Chapter 8: The Dungeon of the General's Palace
Entering the heavily guarded dungeon of the General's Mansion, you can see that there is a downward staircase inside.
Rong Jingru walked down and found that the guards inside were not as strict as she imagined, and it was possible that those people were hidden in the shadows, but she couldn't feel it because she didn't have internal strength at the moment.
The guards led the way in front, and Rong Jingru and Jin Wushuang walked in the back, but the dungeon was very large and looked a little empty.
It's just that the dungeon doesn't look damp at all, and there are many torture tools that she hasn't seen on TV in her previous life, which looks a little eerie. The cells don't seem to be much, but they're shorter than expected, and people can't stand up completely straight when they're locked inside.
It didn't take long for the leading guards to stop their steps, and Rong Jingru and Jin Wushuang also stopped.
"Madam, the group of people brought in by Steward Quan before is there, if there is nothing else, I will retire first." The leading guard bowed.
Rong Jingru waved her hand, signaling that he could go down.
"Wushuang, what have you noticed?" After the guards left, Rong Jingru asked in a low voice.
"Jingru, don't underestimate the dungeon of this General's Mansion, it looks like the guards are very lax, but I can feel that there are faint masters hiding in the dark watching us." Jin Wushuang whispered in Rong Jingru's ear.
"And the wood of this dungeon, don't look at its ugly appearance, it's pitch black, but the wood is very hard, even I can't easily cut it with a sword."
It seems that the dungeon looks inconspicuous, but it is extraordinary, Rong Jingru can't help but be a little curious, what secrets does this dungeon have that she doesn't know.
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Rong Jingru didn't say anything more, but turned around and walked through the dark passage, and came to the cell that the leading guard had just said, and by the faint light of the fire, she saw that the people she brought back were all locked to the stone wall.
"You can't imagine that we're meeting again so soon!" Rong Jingru entered the cell and found that this cell was much taller and larger than the others, and those people looked a little embarrassed, but there was no spare sentence.
Those people really didn't expect that this Rong Jingru just took the phoenix crown on her head, and before she had time to change the wedding clothes on her body, she came over directly, and she was not afraid of bad luck.
Not to mention, compared to bad luck, Rong Jingru wants to know the purpose of these people, after all, the rope tied to her dowry box shows signs of loosening, and the system reward is still beckoning to her.
"When you come in, you should have seen it, there are so many torture instruments here, if you don't confess honestly, we might as well try them one by one, I believe there is always one suitable for you." Rong Jingru endured the discomfort in her heart and glanced at these people coldly.
There was already a guard at the door who came in and brought Rong Jingru a chair and a cup of tea.
Rong Jingru didn't expect them to serve so thoughtfully, and after sitting down, she picked up the teacup and drank it directly, and the stuffiness just now dissipated a little.
"What do you want to ask?" The fake female shopkeeper suddenly looked up at Rong Jingru.
"Are you trying to steal my dowry? Why did you kill the innkeeper? Who are you? Yun Yaru didn't stop, and directly threw out the three things she wanted to know the most.
"You're just three questions, how do you get me to answer that?" After the fake female shopkeeper finished speaking, she looked at Rong Jingru.
"That's okay, just answer them one by one." Rong Jingru didn't think about it at all, and just opened her mouth.
This made the fake female shopkeeper stunned, and said in her heart, this person is too direct, she didn't know that she was just trying her, and she didn't even think about opening her mouth.
Seeing the look of the fake female shopkeeper, Rong Jingru frowned, she knew that she was being tricked by the person in front of her, it seems that she still underestimated these people, thinking that she would become honest if she was imprisoned in the dungeon, it seems that she was a little naΓ―ve in her own thinking.
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"However, if you want to stay in this dark dungeon, then our general's wife didn't ask just now." Jin Wushuang looked at the bound people with amusement.
Everyone was a little confused here, especially the fake female shopkeeper, who didn't know why they suddenly changed their attitude.
"You disguised yourself as a female shopkeeper, I guess, in addition to completing your so-called mission, you should not want people to know your true identity." Rong Jingru made a bold guess.
The fake female shopkeeper praised: "You are really smart! β
Rong Jingru said lightly: "Then let me continue to guess, do you not want me to enter the Zhenbei General's Mansion smoothly, or do you not want this marriage to go smoothly?"
If you succeed, then in addition to the murderous name, King's Landing will have another name for his wife.
No, the group that wanted to hijack our carriage on the road before was also your people? β
"It's really smart to say that you're smart, you can actually guess this, but unfortunately, you didn't guess it right." The fake female shopkeeper laughed wildly.
Rong Jingru hooked her lips and said tactfully, "I have a good proposal, do you want to hear it?" β
"Why bother talking to her, I think it's better to let them taste the torture instruments in this dungeon first, and if they don't want to talk about it, you are telling you what you want, I think they will still be willing to listen to it then." Jin Wushuang held his Darkiron Sword and looked at them coldly with both hands around his arms.
Rong Jingru and Jin Wushuang sang one with a white face and the other with a red face, although it was the first time to cooperate, they also cooperated very well.
