The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!

Chapter 1008: Torture

Eunuch Quan, afraid of beating the person to death, had already instructed them to hold back a bit.Thus, although Commander Zhu was in pain all over, he could still endure it.

Eunuch Quan’s lips curled slightly. "It seems this little appetizer isn’t enough to satisfy Commander Zhu’s appetite."

His tone suddenly changed. "Bring the pliers, pull his fingernails off one by one, and see if he confesses!"

The pliers were quickly brought over.

When Commander Zhu saw the pliers in the eunuch’s hand, he couldn’t help but tremble, imagining the agony of having his nails pulled out.

Eunuch Quan signaled to the junior eunuchs, one held Commander Zhu’s hand firmly on the bench, while another took the pliers and prepared to act.

The pliers merely clamped on the nail without exerting force, yet Commander Zhu’s heart shuddered.

Eunuch Quan spoke slowly, "Commander Zhu, to speak frankly, I already have an idea of who that person is."

"I just need you to give a testimony to confirm it."

"Commander Zhu, think about it. You planned this together, yet you’re the only one shouldering the blame. Is that fair?"

Commander Zhu couldn’t help but recall his few secret meetings with Consort Rong. At that time, he thought he would gladly die for her.

But at this moment, he felt that his life was more important than anything.

As he pondered this, a heart-wrenching pain hit him, and Commander Zhu screamed, "I confess, I confess!"

In Eunuch Quan’s heart, he scorned him greatly. This was still a general, yet he could only last so long. If captured by the enemy, such a person would probably betray Great Chu quickly.

He signaled the junior eunuch to release him.

At this time, the fingernail had not been completely pulled off, still partially connected with flesh. Commander Zhu’s finger was numbed by pain, his whole body uncontrollably trembling.

He took a breath and said slowly, "The one I met in secret was, was a palace maid."

"Because she was humiliated by the Second Prince, she asked me to teach the Second Prince a lesson."

Actually, Commander Zhu was far from being unable to endure torture or mentally collapsing. If he were indeed so cowardly, the Duke wouldn’t have valued or promoted him.

All he did and said was merely to seek a way to survive.

Secretly consorting with a concubine was a capital offense, but not with a palace maid.

Assassinating a prince was a capital offense, but teaching a prince a lesson was not, though he knew this explanation was quite far-fetched. Yet, apart from this, there was no other way.

Of course, Eunuch Quan wouldn’t let him get away with it so easily, "What’s the palace maid’s name?"

Commander Zhu didn’t know the palace maid’s name.

If he knew, he could at least give any name now.

He had to say, "I only know that she was called Xiu Er before she entered the palace. I don’t know if she changed her name after that."

"Because I only met her twice, I don’t know which master she is currently serving."

Eunuch Quan, with his rich experience, immediately knew Commander Zhu wasn’t telling the truth.

Not knowing anything about the person yet willing to commit such a capital crime for her?

He slowly said, "I don’t believe a word you say."

"It seems the torture isn’t severe enough."

"Don’t just stand there, continue pulling his nails."

Commander Zhu’s screams echoed once more in the room, as a nail was forcibly removed, leaving a bloodied finger.

In the adjacent room, the imperial sovereign frowned at the unsettling screams.

He instructed Eunuch Yu beside him, "Go get the roster of the accompanying personnel this time to see if there’s a palace maid named Xiu Er."