The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

"What are you doing? How outrageous!"

Miyashoji's confinement room.

Concubine Yue was drinking porridge with her head down when the door was suddenly slammed open. Strong palace maids carrying boards surrounded her and Fei Wan.

Concubine Yue frowned and scolded coldly.

The palace maids were not afraid at all. They all had stern faces, which were completely different from the expressions of the eunuchs and maids who were in charge of the interrogation before.

It was exactly the same attitude towards low-ranking concubines and ordinary palace servants.

"what happened?"

Nanny Liu from the torture room who was interrogating Concubine Yue was also nearby, confused as to what was going on and scrutinizing the person who had suddenly broken in.

"In compliance with the Empress Dowager's decree, to thoroughly investigate the truth behind Ying Ronghua's miscarriage and rectify the palace atmosphere, this office is responsible for interrogating Concubine Yue and Concubine Zhao."

A middle-aged palace maid with protruding cheekbones and wearing a brown-purple palace robe walked in from the open door.

Madam Liu's expression changed. "Chai Siyan, you are a female official from the Ministry of Rites. It is inappropriate for you to come to the torture chamber, right? I am the chief of torture here. The interrogation is under the order of His Majesty, and we are responsible for it in the torture chamber."

Aunt Chai pulled out a golden medallion with a phoenix head and purple cloud pattern from her sleeve. "Here is the token from Ciyun Palace. The Empress Dowager has ordered me to take charge. If you have any objections, Madam Liu, why not go to Ciyun Palace and ask for clarification first?"

The maidservant behind her, acting with a stern attitude, sneered directly at Madam Liu, "His Majesty only ordered the Imperial Court to interrogate the matter, but he didn't single out your torture chamber to be in charge. Please don't misrepresent his order. Now, the Empress Dowager has personally assigned this task to our Aunt Si Yan, for the sake of maintaining peace in the inner chambers. Please leave and don't delay the mission."

The palace maid raised her face and said, "Come on, take the suspect to the jail for trial! How can someone who plotted to murder the heir to the throne still be enjoying good food and drink here? How can this be justified? Since Aunt Liu can't do the job, then hand it over to us!"

The group of strong palace maids rushed forward like wolves and tigers, pushing away Madam Liu and others. In a few seconds, they twisted the arms of Concubine Yue and Fei Wan and took them to the next cell.

Madam Liu shouted, "Noble Consort Yue and Consort Zhao are not suspects. They are only here to cooperate with the investigation. His Majesty has not yet convicted them. How can you treat them so roughly? If you hurt them..."

"If they are hurt, the Queen Mother will bear the responsibility."

Aunt Chai interrupted her coldly, turning back and saying disdainfully, "The Torture Chamber has harbored so much filth over the years, wrongly accusing good people and colluding with the bad. When the Empress Dowager has time, you'll be in trouble. I advise you to judge the situation and not disobey the Empress Dowager. It's most important to understand who's higher and who's lower in the palace. To offend the Empress Dowager over two concubines with uncertain futures, haven't you drunk too much and lost yourself?"

As he said this, he led his men away.

Nanny Liu and her men were locked in this room and even locked from the outside.

Several people pulled at the door but couldn't open it. They called out, but no one outside responded. The palace attendants who usually patrolled the corridors were nowhere to be found.

All that could be heard faintly was Concubine Yue's inarticulate shouts of anger and the suppressed cries and cries of pain from the palace maids in other cells.

"Mammy, what should we do? What if something happens to Concubine Yue or Concubine Zhao, and His Majesty punishes you..." A palace maid turned pale.

Aunt Liu's face was heavy. "Of course we have to find a way to inform Eunuch Cao! No matter what the Queen Mother does, we in the torture chamber cannot get caught up in this!"

It's really troublesome to encounter such intrigues among those in power!

Eunuch Cao led his men to track down the escaped palace maid, but no one knew where she was now...

They were anxious here, and in another cell, Concubine Yue was also anxious and angry.

The cell was cold and damp, with torture instruments hanging on several walls. The black stone brick floor was stained with large patches of old blood and smelled fishy.

Her gorgeous Tianxiang brocade dress had been taken off, leaving her wearing only a light beige shirt and petticoat underneath. Most of the hairpins and rings on her head had been pulled off, and she was pressed down on the bench with her hair disheveled.

"I am the Imperial Concubine, a descendant of the Duke of Zhenguo, and the legitimate daughter of the Princess! If you servants dare to lay a finger on me, you will all be killed without a burial place! I am warning you...ah!"

Before she could utter her warning, she was hit with a stick.

Screaming loudly in pain.

"How dare you attack the imperial concubine!"

On the side, Fei Wan also shouted.

Two palace maids were pulling her on the left and right, and Aunt Chai's followers were tearing her clothes.

"Empress Zhao, don't worry. It's your turn now. Murdering the heir to the throne is a capital crime. Don't think you're just a concubine. No matter how high your birth is, it's useless. Don't wear too fine clothes when you're being punished. Look at this fine brocade. It wouldn't be nice if it got stained with blood. It would be a complete waste."

The palace maid tore off her scarlet evening dress, shook it open, and tried it on herself.

His expression became increasingly vicious: "We will never be able to wear such fine clothes in our lifetime, and you guys are living a life of luxury and yet you refuse to appreciate your blessings and even dare to murder the heir to the throne!"

For a moment, it was hard to tell whether she was angry about the good clothes or really angry about the loss of the royal heir.

In the blink of an eye, Fei Wan was also pressed onto the bench, only a few feet away from Concubine Yue.

At this time, Concubine Yue had been hit five or six times and her voice was hoarse from screaming.

Seeing Fei Wan also being pinned down, she glared at her: "You've done bad things and brought this upon me! Confess as soon as possible and let me out. I can even plead for you and spare your life!"

"My queen, it's not me. And I believe it's not you either." Fei Wan gritted her teeth and took the beating, looking at her with tears in her eyes, "Whoever wants us to die as soon as possible, is the one who set up this game!"

Concubine Yue fixed her eyes, as if thinking.

However, the person beating her with the stick did not allow her to think too much, and the blows became heavier and heavier.

Concubine Yue was in so much pain that she could only groan.

All the pride and glory of the past were extinguished in an instant.

She was the only one who ordered others to be beaten, but she herself never knew that being beaten would hurt so much.

The pain was so severe that she didn't want to live anymore.

Her breathing became more and more rapid, and she no longer had the strength to shout.

He just moaned softly and called for his mother.

"Stop it, don't hit Concubine Yue!"

Suddenly, Concubine Yue heard Fei Wan's cry, and her body suddenly sank, and was pressed down by the soft body. Although it was heavy, the board that fell on her body was gone.

"Okay, Concubine Zhao, you have the guts and want to help her, right? Then you can take it for her and see how much you can take!"

A sarcastic and arrogant taunt was heard.

Concubine Yue felt the vibration on her body and suddenly opened her eyes.

Only then did she realize that Fei Wan had pounced on her and was actually helping her block the board.

"You...what are you doing? You..."

She was beyond shocked.

What was Concubine Zhao doing when she was being beaten with such a painful board? Why did she have to take it for her?

"My lady..."

Fei Wan lay on Concubine Yue and hugged her tightly, and the two of them were very close.

"I have said it before, the person I admire most in this palace is you."

"I will die for you... I will die without regrets."