Yu Yan was already sobbing uncontrollably, and her screams filled the air. This kind of board was specially made, unlike the cane, so it wouldn't damage the inside, but it still caused excruciating pain.
"Do you know you're wrong?" Princess Yu asked her.
"Mother, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong." Yu Yan really couldn't take it anymore.
“Tell me, where did you go wrong?” Princess Yu asked her coldly.
“I…I shouldn’t have used that kind of thing,” Yu Yan replied.
"Is that all?" Princess Yu was almost laughing in exasperation; Yu Yan couldn't answer.
"Alright, I've spoiled you too much before. Today I'll teach you a lesson. One hundred strokes of the cane, not a single one less. Go all out! If I find out you're holding back, you'll be the ones punished!" Princess Yu ordered. When Yu Yan heard that there were still one hundred strokes, she was terrified.
The servants dared not delay and struck Yu Yan with the paddle with all their might. Yu Yan could not withstand the blow. Her cries of punishment echoed throughout the entire Prince Yu's residence; the Princess Yu had never punished her so severely before.
"Take this plaque to the palace and inform the Noble Consort that I have already punished the Princess. Also, ask her to send someone to examine her injuries. This will also give His Majesty and the Consort Shu an explanation," Princess Yu said to the person beside her.
"Yes, sir, I'll go right away." The servant didn't dare delay and immediately entered the palace. After Yu Yan had endured a hundred strokes of the cane, her back was bleeding, and she blamed it all on Nan Zhiyun.
Zichen Palace
Nan Zhiyun held the hand warmer in one hand and rested her chin on the other, still brooding over what had just happened.
"Qianxia... His Majesty is going to hold a selection of concubines." Nan Zhiyun said somewhat sullenly.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. His Majesty dotes on you so much now that even after the selection of concubines, His Majesty will surely treat you the same as always." Qianxia didn't know how to comfort her, but based on her daily observations, she felt that His Majesty was not the kind of person who would easily tire of the old and crave the new.
"The Empress Dowager once told me that His Majesty is the emperor, and with so many people in the harem, he can't possibly only be devoted to one person. Moreover, as the emperor, having offspring is also very important..." Nan Zhiyun said, looking worried, though it was unclear what exactly was troubling her.
Seeing Nan Zhiyun's downcast mood, Qianxia felt a pang of sympathy.
“…Qianxia, if…” Nan Zhiyun probably thought of something, but couldn’t say it, though her face turned a little shyly red.
"If I did it on purpose... would that count as bewitching the king?" Nan Zhiyun's voice was very soft, and her face was flushed. She also felt that this kind of thing was difficult to talk about. Fortunately, Qianxia was very close to her and could hear her say this.
To be honest, Qianxia was shocked when she heard these words. How could her master say such a thing?
"Your Majesty, there's no need to rush..." Qianxia was at a loss for words. How could she not know what kind of person her mistress was? If she really let her mistress do that, Qianxia couldn't imagine what kind of scene it would be.
"His Majesty..." Nan Zhiyun seemed not to have listened to Qianxia's words at all. She was thinking that if it were really possible, then all the people in the harem would have been able to do it long ago.
She remembered someone having done something malicious before, and being punished severely by His Majesty. She wasn't there at the time, but just hearing about it made her feel... Nan Zhiyun's face paled again at this thought; this method wouldn't work...
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