First Prince of Ming Dynasty - Chapter 784

  Chapter 784 Torture

  Originally, if it was just the concubines, it would be nothing to worry about, but it is different when it comes to the emperor’s heirs. Although we don’t know men and women, even boys are just bastards, but that is also different.

  The concubine of an ordinary family is nothing, at most it is to share some property when the family is divided, and it is even possible to be sent out casually, but in Zhu Biao’s identity, all the children under the knee are the princes of Daming.

  Whoever has anything to do with this matter will fail, not to mention Li Yan, even Chang Luohua is the same. That’s why Zhu Biao said that anyone who dares to do this must be a fool.

  Looking at Li Yan who didn’t understand what he meant, Zhu Biao pretended to be irritated and slapped the table and said, “Take Liangdi back! Don’t you think this place is not messy enough?”

  The maid on the side hurried forward, without caring about any force to help her Liangdi up, coaxing and persuading: “Liangdi, let’s go back first, Your Highness will definitely find out the truth.”

   Li Yan struggled and said: “No matter who it is, I am guilty of not taking good care of you. Please punish me, Your Highness.”

  Liu Jin, who had just finished admonishing the palace servants, hurried forward and said in a low voice: “My ancestor, I am afraid that the dirty water will get on you, so go back first.”

   At least he took Li Yan down. Liu Jin turned around and reported: “Mao Xiang, the commander of the pro-army Duwei’s mansion, and Shang Honghai, the commander of the capital, are waiting at the gate of the palace to be summoned. I don’t know if I want to see them.”

  Zhu Biao frowned slightly: “The news spread so fast?”

   “Concubine Liang was in a hurry, so she invited all the imperial physicians on duty in the Imperial Hospital. Now the entire Imperial Hospital is occupied by His Royal Highness King Wu. This news cannot be concealed.”

   “The imperial hospital must not be left unattended. You arrange two imperial physicians to go back, and another imperial physician to guard in Nuanyu’s room. Let the imperial physician check everything if necessary.”

   “The child is still temporarily placed in Kunning Palace to be taken care of by the queen mother. I will pick it up in two days.”

   “No, I will make arrangements now, servant girl.”

  …

  At this time, Cheng Weizhao, Feng Yi, who were walking towards their respective dormitories, couldn’t help but look at each other, wondering if she did such a vicious thing.

  Eastern Palace is still under expansion, and they live not far from here, so it is inevitable that they will be a little scared. After all, they are all daughters of official families, and most of them are well-educated and protected.

  As he gradually moved away from the prince’s sight, his legs and feet became less weak, and his courage returned a lot, and he gradually began to test in a low voice.

  Chengwei Yang, the daughter of Pingzhang Zhengshi of Henan Xingzhongshu Province, said in a low voice: “Li Liangdi has stayed. Could it be that she wants to plead with His Highness in private?”

   “Hey, you can’t say this casually. I see that although Li Liangdi is a bit arrogant, she doesn’t seem like someone who can do such a bold thing.”

A petite woman with an oval face and a cherry mouth responded: “That is, Li Liangdi has been favored by His Highness, so why bother to attack Wang Liangdi who has never been favored by His Highness? After all, she is a pregnant princess of a foreign vassal. I have to ask.”

   “Hmph, maybe, Li Yan has always been used to being lawless by relying on favors. I have heard that she was a reckless temper when she was in the boudoir. Maybe she just doesn’t want someone else to marry His Highness’s child.”

Walking in the front, the tall and slender woman with a few moles of tears under her eyes looked extraordinarily charming looking back slightly at a figure and said meaningfully: “Don’t rush to push Li Liangdi, it’s about the emperor’s heir, Your Highness I’ll check it out, some people don’t want to be thieves and catch thieves.”

   Chengwei Zhao Tinger smiled and said: “I wonder who the sister of the Zhang family is talking about? The younger sister is usually cautious, and I don’t know when she provoked the elder sister. If there is a misunderstanding, please ask the younger sister to apologize to the older sister.”

  At this time, a vague voice came from the back: “Speaking of which, the one who cares most about this child should be the Crown Princess. If there is no such thing, then there will still be only two grandchildren in the palace.”

Liangyuan Chen Yunqing has the highest status here. She immediately stopped and turned around and asked, “Who said that? What is the status of the princess? How can you slander me here? If you have any real evidence, follow me to your highness.” Make it clear in front of you!”

  Duan Qiangna, who also belonged to a good relationship, still kept silent. Her mother family, the Dali Duan family, is now a dignitary, and the court and middle frequency are constantly bestowing rewards, so she is qualified to stay out of the matter.

  Facing Chen Yunqing’s questioning, no one dared to respond. Not everyone can gossip about the Crown Princess, but there is inevitably some resentment in their hearts. Everyone just talks casually. Do you need to pretend to be a decent person here to flatter the Crown Princess?

