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In a secluded hall of Huaqing Palace, there was a secret chamber for interrogating people of the palace. Unlike the Ministry of Justice’s dungeons and the Heavenly Prison, it was not as eerie and terrifying, but still dark and mysterious.
At this moment, "Princess Ning"an" was lying on the cold floor due to her broken legs, unable to stand or walk.
Although there was a physician in the Heavenly Prison to set her bones, could bones heal and mend so quickly?
The Emperor sat about ten steps away from her, with Eunuch Wei and two imperial experts standing by.
"What should Zhen call you?" The Emperor asked coldly.
"Qin... Qin Fengyan." She weakly replied.
"Do you even deserve to be surnamed Qin?" The Emperor gave a cold glance at the face almost identical to Princess Ning"an"s. Thinking of Ning"an, he felt anguish, yet thinking of this woman who replaced Ning"an, he felt unsettled, "How did Ning"an die? Was she murdered by a conspiracy involving you?"
Qin Fengyan chuckled bitterly, "Even if I say no, will Your Majesty believe me?"
Indeed, it was difficult for the Emperor to believe her words. He had suffered enough at the hands of this pair of mother and daughter, leaving him to see every bush and tree as a potential enemy.
The Emperor said, "Then Zhen will ask another question: where is Ning"an"s burial place?"
Qin Fengyan looked at the Emperor with a smirk, "Perhaps she"s still alive. If Your Majesty releases me, I"ll tell you her whereabouts..."
The Emperor gripped the armrest of his chair tightly.
He couldn"t deny that he was tempted for a moment.
Eunuch Wei hurriedly reminded, "Your Majesty, be careful of deception."
The Emperor composed himself and said sternly, "You don"t need to deceive Zhen anymore. You have committed numerous crimes, and Zhen will not forgive you. Zhen only called you here today to ask about Ning"an"s burial place. If you don"t want to suffer further, it"s best to confess truthfully. Zhen might consider giving you a quick and painless death."
"A quick and painless death... Hahaha..." Qin Fengyan laughed, trembling all over. "Imperial brother, don"t you find your words hypocritical? Death is death, so what"s the point of a "quick and painless" death? I don"t understand, we are both your younger sisters, why is Ning"an"s life so good? Why was I abandoned outside the palace since I was a child, living a life of neither human nor ghost? Imperial brother, do you know how much suffering I"ve endured from childhood? Roasting under the scorching sun in the hot summer, freezing in the snow in the cold winter, starving for disobedience, beaten severely for more serious offenses... The happiest day of every month for me was when I could enter the imperial palace pretending to be Ning"an and be an imperial princess of the dynasty for a day..."
The Emperor frowned involuntarily as he listened to her recount her past experiences. "Why didn"t you tell Zhen?"
Qin Fengyan smiled mockingly, "Did I really not say it before? Did I not, imperial brother?"
A distant memory suddenly flooded the Emperor’s mind.
A young him and a young Ning"an squatted by the lake, using branches to write characters.
Little Ning"an wrote a big character for “Yan” and said, "Imperial brother, I"m not Yan"er which means ‘beautiful(妍)’, I"m Yan"er which means ‘lovely(嫣)’."
The young him took the branch and flicked her forehead, "Silly girl, how can you not even write your own name?"
Little Ning"an said angrily, "I’m Yan"er which means ‘lovely(嫣)’! That"s my name!"
With that, she ran off in a huff.
Qin Fengyan, tears welling in her eyes, said, "Did imperial brother remember? That incident was later known by imperial concubine mother, and she warned me not to mention my background to anyone again, otherwise she wouldn"t let me into the palace to see her again. Imperial brother, at that time, I was just a child like Little Seven, did I have the courage to defy imperial concubine mother and so many wicked people? I was forced into it, what did I do wrong? Why do you all only care about Ning"an… Why does no one care about me?"
Qin Fengyan began to cry sadly.
Suddenly, a thick layer of self-blame surged within the Emperor"s heart. People were inherently good. If she had been raised in the imperial palace like Ning"an, under the care of the Emperor and Empress, would she have turned out like this?
She should have been a carefree imperial princess of the dynasty, she should have enjoyed all the wealth and glory of the world, she should have...
BAAAM!
The door of the secret chamber was kicked open from the outside, abruptly halting the Emperor"s thoughts. He turned around abruptly, about to scold the newcomer, but saw a slender figure walking aggressively and kicking Qin Fengyan, who was crying and pretending to be pitiful, to the ground with one foot!
"Ahh——" Qin Fengyan let out a scream of pain, crashing into the wall behind her.
"Little... Little miracle physician?" The Emperor exclaimed in astonishment.
Gu Jiao stepped forward, kicked away the medicine beside her, and then coldly stepped on Qin Fengyan’s chest with another foot.
