"Give them the silver needle, and the mourners will see for themselves how she died." The Empress Dowager glanced at Mama Gui, and the implication was that life was better than death.

Silver needle punishment can be said to be common in the prison, for those prisoners who are hard mouthed and refuse to bow their heads, as well as those prisoners who are not allowed to be tortured, this trick is the most effective, the thinner the silver needle pierced into the body, the more painful, relatively, but there is no scar to see, the punishment of the silver needle is in the torture instrument, long to deal with those harem concubines who have made mistakes, each needle down, deeply pierced into the flesh and blood, as if ants are biting your body, gnawing your heart, piercing into the bone marrow of the cold, deeply frightening, This is the reason why many people are so timid in the face of such punishment.

Mei Wu lowered her head indifferently, she was not afraid, the messy hair covered her cheeks, standing on the face full of hair, tears and dust fused, she could not see her original face for a long time, she did not shed tears at the moment, did not cry, and even did not struggle and resist at all, Kongtong's eyes stared at the ground, stared at the blood stains on her body, and stared at those traces left by Ruo'er.

Mama Gui listened to the meaning of the Empress Dowager, and reluctantly stepped forward, and personally called the cloth bags full of silver needles into the hands of the guards, and when the guards took it, she raised her eyes and glanced at the dance, and now she can only hope that that person can come over early, otherwise it must be difficult to leave her life.

Mama Gui looked at the door of the cell with a mixture of worry and expectation, with her hearing, if someone was within a hundred meters, it would definitely not be able to hide it from her, but when she listened carefully, there was no movement at all, I wonder if that person was willing to save her?

Returning to the Empress Dowager's side, she stood still behind her, glanced down at her, had a slight contest in her heart, and said: "Empress Dowager, the yin qi in this prison is heavy, and you have been here for a long time today, why don't we teach this girl a lesson another day, and let the old slave help you go back to rest, what do you think?" ”

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager's eyes were picky, a touch of cold light flashed, she stretched out her hand to take the newly brewed tea from the palace maid, tasted it unintentionally, and said lightly: "The mourning family is in good health, and I don't want to rest for the time being." Glancing at Mama Gui, she thought about it for a while, and suddenly said: "The mourning family has forgotten, the punishment of this silver needle is a veteran, and the mourning family has also taught a lot of tasks to Mama before, and the deep meaning of the mourning family you have completed, it is better to hand over this punishment to Mama!" If you handle it properly like this, it won't make her die easily, and the mourning family can be well discouraged! ”

"Doom ......" Mama Gui didn't react for a while, she was slightly stunned, adjusted her thoughts slightly, thought about it, and asked her to execute? She is a strong hand in killing people and using drugs, but she has never tried this so-called silver needle punishment.

Just as she was thinking about it for a while, the Empress Dowager frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "What? If there's something wrong with Mama? Seeing that Mama Gui did not speak immediately, the Empress Dowager was slightly unhappy, but her face did not change color because of this, but her tone was obviously a little deep.

Mama Gui hurriedly bowed her head: "No, the old slave is just thinking, if the old slave misses and stabs her to death, the old slave really can't explain to the Queen Mother." ”

The Empress Dowager lowered her eyes, unable to see what she was thinking in her eyes, and her flat brows looked a little happy.

In the middle of the sound, she spoke: "Well, since this is the case, the mourning family will not be embarrassed by the grandmother." Raising his eyes and glancing at the guards who were always on standby, "Let's start the torture!" ”

I saw that the guard took out four or five extremely delicate silver needles from the needle bag, flashing with silver-white brilliance, one by one seemed to be full of cold air, the sharp needles were extremely sharp, the guard's wrist was flipped, and it was stabbed on Mei Wu's arm, and Mei Wu, who had been silent, only felt a piercing pain accompanied by bursts of cold as if it was biting her arm, and she couldn't help but raise her head and scream, a desolate and hoarse voice, which gave people a feeling of despair at the moment.

Five silver needles were pierced on the arm, the guard did not immediately pull out, but stabbed down into the bone marrow little by little, every inch, there was a pain that eroded the bones, every minute, gradually penetrated, Mei Wu only felt that the arm was torn fiercely, wanted to twist, but could not move a little, the tied body, all the strength seemed to disappear, the empty body, gradually seemed to be numb.

Wow, Mei Wu raised her eyes and looked at the distance sitting upright, the comfortable Queen Mother, looking at her with cold eyes, she didn't understand, how long would she torture her, why not kill her with a knife, torture her like this, what kind of hatred did she have?

I felt a cold gaze staring at her, the Queen Mother raised her eyes, and at the sight of Shangwu Wu, she hooked her lips and said, "Can't stand it?" Or do you want to beg for mercy? Putting down the teacup in her hand, just listening to the cry of the dance, she was particularly happy, and her heart gradually began to enjoy, slowly got up, paced to the front of the dance, looked at her with cold eyes, raised her right hand, hooked up the long bright nails, gently picked up the jaw of the dance, and said: "Such a beautiful face, worthy of being the first beauty in the Southern Xia Kingdom, and your mother was as good as it was at the beginning, but the fate of your mother is not necessarily similar." The nails gently slid over the jaw, cheeks, and nose of the dance: "The mourning family wants to see, if you don't have this face, what else do you have to be worthy of the emperor's nostalgia for you." ”

The voice was suddenly cold, as long as she remembered that Si Teng Feng had not forgotten this woman before she fell into a coma again, the Empress Dowager suddenly became irritable in her heart, and the woman of the Xiahou family was a disaster.