Luckily, she is still the daughter-in-law of the Tongzheng envoy’s family. Such an attitude is really embarrassing. Although she has a high or low position, since she has entered the Eastern Palace, she is also a sister who serves her husband. Yu Qingyi’s humble background.

  When Chen Yunqing saw that no one was speaking, she didn’t force her. She turned around and walked forward quickly, while the others consciously slowed down and let her go away from the group.

  Chen Yunqing didn’t take it seriously. She entered the palace not to make friends, but to family. The more stable the East Palace, the better.

  As for some criticisms, her father is the crown prince’s confidant, the spokesperson of the Jiangnan family, and the imperial court’s envoy. It is impossible for anyone to cause conflicts because of a few words from his daughter’s family.

  Although the people lived close together, there was still a fork in the road, and when the road turned, the crowd became thinner and thinner. In the end, only Zhao Tinger and a woman with a thin chin and thin lips remained.

   “Sister Wu’s complexion is so ugly, but she was frightened just now. Those slaves are really serious. They tortured them. How could they be dragged out bloody? After my sister returns, order the slaves to make a bowl of tea to soothe the nerves and have a rest.”

  The woman trembled and replied absent-mindedly: “Yeah, okay, thank you sister Zhao for your concern.”

   Just when the two were parting, the woman seemed to have reacted to something, and stared at Zhao Ting’er with an inexplicable expression. She wanted to say something but she didn’t speak because of some concerns.

  Zhao Ting’er smiled as usual, as if the warmth could penetrate her heart and lungs: “What’s wrong with my sister, but I’m still afraid, hey, if my sister can still accompany her as usual, but today is inconvenient.”

  …

After two cups of tea, the concubine led the imperial physician out, Zhu Biao made room for his wife to sit next to him, the imperial physician Wang bowed and said: “After the rescue by Wei Chen and others, the empress Liang and the fetus in her womb It has been preserved for the time being, but only for the time being, it is certain that Concubine Liang gave birth prematurely, and that child must also be congenitally deficient, this… I am ashamed to Your Highness.”

  Zhu Biao took a deep breath: “I know that the imperial physician must have tried his best, but I have few children under my knees, so I hope that the imperial physician will do his best, and don’t ask for anything else, just to save his life.”

   “Yes, I will do my best.”

  After the imperial physician finished speaking, he hurried back to the bedroom, Chang Luohua got up and saluted, “If the concubine has not left the East Palace, I should not let this matter come to an end.”

   “People’s hearts are vicious, there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days.” Zhu Biao’s face gradually became calm, and the imperial physician always left three points in his speech. Now that he has spoken like this, his life should be safe.

   As for the child’s congenital deficiency, there is nothing he can do about it. Fortunately, there is no shortage of good doctors and precious medicines in the palace.

The husband and wife were not in the mood to speak at this time. After sitting quietly for a while, they saw Zhao Huaian coming forward holding a few pleaded guilty pleas: “His Highness, after being identified by several people and subjected to torture, in Emperor Liang’s bedroom. Baojuan, the maid in charge, confessed that she was the one who took the opportunity to add safflower and purslane to Emperor Liang’s soup.”

   “Who instigated it?”

   “At the beginning, the lowly servant girl only admitted that it was Di Liang who had scolded her for trivial matters, so she harbored resentment and waited for an opportunity to retaliate. The servant girl gave her several severe punishments before she couldn’t bear it, so she admitted that it was Ju Liandian Zhao Chengwei’s instigation.”

  Zhu Biao was noncommittal when he heard the words, but asked: “It’s not enough to rely on her one-sided words. Does she have family members outside the palace?”

   “There is still an old mother and brother and sister-in-law.”

   “People are arresting, or they can be pressed for questioning.”

   “No.”

Extorting a confession by torture may be inhumane, but it is always the most efficient method. The psychological pressure and state of the criminal and the innocent under the presumption of guilt and torture are obvious. People with a little interrogation experience can easily easy to distinguish.

   Don’t say that you are a person with a guilty conscience, an open mind and a fearful heart. Even if you are really innocent, you can’t bear it and want to have a good time.

   Therefore, in ordinary times, this law must not be used, and the court also has very strict management measures. If the presiding judge uses criminal training to judge a wrong case, he must sit back. If the person is dead, he must die.

  The past dynasties have been very strict about this, and most of the time there will be not too many mistakes. Unless it is necessary for political reasons, the rulers are determined not to allow the existence of excessive punishment in order to maintain their rule.

And now it is different when it comes to the emperor’s heirs, and the people in the palace are all private slaves of the Tian family, and they are decent on weekdays, but when something happens, the laws outside the palace can’t protect them, and the imperial censor can’t protect them. Speak for the common people, but cannot and cannot speak for the servants in the palace.

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  (end of this chapter)