Chapter 41 An Ruxue can't stand it

The Emperor of Beiling asked with interest: "What do you want to do?"

An Yunxi raised the corner of her lips: "According to the national law, what is the crime of An Ruxue seducing the prince and confusing the emperor?"

The Emperor of Beiling narrowed his eyes and glanced at the eunuch Wu beside him.

Eunuch Wu answered with a clear mind: "The number of canings will be determined according to the severity."

An Yunxi was very satisfied with what Eunuch Wu said.

"Eunuch Wu, how many canings do you think An Ruxue should receive?"

Eunuch Wu lowered his head, his face was very solemn, and he said sternly: "Fifty canings."

An Yunxi said: "Your Majesty, then just follow the law. What Yunxi said before was just angry words. How can he really take his sister's life?"

An Ruxue was stunned when she heard An Yunxi's righteous words.

Although she had never seen a caning, she had heard of it.

The caning in the palace was not for the faint of heart. Even a strong man would be beaten to death after fifty canes.

A woman with a fragile body like her would surely die after fifty canes!

Is this different from caning to death?

No!

"Dad, I can't bear fifty canes. I will die!"

She begged General An again. General An felt bitter in his heart and veins on his forehead were throbbing with anger.

He was about to speak again, but An Yunxi looked at him first: "Father, did you hear that? Your daughter did not take her life, but handed everything over to the rules and laws. If you say anything bad about your daughter again, it would be a violation of the court's laws."

"You..."

General An's lips trembled twice, and he finally did not say the words of pleading.

An Yunxi looked at the two of them with a smile, and saw that the blood on An Ruxue's face had faded and her lips were pale, and her eyes became even colder.

The prince finally broke free from the confinement, ran quickly to An Ruxue, and helped her up from the ground.

"Don't be afraid, Ruxue, I will never let anything happen to you!"

An Ruxue seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and held the prince's wrist tightly.

The two of them almost hugged each other in public.

The emperor frowned, hiding the anger in his eyes, "Just follow the law."

Eunuch Wu bowed and was about to go out to ask people to prepare.

An Ruxue quickly raised her head and said to the prince in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, save Ruxue!"

The prince's face sank, and when he saw the guards coming in from outside, he immediately protected An Ruxue behind him.

Seeing this, the queen ordered her subordinates: "What are you still doing, quickly pull the prince over!"

"Yes!"

All the maids and palace maids rushed over.

But the prince was prepared this time, and of course he would not be caught as easily as last time.

He protected An Ruxue and retreated, and when he saw someone rushing over, he kicked the maid directly and kicked her far away.

Ling Fengxun grabbed An Yunxi's wrist, took her back a few steps, and stood at the edge of the hall.

Yangxin Hall was very large and spacious, and the center of the hall was large enough for the prince to display his fists and feet.

The palace maids were beaten and lay on the ground wailing non-stop. The queen looked extremely anxious, and Eunuch Wu also entered the hall with the guards.

Two guards wanted to drag An Ruxue away, but the prince protected her and stopped them. A group of the queen's palace maids wanted to take the prince away, but the prince resisted and knocked the group of people to the ground.

In an instant, screams, cries of pain, and the sounds of fists and feet fighting mixed throughout the Yangxin Hall.

An Yunxi and Ling Fengxun stood by and watched the excitement. She applauded in her heart. This scene was really beautiful.

The Beiling Emperor above suddenly stood up and flicked his sleeves: "Come here!"

More guards came in from outside.

Three or five people rushed up together and immediately held down the prince who beat others.

"Prince, am I too good-tempered? That's why you have the courage to do such a disgraceful thing in the hall!"

The prince was held down and knelt on the ground.

The queen immediately pleaded: "Your Majesty, it's my fault. I can't control him!"

The Beiling Emperor was so angry that he couldn't help coughing a few more times. His eyes became cold: "Drag that An Ruxue away and execute her!"

"No, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am her father. I am also responsible for not disciplining her well. You can beat me. I am willing to take the caning for her!"

General An's voice echoed in the hall.

These words made An Yunxi slightly startled.

Her eyes fell on General An's back, and her eyes were quite ironic.

It turned out that General An was a good father.

But not his

An Ruxue hurriedly said: "Dad, no, you are old and your body can't bear it. Your daughter is willing to bear it herself!"

She sneered in her heart. The scene of the loving father and filial daughter in front of her was really dazzling.

Emperor Beiling looked at the family of three with deep eyes.

"General An, as a father, you have the responsibility to not discipline your daughter well. In this way, you will take thirty of the fifty strokes on behalf of your daughter." General An

froze, but immediately knelt on the ground at this moment.

"Thank you for your grace!"

An Yunxi did not speak again.

Emperor Beiling's words sounded nice, but in fact, from the beginning, he had no intention of causing a death in this matter.

The reason why he said that he would give An Ruxue's life to her was just to make her calm down and stop blaming the prince

. Ling Fengyan sensed An Yunxi's emotions, looked at An Ruxue with murderous intent, and gently patted An Yunxi's tense back.

When An Ruxue heard that her punishment was reduced from fifty to twenty, her pale face finally regained some vitality.

Several guards dragged the two out of the room, and General An was still thanking the emperor for his great kindness.

Although twenty strokes of the cane were enough to tear An Ruxue's skin and make her unable to get out of bed for a month.

But at least her life was saved.

Seeing An Ruxue being dragged away, the prince, who was pinned to the ground and unable to move, shouted loudly: "Xue'er, Xue'er"

but the voice became smaller and smaller as An Ruxue was dragged outside the gate.

Soon, screams

of "Ah, help! Ah ah ah"

were heard in the hall.

Ling Fengxun took An Yunxi to the door.

After leaving the hall, they stood on the steps and watched the execution.

Even the prince was brought out together, and saw An Ruxue and General An, the father and daughter, being pinned to the ground, and wrist-thick sticks were hitting them directly on their waists and hips.