Mai Wu was tied to a stake, and many eyes looked at her, some sneering, some gloating, and those who were sympathetic.

The Empress Dowager waved her hand to the guards in front of her, and the guards comprehended their foreheads, and one person came to the left and right of the maid with a clamp stick in one hand, and poked her ten fingers into the crack of the clamp stick, and the maiden felt the cold air slowly rising above her head.

I saw that the Empress Dowager made a look, and the maid on the side brought a cup of tea, she took it, bowed her head and gently swallowed the tea, and put it down.

He said coldly, "Let's start!" ”

The two guards listened to this. Then the clamp stick was pulled to both sides, the pain of the cone devoured the senses of the dance, as the saying goes, ten fingers to the heart, even if one finger is injured, you will feel the pain, but at this moment, the ten fingers are clamped by the stick, as if to break the feeling swept her, she bent her fingers in pain, but the pain of the seat made the ten fingers tighten, the pain of the dance clenched her teeth, the frowning brow of the painful look, and the lip flap that has almost been bitten, all show the forbearance at the moment. The strength in the guard's hands did not slacken, on the contrary, it became tighter and tighter, and she almost began to feel the presence of her fingers, numb, or unconscious.

The Empress Dowager sneered and looked at Mei Wu's injured expression, and said lightly: "Can you really bear it?" How long can you endure it? ”

Looking at the guards on both sides, "A little more force." ”

She didn't scream from beginning to end, even if the pain made her almost dizzy, she still didn't scream, because she knew that no matter how loud she screamed, it would not alleviate her pain at the moment, even if she bit her lip, she still stubbornly didn't say a word.

But the Empress Dowager was the opposite, seeing the stubborn and forbearant strength of the dance, she thought of the shadow of that woman, and the hatred in her heart became more and more profound, the more so, the more painful she was.

"Ah......" The guard violently increased his strength, and a new wave of pain swept again, and the dance finally screamed out in pain, which was full of desolation, as if the breath of death was frequent, as if the life that was about to wither told the final vicissitudes, at this moment, the dance was undoubtedly desperate, the pale face, beads of sweat were dripping down, the hair sticking to the forehead was messy, and the pain of the cone from the fingertips was still not slightly reduced.

"Don't ...... Don't ......" I don't know if it's tears or sweat, wetting her cheeks, she shook her head, called, and pleaded at the Queen Mother: "Let go of my ......"

The Empress Dowager was unmoved, looking at her coldly, and her cold face looked particularly cold at this time.

"Don't? Let go? Wow, I saw the Empress Dowager get up suddenly, wave her hand, and the teacup in the maid's hand fell to the ground resolutely, making a touching sound, piercing and trembling.

"Want to let your family go?" She looked at Mai questioningly, "It's just a dream." ”

Then the veto was extremely affirmative.

Mai Wu didn't understand, she had never done anything that was bad for her, or something that should or hurt her, why did she torture her like this?

I saw the Empress Dowager looking at the guards on both sides with a cold face, and the moment the teacup landed, everyone was stunned, and the guards who were pulling the sticks also forgot the movements in their hands, and were so frightened that they shrank down, and their hearts trembled.

In this palace, the most feared thing is not the emperor, but the queen mother behind the emperor, everyone knows how the queen mother went from a beauty with no background and humble status to step by step after ascending to a country, those things behind it, no one dares to mention it so far, and no one mentions it, not that no one knows. When the emperor ascended the throne, he was only nine years old, and the nine-year-old monarch could go through the torture for many years smoothly, if it were not for the queen mother, presumably the consequences would not be the same as now, the county kings who were ready to move, as well as those barbarians who were in chaos, or relatives interfering in politics, many people knew this, if it was the order of the queen mother, sometimes even the emperor had to be afraid of three points.

Everyone looked at the Empress Dowager who was gradually angry, and bowed their heads in fear.

And the invisible cold gaze shot at the two guards, and they undoubtedly felt a sneer.

The guards hurriedly continued their movements.

"Ah......h

At this time, even if the guards pulled the stick more and more, Mei Wu was unconscious, his head was lowered, his hands had already overflowed with blood, his red fingers, and the blood vessels that were broken by squeezing were endlessly sliding blood. The hands are full of red, and the weakness is falling, and I am afraid that even if I move a little, it will be unbearable.

This is, Ruo'er, who woke up, looked at the scene in front of her, "Niangniang......"

Shocked and couldn't believe it, how much did she endure those hands, bloody hands?

When the Empress Dowager saw that she fainted, she said coldly and ruthlessly: "Splash her up with water to the mourning family." ”

"Yes" The guard immediately walked towards the bucket on the side, bent down, lifted the bucket with one hand without effort, and came to Mai Mai's body, with a little strength with both hands, a bucket of cold water poured over her head and on the soles of her feet.

A biting coldness completely awakened her consciousness, her hazy eyes slowly opened, that nightmarish place, she hadn't escaped yet, only to see that everything in front of her was still intact, the pain on her fingers was still bursting, she gently raised her lowered head, she looked at the Queen Mother.

"The Emperor...... The Queen Mother ...... "Still that kind old man, she still stood in front of her coldly, less than a few meters away, she saw her hatred hidden under the wrinkles, even if she was dizzy, she still saw her cold smile.

Ruo'er heard the sound of dancing and immediately shouted: "Niangniang? Niang, how are you? In the excited call, you can vaguely feel the trembling timbre and crying.

Mei Wu turned to look at Ruo'er who was pressed by the guards behind the Empress Dowager.

Unconsciously his eyes widened, and he muttered, "Ruo'er......"

"I'm fine...... You don't have to worry about ......" Mei Wu looked at Ruo'er weakly, with no confidence in the volume, Ruo'er was particularly distressed to watch.

