Crossing into the Wangfei's chamber, can't remarry, resentment? No resentment?

  The riot has subsided, and the price paid by Xiao Congrong is enormous.

  Afterwards, Xiao Congrong felt complicated when she saw that many of the female prisoners who were dragged back to their cells had disappeared. This riot was beyond her expectations; at the time, she only wanted to protect Jin Jing and Yin Ying from being taken away, and didn't think much of it.

  Xiao Luzi had already been beaten to death by the female prisoners, and Wei Changhuan was still trying to escape in the chaos. How could she let him have his way? The broken bowl shard mercilessly pierced into his carotid artery, and Wei Changhuan died on the spot.

  This wasn't her first time killing someone, only previously she had been chasing fugitives, mostly using guns. This was the first time she had killed someone with a bowl lid.

  Wei Chang's blood splattered on her sleeve, and she felt a little heartbeat, but there was no thought of regret. This inhuman, beastly creature, not even as good as pigs or dogs, she didn't consider him human, and his death would be considered a merit for her to accumulate virtue and reduce sin.

  The jailer drove all the prisoners back to their cells. The crown prince soon figured out the origin of the matter and found that it was caused by Wei Chang, the head of the prison guards. He scolded Zhou Pei severely for not taking good care of his men, which led to such a big disturbance. Fortunately, he arrived in time to put down the rebellion. If things had gotten out of hand, he didn't know how he would have explained it to the emperor.

  The dead soldiers alone were enough to give the Crown Prince a headache, and he hastily ordered him to handle it properly before hurrying back to the palace to beg for forgiveness from the Emperor.

  It's normal for one or two people to die in the imperial prison, but this time it's not just one or two, and many guards are also involved. The death of dozens of people can't be covered up, and even if the emperor doesn't say anything, the officials will still have to investigate.

  The Crown Prince, fearing being framed by someone with ulterior motives, returned to the palace before the morning court ended. Fortunately, due to illness, the Emperor did not attend every day's morning court, and today was one of those days when he didn't show up.

  He went straight to the emperor's bedroom, just in time to meet the third prince who came to pay his respects to the emperor. He felt guilty and sneered first: "Third brother, didn't you say you were seriously injured and resting? How did you come to court today? Are you better?"

  The third prince, Wu Mingyuan, didn't know if he had gotten up too early or if his injuries and blood loss were too severe, but his face was somewhat pale. Upon hearing this, he only faintly said: "I've been resting at home for several days, I haven't even gone to pay respects to Father Emperor, and now I'm worried about Father Emperor's illness, so today I came early to the morning court to take a look."

  "Father knows you came to see him despite being ill, he must be very moved, you're really filial!"

  Wu Mingfeng gritted his teeth in secret, why did he have to come at this time when something big happened, it was clear that he had received the news and rushed over to join in the excitement.

  Two brothers were each lost in their own thoughts, exchanging empty pleasantries when Wang Gonggong, a close attendant of Emperor Wu, came out to announce that the two had been summoned for an audience.

  The Crown Prince walked in first, and as expected, Emperor Wu II already knew about the riot in Tianlao. As soon as he saw him, he became angry and said: "I ordered you to investigate the rebel party and capture the assassin, not to indulge your subordinates in bullying women and children. You've caused such a big disturbance, how can the officials look up to you? The Xiao family is a rebellious party, have you obtained their confession? Without clearing up the case, you indulged your subordinates in bullying them so much, how can you make the officials obey you... Cough... Cough... The Xiao family's army has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, if they know that their commander-in-chief is being humiliated like this... Cough... Are you afraid that the Wu family's dynasty will not fall quickly?... Cough..."

  Emperor Wu was so excited that he burst into a fit of coughing, and had difficulty catching his breath. Empress He hastily came forward to pat his back and hand him water, exchanging a glance with the Third Prince.

  Wu Mingyuan stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. It's the fault of those below who should be put to death! The eldest prince is busy with many matters and can't help but overlook some things. Fortunately, he was able to stop the riot in time, which is also a meritorious act! He did his best to handle the situation, but unfortunately, those below him were plotting against him. Your Majesty should not scold him anymore!"

  "Your Majesty, I know my mistake. When I return, I will strictly discipline my subordinates and ensure that such a thing will never happen again!" The eldest prince took the opportunity to kneel down and apologize, and was slightly moved by Wu Mingyuan's kind words.