Mei Wu looked at her coldly, the chill in her words was clear to Mei Wu, she didn't make a sound, her thin lips were light, and she looked at her with a pale and weak look: "Kill me......"

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she sneered: "If the mourning family wants you to die so quickly, you won't live so long." ”

Pale sideburns, wrinkled skin, is this really an old man? At this moment, she is far colder than those concubines in the harem, and gradually there is a cold breath to wake up the thoughts of the dance, and the person in front of her is more terrifying than the demon.

Her eyes flowed through the various torture instruments hanging on the wall, and she saw a small dagger that particularly attracted her attention, and she glanced at the guard: "Go and get that dagger for the mourning family." ”

The majestic voice, the extra shock, and then see the ruthless methods of the Empress Dowager, everyone bowed their heads, the guards listened to this, hurriedly walked over, reached out to take the dagger, handed it to the Empress Dowager, she took it, opened, the cold air emitted by the weapon, and the awe-inspiring sound, it was very sudden, the dagger slowly moved to the cheeks of the dance, and the cold air only felt lingering around her.

She stared at the Empress Dowager in front of her with wide eyes.

I saw her swing the dagger slightly, and the sharp knife cut off a strand of hair, and she felt a hot pain on her cheeks, and a sinuous wound appeared on her face in an instant, and the blood slowly overflowed, and she only felt pain in her cheeks.

The wounds were some deep, some long, and the flesh was faintly visible.

Everyone gasped when they saw this, they all knew that Xiahou was beautiful, but at this time, the most was undoubtedly a pity.

Everyone didn't expect that the Queen Mother would ruin her appearance with her own hands, was it jealousy? Or hatred? Ruining a woman's appearance like this can be described as the greatest punishment in the Southern Xia Kingdom, not to mention that this person is still the most beautiful woman in the Southern Xia Kingdom.

Everyone's hearts were suddenly mixed.

Mama Gui couldn't help but be surprised, this ...... Mei Wu lowered her head, she clearly knew and felt it.

The Empress Dowager coldly threw down the dagger in her hand, looked at its bleeding wounds, turned around, and said coldly: "Go on." ”

Hearing this, the guard suddenly came back to his senses, picked up the silver needle on the needle bag in confusion, and in a panic, he couldn't help but leave a few, and bent down in horror to pick it up.

After a moment, the guard got up, glanced at the Empress Dowager, raised his hand in fear, and stabbed it at the back of the dance.

This is, no one paid attention, Gui Mama's face changed slightly, and she exhaled easily.

When the guards were ready to attack again, there was a noisy footstep outside the prison door, only to hear the guard shouting: "See the Queen Mother." ”

When everyone heard this, they turned their heads to look at the door of the prison, only to see the Queen Mother Ning Qing slowly walking in with Bilian's support, followed by several maids, and the anxiety on Ning Qing's face showed that she was in a hurry.

Before coming here, she was also very hesitant, she didn't know the intention of the person who asked her to save the dance, but she couldn't help her, after all, she was her sister's daughter, after Ning Qing was entangled, she still came, she clearly knew that this trip would definitely offend the Queen Mother, she knew what the Queen Mother thought in her heart, even so, she couldn't pass her own level, she wanted to save the life of the Queen Mother, this child had suffered enough, and she had sacrificed enough for the Xiahou family, so she shouldn't be allowed to bear so much. As the man said, there is too much helplessness in life, and so does she.

Ning Qing came to the Empress Dowager and bowed her head and said, "The concubines see the queen mother." ”

Glancing at Ning Qing, the Empress Dowager said sarcastically: "I didn't expect you to come too......"

Ning Qing bowed her head and said: "The concubine came today to ask the queen mother to let go of the dance, she has already borne too many unnecessary responsibilities, so please ask the queen mother to raise her noble hand and spare her life." ”

The Empress Dowager's eyes suddenly turned awe-inspiring, and her brows furrowed, "Do you want to mourn her family and spare her life?" ”

Ning Qing raised her eyes and said, "Yes, please let the queen mother dance." ”

"She wants to kill your son?"

"Isn't Feng'er fine?"

After Ning Qing finished speaking, she looked at the Empress Dowager in a complicated manner, and said softly: "Queen Mother, the concubine knows your thoughts and understands, it's just that the grievances of the previous generation should be extended to the next generation, not to mention that Wu'er is innocent." ”

Maybe it was that sentence that stimulated her, but she saw the Empress Dowager get up suddenly, glared at Ning Qing angrily, and asked, "Are you going against the mourning family?" ”

"The concubine doesn't dare, she just thinks that the queen mother might as well let go of the knot, maybe the mood will be different."

