sbdcsierra Chapter 420 Forced Confession
Chapter 420 Forced Confession
Si Fei showed a horrified expression.
He reached out to open Fei Wan's medicine bottle.
But because of the effect of the drugs given by the jailer, her feelings and movements were very slow, and she had no time to refuse Fei Wan's medicine.
Then the somewhat sticky, sour and bitter liquid went down the throat into the stomach.
"You... dare to poison... me!"
Si Fei's shock and anger only resulted in Fei Wan's cold sneer.
"You will die the day after tomorrow. Wouldn't it be more satisfying to be beheaded in the street? Why would I waste poison on you?"
Then what did you give me to drink! Si Fei opened her mouth, but before she could ask the next question, she suddenly felt a stomachache.
Wherever the medicine passed, she felt a burning sensation, and the pain in her stomach became more and more severe. In the blink of an eye, she was shaking with pain all over.
Fei Wan's cold voice sounded vague in her ears.
"Empress, this is a painkiller made from wild herbs. It's so painful it can make you lose your soul. It won't harm your stomach or intestines; it's just pure pain. If you can handle it, you don't have to answer my questions."
So you want to force me to tell you something? Concubine Si wanted to speak, but she was in so much pain that she couldn't say anything.
She gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and tried to endure it.
But it failed in just a moment.
It hurts so much!
It's simply unbearable!
"You...ask!" She said the two words with difficulty, her lips trembling.
Fei Wan looked down at her and asked, "Tell me all the ways you contacted Bei Qu, and why no one reported the Qu troops' entry to the court."
Si Fei growled in intense pain, "I confessed!"
These questions were asked during the interrogations by the Palace Justice Department and the Ministry of Justice, and they were clearly written in the confession.
Fei Wan said, "This is what I'm asking you. Tell me everything you haven't confessed to the court."
"……No!"
"Oh? Really not, Empress? Well then, just bear with the pain. I'll go back and report to His Majesty that you're just being unreasonable. His Majesty will surely be furious and order the prison to keep a close watch on you. Even if you die from the pain, the jailers will only watch and cheer."
Fei Wan pretended to turn around.
Concubine Si became anxious.
"Don't go!"
She spoke two sentences very quickly, and actually revealed a way of contacting Bei Qu that she had never confessed before.
"Quick... relieve this pain..."
Fei Wan was unmoved and asked her to tell him the reason why the Tartar soldiers entered the country so quietly.
Prior to this, the court's investigation and Concubine Si's confession had already corroborated the fact that Qu's troops had been able to enter the capital unimpeded from the border because the commander of a certain border pass had secretly colluded with the enemy, allowing them to open the pass. Furthermore, they had obtained a detailed map of Daliang's interior and specifically targeted desolate mountainous areas, killing anyone they encountered and slaughtering entire villages, ultimately reaching the capital at a rapid pace and stealthily.
After the incident, the commander of the pass had already fled to foreign lands with his family, and the Tiger Guards were dispatched to pursue him. Wherever Qu's troops passed, officials and commanders along the way were held accountable, with many demoted and imprisoned. By now, the reason for Qu's troops' entry into the country was well known to the government and the people.
But this is just an official reason.
Fei Wan received a secret report from Lu Guinian, stating that some details were questionable, but the court investigators had already stopped investigating in order to quickly bring the case to a conclusion. Lu Guinian asked Fei Wan to seek help from Concubine Si to see if there were any other loopholes in the border defense.
This involves national security, and if there are any loopholes, they must be plugged as soon as possible.
"Empress, there's no need to talk about what you confessed to the Ministry of Justice. Tell me something you don't want His Majesty to know."
While Fei Wan was speaking, several brown beetles crawled out of the straw, crawled over Sifei's body and face, and then quickly disappeared into the straw at the other end.
Si Fei was in so much pain that she didn't even bother to scream and just let the bugs crawl around.
But Fei Wan's questioning still made her eyes flicker.
Obviously, she was hesitating.
Struggling.
