Songyue was shocked by his courtesy. She was a palace maid with a humble status, how could she bear the bow from Zuodu Yushi? She hurriedly stepped aside to avoid it, but was pulled by Ling Yutong, who had to accept the courtesy.
After receiving Miss Ling's comforting eyes, Song Yue calmed down a little.
Chen Qiushui's eyes were slightly bent with laughter, looking quite affectionate.
Songyue only glanced at it, her heart was beating fast, she quickly lowered her head and went behind Ling Yutong.
"Nothing else, let's go." Ling Yutong said directly.
"Hey, don't worry!" Chen Qiushui shook his head, his expression became slightly more serious, but there was still a smile in his eyes.
"Miss Ling has helped me so much. Replacing the medicinal materials may save our family a lot of money. I have to repay Miss Ling."
Ling Yutong: "..."
Could the Chen family be a family short of money?
Chen Qiushui is the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and his father Chen Yikang is the minister of the Ministry of Punishment! How does such a family care about the money for precious medicinal materials?
"No need."
She said this, turned around and left.
But I heard a quiet voice coming from behind.
"You really don't want to hear about those two lieutenants?"
Ling Yutong suddenly stopped after taking a few steps.
Her expression changed, and as soon as she turned around, she saw Chen Qiushui walking up to her leisurely and whispering in her ear:
"Gao Bixian and Lu Qinglie were tortured."
Ling Yutong's pupils shrank violently!
The smile in Chen Qiushui's eyes also turned cold, but his voice was still clear.
"The torture of scraping and being tortured by three thousand knives is almost the same as deboning. The fine knife is sharpened slowly, and even the most determined person will sometimes be unable to bear it."
"If you can't bear it and lose consciousness, they may tell you information you don't want to hear."
As if she was suddenly transported to an ice room, Ling Yutong shivered with cold all over.
Chill to the bone.
She looked at Chen Qiu Shui with a tense face, but she saw the other person showed the same gentle smile as usual.
The ends of his eyes are slightly curved, with a lingering smile.
"This is my reward, Miss Ling, I look forward to seeing you next time."
After he finished speaking, he nodded to Songyue before leaving.
Ling Yutong was left standing there, unable to calm down.
She lowered her head.
This Chen Qiushui is not simple.
What he said was even more complicated.
Scraping, three thousand knives... Why not just let people die?
We can't wait any longer, and we can't delay it any longer. If we don't want to create more complications in the deputy general's trial, we must get an answer as soon as possible.
Presumably, the people who were brutally executed also thought so.
Ling Yutong glanced sideways at Song Yue. Even though her mind was shaking just now, she still remembered to pay attention to Song Yue's expression.
Songyue was shocked for a moment, then lowered her head, pretending not to hear.
Song Yue is a member of the Holy Sage, and the change in the family this time is due to the Holy Sage's decision. If Song Yue reports what Chen Qiushui told her... to the Holy Sage...
She collected her thoughts.
Let’s try it again.
After conveying what Chen Qiushui told her to Qi Yan's people through a special method, she returned to the Queen's Palace.
The rain began to pour again. Under the umbrella, Yan Lishen took the latest order and frowned slowly.
He let out a long sigh. At this time, the Holy Emperor completely started to distance himself from Ying Qi's family.
And isolation is the beginning of doubt.
The order directly stated that if during the interrogation the two lieutenants pointed out that something about the Qi family was tainted, they would be convicted.
What is that matter?
Yan Lishen closed his eyes, and the heart of the Holy Spirit had quietly begun to become suspicious.
In the past, no matter how big the case was, as long as it came to him, it would be tried by him alone.
But this time, the Holy One sent Taifu Tong to supervise the case, and also ordered Qi Yan to go over and secretly watch the interrogation process.
Each of these commands secretly points to the same path.
He took a deep breath and ordered: "It's not good to keep Taifu Tong waiting. Come over."
The training room was dark, and Qi Yan was guarded by a group of people. He could only sit on a stool on one side, waiting for the sound from next door to break the suffocating silence.
This morning, some guards came to his temple and said that the Holy Father had summoned him.
But as soon as he arrived at the imperial study, he was surrounded by guards. Under the orders of the Holy Lord Sen Leng, he was brought here to listen to the interrogation.
I couldn't listen openly and could only sit in the training room next door.
Not a criminal, but better than a criminal.
The sound of the execution being scraped was horrifying, and he could even clearly hear the painful gasps of the two lieutenants.
His palms suddenly clenched.
Which part went wrong?
Why did the Holy Spirit's attitude suddenly change and he lost his last trace of tolerance towards the Qi family?
Everything becomes biased and business-like.
"Recruit?"
"As long as you tell what you know, you will be exempted from all physical punishment, and even your family will no longer be frightened."
"Is it okay to trade your own life for the safety of your whole family?"
Taifu Tong's words echoed in Qi Yan's ears through the wall.
His eyes suddenly darkened.
This is not an interrogation at all, it is a forced confession! It is a decoy!
At this moment, he didn't need to know why the Holy One was angry with the Qi family.
To express one's anger is to express one's anger, and to express one's anger is to express one's anger. Just because he is the emperor, he is the king's law and he is justice!
Seeing that his eyes were red, the guards surrounding him immediately took action and suppressed him.
His face was pressed tightly against the execution table, and he gritted his teeth to resist the urge to shake everyone around him away.
Tolerate.
Now is not the best time.
next door.
Gao Bixian was so painful that his face was covered in cold sweat.
That person didn't tell him that he was going to suffer such a cruel punishment!
Looking at the indictment sheet right in front of him, he felt a chill in his heart. It was so cruel.
If he puts his fingerprints on such a piece of paper, he is afraid that if he doesn't survive tonight, it will be worthless.
As for what Taifu Tong said about trading one life for the lives of the whole family, if he had not heard what Ling Yutong said that day, he might still be shaken.
But now, his heart is like steel.
The same goes for Lu Qinglie.
You can accept the punishment, but you can’t sign the indictment!
When they caught a glimpse of the cold light in Taifu Tong's eyes, they all shuddered in unison, but they gritted their teeth and refused to let go, refusing to admit a word.
The quiet sound of executions was depressing.
Qi Yan closed his eyes and silently counted the time, waiting for their plan to be launched.
As early as the moment Ling Yutong conveyed the news to him, they had already discussed the plan. Now, they were just waiting for its execution.
It's raining again in the sky outside.
Ling Yutong looked determined, trying to stun Songyue and Luhe by surprise.
But just when she turned around and put on her hood to open the door, a gentle force came from behind her.
She looked back in surprise: "Songyue?"
Not dizzy?
Songyue pursed her lips. She seemed a little nervous, but she still whispered: "I...I held my breath."
Ling Yutong nodded, and the next second he raised his hand to hit her on the back of the neck, but Song Yue grabbed her first.
"Don't!"
"No, Miss Ling. I want to help you, and I want to go with you."
Ling Yutong's eyebrows suddenly wrinkled and he looked at her critically.
"You know it all."
Songyue was a little flustered by her expression, but she still shook her head honestly: "No, I don't know everything, I only know part of it."
She plopped down and knelt on the ground with a sincere expression.
"I am grateful for Miss Ling's kindness and I have something to tell you."
"The Holy One gave the order when he gave me two to Miss Ling and Mr. Qi."
"Anyone who discovers that the Qi family has colluded with people from the previous dynasty will be poisoned without hesitation."