Now Concubine Chen and Uncle You are both in prison, and my brother is one of the people in charge of the interrogation of this rebellion.

I begged my brother to let me see Concubine Chen again. My brother reluctantly agreed, so I immediately prepared a meal and hurried to the prison.

The dimly lit cage was filled with groans of pain, mixed with the smell of blood and corruption. I saw once again the concubine Chen, who was once known as the first beauty in the world, at this moment she was wearing a drake like hell, her white dress had long been tattered and leaking out the shocking scars inside, and the methods of the court captain's interrogation were terrifying, and I heard that she was a weak woman who had survived twelve criminal laws without saying a word.

My heart was sour, this is the woman who once brought me the warmth of a mother, the woman who danced like an elf under the moon, and the woman who frolicked and played with me.

Now it's curled up on the stinking floor, like a broken rag doll.

The guard who led the way opened the door for me, and told me not to stay longer than an hour at most.

I thanked and went into the prison, where Concubine Chen lay motionless. I called her softly worriedly: "Mother..."

The people on the ground began to slowly squirm and struggle to get up. His cheeks were covered in scars, and his lips were chapped. Through his messy hair, he looked at me vigilantly.

I silently cleaned up the table, set up the plates of dishes, poured the tea, and handed it to her horizontally in my hand.

Concubine Chen looked at me unmoved, "You once treated me like a mother and gave me a lot of warmth." You have never felt sorry for me, and I will not insult you at this moment. ”

Concubine Chen slowly relaxed her vigilance, sat down, stretched out her hand, and picked up the teacup with her elbow and drank it up.

Only then did I realize that her ten fingers were mutilated, and her nails were bloody and gone. With tears in my eyes, I picked up the spoon and scooped up the rice, and fed it to her mouth.

"Eat, you definitely didn't eat obediently." I comforted softly, and Concubine Chen opened her mouth slightly hesitantly and swallowed.

In this filthy prison, we faced each other silently, until half a bowl of rice was fed, Concubine Chen turned her head to indicate that she was full, and I took out a brocade to wipe the corners of her mouth.

I made her a cup of Pu'er when I was in Qionghua Pavilion, Concubine Chen looked at the cup of Pu'er silently for a long time, and I looked at her scarred, as if it was in pain.

"Tell me how they're going to kill me." Concubine Chen finally spoke, her tone was cold, as if she was not talking about herself.

I shook my head, "I don't know. ”

"Then what are you going to do, you won't ask anything out of my mouth." Concubine Chen's eyes flashed with vigilance again, and she brushed her messy hair with her hand.

"I just want to know, why." Yes, why did you do that, decades of deep love between husband and wife, and relative affection, are they all fake?

Concubine Chen snorted coldly, "Because I hate him." Then he staggered to his feet. I hate him for taking away my life's happiness, but he pretends to be affectionate in front of outsiders. The so-called kindness to me is like carrion stuffed into my mouth, which makes me extremely disgusting day and night! ”

Concubine Chen raised her head, two lines of tears and dried blood flowed down.

"I used to be an ordinary girl living in Yuxiu Mountain on the border of Yundu, my name is Linlang, my name is Anakia. I have a daddy who loves me, a beloved son. Originally, in another year, I was going to marry Yang Ji under the witness of the Immortal Heaven.

But this tyrant strayed into my house during an autumn hunt and fell in love with me at first sight who was tying flowers in the yard. He ordered his subordinates to tell my father that he wanted me to enter the palace and left.

And his men, in order to ask him for merit as soon as possible, dropped ten ingots of gold and forcibly took me away. The more Concubine Chen spoke, the more excited she became, and her tears meandered like water bursting an embankment.

"But my father didn't allow it, saying that I had already made a marriage, and even knelt down to beg each other." Concubine Chen's expression began to become hideous, "But that person, I still remember that person's face, Hu Ming, the commander of the forbidden army." He beat my father and passed out, tied me up and took me away. ”

Concubine Chen's face was sad at the moment, "On the way to kidnap me, I was known by Yangji, that fool, who only wanted to save his beloved girl, chased after him single-handedly." But where is he the opponent of the Praetorian Guard, Hu Ming ordered someone to beat him to death, and let me shout heartbreakingly. ”

Concubine Chen wiped a handful of tears with her hands, and her eyes became fierce. "After Hu Ming took me captive to Beijing, I was unmoved by the benefits of sending countless people every day to brainwash me and become a concubine. It wasn't until the woman who came that day said that she had leaked her mouth that I knew that my father had not been treated after being beaten and had died. ”

Concubine Chen turned to me violently, "You know, at that moment, I hate it so much!" Hate yourself for why your appearance is causing trouble, and hate yourself for causing trouble to others. ”

Concubine Chen stroked her cheek and smiled wildly. "So I made a decision that day, I was going to marry that tyrant, and I was going to do everything in my power to be a woman who could manipulate him." Concubine Chen suddenly stopped and laughed loudly.

"When he feels that all happiness and fulfillment belong to him, I will let all that he holds dear turn to ashes in his mouth!"

I looked at the crazy woman in front of me in disbelief, "You're crazy, you're really crazy." ”

Concubine Chen smiled, "Xiao Qi, my lovely Xiao Qi, I've been crazy for a long time." ”

"But why Shuyou, why did you choose him?" I finally asked the doubts in my heart, and I thought about it for three days, but I still couldn't figure it out.

