C12 Torture

Xue Ruyu pretended to feel wronged and said, "Mother, there is something that you do not know. That Prime Minister's ability to seduce people is not something that ordinary people can compare with. It was also reasonable for the Emperor to be greedy for fresh things but the daughter-in-law had heard that it was not only that. Even that King Jing was very close to the Prime Minister and was not afraid of ten thousand. Just in case, Mother, think about it, King Jing is also a talented person. Furthermore, his mind was simple. If he fell into the Prime Minister's trap... There will be no peace in the future."

"Preposterous."

"The Aijia will definitely properly rectify this evil and foul atmosphere today, so that the entire Imperial Court will not be filled with foul and foul air, and even the harem will be affected. "

"Mother, what if the Emperor knows about this matter?" Xue Ruyu bit her lips and had a pitiful appearance.

The Empress Dowager held her hand and comforted, "Yu'er, don't worry. With Aijia around, who would dare to harm you? Now that the position of the Empress is still vacant, Aijia sees that you are the most suitable candidate. The Empress was blinded for a moment, don't take it to heart. As for Su Mann, Aijia will naturally teach her a lesson. "

"Someone come."

"The servant is here."

The servant called out, "Xuan Prime Minister."

Su Mann knelt on the cold floor and looked at the luxurious woman sitting on the high seat. Although she was over fifty years old, she still maintained her appearance very well. It was almost impossible to tell her real age. She must have been a peerless beauty when she was young.

Xue Ruyu was also sitting by the side and occasionally looked at Su Mann with resentment in her eyes. But these were not important. Su Mann knew that she would not be able to escape unscathed after stepping into this door today.

"Prime Minister, do you know why Aijia saw you?"

Su Mann cupped her hands and said, "Replying to Empress Dowager, this official does not know."

"Ha! What a good person, Aijia thought that you are a smart person. But he did not expect that he would also do such foolish things. Could it be that the Prime Minister, who was above everyone else, was not satisfied with you? You are actually so impatient to climb onto the emperor's bed? "

The hall was magnificent. A ruthless voice reverberated in her ears. Su Mann held the corner of her mouth and smiled, "I wonder how the Empress Dowager will punish this lowly subject?"

The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes and looked at the thin body kneeling on the ground. What an arrogant and unyielding character. He actually did not deny it. This was more or less a little surprising to her. However, it was mostly anger. There was no need to say that there was definitely such a thing. Otherwise, how could she plead guilty so easily?

"If that's really the case, Aijia thought that you would be wronged, but she didn't expect it."

Su Mann didn't make a sound and didn't expect anyone to save her. From the first day, she was prepared to receive these things. Perhaps this was also part of Jun Moran's revenge.

"Since Prime Minister Su admitted it himself, Aijia won't be biased against you." Her expression changed, "Someone come."

"This servant is here."

He said, "Teach this shameless person a good lesson for Aijia."

Lee Mingde hurriedly rushed to Imperial Study. When the Emperor saw his flustered expression, he put down the report and asked, "Why are you so flustered?"

"Emperor, that Prime Minister was called over by the Empress Dowager."

"What?" Jun Moran's hand trembled and accidentally knocked the teacup onto the ground.

"Why is mother looking for her?" Jun Moran frowned, and his expression was pretty. He could vaguely guess the empress dowager's intentions.

Lee Mingde respectfully said, "Replying to the Emperor, this servant does not know. But according to this servant's view, the Empress Dowager must have heard the recent rumors in the Palace."

"Hmph, if you do not discipline those people well, you will only cause Zhen trouble when you are full."

"This servant deserves to die, this servant deserves to die."

"Alright, go down. Let Zhen think about this matter."

Jun Moran rubbed his forehead and was somewhat worried in his heart. Su Mann would definitely suffer under the hands of the Empress Dowager. But weren't these all part of his plan? Why would he be worried at this moment?

He lowered his head and continued to review the reports but was unable to calm his heart. Those clear eyes, angry eyes, and stubborn resistance kept flashing in his mind.

