As soon as Li Ying's words fell, someone brought over the splint used for the execution.

Fang Baobao looked at the few small wooden sticks on the wooden plate that were connected with ropes and still had some blood stains, and seemed a little puzzled, "This is the torture tool you want to use?" ”

Li Ying heard the suspicion in Fang Baobao's tone, and hurriedly stepped forward with something to explain: "Niangniang, this is the torture instrument used to whip your fingers." Don't look at the simple structure of this thing, its appearance is not good, it has pry open the mouths of many people! You see, it is made of five logs seven inches long and four and a half centimeters in diameter, and when it is applied, the splint is stretched out, and the fingers and toes of the prisoner are put between the sticks, and two people are found to tighten the rope on both sides. Lightweight and labor-saving. As the old saying goes, "Ten fingers hurt to the heart", ten fingers even the heart This level is not something that anyone can carry through, and furthermore, the biggest advantage of this punishment is that there is no blood, which is the most in line with your requirements. ”

"In this way, Gonggong Li bothered, according to the palace, you are such a shrewd person, and you are loyal to the emperor, but you are wronged to stay in this cold Shen Penal Division. When the matter comes to light, the palace will show your credit to the emperor. ”

"Thank you for your support, the slave will not dare to forget." Li Ying was overjoyed when he heard Fang Baobao's words, although he was also a steward in the Shen Criminal Division, but in fact, if he didn't encounter a few pickled things, if someone sent silver to make a point, it would only be the little silver issued by the palace all year round, which was far less abundant than the oil and water outside.

Now, although he is risking offending Yangjing Palace, he is hugging Yilan Palace's thigh.

Thinking of this, Li Ying flattered Fang Baobao even more attentively, seeing that Fang Baobao's face was a little impatient, he immediately waved his fat big hand, and shouted at the two minions standing next to him: "What are you doing in a daze, why are you so blind!" Hurry up and go to punishment, if you let the mother stay here for a long time and get cold, be careful that I pick your skin! ”

Seeing that the situation was not good, a small servant beside Li Ying leaned over and said in a low voice: "But Gonggong Li, she is from the prince's mansion, and King Zhaoyang also sent someone to greet her, so isn't it obvious that she is against those two masters?" ”

"What about the prince, what about the king of Zhaoyang, this palace is the emperor's world, Concubine Bao Niangniang was interrogated by holy decree, always the prince and the king of Zhaoyang are there, who dares to stop it?" The red incense toes around Concubine Bao are high-spirited.

"Mother forgiveness. What the red incense girl said was. Li Ying gave the little minion a slap in the face, "When is there a place for you to speak, there are no rules." ”

"That's it, he's doing it for your good." Fang Baobao raised his hand to stop Li Ying's palm that was about to fall, it was not that she was magnanimous, but she looked at Xi Xiaoxiao, now that she has such a mess, it is not good to make any more extraneous branches.

"Don't thank you yet." After the little minion saluted Fang Baobao, Li Ying grabbed his back collar and kicked it over, "Don't get out of here!" ”

The little minion staggered out, and at the same time, the eunuchs standing on either side of the smile suddenly tightened the drawstring on the splint.

Fang Baobao seemed to be able to hear the sound of bones breaking, but Xixiao was still sitting on the execution chair in a daze, as if it was not her fingers that were clamped, and she didn't feel the slightest pain.

"It's worthy of being the person who follows the prince, if you really have more backbone that others don't have, Gonggong Li, this girl doesn't seem to feel it, so it's better to clip her toes too."

Li Ying looked at the pale face of the smile, and a feeling of unbearability rose in her heart, "Miss smile, you can recruit it, and you can suffer less." Now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is out for disaster relief, and he can't take care of you, and when he comes back, you have already become a pile of dry bones, so it is better to recruit earlier, save each other's strength, and leave a dignity for yourself. ”

Xixiao never looked at Li Ying with a straight eye from beginning to end, and she didn't know if she heard it or not.

"Father-in-law Li, it's going to rain, I can't stop it, my mother is still waiting here, let's try it quickly."

There was a sound of splints tightening, and this time the laughter could not be held back, and he hummed.

"Niangniang, look, what a hard bone, I just haven't suffered hardship, I don't know the pain, but now I just add an extra toe, and I can't help it."

"Xixiao, why did you kill Nuan He, can you have something to do with Ning Cairen's suicide? If you don't confess again, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep your hands and feet. ”

Xixiao didn't say anything, just closed her eyes and let them ask.

The splint continued to shrink, relax, and repeat, but the laughter never made the slightest sound.

"Gonggong Li, this finger is not as effective as you say, aren't you coaxing this palace?"

Li Ying looked at Xixiao's hands and feet, which had already been twisted and deformed, and secretly sighed that this girl had backbone, and felt tricky on the other hand, "If you reply to Concubine Bao's words, how dare the slave, I really didn't expect this girl's bones to be so difficult to gnaw." But don't worry, there are many means in the Punishment Division, and you will definitely be able to ask what Niangniang wants to know. ”

"Come on, bring up the silver needle that was just polished a few days ago."

When Hongxiang heard the word silver needle, she couldn't help but speak: "Her hand is already useless, I'm afraid she won't feel the pain." ”

"Miss Hongxiang doesn't know that this silver needle is not used to insert between fingernails, but to embroider."