"You are not afraid that General Zhenbei will know about this, and his newly married wife will have such an idea." Shoko spoke suddenly.
"What is there to hide, I met someone at the inn who wanted to touch my dowry box, and then the real shopkeeper of the inn died in the inn, I tied you people to ask, why not?" Rong Jingru didn't think about it, and said directly.
Xiangzi felt that what Rong Jingru said also made some sense, and he couldn't refute it.
Everyone else glared at Shoko, only to think that what he said was nonsense in the first place, and he had made himself in the embarrassing situation he is in now.
But Rong Jingru did not give up using torture tools on them because Xiangzi said those words.
"Punishment!"
The guards standing at the door heard the voice of the new lady of their general's mansion, and one of them walked in and picked up a long whip from the table next to him.
It's just that this long whip is not an ordinary whip, because it is covered with many tiny burrs.
Although Rong Jingru's face has always remained unchanged, the first time she saw such a scene with her own eyes, there were still many wrongs, and her heart felt sullen, which made people a little breathless.
This kind of shock and discomfort was something that Rong Jingru didn't feel on TV and movies, and finally had to lower her eyes to feel better.
She knows that in this world, only when you become strong, those cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods will really stay away from you.
In the entire dimly lit dungeon, only the screams of the fake female shopkeeper could be heard, and her body was covered with whiplash wounds, and in some places there was already bright red blood flowing out.
After a while, the fake female shopkeeper couldn't stand it anymore and fainted directly.
"Bring a bucket of cold water and splash her awake directly, I want to see how tight her mouth is." Rong Jingru gestured directly to the guard.
After receiving the order, the guard walked out of the cell, and after a while, he came in with a bucket of water and threw it directly at the fake female shopkeeper.
"Now you just have to tell who is the mastermind of this matter, and I promise that you will not have to taste the pain of flesh and skin, and it is up to you how you choose." Rong Jingru glanced at them lightly, then picked up the teacup and continued to drink the tea.
The strong smell of blood made Rong Jingru feel sick to her stomach, if she hadn't drunk tea and forcibly suppressed that feeling, she might have vomited it directly in public.
When the others saw the remnants of the fake female shopkeeper, they all began to hesitate, but they were glared at by the fake female shopkeeper, and the courage they had just mustered shrank back.
Rong Jingru also noticed at this time that this fake female shopkeeper should be the person in charge of several of them, otherwise everyone else would be a little afraid of her.
"If you don't say it......" Rong Jingru showed a meaningful smile.
"What do you want, don't grind with me." The fake female shopkeeper spat out a mouthful of blood, looked at Rong Jingru's expression, and suddenly showed a bad premonition, things didn't seem to be developing according to her expectations.
"Since you want to hear it, I'll tell you, but don't regret it, because you told me to say it." Rong Jingru still planned to give her one last chance.
"Say, I'll listen!"
"Good!"
"Look at your face, I think the beggars who came to the city should drool when they see it, you say, what do you say will happen if I let people nullify your martial arts, and then put all the women among you into the beggar's den one by one?" Rong Jingru suddenly remembered a novel she had read in her previous life, this method seemed to work very well, and she just gave it a try.
"You? We're all women. β
"Don't panic, I haven't finished talking yet, and then I'm looking for the best painter in Northern Xinjiang, watching you from the sidelines, and then painting your Living Spring Palace and letting people sell it outside, I believe there are still many people willing to buy it."
You say, even if you can get out of here at that time, do you still have the face to continue to live, after all, there will be people pointing fingers at you when you go outside. β
"This is your method, I didn't expect that our general's wife would come up with such a dirty way, and I don't know what the general will think of you when he finds out."
"Then I thank you for your kindness, you said that if I let you people go, wouldn't I be sorry for the real female shopkeeper who has died?
And the son named Shi Wenqiao, and the girl named Yanzi Where are they now, Wushuang didn't find these two inside and outside the inn? β
"The death of the female shopkeeper, as well as the disappearance of Shi Wenqiao and Yanzi, why don't you suspect those dart masters, why do you keep an eye on us people?"
"Instead of looking for evidence to prove yourself, you want me to turn my attention to those dart masters, what is your purpose?"
"You're still just as smart, I just said a word, and you brought it back."
The two guards who were guarding the cell outside were also shocked in their hearts, they were the general's wife who had just entered the door and had not had time to visit the church, which was really very different from ordinary boudoir women.
Look at her interrogation of those people, she can still change her face, which really makes them a little admired, this kind of woman is worthy of their general, but it is a pity that she is a gift from the Son of Heaven.
"Okay, I can tell you everything you want to know, but you have to keep me safe." Xiangzi glanced at the fake female shopkeeper, and then turned his head to Rong Jingru and said.
"You are not qualified to negotiate terms with me now, but as long as you tell me, if the situation is found to be true, I will be in a good mood by then, and maybe I will agree." Rong Jingru said lightly.
Although this answer is not what Xiangzi wants the most, as Rong Jingru said, when you arrive at this heavily guarded dungeon, you are indeed not qualified to negotiate conditions with her.