Concubine Chen's expression became gentle, "Because he is the only person in the palace who loves me." ”

"After Yangji's death, I thought I wouldn't fall in love with anyone again, until one day I met Shuyou. He treated me gently and sent me objects from my hometown to relieve the pain of homesickness. In order for me to eat the mangosteen fruit of Lingnan, I did not hesitate to run thousands of miles, and ran and killed three horses without sleep. ”

A smile appeared on Concubine Chen's face, as shy as the daughter of her lover in her boudoir.

"He also understands my pain, and killed Hu Ming to avenge me. He said that he would give me all the world and let me be the most noble woman. ”

remembered that many years ago, there was a case of the murder of the commander of the Praetorian Guard, and it has not been solved yet. I think it was from that time on, Shuyou installed his own people in it.

I looked at her and felt extremely pitiful. "However, your relationship is that of a mother and son, which will be despised by the world, and you will fail in the end."

Concubine Chen smiled self-deprecatingly, "So what, I can finally end the days of being miserable by the side of that tyrant every day." I gritted my teeth with hatred every night, and now I rejoice in my heart. ”

I sighed and pulled a piece of paper from my bosom. "Then do you know that Shuyou has already confessed. Why do you bother to hide it from him? ”

Concubine Chen's expression froze slightly, and she pretended not to care, "So what, if we don't admit you, will we let us go?" ”

I opened the paper and handed it to her, but Concubine Chen still couldn't wait to take it with her slightly trembling and bloodstained hands. "Shuyou confessed, you seduced him first, lured him to usurp the throne, and forced him to hurt his father."

Concubine Chen's eyes widened, and she muttered to herself that it was impossible.

He also said that you were the fault of everything, and that he had nothing to do with you at all. Blame you for everything! I said coldly.

"No way, you must have forced him, it must be!" Concubine Chen angrily tore up the paper and smashed it at me, and I brushed off the shredded paper without changing my face.

"Twelve punishments, you didn't say a word for him, but he didn't even bear half of them, and confessed in the fifth. Are you going to continue to defend him? ”

Concubine Chen covered her ears and screamed in despair, her voice echoing in the prison like a demon seeking her life.

I took out the pen, ink, paper, inkstone, spread it out, and handed it to her.

"Your capital sin is inevitable, and there is nothing I can do about it. What you killed was the emperor of Yanqi, and even more so my uncle Zhou Yuan. Concubine Chen stared at me blankly.

"But I won't let them torture you again, give you a happy death, and save your body and bring it back to the foot of Yuxiu Mountain, so that you can be buried with Yangji. You've seen the punishment of the court captain, and you think the twelve are very light, don't you? But this is just the beginning, and there are still seventy-two punishments to come, how long will you be subjected to? ”

Concubine Chen's shoulders trembled, tears welled up in her eyes, and she knelt down with a whimper.

I slowly stood up and looked at her, and at this moment she lost all her arrogance and became truly embarrassed. But it's so embarrassing, I thought it was a redeeming lover, but it was just a use.

Concubine Chen gradually stopped crying, gritted her teeth and grabbed the pen with her hand and began to write. Each word is crooked and messy, as big as a bucket basket. I watched her quietly until the last stroke was complete, when she pressed the handprint with her bloody fingers.

I carefully put away her paper, and pulled out a beautiful glass bottle from the food box, filled with a blue liquid.

"The poison I asked for from the infirmary will make people fall into a deep sleep, without pain, and will leave in dreams." After that, he put down a plate of candied food, "This is what you told me last time you wanted to eat, and I haven't had time to give it to you, and now if you don't give it again, you won't have a chance." ”

Concubine Chen picked up the bottle and drank it before I could react. I looked at the determination on her face, took a step back, ignored the dirt on the ground, and gave her a big salute as I had seen it for the first time, and kowtowed heavily.

Concubine Chen stuffed the preserved fruit into her mouth, "I am no longer the original Concubine Chen, you don't have to treat me so respectfully." ”

I looked up at her, "Anakia, that's your name, right?" Concubine Chen nodded silently, "Thank you for the happiness and warmth you have given me, as well as those meticulous cares." I don't believe that you have never had a trace of true affection for me. Today, Xiaoqi said goodbye, mother concubine... I hope that your next life will be as you wish and that it will be safe and smooth. ”

With that, I held back my tears and took my things and walked out.

"Little Seven—" Anakia suddenly stopped me, and I looked back at her. In the future, you have to be careful in everything, don't be gluttonous, don't be naughty, don't kick the quilt when you sleep, you'll catch a cold. ”

My tears still flowed, I nodded, and took one last deep look at her, and I could still vaguely see her beautiful appearance when I first met.

The sun was warm outside, but it didn't warm my body. I handed the statement to my brother, who acquiesced to my actions.

In less than an hour, someone came to report that Concubine Chen had died. My brother waved his hand to let the man go down, and my heart felt as uncomfortable as if a thousand stones were blocked, and I let out a long sigh.

"Brother, since Concubine Chen has died, there is no Concubine Chen in the world, so let me take Anakia away." Brother nodded, "I'll send someone to help you deal with it, don't leak the news." ”

I got up and saluted my brother, and then went back to the East Palace.