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  Wu Er Di suppressed his anger for a moment, and after a violent cough that exhausted him, he weakly waved his hand and said: "The Xiao family is different from ordinary families. If they are not careful, they will provoke a military coup. You hurry up and interrogate them tightly, don't drag it out too long..."

  Emperor Wu said to Wu Mingyuan, who was standing beside him: "If you're not too busy, help your elder brother with the trial. Let's settle this matter quickly and avoid any more trouble!"

  Wu Mingyuan hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and saluted, saying: "Father Emperor, I have lost too much blood and get dizzy with just a little exertion! But I also cannot bear to let the eldest imperial brother labor alone, so I recommend someone. The second imperial brother is talented and thoughtful, surpassing others in consideration, letting him assist the eldest imperial brother would be most suitable!"

  "Hmph!" Wu Er Di let out a cold snort, and He Huang Hou hastily explained: "Your second imperial brother was sent by your father the emperor to manage the flood control yesterday, he won't be back for a while!"

  Wu Mingyuan nodded, lowering his head and saying: "Let that child assist the eldest imperial brother then! However, with limited abilities, it still requires the eldest imperial brother to take charge!"

  The Emperor Wu was finally satisfied, waved his hand and let them go out, then lay down.

  Wu Mingyuan agreed to assist Wu Erdi in supporting the eldest son, but he often stayed at home on sick leave and only occasionally went to the Heavenly Prison for a turn.

  The Crown Prince didn't mind, letting Zhou Pei tightly grasp the confession of Xiao Lide and Xiao Old Master's treason, thinking that once they signed and drew their confession, they would be executed immediately.

  He forced Zhou Pei, and Zhou Pei had already thought of dying. The two hard bones of the Xiao family are really difficult to chew!

  Xiao Lao Houye had been subjected to severe torture since his arrival, and his entire body was covered in wounds, yet he gritted his steel-like teeth and refused to confess.

  Xiao Lidexi inherited his father's virtues and was also a tough guy. After being beaten unconscious, he woke up with only a few words: "This general only knows how to kill the enemy, not what it means to surrender!"

  He kept repeating the same words, driving Zhou Pei to desperation without even changing to some fresh vocabulary. Just as he was about to be driven to death by the eldest prince without making any progress, Zhou Pei shifted his thoughts to the Xiang family's women under the reminder of a thoughtful person.

  All the remaining female relatives were taken to the prison, where they saw Old Master Hou hanging high and Xiao Lid being beaten until he was unrecognizable. Some of the women fainted before Zhou Pei even opened his mouth.

  Jin Jing and Yin Ying were tightly embracing each other, trembling with fear. Jin Jing's mother was killed by the prison guard during the riot, now the two little girls rely on each other wherever they go!

  Xiao Congrong was thrown to the front, crawling on the ground and seeing the old Houye who had saved her before being beaten so badly that she couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache. And her father, General Xiao, whom she had never met before, was looking down at her with a pair of eyes full of guilt.

  What a pair of eyes! The white eyebrows still had bloodstains, the eye sockets were filled with bloody threads, and the pupils were full of dense kindness. That deep love was like a healing holy spring, dripping into Xiao Congrong's heart, making her feel that the hardships and pains she had suffered in recent days were nothing compared to this moment of comfort...

  It was as if it were for this moment of torture and humiliation that Zhou Pei calmly stretched out his hand and pointed, just pointing at Xiao Yufu. This woman was the first member of the Xiao family to surrender to Wei Chang, and should be the easiest target to conquer!

  The jailer brought out Xiao Yufu, and before Zhou Pei could speak, she had already knelt down, trembling with fear, and wailed: "Your Honor, I'll confess to anything you want me to, just don't torture me!"

  Xiao Lide heard this and closed his eyes in despair, feeling ashamed of himself for raising such an unfilial daughter that he had no face to meet Old Master Hou.

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  It seemed that in order to facilitate the smooth progress of the interrogation, Zhou Peiteng was satisfied with Xiao Yufu's performance and handed over the written confession for her signature. With a wave of his hand, Xiao Yufu passed the test unscathed and stood aside.

  Xiao Zongying and Xiao Zongtang saw the broken mouth scolding, didn't scold a few words, Zhou Pei let the prison officer take out Xiao Zongtang's and Xiao Zongying's children, and the two suddenly shut their mouths at the same time.

