The Female Supporting Character's Counterattack: The Evil King's Doctor Consort's Ent

It would be a pity if he died in Chapter 25.

Gu Lingzhi gripped the dagger she had been hiding in her bosom tightly.

These uninvited guests clearly had ill intentions, and Gu Lingzhi looked at them with wary eyes.

"Grasp!"

At her command, five or six men rushed forward. Gu Lingzhi stepped back to dodge one of their attacks, and mercilessly thrust her dagger toward the man's neck.

In an instant, blood spurted out.

Her eyes were filled with murderous intent, and the dagger in her hand was still dripping with blood, which made the other four pause in surprise.

"What are you all standing there for? Time is running out, let's all attack together."

Gu Lingzhi assumed a certain posture, her eyes sharp and piercing.

Although she hadn't trained, she was more than capable of dealing with a few ordinary soldiers.

"Who are you?"

However, no one answered her.

Suddenly, the group rushed towards her. Gu Lingzhi seized the opportunity to dash towards the door, but as soon as she lifted the curtain, a shadow flashed by, and she felt a sharp pain in her neck, her body going limp as she collapsed to the ground.

Master!

This was Gu Lingzhi's only thought before she fell into a coma.

The sudden light made my eyes sting and ache.

Gu Lingzhi barely opened her eyes, only to find herself in a dilapidated room.

Through the oiled paper window, she could see many figures guarding outside, and not far in front of her, a person was half-lying down.

Upon seeing that face, Gu Lingzhi's lips tightened slightly.

Dead eunuch.

"Eunuch Li, the person has been brought!"

"General Zhao, you have done very well. The Empress will surely reward you handsomely."

A familiar voice appeared in Gu Lingzhi's ears. Gu Lingzhi looked up and saw Zhao Qiankun's face, which made her hate him to the core.

Although I knew long ago that this person would eventually betray Mo Jiuxiao, I didn't expect to witness it so soon.

She looked up at Zhao Qiankun and laughed, "General Zhao, you are betraying the Prince and having an affair with the Third Prince in the capital. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

Zhao Qiankun's face, which had been beaming with joy, turned into a cold smile. He strode up to Gu Lingzhi, who was bound to the ground, and used the hilt of his sword to lift her chin.

"Who do you think you are, expecting me to apologize to you in public? Dream on!"

Gu Lingzhi tilted her head: "If you can't afford to lose, you shouldn't have gambled in the first place. You have no ability, and now you're using such despicable means to deal with a woman who can't even kill a chicken. General Zhao is really something."

However, her words did not elicit any change in the other person's expression.

Zhao Qiankun looked at her as if she were a dead person.

"This time, Your Highness will be away on the expedition for at least ten days before returning. When that time comes, everyone will say that you ran away, fell into the water, drowned, and were swept away. No one will suspect that it has anything to do with me."

Gu Lingzhi raised her eyes and gently raised her eyebrows.

"You took me away so blatantly, and the prince's personal guards saw it with their own eyes. They will definitely not let you get away with it!"

Zhao Qiankun smiled faintly: "Then you are wrong. I brought you out on the orders of the Prince. But you ran away. Who would seek justice for a servant girl?"

He turned around and stopped talking to Gu Lingzhi: "Your Excellency, I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now."

Li Gonggong, lying on the bed, nodded: "Go!"

He tugged at the thin blanket covering him, his face still somewhat pale. Seeing that he couldn't move, Gu Lingzhi knew that his injuries hadn't healed yet.

Even a broken bone takes a hundred days to heal, let alone a broken rib.

"Father-in-law, how should we deal with her?"

"Her Majesty instructed that she should first put her fingerprint and sign her name on this petition, and once she admits it, she should be taken to the capital to meet the Emperor quietly."

The fact that Eunuch Li addressed Gu Fuling as "Your Highness" suggests that he had long considered her as the Crown Princess.

With the Crown Prince's suicide and the Third Prince now holding absolute power in the capital, Gu Fuling, as the Third Prince's consort, already wielded considerable influence. Coupled with her memories of her past life, she is likely gradually eliminating dissidents and cultivating loyal supporters.

Gu Lingzhi felt a pang of regret; this could be considered Gu Fuling's greatest asset.

As she was pondering, a legal document was placed in front of her.

The high-pitched voice of Eunuch Li reached her ears.

"Let her go, make her sign!"

Immediately, someone released her wrists, which had been marked with red welts.

The inkpad, pen, and inkstone were all placed on the ground. Gu Lingzhi glanced at the petition.

