eurekapd Chapter 199 Questioning
Chapter 199 Questioning
Yongqi was frightened by her words and bowed his head repeatedly: "Yes, mother, I will remember this. I will definitely be filial to the Empress Dowager..."
Only when she saw that he agreed did Hai Lan relax.
Her mind raced, trying to find a solution, but the current situation was beyond her control.
"Mother, don't you have anything else to say to me?" Yongqi asked hurriedly when he saw Hailan didn't say anything else.
He still held onto some hope, hoping to hear a few words about himself from her.
Since he was a child, his mother only talked about the Empress Dowager and his twelfth brother. Now that the situation is so bad, he longs to hear from his mother that she cares about him, even if it is just a few words.
Hailan reached out and touched his face, her expression gentle. She raised her hand to help him straighten his collar and said.
"You must take good care of yourself in the future. Your Royal Mother has lost the Fifth Princess and the Thirteenth Prince, and she is very distressed. Remember to comfort her on her behalf..."
She wanted to say some words of advice to him, but after a few words she turned the topic to Ruyi.
She was really worried that in her absence, the imperial concubine would take the opportunity to attack the queen.
After she finished speaking, the hope that had originally appeared in Yongqi's eyes instantly extinguished.
That's it again.
Yongqi didn't expect his mother to say so much, all of which were related to the Empress Dowager, and only a few short words to him.
Could it be that in his mother's eyes, he, her son, is not as important as the Empress Dowager?
Seeing that it was almost time, Jinzhong reminded quietly, "The time is almost up, Lady Hai, hurry up and send the Fifth Prince back. If the Emperor knew about this, it would be disastrous..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the young eunuchs immediately stepped forward and dragged the man away.
Hai Lan still refused to give up, and repeatedly urged: "Yongqi, you must be filial to your Empress Dowager..."
Yongqi froze in place, feeling cold all over.
Jinzhong saw this and quickly said something to comfort him: "Fifth Prince, don't be sad. It's windy here. Go back quickly, otherwise the emperor will get to know and be distressed again."
Seeing Yongqi walk away in a daze, Jinzhong's eyes flashed with a hint of pride.
The Ministry of Punishment was dark and damp, and the torture instruments were covered in blood.
In order to avoid collusion, Hai Lan was detained elsewhere, and the first person to be interrogated was Ye Xin.
Jinzhong vaguely remembered that in his previous life, when Ling Zhuer gave birth for the first time, it was Ye Xin who ran in and yelled at the door of the delivery room, which caused Ling Zhuer to become ill and it took her many years to recover.
He gritted his teeth and looked at Ye Xin sinisterly.
Because of the obstruction in the middle, Ye Xin did not notice him.
"Eunuch Jinzhong, what is the emperor's decree?" The nanny in charge of punishment said in a low voice with a flattering look in her eyes.
Jinzhong swung the razor blade in his hand and said coldly, "I'll beat them hard. Except for Noble Lady Hai, the rest of them will just be left with a breath. As long as we have testimony, it will be fine. If we accidentally kill them..."
"That's nothing..."
"Yes, I understand, little one!"
Soon, screams were heard one after another. Hailan broke out in a cold sweat. She stared straight at the small window in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, knowing that she was doomed.
The Ministry of Punishment acted quickly and used various severe tortures. Within two days, he had confessed everything he needed to.
Jinzhong presented all the testimonies to the emperor and reported the situation carefully.
"Miss Ye Xin, who was beside Noble Lady Hai, has confessed. She was the one who found the reed fluff in the dolls made by Noble Lady Hai. However, she was weak and couldn't handle it. She passed away not long after writing this testimony..."
The emperor didn't care about these things at all.
He just wanted to know whether what happened back then had anything to do with the Queen.
"Where is Lady Hai? How is she?"
"She is a concubine after all. The people inside were quite lenient. She is still conscious and can respond."
Seeing that the emperor didn't care at all, Jinzhong curled the corners of his mouth imperceptibly.
"Bring her here. I have something to ask. As for that palace maid who aided the tyrant, I am already showing mercy by not pursuing her family. Drag her out before she soils my palace..."
"Yes, I will do it right away."
He moved quickly and had someone pour a basin of cold water on the sleeping Hailan to wake her up.
Hailan has suffered a lot these days and her body is covered with bruises. She leaned against the wall very weakly, but was awakened by the cold water.
When I opened my eyes, Jinzhong was standing in front of me.
"Lady Hai, the emperor has something to ask you. Please come with us."
He spoke briefly and to the point, and after he finished speaking, the young eunuchs behind him lifted her up, one on each side.
Their movements were very rough and touched her wound.
She was grimacing in pain, unable to move, and could only let them drag her away.
The floor of the Hall of Mental Cultivation was precious and could not be dirty. Before entering, Jinzhong specially asked the palace maid to change her into clean clothes.
"Greetings to the Emperor."
Hai Lan was placed on the floor of the Yangxin Palace. She looked up and saw the emperor looking at her with a burning gaze. She was not panicked at all, but instead greeted him.
Her movements were very perfunctory, and she looked directly at the emperor, not afraid of his pressure at all.
She was never afraid of this emperor.
"You are so at ease. You have endured so much torture, yet you are still like this. I underestimated you. The eldest son and the legitimate son both died at your hands. You have been pretending to be so powerful all these years. I think it would be great for you to go on stage and be an actor."
The emperor had a cold face and wished he could cut the man in front of him into pieces to ease the hatred in his heart.
A little woman stirred up trouble in his harem and hurt so many people, but he only found out after someone reported her. How many dirty things in the harem was there that he didn't know about?
"Hahahahaha, Your Majesty, I was not like this originally. It was you who forced me to become like this. If you hadn't insulted me after drinking and thrown me aside like a rag, how could I have become like this now?"
Hailan laughed crazily, her movements affecting the wound, making the expression on her face become ferocious.
"Oh, you're good at making excuses for yourself. If you feel aggrieved, you can come to me. Why did you attack a child? You're just bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. It's ridiculous."
The emperor looked at her madness without any emotion.
She actually put all the blame on him, which was totally unreasonable. As the emperor, he was the supreme ruler of the world, how could he have done anything wrong?
Hearing this, Hailan laughed even more excitedly, with tears faintly in her eyes.
Sure enough, he always does this.
"Hahahahahahaha, attacking them is the greatest revenge against you, hahahahaha, one legitimate son and one eldest son... Your Majesty, I remember you were very heartbroken back then, hahahahahaha. Innocent? There are no innocent people in this palace!"
These words deeply hurt the emperor.
He was furious, stood up from the dragon throne, and slapped him with his hand.
Snapped--
With a heavy palm, Hai Lan was knocked to the ground.