The biography of Concubine Lin in the harem

Soul Returns to Last Dream (2)

The so-called punishment of boarding has existed in ancient times, and now it has added a lot of tricks. The most common one is to use a wooden board nailed with nails to nail the victim from the front and back of the arms and legs, and force the victim in the process. Stand upright and torture to death.

"Where are Ling'er and Zhenning?" Zhu Chengbi turned to ask Lianqiao.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, it has already been sent to Concubine Shu's Palace." Lian Qiao said hastily.

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's start." Concubine Lin gave Mu Jin a cold smile, without looking at Su Xin.

At this time, Suxin had already been limp like mud. If she hadn't been tightly held by a few small inner prisons, she might not be able to stand up. Her hands and feet were tightly bound by thick hemp ropes, and the slight discoloration of her skin could be seen faintly. One end of the hemp rope is tied to a tung tree not far away.Two strong guards took the torture tools and walked over. The iron nails on the wooden boards were already stained with rust, and it was even more difficult to tell whether the dark red color on the wooden boards and iron nails was rust or human blood. The smell of blood suddenly filled the air, and some timid palace servants covered their eyes and noses, not daring to look any more.

"Bring the incense burner here so that we can drive away the smell." Zhu Chengbi, with his usual expression, ordered lightly. Concubine Yi had already held the handkerchief to press her chest, and she seemed a little uncomfortable. He also held the veil tightly.

The two guards acted swiftly and resolutely. After all, they came out of the Shenxing Department. Howling like a slaughtered pig, eyes tearing open, as the last board was nailed in, he fainted, and saw that the four boards were soaked with blood, and there was also a pool of blood on the ground, flowing in a meandering way.

Concubine Yi couldn't bear it, she turned her head away and didn't want to look again.Concubine He turned her eyes slightly, picked up the iced porcelain teacup and just bowed her head to drink tea. "Splash her with chili water!" Lian Qiao ordered with a ruthless heart even though her teeth were trembling slightly.

The mindless chili water splashed over, and Suxin woke up in severe pain, screaming mournfully, when she saw Concubine Lin sitting in front of her in full leisure, holding a cup of tea and savoring it carefully. Secretly, even cursing profusely.

"Gouged out her tongue!" Lian Qiao stared at her eyes and said, "Where are the four boards left? Don't hesitate, it will ruin your reputation of being prudent and vigorous!"

So the guards and the inner eunuchs rushed up together, and without giving Suxin a chance to scold her, they quickly gouged out her tongue, so that Suxin was only left with whimpering and spitting blood from her mouth.

Mu Jin cursed angrily: "If you have ignorant of your conscience and framed the empress, you will go to hell with this tongue and repent your sins to King Asura!"

Zhu Chengbi quietly ordered: "Show this tongue to the palace people at the gate of the palace, and let them know what will happen if you betray the Lord and ask for glory!"

Suxin rolled her eyes and glared at Concubine Lin in severe pain and convulsions, but the guards were not idle, four wooden boards were nailed into her legs in an instant, and the pool of blood on the ground became more and more eye-catching. The blood-stained person seemed to be standing on the peonies in full bloom, and a breathtaking feeling pervaded the entire Hanzhang Palace. Almost everyone in the palace at the door turned pale, and they could not bear to cover their mouths and vomit.

"You don't have to be too clever when doing things in the palace. Loyalty is the most important thing." Zhu Chengbi leisurely put down the teacup, and glanced at all the palace people present, "If you lose your loyalty, that's what will happen. Hanzhang Palace can't tolerate such a person, and the same goes for Liugong." Concubine Yi tried her best to say yes, but Concubine He felt hatred gradually in her heart. In the past, her son Xuan Ning died young, but because of the Southwest War, he didn't have a chance. After tracing it down, it was so unclear that the matter was settled, and there was nowhere to appeal to the resentment I was full of.Back then, Concubine Lin's frame-up by He Wanyi was related to Xuan Ning's early death, but now it seems that the event was most likely caused by the queen!It's just a guess, but I have no proof for many years. Now that the empress has lost the emperor's heart because of today's incident, she is really happy. Thinking about it like this, Concubine He feels that everything in front of her is no longer so scary.

Looking at the things in front of him with cold eyes, the corners of Concubine He's eyes were filled with frost. Now, Concubine He and Concubine Lin are in the same spirit, so naturally they are partial to each other. They only hope that one day, they can avenge the murder of their son, and also It is not in vain to think about it every night for many years.

"Your Majesty, splashing chili water won't wake her up." Lian Qiao said cautiously.

Zhu Chengbi said lightly: "Then open her mouth and pour it into this palace!"

Suxin finally woke up, but she was already unconscious, and could only moan weakly. At this time, her arms and legs were dripping with blood, because she was wrapped in wooden boards. Hold on, pulled by a thick hemp rope, it looks like a marionette.