Sunlight seeped into the crack of the door, and the more Jun Moran looked, the more irritated he became. It had been more than an hour, and even if the Empress wanted to punish him, he was afraid that it had already ended.

He reached out and lifted his clothes. In the end, he could not hold back his urge to look for Su Mann. He strode out of the Imperial Study's gate.

"The Emperor has arrived."

When they heard this sharp voice in the Fengyang Palace, all of their faces changed. Only the Empress Dowager's angry face did not calm down at all. It had only been an hour and she had already come to ask for someone. She really could not leave for even a moment.

Xue Ruyu looked at the direction of the door and then looked at Su Mann who was kneeling on the ground. The resentment in her heart finally dissipated a little.

"What is wrong with Mother?" The moment Jun Moran entered the hall, he saw Su Mann kneeling on the ground. Other than her pale face, there were no other injuries all over her body. It seemed that she was just worrying too much.

The empress dowager replied with an indifferent tone.

"Why did the Emperor think of Aijia at this time?"

After Jun Moran bowed, he sat by the side, "Zhen heard that Prime Minister is also here, so he came over to take a look. But what is going on? Where did the beloved minister offend the Empress and actually make the Empress so angry?"

"This official deserves to die." Su Mann's voice was a little shaky and her lips turned pale.

"Emperor, Mother advises you to prioritize the bigger picture. Although Lord Su was highly regarded by the previous Emperor, he still took the wrong step. For the sake of the world, the Emperor should know how to make a choice, right?"

The Emperor coldly snorted and his gaze landed on Xue Ruyu. Although he wanted to take revenge on Su Mann, it did not mean that he could tolerate someone scheming against him under his nose.

"Mother, Zhen has his own plans for this matter. Zhen did this only to blind the eyes of the people in the court. Recently, the Imperial Uncle has caused quite a commotion. If Zhen did not do so, how can I let him relax his vigilance? It's just that I didn't think that it would make Mother so angry. It's Zhen's not. "

When the Empress Dowager heard these words, her expression clearly became much better. "Is what the Emperor said true?"

"Zhen's words carry weight."

"It seems like Mother has wronged you. Then Prime Minister Su?"

Jun Moran looked at the person kneeling on the ground and said, "She was merely ordered by me. As for those matters... If Mother wants to know, I will naturally find an opportunity to speak with Mother in detail. However, now that the foreign relatives are in power, Zhen does not wish for anything to happen in the harem. I will not be able to live in peace. " The last few words were spoken with a heavy tone. The Empress Dowager could also see that the Emperor was angry. It was not good to say anything more.

"Since the Emperor knows his limits then that is for the best. Aijia also does not wish to interfere in the matters of the Imperial Court. But if it disturbs this harem, the Emperor do not blame Aijia for not showing mercy."

"What Mother says is true. Zhen will bear it in mind."

Jun Moran put down the teacup in his hand and his deep eyes slightly narrowed. After some investigation, he already had a plan in his heart and said, "Zhen still has matters to attend to so he will not accompany Mother. Beloved minister, come with Zhen."

The Empress Dowager could not stop him but Xue Ruyu was somewhat unwilling. After all, she did not dare to defy the imperial edict and could only watch the two of them leave.

Just as she exited the Fengyang Palace's main door, Su Mann's footsteps gradually slowed down. She tightly bit her lips and that pale face under the sunlight was almost transparent.

Jun Moran turned around and saw that there were no injuries all over her body. A ball of fury rose in his heart, "Hurry up and walk for Zhen. What does it look like when you are walking slowly?"

Su Mann acted as if she did not hear him and her footsteps gradually slowed down. The Emperor finally got angry and went forward to grab Su Mann by the collar. Just as he was about to shout angrily, however, he saw that her entire body was trembling and bean-sized beads of sweat kept dripping down from her forehead. Her breath was also gradually weakening and a wave of panic rushed up from the bottom of her heart. Jun Moran loosened the grip on his hand, and spoke in a tone that even he himself did not notice.

"What's wrong with you?"

