Chapter 544 - Chapter 544: It’s My Fault

Chapter 544: It’s My Fault

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Yu Niaoniao strode out.

She originally thought that Xiao Juan was throwing a tantrum with her. Now that she thought about it, he must have been injured and did not want her to worry after knowing, so he chose to sleep in the study last night.

He had always been like this. No matter what he encountered, he would keep it to himself.

Yu Niaoniao pushed open the study door and walked across the threshold.

She looked around. The arrangement in the study was still the same as usual.

Yu Niaoniao refused to give up.

She opened the closet door and rummaged through it. Then, she opened the drawers beside the bed one by one and finally found the medicine box in the bottom drawer.

This medicine box was originally placed in the bedroom for emergencies, but now it appeared in the study.

It must have been placed here after Xiao Juan applied medication last night.

Yu Niaoniao opened the medicine box and took out the bottle of ointment specially used to treat external injuries. She opened the lid and took a look. There was less ointment inside than she remembered. Clearly, Xiao Juan had used it.

In addition, there was less gauze.

Yu Niaoniao closed the medicine box and walked out of the study with a dark expression.

At this moment, she was already 100% sure that Xiao Juan was definitely injured, and he was quite heavily injured. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have to cover up like this, looking afraid that she would find out.

Yu Niaoniao rode the donkey to the Justice Department accompanied by Ling Hai.

This was the first time Ling Hai had come to the Justice Department. He had heard many rumors about the Justice Department, most of which were about how sinister and terrifying it was. As long as one stepped into the Justice Department, they would either die or suffer a layer of skin. The exaggeration was comparable to hell on earth.

When he approached the door of the Justice Department, Ling Hai could not help but feel a little nervous.

He followed closely behind Yu Niaoniao and dutifully acted as her sidekick, not daring to look at her.

The two Eagle Guards on duty at the door immediately cupped their fists and bowed when they saw the County Princess appear.

“Greetings, Princess Consort.” Yu Niaoniao asked, “Are Duke Lang and Little Lo inside?” The two of them nodded.

Yu Niaoniao brought Ling Hai into the Justice Department.

Ling Hai could not suppress his curiosity and could not help but secretly sized up his surroundings. He realized that the Justice Department was not as terrifying as the rumors said. The rooms looked very ordinary, and the Eagle Guards passing by were very normal.

The fear and uneasiness in Ling Hails heart eased a lot.

It seemed that the rumors were all lies.

Yu Niaoniao asked around and learned that Lo Pingsha was interrogating the prisoners in the torture chamber, so she brought Ling Hai outside.

She was afraid that the scene in the torture chamber would be too bloody and scare Ling Hai, so she instructed him.

“Wait for me outside. I’ll be back soon.

Ling Hai nodded obediently. “Yes!”

Yu Niaoniao pushed open the door and walked into the torture chamber.

Ling Hai took a glance and saw someone hanging in the torture chamber.

To be precise, it was not a human anymore. Its entire body was covered in blood. Not a piece of intact flesh was left. It was more like a piece of fresh meat that had been peeled off.

Ling Hai was so frightened that his face turned pale. The terrifying rumors about the Justice Department in his memory attacked him again.

So the rumors were not all lies.

This place could really skin someone alive!

In the torture chamber, Lo Pingsha was interrogating a criminal who had committed multiple rape and murder cases, forcing him to tell him the exact killing process.

Unexpectedly, Yu Niaoniao appeared at this moment. Lo Pingsha hurriedly stopped the interrogation.

He brought Yu Niaoniao to the small room next door.

“County Princess Consort, why are you suddenly here?”

Yu Niaoniao was still thinking about something and was not affected by the bloody scene in the torture chamber.

She asked solemnly, “Tell me honestly, why did Duke Lang return to the Duke’s

Mansion so late yesterday? Did something happen to him?”

Lo Pingsha subconsciously avoided her gaze and said vaguely, “Didn’t I tell you yesterday? Duke Lang has something to do.”

Yu Niaoniao said, “Don’t lie to me. I know everything.”

Lo Pingsha asked, “What do you know?”

Seeing that he was still pretending to be stupid, Yu Niaoniao was a little angry.

“Little Lo, Duke Lang is injured, right?”

“You clearly knew the inside story, but you didn’t tell me. You even helped Duke Lang lie to me. Aren’t you letting me down by doing this?”

“To think that I treat you as family. No matter what good things there are, I won’t forget your share. Is this how you repay me?”

Lo Pingsha was already feeling guilty, but after being scolded by her, he could not raise his head.

“Duke Lang didn’t want me to tell you. He was afraid you would be worried.”

Yu Niaoniao said, “He’s always like this. In the name of being afraid that I’ll be worried, he won’t tell me anything. He never asked me what I thought. You men are too self-righteous!”

Her eyes turned red as she spoke, as if she would cry at any moment.

Lo Pingsha immediately panicked and hurriedly comforted him.

“It’s my fault. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have lied to you. Please don’t cry.”

Yu Niaoniao choked and asked, “Why was Duke Lang injured?”

At this point, there was no point in hiding it.

Lo Pingsha said truthfully, “Yesterday, Duke Lang was summoned to the palace by the emperor. When he returned, he was injured. Although he didn’t say how he was injured, from the injuries on his waist and back, he should have received at least 50 blows.”

Lo Pingsha hurriedly supported her. “Duke Lang practices martial arts all year round and is much stronger than ordinary people. Although he suffered the strokes, it’s only a flesh wound. His bones and tendons are not injured. He can recover after resting for a few days.”

Yu Niaoniao asked.

“Why was he flogged?”

Lo Pingsha shook his head. “Duke Lang refused to tell me. I don’t know the inside story.”

Yu Niaoniao ran through everything that had happened today and quickly thought of a possibility—

Could it be due to the performance of Duke Lang in Liaodong in Qirui Garden?

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was possible.

Back then, in order to increase Shen Zhuo’s reputation, the emperor let Shen Zhuo take credit for Xiao Juan’s contribution. The appearance of the show not only slapped Shen Zhuo’s face, but also embarrassed the emperor.

The emperor was furious and took it out on Xiao Juan.

Logically, everything made sense.

Yu Niaoniao muttered, “Did I do something wrong?”

She thought that as long as she did not let Xiao Juan participate in the rehearsal of the show, Xiao Juan would not be implicated. Even if there was trouble later, she would bear it alone.

Unexpectedly, the emperor did not care about the truth behind the scenes.

He was certain about his judgment of culpability. He didn’t need any evidence.

Lo Pingsha looked at the pale Yu Niaoniao and was very worried. “County Princess, are you alright?”

He wanted to take Yu Niaoniao’s pulse, but she pushed him away.

Yu Niaoniao walked out the door.

Lo Pingsha hurriedly followed. “Where are you going?”

Yu Niaoniao said, “Do what you need to. Don’t worry about me.”

Outside the torture chamber, Ling Hai stood rooted to the ground, not daring to move.

He saw the County Princess walk out in a daze and hurriedly went up to her.

“County Princess Consort, you don’t look well. Are you feeling unwell?”

Yu Niaoniao said, “I’m fine. Go back..”