Zhu Chengbi took a few glances, and finally turned his head away: "Okay, let's throw it to the mass grave." Then he said to Concubine Yi and Concubine He, "My palace is exhausted, so I won't keep the two of you."

Feeling relieved, Concubine Yi left in a hurry after seeing Pingli, and Concubine He still looked at Suxin for herself, and left too.

Zhu Chengbi then instructed Mu Jin: "It's a pity that the Queen and Mrs. Yu'er can't see such a good drama with their own eyes. Please ask someone to describe this scene more vividly and spread it to Zhaoyang Palace and Mixiu Palace."

Mu Jin replied yes, and laughed again: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the servants must draw them vividly."

Zhu Chengbi smiled sweetly, but he also felt a tightness in his chest and some discomfort. After returning to the palace, he had a hasty lunch and took a rest early.

After falling into a drowsy sleep, when he opened his eyes in a daze, he realized that it was already dark outside. Zhu Chengbi stood up tiredly, feeling a little dry, and called out in a low voice, "Forsythia? Forsythia?" But there was no Renying was about to shout again, but he saw a black shadow outside Jin Luo's tent.

The moonlight was clear, which was originally a beautiful mood, but the black shadow in front of the tent added a little horror.

"Forsythia? Is it you?" Zhu Chengbi was a little puzzled, and he tightly grasped the brocade quilt with both hands.

"Why, the empress doesn't remember me anymore?" The faint female voice rang in his ears like thunder, and Zhu Chengbi was speechless for a moment, feeling his scalp tingling, as if someone poured a basin of icy cold water all over his head , the whole body is full of excitement, this voice, how is it possible?

"Your Majesty, this servant is Suxin! It is Suxin who was punished by you. Your Majesty forgets things so much. Could it be that she has forgotten?" Suxin's strings of sneers were especially cute in the dark and silent night. Horror, "Those nails are really painful when they go through the flesh of the belt. The slaves are so scared."

"So what!" Zhu Chengbi tried his best to hold back the trembling of his teeth, and pretended to be calm, "When you were a human being, you tried to harm me, but now that you have become a ghost, you can harm me again!"

"There are so many people who want to harm the empress, can't the servants even join in the fun? Or do you want to see the servants again?" Suxin sneered, as if to kill her, "Then the servants will let you see clearly! "After speaking, I saw the black shadow rushing towards the bed. Zhu Chengbi was terrified. He wanted to struggle violently but woke up suddenly, but he heard Lianqiao calling repeatedly outside the hall: "Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"

"I'm fine, it's just a nightmare." Zhu Chengbi was still a little shocked, only feeling that he was covered in cold sweat, leaning against the head of the bed exhaustedly.

Lian Qiao came in with a lamp in her hand, put away the cloud gauze tent carefully, and brought over a cup of calming tea: "Your Majesty, calm down."

"What time is it?" Zhu Chengbi was upset, and only took a sip or two.

"It's past time for dinner." Lian Qiao took the teacup, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked, "Your Majesty, I have always had a doubt in my heart. Since the sachet is in our hands, why is it in Zhaoyang today? Dian Suxin took out another one?"

"Maybe they found out that the sachet was missing, so they hurriedly made a fake one." Zhu Chengbi thought for a while and said, "It's no wonder Suxin disappeared all night, she must be rushing to make a sachet."

Lian Qiao pursed her lips, and said again: "In this case, it must be that the sachet today has not been fumigated with snake berry juice, why didn't the empress expose it on the spot?"

Zhu Chengbi said slowly: "One is that the poisonous sachet is easy to prove in my place, and the other is that I was questioned to the end by the queen and Mrs. Yu'e today. When the emperor thinks about it in the future, he will only think that the queen's sachet is the truth." How convincing Liu was at the beginning, added a lot of mistrust."

Lianqiao thought so deeply, and sighed with her chest: "Seeing that your mother is silent today, the servants almost think that there is no room for change, and they are terrified. Fortunately, Mrs. Engui is very intelligent. If she hadn't discovered the green bead thread , I’m afraid it’s really hard to tell.”

Zhu Chengbi smiled slightly: "For today's matter, I really want to thank the benefactor for his outspoken righteousness. Tomorrow, let's go to the Moon Shadow Theater with me. But now, I'm complaining for the queen. Xia Mengxian managed to get a smart multi-star, and in a flash she became a star." How unlucky it is to be a broom star."

"Why didn't your empress torture Mrs. Jiang today, to force her to tell the mastermind behind the scenes?" Lian Qiao said angrily.

"Ms. Jiang won't joke about the life of her whole family, let alone if she doesn't say anything, doesn't your majesty suspect the queen?" Zhu Chengbi looked out the window at the dark night like the sea, "The queen lost everything today, so she may not be able to swallow this. Tone, we have to be more careful in the future."

