Zongrenfu prison.

The prisoners who used to scream hysterically were eerily quiet tonight, and in the dungeon, which was filled with the smell of decay, only the deepest cell was somewhat bright.

"Smack! Syllable! ”

The sound of whips continued to sound, and there was a faint smell of blood in the air. The barbed whip should have hurt a lot, but I couldn't hear a moan. However, the torturer was particularly excited, screaming and scolding:

"Still won't tell the truth, will you? Gu Liangyue, don't think that the master once gave you the title of princess, and now he won't kill you! Let me tell you, even if you don't admit it today, the master will definitely not let you go! ”

The woman on the wooden frame was scattered, covered with blood, and she couldn't see her face clearly when she lowered her head, and she only smiled faintly when she heard the words. The tone was cold, sarcastic, but it didn't mean to pay attention to her at all.

"You!" The tortured woman was furious and raised her hand to continue waving the whip, but was grabbed by the wrist by the man next to her.

"Lian Jiao, stop first, if you continue to fight like this, the princess will not be able to stand it." Qing Jue frowned and looked at Gu Liangyue's injuries, and couldn't help but shake her head and said, "The master only let me interrogate, and I don't mean to kill the princess for the time being." ”

"Princess?" Lian Jiao snorted coldly: "You still call her princess?" At the beginning, it was just an expedient measure for the master to make her a concubine, but now that the master has successfully ascended the throne, if she is honest, she may be able to enter the harem. But she actually killed the third prince's family, Qing Jue, you still call her the princess? ”

Qing Jue was silent, and couldn't help but glance sideways at the woman on the shelf again.

For more than a year, he has actually regarded Gu Liangyue as half a master. Although the master married her as a concubine just to avoid the marriage of the emperor, it was also because Gu Liangyue was the most loyal killer and convenient to act. But during the year, Gu Liangyue really helped her master a lot, and almost died several times. Although the evidence is now conclusive, saying that she is the murderer of the third prince's family, in fact, he does not believe it.

The third prince is the master's most respected brother, and Gu Liangyue has no reason to betray the third prince at all. In the past year, Gu Liangyue has been the princess on the surface, but in fact, she has kept her subordinates' duties very well, and has not exceeded half a point. Her temperament is too cold, she never fights, and she can't blame the master for always ignoring her, and even if she was only suspicious this time, the master threw her into the dungeon without hesitation, and didn't think about the year's husband and wife at all.

"Okay, Lian Jiao." Bai Yu on the side couldn't help but speak: "You can't ask anything just by fighting, you haven't seen her speak for a day, it's better to ask." ”

Lian Jiao glanced at the two people next to her coldly, flicked her whip, and said mockingly: "Shouldn't you also be fascinated by her fox face?" ”

Bai Yu glared at her fiercely, turned his head to look at Gu Liangyue and asked, "After all, the master will not let you go, Miss Liangyue, why don't you tell us, why did you betray the family of the third prince and cause them to be wiped out?" ”

The woman on the shelf slowly raised her head for a long time, and her face as bright as the moon slowly became clear. Dai didn't sweep her eyebrows, her face was pale, and although her face was extremely beautiful, it was so fragile that it couldn't form at the moment. A pair of black eyes looked at the three people in front of him without any emotion, and his chapped lips slowly spit out three words:

"I didn't."

Lian Jiao laughed angrily, slapped her on the shoulder again, and said fiercely: "You didn't? You sent the letter, and you were the only one who could see the content, and there was nothing wrong with it halfway, so why did you let the emperor know about it? In vain, the master trusts you so much, Gu Liangyue, are you worthy of the master? ”

The tearing pain was mixed with the bloody smell of the flesh and skin, and Gu Liangyue frowned.

Pain is a common thing for killers, but I have to say that Lian Jiao is the most skilled person in torture, and she picks the same place to beat, and she may even be able to see the bones on her shoulders at this time.

The moonlight was dim, shining through the rusty iron windows, and it looked very bleak. The day before, she was rejoicing at the man's accession to the throne, and the next day, she was framed and sent to prison.

No matter what, the life was saved by that person, and if he promised to repay the favor, there can be no complaints. She had not betrayed anyone, and if he did not believe it, he would have taken her life. It's not a valuable thing after all.

The dark clouds blocked the moon, and the sound of the whip came and went, and the whole prison was darkened. But until the end, the woman who called Gu Liangyue didn't say anything superfluous.

On the other hand, in the palace of the capital of the Apocalypse Dynasty, Emperor Mingxuan was sitting in the splendid hall. The palace lamps were burning, and the pile of folds at hand had kept him busy for nearly four hours.

The change of dynasties is not overnight, the winner is the king, and the loser is the villain. In short, no matter what the process is, now the apocalypse is in his hands. You must first thoroughly sort out the foundation before you can sit on the throne for a long time.

"Your Majesty." Peony put a cup of tea in the emperor's hand and reminded softly: "The hour is not early, you should rest early." ”

The emperor said "um" lightly, and took a sip of tea while holding the fold around the fold with a red pen, but as soon as the tea was entered, it made people frown.

