He touched a pot of water on the table. The water was brought in by Nanny Yang when she came back, and it was very hot.
He grinned, grabbed her collar, kicked her calf, forced her to kneel down in embarrassment, stepped on the back of her hand, and then raised the kettle above her head. His tone was as cold as a frosty winter morning, "Last chance, tell me or not!"
Yuan Cuiyu's forehead was bleeding. It was the injury she got when she was dragged to hit the cylinder for the first time. The warm and sticky blood flowed down the corners of her eyes and into her mouth, carrying a bloody smell.
"I don't know!" Her heart was as cold as iron, but her face remained stubborn.
"Okay!" Prime Minister Xia's face was distorted and he grinned. He tilted his hand slightly, and the boiling water in the kettle slowly flowed down and overflowed from Yuan Cuiyu's head. The boiling water poured on the wound. The pain was unimaginable.
Yuan Cuiyu was shaking with pain all over, but she clenched her teeth and endured it without even a cry of pain.
Nanny Yang heard the noise outside and rushed in. She was so frightened when she saw this that she rushed over and said, "Prime Minister, what are you doing? Are you going to kill the county lady?"
Prime Minister Xia kicked Nanny Yang in the abdomen. Nanny Yang stood up in pain and was dragged out by the people at the door.
Nanny Yang struggled hard and screamed, "My Lord, please think twice. It will not do you any good to kill the county lady."
Her voice faded away until it could no longer be heard.
Yuan Cuiyu endured the huge pain and gritted her teeth and said, "She is someone close to the queen. If you hurt her, the queen will not let you go."
"The queen won't want a traitor. If she knew that Nanny Yang had surrendered to Xia Zian, she wouldn't be able to keep her." Prime Minister Xia sneered, looking at her red scalp and forehead. Her body was trembling but she held back from shouting, and her anger was getting more intense. "I've always wanted to know how hard your mouth is. It seems that it's really hard enough."
He threw the kettle on the ground, dragged the almost fainted Yuan Cuiyu out to the yard. There was a well in the yard of Xiazhiyuan. He picked up the rope, untied the bucket, and tied her up. There was crazy hatred in his eyes. He had forgotten the purpose of his visit today and just wanted to vent all the bad temper he had accumulated over the past ten years.
Yuan Cuiyu was tortured by him to the point of almost fainting. She had no strength left in her body and could only let him do whatever he wanted.
After hanging her up, he shook the crank of the well and slowly lowered her down. He laughed wildly and his laughter sounded like crying, but deep down he felt indescribably refreshed.
The cold well water soaked Yuan Cuiyu's body. He kept turning the joystick, and the well water covered her neck, chin, lips, nose, and eyes.
Her chest was under great pressure and the cold well water seemed to tear her heart and lungs apart. She was tied up but still struggled hard.
Prime Minister Xia, who was standing by the well, saw the rope shaking violently. He smiled maliciously and happily, "You will know the taste of death, you will know the taste of fear. I want to see if your face can still maintain a calm expression, Yuan Cuiyu, what is noble about you? Why do you look down on me? You will eventually die in my hands."
His obsession has been around for a long time, and he has been suppressing it, but now it finally breaks out.
This kind of pleasure gave him goose bumps all over his body. It was a pleasure close to orgasm that ran through his whole body.
He finally realized that he had loved her, but now he hated her, really hated her, hated her deeply.
He recalled that day when he watched Chen Linglong and the prince beating Xia Zian from a distance, and saw the satisfaction in Chen Linglong's eyes. At that time, he thought he was seeing things, but it turned out not to be the case. It turns out that when you torture someone you hate, you feel so happy in your heart.
When Yuan Cuiyu thought she was about to die, the rope was tightened and she was quickly pulled up. She instinctively took deep breaths and regained consciousness, but suddenly the rope was lowered and she fell into the water again. This happened several times until she no longer had the strength to struggle.
As her consciousness sank, she could only hear his smug and arrogant laughter. She didn't know how much time had passed before she heard his vicious voice, "Xia Zian will die, and you will die too. Neither you nor your daughter will die well."
When she woke up, she heard Nanny Yang roaring in her ear, "Pan Dan, you were ordered by the Queen to protect the Madam and the County Lord in Xiazhi Garden. Where did you go just now?"
Pan Dan's cold voice came, "I'm sorry, the Queen only asked me to protect the eldest lady. As for the feud between the county lady and the prime minister, I can't interfere or intervene."
"You are talking nonsense. It is obvious that you accepted the money from the Prime Minister's Mansion!" Madam Yang cursed, "I will definitely report you to the Empress. Just wait and see."
Pan Dan said sarcastically, "Madam Yang, don't blame me for not reminding you. Why do you think I am here? It's because the Queen is suspicious of you. Do you think the Queen will still believe you? When Xia Zian dies, you will be buried with him. You chose the wrong master this time."
Yuan Cuiyu tilted her head and fainted again.
Prime Minister Xia was very anxious because he couldn't get the whereabouts of Xia Zian from Yuan Cuiyu. Coincidentally, Ximen Xiaoyue's maid came over and said that Ximen Xiaoyue wanted to see him. He directly refused and told her to go back.
However, the servant reported back that the maid had something important to tell him, and it was a matter of great importance, so he summoned the maid in.
"What's the matter with your master?" After being poisoned, Prime Minister Xia's face was still flushed with an almost crazy look.
The maid approached him and said with a smile, "Sir, our young lady would like to invite you to come over."
"Tell her that I'm very busy and don't have time to go over, but I'll go see her when I'm free."
The maid took another step closer, "Sir, the young lady said that she knows the whereabouts of the eldest lady of the Xia family. If you want to know, go ask her."
Prime Minister Xia quickly raised his eyes, "She knows?"
"Yes, she does."
Prime Minister Xia changed his expression and said, "Well, go back first and tell her that I will come after changing clothes."
"Yes, then I will leave first."
Prime Minister Xia didn't quite believe that Ximen Xiaoyue would know Xia Zian's whereabouts, but the Empress Dowager only gave him two days. If he couldn't find Xia Zian, even if he was not stripped of his official position, he would definitely be punished.
He has been unlucky recently and cannot stand being criticized by the Empress Dowager again. Moreover, he does not want to rely solely on Master Liang to keep his position as prime minister.
Moreover, he was really worried that Xia Zian could find the prescription. Once Xia Zian made a contribution, he would not only lose his official position, but also his life.
All his years of hard work would be destroyed in an instant.
So, even though he had doubts in his heart, he still wanted to go, with that little bit of hope.
Madam Linglong watched Prime Minister Xia leave. She had just learned that Prime Minister Xia had gone to Xiazhiyuan to cause trouble. She also went to "visit" Yuan Cuiyu. Seeing how badly she was tortured, she finally felt a little relieved.
She believed that Ximen Xiaoyue would definitely be able to ruin his marriage with the Lin family, and would cause a huge uproar in the city, so that no one would dare to marry him again.
By then, she would be his only woman. Regardless of whether she was his wife or not, she was married to him legitimately.
(End of this chapter)