"Huh, let go?" snorted disdainfully: "If it weren't for her mother, how could my Wan'er die with hatred?" If it weren't for her father's ruthlessness, my Wan'er wouldn't have left me. Wan'er's death, all of them caused it, even Jun'er's death is inseparable from the Xiahou family, this one by one, you asked the mourning family to let go? The extension suddenly tightened: "Don't think that you are the emperor's mother, the mourning family can't touch you, if it weren't for the emperor's face, do you think you can live worry-free in the harem?" If it weren't for the emperor, the mourning family would have let you go with the emperor a long time ago, why did you say let go in front of the mourning family at this moment. ”

Ning Qing frowned unconsciously, "Wan'er's death, the death of the first emperor, these are the price that the Xiahou family has already paid, hasn't it?" Mei Wu is just a weak woman, she has never participated in the past, Queen Mother, have you lived comfortably over the years? ”

"Don't say any more ethereal remarks to the mourners, what is comfortable? How many years has the mourning family been in the palace for decades? What is the comfort in this harem? The eyes like cold light looked at Ning Qing and warned: "The mourning family tells you, don't challenge the limit of the mourning family again and again, the mourning family has endured you long enough!" ”

Hearing this, Ning Qing knew the Empress Dowager's determination, and then had to pick up the topic and said, "Queen Mother, have you forgotten Feng'er?" Did the queen mother forget the promise she made before she fell unconscious? If Feng'er wakes up, but the queen mother insists on killing her, will the queen mother turn against Feng'er? ”

After Ning Qing's words, the Empress Dowager gradually realized this, she only thought about how to deal with Xiahou Meiwu before, but she forgot that she had promised Si Teng Feng's promise, and according to the emperor's infatuation with this woman, the Empress Dowager had no bottom in her heart.

glanced at the dance, at this moment she no longer has a beautiful appearance, such a woman, will gradually be forgotten in the future, let her go now, when the emperor wakes up, he loses interest in her, when the time comes, whether she is dead or alive, the emperor will not ask, and there is no need to be unhappy with the emperor's brain now, right?

The Empress Dowager suddenly had some ideas and contests in her heart.

glanced at Ning Qing, "Let the mourning family let her go for the time being!" Don't try to save her either, and it's better not to forget who you are. ”

"The concubine understands."

Glancing at the guards around him, he raised his voice and said, "You have taken care of the mourning family, if there is a mistake, the mourning family will behead you all." ”

"Subordinates should strictly abide by the Empress Dowager's decree." The guards knelt down.

Mama Gui stepped forward, only to see the Empress Dowager gently lecturing on the back of her hand, turning around and leaving.

Seeing this, Ning Qing said respectfully: "The concubine respectfully sends off the queen mother." ”

The guards also knelt down to send them off.

After the Empress Dowager left, the prison was really a lot more relaxed, but the Empress Dowager was still here, and everyone did not dare to slack off, and they still cheered up.

Ning Qing turned around and looked at Mei Wu tied to the stake, her messy clothes were stained with bright red blood, only to see Mei Wu looking back at her, her grateful eyes couldn't help but be expressed.

When the blood on the face is really a pity. Ning Qing hurriedly said, "Hurry up and let her go." ”

When the guards on the side heard this, they hurriedly loosened the tie of Mei Wu, and Ning Qing looked at Bi Lian: "You go up and help her." ”

"En" Bilian nodded, and asked the maid to bring the medicine and clothes she had brought in advance.

Bi Lian helped her to cross the dance, felt the trembling of her body, and looked at her with comforting eyes: "Are you okay?" ”

Mei Wu nodded, "It's okay. ”

Seeing this, Ning Qing shook her head helplessly, "Let Bilian help you clean up your wounds, if you can, this palace will definitely save you out." ”

Hearing this, Mei Wu shook her head lightly: "The Queen Mother has done enough for Wu'er, Wu'er doesn't want you to be embarrassed, Life and Death Dance has already seen it through." "That desperate look on the brow is really distressing.

Ning Qing didn't twist it: "Don't say that, I will think of a way to save you, you have a good rest and take care of your body before you can leave, right?" ”

Bi Lian also spoke: "Yes, if you want to open something, there must be a way." ”

Seeing that both of them comforted her, it was not easy to say anything depressing, but she knew that she had no reason to live, and she felt distressed when she remembered the moment Ruo'er left.

After half a ring, a sense of loneliness and fear surrounded her when everyone had left and Mai was alone in her cell.

She curled up in the corner, the pain in her body not only did not relieve, but became more painful, however, no amount of pain could compare to the hatred in her heart.

The dark cell, the damp floor, the filthy environment, all so disgusting, she cried secretly, no one could understand her sadness, at this time, she hugged her body tightly, the pain that touched her senses, gradually, lost in the darkness. Consciousness gradually blurred, and she leaned against the corner, trying to dispel those fears and uneasiness.

Her hands gradually became a little red and swollen, and a slight movement could make her heart tremble in pain, and she shrank slightly, and she fell into darkness again.