Lianqiao replied yes, and then asked again: "Do you want to get up for dinner?"

Zhu Chengbi shook his head, stretched out his right hand to wrap the warm and weak candle on the plum blossom candlestick, and said slowly: "Just lotus seed porridge is enough, you don't need too much." Zhu Chengbi got up slowly, and asked, "Where is Ling'er?" ?”

"The Fourth Highness is still reading." Lian Qiao said happily, "The Fourth Highness is getting more serious."

"It should be like this." Zhu Chengbi sighed slightly, "Now I can only count on him."

Lianqiao couldn't help feeling a little bit sad in her heart, and said in a low voice: "Actually, the emperor still loves the empress very much."

Zhu Chengbi looked at the tung trees outside the window, and said with a half-smile: "Look, no matter how you look at it, the tung trees in Hanzhang Palace are no match for those in Guanju Palace. Two tung trees were also moved here, and the years of Tonghua Terrace are happy, so I can reminisce carefully in Guanju Palace." Zhu Chengbi seemed to be laughing at himself, "Am I very favored? Humiliation, why didn't the emperor come to see me? That's right, the emperor must have been in Guanju Palace, Concubine Shu Gui was very frightened."

"Your Majesty." Lian Qiao called out in a low voice, "Your Majesty will win today's battle."

"Looking at it now, I have already lost." Zhu Chengbi looked down at the jasper lotus bracelet on his wrist, "As a woman, no matter how successful you are, if you can't catch the heart of your husband, you will fail in the end. You see So what if Lu Zhi wins the world, Liu Bang's heart is only with Mrs. Qi."

"Lv's pheasant has been judged and eaten, but it's actually not too bad." Lian Qiao knelt down suddenly and said, "I have been with the empress for so many years, but the empress has never been as depressed as she is today. In fact, the empress herself also understands. The imperial concubine enters the palace, the empress begins to make friends with her, and the road can only go on like this."

Zhu Chengbi was stunned for a moment, and a wry smile spread over the corners of his mouth, like fine lines: "Really? Maybe. It's just that I have some emotions in my heart. In the past, I was extremely reluctant to marry into the Wei Palace, but I had to. Later, Seeing that he treats me well and everything is going well, it’s okay to think about it, life will always go on, and he is willing to open up his heart slowly, now it seems that I was wrong in the end.”

"Your Majesty." Lian Qiao couldn't bear it, and comforted her softly, "My Majesty was willing to open her heart before, but it was because the Emperor said the same thing as King Liang. King Liang's biological mother died young, and King Liang and the Emperor were brought up by the Queen Mother. Big, there are quite a lot of similarities between brothers."

The faint halo of the candlelight circulated, and there were a few faint shadows on Zhu Chengbi's face, as if the lingering imprint of the old things in his heart.Zhu Chengbi sighed softly: "Maybe I will be sad for the emperor today, but I probably won't be in the future."

"Your Majesty, if you go back to 18 years ago, would you be willing to go with King Liang?" Lian Qiao suddenly held Concubine Lin's hands tightly, as if wanting to transmit her strength into her body, but Concubine Lin had been holding her for a long time. The silence, so quiet that it seems that you can hear the more leaking voices outside the hall, knocking on your heart bit by bit, as if to evoke the original memory.

"Perhaps, entering Wei Palace was the biggest mistake in my life." Zhu Chengbi finally shed tears in a daze, "But, even if I spend my entire life regretting my forbearance and compromise, I will never be able to be with him again. " Zhu Chengbi suddenly grabbed Lianqiao's hand, and asked in an urgent and trembling voice, "Lianqiao, tell me, if I hadn't opened my heart to the emperor, tell me, would he have given up? Me, in that case, at least I still have a chance." Tears finally fell drop by drop, hitting the back of Lian Qiao's hand hard, and also hitting Concubine Lin's heart.

The night is long, the battles turn and the stars move, and the affection and warmth in Guanju Palace can't match the chills and tears in Hanzhang Palace. There are not many people in this world who can fall in love with each other. It's ridiculous that they can There are fewer people who stay together for a lifetime, family background, erroneous circumstances, often in a single thought, may bring a lifetime of tragedies, and bury memories that do not want to touch one after another. Even so, time The ruthless but always like that sharp knife, cut it precisely and fiercely, turning the pain, the most painful picture, the most regretful memory, who can resist it?

Note: Shen Shiqi: Shen Shiqi (? - 177 years ago), was a fellow of Liu Bang and a native of Pei County.Taking care of Liu Bang's wife and children as a family member, he formed a deep relationship with Lu Zhi.Later, he was granted the title of Marquis of Piyang. Because he was lucky enough to be with Empress Lu, he was discovered by Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty and wanted to kill him.But his friends helped him escape.After Empress Lu died, Zhu Lu was killed, and Huainan King Liu Chang waited for an opportunity to kill him.

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