The legitimate daughter is reborn and the fake Bai Lian is completely panicked

It was pitch black inside, and Yu Zian walked in cautiously.

It's a slippery staircase.

He took out a fire from his sleeve and lit it, then walked down little by little, holding onto the wall.

It's dark and damp here, and ordinary people can't stand it. I'm afraid only the maid who delivers meals will come in on time.

Shen Mi said that the underground prison in the East Palace might contain people from the Shen family.

It was pitch black inside, and there was a cold wind.

After Yu Zian mustered up the courage to go down the stairs, he found himself in an underground prison.

The prison was pitch black, and only the fire he lit could provide a glimpse of light.

Gradually, a squeaking sound came from not far away.

He could roughly guess that it was a woman's voice.

With every step he took forward, his heart was pounding.

As he got closer, the sound got closer.

Every subtle frame penetrated into his eardrum and gave him goosebumps.

The fire slowly illuminated, and he could see that the prison was made of black iron, and the door was tightly locked.

There was a chopping board at the front of the cell, on which were placed many execution tools.

These include clamps, tiger benches, needles, knives, daggers, and beheading axes.

Some of the torture instruments still had blood on them.

Yu Zian turned around and continued walking inside with the torch in his hand.

The further we walked inside, the closer we saw a large iron cage with several prisoners locked up inside.

Some of these prisoners had their fingers chopped off.

Some are already dying, huddled lifelessly in their cells.

Among them, one person was tied to an iron frame and tortured to the point of being covered in blood and living a life worse than death.

But, among these people imprisoned here, who could be the Shen family?

But Yu Zian was glad that there were no children here.

Looking at those people who were tortured to a point where their lives were worse than death and covered in blood, Yu Zian walked over trembling.

He squatted down slightly and asked the people in the prison in a low voice: "Who are you and why are you imprisoned here?"

But the person in the cell did not reply to him.

There were only two disheveled women, groaning and crawling over with difficulty.

Only then did Yu Zian see clearly that the tongues of the two people in front of him had been cut.

"Did they cut your tongues?"

What did the Queen and the Crown Prince do with these people?

Who are these people? Why are they imprisoned here for no reason?

He continued to ask.

"Are there any people from the Shen family's Pingyang Marquis Mansion among you?"

"If so, could you please let me know?"

"Don't worry, I will find a way to get you out."

There was dead silence in the cell and no one answered him.

Yu Zian asked again, "Is there anyone from Pingyang Marquis's Mansion?"

"Your families are waiting for you to come home."

No one answered him, except for the two women in front of the iron gate, who stammered and looked back at the woman in the darkest corner of the cell.

In the dark corner, the woman was wearing a thin middle-length dress, and judging by its color, it seemed to have been worn for many years.

She curled up on the ground, eyes open, looking at Yu Zian with her dying breath.

There were some old scars on his arms, which were very deep, and judging by the wounds, they were caused by cuts with a dagger.

The fingernails on both hands were almost peeled off, and they looked black and scary.

Next to her, curled up was a thinly dressed girl.

Yu Zi'an looked at the girl carefully and saw that she was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with messy hair and a dull look.

His face was dirty, his hair was unkempt, and the little finger on one of his hands had been cut off.

The mark of the branding iron can be seen on the neck.

She squatted beside the woman, looking at Yu Zian outside the prison door, her body trembling slightly.

Perhaps because of fear, she gently moved into the woman's arms.

Yu Zian continued to ask: "Are you from the Shen family?"

"If so, nod your head."

The woman in the corner breathed faintly and nodded slowly.

Instead, the girl in her arms looked at him with a pair of round eyes.

Although Yu Zian didn't know who these two people were in the Shen family, he could roughly guess that they should be Shen Mi's relatives.

If they were Shen Mi’s relatives, how would the Shen family come to terms with what they had endured?

He comforted them: "Just wait here peacefully, I will find a way to rescue you."

After saying that, Yu Zian put away the fire, turned around and walked out of the underground prison.

He has been down here for quite some time. If he stayed any longer, it might be dawn already.

He could only return the same way. After returning to the study, he rearranged the mechanism, climbed out of the study through the window, and went to his private room.

The guards of the Prince's Mansion are still searching for the assassin.

Yu Zian took off his nightgown, put it away, and went to bed.

At this time, Mingshuiyuan.

After the guards left, Lan Ci came out of the closet when he saw that there was no movement in the yard.

"Everyone is gone?"

Shen Shu rolled her eyes at him and said, "Fortunately, the Queen gave the order in advance, otherwise you would be dead if you were discovered."

"After all, the East Palace has too many people and too many tasks to handle."

"If it weren't for getting pregnant, I wouldn't take such a big risk."

Lan Ci curled his lips slightly and slowly walked towards Shen Shu.

He reached out and grabbed her waist, then placed his big palm on her buttocks and pinched them hard.

"Shen Shu, who do you think is better at serving me or my younger brother?"

Shen Shu pushed him away and slapped him in the face.

"I tell you, you will never be as good as the prince brother."

"Brother Crown Prince is of noble status. If I marry him, I will be the future Crown Princess."

Lan Ci lowered his head and smiled, wiped the corner of his lips with his hand, and looked at the woman in front of him with raised eyebrows.

"How about you follow me?"

"You enter the East Palace as a concubine, and you don't even know how the wife will torture you to death."

"I am very kind to women."

"I'm telling the truth."

Shen Shu didn't want to pay attention to him, and just said coldly: "Get out of here quickly, you are not allowed to show up after I get pregnant."

"That's fine."

Lan Ci opened the door with a calm expression, and a guard was waiting outside.

"Sir, it's time for us to leave."

Lan Ci nodded and followed the guards outside.

When walking out of the outer courtyard of Mingshui Pavilion, the head of the guards of the Eastern Palace found that the guards around Lan Ci were very familiar.

Just as the guards beside him were about to rush out to arrest people, the guard leader Wu Tong spoke first.

"Let them go first."

"It should be someone close to the Queen."

Everyone sighed and immediately stopped.

Not long after Lan Ci walked out, the maids from the Eastern Palace came together to protect him and went to the side door of the Eastern Palace.

Commander Wu came out from his hiding place, frowning, looking somewhat incredulous.

"Why, I feel that man and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seem to be somewhat similar."

"It looks quite similar." A guard beside him said.

"But why did you come out of Miss Shen San's Mingshui Pavilion?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is ill now, and this Third Miss Shen..."

"Shut up!" Commander Wu shouted quickly.

"It's better not to know these things, or you'll lose your head."

"Wait until His Royal Highness wakes up and have him punish these two people personally."

"Everyone go back and guard it first, don't let anything go wrong in the East Palace."

"Yes, Commander."