"Yes, I'll do it immediately."
Chang Pu never expected that his good intentions would lead to bad consequences. Due to a moment of negligence, his life was almost in danger.
After receiving forty blows with the stick, Changpu was in so much pain that he burst into tears and felt extremely regretful.
Your Highness is being too fussy. It's just two men being sent here, so why is he so angry?
"Sister Changpu, this is your luggage. Take care on your journey." Ling'er helped Changpu up and escorted her outside the mansion. "There's some healing medicine inside. Remember to use it later."
"Thanks."
"Sister Chang Pu, what are you talking about? You've taken care of me for so long, and I can't thank you enough. Take care of your wound and drive slowly."
Chang Pu nodded, took the luggage, and took a few shaky steps. Suddenly, she lost her balance and fell.
Chang Pu gritted his teeth and got up, but found that he felt weak all over.
When Chang Pu was in despair, a pair of hands helped her up. The moment she looked up, tears welled up in her eyes. "Why are you here?"
Ling Yuan took Chang Pu's luggage, supported her, and said, "I'll see you off."
"You are a favorite of the prince, so you'd better stop associating with me. I..." Changpu thought about how she had nowhere to go now and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Ling Yuan bent down and said, "Come up, I'll carry you."
"No, why did you come to me?"
Ling Yuan pursed his lips and said nothing.
Chang Pu wiped her tears and said angrily: "Go away, I can be fine on my own."
"Don't be willful." Ling Yuan said: "Come on up."
Chang Pu still stood there stubbornly, tears streaming down her face. "Go away. It's none of your business whether I live or die."
"Do you know why the prince gave up on you?"
"Why?"
"Because you're stupid." Ling Yuan said, "As subordinates, you have no choice but to obey the master's orders. If you act on your own and disobey the master's orders, you will only end up dead."
"I'm doing this for his own good. The prince needs someone who understands his well-being, and I want them to talk to him. Hey, why are you glaring at me?"
Ling Yuan said expressionlessly, "Only the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine can make decisions for the Master. No one else is worthy."
Chang Pu was speechless and had to admit that Ling Yuan was right. She was just a servant, so how could she be qualified to make decisions for her master?
"Come up." Ling Yuan grabbed Chang Pu and forcibly carried her on his back. "Where are you taking me?"
"It's getting late. Come to my place and spend the night. I'll send you off when the sun comes up."
"I won't leave." Chang Pu said with tears in her eyes, "I don't know how to live after leaving here. If you are willing, I will be your wife, how about that?"
Ling Yuan said nothing, but his ears turned red, which was unusual for him.
"no."
"Why?" Chang Pu asked angrily, "Do you dislike me?"
"No." Ling Yuan shook his head and said, "If the master finds out that I took you in, he will kill me."
"Why do you listen to the prince in everything? It really makes me angry." Changpu twisted Ling Yuan's ear and accidentally touched the wound. She grimaced in pain.
"What's wrong?"
"It's okay, it hurts. Those two guys in the yard were really rough. By the way, when are you going to receive your punishment?"
Ling Yuan said: "Let's go tomorrow."
"Don't go, okay?" A hundred lashes would hurt her much more.
Changpu felt a little regretful now. If she had known earlier, she would not have acted rashly. Otherwise, Ling Yuan would not have been injured because of her.
"Nothing. Apply the medicine yourself later. I'll stay away."
"How can we sleep in one room?" Changpu blushed. Seeing the neatly arranged room, her mind raced with thoughts. At that moment, even the pain in her body lessened considerably.
"Here." Ling Yuan handed her the golden wound medicine and said, "Use this to heal faster."
"Thank you, thank you." After taking the medicine, Chang Pu felt very happy. "It's cold outside, you can go inside and sleep."
"No need." No matter how Changpu persuaded him, Ling Yuan remained unmoved and stood outside practicing all night.
The next day, Ling Yuan went to Xingtang to receive a hundred lashes.
After the beating, his back was covered in blood and flesh, and the scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere was so painful that even the executioner felt it, but Ling Yuan did not say a word during the execution. The executioner said that the people around the prince were all ruthless people.
Ling Yuan said, "Please fetch me some water. I need to wash myself."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Ling Yuan endured the pain and simply treated the wound before returning to the main hall to report.
Xu Jing smelled the smell of blood in the air and knew that he was going to receive his punishment.
Ling Yuan knelt down and said, "I know I was wrong. There won't be a next time."
"Get up." Xu Jing threw the medicine to him and said, "Take it twice a day. Come back to me as soon as you recover. Let others take care of the things you are responsible for now."
Ling Yuan was frightened. Are they going to remove him from his position?
"I am fine. Your Highness, please tell me what you want. I will do my best to accomplish it."
"The leader of Qingfeng Village sent a letter of surrender two days ago..."
Ling Yuan immediately understood and said, "I will go find the leader of Hua Village and introduce him to His Majesty."
"I have asked Ling Xiao to go. You should stay home and recuperate. Come back to see me when you are well again. I heard that you brought Chang Pu back with you?"
Ling Yuan broke out in a cold sweat and said, "Yes, I took the initiative to leave Chang Pu behind. I deserve to die."
Xu Jing sneered, "You really do deserve to die. Don't you understand the truth that beautiful women bring disaster?"
"I know I was wrong. I will send her away when I return."
"I don't want to forcefully separate a couple." Xu Jing helped Ling Yuan up and said, "Publicity is public, and private is private. If you sacrifice public for private, I will never forgive you."
"I admit my mistake."
"Okay, back off."
"yes."
After the people left, 021 said, "How could you be so cruel to the poor couple? You almost scared the guy so much that his face turned pale."
"You don't understand how fickle people are. If you're too lenient with your subordinates when you're in a high position, you're bound to be retaliated against. Aren't there enough lessons from past experiences?"
"Then you wouldn't kill anyone, would you?"
Xu Jing laughed and said, "This is a cannibalistic society. If the male companion Zhang Xin sent had been replaced by someone else, I would have died last night. Who would I turn to for justice then?"
Not to mention ancient times, even in modern times, although people say that everyone is equal, in fact, they are still divided into different classes.
When you are in a high position, looking at the people below is no different from looking at ants.
If he had been careless, he would have died a hundred times already.
The road to becoming an emperor has always been a bloody killing field that does not allow for any sadness.
021 said: "What if the Zhou family becomes your enemy?"
"Needless to say, kill them all, leaving no one alive. If you don't root out the weeds, they'll grow again in the spring breeze."
"Where's Zhou Siheng?"
Xu Jing said: "He is smart and will stand on my side and not become my enemy."
"You're really confident. Let's see how much Zhou Siheng likes you. Not bad. Although this guy says he hates you, he's actually saying one thing and thinking another. You better try harder to win him over."
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