Chapter 422 Punishment
"Send some cushions to Sister Liu Zheng first, so she doesn't hurt her knees." Siyue said, "I'll go find Doctor Feng and ask him to mention this to His Royal Highness Prince Rui while he's feeding her the medicine. As long as His Royal Highness Prince Rui is willing to plead for Sister Liu Zheng, His Majesty will probably stop punishing her."
Chen Xing frowned: "Will His Royal Highness Prince Rui agree?"
"He will probably agree." Mi Yue said, "His Royal Highness Prince Rui knows that it was Sister Liu Zheng's medicine that saved him, and he has always wanted to thank her in person. If he knew that Sister Liu Zheng was punished by His Majesty, with his kind nature, he would definitely help."
"Well, let's split up."
"Um."
*
In the tent, after Feng Jing fed the medicine to Prince Rui, he casually mentioned that Chu Liuzheng was punished by the emperor to kneel.
Prince Rui leaned back on the soft pillow and frowned slightly, "Why did my royal brother punish Miss Chu?"
"I don't know." Feng Jing shook his head, his eyebrows drooping as he sighed deeply, "I've been kneeling for over an hour, the sun is blazing, what if I get a heat stroke?"
Upon hearing this, Prince Rui frowned even more tightly, and when Xiao Jingfan came to see him, he brought up the matter.
Xiao Jingfan's originally warm expression immediately darkened, "Who told you that?"
Prince Rui naturally couldn't betray Feng Jing, so he evaded the issue and began to plead for Chu Liuzheng: "Miss Chu has done a great service in saving me. If she hasn't committed any serious crime, please forgive her for my sake."
Xiao Jingfan gripped his folding fan tightly, his lips curled up in displeasure.
Even if King Rui didn't tell him who passed the message to him, he could guess that it was none other than Feng Jing, Chen Xing, Si Yue, and Lu Fei.
One by one, they all sided with that hateful woman despite receiving his salary!
Even Zhou Yuande is the same.
He originally wanted to ask the person to get up, but when he went over to check on him, he found that Chu Liuzheng had four soft cushions under his knees. He was almost sitting on them, browsing the system, eating melons and enjoying the cool breeze. He looked extremely comfortable. How could he look like he was being punished at all?
He was holding his breath and immediately ordered people to remove the two cushions. He then went to see his brother angrily.
I wanted to talk to my brother to resolve the issue, but he started to plead for that woman as soon as he opened his mouth!
His Majesty the Emperor is so angry!
Although Prince Rui was unaware of the entanglement involved, seeing the emperor's gloomy face, he could guess that Chu Liuzheng's mistake was probably not small.
He thought for a moment and spoke softly, "Brother, don't be angry. If you are not satisfied with her service, why not transfer her to my side? I just need—"
"No." Before he could finish his words, Xiao Jingfan refused coldly, leaving behind a sentence "Have a good rest" and left angrily.
Prince Rui, who was rarely given the cold shoulder by his royal brother, blinked slowly and stared at the swaying door curtain for a while, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
On the other side, Chu Liuzheng was tired of eating melons. He yawned and slowly turned off the system.
While Eunuch Zhou wasn't paying attention, she slightly moved her legs which were numb to the point of having no feeling. She immediately grimaced, and the taste was terribly sour.
【Alas! I'm glad I'm still alive.】
Chu Liuzheng, ah Chu Liuzheng, you've really grown up. You actually cursed and mocked the tyrant in front of him. It's not like you don't have other options. Why didn't you suppress your anger?
When she thought of the emperor's expression, she felt a chill on the back of her neck, as if a knife was hanging on her neck.
But it is impossible to bow your head. Even if the knife really cuts down, you cannot lower your head.
A person's bottom line is precious. If you retreat one day at a time, you will retreat day by day and eventually become unrecognizable. It is better to die peacefully.
She rubbed her legs quietly, cursing in her heart as she did so.
【You bastard! 】
[Inhumane! ]
【Big jerk! 】
【I wish you baldness! 】
…
After cursing for a while, Chu Liuzheng felt that she could calm down again. She moved her knees and knelt again when Eunuch Zhou looked over.
I don't know how long the tyrant wants me to kneel. What if I kneel for a whole day and a whole night, three days and three nights? Will I still be able to keep my knees? Will they become disabled? If they become disabled, will I be able to leave the palace?
Xiao Jingfan, who had unknowingly walked nearby, heard this inner voice and was so angry that veins on his forehead throbbed and the folding fan in his hand creaked.
This woman would rather be disabled than stay in the palace!
Is the palace so scary?
Chu Liuzheng, unaware that the emperor was nearby, began counting the ants on the ground again, his mind distracted by all sorts of random thoughts.
Without the ferocious Tyrant pacifying the capital, the various factions are making quite a few small moves. Do those people really think the Imperial Guards are vegetarians? When Tyrant returns, he will definitely follow the intelligence and deal with them one by one.
[Master Xie's side is progressing quite smoothly, but given the Dragon Shadow Guard's strength, many have escaped. They have now arrived at Prince Cheng's fiefdom, awaiting Yin Lanci's next instructions.]
The fire at Qianchi Cliff was so loud, Yin Lanci's death couldn't have been concealed. The Dragon Shadow Guard and the remnants of the Yong Dynasty would surely have received the news. It all depends on whether the tyrant or the enemy moves faster.
Things are progressing smoothly with Prince Xiao. Prince Li is too cowardly, completely helpless against his brother, Prince Xiao. He has already agreed to accompany Prince Xiao to the capital to apologize. We'll depart after Concubine Su gives birth. Calculating the date, we'll arrive in the capital around July or August.
[Speaking of which, the Queen should have given birth by then, right? I wonder if it will be a princess or a prince. If it's a prince, then he'll be both the eldest and the legitimate heir, a surefire successor. If it's a princess, the Queen Mother will probably be worried again.]
After the tyrant left, the harem calmed down considerably, with many visiting each other. Consort Shu and Consort Chun often played mahjong with the Empress Dowager, almost becoming her regular partners.
Her Royal Highness knew that Grand Secretary Zhang was secretly plotting against her. Taking advantage of the tyrant's absence, Grand Secretary Zhang had nowhere to complain, so she deliberately sent people to cause trouble for him, even to the point of making him bedridden. Tsk tsk, Grand Secretary Zhang deserved it!
Han Dahuyou performs steadily, bouncing between failure and success every day. It's a heart-pounding experience.
As for the real princess, tsk, there's so much gourds she can't even eat them all. Miss Zhu is simply thriving, attracting nearly 80% of the hatred alone. Her tea skills have improved significantly, and she's practically become a heartthrob.
The real princess has quietly gathered a lot of power, and is almost at the stage of revealing her true identity as planned. I wonder how the princess behind the scenes is planning to torture the scumbag. I hope she'll use a little black room combo to make him suffer.
Gaochang Kingdom hasn't been having a good time lately. Friction with the Tatars has intensified, and many people have died on both sides. It seems a major war is imminent.
She briefly reviewed the information she had just eaten in her mind and found that none of it would help her leave the palace. She couldn't help but sigh softly.
A shadow suddenly appeared in front of me.
Chu Liuzheng raised his head and met Xiao Jingfan's deep eyes.
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
[You actually came to watch me being punished, is the tyrant so bored? ]
(End of this chapter)
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