Forced to be a third person: I turned around and left the palace to marry a villain

The air was filled with the smell of sulfur, and it was obvious that Shangguan Jin had already made all the necessary preparations. It was not easy to leave here.

"Actually, I don't want to attack An Yun. After all, she is an important military asset of our country and means a lot to us."

Shangguan Jin said this lightly, and at the same time asked the injured guard to pick up the branding iron again.

"But since you don't listen, don't blame me for being rude. If you do something wrong, you must be punished so that you will remember the lesson."

"If you want to punish me, come at me." Jiang Xue stood firmly in front of An Yun, blocking the branding iron with her body, without any fear on her face.

"Oh? Are you going to take the blame for her?" Shangguan Jin raised his eyebrows, seeming to be very interested in this. "Cao Ling, does this scene remind you of something?"

With a sneer, a figure walked out from the darkness.

Shangguan Jin stopped the guard's actions, looked at Jiang Xue with a half smile, and then turned to Cao Ling who was gradually appearing beside him.

"It really resembles the scene that happened in the backyard of the Fourth Prince's Mansion before. It is very impressive." Cao Ling had a cold smile on his face, which made the people around him shudder.

Princess Jiang Xue spoke, and Shangguan Jin thought to himself: I can't seem to refuse this request.

He said slowly: "How about this, Princess Changle, you will be punished in place of An Yun, and the executor will be Cao Ling. As long as you can withstand the thirty-six kinds of punishments in Cao Ling's hands, I will let An Yun leave here."

Turning to Cao Ling, Shangguan Jin continued, "Remember to show mercy and don't let her lose her life. After this is done, I can write off the guilt of your Cao family for helping Huai Chen and others escape from Huyin City. Not only that, I can also help you secure your position as the head of the Cao family, and let you and your second sister be together forever."

After Jiang Xue was tied to the cross, Shangguan Jin left the cell with satisfaction.

He is such a powerful character that even the emperor was willing to sacrifice two princes to support him as the crown prince. He has a very accurate grasp of people's hearts.

Jiang Xue stared into Cao Ling's malicious eyes, and her heart sank.

"Next, it's time to end things between us." Cao Ling picked up a torture device and shook it in front of her. "This is a tool for pulling out nails. I think you should know its use."

While heating the torture instruments with fire, he said, "I heard from Zhiqing that she once asked you to help get rid of Shangguan Xi, but you refused."

Cao Ling's voice was full of resentment: "If you had helped her at the beginning, she would not have suffered Shangguan Xi's revenge."

Thinking of the desperate expression on Cao Zhiqing's face, Cao Ling felt heartbroken. That was his sweetheart, and yet she was being humiliated like this.

Today, he wanted to let Jiang Xue taste all the pain that Zhiqing had suffered. "If you had given Zhiqing poison at that time, perhaps Shangguan Xi would be dead now, and I would even be grateful to you."

The torture instruments were burning red, and Cao Ling approached step by step, with cruelty flashing in his eyes.

Jiang Xue said calmly: "If Zhiqing was given poison, she and the young master's mansion would be buried with her. Shangguan Xi is of royal blood, and no one can easily harm her.

He is a touchstone left by the emperor for Shangguan Jin. Before the new emperor ascends the throne, anyone who attempts to murder him will not be let off.

If Zhiqing had listened to my advice and treated Shangguan Xi's wounds instead of using poison, her fate might have been changed long ago."

Because there are very few trustworthy people around Shangguan Xi, if Cao Zhiqing could lend a helping hand when he needs it most, perhaps she could win his trust and change his tragic fate.

She was too impatient and acted without considering the consequences. As a result, she was ruthlessly retaliated by Shangguan Xi.

"You are trying to excuse yourself!" He angrily accused: "Zhiqing fell into Cao Zhilan's trap from the beginning and was forced to become Shangguan Xi's concubine. She suffered a lot in the Fourth Prince's mansion.

She wanted to break free, but you said she was trying to save someone? If you had helped her at that time, she wouldn't have taken such a big risk to fight for her freedom! "

Jiang Xue was seen as the root cause of all this misfortune.

If she hadn't helped Zhiqing get rid of Shangguan Xi, what happened later would never have happened.

Cao Ling was filled with anger, with the flame of revenge burning in his eyes, and he blamed all the sins on Jiang Xue.

"Now, it's time for you to pay back!" With a roar, the cold torture instrument fell heavily. Jiang Xue felt unprecedented pain. Her thumb nail was pulled out forcibly, and blood dripped onto the cold ground.

Despite the unbearable pain, Jiang Xue clenched her teeth and forced herself not to make any sound.

Each finger is connected to the heart, and such hurt made her burst into tears. However, this is just the beginning.

Cao Ling was not satisfied with this. He wanted to completely destroy the other party's will. "Someone, bring the pepper water! Clean her hands for me."

Following the order, the officials quickly executed it, dipping Jiang Xue's injured hand into the highly irritating pepper water. Suddenly, a strong burning sensation spread throughout her body like lightning, causing her to involuntarily gasp for air.

Faced with such cruel treatment, Jiang Xue had only one thought in her mind: how to escape from here and regain freedom with An Yun. But she knew that only by staying calm could she find a glimmer of hope.

"Haha, do you feel it? This is the pain that Zhiqing has endured. No, it's not enough. This kind of pain is far less than one ten-thousandth of what Zhiqing has endured. I will continue and let you taste more pain."

Cao Ling laughed wildly, picked up a whip beside him, dipped it in pepper water, and whipped Jiang Xue hard.

Jiang Xue's pure white clothes were instantly stained red by blood, and against the bloody background, she looked even more beautiful and moving. However, such beauty made people feel heartbroken.

"Stop! Stop now!" An Yun woke up from the chaos with a dizzy head. It was obvious that someone had drugged her.

She tried hard to open her eyes and see the scene clearly, but found Jiang Xue tied to a cross with scars all over her body.

An Yun tried to get up to save her, but her shoulders were held down tightly by two officials and she could not move.

Seeing Jiang Xue being tortured, An Yun became extremely anxious and shouted loudly to Cao Ling.

At this time, Cao Ling had completely gone crazy. Facing this woman who had frustrated him time and time again, he wished he could destroy her completely.

He turned a deaf ear to An Yun's voice and only thought about punishing Jiang Xue in a more cruel way.

"Let's change to something else." Cao Ling threw away the whip in his hand and picked up the red-hot iron on the ground. "It is said that Princess Changle is stunningly beautiful. I want to see if she can still maintain her pride without this beauty."

"Hehe, Mr. Cao San, do you think that I can survive until now just by relying on this face?" Jiang Xue smiled contemptuously, angering Cao Ling.

"If it weren't for your beauty that deceived people, how could those men listen to you? Today I will destroy your face that brings disaster to people and see how you can seduce others." Cao Ling roared angrily and raised the branding iron towards Jiang Xue's face.