Shangguan Qingyue frowned and was thinking when the crowd started arguing and the anger was overwhelming.
"That's not right. I heard that the Palm Lotus has bloomed twice. Master Cao should have encountered it long ago."
"What does he mean by that? He wants to take that little kid as his disciple? But the lotus in his palm hasn't bloomed yet!"
A young man who looked like a scholar stepped forward and bowed. "Master Cao, you may not know this, but this child didn't allow the lotus to bloom. Instead, he plucked it violently. If you would like to take a bright child as your disciple, I can recommend him. The young master of the Xiao family is extremely intelligent. Although he didn't allow the lotus to bloom just now, it felt something and moved slightly. He must be quite intelligent."
Everyone looked in the direction the candidate's hand was pointing. The young master of the Xiao family pursed his lips and looked at Mr. Cao expectantly.
Naihe Cao Jushi remained indifferent. Seeing this, the scholar gave an awkward smile and said, "Miss Liu is also quite good. Although the poem was not written by her, the fact that she could memorize such a complex article at the age of three is enough to prove her unlimited potential!"
The scholar glanced at Shangguan Qingyue, smiled bitterly, and waved his hand, "It's better than those wild and rude kids who are taking radical actions!"
As soon as the words fell, an extremely calm command followed, "Madame Li, slap her!"
"I obey your command!"
Then, before anyone could react, the scholar's eyes blurred as he was slapped twice on each side of his face. The slaps were so loud and crisp that they made him dizzy and his face swelled up. He was stunned for a long moment before covering his face and staring at Nanny Li's high, palm-leaf fan-sized slaps. He trembled and said, "You! You barbarian woman, how dare you hit me!"
Bang!
Nanny Li ignored the scholar's warning and fanned down slowly.
puff……
After this slap, the scholar fell to the ground with blood at the corner of his mouth.
He pointed at Nanny Li and the people behind her, gritting his teeth and saying, "Outrageous! Outrageous! How dare you assault a scholar in public? I'm going to report this to the authorities! I'm going to report this to the authorities!"
Everyone stared at this scene in amazement, thinking that these people were too bold and presumptuous.
Several young men who were traveling with him stepped forward to help the candidate, but fearing the slap from Madam Li across from them, they could only speak harshly, "You are insulting civility!"
"We will never forgive you. Just wait for your punishment!"
"That's right, you'll be in trouble when the county magistrate comes!"
Zhao Ying sneered, "Come here, give those rude people twenty slaps across the face!"
"Yes!" The imperial guards dressed in plain clothes came out.
Walk towards the crowd.
Everyone was horrified and wanted to say something but it was too late. Those who had been gossiping were dragged out one by one by the imperial guards. Some people wanted to stop them, but they were no match for the strength of these soldiers. Soon, slaps were heard one after another.
What followed were wailing and cursing.
Zhao Ying ordered again, "Twenty slaps for anyone who curses!"
Those who had not spoken a word watched silently, feeling frightened but also happy at the same time. They were told to talk too much and bully the woman and child who came from other places. Why didn't they talk about Master Liu's family? They were just bullies!
Zhao Ying showed a relieved expression.
Master Liu was also shocked when he saw this. It is said that the law does not punish everyone, but he did not expect that Princess Chengqian did not care about it. As long as the words offended, there would be a punishment!
Master Liu and Wen Ruhai exchanged glances in mid-air, and then Master Liu lifted his robe and knelt, saying loudly, "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness Prince Ding and Her Royal Highness Princess Chengqian!"
In a word, it is like dripping water into a boiling oil pan.
The crowd was completely silent, but their hearts were exploding.
What? !
Are they princesses and princes?!
Someone recalled what Liu Er had just said. She said her mother was a princess. This lady had just admitted that she had adopted Liu Er. Doesn't that mean...
Oh my! How could they be so stupid! They forgot such a crucial thing!
That little kid...
The person they are discussing and ostracizing is the princess's beloved daughter?
The scholar now had a bruised face, and was filled with fear and despair. He wished he could bite off his tongue that had caused the trouble!
Everyone knelt down and saluted.
Zhao Xi said calmly, "Everyone get up!"
Master Liu said compassionately, "These people made an unintentional mistake. They didn't know Your Highness's identity, so they offended. As the saying goes, ignorance is not a crime. I hope Your Highness will forgive these people's offenses!"
Madam Liu pulled Liu Er to kneel down. After hearing this, although she didn't understand why Mr. Liu wanted to plead for these people, she felt that she should cooperate. However, just as she raised her head and was about to speak, she saw Zhao Ying's half-smile. Her heart skipped a beat and she was in a panic. She quickly lowered her head and dared not speak again.
Mr. Liu also saw Zhao Ying's expression, but he pretended not to see it, with a face full of integrity and compassion, truly worthy of the title of a good man.
Zhao Xi sneered in his heart. This great philanthropist Liu was truly extraordinary. He didn't show respect to Zhao Ying earlier or later, but chose to reveal their identities when Zhao Ying was reprimanding everyone. Was he begging for mercy?
This is just to irritate Zhao Ying and make her punish him more severely!
Let a princess be known as violent?
Zhao Xi looked at Zhao Ying with interest, wanting to see how she would break the deadlock.
Zhao Ying didn't say anything, and the others who were not beaten breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this. They thought that the situation was turning around, so they all came to plead for mercy.
Zhao Ying narrowed her eyes and said coldly, "Those who plead for mercy will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane!"
A cane, not a slap...
As soon as Zhao Ying finished speaking, Master Liu suddenly looked up and looked at Zhao Ying in disbelief.
Nothing else matters, because of this command, he is included.
He didn't expect...she dared to hit him!
"Your Highness...what are you doing?"
Master Liu was in a panic. The burly men came towards him and beat the people who pleaded with him with a stick. Since there was no ready-made court stick, the imperial guards with high martial arts skills flew up the tree and cut off branches as thick as their wrists.
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