The Emperor was stunned by this scene.
The imperial experts quickly protected him behind them.
"You, you both step back." He ordered them.
The imperial experts stepped aside, and the Emperor looked at the medicine pouch kicked over by Gu Jiao, unable to believe it. He stiffened in place and opened his mouth, "This is... She..."
Eunuch Wei hurriedly walked over, picked up the medicine pouch with a cloth, and opened it. Inside was a package of crushed brown medicinal powder, emitting a strong medicinal and floral fragrance.
"The smell seems a bit familiar... Have I seen it somewhere?" Eunuch Wei muttered.
"It"s white medicine." Gu Jiao said calmly, casting a glance at it.
Eunuch Wei gasped in shock.
It was the influence of this medicine that confused His Majesty for so many years. His Majesty finally lost its effect. If His Majesty were to be affected by it again now, His Majesty will become a fool for the rest of his life!
The Emperor was filled with anger and shame, "How does the Central Judicial Office handle things! Don"t they search prisoners before confinement?"
Male prisoners were usually searched, but she was a woman and wasn’t an ordinary criminal. Having a servant girl search her wasn"t as professional, so slipping a pill or two wasn"t difficult.
An extreme chill ran down the Emperor"s spine as he looked at Qin Fengyan on the ground with disdain, "Zhen just had a moment of pity for you... It turns out you"ve been acting all along!"
Qin Fengyan attempted to struggle but couldn"t move at all. Gu Jiao"s foot pressed down on her chest, making it hard for her to breathe.
With cold eyes, Gu Jiao looked at Qin Fengyan, "What did you do to Qin Chuyu?"
The Emperor"s face changed, looking at Gu Jiao, "What"s wrong with Little Seven?"
Gu Jiao stepped on her, breaking one of Qin Fengyan"s ribs.
Qin Fengyan hadn"t expected Gu Jiao to be so ruthless. Normally, interrogators would continue to question first before resorting to torture. How did she immediately resort to breaking bones?
Light slanted into the room. Gu Jiao"s back faced the light, her features obscured in the darkness, her dark and profound eyes resembling those of a G.o.d of death about to descend upon a city under siege.
Qin Fengyan had cards up her sleeve, but for some reason, in front of this powerful G.o.d of death, she couldn"t help but feel a surge of fear.
Summoning all her courage, she shouted, "If I die, he will die too!"
The Emperor walked over, filled with anger, and glared at her, "What do you mean? What did you do to Little Seven?!"
"Hahaha... Hahaha..."
The entire secret chamber echoed with Qin Fengyan"s insane laughter.
This woman had gone mad.
Completely mad.
She would drag someone down with her even in death.
She spoke of being the Emperor"s younger sister, yet she conspired to harm her own nephew.
The Emperor cursed his own foolishness. Just a moment ago, he had considered pitying her.
Gu Jiao kicked Qin Fengyan"s right hand and unsurprisingly found the same gray-white mark on her wrist.
"Oh, so you found it... Hahaha... So what? Do you know what this is? Can you decipher it?"
"You can"t!"
"Qin Chuyu"s fate is mine!"
"You don"t dare kill me!"
"Want to bet? See if I"m lying?"
"Hahaha... Hahahaha..."
"Aren"t you proud of your abilities? Let me tell you, the antidote is in the hands of those State of Yan people. If you"re capable, go get it!"
The Emperor was seething with anger!
Gu Jiao"s expression remained unchanged, as calm as a still ancient well, "So there"s an antidote."
Qin Fengyan was stunned.
Was that the point?
Did she hear what she just said?
She said the State of Yan people!
They were the State of Yan people!
Gu Jiao drew a dagger, and with a swift motion, she cut both Qin Fengyan and the Emperor"s fingers.
She took out a blood typing test strip from her little medicine chest.
Good, the blood types matched.
Gu Jiao put on gloves, took out an IV tube and a disposable filter.
Her movements were calm and elegant, like a devout believer.
However, for some reason, Qin Fengyan"s heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively felt a surge of fear, "What are you trying to do?"
Gu Jiao raised her gloved hand and calmly looked at her.
Terrified, Qin Fengyan backed away, using her hands to shield herself, "What are you planning to do? Stay away from me!"
She backed into a corner, with no way out.
Gu Jiao approached her, raised her gloved hand, and grabbed the top of her head, "I hate it when people threaten me."
The Emperor, who was afraid of injections, had fainted long ago.
The two imperial experts were confused. They tried to intervene but were swiftly defeated by Gu Jiao.
Eunuch Wei swallowed nervously, unsure of what to do.
"Turn on the lamp." Gu Jiao said.
"Alright!" Eunuch Wei scurried over eagerly.Raz P."s Thoughts
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