"what!"

"Yes, but just now, I heard Eunuch Xi come to me and say that she said something that the emperor was furious and sent her to the Ministry of Punishment. It has been a day. You should go and take care of it quickly, otherwise..."

Qin Qiong ran out before Doctor Wang finished speaking, but then turned back.

"Where is it? Take me there!" she shouted.

"Ugh!"

When Doctor Wang saw Qin Qiong's anxious look, he had no choice but to stamp his feet and follow him out.

Doctor Wang's pharmacy was also on the outer layer of the palace, and the Ministry of Punishment was behind the palace. They could only walk along the outer layer of the palace wall, jogging all the way.

Doctor Wang asked Qin Qiong twice if he had any silver on him. Qin Qiong had no choice but to walk while grabbing a passing eunuch and asking him to help find Mingzi.

Mingzi is a sweet-talker and good at dealing with people. Most of the eunuchs outside have some dealings with him, so when the eunuch heard that they were looking for Mingzi, he said yes.

Qin Qiong asked him to bring more red envelopes, and the eunuch left with a smile. However, he got it wrong. The meaning was exactly the opposite of an ordinary red envelope. In the signal agreed upon by Qin Qiong and Mao Li, the red envelope meant bringing stuff.

Qin Qiong and Doctor Wang arrived at the Ministry of Punishment, but they were not allowed to enter. Doctor Wang had to mention the name of Eunuch Xi, and they were finally allowed in. A very fat woman came out to meet them. She looked at Qin Qiong and asked who they were looking for.

When he heard that it was the girl Xie who was sent there yesterday, he couldn't help but look at Qin Qiong with some disappointment.

"Why did you come just now? You are the emperor's personal doctor, and you don't know this? If someone is brought in, you should come right away. How come you have only come after a whole day?"

"I, I, I..."

Qin Qiong is a little anxious now, but there is nothing she can do, as she was also jumping between life and death at that time.

"Hey! Go and see for yourself. If he's still breathing, say a few words. But if you want to carry him out today, do you know the rules?"

As she spoke, she walked towards a small courtyard at the back. When Qin Qiong heard her say "I'm still breathing", she almost fell to the ground. It was Doctor Wang who helped her up.

Seeing her like this, Doctor Wang shook his head, sighed, pushed her, and signaled her to follow quickly.

Qin Qiong only felt dizzy and dazed. She didn't know whether it was because she was too sad or because her injury had recurred. She just stumbled and followed the fat woman into the small courtyard at the back. It seemed very messy inside and she couldn't see clearly. The woman walked to a big door and pointed inside.

"She was still on the shelf. I didn't intend to beat her to death. But she actually dared to scold Cui Miaomiao... She asked for her own death. No one can be blamed. Go and see for yourself."

Qin Qiong didn't listen to what she said. She just calmed herself down, pushed the door and walked in.

This should be an execution room, dark, damp, and filled with a foul odor.

If Qin Qiong came into this place at other times, she would probably be terrified, but now she no longer cared about that.

The woman mentioned the rack. As soon as she came in, she looked around for something that could be considered a rack. The room was very messy, and it seemed that there was more than one rack. There were several cross-shaped wooden racks used to tie people up. She looked through them one by one, and found some that were standing up, and some that were lying flat. She didn't know what they were used for.

Soon, she found it. It was a flat wooden frame that looked like a small bed. There was a untidy girl lying on it, motionless.

Qin Qiong rushed over immediately. She looked at the child who was no longer recognizable and couldn't hold back her tears any longer...

She stretched out her shaking hands to feel her neck pulse. She hoped it was still in time. Even if there was only a little hope, she felt that she could save the child...

But she held the child's wrist for a long, long time...

No, this child is dead.

"……Do not!"

Qin Qiong finally cried out heart-wrenchingly.

She looked at the child's small, white fingers, his thin calves, his stubborn chin and his tightly closed lips. It was her, the child, Qin Meiniang's son.

Qin Qiong didn't know what was wrong with her, but she knew she was very sad now, so sad! How could she forget this child! This is her child, how could she forget her!

She forgot, or rather, she didn't care about the child at all.

But how could she do this? She couldn't do this!

Qin Qiong cried little by little and fell down in front of the wooden frame...

Why is she so stupid!

Why are you so self-righteous? Why don’t you think about the fact that you also have a daughter? !

Think about the character of the Xie family, how could they treat the child well? When I came back, why didn't I go back to see her first, to see this little girl who had her own arrogance, stubbornness and loneliness.

Why?! Why!

Now, she is dead. She could have lived. She could have lived!

She had already figured out how to rescue all the girls. If she just waited a little longer, she could leave the palace with the other girls.

But, because of herself, because of herself, she was seen by the emperor.

And I just happened to be killed by someone because of a little willfulness. If I had been more careful and didn't say anything, then...

Maybe, no, then the child would not have died, yes, if she was there at the time, she would never let her go to the emperor's bedchamber, then what happened later would not have happened.

Qin Qiong held the little girl's hand tightly and cried in pain...

She knew it was no use, she had to get up quickly as she had a lot of things to do, but looking at this little corpse, she was in so much pain that she couldn't control herself.

Her heart felt like it was being rolled through by hot oil, forcing her to beat her chest fiercely, otherwise, the pain would rush to the top of her head and erupt from there!

I don’t know how long it took, but I heard voices outside. It was Mao Li and the others.

Qin Qiong then slowly stood up by the wooden bed. She gently straightened the girl's clothes and combed her hair.

When Mao Li and the others ran in, they saw Sect Master Qin crying while gently tidying up the body of a girl on the wooden bed. The two looked at each other, did not dare to speak, and retreated.

The fat woman didn't expect that someone from the Xie family would come to claim the body so soon, and they were two servants who were well-dressed.

However, this was not the first time she had done this, so she went up to Mao Li and the others and told them how much money they had to pay if they wanted to carry the body out now. Otherwise, they could wait a few days. However, there was no place to put the body, so they could only leave it there. If rats or cockroaches bit it in a few days, they would not care...

There was no one else in the yard at this time, because no one would usually come to this small yard. Doctor Wang also left after Mao Li and the others arrived. He was not a nosy person.

Neither Mao nor Li responded. The woman just kept talking to herself. By the end of the conversation, Mingzi even began to feel sorry for her.

Because they saw Sect Master Qin already standing at the door.

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