  Zhou Pei smiled and walked up to them, waving the indictment in his hand, asking: "Will you sign? If you do, you can stand over there..."

  He pointed with one hand at Xiaoyu Fu's station and glanced sideways at the two of them.

  Xiao Zongying and Xiao Zongtang immediately contradicted each other. As a seven-foot-tall man, he could withstand severe punishment, but these children were at most five years old and would probably die instantly under torture!

  Xiao Zong suddenly shouted: "Zhou Pei, you scoundrel! What kind of vicious move do you have to use on me? You think it's impressive to bully a child?"

  Zhou Pei was scolded but not annoyed, walked up to him with a smile and said: "I am a traitor, you are a great hero, the traitor can't compare with the great hero, I just have the skills of a traitor!"

  With a wave of his hand, two of his trusted men lifted Xiao Ziyu's child to the corner of the torture chamber, where there was a pool. Xiao Ziyu took one look and let out a heart-wrenching scream: "Zhou Pei, you're not human! Put him down, you son of a bitch!"

  That pool raised hundreds of snakes, it was a snake pit, and the prisoners who were thrown down would be bitten to death...

  Xiao Zong's child is still so young, how can he bear to let him suffer such cruel punishment!

  With a loud wail, Zhou Pei didn't stop, and just as the child was about to reach the edge of the pool, Xiao Zuo shouted: "I'll take responsibility, I'll confess everything! Zhou Pei, you damn well let them go!"

  Tears streamed down his face as the hoarse cries faded away, he dared not look at his father and family, hanging his head in shame as tears washed over him...

  Zhou Pei was finally satisfied and handed over the confession to Xiao Ziyu for signature.

  With the previous lesson, Xiao Zuo Tong easily took down those female relatives, and none of them could withstand such a momentum. They all surrendered one after another, and Jin Jing and Yin Ying were also forced to sign confessions.

  Xiao Congrong looked at the disheartened faces of Old Master Hou and Xiao Lideng, deeply understanding their despairing hearts. The two elderly men had spent their lives in battle, putting life and death aside to achieve the prosperity of the Xiao family. What were they fighting for? And who was it all for that made them end up like this?!

  As a police officer, as a soldier, and as a descendant of a military general, she deeply understands their suffering at this moment!

  Do you hate them? They are your own family, with your own blood flowing through their veins, they are the reason for your existence...

  Don't you feel hatred? The flesh and blood that was whipped, the liquid flowing out wasn't water, but bright red blood. Who were they persisting for?

  "You... sign the confession!" A loud shout interrupted Xiao's daze, recalling her thoughts. She looked at the indictment in front of her, then glanced at Zhou Pei, who was beaming with pride. In an instant, she made a decision: since she would die either way, why not die with dignity?!

  She is not the real Xiao Cong Rong, but she also has the surname Xiao, and who knows if they are from the same ancestor! She doesn't have the worries of Xiao Zi Yan and the others, so for the sake of Old Duke Hou, for General Xiao, let's fulfill their loyalty and righteousness!

  "What are you painting? Do you want to force a confession out of us?" She tore up the confession and threw it in the face of the prison guard, cursing: "You want to add crimes to our names, what's the worry that there won't be enough words? You treacherous officials are clearly trying to frame the Xiao family. If you want to kill or torture us, do it quickly, why bother with these useless things to deceive people?"

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  Her voice was not loud, but her words were stern and made the prison guard retreat a few steps in fear, before he suddenly realized that she was a crippled woman, what was he afraid of!

  Everyone in the room was stunned by this unexpected turn of events, Zhou Pei hadn't expected that when things were going smoothly, someone would come out to be a hero. He looked up and saw it was Xiao family's third miss, he couldn't help but smile.

  The reputation of these three young ladies in the capital is well-known to all. After being jilted by the Third Prince, she shamelessly became a concubine and even married into the household. She was also extremely jealous and caused the Third Princess to miscarry, enraging the Empress who ordered her legs to be broken. She was eventually kicked out of the Xiao family...

  Is she crazy? Zhou Pei didn't know if this woman had a problem with her brain or just wanted to show off, but most of them were settled anyway, and he didn't mind spending some extra time playing with her!

  "Hey, it's Third Miss!" Zhou Pei stood up and slowly walked over to her, stopping in front of her with a smile: "What did you just say? Forced confession?! Haha, were we violent? Did we hit you? Hahaha, do you even know what forced confession means?"