That one glance caused her expression to change slightly.

"I won't sign!"

Gu Lingzhi clenched her fists tightly, her eyes fixed on Eunuch Li's bald face.

"Gu Lingzhi, if you sign, you can avoid some physical suffering!"

Gu Lingzhi narrowed her eyes.

Fingers tightened slightly.

The contents of that indictment were truly beyond her comprehension.

The Gu family had already been wiped out, but that wasn't all; Gu Fuling also wanted to take the lives of the entire Ministry of War's mansion.

Minister of War Huo Hua had some connection with Gu Lingzhi's father, Gu Shaoting, and in addition, as a villain in the book, he was one of Gu Fuling's major enemies before her rebirth.

Gu Lingzhi quickly recalled the plot of the book.

She suddenly remembered that the Minister's family was ultimately implicated by the Gu family, which led to their extermination.

The book doesn't go into detail about where Gu Fuling got her evidence, but it seems the world is gradually filling in the gaps.

The original Gu Lingzhi signed the imperial edict.

Gu Lingzhi's attitude was firm: "The Gu family has been wronged. If I sign this petition today, not only will my Gu family's crimes be confirmed, but others will also be implicated. Even if I die, I will not sign it!"

"You're certainly tough, but your parents have already confessed everything. Do you think there's any room for maneuver left?"

Gu Lingzhi chuckled inwardly. The Gu family had never confessed. It was only because the Emperor believed Gu Fuling and the Third Prince's lineage that the foolish Crown Prince was seduced by Gu Fuling, revealing his rebellious intentions and letting the Emperor overhear, which led to this great calamity.

If she cannot clear her name, she will bear the infamy of being the daughter of a traitor for the rest of her life.

“My father was wronged. The Gu family has never done anything to betray the country.”

Recalling these things, Gu Lingzhi felt her heart sink; it was definitely the original owner's resentment.

She raised her head, her gaze heavy, and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Hit me, hit me hard!"

Eunuch Li was furious. He coughed violently twice, and after giving an order, someone came over with a whip and lashed Gu Lingzhi mercilessly.

Gu Lingzhi was sitting halfway on the ground when a whip pierced her back and down to her shoulder, the intense pain instantly radiating through her nerve endings.

She had never suffered much hardship in her life, and her pain receptors were extremely sensitive. This one lash had already made Gu Lingzhi tremble with pain.

She tried to protect her body, but the second whip came flying in.

Gu Lingzhi covered her face with her arms and rolled around on the ground as she was whipped.

After dozens of lashes, she no longer had the strength to dodge. Her whole body ached, and she was so numb that she couldn't even tell where the pain was coming from.

However, she did not faint.

Having received training, Gu Lingzhi possessed a tenacity that most people lacked.

Even though her vision was blurring, her mind remained clear.

Her once snow-white dress was now covered in blood.

There wasn't a single good piece of flesh left on her body.

Lying on the ground, a whip mark was left on her cheek, making her already beautiful face even more striking.

The men standing nearby carrying out the executions had a glint of desire in their eyes.

Some were even secretly swallowing and licking their lips.

Eunuch Li took a sip of his tea, a confident smile playing on his lips: "This is just the beginning, Gu Lingzhi. I advise you to behave yourself, or I'll give you a quick death."

With heavy eyelids, Gu Lingzhi struggled to lift them.

Then, she curved her blood-stained lips into a smile.

"impossible!"

She plans to recant her testimony in the future. If she really signs this indictment, then this identity will stay with her for life unless Bei Yi is destroyed.

Eunuch Li was furious.

He suddenly smashed the cup on the ground.

"She's got a tough bone. Hang her up and beat her. Let's see how long she can keep up her tough act."

Gu Lingzhi narrowed her eyes.

Close your eyes again.

She was breathing rapidly, her arms hanging from the ceiling beam of a small room inside.

His clothes were torn, and his body was covered in wounds.

The crimson hue on the white dress resembled plum blossoms blooming in winter.

Her long hair was loose and disheveled, falling messily on both sides of her face, with some even sticking to her face because of sweat.

Gu Lingzhi had no strength at all.

The wounds on her body were piling up, and the whipping was getting heavier and heavier. She felt that she wouldn't be able to survive even three days like this.

That's it. If I die, I won't think about anything anymore.

An extremely desperate feeling was spreading when suddenly he heard a man's voice talking nearby.

"It's a shame that someone so beautiful got killed."

"Yes, if..."