Seeing Xue Wu kneeling on the ground and crying non-stop, Shangguan Xu could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. He stepped forward and kicked Xue Wu twice. He roared at Fu Yijing, who had a face full of compassion, "I said, don't you understand what I'm saying? I told you, I didn't even touch him. I didn't kill the child in his belly at all. He was framing me. It was this bitch who set me up."
Fu Yijing stepped forward and helped Xue Wu, who had fallen to the ground in a panic, to his feet. He reached out and patted the footprints of Shangguan Xu on Xue Wu's clothes, and said anxiously to the attendants in the palace, "What are you still standing there for? Why don't you quickly ask Imperial Physician Zhang to come and help Concubine Lian."
Doctor Zhang, a physician specializing in treating the masters of the Eastern Palace, was quickly summoned. As soon as she pushed open the door, she was greeted by the stench of blood. Seeing the blood flowing from Xue Wu's body, she sighed deeply, "With such heavy bleeding, I know without even taking her pulse that this child is definitely not going to survive. I'll prescribe a prescription for your recovery."
Xue Wu's eyes rolled back when he heard Doctor Zhang's words, and he fainted. His personal attendant, Guyu, knelt down and kowtowed desperately to Fu Yijing, "Please, Princess, please help us, your honorable attendant!" He kowtowed so hard that after just a few strokes, his forehead was bleeding.
Fu Yijing looked at Shangguan Xu coldly and scolded him, "Shangguan Cejun, you actually did something as vicious as harming the royal heir. Your crime cannot be forgiven lightly. According to the rules of our ancestors, you should be punished with twenty strokes of the cane and demoted. Do you plead guilty?"
Shangguan Xu looked at the fainted Xue Wu, then at Fu Yijing who was glaring at him coldly, and sneered, "Why should I confess to something I didn't do? I think you two are working together to frame me!"
Fu Yijing's face also darkened. "The facts are already before us, yet you still refuse to repent? Shangguan Xu, your crime is even more serious. I originally thought that if you admitted your mistake with a good attitude, I would plead for you in front of Her Highness the Princess. Now it seems that this matter must be punished more severely."
Fu Yijing raised his hand and waved, "Come here! Tie up Shangguan Cejun and send him back to his Changqiu Palace. He will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane immediately."
Two attendants stepped forward to subdue Shangguan Xu, but were stopped by Rumo and Ruyan. However, this was Fuyao Palace, Fu Yijing's territory. Although Shangguan Xu knew some martial arts, he was no match for four hands after all, and he and his two attendants were still tied up.
Shangguan Xu was furious and cursed, "Fu Yijing, you bitch, what qualifications do you have to punish me? I want to see Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess. I want Her Royal Highness to come and seek justice for me."
Fu Yijing stood up expressionlessly. He followed Shangguan Xu and walked towards Changqiu Palace.
At this time, Xue Wu, who had been lying on the bed pretending to be unconscious, opened his eyes. With the support of Guyu, he couldn't wait to go to Changqiu Palace to see Shangguan Xu in trouble.
The other people in the room looked at each other.
Then a fierce discussion broke out.
Bishui gloated quietly to Xiwu, "That Shangguan Cejun, he's always got his eyes on the top of his head, treating everyone he sees as a slave. Now that the princess is punishing him, it's really satisfying. Just because he's a prince of the Xuanyou Empire, does that mean he's so great? This is Chisha, not their Xuanyou territory. I knew that sooner or later, he would get his comeuppance for his behavior."
Xiwu thought of Shangguan Xu's usual manner of speaking and acting, and said in agreement, "Isn't that a great relief? It would be much better if Her Royal Highness could just execute him directly. He was so vicious that he even killed Noble Lady Lian's child. People like him will be reincarnated as animals after death."
Just as Bishui was about to agree, Lu Jinshu's icy voice rang out from behind her, "Even if Shangguan Cejun is being demoted, he's still a third-rank lord. Compared to you two little servants, he'll always be the superior master. It's not your turn to discuss him!"
Bishui and Xiwu were both startled. Xiwu immediately knelt on the ground and apologized, "My worthy Lord, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have talked about a high-ranking official behind his back. Please forgive me."
Bishui's mind didn't immediately connect to the thread. He subconsciously muttered, "Shangguan Cejun, you watched helplessly as your lumbar vertebrae were broken by Shen He'an. Do you still feel sorry for him now?"
Lu Jinshu raised his hand and slapped Bishui in the face. "You are so rude! You dare to talk nonsense in front of me! Go to the corridor now and kneel at the back. Kneel for two full hours before getting up."
Bishui's ears rang from the slap. It was winter outside, and the lawn was covered in a thick layer of snow. If he knelt on the floor behind the corridor for two hours, his legs would be broken.
Bishui cried out, "My virtuous prince, please spare my life..." However, he only had time to say this one sentence before Jiufu ordered his men to cover his mouth and drag him towards the door like a dead dog.
Bishui was forced to kneel on the slippery and cold ground. Jiufu tore off his cotton jacket and left without looking back, regardless of how desperately Bishui struggled.
Xiwu was standing not far away. He looked at the scene before him and couldn't help but shiver violently. It was so cold, and Bishui was wearing so little. If he knelt here for two hours, he would definitely freeze to death.
He always thought that Shangguan Xu and Lu Jinshu had fallen out a long time ago, and he never thought that Lu Jinshu would actually stand up for Shangguan Xu and punish him to death as soon as he opened his mouth.
Xiwu didn't dare to go forward to put thick clothes on Bishui, but his feet felt like they were filled with lead and he couldn't move. He just stood there and watched, watching Bishui's body gradually become stiff.
Looking at the servant Bishui kneeling as punishment, he suddenly cried out, "It seems that the servant Bishui has stopped breathing! What should we do? Should we report this to the Princess Royal?"
The other attendant was very calm, "Just go and inform the virtuous prince. The princess is currently in Changqiu Palace and is very busy. She has no time to care about his life or death."
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