He grew angrier the more he thought about the witchcraft doll box, so he simply ran to the Crown Prince's wife's courtyard and stuffed it into her room.
His martial arts skills were so high that he was not discovered.
Xie Zhaozhao asked, "Did you put that prescription there?"
Bei Chen shook his head and said with certainty, "Replying to Madam, it was not done by your subordinate."
Xie Zhaozhao asked this question and then fell silent.
Gu Shaoyu said calmly, "Bei Chen, although you meant well in helping Qingpu Courtyard escape danger, you were not careful enough. You used Madam's wooden box and almost put her in a bad situation. Do you accept this punishment?"
Bei Chen kowtowed: "Your subordinate was wrong and is willing to accept punishment."
Nanxing carried out the punishment, and Beichen was beaten with 30 strokes of the rod. He crawled to Xie Zhaozhao and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you for sparing my life, Madam Xie."
"You're doing this for Qingpuyuan's own good. Yuanyuan, go get the Black Jade Bone-Mending Ointment for Beichen."
The Black Jade Bone-Regenerating Ointment can quickly regenerate muscles and bones. It's a medicine that she and Yin Jin'an brought back from the last shipment. Its effects are surprisingly good, and the price is also quite attractive.
Yuanyuan brought the ointment, wanting to apply it to Beichen herself, but Nanxing stopped her, smiling and saying, "Miss, let me do it."
As Nanxing applied the ointment to Beichen's skin, she said, "Beichen, you were beaten, but you are also blessed. This is the priceless Black Jade Bone-Mending Ointment. You won't be afraid of being beaten again in the future."
Yuanyuan covered her mouth and laughed.
Gu Shaoyu led Xie Zhaozhao into the inner room. Once they were alone, he held her in his arms and said apologetically, "It was my fault for not arranging things properly, making you deal with the sordid affairs of the mansion."
Xie Zhaozhao buried her face in his shoulder and said in a muffled voice, "Does Your Excellency suspect that I had someone do this?"
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