Chapter 53: The Abandoned Ice Cellar

The crimson flames that rose into the sky were fueled by the cold wind, and no one noticed the panicked crowd, and another figure disappeared into the night after crowding through the crowd.

Outside the middle hall. The flame scorched the wood and made a crisp beeping sound, and a voice that was already a little hoarse The owner wiped the hot sweat oozing from his forehead, and roared hard: "Monkey cubs, fetch more water, burn the documents in the study, you can't afford to eat it, Xiao Liuzi, you go and see why the long water dragon of the Water Dragon Division has not been transported?" ”

"Back to Father-in-law Su, the water wheel of the Water Dragon Division somehow broke off in transportation, and it is still being repaired at the moment." The shirtless little Liuzi, who was already hot, was still swaying with half a bucket of water in his hand, and agreed from afar.

"What, hurry up and urge them to repair, and the others will go to the nearest well to get more water, hey, who is that, you hold it and spill some water outside." But the dry father-in-law of the imperial front scolded.

Hearing the sound of scolding in his ears, looking at the sea of fire in front of him that was about to be connected, Yu Mian, who was hiding in the shadows, shook his head secretly and was about to jump up to him, when he was looking around for the next shadow that no one paid attention to, there was a sudden gust of wind in his ears, but there was already one more person around him blocking the way.

"Zizhan, you shouldn't have put this fire?" The belated figure asked.

"Brother Li, although I, Yu Zizhan, am a little reckless in trouble, but I am always a loyal person, how can I use the lives of my family to do such things." Yu Mian didn't look at the people around him, and knew that the person who came was Li Maofang, Marquis of Fuyang, just by his voice.

"Then you are not escorting the prince at the moment, why did you come from here secretly, what are your plans?"

"Brother Li, you and I have grown up since childhood, do you still have to say these words of a knowing advisor based on your understanding of me?" Yu Mian's eyes converged in front of him, as if he had found the next place to hide.

"Zizhan, you know that there is still a family, and you still trespass into the palace, you ......"

"Brother Li, although I am a little impulsive when I want to get to Sansan, but you also know that I am not a stupid person, since you came back yesterday and told the prince what he said, I thought about it carefully, the possibility that Sansan is still somewhere in the palace is very great, it just so happens that the fire is still strong, I can look for it again while I am in chaos at this time." Yu Mian said that he was about to move towards the position that he had been staring at for a long time. As soon as the momentum started, Li Maofang grabbed the wrist of his right hand again, and only listened to him say word by word: "Jing Zhan, arson and breaking into the palace is an unredeemable crime for the ten clans, for my brother's last question, have you thought about it?" ”

The wrist was forcefully broken free, and Li Maofang, who was standing in place, heard Yu Mian's hearty laughter in his ears: "How can I not be defeated by a fire after ten years of intersection, Brother Li go and see the corpse that was carried out of the house, and then doubt me." As he spoke, Yu Mian jumped up, but disappeared into the moonlight.

"Yes, ten years of friendship is not as good as an outsider woman." Li Maofang, who was standing in place, was stunned. "Wait, what a corpse." Li Maofang, who suddenly reacted, turned around and jumped straight to the fire.

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In the cold secret room, the heat wave in the distance is also hitting at this moment. Beads of water began to seep from the walls of the iron steel. A drop of water fell on the cheek of Zhi Ning, who had just been knocked unconscious again. After a while, another drop, two drops, and finally a large drop of water seemed to deviate slightly from the direction as it slid down, rolling down on Zhi Ning's frozen lips, and soon the smell of rancid smell rushed straight into her Qiong's nose, and the irritating smell urged her nerves to slowly wake up again.

She couldn't be weaker anymore, she lifted her head, which was covered by her hair, and looked forward through her hair, where the two black-clad guards rubbing their shoulders were sitting not far away, talking.

There was a crunching sound of bones inside her body, and looking at the white cloth sheets that had been cracked into a bloodstained one, she was as resolute as if she hadn't clenched her silver teeth, she was afraid that she would have to cry out in pain.

Since the night before, after the man whose voice was like a piece of iron rubbing against his throat left, several obedient men in black would wave at her every other hour with the water-soaked leather whip like crazy, at first those people may have retained a little strength, and did not know what to ask from her mouth, and when the next day was about the hour, the strange-sounding man returned, and the person who had changed his previous attitude first gave Zhining a bowl of water, and then relieved the headache and death of the medicine to extract confessions. Fang Cai Wen Yan asked: "Who killed the teacher you mentioned before, you tell me the truth." ”

"My lord, didn't all your people hear what I said before the prince, and I was quite detailed at that time. You should know that. Zhi Ning, who drank some water and was slightly better, replied with a sneer.

"After all, I heard it from others, and I want to hear it again from your mouth." The man seemed anxious to know the answer, and suddenly became patient, ignoring Zhi Ning's cold voice.

"I did hurt him that day, but I happened to be caught by Qiao'er, a spy sent by the court, and by chance, that Qiao'er stabbed the dagger into Shi Lu's body instead. He was killed by mistake, are these fathers-in-law different from what I said? Zhi Ning asked with a miserable smile.

"Naturally, it's just ...... Do you dare to take my word? The man suddenly came to his senses, and a slap in the face was slammed into Zhi Ning's face.

