Yu Jingchen had never been ruthless before, but later he showed his mercy to Nan Zhiyun. However, this woman, who was oblivious to her own mortality, offended Nan Zhiyun and said some things that Yu Jingchen was wary of. Wasn't she just asking for death?
Nan Zhiyun hadn't expected things to turn out this way, but... she wasn't going to plead for her; this woman had just been trying to frame her...
"Slap her fifty times, send her back to her residence, and let the Lu family execute her. I will send someone to the Lu residence to examine the body. If there is any error, the Lu family will be guilty of harboring a criminal, and I will not let them off lightly." With this decree from Yu Jingchen, Lu Ruoruo truly had no way out but death this time.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Lu Ruoruo was still calling out.
"Start the torture immediately!" Yu Jingchen was annoyed by the voice, and his men stepped forward and slapped Lu Ruoruo several times.
"Start over, no hands, use instruments of torture." Yu Jingchen wasn't very satisfied, so he had someone bring a wooden board for slapping Lu Ruoruo and gave her a good beating.
Nan Zhiyun felt a chill run down her spine as she watched from the side. It wasn't because she was soft-hearted, but because she was a little scared, after all, she had been through the same thing before...
Nan Zhiyun turned her head away and refused to look anymore, instead burying herself in Yu Jingchen's neck and hugging him.
Yu Jingchen knew she was scared, so he raised his hand and gently comforted her back before carrying Nan Zhiyun away. Lu Ruoruo couldn't even make a sound because all she could hear was the sound of wooden boards hitting her face, which was terrifying.
Lu Ruoruo's appearance here was definitely not accidental. Yu Jingchen naturally knew this as well. He always believed in the principle of collective punishment, so... Consort Xian was also punished.
It wasn't that serious. Yu Jingchen, citing the crime of leaking the emperor's whereabouts, issued an edict demoting Consort Xian to the rank of Talented Lady, sentencing her to fifty lashes, and ordering her to copy palace rules a hundred times as a minor punishment.
Yunpeng Palace
Siying walked in from outside.
“Your Majesty, His Majesty just issued an edict to punish Consort Xian. She is now only a lowly Consort Sun, and His Majesty also punished her with fifty lashes,” Siying said.
“Since it is His Majesty’s will, those executioners naturally have no reason to show mercy.” Yan Qing stirred the tea foam in her teacup.
"Yes, this servant has already sent someone to inform them." Siying knew that the matter of Consort Xian helping Lu Ruoruo had completely angered her mistress.
"Consort Sun doesn't understand the palace rules, and His Majesty has already punished her by making her copy them. However, I see that she's not learning the Precepts for Women well either, and besides, with her restless and agitated state, copying Buddhist scriptures would be beneficial for her concentration. So, I've sent someone to inform her that Consort Sun should copy the Precepts for Women and Buddhist scriptures one hundred times each. Since she sincerely repents, she should naturally show sincerity, so she should copy them while kneeling. Tell her that I will have someone watch over her every day to make sure she finishes copying on time." Yan Qing's eyes were indifferent, seemingly not considering this a big deal.
"Yes" means to respond.
"But... Your Highness, will His Majesty suspect you?" Si Ying was still a little worried.
"Why would I suspect you? I haven't done anything. It was just that someone below said that Consort Shu was in the Imperial Garden. What does that have to do with me? Did I instigate it? I haven't even seen Consort Sun or Lu Ruoruo these past two days..." Yan Qing put down the cup in her hand and then looked at her hands.
This is the new nail polish I dyed today. The bright red color is so vibrant! If I had used human blood to dye it, it would probably look even better... My hands need to be stained with some blood to look good.
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