For the palace staff of Biyue Palace, this was a completely undeserved disaster.
During the time they were taken back to Chaoyang Palace and imprisoned, they racked their brains but couldn't figure out where they had mistreated the princess.
Even if they had a hundred times the courage, they wouldn't dare to mistreat the princess!
Also, how could Chaoyang Palace have such a terrifying place? The Eldest Princess is too scary!
There was a table and two chairs in the interrogation room. Because Ye Jinghe was with them, Ye Jingshu had to reluctantly have another chair brought in.
Ye Jingchen sat in the center, with Ye Jingshu and Ye Jinghe sitting on either side of him, and a row of eunuchs standing behind them.
"You've been reflecting for so long, have you figured out how to explain yourselves?" Ye Jingchen sat down with an air of authority and asked with a smile.
But his smile now seemed like a deadly demon to the palace servants.
“Your Highness…Your Highness…” someone recognized Ye Jingchen and said, trembling.
"We are innocent! How could we dare to bully the princess?" Tong'er, Ye Jingyan's personal maid, knelt heavily on the ground, trying her best to defend herself.
She knelt down so decisively that Ye Jingchen could almost hear the 'crack' sound of her knees hitting the ground.
Ye Jingchen turned his head away, somewhat reluctantly.
"If you haven't bullied the Second Princess, why does she always seem so afraid of people?"
"She is a princess of noble birth. If she hadn't been bullied, why would she have become so timid?"
"Tell me honestly, which of you is bullying the Second Princess? Otherwise—everyone will be subjected to severe torture!" Ye Jingchen said sinisterly.
"Your Highness, you are wise. The Second Princess is indeed a little shy around strangers, but that has always been her personality."
“Her Highness the Princess has always been timid, we servants are truly innocent!” the palace servants cried out in protest.
"No one is born timid, nor is anyone born afraid of others, especially since the Second Princess is a favored daughter of heaven! She couldn't have become like this for no reason. If you can't give a reason, then you have humiliated her. If you don't confess honestly, we'll torture you directly!"
"Those who can explain the reason will be spared physical suffering, but once tortured, their life or death will be irrelevant!" Ye Jingchen said, giving a wink to the eunuch beside him.
The eunuch then walked to the wall where the instruments of torture were displayed, took out a long whip covered with sharp spikes, and swung it a few times in the air, immediately producing a series of whooshing sounds.
Upon hearing Ye Jingchen repeatedly emphasize the reasons that led to the Second Princess's personality, the expressions of several palace servants changed to varying degrees.
"Let's start with you. You're the one who serves the Second Princess closely, so you're the most suspicious!" Ye Jingchen said, pointing at Tong'er.
Among these, the change in her facial expression was the most noticeable.
The eunuch walked to Tong'er's side and raised the whip in his hand.
"I'll give you one last chance. Tell me why your second sister is afraid of people, or else—see that red and white stuff on that whip? That's flesh and skin scraped off the last person who got whipped!"
"I'll talk!" Tong'er shouted, closing her eyes in fright as the whip was about to strike her.
"It's because the Second Princess is too beautiful!" Tong'er shouted, then collapsed to the ground in fright.
"What kind of bizarre reason is that? Shouldn't the Second Princess be more confident since she's so beautiful?" Ye Jingchen waved for the eunuch to leave and asked in confusion.
"It was Consort Wen. She felt that the Second Princess was too beautiful and could easily become a source of trouble, so she always taught the Second Princess to avoid people and not to walk in front of others, especially not to see men outside the palace. She was afraid that men outside the palace would be bewitched by the princess's appearance and do something immoral and disgraceful. Over time, the princess developed this kind of personality, being cautious and not daring to have much contact with people."
"Bang—" Ye Jingshu slammed her hand on the table in anger, stood up abruptly, and cursed, "Is Consort Wen crazy?"
"What's wrong with my second sister being beautiful? Instead of thinking about how to guard against those with ill intentions, she wants my second sister to hide herself away?!" Ye Jingshu was furious.
Ye Jingchen wasn't surprised at all.
With the development of the modern internet, he has seen all sorts of strange and wonderful things online.
"Your reason is a bit far-fetched, but it's still a reason. Go to the side, it's the rest of you're speaking!" Ye Jingchen said to Tong'er.
The remaining five people had just breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they had escaped a disaster, when they suddenly heard Ye Jingchen say this. Some of them, who hadn't even caught their breath, were so shocked that they almost fainted.
"You all need to think it over carefully. Is there any other reason? If I find out you're hiding something—those torture instruments on the wall have been idle for too long and are covered in dust. It's time to use your flesh to clean off the dust!"
This time, not only were the palace servants frightened, but even Ye Jingshu felt a shiver run down her spine.
At that moment, in her eyes, it seemed as if two little devil horns were sprouting from her younger brother's head.
Ye Jinghe, on the other hand, couldn't help but smile with pleasure as he looked at his brother who was trying to scare him.
He likes his older brother just the way he is!
"I...I'll talk!"
"I'll go first!"
The palace servants rushed to speak, afraid that if they spoke too slowly, they would have nothing left to say.
Anyway, Tong'er has already exposed Consort Wen, so even if the Consort blames her, Tong'er will be there to keep an eye on things.
"You speak!" Ye Jingchen pointed to the eunuch who was shouting the most excitedly.
"Consort Wen comes from a scholarly family and values her reputation above all else. As the Second Princess grew more and more beautiful, her family repeatedly advised her to keep a close eye on the princess and not let her do anything that would bring shame to the family!"
Ye Jingshu was about to get angry again, so Ye Jingchen reached out and pressed her arm, signaling her to listen carefully.
"Come here—" Ye Jingchen changed to another person.
"Consort Wen does not allow the Second Princess to smile in public, saying that her smile is seductive, nor does she allow the Second Princess to wear clothes that show even a little bit of skin."
"Consort Wen also taught the Second Princess that when she makes eye contact with someone, she should lower her head so that others can't see what she looks like."
...
The palace servants, fearing punishment, each offered their own explanations for why Ye Jingyan was so hesitant and timid.
Ye Jingshu grew angrier the more she listened, her eyes blazing with fury.
If Consort Wen were in front of her right now, she would probably make Consort Wen try all the torture instruments in this room.
In the end, everyone was returned unharmed. Each of them had revealed their master's secret, and if they were smart, they should have kept quiet upon returning. Otherwise, in this era where a servant's life was not considered a life, they would have been severely injured even if they didn't die.
I just hope that some of them will be smart!
"Aren't we going to Biyue Palace today?" Ye Jingshu asked after the palace servants were released.
"It's too late today, let's do it tomorrow. After school tomorrow, we'll meet the Second Princess first," Ye Jingchen said.
"But I can't stand it, I want to go to my father and complain!" Ye Jingshu clenched her fists.
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