The predecessor of the Torture Hall was actually used in Yongxiang to punish those inferior palace people who made mistakes.

If the palace maid or Huangmen makes a mistake or is punished by the master, she will be sent to Yongxiang and obey Yongxiang's order.

If the mistake is not very big, then you don't need to enter the torture hall, you only need to work in the Yongxiang and do hard labor for a long time, and then you can go back to the original place.

But if the mistake is very big, then he will be sent directly to the torture hall by Yongxiang Order and receive a severe punishment.

The torture hall will not consider the lives of these inferior palace people who have been imprisoned, if any palace person does not survive when he accepts the punishment, then he will die like this.

If you meet a kind officer on duty, you can also wrap a straw mat and leave a whole corpse; But if you run into one of those hard-hearted and ruthless people, it will be a good fate to throw it out casually and be eaten by wild beasts in the suburbs.

The rules of this torture hall have existed for a long time, and they are a nightmare shared by all low-status palace people in the palace. As long as anyone falls into Yongxiang, even if they don't enter the torture hall, they will look frightened and full of despair.

Later, the first queen was in charge of the harem, and she could be regarded as having a thorough understanding of the operation of this harem Yongxiang.

She is pure and gentle by nature, and she feels that the establishment of the torture hall in Yongxiang is too harsh, and its development to the current state has departed from the nature of its original establishment.

Therefore, the first queen ordered the rectification of Yongxiang, canceled many punishments in the torture hall, and asked Yongxiang to be separated from the torture hall.

Yongxiang became the residence of the low-level palace maid Huangmen, and all the punishments were handed over to the torture hall. But at this time, Yongxiang Ling was still in charge of two places.

When did the torture hall separate?

It's probably time for the first queen and the former prince to have an accident.

Now the Torture Hall exists independently of Yongxiang, and although it is still in Yongxiang, it is no longer under the direct jurisdiction of Yongxiang Order, but directly falls into the hands of the emperor.

What does the emperor want to do in the torture hall? However, in the name of the Torture Temple, he dealt with some things that could not be dealt with openly.

When Emperor Jing was in power, although he had already included the Torture Hall under his subordinates, he actually gave Yongxiang Ling some power, after all, Yongxiang Ling was also in charge of the Torture Hall for many years, and he was quite familiar with the overall operation of the Torture Palace.

But now, Yongxiang Ling has been completely excluded, and there is no possibility of interfering at all, so it is natural to see whose handiwork.

Yongxiang Ling led the way for Princess An Ning and Ah Pu in front, while secretly complaining in his heart.

He actually didn't have anything to do with those people in the torture hall, but just looked at Princess An Ning like this, and he came prepared.

Since you are prepared, you can't be good.

He is not interfering in the affairs of the torture hall at all now, on the one hand, it is indeed because he was slowly squeezed out by Sima Zhao's cronies, but on the other hand, it is because he himself wants to retreat bravely and give himself a stable life in his old age.

The situation in the DPRK and China is changing too quickly, one after another, and the torture hall will have to deal with things sooner or later.

Yongxiang Ling was prescient, and after knowing that Princess An Ning had brought people out of the court, he was even more determined in his thoughts, and said that he was not willing to wade into the troubled waters of the torture hall.

According to his original idea, even if there was any chaos in this torture hall, it would be time for him to leave the palace, but who knows, this trouble will come.

Yongxiang Ling sighed faintly in his heart, but he still had a smile on his face, and said very flatteringly in front of Princess An Ning and Ah Pu:

"Her Royal Highness Princess An Ning, Ah Pu Gongzi, this is the Palace of Punishment."

When Princess An Ning heard this, she looked in the direction indicated by Yongxiang Ling, and saw a dark red gate closed.

On the left and right sides of it, there are two portraits of fierce and vicious people, whose names are unknown, but they are only used to add pressure to the people who enter the door; The door is dark red overall, and the rivets on the door look like some mottled rust, giving it an extremely uncomfortable feeling.

Coupled with the plaque that looked extremely upright, ordinary people were indeed frightened as soon as they entered the door.

After Princess An Ning carefully looked up and down the torture hall, she motioned to Yongxiang Ling to knock on the door, and she stood behind and approached Ah Pu.

From a distance, it looked like he was leaning on Agui's arms.

Huang Menling smiled and accepted Princess An Ning's order, and turned around with a somewhat bitter face.

However, he didn't dare to delay Princess Anning's orders, stepped forward, and gently buckled it according to the previous rules.

There was a "squeak" and the door opened.

It's just that the door is only staggered by a crack and is not fully opened.

A head protruded from the crack in the door, with a very bad face, and asked very sternly, "Who is it?" ”

Yongxiang Ling had no choice but to be careful and report his identity.

But as soon as the man in the door heard this, he lost patience, and before Yongxiang Ling finished speaking, he had to close the door at once.

Yongxiang Ling was a little anxious, seeing that he was about to complete Princess Anning's seemingly simple order, but when he saw a white shadow flashing, the staggered door could never be closed.

The people inside the door were furious, "Who are you to dare to obstruct the Torture Palace!" ”

Apo smiled on his face, but he didn't give an inch under his feet,

"This steward has such a big face, and he didn't even greet Her Royal Highness Princess An Ning."

"Princess? What are you talking about? The man in the door sneered impatiently, and said to Ah Pu, "The princess's daughter, how could you come to such a place, you are really your grandfather, I am new to this palace, and I don't understand anything in this palace?"

Besides, do you think anyone can come to this place? What about Princess Anning, even if the king of heaven is here, she has to act according to the rules of the torture hall. You hurry up and let go, otherwise don't blame me for being rude. ”

The anger in Ah Gou's heart gradually jumped up by this man, but the smile on his face was even worse. Not only was his foot stuck in the door secretly exerting force, but his hands were in a stalemate with the people inside the door, and neither party would let anyone.

"Let this palace listen, which adult is so big that he doesn't even pay attention to this palace." The corners of Princess Anning's mouth hooked slightly, and she slowly walked to the door, and walked to a place where the person inside the door could definitely see,

"You really don't know the rules of the torture hall, but the palace knows the rules of the palace. Those who are disrespectful to the palace will speak disrespectfully and pull out their tongues to show punishment; Those who turn a blind eye to the main palace will be punished by gouging their eyes; Those who listen to the words of the palace and do not obey them will scratch their ears to demonstrate solemnity.

Count it yourself, how many have you broken, the rules of this palace? ”

The person inside the door obviously didn't expect Princess An Ning to really be here, and his mind was turbulent for a moment. But at this moment, he was caught by Apo.

With a vigorous lift, he directly grabbed the people in the door, so that the people in the door had no chance to react at all.

He looked at the people who fell to the ground in embarrassment, smiled brightly, and said to them very "intimately": "When I saw His Highness, I saluted at that time." This son can be regarded as exempting you from the step of kneeling and bowing on your own. ”

Princess An Ning did not stop Ah Pu, but looked condescendingly at the steward who fell out of the door, and said in a very soft voice:

"It seems that you have made a choice, then this palace is about to do it."