  He slowly turned around, walked past a row of torture racks, took something unknown, beckoned with his hand, and two prison guards dragged Xiao Zong over and threw him at his feet.

  He slowly crouched down, pulled up one of Xiao Congrong's hands, and Xiao Congrong struggled, being held tightly by him. Then Xiao Congrong saw in horror that his other hand was holding a long needle, and just as he realized what was happening, the needle pierced into his fingernail and was pushed all the way to the bottom...

  "Ah......" Xiao Zongrong wanted to bite his lip, but the pain was too stimulating and he couldn't help but cry out. Before he could even look at his hand, another wave of intense pain came, as if his fingernails and fingers were separating from each other, no longer belonging to him. He felt dizzy, feeling the pain reach his marrow, and then suddenly lost consciousness...

  I don't know how long I was unconscious, but I vaguely heard someone talking, the voice was very familiar, saying: "I advise her... a couple's life... even if her leg is broken, it's pitiful..."

  "Who..." Xiao Zongrong opened his eyes, and in front of him was a piece of darkness, as if he had returned to the poison master's dungeon. The darkness was so dark that it was invisible, and his mind was a bit dazed. Was it a dream?

  Were those princes just a dream? Or were they an illusion, characters she had fantasized about after being imprisoned for too long?

  There was no Old Master Hou, nor any Chu Qingkong, and even less a great frame-up...

  She must have read that book "Yuan Chonghuan" by Dad before, and had such a ridiculous idea. General Yuan's tragic death made her sigh constantly, and she would have such strange thoughts only when she had something on her mind...

  But... her hand hurts so much, it's a piercing pain that feels like it's going to split open whenever she moves it. What's wrong with her hand?

  The door creaked open, and a burst of light accompanied by a torch and a person walked in. The fluttering brocade robe and the embroidered cloud-patterned boots shattered her hopes. This was not a dream; she had really crossed over, and was still in the Heavenly Prison!

  "Rong Rong...... how are you?" That familiar voice held a torch, making Xiao Zong squint his eyes to recognize who it was!

  "Wu Mingyuan..." She called out his name in a hoarse and awkward tone, feeling how strange it was. What did this man come here for?

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  "Do you want a drink or something to eat?" Wu Mingyuan's behavior was strange, making her wonder if it was another dream, otherwise how could she see such a Wu Mingyuan!

  He placed the torch, and Xiao's eyes scanned around before realizing that this was still the execution chamber from earlier. She had been sleeping here all along. Above her, Old Master Hou and General Xiao were hanging, their mouths gagged, unable to do anything but stare at her silently.

  She struggled to move her hand and was shocked to see that the flesh on her right index finger was mangled, with the nail gone.

  "Why are you so stubborn? Everyone else has confessed, why won't you, and avoid suffering such punishment!"

  Wu Mingyuan seemed to have not seen the two people hanging above, and squatted down to pull her hand with a sympathetic expression, as if to check her injuries. Xiao Zongrong suddenly withdrew his hand, looking at him with an icy gaze.

  Rong Rong used to like him, and he thought this would move her, but unfortunately she was Xiao Cong Rong, poor Xiao Cong Rong. She would never believe that an unfeeling and unscrupulous man appeared in the heavenly prison just to sympathize with her!

  "Everyone has given up, it's useless for you to resist, the trend is already gone, why bother struggling and suffer losses in vain!"

  Wu Mingyuan sighed and reached out to help her brush away the hair in front of her forehead, not wanting to admit that it was the scar that had fallen for him that pierced his eyes and made him feel uncomfortable.

  "Get out...!" Xiao Zongrong opened his hand, aggravating his own injury. He gritted his teeth in pain and shouted: "I feel sick every time I see you! The farther you roll, the better!"

  Wu Mingyuan's hand froze in mid-air, his already pale face turned even whiter. As he hesitated between turning against him or continuing to play the 'good guy', a loud laughter came from the entrance of the detention room...

  Yuan Chonghuan was a real historical figure who was wrongly killed and suffered a brutal death by being sliced into pieces... Writing this chapter is very heart-wrenching, and there's a kind of passion surging in my blood. As I drew closer to the heroes, they too were living, breathing people... My heart has its own universe, but I still hope everyone can understand the emotions behind why I wrote this chapter...