Su Mann was in so much pain that she almost fainted. At this moment when he held her wrist, the scene in front of her gradually became void.

"It hurts..."

Before losing consciousness, she only remembered the pain of being pierced through the bone marrow by silver needles. Each needle pierced into her flesh and blood.

"Where does it hurt?" Jun Moran picked her up from the waist. He did not care about the people beside him and loudly shouted to the Imperial Physician.

He placed her on the dragon bed in Chaoyang Palace and reached his hand to Su Mann's forehead. The cold feeling did not have the symptoms of a fever, but her low voice kept screaming in pain. It made his heart feel like it was squeezed and extremely uncomfortable.

"Tell Zhen where it hurts?" He held Su Mann's hand and his tone was full of worry.

Sure enough, the Empress Dowager would definitely not let her off so easily. It was just that there were no other injuries on her body. However, she kept shouting that it hurt. This was the first time Jun Moran felt disgust towards his mother's methods.

The Imperial Physician rushed over while trembling and did not have time to kneel before he was dragged to the front of the bed.

"Show Zhen where she was injured. If she can't be treated, Zhen will cut you."

The Imperial Physician shivered, "This lowly subject... obeys the decree."

The old physician with white hair had never seen the Emperor so furious. He did not dare to delay for a moment and reached out his hand to grab Su Mann's pulse. However, this was clearly normal.

"Replying to the Emperor, Prime Minister's pulse is normal and there is nothing wrong with it." The Imperial Physician trembled as he knelt on the ground. It took a lot of effort before he could complete his sentence.

Jun Moran was so angry that he kicked him away, "Trash, if everything is really normal, why would she cry out in pain? How could she pass out? Zhen orders you to look again. If you do not look well Zhen will immediately cripple you."

"It's... It's the Emperor."

The Imperial Physician hurriedly stood up from the ground. Everyone thought that Su Mann was a man. The Imperial Physician also very naturally took off the clothes on Su Mann's hand to the upper section of her wrist. Just as Jun Moran wanted to stop her, the Imperial Physician's expression turned serious and he carefully looked at the stain on his wrist that was as thin as a needle hole.

"Emperor, I'm afraid that the Lord has been punished."

Jun Moran's expression instantly turned cold when he heard those words, "You want to say it again for Zhen?"

The Imperial Physician pointed at the stain on Su Mann's wrist and said, "Replying to the Emperor, the reason why there are no injuries is entirely because these needles have already completely pierced into the body. The pain is not something that ordinary people can endure, so it is not strange for the Lord to pass out." It was just that he did not expect that there would actually be someone in the Palace who would dare to sentence the Prime Minister of a country. It really made people blush with shame.

Jun Moran grabbed that white wrist. Sure enough, there were many black spots on it. He sent the imperial physician to the side and pulled down the bed curtain.

The thick outer robe was taken off. The white skin was actually covered with many black spots. Some were on the shoulders, some on the legs, and even the chest.

He reached out his hand and gently touched the black spots. The people who were in a coma might have felt the pain, but they trembled and kept screaming in pain. Although the voice was very low, he still heard it.

He pulled the blanket over her and covered her with it. He looked at the Imperial Physician with a gloomy face.

"Can you take out the silver needles?"

"This..." The Imperial Physician knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head.

"Zhen asks you a question."

"Forgive the Emperor, this official deserves to die, this official deserves to die."

"If you still do not take out the silver needle, Zhen will immediately kill you."

The Imperial Physician trembled and barely raised his head to look straight at Long Yan. He stammered, "This... Your Majesty, it is not that it is impossible. It is just that the silver needles have already pierced into the flesh. If it were to be forcefully pulled out from his bones, the pain would not be something that an ordinary person could endure. This lowly subject is worried about Prime Minister, she... She... "

"What else?"

The Imperial Physician wiped the sweat off his forehead and continued," There is another way to force out the silver needle with inner energy. However, this method is extremely dangerous. If Prime Minister is not careful, her life might be in danger. "

"Useless thing, get lost."