When Su Yining was thinking about how to get out of the palace, Shen Liang had already been tortured.
Prison Department of Punishment.
The lights were brightly lit in the dark and damp prison, the sound of whips waving was heard, and the air was filled with the smell of blood. There was a man wearing only white underwear hanging in the execution room. He lowered his head and looked like he had passed out.
The prison head held a toothpick in his mouth and smiled contemptuously: "I'll splash him to wake him up."
The jailer poured a large bag of salt into the bucket next to him, stirred it casually, and then poured the salt on Shen Liang's body before it completely melted.
At this time, his white underwear was stained red with blood, and a scream echoed through the cell...
"Hush, Huff," he gasped, his eyes hurt from the salt water, all the muscles in his body were trembling, and he was shaking in pain.
The unmelted salt particles mixed with the cracked skin of the whip mixed with blood again, eroding his fragile nerves and flesh.
"Master Shen, if you want to suffer, just do it, and our brothers will be spared from the trouble, right?" The prison boss used the handle of the whip to lift his chin, looking at his pale and bloodless face, he smiled happily.
"Bah! You are subduing yourself. I, Shen Liang, will never give in to you villains!" Shen Liang turned his head and stopped looking at the jailer's ugly face. He knew that they could not kill him before the trial started. Now I can only look forward to Princess Zhan.
He closed his eyes tightly and said nothing. He was so angry that the prison guard wanted to whip him, but someone on the side stopped him, saying: "Brother, today is enough. You can't beat him anymore. If you beat him to death, we won't be able to account for it."
"Bah! Spare your life, I will beat you to death waiting for your conviction!" the cell leader said viciously.
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The Cold Palace, where there are few people around all year round, has become her best place to hide.
She hid in an abandoned palace, lit a dim oil lamp, and placed in front of her the wooden box she had stolen from Gao Yan's small study.
"What is this?" There was a small bamboo tube on the top of the box, tied with a red rope. After shaking it, I found that there was no sound inside, so I put it aside.
There is another layer under the box, and there is a thick book inside. This is not an account book, but a book that records the likes and things of the emperor and others. It seems to be a diary.
She had to open the entire box, but she couldn't find the account book. She scratched her head in frustration. These people were really good at hiding. Where did they put the things?
She carefully recalled the conversation between the two young eunuchs that day, and one word was mentioned... purchasing?
Hey, she found the wrong target. There must be detailed records in the procurement department. After all, this is what she relies on to get money from her superiors. Isn't it part of this process to deceive others?
This purchase should be from the Procurement Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the manager should be one of them.
Take out a map from the space. The various buildings in the palace are accurately marked on this map, even the abandoned cold palace. It was not convenient to take it out because there were so many people before.
The Purchasing Department is actually not very far from here.
Half an hour later.
From time to time, torches lit up in the distance in the palace, representing the patrolling figures of the imperial guards.
She was hiding in a dense tree canopy, and the thick branches were enough to hide her figure.
A hint of red began to appear in the eastern sky in the distance, and dawn was about to break. At this time, people are the sleepiest, so she jumped down from the big tree.
The Purchasing Department is very close to the entrance and exit of the palace, which should be convenient for purchasing and transportation. After the food arrives here, it will be sorted and carefully selected before being sent to the imperial kitchen.
It is truly a wealthy job. The interior of a small steward's room can be described as low-key luxury.
The outer robe hanging on the hanger is an ordinary official uniform, but the inner shirt is made of ice silk worth a thousand dollars, and the inconspicuous small items on the table are also valuable treasures.
The room was lit with ambergris, which could only be used by emperors. You can imagine how arrogant it was.
She came to the bedside and watched the snoring purchasing officer pinch his artery hard, causing him to faint instantly, and then tied him up.
Not surprisingly, she looked for the purchase account books of the recent period. Good guy, poverty limited her imagination. She thought that an egg worth ten taels was very expensive, but she didn't expect that he actually quoted forty taels of silver for an egg.
She put away the account books, put the people in sacks and threw them into space, and then she left...
"Stop, who are you?" Unexpectedly, when he went out, he met the patrolling guard.
She took a deep breath and said with a horrified look on her face: "Sir, the maid is here to bring face wash to the steward."
It was indeed time for the maid to get up at this time, and her reason was reasonable.
What she is thinking about now is what to do if the Imperial Forest Army comes to find the manager. After all, she is still in her space, so why not...
The tall imperial guard was like a hill in front of Su Yining, pressing forward step by step and retreating step by step. She retreated into the corner with her neck curled up.
"Sir, this slave is going to... ah!" She looked at the soldier who squeezed her in the corner in front of her in shock. Didn't this man want to molest the palace maid? He really did everything against her.
After living for so many years, he was beaten by a soldier?
"Little girl, what are you afraid of? It's not as good as... uh~ you!" The soldier's pupils suddenly dilated, and he suppressed all the ordinary words he said. Suddenly, there was a black man in front of him who didn't know anything.
Su Yining shook off his numb hand. This man's skin was so hard that even a needle couldn't penetrate it.
Repeating the same trick, she put a sack on the soldier and threw it into space.
Fortunately, the soldier came alone, otherwise she really didn't know what to do. Just when she was about to walk out of the purchasing department with cheerful steps, she bumped into two other guardsmen walking towards her.
"..." I wonder, did this hit the Royal Forest Army's nest?
"Who are you?" It was obvious that this Yulinjun knew the purchasing department well, and he was the first to notice that Su Yining looked unfamiliar.
This time she did not answer the other party, but looked behind them and behind herself. After realizing that no one else would appear, she dodged like a ghost and a sharp dagger appeared in her hand.
The three people fell into a pool of blood before they could realize what was going on. Then she repeated her trick and threw the people into the space, and then left quickly. As for the blood stains on the ground, she ignored them.
Because something big happened in the palace yesterday, the palace doors were closed today, and no one was allowed in or out. She could only temporarily return to the cold palace, study the map in her hand, and found that there was an abandoned palace closest to the palace wall.
Looking at the high wall of more than ten meters, I couldn't help but sigh: "This wall is really high, but it can't reach me."
"Little girl, where do you want to go?" The sudden voice behind him made Su Yining wave his hand in response, and a large stone monument appeared out of thin air...