Li Ying clapped her hands, and an old woman who was blind in one eye walked to Xixiao's side with a needle, and said to herself: "This girl's skin is white and delicate, if it is embroidered with a bright red peony, it must be very beautiful." ”

The old woman's "rude" smile echoed in this prison, and the sound of empty footsteps coming from nowhere, forcefully stirred up goosebumps on everyone's body.

"This old lady is weird, who is this?" Hongxiang rubbed the goosebumps on her arm while asking Li Ying.

"This is an old lady who stayed in the cold palace in the previous dynasty, in the past, she was in front of the master to discipline and punish the palace maids, and now many of the methods of the Shen Penal Division are brought out by her, she is really a talent. For example, silver needles into the body and fingers are all thanks to her. When Li Ying said this, a glimmer of light flowed from her eyes.

"Such a person deserves to stay in this kind of pickled place that does not see the light of day." Hongxiang was very disgusted with this blind old woman who was slightly frightened in one eye.

Li Ying's face was slightly gloomy when she heard these words without scruples.

"Red incense." Although Fang Baobao didn't feel that Hongxiang's words were too much, but now he still has to use others after all, so he shouted to stop.

Hongxiang turned her head stupidly, and suddenly let out a burst of exclamation, it turned out that while they were talking, the old lady had already pierced the needle into Xixiao's body, Hongxiang just watched the silver needle break out of Xixiao's delicate skin, and pierce it again, and so on.

Although the old lady looked ragged and coarse, the hand holding the needle and thread was like a flying snake, very flexible, and in a moment, a budding peony appeared on the side neck of the smile, and the red petals that came out of the tentative, surrounded the green calyx, were layered and lifelike.

It wasn't until the last stitch of this flower was finished that the old lady looked at Xi Xiao, and the only remaining chaotic eye burst out with light, "My wife embroidered 'live' in this palace, and it is the first time I have met such a spiritual and strong skin." It's rare that a flower is finished and I don't hear you cry out. ”

Fang Baobao frowned, looking at the completed bewitching peony flower, he couldn't help but speak to Liu Ying: "This palace doesn't have anything brilliant about this so-called punishment, could it be that such a big punishment is not mentioned by the Prudential Division?" ”

"Wait a minute, mother." Liu Ying's eyes showed a little impatience, "Crazy woman, don't rub it off, hurry up." ”

"Tsk, that's a pity..."

The old lady picked up a needle again, and was about to go around the back of Xixiao's neck to embroider another blooming peony flower.

"This king is too late." King Zhaoyang approached leisurely, the pace seemed to be gentle, but suddenly came to the smile, never leaving the jade bone fan to provoke the smile chin, a little side saw the budding peony, "I have heard for a long time that the embroiderer of the former dynasty 'embroidered life does not embroider death', and when I saw it today, it is worthy of the name." ”

"The prince praised it falsely. This girl's leather is good, slippery but not greasy, and if it is embroidered, it will be breathtaking. ”

"I'm afraid I won't be able to embroider it."

"Alas, it's a pity to see a rare good skin." The old lady stared at the peony on Xixiao's neck, her eyes were full of regret and unwillingness, as if what she saw in her eyes was only an unfinished work of art, not a warm and living person.

"Slave Li Ying greets the prince of Zhaoyang."

"Concubine Bao, don't come unharmed." Sheng Rui had an intriguing smile on his face.

"I heard that the prince received the post of disaster relief from the emperor, but he missed the departure due to lingering wine, and the emperor was furious and ordered the prince to be grounded, and he was not allowed to leave the palace unless the emperor edict. But I don't know if the prince has an oracle when he appears in this Shen Penal Division? ”

"Concubine Bao Niangniang laughed, don't say that this Shen Punishment Division is Concubine Bao Niangniang's bedroom, I just come and go at will, and no one will stop me for half a point, and the royal brother will not condemn me." King Zhaoyang waved his hand, and a guard moved a chair and put it next to Xixiao, and King Zhaoyang sat on it with a big stab, and there was a great tendency to fight against Fang Baobao.

"This palace knows that the emperor is kind and generous, and he has a deep brotherhood with King Zhaoyang, but now that I am ordered to inquire, I am afraid that it is inappropriate for King Zhaoyang to break in like this."

"There's nothing wrong with that. It's just someone who takes care of Yangjing Palace for my nephew. Concubine Bao, you will continue to interrogate, and you don't have to take care of me. ”

Fang Baobao hated the root of his teeth, but he was helpless, so he could only say helplessly: "Continue the trial." ”

Although the old lady is blind in one eye, her heart is not blind and clear, and King Zhaoyang has made it clear that she is here to support the tortured girl, who would dare to do it?

Fang Baobao also understood this truth in his heart, but seeing that the duck in his mouth flew like this, plus he had been humiliated by King Zhaoyang a few days ago, new hatred and old hatred, he really couldn't swallow this breath, and was thinking about countermeasures, when he suddenly heard the salute of the person left behind outside the Shen Xing Hall, "Concubine Niangniang auspicious".

Fang Baobao laughed secretly, the snakes, ghosts, cows, and gods are all here tonight.