Nanny Sun was also bullying Zi'an because she didn't dare to torture him. After all, he was sent by the Empress Dowager, so he had to be sent back to the palace to await the Empress Dowager's decision.
That was how Nanny Liang was before.
However, when she was taken into the dark room of the palace, Nanny Sun's legs went weak.
Zi'an was not in a hurry to take action, he just asked her to look at the torture instruments.
These things did not exist in the past. Neither Murong Jie nor the noble concubine needed such things. They, mother and son, had one thing in common: their methods were clean and efficient. They would beat people with a stick or chop off their heads without any fancy moves.
This is what Zi'an asked Wang Jun to buy two days ago.
It’s all for this scene today.
When Zhuangzhuang arrived, he heard that Nanny Sun had been captured. He entered the dark room, sat down next to Zian, and sneered, "Have you confessed?"
Before Wang Jun could speak, Nanny Sun cried out that she was wronged. "Princess, I am really wronged. Please seek justice for me."
Zhuangzhuang snorted, "Of course I will uphold justice. I rushed here overnight, are you here just to watch the fun? What are you all standing there for? We have the weapons here, and we are waiting for them."
Wang Jun saw that Nanny Sun was very cunning and had wanted to take action for a long time, but the princess had not given the order, so he had to hold his breath. Now that the princess had spoken, he stretched out his thigh and kicked Nanny Sun. Nanny Sun fell backwards. Before she could even scream in pain, Wang Jun grabbed her hair and pulled her up, then slapped her on the ears with his backhand, making Nanny Sun dizzy.
Nanny Sun was still crying out that she was wronged, her voice shrill and loud.
Wang Jun waved his hand and ordered his men to tie her up. He then brought a tiger bench and wanted to throw Nanny Sun on it.
This tiger bench was actually just an ordinary chair. The only difference from other chairs was that it was filled with steel needles. The needles were sharp and stuck out of the wood. As soon as it was thrown on, Nanny Sun screamed like a pig being slaughtered.
The brazier was also set up, and the red-hot iron blocks on the stove emitted a scorching glow. Seeing this scene, Nanny Sun was so scared that she shouted, "I am innocent, I am innocent."
"It's too noisy, put a piece of iron in her mouth." Zhuangzhuang said with disgust.
"Princess, you can't speak if you stuff it in." Wang Jun said.
"If she can't speak, then don't say anything. Tell the Empress Dowager later. She will point out that she is the mastermind behind this. Anyway, she can't speak anymore." Zi'an said calmly.
"You..." Nanny Sun was shocked, "How dare you do this?"
"You were sent by her. Who else ordered this except her? Interrogating you is just a formality to vent my anger." Zi'an pointed at the armrest of the chair with a look of indifference.
Nanny Sun watched in horror as Wang Jun picked up a red lump of iron with a pair of pliers and walked towards her. She was unable to struggle. The more she struggled, the deeper the needle went in. She could only scream in surprise.
Finally, when the iron lump was about to get close to her mouth, she glared and shouted, "I confess, I confess!"
Zi'an and Zhuangzhuang looked at each other, and then Zi'an ordered: "Untie her and make her kneel down and confess slowly."
Wang Jun received the order, walked forward, dragged Nanny Sun and threw her to the ground. The tiger bench had left a pool of blood on her buttocks and lower back.
Nanny Sun knelt on the ground and cried, "I confess. It was Concubine Mei who ordered me to put the Ecstasy Powder in your sachet."
Zi'an's eyes turned cold, "Mei Fei?"
"Yes, it was Concubine Mei." Nanny Sun kowtowed repeatedly, "I was greedy for a moment and took Concubine Mei's 100 taels of silver and a hairpin. I beg the princess to forgive me."
"Tell me how Concubine Mei instructed you to poison me!" Zhuangzhuang said coldly.
Nanny Sun cried so hard that her tears and snot flowed together. When she heard Zhuangzhuang's question, she wiped her snot with her sleeve and said, "It was the night before I left the palace and entered the mansion. I was packing my things in the room when I saw Dongmei, who was beside Concubine Mei, came to me. She asked me to put the powder in all the rouge and powder before the princess came back from Beimo, and paid me 100 taels of silver. I thought at the time that the princess hadn't come back anyway, so there was no risk, so I agreed. After entering the mansion, I took advantage of the fact that no one was in the mansion and put the powder in all the rouge and powder. Zhili, I thought the matter was over, but I never thought that a few days after the princess came back, Dongmei came out of the palace to find me and gave me some flower petals, asking me to crush them and add some medicine powder to mix into the princess's sachet. Because the princess did not trust me and did not allow me to get close to Hexu Garden, I had to bribe a maid to change the medicine. Because Dongmei said that there was no sign of poisoning in this medicine, I was not worried at the time. Now, when I wanted to change the medicine again, the maid was suddenly sent away. I had no choice but to come and change it myself... Princess, princess, I was just bewildered for a while. Please give me a chance. I will never dare to do it again."
Zi'an said coldly, "That's nonsense. Why would Concubine Mei want to harm me? Beat me until I tell the truth!"
However, no matter how Wang Jun beat her, Nanny Sun insisted that it was Concubine Mei who ordered her to die.
Zhuangzhuang looked at her expression, told them to stop, and walked out with Zian.
"I believe her, it was Concubine Mei who did it." Zhuangzhuang said coldly.
Zian shook his head, "No."
"She hurt you before, and you still believe her?" Zhuangzhuang was angry. "That Madam Sun doesn't look like she's lying. What she said is true."
Zi'an also felt that Nanny Sun did not seem to be lying, but she did not believe that Concubine Mei would be so stupid. What good would this do her
Unless, Concubine Mei was also instructed by someone.
Of course not. If she was instructed by someone to harm herself, she would definitely report Linlin's affairs. Isn't this a more direct and effective method
But, it doesn't seem like Nanny Sun is lying!
"Let me think about it. I always feel that Concubine Mei cannot be so stupid." Unless, unless the Third Prince was being controlled by someone again, but the Third Prince was obviously fine.
The plan to poison her had already been planned when she was still in Beimo.
"What else are you thinking about? It must be Concubine Mei." Zhuangzhuang glared at her, "You are so stupid, she has hurt you before, and you still believe her?"
"No, Zhuangzhuang, it's not that simple." Zi'an couldn't explain it yet, but her intuition should be correct. If a person wants to do something, he must have a motive. After the last lesson, Concubine Mei would understand that as long as the Seventh Prince and she are not defeated, the Third Prince will have a chance to succeed.
As a mother, she always hopes that her children can succeed. The Third Prince is a promising man, and it is impossible for Concubine Mei not to care about his future.
But what Madam Sun said...
Seeing that she was still in deep thought, Zhuangzhuang said angrily: "If you don't believe me, I don't care anymore. Just let her continue to harm you."
After saying that, Zhuangzhuang left.
Zi'an wanted to call her back in annoyance, but he couldn't explain what was going on at the moment, so he had to let her go back and investigate further.
(End of this chapter)