Marrying a rich man after rebirth: The daily life of a legitimate daughter

Tan Shaocong's humble appearance did not win the forgiveness of the prince. He must investigate the matter of releasing the virus to the people: "It's useless for you to beg me, so you'd better tell me everything honestly."

Zhong Minglai was determined to die: "You don't need to ask. We won't tell you even if you ask."

"Then we can only use punishment."

The bailiff swung the whip in his hand and hit the two men. With each whip, their skin was torn and their flesh was exposed.

Seeing that begging for mercy was useless, Tan Shaocong said nothing more and told the whole story, enduring the severe pain.

Zhong Ming went from being patient in the beginning to shouting loudly and swearing all the time.

The prince ignored them and let the bailiffs whip them.

After a while, the cell that was filled with shouting became quiet.

The bailiff walked up to the prince and asked: "The prisoner has been knocked unconscious. Should we wash him with cold water or continue beating him, or should we lock him up in a cell?"

The prince pursed his lips and said nothing. Not long after the punishment began, the two men fainted.

Continuing on, before the matter was finally solved, the two men were beaten to death by the yamen runners: "Lock them up first."

The bailiffs received the order from the prince and dragged the two men tied to the pillars into the cell.

Tan Shaocong and Zhong Ming, who were lying on the ground, slowly woke up at night.

Tan Shaocong's face turned pale, revealing a painful expression. He propped himself up and slowly stood up: "This damn prince is too cruel. He is not afraid of offending me at all."

Zhong Ming endured the severe pain in his body, slowly got up from the ground, and sat against the wall: "We are all prisoners, do you think he will still be afraid of offending you?"

"After all, I am a military advisor and have been invited by many countries' armies. What's more, I am now the Emperor of Wei's man, so he is not afraid that the Emperor of Wei will cause trouble for him."

Zhong Ming sneered at Tan Shaocong: "Emperor Wei doesn't even know that you were captured by him, so why are you looking for trouble with the prince?"

"I was so wise all my life, but I didn't expect to be tricked here. I was caught in the trap designed by the prince. I guess I can't escape."

At this moment, Zhong Ming remembered: "We still have a chance to escape. Soon, the people of Emperor Wei will come to the designated location to pick us up. If they don't pick us up, they will naturally come to rescue us."

Tan Shaocong felt that there was little hope: "No one knew we were in jail. How could we rescue the people who came to pick us up? It was simply a pipe dream."

Zhong Ming frowned: "If they didn't pick us up, they would probably look for us everywhere in the capital. If they can't find any trace of us, they would know that something has happened to us."

"I hope so! I hope we can find out that we have been arrested and come to rescue us. If we continue to stay here, I am afraid I will not be able to bear the punishment and will reveal everything."

Zhong Ming had never suffered such torture before. If it happened a few more times, he would not be able to hold on any longer. "All we can do now is to delay the people who came to pick us up and rescue us."

Tan Shaocong nodded helplessly, closed his eyes tiredly and stopped talking.

……

Yuan Qing looked at the prince in disbelief: "Why did Tan Shaocong come to the capital to throw the virus to the people? Did you make a mistake?"

"No, I searched for a long time but couldn't find any clues. Zhu Jun helped me set a trap, and I caught Tan Shaocong and his accomplices together."

Yuan Qing walked around the room, thinking for a long time, but couldn't figure out why Tan Shaocong did this: "He is a military advisor, and a very famous one. Everyone is vying for him. Could it be that he has already found someone to join him?"

"I don't know. I have been interrogating him but have not gotten any useful information."

Yuan Qing's expression became particularly heavy: "You tortured him."

"Well, they are used to a life of luxury, and they fainted after being punished. I am wondering whether to continue to torture them after they wake up. I am afraid that if I use too much force, I will beat them to death before I can find out the truth. So I came here to ask you what I should do."

Yuan Qing did not hesitate: "If they become spies of other countries, they will not tell the truth without some tricks. Even if you use torture, they would rather die than speak. Just kill them directly and eliminate the trouble forever."

"This is the only way." The prince couldn't think of a better way.

In the next few days, the prince stayed in the yamen and tortured Tan Shaocong and the other man one after another.

The two men just kept begging for mercy and refused to tell everything, which made the prince very angry.

……

The night was dark.

The people who came to pick up Tan Shaocong and Zhong Ming appeared on the hills in the suburbs of Beijing.

I waited until midnight, but the two of them didn't show up.

The black-clad guard began to get anxious and walked up to the leader: "It's already the agreed time, but the military advisor and Lord Zhong haven't shown up yet. Did something unexpected happen?"

"Wait a little longer, maybe something stopped them on the way."

The black-clad guard stopped talking and just stood there quietly.

The group waited until dawn, but still the two men did not show up.

The leader frowned, wondering if something had really happened to the two men. "Let's put on civilian clothes, go into the capital, and look for them where they live."

The black-clad guard immediately took out the clothes he had prepared in advance from his bag and put them on.

He hid his weapons and black clothes on a big tree.

The group arrived at the city gate, underwent inspection by the soldiers, and entered the capital.

When we arrived at the place where Tan Shaocong and Zhong Ming lived, their luggage and daily necessities were all there, but they were gone.

The leader touched the table, which was covered with dust. The two men had not returned for a long time.

The black-clad guard asked, "What's going on? Did something happen?"

"You guessed right, their identities must have been exposed and they were caught." The leader looked heavy-hearted.

"Then what should we do now?"

The leader was silent for a while, then looked at the busy streets and said, "Go to the streets and alleys of the capital separately and ask about the two people. Were they captured by the government or the army?"

The black-clad guards standing there dispersed and disappeared in the crowd.

The leader was walking aimlessly on the street, and came to the billboard and saw the notice on it.

He knew what was going on. Apart from sending them to pick up Tan Shaocong and Zhong Ming, Emperor Wei did not send anyone else.

The two of them were deceived by the notice posted by the government office. By now, they should have been thrown into jail and might even have been punished.

The leader walked up and down the street anxiously, trying to find a way to rescue the two people.

It would be troublesome if they couldn't bear the punishment and told everything.

He went up to the yamen runner guarding the notice board and asked, "Which yamen posted this notice?"

The bailiff didn't think much about it and told the leader.

The leader got the confirmed news and left.