Transmigrated into a vicious female supporting role, reborn as a hostage to the paranoid male protag

But in the other palaces, apart from those who bullied and humiliated him in the past who paid the price, he did not make things difficult for the other palace servants and masters who surrendered to Da Qi, and he unified them. This was enough to prove that Chu Xingchen was not a madman.

He simply fought back. Su Yingxue and the others had bullied him when he was weak, and when Chu Xingchen gained power, he returned the insults. It was human nature.

Because of this, Zhang Susu felt that it was still possible to influence Chu Xingchen with love and warmth. Because at the end of the original novel, after Chu Xingchen unified the Great Qi Dynasty and the Great Sheng Dynasty, he combined the lands of the two countries and called them the Qi Sheng Dynasty.

With the most supreme wedding ceremony, he married Su Liyue, his niece, the heroine of this female novel, and his royal brother's only legitimate daughter, Princess Changle.

After their marriage, the two lived in harmony and were extremely sweet. Chu Xingchen was diligent in his work and loved his people. The Qisheng Dynasty was prosperous and strong, except for Su Yingxue. She died in agony after being tortured. Her skin was stuffed with straw and sewn into a straw man, which was hung at the city gate day after day, year after year.

Su Liyue was a saintly woman, pure and kind, and the only person in the palace who treated him kindly. It was only a small favor she showed him during their time of desperation, but Chu Xingchen protected her with his lifelong love, demonstrating that he was ultimately a man who knew how to repay kindness.

Zhang Susu had previously wondered why, despite being princesses, Princess Su Yingxue died tragically, while Su Liyue enjoyed such a happy ending. It wasn't until today that she understood firsthand: it was all the fault of the foolish Princess Su Yingxue herself!

She was arrogant and licentious, and she had her eyes on the young prostitute, and wanted to take her as her lover. When she refused, she would beat, scold, and whip her, and stir up trouble everywhere!

Now that Su Yingxue had fallen into the water, Chu Xingchen had saved her despite past grudges. These people, who were no different from Su Yingxue, even thought Chu Xingchen had pushed her into the lake and saved her! Just because of the testimony of a little palace maid! They tortured him for a whole day and night!

Chu Xingchen is a man of great cunning and deep thoughts. He is the future emperor who will have the courage and strategy to break through the borders of the Great Sheng Dynasty. No matter how you look at it, he is not the kind of person who would use such a stupid strategy!

If Chu Xingchen really did it, would that palace maid be able to trace it? Would she have witnessed him do it with her own eyes? Did they really think he was a fool? If he was a fool, wouldn't the shattered Dasheng be even more of a bunch of fools?

If Chu Xingchen really took action, she would probably die without knowing how!

Even Zhang Susu could hear these tricks from just a few words. No wonder the male protagonist hates him so much!

No! We must remedy this!

Su Yingxue had caused the disaster! But she had to fix it! Zhang Susu's face was solemn, and she said coldly, "Spring Breeze, Summer Lotus, Winter Snow, change my clothes! Hurry and change your clothes and put on your shoes!"

"Qiushuang, you will accompany me to the Internal Affairs Office later and bring the token given to me by the palace!" Zhang Susu struggled to get up. Although several palace maids didn't understand why, they still changed her clothes as instructed.

Chunfeng didn't forget to put a cloak on her and reminded her, "Your Highness, it's cold outside. You are still sick, please take care of yourself!"

Xia He also said worriedly, "Your Highness, you are still sick now. Is it appropriate for you to go with Qiu Shuang alone? Otherwise, take this servant with you to serve Your Highness!"

"No need. It's useless for you guys to go. Go and call a guard with strong martial arts skills to go with me and protect me personally."

After Zhang Susu finished dressing, she held Qiu Shuang's hand and walked to the door. She suddenly remembered that although Chu Xingchen was not the person who hated her as much as he would in the future, she still had to be on guard against him.

Chu Xingchen was now two years younger than her, still a fifteen-year-old cub, but even the little wolf was likely to be difficult to deal with. Zhang Susu was no longer Su Yingxue, and while she had no desire for such a young brother, she still had to be on guard against him.

After all, he had a conflict with her, at least he should hate her.

Just like now, it was Chu Xingchen who should have saved Su Yingxue, but he was tortured because of her. Bringing someone with strong martial arts skills is also a precautionary measure. If he really saved Chu Xingchen, he would take advantage of the situation and kill her!

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Inside the Nei Si prison, rows of dark cells lay, with torches burning on the walls. As Su Yingxue walked through the corridors, she was permeated by a whiff of decay and blood, a scent that was unbearable.

In the cages here, there are many prisoners lying on the ground, covered in blood and wounds, wailing in pain.

As the sword-wielding guard from the Internal Affairs Bureau led her inside, she could still hear the wailing of many prisoners. There were both men and women, some dying, and some faintly repeating, "Save me..."

Zhang Susu followed the guards inside, and walked with mixed feelings to the interrogation place. Before entering the room, she heard the sound of a whip lashing flesh and a low male voice groaning in pain.

Zhang Susu was shocked. Oh no, could it be Eunuch Shen who was judging Chu Xingchen? Was he torturing Chu Xingchen?

Thinking of this, Zhang Susu didn't care about the fragility of this sick body. She subconsciously ran in small steps and rushed towards the bright place in front. Saving people is like putting out a fire, and there is no time to waste!

Seeing this, Qiu Shuang was also very surprised at the eldest princess. She always put the rules and etiquette of the Da Qi Palace first, so how could she be so flustered and have no elegant demeanor at all?

But after all, that was Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, who even the Queen was wary of in the entire palace. Her reputation for arrogance and domineering had spread far and wide over the years. Not to mention that Qiu Shuang was just a first-class maid, she had to live in fear and trepidation every day to see the Eldest Princess's mood and expression.

Even the Empress, when she met the Majesty's most beloved youngest sister, had to put on a smile and be courteous, carefully serving her like a living ancestor. If she ran, would Qiu Shuang dare to walk?

Seeing this, Qiu Shuang lifted her skirt and followed behind, along with the sword-wielding guard. After all, no one dared to offend the eldest princess, Su Yingxue. The fate of offending her, like Chu Xingchen being tortured inside, was the best warning.

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"Chu Xingchen, you have to think it over carefully. Tell the truth now!" Eunuch Shen stretched out his hand, and the two guards who took turns whipping Chu Xingchen stopped.

This is a specially made high-quality cowhide whip. Each section of the whip is equipped with iron barbs. It is whipped every once in a while. The whip is soaked in chili oil and special medicine. When it is hit on the body, the skin and flesh will be torn apart, and each hit will leave a bloody wound. The pain of the wound is as burning as if it were bitten by thousands of insects.

They had already taken turns whipping him all night, leaving Chu Xingchen with scars everywhere. Ordinary palace servants would have begged profusely after a few lashes, and fainted from the pain after a dozen.

But Chu Xingchen, although he was only a boy of fifteen or sixteen and had not grown tall yet, his teeth were very strong. After beating them for a whole night, their hands were sore, but he did not even groan or beg for mercy.

But no matter how they looked at Chu Xingchen, they felt that Chu Xingchen was like a wolf cub, staring at them viciously, his eyes bloodshot, and those eyes seemed to reveal immense hatred, which seemed a little scary.