "My brother and she are just friends."

"Friends? I'm afraid it's not that simple, right? The suspicious look on the emperor's face remained unchanged.

Facing the emperor's suspicious eyes, Gao Qian's face was calm, and he lowered his head and said: "The courtier brother and her are indeed friends, and even an ordinary man can hardly bear the fifty boards, let alone a weak woman, the courtier brother really can't bear her to become a waste person in the future." ”

The emperor's face was full of anger, but his tone was indifferent: "She has committed such a heinous crime, she deserves to be punished with a rod, if it is the queen mother who eats it by mistake, let alone fifty, it is not too much to even behead her." ”

Gao Qian's eyebrows trembled, and he said lightly: "Brother Huang, the so-called meritorious service is rewarded, Cheng can do things, Shen Lanxin should be punished for committing a crime, but should he be rewarded for his meritorious service?" After speaking, he deliberately glanced at the emperor.

When the emperor heard this, he first shook his head, and then said, "Why do you say this? ”

Gao Qian looked calm and said: "It's not a secret, the last Tai'an flood, if she hadn't gathered the people of Tai'an to raise funds, the construction period of Zhenxi Village was not completed so quickly, and there would be no surplus of disaster relief funds at all, these are all her own credits, if the royal brother doesn't believe it, you can ask the fifth brother Xuan, and you will know whether what the minister said is true." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor's eyes flashed with surprise, and he said coldly: "Are you letting my merits offset each other?" ”

Gao Qian was stunned in his heart, holding his fists, his expression was grim, "Brother Dare to ask the imperial brother for Shen Lanxin." ”

As soon as the words fell, a stern rebuke came.

"Presumptuous, you say that she is meritorious?"

Gao Qian glanced at the emperor, saw that the other party looked a little displeased, and thought to himself, even if the emperor was angry, he must save Lan Xin.

Gao Qian was surprised, "Brother Huang, this matter, the people of Tai'an are well known. ”

The emperor frowned slightly, and sneered: "Even if it is well known, why didn't you mention it at that time? Now that you are asking me for this credit, how can I give it to you easily? I really suspect that your intentions are not as simple as asking for credit for her. ”

Gao Qian's heart trembled, and he wanted to continue to speak, but he saw the other party's hand waving and said: "Don't say it again, merit is merit, fault is fault, she can't escape this punishment, the queen mother's will has been made, if you don't punish this Shen Lanxin, where is my majesty, where is the majesty of the queen mother." ”

Gao Qian's face was shocked, and he opened his mouth to say something, but King Qing's voice intervened one step ahead of him.

"Your Majesty, my brother has something important to ask to see." A voice came from the doorway.

When the emperor heard that it was King Qing, he shouted, "Come in." ”

Gao Xu hurriedly pushed the door into the Xuanyi Hall and looked at King Xiang Gao Qian kneeling on the ground with a solemn expression.

The emperor looked at Gao Xu and said with a calm face: "Is there anything important for the fifth brother to come?" ”

"Ask the royal brother for personal favors." King Qing got straight to the point.

The emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "You are also here for Shen Lanxin?" ”

"Exactly, my brother is here for my ignorant maidservant." Gao Xu's gaze at the emperor was casual and relaxed.

Gao Qian looked at him incredulously, it was unbelievable that he sent someone to inform him of this matter, and now he came to save her for no reason, didn't he always despise Lan Xin and hate her very much, why did he suddenly intercede for her?

But when I looked at it again, I found that he had a leisurely demeanor and a calm face, as if he was sure that the emperor would definitely sell him this face, and he couldn't help but wonder.

When the emperor heard that he was also here for Shen Lanxin's matter, he became even more curious, so he said tentatively: "I heard the queen mother say, you sent people to the palace?" ”

"Yes." King Qing said firmly, it seemed that saying one more word was a waste of time.

The emperor said sharply: "Nonsense, you can fool the Queen Mother, but you can't fool me?" His gaze seemed to peek into their minds, "Handmaiden? A servant girl can make two princes intercede for her? ”

Gao Xu and Gao Qian couldn't help but glance at each other.

Gao Xu smiled slightly and said: "The emperor's eyes are bright, that's right, she is indeed not a maid in the courtier's mansion, she is the daughter of Shen Huaifu." ”

When the emperor heard this, he was a little surprised, this Shen Lanxin was actually the daughter of Shen Huaifu, which made him a little surprised.

