Chapter 248
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Pain.
It had been a long time since she had felt this kind of pain.
One strike, two strikes, three strikes … …
The Ministry of Justice's special solid wooden sticks were made from heavy yellow rosewood. One strike was enough to split open a person's skin. Fortunately, the Empress had given special care. The jailer had wrapped the wooden sticks in a thick layer of cotton before the execution, but each strike still caused Ning Shu to break out in a cold sweat. Then the next strike, she was covered in sweat. Not long after, Ning Shu's body was soaked in cold sweat.
She couldn't help but start to tremble from the accumulated pain.
Ning Shu gritted her teeth and silently endured the punishment for "offending the Phoenix Countenance". When the twenty strikes were over, she was dizzy. She couldn't even stand up. Her knees gave out and she fell to the cold hard ground.
After the execution, the jailer said with a cold smile, "Get up quickly! It's only been a few strikes and you can't take it anymore. You really are a delicate young miss. "
Ning Shu raised a trembling hand to wipe away the fine layer of sweat on her forehead. She forced herself to stand up and walk back to her cell step by step. She had a bitter smile on her face.
Three days.
She had already endured this kind of punishment for three whole days. When she had stepped into the prison of the Ministry of Justice, she had already prepared herself. Even if it was for the sake of acting, the Empress would still give her a light punishment. But she hadn't thought that this "light punishment" would last for three days. Even though Cao Hou had already given her some face and ordered people to wrap cotton around the wooden sticks, the bruises from the first day had not yet faded. Then came the second day. The three days almost took half of Ning Shu's little life.
She knew that there was a warning from the Empress in this. If you were to ask a tiger for its skin, you had to be prepared to deal with the tiger's teeth. This iron-blooded Empress was never an easy person to deal with.
Three days ago, she had been speculating whether it would be her father or Xiahou Qing who would come to save her first. But as time passed, no matter how sure she was, she began to have doubts as time passed. Could it be — —
No, there was no could it be. The more the situation was like this, the more she couldn't have doubts. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to endure the rest of her days. She kept telling herself to believe, to believe in her own judgment, to believe in the people she trusted, to believe in her father, and to believe in Xiahou Qing.
He had to believe it!
It was a short journey, but it took her the time it took for an incense stick to burn. When she finally returned to the cage, she collapsed on the pile of gray hay and took a deep breath. Beside her, Xiao Yunyan had enough of watching her make a fool of herself. However, at this time, Ning Shu did not even have the strength to bicker with him. She could only let him be. She mocked herself in her heart, "Every dog has its day. Look, she's the unlucky one now."
The cell door that had just been locked made a creaking sound.
Ning Shu's heart skipped a beat and she looked up, but the next moment, the anticipation in her eyes was extinguished. Because the person who came wasn't anyone she was expecting, but Xiao Yunyi.
"This Prince is here on Mother's orders to give a lecture. I want to see if this bold Ning Shu knows her mistake. Open the cell door for This Prince." The young prince stood in front of the cell with one of his subordinates and lifted his chin arrogantly.
The Ministry of Justice official who accompanied him hurriedly bowed and went forward to open the cell door with a flattering smile to lead the way.
When he reached the cell where Ning Shu was locked up, Xiao Yunyi waved his hand and motioned for the official to leave. He walked in front of Ning Shu and looked at Ning Shu's miserable appearance in the cell. Something similar to heartache flashed past his eyes. He then took a deep breath and said with a cold expression, "Shu 'er, do you regret it?"
Behind the iron bars, Ning Shu slowly stood up. Enduring the pain, she respectfully bowed to him and confessed in a hoarse voice, "This girl greets Your Highness Sixth Prince. This girl has boldly offended Your Highness the Empress and caused Your Highness to be unhappy. My heart is filled with regret. I beg Your Highness and Your Highness to take into account that this girl is young and ignorant and forgive this girl."
Xiao Yunyi furrowed his eyebrows and suppressed the anger in his chest as he said mockingly, "You know that I'm not asking about this, but you deliberately distanced yourself from me and got close to Xiahou Qing. Now that you've fallen to such a state, he didn't even plead with Father for you. Even after he found out that you were sent to the Ministry of Justice's prison, he closed the door and focused on being his Young Master in his palace. Only I took the risk to come and see you at such a sensitive time. Do you regret it? "
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