The Queen Doesn't Want to Die
Chapter 259. The Underground Prison
"Miss Chu?" Eunuch Song furrowed his brows upon hearing the report that Chu Fei asked for permission to enter and report something bad.
Just like the guards and eunuchs in front of the hall, they all thought that the one in danger was Lu Jing Yu.
"Yes Eunuch Song." Eunuch Yuan nodded in confirming.
"alright. Bring him here immediately." Eunuch Song did not dare to buy his time and immediately gave his permission. Lu Jing Yu's problem should not be underestimated.
Chu Fei was brought in from the side. Almost no one was aware of its existence as everyone spent their attention on the people who were forced to kneel before the Emperor. Admitting their mistakes. Then asked the Emperor for forgiveness for their negligence hoping to escape the punishment they feared.
However Pei Zhang Xi always paid attention. Every detail so he realized something was wrong when he saw Eunuch Yang enter hurriedly and spoke to Eunuch Song with a serious face. However he still did not know what it was so he saw Chu Fei enter a moment later along with Eunuch Yang who brought him carefully. His originally indifferent expression began to waver. However seeing Chu Fei coming towards Eunuch Song, his worry faded a little as he knew that the matter must have nothing to do with Lu Jing Yu nor Pei Zhi Hui or else, Chu Fei would not come to Emperor Pei An Long first but to him. Yet Chu Fei could not have been sent so easily by his wife. There must be something big that has happened.
"Mo Han, go find out what happened." Mo Han had just returned after he handed Di Yi Shi over to the guards to be tied up and confronted in front of the Emperor.
"Your Majesty." Mo Han nodded and without asking he already knew what Pei Zhang Xi meant for him to do. Mo Han immediately left and walked out of the Court hall instead of going near Chu Fei. He knew that Pei Zhang Xi not only wanted to know what was happening because he would know it immediately when Chu Fei told him, but Mo Han understood that Pei Zhang Xi wanted more of himself to go to where Lu Jing Yu was and help her with whatever happened.
A servant was inappropriate and was not allowed to approach the Emperor just like that. Even ministers with high positions still had to keep their distance from the Emperor. Basically, the people who could be the closest to the Emperor were Eunuch Song and the special Senior Eunuchs and the wives of the Emperor at certain times and in certain places. They still have boundaries. So whatever needs to be said to the Emperor will pass through Eunuch Song first.
"Miss Chu, Eunuch Yang said that you would like to pass on the news to His Majesty. Please tell me so I can pass it on to His Majesty." Eunuch Song spoke politely.
"Alright Eunuch Song. I am here instructed by Her Highness the Crown Princess to report that Her Majesty the Queen Mother is dead." Chu Fei spoke with a clear tone and voice. However Eunuch Song seemed to be doubtful as to what he had just heard from Chu Fei's mouth even though he was certain to have heard her clearly.
Seeing the puzzled look on Eunuch Song's face, Chu Fei added an explanation. "Consort Qiao came to the Empress Dowager's palace and attacked the resting Queen by strangling her to nothing when no one noticed."
Eunuch Song noticed Chu Fei's serious-looking face and knew that what he was listening to was not wrong and not something careless. Despite being extremely shocked by the news, Eunuch Song who had been following the Emperor since he was young quickly regained his composure as he digested the information well.
"Well Miss Chu. I will tell His Majesty. Please wait here a minute." Eunuch Song nodded in understanding with a dim face. The death of the Queen Mother would definitely be a huge blow to everyone, especially the Emperor. Upon seeing Chu Fei nod, Eunuch Song immediately turned around and approached the Emperor slowly. Then whisper the news to the Emperor carefully.
Emperor Pei An Long who heard Eunuch Song's whisper clenched his hand. His face looked gloomy and blackened.
"There is no forgiveness for a traitor. Only the death penalty for him and his entire family will be commensurate with his actions. Then put all these traitors in jail. Capture all members of their family and make sure that no one escapes or is missed regardless of who it is. Until the death penalty for them is carried out ten days from now, no one can come to see them." The emperor immediately gave his decree without listening to the lamentations of all the traitors who instantly knelt and grovelled. After deciding the punishment for them without exception, the emperor immediately stood up and walked out of the Court hall. Followed by Pei Zhang Xi and the other princes who were immediately informed of the death of Suri's mother.
After the Emperor left the Hall of Judgment, these rebels were taken away to prison. They were all held in the deepest dungeon. Which corresponds to the punishment to be received by the traitor, regardless of their degree and status.
The prisoners have changed into white clothes. After that, their hands and feet and their necks were given chain straps that would be tied to the walls of the prison room. But this is not the case, the main problem is that the prison room itself is even more torturous than all forms of torture.
Moreover, these rebels were stationed in the deepest part of this prison. In addition to being damp and stuffy, the fishy scent of blood was left from the torture of previous prisoners who were scattered on the floor that was never cleaned. There were even more foul scents mixed in the air. No one would stand to be in a room like that. Never for ten days, not even ten minutes will anyone be able to withstand it.
The entire room in the dungeon was connected to each other through a long passageway. The hallways are made with special effects that will always echo the sound in a room into another room. Even the sound of chains being dragged at the feet of the prisoners walking would be heard very clearly. Moreover, the screaming voices of the prisoners who were being tortured for interrogation or tortured to death.
Having to be in such a place was even more torturous than they were being tortured in person. Hearing those slicing sounds was even more painful. No wonder, not a few of these prisoners will not stand and choose suicide even though they have not even received any torture. They were already about to give up when they imagined how they would be tortured like the other prisoners.
But Pei Zhong Min, the main character and mastermind of this act of rebellion actually looks the calmest of all the other prisoners. Ever since he was brought in, he sat quietly emotionlessly within his black eyes. The man stared indifferently at everything in front of him and seemed to not feel anything happening around him.
"Huh look at him. It has come to this that he does not feel guilty in the slightest and is still arrogant as if he is still a king who has power." A prison guard in charge of delivering food to Pei Zhong Min spoke to his comrade. As he gave food into Pei Zhong Min's prisoner cell, the man simply kept silent not even glancing at them in the slightest.
"What else would you like? When all he had had been taken from him, all that remained of him was the pride that had been rooted in the heart. Wait a few days, we'll even see him begging us just for a mouthful of water."
"Yes. And i'm... He-he-he... I'll give him some water. But whether it's drinking water or he-he-he water it depends on my mood. Ha ha ha ha."
The two laughed out loud as they walked back in the direction they came. Pei Zhong Min was unaffected by the two, yet his eyes showed how hard he was in restraining his current emotions.
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