Part 1 - Yu Nu Jiao / Jade Slave / Enslaved By Love

Chapter 090 Escape from Death

Xiuxiu was roughly dragged out of the cell by several people. She sensed something ominous and screamed and struggled in fear, but it was useless. She was still taken all the way to the torture room.

Originally, she thought that the cell of Gongzhengsi was scary enough, but when she got here, she realized that the cell was like heaven.

The miserable and shrill shouts for mercy, mixed with the movement of torture instruments falling on the flesh, made people shudder. Xiuxiu's face was pale and her body was shaking like a sieve. When she was dragged by her hands and feet and hung on the torture rack, she had completely softened. In fear, her throat seemed to be blocked, and she couldn't even cry out.

A bloody palace servant was untied from the torture rack next to her and dragged away by the arm, but every inch of land where the other party dragged was left with rich, almost black blood.

A few drops even splashed on Xiuxiu's face.

She shuddered all over, and finally came to her senses after being stimulated by the smell of blood, and cried out in a tearing voice: "Help, aunt, help me, save me, save me!"

She spoke so suddenly that both the eunuch in charge of the punishment and the maid were stunned. When she came to her senses, the maid stepped forward and slapped her hard: "Why are you shouting? You won't have to suffer these punishments if you confess your guilt. Who told you to be stubborn? You deserve it!"

In extreme fear, Xiuxiu didn't feel much pain. Although her head was tilted by the beating, she still kept shouting aunt.

The maid was flustered by the shouting and picked up the whip to whip.

The eunuch in charge of the punishment quickly stopped her: "This whip is twisted with copper wire, so you can't whip it randomly, it will kill people."

The maid was angry at his indecision. Even if he really beat him to death, what would it matter? It's not a new thing for a palace maid to die in the palace.

But now she could use him, so she couldn't say such vicious words directly. She had to return the whip to him and said with some contempt: "Didn't you say you are good at it? Let me see it, don't brag, right?"

The eunuch only had this thing to show off. Being questioned at this time, he was immediately angry and swung the whip in the air, whipping Xiuxiu in the horrified eyes.

For a moment, blood splashed, and the shrill and painful screams almost pierced the roof of the palace.

The maid was frightened and stepped back unconsciously. The eunuch seemed to be encouraged by her reaction and worked harder during the interrogation. 

After all, Xiuxiu was young and couldn't stand such punishment. She let go after a few strokes: "I admit... I took the gold beads, don't beat me, don't beat me..."

She was crying while talking.

The eunuch looked smug and looked at the maid. The maid was about to praise him when a eunuch rushed in: "Eunuch Zhou Fu, the emperor has called Xie Yun back to his side."

Zhou Fu was stunned and subconsciously looked at the maid: "Wan Dong, didn't you say she fell out of favor? What should we do now?"

Wan Dong was also a little confused. Before, there were rumors everywhere that the empress dowager was going to send someone to the emperor, so how come it suddenly became Xie Yun?

She finally seized this opportunity to drive Xiu Xiu away. If Xie Yun returned to the emperor, the Palace Administration would definitely re-investigate in order not to offend Xie Yun.

She knew why Jinzhu was missing. What if she was found out...

She was charged with theft and false accusation, and no one would protect her. She would definitely be sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs!

Her face turned pale, and various thoughts kept turning in her mind. She even thought about putting the blame of the tortured confession on Zhou Fu, but she was the one who made the false accusation, and as long as Xiuxiu opened her mouth, she couldn't deny it.

So, there was only one way to get out of this unscathed...

Her eyes unconsciously fell on Xiuxiu, telling this person to shut up!

There was a cold light in her eyes, but she said nothing. Instead, she leaned on Zhou Fu in panic: "Brother Zhou, Xie Yun is the most unreasonable person. If she knew that Xiuxiu's injuries were caused by you, she would not let you go."

Zhou Fu's face changed drastically: "Although I was a little heavy, it was also allowed by the palace rules."

"But Xie Yun doesn't care. If Xiuxiu adds fuel to the fire and says something, you will..."

As she spoke, she suddenly wiped her eyes: "Forget it, I caused this matter. I will go to Xie Yun to apologize and ask her not to blame you. It's not easy for you to climb to this position. You can't ruin it in her hands. As for me, she can kill me or cut me up. Brother Zhou, don't worry about it."

Zhou Fu had been interested in Wan Dong for a long time, so he didn't want to hear such words. Hearing this, he hugged her with a cold light in his eyes: "Don't go. I know that Xie Yun is a vindictive person. She will never let you go. I have a way to make her unable to investigate."

Xiuxiu shuddered all over. She had just heard Xiao Huangmen say that Xie Yun had returned to Yin Ji. She was happy that she was saved, but she didn't feel happy for long. A sharp chill fell on her. She looked up despite the pain and saw the eunuch who had just beaten her approaching with a gloomy face.

Her heart tightened, and an ominous premonition filled her mind. She instinctively stepped back, her back pressed tightly against the rack: "What are you doing? Don't come over here... Help, help!"

"Shut up!"

Zhou Fu stroked the whip and swung it towards Xiuxiu, but this time it didn't fall on her body, but wrapped around her neck, and then suddenly tightened it: "Little girl, don't blame me, blame you for being dishonest and blocking other people's way."

Xiuxiu's eyes widened in horror. Although her hands and feet were tied, she still struggled instinctively, but she was just a little girl after all, and she didn't have much ability. As her breathing was suppressed, her body gradually lost strength, and her eyes flickered.

The fear of death loomed over her head, and she looked towards the door with difficulty: "Auntie..."

With a loud "bang", the door of the torture room was suddenly kicked open. As the door fell, a tall and thin figure appeared at the door. The other party came quickly and kicked Zhou Fu in the chest.

Obviously, when this person was beating her just now, Xiuxiu had no power to resist, but now he was kicked back and fell heavily on the wall full of torture instruments.

Xiuxiu was stunned for a moment, until the ropes on her limbs were untied and she fell into an embrace, she came back to her senses, and after realizing that she was saved, the pain of suffocation and the relief of being saved made her cry out "wow": "De, Eunuch Dechun..."

She cried so hard that her snot, tears and blood on her body were all smeared on Dechun's dark red uniform.

Dechun was a little amused and a little disgusted, but he didn't push her away. Instead, he raised his hand and patted her head: "Don't cry, it's okay."

Xiuxiu turned a deaf ear to him and continued to cry heartbreakingly. Dechun had no choice but to vent his anger on others. He glanced at Zhou Fu and Wandong: "Tie them up, I want to interrogate them myself."

Seeing the arrogant person trapped like a dumpling, Xiuxiu calmed down a little and looked out the door eagerly: "Where is my aunt? Why didn't she come to pick me up?"

Dechun's expression was a little complicated: "Aunt Xie Yun, she..."

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