"Don't worry, Eunuch Liu. You'll know soon enough.”
Little Xuanzi was Cao Zhengchun's godson and had inherited his ruthlessness.
At this moment, his cold smile made Liu Xi's crotch wet.
"Pa! Pa! Pa!"
The sound of whips and Liu Xi's screams could be heard in the cell.
Little Xuanzi's attacks were very heavy. Every time the whip landed, Liu Xi's skin and flesh would split open.
After more than ten lashes, Liu Xi's clothes were already dyed red with blood.
"Stay…Stop, what do you want to know? I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything.”
Upon hearing Liu Xi's words, Little Xuanzi spat disdainfully." You're a coward. You're really useless."”
It had been six years since the East Chamber had arrested a criminal, and it had also been six years since they had extorted a confession by torture.
Little Xuanzi's hands were itching.
He didn't expect Liu Xi to be such a wimp. He didn't even use any strength before Liu Xi gave in.
The eighteen instruments of torture were completely useless.
After that, Cao Zhengchun personally interrogated Liu Xi.
From him, he obtained a list of officials who had been in contact with Imperial Noble Consort Li in the past, as well as a portion of eunuchs and palace maids that Imperial Noble Consort Li had bribed.
Through these eunuchs and serving girls, she controlled the actions of the harem and contacted the officials in the court.
Cao Zhengchun had even investigated some of Imperial Consort Li's past scandals, including the accidental death of one of the late emperor's concubines. The real murderer was Imperial Consort Li.
The East Chamber's methods were indeed impressive. Before Liu Xi even knew where he was, he had already sold Imperial Consort Li out thoroughly.
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"There are 98 eunuchs and 147 palace maids. There are a total of 245 people.”
Cao Zhengchun looked at the list of eunuchs and palace maids in his hand, his expression turning ugly.
"Godfather, what should we do?"
Little Xuanzi also felt troubled.
It was easy to catch Liu Xi without anyone noticing.
However, capturing more than two hundred people at the same time was impossible to cover up.
"I don't care!"
Cao Zhengchun's expression turned cold as killing intent erupted from him." Capture all of these people. Leave none alive."”
This was the first task the Emperor had given him, and he had to do it beautifully.
"Yes, sir!"
Little Xuanzi received the order and passed down the order.
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Early the next morning, Cao Zhengchun had already sent all the confessions and name lists to the royal study when they were arresting people in the East Chamber.
"Only two hundred and forty-five?"
Shangguan Lin put down the name list and smiled coldly.
This smile caused Cao Zhengchun's heart to tremble.
It was March now, and the weather had warmed up, but Cao Zhengchun felt a chill run down his spine.
Two hundred and forty-five people?
How many people did the Emperor want to kill to satisfy himself?
As the saying goes, when the emperor is angry, millions of corpses will float.
Cao Zhengchun felt that this sentence was true.
When a new emperor ascended the throne to cultivate his own forces, it often meant a storm of blood.
Looking at the emperor's stance, he would probably kill until blood flowed.
Of course, the 245 people on the list could not be all of them.
Imperial Consort Li had bribed more than these people. There were also some people that even Liu Xi did not know about.
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A large number of eunuchs and maids in the palace had been arrested, so Imperial Consort Li naturally could not hide it.
She sent her personal palace maids to investigate and found that almost all the eunuchs and palace maids who were arrested were her people.
Moreover, Liu Xi had not appeared today.
Imperial Consort Li's heart sank when she thought of this.
If no one had told the Emperor, how could the East Chamber have captured the people so accurately?
Imperial Consort Li could not sit still any longer and immediately led her men to the royal study.
"Stop, the royal study is an important place. You can't trespass!”
When Imperial Noble Consort Li arrived at the royal study, she was stopped outside by two guards.
On the surface, they were guards, but in fact, they were secret guards. They were only loyal to Shangguan Lin.
"How dare you!"
Imperial Noble Consort Li immediately flew into a rage." How dare you stop me? Do you know who I am?”
"BenGong is His Majesty's mother, do you want to die?”
"I am His Majesty's imperial guard, and I am responsible for the safety of the royal study," said one of the guards coldly.”
"Without His Majesty's decree, no one can trespass into the royal study!”
"You, dog slave, how dare you."
Royal Consort Li shouted furiously," Lan 'er, slap this prince!”
"Yes!"
The palace maid behind Imperial Consort Li stepped forward and raised her palm to slap the guard's face.
However, the guard caught his palm halfway.
The guard squeezed hard, immediately causing the palace maid Lan 'er to let out a miserable cry.
"You... You actually dare to retaliate?"
Imperial Consort Li was in disbelief.
It had been so many years since she entered the palace. She had never encountered such a thing.
It was fine if a small guard was rude to her, but he actually dared to retaliate after hitting him.
Royal Consort Li even had the intention to kill his entire family.
"Forgive me for my rudeness."
The guard bowed to Imperial Consort Li, neither servile nor overbearing. Then, he pushed Lan 'er away forcefully.
Just as Imperial Noble Consort Li was about to speak, Shangguan Lin's voice rang out from inside the door." What's the commotion outside?”
"Your Majesty, Imperial Consort Li is outside requesting an audience," a guard reported respectfully.”
Yes, he wanted to see her.
That was what the guard said.
Shangguan Lin had long guessed that Imperial Consort Li would arrive at this time.
The series of events that she had encountered at the entrance of the royal study were all instructed by Shangguan Lin in advance. The purpose was to give Imperial Noble Consort Li a show of strength.
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