The queen is spoiling the king and madly criticizing him for spoiling her

Chapter 206 Protective Umbrella

Cheng Song was not going to get the portrait, but was jogging to the Imperial City Office to inform Chongfeng that something was going to happen.

"Get up." Xie Ci'an was in a good mood after taking back the military power from the Queen Mother, but he did not punish Chongfeng.

At that time, Cuiwei helped the empress dowager down from the horse.

The Queen Mother was so frightened that her whole body was shaking. When she regained consciousness, she looked at Wang Liu with a fierce look and scolded him coldly, "The Emperor has cut him into pieces."

Xie Ci'an twirled the jade ring on his finger, his eyes filled with coldness. "Is your Majesty so anxious to silence someone? Don't worry, your Majesty. This man is selling illegal salt and using the blacksmith shop in the East Market to sell weapons to bandits outside the city and small foreign countries. He must have a huge network of connections behind him. If we can pry open his mouth, we will know the mastermind behind these things. Is that right, your Majesty?"

The Queen Mother shuddered all over. Even though the sun was scorching, a chill rose from the soles of her feet, and her face turned ugly pale.

I just hope that this idiot Wang Liu can withstand the punishment.

Xie Ci'an originally planned to send the queen back to Kunning Palace, but when he met the queen's expectant eyes, he knew that the queen wanted to stay and watch the show.

That's it.

"Wang Liu, do you want to confess voluntarily, or do you want to wait until you are tortured to confess?" Xie Ci'an gave Wang Liu the right to choose.

"You dog emperor, I won't say anything. Don't even think about getting any clues from me." Wang Liu stiffened his neck and spat to the side.

Then he wanted to bite his tongue to commit suicide.

Zhong Feng, who had discovered the situation in time, punched Wang Liu's entire head with a fist, which was covered in blood. "If you don't confess, you will know that death is just the most luxurious thing for you."

[This is completely stupid behavior. Even after the death of the Empress Dowager and the Governor of Zhejiang, they would not remember his kindness.]

Yunhe and his men brought a chair and placed it in front of Xie Ci'an.

Xie Ci'an extended his hand towards Gu Jianchu.

Gu Jianchu naturally placed his hand on Xie Ci'an's, and with Xie Ci'an's support, he sat beside him. He put his fingers around Gu Jianchu's slender waist, and although there was a warm smile on his face, he said something that threatened to kill him, "Torture me."

After receiving the order, Zhongfeng ordered people to bring steel nails, and without any nonsense, they were hammered into Wang Liu's bones. The deafening shouts resounded throughout the harem, and a flock of birds flew away trying to escape. Even the palace maids and eunuchs were frightened and took a detour, not daring to get close at all.

The strong smell of blood filled the entire area outside the Cining Palace.

When the Queen Mother saw the bloodstains all over the floor, she felt like vomiting instantly.

She was forced down again.

"Are you scared?" Xie Ci'an held Gu Jianchu's little face and turned Gu Jianchu's gaze towards him, fearing that Gu Jianchu would be frightened by this terrifying scene. "If you are scared, I will let Cheng Song send you back to Kunning Palace."

Zhuxia and Zhuxi, who were standing by, were so scared that they took several steps back.

【As long as there are melons to eat, there is nothing to be afraid of.】

Gu Jianchu shook his head, "I'm not afraid."

Xie Ci’an:…

The queen is really trying hard to eat melon.

Xie Ci'an tried his best to protect Gu Jianchu in his arms to prevent her from seeing such a bloody scene.

After all ten nails were hammered into Wang Liu's body, Zhongfeng lifted Wang Liu's jaw with the hammer and said, "Who is the big shot behind you? If you tell the truth, I might spare your life."

Wang Liu was covered in blood, his eyes blurred due to the pain. "Even if I know, I won't tell you. If you have the guts, just kill me."

"Die, how could I let you die? The Imperial City Division has plenty of torture instruments that will make you unable to survive."

[The medicine that Master used to control Guo Zirui was quite effective. It can be used on Wang Liu. It is guaranteed to be able to control anything.]

These people in the Imperial City Bureau are used to torture, and they never thought of even the best things.

Seeing that the next torture device was about to be used on Wang Liu, Xie Ci'an suddenly raised his hand to stop it, "Bring the secret medicine here."

Xie Ci'an was too lazy to continue wasting time.

Chongfeng immediately sent someone to get the secret medicine, dipped a little powder with his fingernail and smeared it between Wang Liu's nose. However, after a while, Wang Liu's eyes became dull and he fell into a state of confusion.

Zhongfeng dug his fingers into Wang Liu's hair and pulled his head back with force. "Who is the mastermind behind the illegal sale of salt and weapons?"

Wang Liu took a long moment to react, then finally said word by word, "It's the Governor of Zhejiang and the Empress Dowager. Every time I sell something, I split the proceeds into two, giving them to the Empress Dowager and the Governor of Zhejiang respectively. The Governor of Zhejiang gets the lion's share, and the Empress Dowager only gets a small portion."

Hearing this, Xie Ci'an looked at the Queen Mother with dangerous eyes.

The Queen Mother felt extremely guilty, and in order to make herself appear less guilty, she deliberately raised her voice and said, "I think this guy was instructed by the Governor of Zhejiang to deliberately slander me."

"Mother, don't rush to edit it. There may be something more interesting." The smile at the corner of Xie Ci'an's eyes became brighter.

"What role did Yang Shilin play in this?" Chongfeng continued to ask.

"Lord Yang is nothing more than a dog controlled by the Governor of Zhejiang. He specializes in helping to process passes for salt smuggling and helping to find ways to transport batches of weapons to the capital under the nose of the Five Cities Military Commission."

Under the control of drugs, Wang Liu told everything he knew.

Chongfeng glanced at Xie Ci'an, and only became bolder after receiving Xie Ci'an's consent. "Yang Shilin, do you know that the Queen Mother is involved?"

Wang Liu shook his head. "I don't know. The Queen Mother is of noble status and rarely shows up. I'm afraid that if too many people know about it, something might go wrong. I don't dare let Lord Yang know about the Queen Mother's existence."

"What role did the Queen Mother play in this?"

"Protection Umbrella, many things would be difficult for us to accomplish without the Queen Mother's help, including those collaborations with foreign countries. We also use the Queen Mother's private seal, otherwise those foreign countries would not trust us at all."

"I didn't know that my mother was actually engaged in the weapons business?" Xie Ci'an's tone was already filled with danger.

The Queen Mother, who had already handed over the military power, now even spoke with little confidence, "This is a false accusation. How could I do such a thing?"

"Wang Liu, I ask you, what evidence do you have to prove that the Queen Mother was involved?" Xie Ci'an clenched his fingers into fists, and his joints creaked from the force.

Wang Liu paused for so long that the Queen Mother's heart rose to her throat.

Wang Liu pulled out two envelopes from his inner pocket. "These are the letters the Queen Mother wrote to the foreign kingdoms that she hasn't yet sent. They're all stamped with the Queen Mother's personal seal. If the Emperor doesn't believe me, he can check them."

When the Queen Mother saw the familiar envelope, her expression became extremely ugly.

Cheng Song stepped forward, took the envelope, and presented it to the emperor.