The emperor didn't respond for a long time, but looked at him with deep meaning, this old fifth man seemed to be fearless, why was he so confident that he would definitely sell him this favor to him?

The emperor looked serious and said lightly: "Why are you so confident that I will sell you this favor?" ”

Gao Xu saw that the emperor was unmoved, and hurriedly took out the gold medal from his body. "Since the royal brother doesn't sell affection, then this death-free gold medal is enough."

Ashin presented the gold medal for avoiding death, and Gonggong Xu took it and handed it to the emperor.

The emperor's expression twitched, and he was shocked, the death-free gold medal was the death-free gold medal given to him by Gao Xu for his great contribution to pacifying Xiling.

The Emperor said incredulously, "You actually used your death-free gold medal for an ordinary woman? ”

He knew that King Qing was prepared, but he didn't expect him to use his gold medal, which was really surprising to him.

As soon as the words fell, Gao Qian glanced at Gao Xu in surprise, and there was a touch of complexity in his eyes.

"The privileges of this brand should be easy to use!" Gao Xu looked indifferent.

The emperor said with a solemn face: "Old Five, do you really want to use this gold medal?" For the sake of an ordinary person who can't be in the ordinary? ”

"That's right." Gao Xu remained firm.

In the face of this death-free gold medal, the emperor had to let go even if he didn't want to, and at this time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

said coldly: "Come on, let her go." ”

At this time, Shen Lanxin was taken to the execution room by four jailers, Lan Xin couldn't help but shudder, his eyes were full of various execution tools, the most conspicuous was a soldering iron oven, and then a bench, there were still blood stains on it, Shen Lanxin couldn't help but feel numb in his scalp when he saw it.

Even people who haven't done anything bad are creepy to see these things.

"It's noon, execution."

When Shen Lan's heart was immersed in the fear of these torture instruments, he was suddenly recalled to reality.

Then the two guards pressed Shen Lanxin to the bench! A guard picked up a long board, Shen Lanxin jumped down when he saw it, the board was three thicknesses of the yamen, what the black-faced god said was true, and she was suddenly shocked.

"Brother Guan, can you do it lightly, they are all raised by their biological parents." Shen Lanxin couldn't help but say to the expressionless jailer.

"Don't talk nonsense." The jailer replied indifferently.

"Are you human? So cold-blooded and ruthless? Shen Lanxin couldn't help but scold.

The jailer ignored her.

"It's over, it's over, these people are really cold-blooded animals, they will definitely kill them, and I will really die." Shen Lan was anxious and scared.

Just when Shen Lanxin closed his eyes and held his breath to accept the board coming down.

"The emperor has an order." A green voice came from outside the torture chamber.

Shen Lan's heart suddenly opened her eyes, was someone coming to save her?

Hearing the decree, the jailer hurried out to receive it.

"The emperor has an order to take the prisoner Shen Lanxin to the Xuanyi Hall for questioning."

Hearing this, Shen Lanxin sat up and muttered, "Question? If you're not done asking, what else do you have to ask? ”

Then she was taken out by the jailer and handed over to the guards, who took her to the Xuanyi Palace, where she was locked up in prison for the past two days, not eating well, not sleeping well, and her messy hair looked extremely haggard.

After being locked up in a dim and damp prison for three days and not seeing the light of day, Shen Lan couldn't help but see the sun in his heart, his eyes were full of stars, his legs were weak and he almost didn't fall to the ground, so he had to go back to the guards to support her, otherwise he would really faint.

Coming to the Xuanyi Palace, Shen Lanxin knelt in the center of the hall and bowed his head.

"You are Shen Huaifu's daughter, Shen Lanxin?" The Emperor asked coldly.

She raised her head slightly and saw that the emperor sitting in the center was staring at her majestically.

At this time, Shen Lanxin noticed that there were two people standing on her left, and when she looked closely, they were Gao Qian and Gao Xu.

"Back to the emperor, yes." She replied with her head bowed.

"Do you know what you've done?" The Emperor's tone was still cold, with a hint of majesty.

"Back to the emperor, the slave knows."

A trace of disdain appeared on the emperor's face, "But do you know that it was King Xiang and King Qing who interceded for you?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the slave and maid know ......" Suddenly, he hurriedly changed his words, looked up and said: "The slave and maid don't know." ”