mesbooks Chapter 273 These palace maids were tortured to death by Concubine Xiao's order
Chapter 273 These palace maids were tortured to death by Concubine Xiao's order
As soon as he finished speaking, a young palace maid took over his words, "Master Liang, don't blame yourself too much. Xiaoju's death has nothing to do with you, because, because she was killed by Nanny Chang."
As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a bolt from the blue, shocking the entire audience!
But Nanny Chang angrily retorted: "Little girl, don't spit blood on me!..."
However, when Nanny Chang wanted to say something, Eunuch Li immediately had someone cover her mouth.
At this time, the little palace maid continued, "Xiao Ju is my best friend in the palace."
"One day, we were helping the chefs in the imperial kitchen, and suddenly someone came looking for Xiaoju."
This person claimed to be Nanny Chang from Concubine Xiao's palace, and said she was Xiaoju's fellow villager. When Xiaoju heard that she was from the same hometown, she was very happy, and immediately put down the work in her hands and followed Nanny Chang out.
"But who could have thought that she would come back in a daze within less than an incense stick of time after she left."
"When I saw her like this, I was very worried and asked her what happened. But Xiaoju didn't say a word and just kept crying..."
Having said this, the little palace maid couldn't help but choke up.
"What happened next? What happened to Xiaoju?" Jiang Yimo asked.
"That night, it was already late at night and everyone was asleep. When I woke up, I turned sideways and saw Xiaoju lying on the bed without any sleepiness, staring straight at the beams, as if there was some secret hidden there, and she continued like this until late at night.
"The next morning, when we went to the imperial kitchen to work together, an accident happened - Xiaoju accidentally knocked over Concubine Rou's soup!"
"You know, Xiaoju is usually calm and careful in her work, and she would never be so clumsy. So, I...I secretly speculated that she might have done it on purpose and overturned the bowl of soup on purpose."
The little palace maid frowned, as if she was trying her best to recall every detail of what happened in the two days before Xiaoju disappeared.
"Why do you say that?" Jiang Yimo frowned slightly, her beautiful eyes fixed on the little palace maid in front of her, and asked softly.
The little maid's body was trembling slightly. She lowered her head and did not dare to look Jiang Yimo in the eye, but she still mustered up the courage to speak: "Because... because Xiaoju said something to me the night before she disappeared. She said... she said that Nanny Chang sent someone to capture her parents and threatened her to poison Concubine Rou."
"However, Xiaoju did not follow Nanny Chang's orders. Instead, she deliberately spilled the poisoned soup and did not cause any harm to Concubine Rou... Nanny Chang will definitely not let her go easily after finding out, and may even implicate her family."
The little palace maid recalled the scene at that time and tremblingly told Jiang Yimo what had happened.
As she spoke, her voice choked from time to time, and she was obviously very scared.
However, Nanny Chang was so angry that her face turned red, and her eyes were staring at the little palace maid like two sharp blades.
Taking advantage of the moment when the eunuch put down his hand that was covering her mouth, she gnashed her teeth and cursed, "You little bitch, stop talking nonsense here! The Xiaoju you are talking about, Madam doesn't even know her!"
Faced with such a fierce look from Nanny Chang, the little palace maid couldn't help but tremble with fear. She quickly took a few steps back and hid behind Jiang Yimo.
Jiang Yimo stood there quietly, her face gloomy, as if she was thinking about something.
Then, she suddenly said, "Madame Chang, Madame Chang, it seems that if I don't use some extraordinary means to torture you, you will not be willing to tell the truth no matter what!"
"For someone as evil as you, I even feel it's a waste to use the medicine I developed with so much difficulty on you!"
"Humph, as the saying goes, 'give and take', today I will let you personally experience the pain of being tortured by others!"
As soon as the voice fell, Eunuch Li standing beside him understood and responded: "As you say, Miss Jiang. Since this old woman is so stubborn and refuses to confess, we can only sew her mouth shut first, so that she can experience the sour taste of having her mouth sewn shut~"
After saying this, Eunuch Li walked towards Madam Chang with a sinister smile...
He raised his hand and waved it gently, and several young eunuchs came over and held Nanny Chang down tightly.
Next, a maid was sent to the nearby palace of the empress to look for needle and thread.
After a while, the palace maid came back with needle and thread.
This time, Eunuch Li decided to do it himself. He held the tiny and sharp needle tightly and approached Nanny Chang.
When Eunuch Li brought the needle tip close to Nanny Chang's lips, everyone's heart was in their throat.
He stabbed without hesitation, and the first needle pierced through Nanny Chang's lips.
Suddenly, a shrill scream resounded throughout the cold palace. The sound seemed not to come from a human, but from a beast being tortured.
The scream made everyone present tremble with horror.
At this time, Concubine Xiao's expression was not much better. She was worried that Nanny Chang would not be able to bear the pain and would give her away. As a result, her worry was soon realized.
Some timid palace maids were even frightened to the point of turning pale. They covered their ears tightly with their hands and dared not listen any further.
However, Eunuch Li did not pause at all, and continued to sew up Nanny Chang's mouth again and again. Every time a needle fell, it would trigger a new round of miserable screams.
When Eunuch Li finished the third stitch, Nanny Chang finally gave in. Her mouth was sewn shut and it hurt, really hurt. She couldn't speak, so she tried desperately to blink at Eunuch Li.
She blinked for a long time before Eunuch Li pretended to understand what she meant. He turned to Jiang Yimo and said, "Miss Jiang, Madam Chang is willing to confess."
"Well, let's cut the string around her mouth first and let her talk."
Eunuch Li nodded slightly.
Zhen used the scissors to cut the stitches on Nanny Chang's mouth, causing her to scream in pain again.
Several young eunuchs let her go, and she fell to the ground. It took a long time for her mouth to feel better. Concubine Xiao kept staring at her, but Nanny Chang didn't dare to look at her again.
Nanny Chang knew that if she revealed everything that Concubine Xiao had done, her life in the harem would be over, but her goal was the position of queen...
But she really couldn't stand the pain of having her mouth sewn up. She used to sew other people's mouths frequently, and she thought it was exciting to see those people screaming in pain. But when she had her mouth sewn up, she realized that it was a scream of despair...
"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, Miss Jiang, the palace maids in these large wooden boxes were indeed tortured to death by Concubine Xiao's order."
Nanny Chang took a deep breath and let out a long breath. At this moment, she didn't mind the suffocating smell of corpse in the air.