Inside the torture hall

Nie Tian knelt there with a straight body, he knew what he was facing, although he had followed the prince for many years and had made a lot of contributions, but the prince was not a person who missed the past, and he would not easily forgive himself for the mistakes he had made.

"Lord Wang, Nie Tian didn't mean it, you spare him this time." Xiu Lei and Nie Tian have been together for a long time, and their relationship is naturally deep, so they risk death to intercede for Nie Tian.

"Xiulei, do you want to enjoy it together?" Xigong Jue looked at Xiu Lei calmly.

Xiu Lei lowered his head and didn't speak, he knew that if he continued to speak, he would be punished like Nie Tian.

Walking in, Nie Tian immediately greeted him: "The prince is auspicious." ”

"Nie Tian, how long have you been following this king?" Xigong Jue walked in, picked up a handful of incense and lit it to bow three times to the spiritual seat of the first emperor, and then asked.

"Back to the prince, it's been ten years." Nie Tian replied solemnly.

At the beginning, the first emperor searched for dead soldiers, trained them secretly, and then handed them over to King Ruian, who was only ten years old at the time, in order to protect his son's life.

"Well, very good, ten years later, you still made such a low-level mistake, do you think you should be punished?" Xigong Jue asked solemnly.

"Yes, the subordinates should be punished, please do it, and the subordinates have no complaints." Nie Tianzhi is a man, he recognized them all, and he didn't say a word of pleading.

Xigong Jue nodded, and suddenly asked again: "Your temperament should not be wrong, say, do you have a crush on that woman?" ”

Nie Tian's face suddenly changed greatly: "The subordinates don't have it, the subordinates just think that the princess is pitiful...... mother?" ”

"Enough, she doesn't need you to be pitied, you just need to remember who you are." Hearing Nie Tian's answer, Xigong Jue didn't seem surprised.

"Yes, my subordinates are guilty." Nie Tian bowed his head in reply.

"Take it off." Xigong Jue spit out these two words lightly.

Nie Tian didn't hesitate at all, he quickly stripped off his coat, and the large and small scars on his body were already full of sores, he knew what he was going to face, but he didn't have the slightest fear.

Xigong Jue picked up the incense that had been lit by himself, and a whole handful, all of which were pestled on Nie Tian's bare chest, and the scorching sound of tearing and pulling came, and Nie Tian clenched his fists tightly to endure this inhuman pain.

The smell of burnt human flesh wafted through the air, and Xigong Jue watched as those fires were extinguished by Nie Tian's chest before letting go.

"Don't take it as an example." Xigong Jue coldly dropped this sentence and turned to leave.

"Thank you, Lord Wang." Facing his back, Nie Tian kowtowed and thanked him.

Nie Tian knew that this time, the prince did not kill him, which was the greatest gift to him.

For an orphan like him, staying by the prince's side seems to be his only way out, and it is also the best way out.

Ten years ago, if it wasn't for the people of the first emperor who saved him, maybe he was also killed by the enemy, then the Nie family would not have the bloodline left, so he once swore in front of the first emperor like other dead soldiers that in this life, he would protect the prince and go to the soup and fire.

But today, he actually offended the prince for a woman who had nothing to do with him, and no one else understood, let alone Xigong Jue.

After the prince left, Xiu Lei immediately walked in, looked at the scar on Nie Tian's chest, and frowned: "Why are you so troubled, old Nie, you don't really like the princess, right?" ”

Nie Tian raised his head suddenly......

"What? Did I say yes? Are you really attracted to the princess's beauty? Xiu Lei was also stunned and asked again.

"No, I didn't, Xiulei, don't think nonsense." When Nie Tian heard Xiu Lei ask this, he immediately vetoed it.

"Lao Nie, you say this, I don't believe it, what kind of person are you, after so many years, I don't want to be clear, you have always disliked nosy, but today you actually disobeyed the order of the prince, and you have to help the princess if you are guilty, if you want to treat me as a buddy, just tell me the reason, otherwise I will look down on you." Although Xiu Lei's mind is not as delicate as Nie Tian's, he is not a clumsy person, so he naturally knows that Nie Tian must be unusual to the princess.

Nie Tian got dressed, sighed and said, "Xiulei, I'm treating you as a buddy, but I really don't mean anything else to the princess, don't think nonsense, let's go, there are still many things to do." ”

"Hey, ...... you?" In the face of such a Nie Tian, Xiu Lei was always helpless, he knew that Nie Tian seemed to have something in his heart, but he was reluctant to say it.

Chunxiao Pavilion is the place where Ye Anran has been living since he got married, originally their wedding room had no name, but Ye Anran felt that it was better to have a name where he lived, anyway, Xigong Jue didn't come to live here, so he named it Chunxiao Pavilion.

Xiao Rong tearfully bandaged the second miss's feet: "Second miss, how did you anger the prince, and why did he treat you like this?" ”

"...... me? Xiaorong, if I say I don't know why, do you believe it? Ye Anran smiled bitterly.

Xiao Rong was also stunned, could it be that the prince was really as perverted as the legend, and he didn't need any reason to torture the second lady like this?

Looking at the purple blood blisters on the second lady's feet, Xiao Rong's heart twitched, as if he hadn't had a good life since he came to Bianjing.

"Xiaorong, are you done? I want to go out for a bit. Ye Anran asked slowly.

"Second Miss, the injury on your foot is not light now, it is better not to move around too much, the slave is afraid of leaving scars." Xiao Rong cautiously proposed.

Ye Anran smiled: "Xiaorong, you have been with me for so many years, don't you know me, you are not so delicate, I know how to take care of myself." ”

After speaking, Ye Anran got up, tried to walk a few steps, and found that there was no such piercing pain, so he changed his clothes and walked out, and inquired about Steward Xu to know that Nie Tian and Xiu Lei lived in a side courtyard.

The two of them have a special status in the palace, and the place where they live is different from those subordinates, and it seems that they are not much different from the master, but the location is a little remote.

Ye Anran walked to the side courtyard step by step with Xiao Rong's support......

"Second Miss, this time it's really thanks to that guard, but the prince doesn't seem to like you to have too much contact with him, why don't you go back, and the slave and maid will express your gratitude instead of you?" Xiao Rong was a little worried, afraid that the prince would continue to make things difficult for the master if he found out, so he said carefully.

"It's okay, Xiaorong, Nie Tian helped me, I must come to thank him in person." Ye Anran was grateful to Nie Tianzhen.

As soon as he walked into the courtyard, he saw Xiu Lei practicing his sword, and Ye Anran said softly: "Xiu Guard, excuse me." ”

Xiu Lei turned around when he heard the sound and saw that it was Ye Anran, there was no expression on his face, he just knelt down on one knee.

"My subordinates say hello to the princess." Although Xiu Lei didn't have a good impression of this beautiful princess, out of courtesy, he still asked for peace.

"Calm down." Ye Anran has never been used to others kneeling down for her until now.

"Thank you, princess." Xiu Lei stood up expressionlessly.

"Excuse me, is Nie guarding him?" Ye Anran was a little embarrassed, she knew that it was not reasonable for a woman to come to a man who was not very familiar.

"He's not here." Xiu Lei said these three words categorically.