Chapter 59: Night Trial
Chapter 59: Night trial in the dungeon of the Five Princes' Mansion. Li Si and Liu Dou were hiding in the corner, wondering what kind of outcome would be waiting for them.
Shang Qing'er limped her legs and walked to the cell with Butler Mo, and ordered people to bring Li Si and Liu Dou out.
"Steward Mo, are these people reliable?" Shang Qing'er talked softly to Steward Mo while waiting for those people to mention people.
"Princess, don't worry. These people are my confidants. They have been observing me for many years. There are no questions. If you want to ask me anything, I promise not to spread a word." Butler Mo's expression was very confident. Since he said what he said,
Having said this, Shang Qing'er naturally couldn't say anything more.
After a while, Li Si and Liu Dou came out. After several days of torture, they looked so miserable. From top to bottom, there was no good spot left on their bodies, and they were covered with bruises and purples.
As expected, this combination of cold and heat must be unbearable.
"Princess, I have made a mistake, please spare my life, Princess." As soon as they saw Shang Qing'er, Li Si and Liu Dou shouted, and they banged their heads.
"Tie them up." Shang Qing'er didn't pay attention to their pleas at all. She gave the order, and those skilled young men tied up Li Si and Liu Dou tightly.
"Hang up." Shang Qing'er ordered again, and the two of them were already hanging on the pillar in the prison.
Butler Mo watched all this without saying a word, as if this matter had nothing to do with him at all.
"Princess, I have made a mistake. I shouldn't have pretended to be a ghost to frighten the prince. Please let me go. I can't bear this crime anymore..." Li Si was a timid person. He had never seen such a battle before.
If he had known such a result earlier, let alone giving him a hundred taels of silver, even if he was given a thousand taels, he would not have dared to take this job.
"Are you aware of your mistake now? It's too late. Come here, beat me. Beat me hard." Shang Qing'er gave the order again. Beating without trial is unreasonable. However, for this kind of person, you can use your reason.
If you suppress them, I'm afraid you won't be able to suppress the truth.
The servants served Shang Qing'er tea. Shang Qing'er sat there, listening to Li Si and Liu Dou's howling ghosts, but she was indifferent and didn't care at all. Even her brows did not wrinkle.
Suddenly, Butler Mo broke into a cold sweat when he saw how calm she was.
Finally, after about twenty lashes, Shang Qing'er spoke up and asked the servants to stop.
"Tell me, who instigated you to assassinate the prince? Tell the truth. Otherwise, I will soon have you chopped up and fed to the dogs. Believe it or not?" Shang Qing'er stood up and looked at her sharp eyes.
Li Si, Li Si is timid and is a good breakthrough point.
"Princess, I really don't know. Liu Dou gave me a hundred taels of silver and asked me to do him a favor. I went and thought, is it just a few ghost screams? I'm not too much.
Oh, Princess, I was wrong, I was really wrong." Li Si, like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube, told Shang Qing'er everything that had happened.
Only then did Shang Qing'er realize that Liu Dou was the outsider in the palace.
"Liu Dou, tell me, who is your upline? Who instigated you? What benefits did they give you?" Shang Qing'er turned and looked at Liu Dou.
Liu Dou was silent. Although his body was bleeding from the beating, he still gritted his teeth.
"Princess, this thing was done by a small person, but it was done by a small person. There was no instigator. If the princess wants to kill or chop, please give the order." It must be said that Liu Dou is quite a man.
Man, at this moment, he was still protecting his online.
"Okay, since you said so, if I don't hit you, it would be disrespectful to you. Someone, please pass the whip over." Shang Qing'er took the whip with his own hands and pointed it at Liu Dou's back.
Started smoking.
This beating was also done with skill. At this time, Shang Qing'er didn't want him to die, so she only hit him on the back. At most, there would be some trauma, but it couldn't kill him.
Liu Dou was still a man, but under this torture and beating, he sometimes felt pain, so he shouted loudly. For his shouting, Shang Qing'er didn't give any sympathy to him, but still tried his best
The child whipped him.
After a long time, everything finally calmed down, and Liu Dou was almost beaten.
Shang Qing'er reached out and took out a paper bag. Inside the paper bag was a package of something, silvery white and tasteless. Shang Qing'er guessed that this thing was the mercury in Feng Yuchen's bowl.
"Who gave you this mercury? Be honest. Otherwise, you will still be beaten." This thing was found on the wall. Now, the evidence is conclusive. Even if Liu Dou wants to cheat, he may not be able to cheat.
"No one gave it to me, it's my own thing." Liu Dou had no energy left, but even so, he gritted his teeth and refused to give in.
