Forced to die for his loyalty, he was reborn in the arms of the cold and cruel regent!

But in the dark inner prison.

Seeing the female official slowly waking up, Eunuch Luo clapped his hands and said, "Bring her in."

Soon two eunuchs brought Queyue in and tied her directly to the rack. Queyue felt something was wrong and asked in a cold voice with a frown, "What do you want to do?"

"Now that someone has identified the young lady, we have no choice. The higher-ups have ordered us to torture the young lady and extract a confession. If all the punishments are carried out one by one, perhaps we can prove your master's innocence." Eunuch Luo said politely.

He had been in the palace for so many years, and he could actually see things clearly. He knew clearly that there was something fishy about this matter, and he did not want to offend the princess, so he said a few polite words.

Queyue had already understood that this was because the female official had pointed her out, and she immediately shouted in panic: "The princess doesn't even know her, so she's just letting her talk nonsense?"

"There's nothing we can do about it. We just need to do our part and present the confession to the emperor. As for what the higher-ups mean, there's nothing we can do about it."

After Eunuch Luo finished speaking, he looked at the person next to him and said, "Go ahead, but be careful."

The young eunuch followed the order and whipped him!

The whip seemed to be soaked in salt water. Not only did it tear the skin and flesh apart, but the pain from the piercing flesh made Queyue almost unable to hold back her voice.

Eunuch Luo whipped Queyue several times, but Queyue still didn't say a word. He put down the teacup calmly and said, "He is a tough guy who can do great things."

Queyue held back her voice and gritted her teeth as she spoke each word: "Okay, then you go through all the punishments, and then you will be able to prove the princess' innocence."

"You will become disabled." Eunuch Luo looked at her with admiration.

"Don't be afraid, as long as I can prove the princess' innocence, that's enough!" Queyue closed his eyes and clenched his teeth.

With the order from above, Eunuch Luo had no choice but to wave his hand and said, "Be careful, don't hit too hard, don't kill anyone."

Following Eunuch Luo's signal, the eunuchs continued their interrogation, but were obviously more cautious than before, fearing that they would really force Queyue into a desperate situation.

However, although Queyue was imprisoned, she was determined, and every suppressed breath she made seemed to be a struggle against fate.

Shen Mengyao's heart trembled slightly, and she always felt that something was wrong.

Seeing someone patrolling, she stopped him and said, "Since you say Queyue and I are accomplices, can you put her in my cell?"

"Do you think this is your home?" The patrolman rolled his eyes at her and said, "Besides, the person can't come now. He is being interrogated."

"Interrogation?" Shen Mengyao recalled the screams she had heard the whole night before, and immediately had a bad feeling in her heart: "What interrogation?"

The patrolman laughed and said, "The princess has been in this cell for two days. Why should she pretend to be ignorant? Isn't the only way to make the prisoner speak here to be tortured?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Mengyao's face instantly turned pale as paper. She clenched her fists, her nails digging deeply into her palms, but she didn't feel any pain at all.

She knew very well that Queyue had a strong personality, but even a body of iron would find it difficult to endure such severe torture. She was burning with anxiety and she had to find a way to rescue Queyue and not let this innocent girl bear the blame for her.

"Aren't you afraid of retribution for abusing lynching like this?" Shen Mengyao suppressed the anger in her heart and tried her best to make her voice sound calm and powerful.

"I, Shen Mengyao, am responsible for my own actions. It has nothing to do with others. If you dare to torture Queyue again, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost!"

Upon hearing this, the patrolling jailer just sneered and didn't take it seriously: "Princess, you should save your energy. In this inner prison, the rules are above everything else and you can't control them."

After saying that, she shook her head and left.

The interrogation was going on when suddenly several female officials came.

"I have come here on the orders of the Emperor to investigate this matter."

Eunuch Luo quickly put down his teacup and said, "Hasn't the emperor already given full authority to our family to take charge of this matter?"

"The emperor said that this matter is of great importance, so he asked me to come here and make sure to get the confession before dusk." The female official said in a deep voice.

Although Eunuch Luo was unwilling, he knew these people. They were indeed the elderly maids in the palace, and sometimes the interrogation of female prisoners was entrusted to them.

They walked in front of Queyue, and the leading female official turned around and said with a smile: "Eunuch Luo, you are really sympathetic to women now."

"She's very stubborn, so we can only do it step by step. It would be a waste of time if she faints." Eunuch Luo explained.

"But that's enough. Where's the princess? Bring her here too."

Eunuch Luo narrowed his eyes and said, "The emperor has said that the princess is of noble status and cannot be tortured for the time being."

"She can't be tortured for now, but that doesn't mean she can't watch." The female official clapped her hands: "Bring the person up."

Eunuch Luo couldn't persuade them, so he had to wink at the people next to him and asked them to take the people away.

When Shen Mengyao stepped into the interrogation room, she was still shocked by the scene before her.

Queyue was tied to the rack, his clothes were disheveled and his body was covered with scars, but he still stood up straight stubbornly, and his originally clear eyes were now filled with indomitable spirit and tenacity.

Shen Mengyao's heart felt as if it was being cut by a knife. She quickly stepped forward and wanted to get closer to Queyue, but was stopped by two sturdy maids.

"Princess, please stop. The emperor has ordered that you must not interfere with the interrogation process." A nanny said expressionlessly.

Shen Mengyao's eyes were red. She tried hard not to let the tears fall. She looked directly at the maids and said in a weak but firm voice: "You treat an innocent person like this. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

The leading nanny sneered, as if she was already used to this kind of threat: "Princess, we are just following orders. If you really have grievances, you can appeal to the emperor. Why bother arguing with us servants here?"

"I, Shen Mengyao, believe that I have always acted uprightly and have never done anything to let down the Empress Dowager or the Emperor. This is all a conspiracy. Someone wants to frame me!" Shen Mengyao's voice trembled slightly with excitement.

But no one paid any attention to her. The female official cleared her throat and said in a deep voice, "Since we can't get any clues from this maid, we can only place our hopes on the princess. Continue to torture this maid and see if the princess can bear to see her being beaten to death in front of her."

"What do you want to do?" Shen Mengyao's face changed.

Eunuch Luo also frowned and came out to dissuade him, saying, "I'm afraid this matter is a little against the rules."

"As long as we can get the testimony, there is no need to worry about whether it is in accordance with the rules or not." The female official raised her hand and ordered: "Continue to torture me."

As the movement progressed, Queyue's whole body trembled in pain and tears welled up in her eyes.