Chapter 53 Resignation

Changfeng was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

The prince always keeps his word when punishing his subordinates. How could he change the number from twenty to ten?

If the prince really feels sorry for me, why not just not punish me?

Anyway, he had heard it outside just now, and what happened today was not Shen Er’s fault at all.

He opened his mouth, and the words of persuasion were on the tip of his tongue, but when he turned around and saw Xiao Yuheng's gloomy face, he swallowed them back.

Never mind, at worst he'll just hit me lightly.

Based on the principle of proximity, Changfeng chose the Second Division as the execution site.

He felt that he had hit her gently enough, but Shen Yue still cried out in pain, cursing "bastard" while doing so.

After the ten strokes of the board were completed, Shen Yue returned to her room cursing, supported by Lao Zhang and A Fei.

Zhang Dayong carefully made her bed and let her lie on it.

"Director, you shouldn't have talked back to the prince. The prince is so kind to you. If you just give in, maybe you won't have to endure these ten beatings."

Shen Yueci snorted, "Stop talking nonsense! Do you think I don't regret it? I regretted it as soon as the first blow came down, okay!"

It's better to suffer than to save face. Today she finally understood the meaning of this sentence.

"It's good that you regret it. Don't be so stubborn next time."

Bai Yunfei walked to the cabinet to get the ointment and was about to pull Shen Yue's pants.

"What the hell, what are you doing?"

Shen Yue was almost scared to death.

"I'm applying medicine for you." Bai Yunfei looked innocent.

"Get lost! I can wipe it myself!" Shen Yue was ashamed and embarrassed, and spoke angrily.

"That's right, get out of here!" Zhang Dayong echoed, "The Director just wants me to wipe it, right, Director..."

"...Get out, both of you!"

The two grown men were kicked out of the room for no apparent reason.

Shen Yue carefully took off her pants and touched them with her hand. Fortunately, there was no blood.

Since there was no bleeding, she didn't plan to apply medicine, after all, she couldn't see it herself.

After getting dressed and lying on the edge of the bed, she recalled Xiao Yuheng's angry look and couldn't help but curse a few more times.

As she cursed, her eyelids began to droop and she eventually fell into a drowsy sleep.

In her sleep, she felt heavy, as if there was an extra quilt on her body.

"Get out..." she muttered.

The big hand that was covering the quilt paused, hung in the air for a long time, and only withdrew it with confidence after confirming that she did not wake up.

Xiao Yuheng looked at her sleeping face and sighed deeply.

"You made me so angry that I couldn't sleep, but you slept soundly."

"I didn't mean to tease you today, and punishing you was a spur of the moment act. Will you... blame me?"

"Or, tomorrow the King will give you some goodies as compensation?"

Shen Yue was sleeping soundly, so naturally she couldn't hear what he said, let alone respond.

He sighed softly, carefully tucked the corner of the quilt for Shen Yue, then slowly stood up and left.

After closing the door, he said to Zhang Dayong and Bai Yunfei who were waiting beside him:

"Chen Er just received his punishment. You don't need to wake him for tomorrow's morning training. Just let him sleep. Also, don't let him know that I was here."

Otherwise he would start showing off again.

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The next day, the sun was already high in the sky.

Shen Yue sat up in a daze, and felt a slight tingling sensation on her buttocks. Only then did she remember that she had been beaten with a stick yesterday.

"You bastard!"

She put on her clothes and came to the table, eating the dumplings that Ah Fei had prepared for her in advance, while muttering:

"You still say you didn't demean me, but you hit me for no reason. Isn't that demeaning, huh?"

Forget it, Xiao Yuheng is a high and mighty prince, and as long as she, Chen Yue, stays in this palace for one day, she is destined to be his slave.

If you don't want to be a slave, you have to resign.

Yes, she can resign!

Looking back, she originally stayed in the palace to deal with the Nether Palace and save money to buy an antidote. Now that the Nether Palace branch has been destroyed and her poison has been cured, she can leave.

The money Cheng Sijin gave her last time was enough for her to live for a while. If Cheng Sijin was willing, they could continue to cooperate, and she didn't have to worry about food and clothing at all.

If she wanted to see Lao Zhang and A Fei, she could just go find them on her day off. As for Xiao Yuheng...it didn't matter if she couldn't see him. To him, she was just an insignificant servant anyway.

Having made up her mind, she packed her bag and went out.

In the study, Xiao Yuheng stared at the golden whip in the brocade box in a trance.

Shen Er usually only carries a Hanyue dagger with him and is too lazy to even carry a sword. This soft whip is easy to store, and he thinks he should like it.

But he didn't know whether a whip alone could offset the damage caused by the ten boards.

There was a sudden knock on the door.

He suddenly came to his senses and found Shen Yue standing at the door.

"Shen Er?"

His eyes moved slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed across his face.

"This king was just looking for you, come in and sit down."

Shen Yue pursed her lips and sat down opposite him, "Your Majesty, I have something to tell you."

"No need to say more." Xiao Yuheng raised the corner of his lips, "I have already handed the task of protecting Yong'an to the Fourth Division. You are injured, just rest."

He pushed the brocade box forward mysteriously, "Also, I have something to ask for..."

"Your Highness." Shen Yue interrupted him before the contents of the brocade box came into view.

"I want to resign."

"Resign?" The smile on Xiao Yuheng's lips suddenly disappeared.

Shen Yue nodded, "Well, resigning means that I don't want to be the director anymore."

"So what do you want to do, Captain of the Guards?"

...What a long guard!

"No, what I meant is that I want to leave the palace."

"No!" Xiao Yuheng said subconsciously.

"Why are you leaving? Just because I punished you?"

"No." Shen Yue didn't know how to explain, "Anyway, I just don't want to do this anymore."

I don’t want to do this anymore…

Xiao Yuheng thought that Shen Er would complain and talk back, but he never thought that he actually didn't want to do it anymore.

“Chen Er, you know that the Shadow Guards are under the jurisdiction of the royal palace. They can’t come and go as they please, and the Director can’t do that either.”

Shen Yue sighed softly, left her seat, and knelt down in front of the table. "I know, and I swear I will never reveal your secret. I beg Your Highness to allow me to leave!"

Xiao Yuheng looked at her, and was silent for a while before he slowly spoke:

"If I don't agree, what will you do? Run away? If a Shadow Guard leaves without permission, it will be considered treason. You betrayed the Nether Palace, and now you want to betray me? Do you think you can escape the dual pursuit of the Shadow Guard and the Nether Palace?"

Hiss~~Chen Yue had never thought about this.

"Go back, I can pretend that you never mentioned this." Xiao Yuheng picked up a book and turned his head away from her.

"……yes."

Shen Yue walked out of the study dejectedly, picked up the bag at the door and walked back.

She stood for a long time at the fork in the road leading to the Second Department and the entrance to the palace.

If she left, as Xiao Yuheng said, she might face double pursuit from both the Chengwang Mansion and the Netherworld Palace.

If you stay, you will have to bow to the feudal forces of Xiao Yuheng.

Freedom or fate, which one should she choose? She didn't know.

All she knew was that she suddenly wanted to go out and have some fun for two days.

So, she walked towards the palace gate without hesitation.