The widow becomes a fairy, and the time-traveling girl counterattacks and becomes the queen

Chapter 262 A Woman with a Heart as Serious as a Serpent

At this time, Concubine Yin was sitting on the gorgeous throne, her beautiful eyes slightly narrowed, revealing a chilling cold light.

Seeing Xiao Xinzi being brought up, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, outlining a cold smile, and she said sarcastically:

"Xiao Xinzi, you little slave, how dare you betray me! Tell me the truth! When did you start doing such a treasonous act?"

Concubine Yin raised her eyebrows, opened her beautiful eyes wide, and glared at Xiao Xinzi, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, and scolded him harshly.

When Xiao Xinzi heard this, he was so scared that his face turned pale. Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead and his body began to tremble violently involuntarily.

He kowtowed like crazy, crying out in a sobbing voice, "Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me. Your Majesty, please understand. I have always been loyal to you. Please trust me!"

However, Concubine Yin was not moved at all. She sneered and shouted angrily:

"What a daring servant you are! Even at this point, you still dare to flatter and deny everything in front of me!

It seems that if I don't teach you a lesson, you won't confess the truth." She swung the handkerchief in her hand and called out, "Someone come!"

Following this shout, a group of strong guards quickly rushed into the hall and responded in unison: "In!"

Concubine Yin pointed at Xiao Xinzi and gritted her teeth, "Drag this ungrateful, disloyal man away and beat him mercilessly until he tells the truth!"

After receiving the order, the guards immediately pounced on Xiao Xinzi like wolves and tigers, tied him up without saying a word, and dragged him out like a dead dog.

"My queen, please spare my life. I am loyal to you. I really have not betrayed you..." Xiao Xinzi cried in despair, but his plea for mercy was soon drowned out.

Several burly men rushed forward like hungry tigers pouncing on their prey and dragged Xiao Xinzi into the torture room nearby.

Suddenly, screams, the crackling of whips, and the clashing of various torture instruments intertwined and echoed throughout the palace...

Not long after, a man covered in blood, with a disfigured face and bloody flesh was dragged up by the guards.

This person was Xiao Xinzi. He was no longer in human form, and the wounds on his body were still oozing blood, which was shocking to see.

The noble concubine Yin, who was sitting on the high seat, raised her eyebrows, a cold light flashed in her beautiful eyes, and said sternly:

"Tell me! When did you start betraying me?" Her cold tone seemed to freeze the air around her.

Hearing Concubine Yin's angry roar, Xiao Xinzi was terrified. He struggled to get up, but the pain in his body made it impossible for him to do so.

So, he could only kneel down on the ground, trembling, and kept knocking his head while begging for mercy:

"Please have mercy, Majesty! I have never betrayed you. Please spare my life!"

Xiao Xinzi understood that if he admitted to the betrayal, he would surely die. It would be better for him to endure it, as there might be a glimmer of hope.

However, Concubine Yin turned a blind eye to Xiao Xinzi's pleading. Her beautiful face looked a little hideous and scary because of anger.

She looked coldly at Xiao Xinzi kneeling on the ground, seemingly losing her patience, and said without emotion, "Humph! Come on, take him away immediately and make him a living hostage in the dungeon!"

When Xiao Xinzi heard this, he turned pale with fear. He knew that once he was taken to the dungeon and made a living hostage, he would be tortured to a degree worse than death.

In desperation, he no longer cared about the distinction between high and low. He used up his last bit of strength and cursed in a weak but resentful voice:

"Poisonous woman! You are a vicious woman with a heart as vicious as a snake and scorpion! You will definitely not die a good death..."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Yin became even more furious, and her already distorted face became even more hideous.

She gnashed her teeth and roared, "How dare you, you daring slave, insult me! Come, first pull out his tongue for me, and then take him hostage! I will make him wish he were dead, but he can't live!"

At the same time, after Xiao Jing told the news to Li Ma, she returned to Chaoyang Palace. After looking around and making sure that there was no one around, she prepared to poison the water.

At this moment, a mouse suddenly jumped out, scaring Xiaojing so much that his hand trembled and some poison spilled on the ground.

Xiao Jing's face was full of fear, his hands were shaking, and beads of sweat the size of beans were rolling down his forehead.

But she still gritted her teeth and poured all the remaining poison in the bottle into the porcelain bowl in front of her.

Then, she scooped up a bowl full of steaming water that had just boiled, walked to Concubine Li's side, and said with forced calmness:

"My Lady, it's quite hot today. Do you need some water to quench your thirst?"

Imperial Concubine Li leaned lazily on the chair, nodded slightly, and said with her red lips: "Well, present it.

Xiao Jing immediately took out a slender silver needle from his arms, which flashed a cold light in the sunlight.

Xiao Jing held the silver needle and slowly inserted it into the water. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the silver needle sank into the water quietly without any abnormality.

Then, Xiao Jing raised his head and said respectfully to Concubine Li who was sitting beside him: "Your Majesty, after testing the poison with a silver needle, this water is fine, and the water temperature is just right. You can drink it with confidence."

Concubine Li nodded slightly, then stretched out a slender hand as white as jade and took the bowl of water from Xiaojing's hand.

Just as she was about to bring the bowl to her lips, suddenly, a faint strange smell entered her nostrils.

The peculiar smell was extremely faint, but it made Concubine Li alert.

She stopped and looked at Xiaojing standing beside her with a sharp gaze.

At this time, Xiaojing's face was calm and his eyes were firm, and there was no sign of any clues.

Concubine Li couldn't help but fall into deep thought, thinking that she had just tested the poison with a silver needle, so there shouldn't be any problem, right?

In addition, I was extremely thirsty at the moment, and my throat felt like it was smoking.

After hesitating for a long time, Concubine Li finally stopped thinking about it, picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

The cool water slid down her throat, instantly moistening her dry mouth and throat, bringing a comfortable feeling.

After drinking the water, Concubine Li put down the bowl in her hand and nodded with satisfaction.

Suddenly, Xiao Jing said in a panic: "My Lady, I have to go to the toilet!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she rushed out of the hall in a hurry without even having time to take a second look.

"This girl is still as rough as ever..." Concubine Li couldn't help but smile and shook her head.