"You are blocking my path like this. I can't avoid seeing you even if I want to."
Upon hearing this, Butler Song’s face froze.
Before Liu Shang could speak, he seized the initiative.
"I am guilty of disturbing the princess. It is because this slave girl is dishonest that I am here to teach her a lesson."
Hearing what Butler Song said, Liu Shang shook her head with tears in her eyes. She really wanted to refute.
But after taking a look at the butler Song who was speaking with certainty, he opened his mouth, but ultimately chose to keep his head down and remain silent.
In Sang Liwan's eyes, this scene showed that the little girl Liushang was frightened by Butler Song and didn't dare to say a word.
She frowned.
Perhaps it was because he had long known from Jun Moyi that Butler Song was a spy sent by the enemy to monitor the entire palace. Therefore, Sang Liwan had no good impression of this seemingly honest and reliable man in front of him.
Sang Liwan looked at Butler Song and sneered, "This princess doesn't know when it will be Butler Song's turn to be the head of Prince An's Mansion."
Butler Song was stunned and looked up, somewhat confused.
He had been in the palace for some time, and he knew Sang Liwan's character very well.
I knew from the beginning that this princess was not someone to be trifled with. If she started making a fuss, she would even stomp on the prince's face.
However, before this, Sang Liwan had been concentrating on dealing with Jun Moyi and didn't take these minions seriously at all.
Therefore, this was the first time that Butler Song felt Sang Liwan's sarcasm in person.
For a moment, I was unable to react.
"Princess, that's not what I meant. It's just a small matter, and it's really not worth bothering the prince and princess, so I..."
Sang Liwan was not interested in these words.
She first glanced at Liushang, who was still kneeling on the ground sobbing, sighed, and then asked Qingshui to help him up.
Qingshui nodded slightly and walked over to hold Liushang's shoulders. However, as soon as he raised his head, she couldn't help but gasp.
"ah!"
Sang Liwan was stunned, "What's wrong?"
Qingshui has always been steady, so for her to make such a sound, something big must have happened.
Sure enough, the next second, Qingshui came over with Liushang.
When passing by Butler Song, he couldn't help but glare at him.
"Look at her face, miss."
As Qingshui spoke, he brought Liushang to Sang Liwan.
But Liu Shang still kept his head down, unwilling to look into Sang Liwan's eyes.
Such abnormal behavior made Sang Liwan even more suspicious.
She lowered her voice and said, "Look up."
Liu Shang trembled all over, but finally raised his head tremblingly.
Sang Liwan widened his eyes slightly.
No wonder Qingshui made that sound just now.
Liu Shang's originally pretty face was now swollen, with symmetrical slap marks on both sides, which showed that he had been beaten hard.
Seeing this, Sang Liwan suddenly raised his head and looked at Butler Song. Sure enough, the other party turned his gaze away in an instant and did not dare to look at Sang Liwan.
Sang Liwan asked, "Butler Song, I wonder what crime this girl committed that would allow you to resort to lynching in this palace?"
This crime is too serious, so Butler Song certainly cannot admit it.
"Princess, be careful with your words. I am in charge of all affairs in this mansion. I just taught a little maid a lesson. How can you call it lynching?"
"lesson?"
Sang Liwan sneered.
She raised her hand, pinched Liu Shang's chin, and turned him to Butler Song.
"Beating someone like this is considered a lesson? I want to hear what this girl did wrong to deserve such a cruel blow from Steward Song."
Butler Song was about to speak, but Sang Liwan raised his hand to stop him.
She glanced at Liu Shang, raised her chin, and said, "Liu Shang, go ahead."
Liu Shang didn't expect that the princess still remembered her name, and she was immediately moved to tears.
At this moment, she also knew that Sang Liwan was here to make the decision for her, so she stopped being shy and told him everything that had happened before.
"In reply to your question, Princess, I was sweeping the garden when Steward Song asked me to fetch a bucket of water to clean the railings in the corridor. When I came back with the water, my hands might have been wet, and I slipped and lost my balance. The bucket fell to the ground, soaking Steward Song's clothes."
After the words were spoken, no one spoke for a long time.
Sang Liwan looked up at the uneasy-looking Butler Song, "Butler Song, is this what you mean by making a big mistake?"
Steward Song said stubbornly, "It's obvious that this girl just doesn't want to do the work I assigned her. She's resentful of me, so she deliberately knocked over the bucket, splashing water everywhere. How can I not punish her for having such a servant in the palace?"
Before Butler Song finished speaking, Liu Shang shook his head repeatedly.
"That's not the case, Princess. I was just careless. I definitely didn't do it out of spite or on purpose."
However, Sang Liwan ignored Liu Shang's words and just looked at Butler Song with concern.
"I see. Butler Song is really wronged. Doesn't he know how badly he's wet?"
Hearing Sang Liwan's words, Butler Song was almost delighted.
He took a few steps forward, lifted the hem of his clothes, and said in a fake tone: "Thank you for your concern, Princess. It's not serious."
Sang Liwan looked over in the direction of Butler Song's movements. It was said that a large area was wet, but in fact it was only stained with a few drops of water.
Seeing this, Sang Liwan raised the corner of his mouth in a mocking tone, "What a huge stain."
Hearing that Sang Liwan's tone was not right, the smile that was about to appear on Butler Song's face froze in an instant.
He looked at Sang Liwan warily and asked in a deep voice, "What do you mean, Princess?"
"If it's revenge, why not pour a bucket of water over you from head to toe? For such a small amount, wouldn't it be a huge loss?"
Butler Song's expression suddenly changed. "Princess, I'm afraid your words are biased."
Sang Liwan glanced at the poor girl whose eyes and cheeks were swollen, and sighed, "I don't want to argue about who is right or wrong anymore. Anyway, I will take this person away."
Steward Song was stunned. "Princess, this is probably against the rules. These servants in the palace are all managed and deployed by me."
Sang Liwan looked at Butler Song coldly.
"Butler Song means that this princess doesn't even have the right to ask for a servant?"
"The servant did not say that."
Sang Liwan laughed in anger, "You just said that Liu Shang offended you, so you scolded her like that. Now you are disrespecting this princess... Qingshui, slap her in the face."
Just as Qingshui was about to move, Butler Song scolded her, "Princess, I am an old man in Prince An's mansion. No one has the right to teach me a lesson except the prince."
As soon as he finished speaking, a voice that sounded like a smile was heard.
"Oh? I don't know when this unknown rule came into being in the palace."
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