Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

Prince Qing is now determined to rebel because he has committed treason. If this matter is exposed, the emperor will not protect him and he will surely die. He has no way out.

The problem with the King of Chu was at most his bad conduct. He was stripped of his title, but he did not lose his life. His determination to rebel was not as strong as that of the King of Qing.

"Royal sister, are you father's person?"

"I do not know."

In such a huge imperial city, the biggest suspect who could know the news and do it is the emperor, but my mother did not find out that the emperor had such a secret army.

"Royal sister...it's said that weapon has a range of over 150 steps. If we have enough of them, there's no way we can win."

"Don't worry. The more powerful the weapon, the harder it is to manufacture. If there are really a lot of weapons, how could the emperor tolerate the Shen and Zhou families? And if he wants to withdraw the feudal lords, he won't let my fourth brother take the lead."

What the imperial sister said made sense, but the King of Chu was still shaken and a little hesitant.

In the palace,

The emperor was furious when he received the news.

"What are the Jingzhao Prefecture and the City Defense Department doing? Such a heinous attack has occurred right under the Imperial City. How can I guarantee my life? Immediately have the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Supervisory Department conduct a thorough investigation. Apprehend the perpetrators and punish them severely."

The emperor sent people to investigate, but that was just for show, but his anger was real.

He was clearly trying to test the waters, so why did he end up beating someone to death?

Let’s not talk about whether the mysterious method really exists. Even if it does exist, Xiao Yunxi may not be that person. Even if Xiao Yunxi is that person,

If you want to get rid of her, you can't be so rough. Zhou Jin and Dabao will probably not let it go. If they know that it was the shadow guard who did it,

The emperor's scalp was tingling.

"Notify the Imperial Guards and Huben Guards to increase patrols within the palace... Also, the Shadow Guards must monitor the Xiao, Zhou, and Qin Palaces, and report any news immediately."

He didn't know yet that the shadow guard's leader had been captured, otherwise he would have wanted to destroy the Xiao and Zhou Mansions directly.

But the current situation is not much better, and bad news keeps coming from the shadow guards.

The Zhou family army outside the city mobilized and divided into two groups to protect the Zhou and Xiao mansions.

The Prince of Qin, the Prince of the County, and the Princess of the County rushed to the Xiao Mansion.

Shen Shumo arrived at Xiao's house.

Shen Cong, Xu Chengzhi, and Zheng Tianming rushed to Xiao's house.

About an hour later, the Qin Wang guards arrived in the capital fully armed and surrounded the Xiao Mansion.

Those who paid attention to the Xiao Mansion felt a palpitation in their hearts. Is this the sign of a changing world?

Xiao Mansion,

The Qin Wang Guards rushed over from the West Mountain. All of them were wearing armor and were filled with a murderous aura. As long as they were given the order, they would dare to charge into the palace.

"Damn thief, don't let me know who it is, or I'll kill him!!"

Hu Zi gnashed his teeth. He was filled with rage and had no place to vent it. He had no idea who the murderer was.

Zhu Ming is older and more stable.

"I heard from the adults that they've captured someone alive. We should be able to find out who's behind this. Once we know who's behind this, we'll kill him!"

Xue Yanze nodded. Being angry now would only make him lose his mind. He had to calm down and wait for the confession from the secret guard before making a decision.

Xiao Mansion Prison Cell,

The captured shadow guard leader was chained to a cross, his flesh torn and stuck to his clothes, making it impossible to tell whether it was flesh or clothes.

Tuesday tortured him to extract a confession, but the effect was not good. As the emperor's close associates, the shadow guards were single-line, not to mention the management model.

When training them, the most important lesson is to force a confession, in order to avoid being caught alive and revealing information about the secret guards.

Even for key small bosses, some special methods will be used to reduce their sense of pain, so that the forced confession will be less effective.

Zhou Er had no good way to deal with him. If he increased his strength, he might kill him. Just when he was at his wit's end, Liu Lu came over and handed him a piece of paper.

There is a human body diagram on the paper, with some locations marked with red dots.

Liu Lu stuffed the silver needle into his hand.

"Madam said that if we insert the needle into this acupuncture point, his pain will be multiplied."

Zhou Er was overjoyed. His wife's method was mysterious and might really work. He took out a bamboo stick and finally asked the leader of the shadow guards:

"Last chance, tell me or not."

If he had not happened to be nearby today and discovered the musketeers attacking Xiao Yunxi, the consequences would have been disastrous. He would have had no mercy on these people.

Seeing that he still didn't speak, he used silver needles to insert into the acupuncture points. The pain caused by the injuries on the shadow guard leader's body gradually increased under the stimulation of acupuncture, and the whole person began to tremble slowly.

The moment the bamboo stick pierced his finger, the shadow guard leader screamed for the first time. Zhou Er continued to insert the second bamboo stick, until the fourth one.

The Shadow Guard leader could no longer bear it.

"I admit it...I admit it!"

Zhou Er did not stop. He inserted the fourth bamboo stick completely into his finger, took out the fifth bamboo stick and inserted it into the sow. The shadow guard leader screamed heart-wrenchingly.

"Please let me go... I'm a shadow guard... I'll tell you everything."

Zhou Er finally stopped what he was doing. People who can resist torture must have undergone special training. Even if he said he wanted to confess,

During the re-interrogation, a lot of misleading information will inevitably be released. Only when his willpower is completely destroyed will he cooperate honestly.

When he said the word "Shadow Guard", half of the defense line was destroyed.

"You said you were a shadow guard, do you have any evidence?"

“Yes, yes, yes…”

Shadow Guards all have a special mark on their bodies, just under their armpits, a large black bird. After Tuesday's confirmation, continue asking:

"Who asked you to assassinate the Crown Prince's Consort?"

The shadow guard leader did not answer immediately. Zhou Er inserted the fifth bamboo stick into his finger and, ignoring his screams and pleas for mercy, proceeded to insert the sixth bamboo stick.

"I said it, I said it all."

Zhou Er ignored him completely and slowly inserted the sixth bamboo stick into his finger, then the seventh. The leader was in so much pain that he cried and snotted.

"Please...I'll tell you everything, I'll tell you everything. It was His Majesty who sent us here."

The bamboo stick was still advancing slowly. Zhou Er stared at it devoutly, as if muttering to himself:

"Don't hesitate. I don't like it, you know."

"I know."

It stopped on Tuesday.

"Tell me, Your Majesty, why did you want to kill the Crown Prince's Consort?"

The Shadow Guard leader didn't hesitate at all:

"Your Majesty did not intend to kill the Crown Princess. He wanted us to test her."

"Testing?"

He didn't know much. The commander's order was to attack Xiao Yunxi and pay attention to Xiao Yunxi's first reaction when encountering danger.

Zhou Er frowned. This was not what he had imagined. After several rounds of interrogation and squeezing out all the value of the leader, he was basically sure that he was not lying.

His Majesty had no idea what he was trying to test Xiao Yunxi for, so he reported the situation to Xiao Yunxi and Zhou Jin.

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