"Peony, your tea art has regressed." Putting down the teacup, the emperor snorted lightly, and finally raised his head and glanced at the maid who had been with him for more than ten years, and said a little jokingly: "Isn't it that you are not used to moving into the palace just now, and you have to go to the palace to make tea?" ”

Hearing this, Peony's eyebrows moved slightly, and she walked to the front of the palace and knelt down, with a pretty face that was neither humble nor arrogant, but bowed her head very respectfully and said: "The slave maid has been soothing the tea art for a long time, and I also ask the emperor to forgive me." Tomorrow, the slave maid will choose a few palace maids who are proficient in tea art to serve in front of the palace. ”

"Where's Auntie?" The emperor didn't speak, but the chief eunuch Si Xi next to him said with a smile: "Aunt Peony's tea art was famous in the palace at the beginning, who else is more proficient than you?" My aunt has been waiting all the way, why is the tea art suddenly rusty? Xu is the emperor is too tired to correct the folds today, so he tastes the tea differently. ”

Sixi is an old eunuch who served the first emperor, speaking of which, he still watched the new emperor grow up, he is a thick person, and he also knows how to be flexible, and all the palace people who Emperor Mingxuan ascended the throne have been replaced, and he was left alone in this Qianyuan Palace. Although it is a bit nagging, it can also understand the emperor's mind, and it is a good helper for the new emperor who generally says little.

Peony lowered her head and didn't speak.

Yes, a year ago, she was indeed one of the best tea artists in the palace. But since...

It's okay, don't mention it, when she thinks of the woman who is as cold as the moon, she feels a pain in her heart. It's been a day since he was locked in the dungeon, and the emperor didn't even ask, it was really cold.

But even if she was upset for Liangyue, she didn't dare to be in front of the emperor for half a minute. Xuanyuan Zili, the new emperor of the Apocalypse Dynasty and the fifth prince of the Xuanyuan royal family, is definitely not the beautiful jade ice prince who seems on the surface. Since ancient times, those who have ascended to the throne by their own means are not good people. Even if she has been with him for more than ten years, even if she has his trust, no matter what, the monarch is always the monarch.

"Get up." The emperor said lightly, looked sideways at the teacup for a while, and suddenly said casually: "Maybe it's because you didn't use the dew to soak today, next time you will use the autumn dew you used before to soak it." ”

Peony pursed her lips, stood up and curtled her knees in response, "Yes." ”

After a pause, the red cinnabar stained a small piece on the fold. Emperor Mingxuan raised his eyes, and his bottomless obsidian eyes looked straight at the peony standing below, and the air around him quickly cooled, and a thick coercion filled the entire hall without concealment.

Although I have seen the emperor angry many times, it is the first time that it is my turn. Rao is calm, and Peony is also sweating on his back at the moment. I knew that I couldn't hide it, but the emperor had never cared about these things before, so I didn't find out, and I didn't ask why her tea art was advancing by leaps and bounds a year ago. Now this can be regarded as the will of heaven, if Emperor Mingxuan really asks, she can't deceive the king, and she doesn't have to keep her promise to that woman.

"Autumn dew boils tea, a good peony aunt." Emperor Mingxuan put down the red pen, picked up the tea lid and tapped it gently, and the magnetic but murderous voice echoed quietly in the main hall: "The tea I drink has always been boiled with spring water, where is your autumn dew used?" ”

Peony knelt down heavily, and her knees smashed on the marble floor with a muffled sound, which startled Sixi's father-in-law. Peony is Emperor Mingxuan's henchman, as early as in the palace, he didn't need to make a big gift, and now he kneels down like this, I'm afraid it is... Reason.

Emperor Mingxuan quietly looked at the peony for a long time. Her face was still so calm, but there were some irrepressible emotions in her eyes, like a torrent just waiting for a gap, eager to erupt.

Peony has always been steady, knowledgeable, polite and detached, and has never had such strong emotions. At this time, he has just ascended the throne, and the country is just stable, what will be worthy of her excitement?

A cold and thin face like the moon suddenly flashed in his mind, Emperor Mingxuan's sword eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and a trace of resentment crossed his cold face.

"You want to tell me that the tea of the past year has been made by fake people, right?"

Peony looked at the ground, pursed her lips and said, "The slave should be damned." ”

Since Miss Liangyue entered the mansion, every time she finished a mission, she used to make a cup of tea for Xuanyuan Zili, who was still the fifth prince at the time, and she helped her send it. Liangyue girl's martial arts are very good, and the tea art is also quite good, the master only took a sip at the time, and praised her for her great progress in tea art. Miss Liangyue didn't let her tell the truth, and the tea in the future would simply be brewed by Miss Liangyue.

A year is not long or short, not enough for the master to remember a person, but it is good for the master to remember the fragrance of tea.

Emperor Mingxuan glanced at the peony coldly, got up without saying a word, and walked out. Sixi's father-in-law looked at the peony still kneeling, and the emperor was in a hurry, and he was in a dilemma, so he heard a low sigh in his ears:

"Father-in-law, go quickly, if the emperor goes to the dungeon, please ask the father-in-law to tell the emperor that Miss Liangyue can't die for the time being."