A stream of blood flowed out of Zhi Ning's mouth uncontrollably, she opened her bloodstained teeth, and said vaguely and sarcastically: "By the way, my lord, I suddenly remembered that when I met the prince that day, the father-in-law on his left kept jumping up and down thinking that Prince Bo was happy, but the one on the right didn't seem to have the slightest jealousy and displeasure. I'm afraid that the one you are lying next to the Son of Heaven is him. I also heard that the emperor doesn't like our crown prince very much, so you should be the brocade guards left by the emperor to monitor the crown prince, but unfortunately some people dare to settle their private affairs in addition to official business. Zhi Ning, who had just recovered from the pain, said so many words in one breath that he couldn't help but gasp for breath.

Quack's laughter sounded like a night owl: "No wonder someone reminded me to be careful when I speak, I still have so much time to think after taking the prison pills, and I am indeed very smart." It's a pity you can't get out again. Finally, I would like to ask you something, why did you assassinate King Zhao at night? At the end of his speech, he lowered his voice, and his body was less than a foot away from Zhi Ning.

How could he even know this. Zhi Ning, who had just gained a slight upper hand, was stunned when he heard this.

"It's really good, you were the one who blamed it in the first place." Seeing Zhi Ning's eyes sluggish, this person immediately had a plan in his heart.

"That's right, you have half a piece of evidence, this Lord Jinyiwei, you must have known what you want to know, the cemetery after Shi Lu's death was still chosen by me for him, and you treat your benefactor like this?"

"Continuing to torture, this woman is the assassin who assassinated King Zhao. Ask me why she assassinated King Zhao. The man snorted, turned back to his subordinates and shouted again.

The man did not appear again after that day, but the sticky leather whip had been replaced by a barbed vine whip. Each time the rattan whip struck the body, it would hook up a strip of white cloth, and when all the strips of white cloth in the same place were hooked, the clothes began to crumble, and then the flesh and skin on the body. After three whips, Zhi Ning was about to faint in pain. The wound shook incessantly, as if it had been pricked by a needle and burned in flames.

The silver teeth are almost crushed, and the tear ducts seem to be draining and flowing uncontrollably, and this man seems to have achieved his goal, so he really doesn't care about my life or death. Zhi Ning thought in his heart. There was a tick on a scar on her arm that seemed to be dripping with the rancid water, and suddenly there was a strange itch on her arm, and she couldn't bear it anymore after being tortured for the past two days, and this drop of water seemed to be the last straw that was about to crush the mule, destroying what little will she had left. A groan of pain finally cried out. The guards not far away were also awakened by the voice, stopped their conversation, and walked over.

Two more slaps, two kicks in the abdomen. Zhining, whose will had begun to collapse, wailed again. I saw that the man turned around just now and was about to look for the whip, but another person next to him reached out and stopped him, and said with a lewd look in his eyes: "Xiao Qian, isn't it just that this girl caused you to be punched by an adult, you don't need to treat her like this, this girl is a cheap skin, we beat her for two days, and her hands are almost sour, and her mouth is still so hard." Why don't you take revenge in another way, brother? ”

"Brother Zhang, what else can this cheap person do to her. The cheap mouth is very hard. "Two more slaps in the face.

"You little money, at first glance, it is a little baby who has seen a woman, you listen to her scream just now, how fucking ecstasy, Lao Tzu just saw the water dripping on her, this girl is afraid of itching, you first pick up her clothes, Lao Tzu to find some salt, although the blood is dirty, but listening to her call twice can also be refreshing." The other guard smirked.

"But my lord is back."

"I can't wait to see this when I come back, this little girl hurt his nephew, and he is an assassin who assassinated King Zhao. Have you ever seen anyone who can get out of here? ”

"Also, who would have thought that our darkroom is here." The young man surnamed Qian nodded approvingly.

"Brother, look at it when you go out, somehow the water in this cellar is dripping faster, why is it so strange in this cold winter." The young man seemed to remember something again, and cried out into the darkness.

"Got it," another echo came from the darkness in the distance.

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But it wasn't long before the guard Zhang, who was humming a small tune, returned.

"Xiao Qian, open the door to Lao Tzu, the three major halls outside are burning." He shouted.

The door slammed open, and Zhang Shouwei didn't want to step inside, and before he had taken three steps, a pair of powerful arms had grabbed him from the darkness, and he was knocked unconscious with a blow from his elbow.

"Sansan, it's time for us to go." Yu Mian's voice came from the darkness.

The other figure lying on his back was almost unconscious again, humming weakly but not making a sound.

The two of them were almost about to walk out of the room, and the figure in the wide robe on his back suddenly sobered up, and said commandingly: "Light the fire, burn this place." ”

"But... These two people ......" Yu Mian didn't seem to expect the person on his back to wake up again, and he hesitated after being stunned.

"Kill them. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles in the future. ”

"But they are only doing what they are commanded to do, and their sins are not unto death."

"They knew that I had assassinated King Zhao, and just now, they humiliated me just now, and looked at my body." In the cough, a sticky blood flowed down the corner of the speaker's mouth between the neck, and the man tilted his head after saying what he had just said, and he really passed out.

Yu Mian, who was standing there, hesitated for another moment. After he strode out of the abandoned ice cellar torture chamber. There was another place in the palace that suddenly caught fire.

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His Royal Highness, the fire in the palace burned countless palace people. The subordinate has ordered someone to count the losses.

Report ~ Report that His Royal Highness had another fire in the abandoned ice cellar the year before last, and Grandpa Zhang had sent someone to extinguish the fire.

There was a thud. The crown prince Zhu Gaochi held his reddened palm and ordered loudly: Check, give me a thorough investigation.