Fei Wan was not in a hurry and waited quietly.
Even under the effects of such painful medicine, Si Fei hesitated, which shows that what she was hiding was very valuable.
This medicine will only make the pain worse. Let's see how long she can endure it.
“…Yes, someone is helping.”
As a result, Concubine Si didn't hold it in for long. She vomited after just a moment.
"Who helped?"
"No, I don't know. When that person came to see me, it was always at night, with his face covered..."
Fei Wan raised her eyebrows. This helper is still in the palace?
"Empress, have you read too many storybooks? A masked man? Since you're so dishonest, I can only let you continue to suffer."
"Quick, quick, relieve this pain..."
Si Fei stretched out her hand, trying to grab the corner of Fei Wan's clothes, begging in a pitiful voice.
Fei Wan just looked at her expressionlessly.
Sure enough, once again, Concubine Si was defeated.
"Yes, it was my eunuch, Fuduo, who first approached me and said he could contact Beiqu..."
She finally confessed in great pain.
After being demoted to Consort Si and residing in Qingliang Palace, she found herself without a single available servant. The former servants of Fengyi Palace had been dispersed, and the Imperial Household Department, under the Emperor's orders, assigned her some of the palace maids. Among them, a eunuch named Fuduo quickly found an opportunity to meet with her alone, offering to help her seek revenge.
Contact the State of Qu and put pressure on Daliang from outside.
To suppress the Empress Dowager, Concubine Zhao and even the Emperor.
There was actually a spy from Beiqu in the palace! She was shocked, but also felt a faint sense of joy and satisfaction.
After repeated hesitation and anger, she finally made up her mind to let Duofu contact Beiqu.
So she started to cooperate with King Beiqu Nanyu.
"I didn't know at first... they, they came in such large numbers... I had no intention of treason. I just thought they were a small group, harassing and causing trouble..."
After finishing her statement, Si Fei also defended herself, even though it was difficult for her to speak at that moment.
She made excuses when she was interrogated by the Ministry of Justice, and she continued to make the same excuses when Fei Wan questioned her privately.
How could she, the queen, be willing to bear the crime of treason!
But that was just her unwillingness, Fei Wan didn't care.
Fei Wan just wanted to know the person called "Duofu".
As for the twists and turns in the whole incident where Concubine Si wanted to use Qu Guo but was used by the other party instead, it was meaningless to her.
"Who else besides Duofu?" she continued to ask.
After several attempts at tug-of-war and a show of determination, Concubine Si finally confessed some things.
It was not until Fei Wan judged that there was nothing left to be squeezed out of her that she was given painkillers.
"I will verify what the Queen said. If there is even a hint of falsehood, I will come to visit you in prison. Then, I will give you a higher dose of this wonderful medicine so that you can enjoy it once more before being beheaded."
Si Fei's pain gradually subsided, but she was covered in cold sweat and still felt scared.
She tried hard to show that she had confessed everything.
She doesn't want to feel pain again and would rather die!
Fei Wan said calmly, "Your Majesty will not know what you have confessed to me. I also don't want His Majesty to know that you have confessed to me. Do you understand, Zheng? If His Majesty knew, even if I can't enter the Heavenly Prison again, someone in this prison will send you good medicine."
Concubine Si laughed bitterly.
Before the confession, she was mocked by the Empress Dowager. After the confession, she became the humble Zheng. Zhao Fei, her expression changed like turning the pages of a book.
Your Majesty, how foolish you are to favor and trust such a woman!
She whispered weakly, "Zhao Fei, please stop forcing me. I've told you everything I know. I won't tell anyone else about your private confession. I'm willing to keep it secret for you. Do you know why?"
Fei Wan said calmly, "Because now you hate His Majesty more than you hate me."
Ha ha ha ha ha……
Si Fei laughed hoarsely.
"You're right, Concubine Zhao, Yu! I'm truly delighted to have a sweet-mouthed, treacherous snake like you by his side! Sooner or later, he'll die at your hands. I can see it all too clearly!"