"Your thing? Then let me ask you again, what grudge does the prince have against you? You actually put this thing into his medicine bowl and wanted to kill him?" When this matter was mentioned, Shang Qing'er became angry.
He rushed straight up.
When Butler Mo heard this, he was extremely nervous. Eating this mercury was no joke. In the past, he had never worried about Feng Yuchen's diet.
"The prince has no enmity with me. This matter was all done by me alone and has nothing to do with anyone else." Liu Dou still said nothing, like a tough guy who wanted to carry this matter through to the end.
"Excellent, if you don't tell me, I have a lot of ideas. Let me ask you again, who was the person who met you in the woods in the back garden a few days ago? How much benefit did you receive from him?
Who is that Lord in my mouth?" Shang Qing'er told the matter again.
That night, she didn't know that the person who contacted the person outside the house was Liu Dou. Now, everything is clear. The mercury in Feng Yuchen's bowl was put by Liu Dou.
However, Liu Dou was originally a servant of Yunhuitang. He had nothing to do with Feng Yuchen's diet, and he had no chance to drug him. This shows that there is still an accomplice of his in the mansion. If this accomplice does not dig out
When he comes out, not only Feng Yuchen, but also she is in danger at any time.
Upon hearing what Shang Qing'er said, Liu Dou's expression immediately changed, and his mind started to work rapidly. He wanted to find some excuse to get rid of this matter. It didn't matter whether he died or not. The most important thing was
His master cannot be exposed.
"Well, it's better not to tell, right? Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust. Butler Mo, tell him the details." Shang Qing'er asked Butler Mo.
Every person who enters the house must report to Butler Mo, including family conditions, family members, etc. There is a book recorded by Butler Mo.
"Liu Dou, thirty-five years old, comes from the suburbs of Beijing. He has a seventy-year-old mother and two three-year-old twins, Lin'er. His wife is the daughter of the owner of the oil mill on West Street in the city..." Butler Mo handed Liu Dou's
The details were completely revealed.
"Liu Dou, if you harm the prince, it is a capital crime, and the whole family should be buried with you. Now, I am showing kindness. Do you think I will send your 70-year-old mother to Guixi? Or will I kill your two sons?
"No matter what happens, I can send your beloved wife to the border and reward the soldiers..." This move is really poisonous. What Shang Qing'er said was so sharp that it scared Liu Dou.
do not know what to do.
No matter how tough a man is, he has limits and weaknesses, so Shang Qing's son took advantage of his weaknesses.
"Are you going to confess or not?" Shang Qing'er asked harshly again, with a cold smile always hidden on her face.
"Princess, please explain, please explain..." Finally, Liu Dou couldn't bear it anymore. He was not afraid of being beaten or dying, but he was afraid that his whole family would be implicated.
"Steward Mo, write it down," Shang Qing'er ordered. Steward Mo picked up a pen and recorded everything Liu Dou told him.
"Last year, my mother was seriously ill and had no money for medical treatment. When I was worried, I met a white-faced scholar about forty years old. He said that as long as I would do something for him, he would pay to help me save my mother.
, at that time, I had no choice but to comply with his request. He gave me money and helped me tide over the difficulties. I felt that he was my noble person, so I worked extra hard when doing things...
Later, he asked me to add some ingredients to the prince's bowl, so I agreed to him, and after this back and forth, I couldn't stop..." Liu Dou's move was originally intended to harm others.
He also regretted it, but for the sake of money, he had to suppress his conscience.
"Who is he?" Shang Qinger asked.
"I don't know what his name is. Anyway, I call him sir. At the beginning of every month, I meet him in the woods in the backyard of the mansion. He gives me the things, and I put them in the prince's bowl.
It's been three months since I've been here..." Liu Dou told everything he knew.
"Okay, what else is there? How did you put the medicine into the prince's bowl? Who is your accomplice?" Shang Qing'er still asked, she couldn't let a house thief stay in the house.
"At first, I put mercury in the prince's tea bowl. Later, I found that the effect was not very obvious, so I added it to the medicine bowl. Princess, I did all this, and there is no me in the house.
I became an accomplice. This time, I was afraid that someone would find out, so I roped in Li Si to look out for me..." After Shang Qing'er pressed on his soft spot, Liu Dou finally confessed everything...
Everything was revealed, and Shang Qing'er's hands were shaking with anger.
"Housekeeper Mo, find someone to look at his injuries. Lock Li Si up in another room and let him stay here for some time. I will deal with him later." Shang Qing'er was really afraid that she would get angry at this moment and ask him directly.
Liu Dou's life was taken, and when she thought of Feng Yuchen drinking so much mercury soup, she became furious.
Chapter completed!