Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

The cold palace was filthy, and no one planned to stay there for long.

Shu Fei and Wan Pin followed behind the Empress Dowager on either side, standing at the door of the cold palace without going too deep.

Soon, all the people in the cold palace were gathered together and guarded by the guards and stood in the courtyard.

The most conspicuous and most suspicious one among them is naturally Li Shuren.

At the Queen Mother's glance, Cheng Han instructed two young eunuchs to drag Li Shuren out and press her to the ground.

Li Shuren's eyes were dull and empty, as if she was a body without a soul, at the mercy of others.

She knelt on the ground, staring straight at the auspicious round pattern on the hem of the empress dowager's dark orange mandarin dress.

The Queen Mother frowned slightly, lowered her eyes to look at Li Shuren, and said calmly, "Today, at my family's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, Concubine Rou asked for leave in advance due to feeling unwell.

Now that I think about it, she must have used an excuse to sneak out to the cold palace to look for you.

Concubine Rou has now died tragically in the cold palace. Lady Li, tell me the truth, what did Concubine Rou do to find you? Did you kill her? "

Li Shuren remained silent upon hearing the voice, and even her expression did not change at all.

Shu Fei knew that she had the responsibility to assist in managing the six palaces. At a time like this, she naturally could not always hide behind the Queen Mother. She should also show some dignity and means to convince everyone.

It would also let the Queen Mother know that she, Shu Fei, would be better off without the Queen Mother's protection. She was never willing to be anyone's puppet.

Shu Fei took a step forward and raised her voice to ask, "Madam Li, Concubine Rou is your biological sister.

Now that she's dead, why do you seem to be neither sad nor happy? You are too hard-hearted."

Wanpin continued, "Whether she is heartless or not is unknown, but everyone can see that Li Shuren's attitude is abnormal.

Madam Shufei, I think that this commoner Li has been tortured in the cold palace to the point of going crazy.

Or maybe she killed Concubine Rou and has something to hide, so she is acting crazy and stupid in front of us."

Shu Fei couldn't bear to look at Li Shu Ren's stupid look any longer, and said coldly, "Humph, you'll know if you're crazy or just pretending to be stupid if you try.

Come here, first give Li Shuren ten lashes. Let her feel the pain and wake up. "

Soon, a tall and sturdy nanny came with a soft whip as thick as a baby's wrist.

With just the first blow, a deep and red groove appeared on the back of the beautiful commoner.

Li Shuren was originally thin and weak, and after being whipped, her eyes rolled back and her body went limp.

The nanny stepped forward with some concern and quickly checked Li Shuren's breath. Then she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at Shu Fei, "Madam Shu Fei, Li Shuren is weak and may have fainted."

Shu Fei waved her hand indifferently, "If she faints, wake her up.

Madam Ying, you are someone I specially transferred from the Ministry of Punishment. Do I need to teach you?"

Ever since Shu Fei gave birth to the ninth prince Yongrui, she has been extremely cautious in selecting the people to serve him.

His family background must be clean, his character must be upright and loyal, and it would be best if he knows some martial arts skills, which may come in handy at a critical moment.

With this selection, there was no one on the list provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs who completely met Shu Fei's requirements.

Shu Fei had no choice but to go and see for herself. When she saw it, she saw Nanny Ying who happened to be coming to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pick up something.

Nanny Ying was not stupid. She knew that marrying Shu Fei was her destiny, so naturally she was unwilling to let go of such a good opportunity to show off.

Nanny Ying quickly brought a basin of water, sprinkled a handful of coarse salt into it, stirred it with a whip, and then poured the whole basin on Li Shuren's back.

The salt water hit the new wound, causing such severe pain that Li Shuren rolled on the ground in agony.

But Nanny Ying just looked at Li Shu Ren coldly, as if she was looking at a piece of fat meat on a chopping board, without any sympathy for her.

Although Shu Fei did not say anything, Madam Ying did not hesitate. She pulled the whip to both sides with both hands, grinning and ready to continue the second whip.

At this moment, a weathered female voice suddenly sounded from the crowd.

"Wait a minute, if you keep beating her like this, not only will she not be able to say anything, she may even die."

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman with wrinkles on her face and gray hair, but with her hair neatly combed into a bun. She calmly pushed aside the many embarrassed and crazy women around her and stood up with her back straight.

"Who are you?" Shu Fei was a little confused.

Judging from the old face of this woman, she must be in her sixties or seventies. Could she be the abandoned concubine who was banished to the cold palace by the previous emperor or even earlier?

However, this woman was able to survive in such a dark and desolate place like the cold palace for so many years and still retain her sanity and decency. Her determination should not be underestimated.

The woman sneered, her pair of drooping eyes shining with a shrewd light, but she did not answer Shu Fei's words. Instead, she turned her head and looked at the Queen Mother sinisterly.

"Who am I? Concubine Xi, don't you recognize me? Oh, no, the late emperor is dead, and you are already the empress dowager."

The Queen Mother looked at the woman blankly and warily. Upon seeing this, Fujia hurriedly stepped forward and stood in front of the Queen Mother, trying to block the woman's cold gaze.

Unexpectedly, the woman suddenly raised her head and laughed, and the wrinkles on her face blended together, making her look even older and more haggard.

"Forget it, Your Majesty is really a forgetful person. I can tell from the look on your face that you don't recognize me."

The woman touched her face and sneered, "Yes, we are all old."

Shu Fei realized that the woman was deliberately digressing and couldn't help but interrupt her, "That's enough, you're already in the cold palace, does it matter who it is?

Why do you say that Li Shuren can't say anything? What do you know?"

"If I know something, how are you going to exchange it with me?"

The woman's eyes, filled with sadness and sharpness, suddenly fell into Shu Fei's eyes. Shu Fei felt a chill creeping up her back in an instant.

The look in this woman's eyes was like that of a starving beast, which made people feel frightened and terrified.

"You...if you don't tell me, I'll whip you!"

Although Shu Fei held her neck high, her words always revealed a sense of being fierce but weak.

The woman rolled her eyes nonchalantly and said, "I've had enough of living in this cold palace, you can use any whipping punishment you want.

If I frown or say a word, all these years of my life would be wasted."

Seeing that the woman was a tough one, Shu Fei felt a little suffocated for a moment.

Fortunately, Wanpin spoke in time, with a kind smile and soft words, "If you tell the truth, although I can't let you out of the cold palace, I can make the decision to send you some cotton clothes and food, so that you can live better in the cold palace.

Although those are external things, they are what you need. It is not unfair to you, right? "

The woman snorted coldly, with a weird grin on her face, "You still have some sense, so it's okay to tell you.

Li Shuren was given a mute drug by the dead Concubine Rou on the ground, and she can no longer speak. How can she answer your questions? "