After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

"But you, Father, failed to protect Mother. She suffered a lot because of you."

"Son, you must always protect my little girl."

Qing Yan's eyes were firm, his face showed confidence and determination.

The emperor looked at him for a long time, but left without drinking the tea.

He did not ask who the little girl the prince loved was, nor did he ask how he would protect her.

The emperor was a little dazed and returned to the imperial study.

He sat alone for a long time, and when he spoke again, his voice was a little hoarse.

"How are the people in the dungeon?"

"Your Majesty, I will listen to you and keep them on their guard." Eunuch Fu took two steps forward and said in a low voice.

"Forget it, it's been so many years, let them go down and apologize to the queen." The emperor's words were to decide life and death, but his tone sounded like a great charity.

"Yes." Eunuch Fu did not dare to question.

For the few people in the dungeon, death might really be a relief for them.

Eunuch Fu left quickly, and the emperor's eyes were full of fierceness.

The prince said that he had feelings for the little girl, so he believed it.

After so many years, his prince finally began to understand human emotions, and as his father, he should protect him.

After all, the prince is his and the queen's child.

He has already hurt the prince once, so he must have a chance to make amends.

There is a secret dungeon below the West Garden of the Imperial Palace.

Few people know that this is completely controlled by the emperor and the imperial guards.

Eunuch Fu covered his nose with a handkerchief and walked down the stairs.

The imperial guards led him to the innermost part. The further he went in, the stronger the sour smell became. Even with a handkerchief covering it, it couldn't be hidden.

Deep in the dungeon, there is a large cage.

The cage was hooked up by thick iron chains and hung in the air. There was a raging fire under the cage, which looked like it was going to roast the person in the cage.

It's almost the same.

There were four people in the cage, two dressed as palace maids and two dressed as eunuchs. However, their clothes were stained with blood and were so tattered that they could be described as naked.

A wonderful scene was taking place in the cage. Four people lay on the cage, stretched out their trembling hands, and touched the fire.

There was no other reason, there were sweet potatoes in the fire, which was their only food today.

If you are slow to get them, the sweet potatoes will be roasted into charcoal and you will have nothing to eat.

The scarred hand continued to reach down, and soon, it was wrapped by the flames.

"Ah!" The burned man screamed subconsciously. The other three pressed on him, holding his shoulders, and refused to let him retreat.

The eunuch's tears and nose were running. He was already extremely dehydrated from being roasted, and now he was burned.

After a lot of effort, he finally touched the sweet potato.

The next second, the jailer moved the grill and the sweet potatoes moved away again.

The jailer had no expression on his face, and the eunuch seemed to be used to it, but his face became more ferocious and he continued to touch the sweet potatoes.

Eunuch Fu looked at it for a long time, with no expression on his fair face.

"I remember that the last time we came here, there were still five of us."

"My Lord, a young eunuch couldn't handle it and drowned a few months ago."

The imperial guards bowed their heads and reported.

Since more than a dozen eunuchs and palace maids were brought here more than ten years ago, they have been tortured every day.

The emperor wanted to send them to hell, so they lived in hell.

Eighteen levels of hell.

The Hell of Tongue Pulling: These people have their tongues pulled out, or half of it pulled out.

In the oil pan hell, some people were thrown into the oil pan and fried alive.

Scissors hell...

If the emperor had not wanted them to survive as long as possible, these people would have been tortured to death long ago if they had not suffered dire straits every day.

However, no one sympathized with them.

A slave who commits treason deserves to die a thousand times.

These were the people who served the prince personally when he was young.

Eunuch Fu vaguely thought that the first time he met the little prince, the scene was also like this.

A man of several years old had his hands held down and was forced to put his hands into the brazier, just because the prince said it was cold in winter and asked for more charcoal.

He was forced by the servants to get burning charcoal from the brazier.

It was also that time that he and Imperial Physician Zhou reported the case to the emperor despite all the obstructions, and the prince was saved.

Eunuch Fu knew how much the emperor cared about the prince, but the emperor was immersed in the pain of the queen's death and did not dare to see the prince.

He also thought that with the title of crown prince, no one in the palace would dare to bully him.

Who could have imagined that the servants would commit treason and the concubines above them would unite to turn a deaf ear and a dumb.

This is how the prince was abused.

Later, the emperor killed several concubines and personally interrogated more than a dozen servants, but no one knew what he got out of them.

But after coming out, the emperor cried.

It was a father's confession. He had seen the prince taking charcoal with his bare hands. Before this incident, no one knew how much suffering the prince had endured.

Since then, the emperor has personally taught the prince, but the little prince seems to have become closed.

At the beginning, the prince was indifferent to everyone. He seemed not to hear what the emperor said in his ear, and he didn't want to listen and ignored it.

Such a small child, sitting there blankly every day, not talking, not playing, and not moving.

Only when Doctor Zhou came to change his medicine did the prince show any reaction.

The prince grew up slowly and began to study and practice martial arts. He was very smart and learned things quickly, so naturally some people wanted to follow him.

The emperor thought that the prince had finally come to terms with his feelings.

But it was discovered that the prince could not sleep all night, but he would close his eyes and pretend to be asleep.

Doctor Zhou said that when the prince grows up, he will act like a prince.

Eunuch Fu didn't know what the emperor was feeling, but as a servant, he felt very sad when he heard it.

Now, the prince said for the first time that he had feelings for someone.

Eunuch Fu could more or less guess what the emperor would do.

His eyes were filled with indifference. "Your Majesty, please show mercy and allow them to go down and apologize to the Empress."

The jailer was stunned for a moment, then he understood.

"Yes, Your Majesty is kind."

Isn't it kind to let people who live a life worse than death die peacefully?

Eunuch Fu turned and left.

Behind him, the iron chains on the cage began to drop. The four people in the cage had fear in their eyes, and then they became numb.

"Ah!" A shrill scream echoed throughout the dungeon.

Eunuch Fu had already come out. He looked up at the night sky, sighed, and went back to report.

After this incident, many people thought that when the emperor chose a princess for the prince again, he might not let the concubines take charge of it.

Perhaps the Emperor himself would come? Or perhaps the Empress Dowager would come, which might be against the rules, but it's not impossible.

Many families still hope that their daughters can be elected as the Crown Princess or even a concubine.

It is always beneficial to get closer to the prince.

But no one expected that after this incident, the matter of selecting a Crown Princess was put on hold, and for two years, the emperor acted as if nothing had happened.

No matter how the court officials urged him, he just kept the memorial under his arm and pretended not to see it.

Of course, this is something.

At that moment, one day after the palace banquet, Chen Yong was brought into the capital.

However, the night before entering the city, the news leaked, leading to an ambush.

The prince received the news and wanted to bring people to provide assistance, and he also specifically notified the Fang family.