Chapter 212 A "Big Gift"

Seeing that King Cheng could hardly maintain the expression on his face and all the blood had gone out of him, Xiao Yan changed the subject.

"In order to seize the throne, you tricked the daughter of the Rong family into marrying you. You wanted to take advantage of the Rong family's power, but you were reluctant to give up the power of your family."

"You secretly had an affair with the Lu family and tricked them into giving birth to a child to replace the Rong family's bloodline. You wanted to use this to control the Lu family and negotiate with the Lu family by letting the Lu family's bloodline inherit the Rong family and the throne. But you didn't expect that the Lu family had already chosen Your Majesty before you had a chance to speak."

Prince Cheng was stunned for a moment. He thought...he thought Xiao Yan knew everything .

turn out to be...

He was wondering how to explain the Lu family's affairs to the person in front of him, but he didn't expect that he would have the wrong idea first.

Prince Cheng was secretly delighted, but he didn't dare to show any abnormality. He just pretended that his face changed drastically as if his secret had been discovered.

"How do you know?!"

As if after blurting out the words, regret appeared on his face, as if he regretted exposing his flaws.

Xiao Yan said coldly : "So this governor guessed it right? Who is Xie Yin's biological mother?"

King Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "Don't you want to know!"

Xiao Yan sneered, "Do you think I can't find out? Lu Chongyuan is devoted to supporting the Fourth Prince, the legitimate royal family, and will never let you become powerful. That person used the Lu family's connections to help you, and I'm afraid he hid it from the Lu family and the Queen. As long as I ask the Queen, I will naturally know who is the person who is in collusion with you."

Prince Cheng felt that this was exactly what he wanted, but he was still irritated and glared at him: "Xiao Yan, I have told you everything you want to know. Why do you insist on killing them all? You can't go to the Queen. I can help you testify against Hou Rui and the others..."

"No need, I am more interested in the Lu family now."

Xiao Yan saw that when Prince Cheng heard that he was going to look for the Queen, he couldn't hide his joy even though he pretended to be flustered . He turned to Cang Lang and said, "Use the remaining punishment just now. Just leave him with a breath."

"Xiao Yan!!"

If Prince Cheng was just pretending just now, he was really angry this time: "You clearly said that you won't torture me if I confess ..."

"When did the Governor say that?"

"You just…"

"What just happened?"

Xiao Yan tilted his head slightly and looked at the open-mouthed Prince Cheng , his expression indifferent: "I was just casually telling Your Majesty about the severe punishment in prison to let you know the methods of the Criminal Department. When did I promise you anything?"

King Cheng 's face turned pale, and he suddenly remembered that Xiao Yan had never agreed to his request from the beginning to the end. After Xiao Yan confessed, he would stop torturing him.

Xiao Yan looked at him and said, "Once you enter the Criminal Department, you must go through the procedures. If you let Your Highness come in and leave upright, people outside will laugh at me. Besides, Your Highness has lied to countless people and shouldn't be so stupid. How could you believe my joke?"

"Xiao Yan, you eunuch , you are shameless!!!"

King Cheng was so irritated that he hissed and struggled to pounce, but was pushed back onto the shelf by Canglang.

"Punish me."

After Xiao Yan finished speaking indifferently, he turned and walked out.

"Xiao Yan, you bitch , how dare you tease me, you are so despicable!"

"You shameless eunuch , no wonder you have no offspring. You dare to treat me like this today, you will definitely not die a good death in the future..."

Behind him, King Cheng was furious and cursing, swearing foul language. Seeing this, Canglang took action with cold eyes. After a moment, the original curses were replaced by shrill screams.

Xiao Yan's expression remained unchanged. He just said to the person guarding the door, "Go and call the girl over."

Not long after the man left, Tang Ning followed him.

The girl stopped some distance away from him and called out softly, "Brother".

Xiao Yan didn't notice the hesitation in her eyes and just gestured for her to wait a moment.

The screams from inside the door became louder and louder, from shrill at first to gradually weaker later. The smell of blood that was blocked by the door but could not be prevented from coming in was creepy.

It was the first time that Tang Ning saw torture "with his own eyes". Although there was a big door between them, the light from inside stretched the screaming figure onto the window sash.

Xiao Yan suddenly walked up to her, took out a sachet from his sleeve and handed it to her.

Tang Ning subconsciously stopped moving forward : "This is..."

"The medicine sachet can remove blood and qi, clear the mind and calm the heart." Xiao Yan placed it in her palm: "If you feel uncomfortable, just smell it."

Tang Ning stared at the exquisite sachet in her hand in a daze . It was embroidered with intricate patterns, with gold and silver threads running through it to outline the shape of a crabapple flower. The faint herbal fragrance overwhelmed the pungent smell of blood, and the tall figure vaguely blocking her way just happened to block the shadow reflected in the window.

Xiao Yan was used to seeing human lives and was not afraid of blood, and he would not use something that could be seen as a woman's.

Tang Ning pursed her lips lightly , and her feet, which had originally wanted to retreat, were nailed to the spot as if they had taken root. The feeling of alienation that had just arisen in her heart suddenly became difficult to maintain.

"What's wrong?"

"without."

Tang Ning put the sachet to his nose and pretended to cover his face.

After a while, the tightly closed door was pushed open. When Canglang carried King Cheng out , his legs hung on the ground as if they had no bones, leaving a long mark, and his hands were covered in blood, and all ten fingers were missing.

After he was dragged back to the prison, blood was flowing all over the ground. When he was thrown into the cell, he fell to the ground with a "bang".

"Do you want me to go?" Xiao Yan asked.

Tang Ning shook his head: "I'll go."

She took the very exquisite brocade box that Xiao Yan handed to her, walked through the prison door and came to the side of King Cheng .

When King Cheng heard the footsteps, he subconsciously shuddered.

"Uncle, I came to see you on behalf of my aunt." Tang Ning squatted beside King Cheng , met his frightened eyes, placed the box in his hand flat beside him, and said softly: "You remember the kindness my aunt gave us, and I will also give you a generous gift on behalf of my aunt."

The box fell within his reach. After Tang Ning opened the lid, he stood up and walked out.

Prince Cheng, who was originally on guard against her potential attack , looked at her as she left in some surprise. After hearing the cell door slam shut, he was the only one left in the dark cell.

It was extremely dark all around, with only a faint light leaking in from the corridor outside the iron gate.

King Cheng collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath. His whole body was in excruciating pain, but his throat felt like it was being torn apart by pain so severe that he dared not make a sound.

The box beside him was a dark red color, which was extremely strange. Prince Cheng also told himself not to look at it, as Song Tangning and the others would never give him anything good.

But the box was too close, and the opened lid was like a spell , causing him to look at it again and again.

Can't watch...

Don't look...

King Cheng 's breathing became heavier and he kept telling himself this, but after lying on the ground for a long time, he still couldn't help but stick his head out.

The box was pitch black, and the darkness around him made it difficult for him to see clearly. King Chen couldn't help but move closer, and a strong stench rushed into his nose. The next moment...

"ah!!!!!!"

Screams of fear were heard from the prison, and Prince Cheng waved his hand and threw the contents of the box away, and a mass of blood and flesh fell on him.

"Get out of here! Get out of here!!"

He didn't care about the injuries on his body, and when he fell to the ground, he backed away desperately, waving his hands to hit the bloody flesh and blood flying to the ground. He then dragged his body into the corner in fear, huddled up in a ball and trembling desperately.

The thing he threw out looked like a child, grinning at him faintly while it was bloody and mangled.