Ruo'er looked at the Empress Dowager pleadingly: "Empress Dowager, I beg you, you let Niangniang go, don't torture her anymore, her injuries are not completely healed, if she continues like this, she may not be able to live!" I beg you, the Queen Mother, you are merciful and merciful, let Niangniang go, Ruo'er begs you, please. She struggled to break free from the guards' grasp, but her weak physical strength was a match for the two guards.

When the Empress Dowager listened, she felt harsh, and the little maid dared to be presumptuous in front of her, and couldn't help but say coldly: "Come on, drag this girl down and hit fifty boards." ”

Fifty big boards? This number seems to be hanging by a thread, Ruo'er was immediately stunned when she heard it, and she looked at the Queen Mother unconsciously, Ruo'er insisted on fifty boards, even if it was a man, the sturdy fifty boards went down, if she could survive, it would be considered lucky, if she had such a petite body, where did she insist?

Mei Wu was scared just thinking about it, and shook her head without daring to continue thinking about it: "Don't, don't hurt Ruo'er." ”

"The Empress Dowager, you have always been so kind, kind, Mei Wu treats you as a grandmother-like respect, you are a high Bodhisattva, why do you treat us like this, Ruo'er she is innocent, if the fifty boards go down, she can't live at all, Mei Wu begs you, you let her go!" The eyes of pleading were so helpless: "If Ruo'er offends the Empress Dowager, let the dance be punished instead of Ruo'er, please!" ”

The Empress Dowager listened, without a trace of being moved, but on the contrary, she sneered: "Don't worry, the mourning family will not let you go, the same way, this girl will deal with it." He looked sideways: "What are you all doing in a daze?" Don't you want to drag this girl down for the mourning family? ”

When the guard heard this, he immediately responded, "Yes." The minions obeyed. ”

The huge cell, the extraordinarily eerie and terrifying, the bursts of wails, all show its horror.

And Si Tou Feng is lying on the bed at this moment, without the slightest sign of waking up, sleeping peacefully, the faint sorrow still lingers between his eyebrows, frowning, muttering, all showing that he is struggling, in his dreams he may be worry-free, maybe confused.

Life is like this, when you are on the verge of two contradictions, you will think, maybe ordinary is the real happiness, when the complicated life, heavy responsibility, bring the shackles that can not be broken free, maybe you will yearn for that kind of indifferent and carefree life.

Their world is too much involuntary, too much helplessness, when everything is broken, like vanishing, it will eventually move towards the trajectory of fate.

Inside the prison

Mei Wu saw Ruo'er being dragged to the torture room, but she couldn't do anything, seeing that the sound of the board was slapped down, Ruo'er cried in pain, but she felt powerless, what else could she do? What else could she do? Pray? If it could, then Ruo'er wouldn't be beaten at this moment.

Tears slid down, tears like pearls revealing her endless sadness. Who else can save her now? Even the last hope was wiped out by himself, why? Why bother Ruo'er, she doesn't want to, she doesn't want to do this......

Crying, should or despairing, Mei Wu looked up at the top of the prison that was as dark as day, did she have no hope? God, save Ruo'er!

Listening to Ruo'er's crying and screaming, Mei Wu wanted to be beaten by herself, and wanted to struggle, but her arms and body were so tightly restrained that she couldn't move.

Holding back the pain in her fingers, she tried her best to break free, but there was no doubt that it was all in vain.

The Empress Dowager looked at the pain of the dance, as if she had watched a wonderful show, and her face was gradually filled with a happy smile, and that smile was undoubtedly cruel in the eyes of others.

Yes, frowning pityingly, looking at this scene, I couldn't bear it in my heart, but I was just a humble minion, in front of the master, they were nothing!

Time seems to pass incomparably slowly, as if every minute is passing by life.

Mai Wu didn't have time to care about the pain in her fingers, the fingertips that seemed to be numb, she didn't feel it at all, and her intuition fell with that board.

Half-loud, when Ruo'er's voice became weaker and weaker, until she could no longer hear Meiwu, she felt cold, as if her whole body had dropped to zero, trembling. I saw a guard coming over, kneeling on one knee, and reporting to the Empress Dowager who was sitting upright: "Empress Dowager Hui, the fifty boards have been played." ”

"Well" The Empress Dowager nodded, and asked indifferently: "That girl is still alive?" ”

She now seemed to have found a way for her to vent her hatred, as she had discovered. Torturing the people she cares about is far more enjoyable than torturing her, thinking of this, she regrets a little, she shouldn't have let the people of the Xiahou family die so early, she should stay, let her watch a person she cares about die in front of her, and the pleasure of revenge seems to be even stronger.

The corners of the Empress Dowager's lips raised a cold arc, as cold as hers, and her cold heart had long lost its scorching temperature.

The guard lowered his head and replied, "I guess it's going to die......" As he spoke, the guard's tone seemed a little unbearable.

Listening to the guard's reply, she set her eyes on Mai Wu, "Put her down." ”

The guards who had been standing beside Mai Mai heard this and immediately executed it, untying the ropes on Mai Mai's body.

Mei Wu, who suddenly lost her support, fell to the ground, her hands touched the ground, and her heart immediately hurt, and she couldn't help screaming, looking down at her hands, her bitter brows were slightly indifferent.

She endured the pain, supported the ground, crawled in the direction of Ruo'er, her eyes looked at the torture room, and when the guard's 'almost no' exit, she was almost suffocated, crawling hard, sobbing Ruo'er's name in her mouth.

Seeing this, the Empress Dowager's eyes shrank, and she waved her hand and said, "Drag that girl out of the mourning family." ”