Hu was slapped to the ground, her face swollen instantly. Yun Jingshu, who was standing by, was shocked and her face turned pale.
The Lady of the Duke of England shook her hurt hand, then waved at Yun Jingshu with eyes full of heartache, "Jingshu, come here, Sixth Aunt."
Yun Jingshu walked over blankly, her uneasy eyes fixed on Hu.
At this time, Hu, who had been stunned, reacted.
She suddenly got up from the ground and pretended to pounce on the Duchess of England and tear her apart.
The two maids who had been standing by quickly held her down, and Mrs. Hu was unable to move.
Hu couldn't struggle free, so she could only ask with a grim look on her face: "Why did you hit me?"
The Duchess of England glanced at her calmly, "Why?"
"Just because of this." She rolled up Yun Jingshu's sleeves, revealing her skin covered in blue and purple.
"Hiss~" Yun Jingshu unconsciously let out a sound of pain.
The Duke of England's wife hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, did Sixth Aunt hurt you?"
Yun Jingshu shook her head.
Hu realized that something was wrong and his eyes rolled around as if he was thinking about how to deal with the situation.
Lady Yingguo touched Yun Jingshu's face and said, "Don't be afraid, Sixth Aunt will take care of it for you. Whatever she did to you in the past, Sixth Aunt will make her pay back a hundredfold."
Hearing this, Yun Jingshu instantly burst into tears and cried loudly.
Mrs. Hu argued, "Madam, you must have misunderstood. Jingshu's injuries were not caused by me, but by those slaves! I will deal with them all when I get back and give Madam an explanation."
The Lady of the Duke of England handed Yun Jingshu over to the care of her personal maid, and slowly walked up to Mrs. Hu.
She raised her hand and pinched Hu's chin, with a bloodthirsty smile on her face, "Do you think this lady is stupid, or are you too smart?"
The sharp nails dug into Hu's facial muscles, "Who gave you the courage to hurt my Cui family's girl?"
"What evidence do you have to prove that I did it? Even if you are the Duchess of England, you cannot disregard the law!"
The Duke of England curled her lips and sneered, "Evidence? What evidence do I need to beat you? If you have the guts... go report to the police and see who will die in the end, you or me?"
After that, she stopped talking to Hu and ordered someone to bring a whip, and first gave Hu thirty lashes.
The sound of clapping was accompanied by Mrs. Hu's screams. The Duke of England in the inner room heard the noise and came out quietly to take a peek.
I saw Hu lying on the ground, with the whip falling continuously.
The Duke of England shrank his neck and said, "Madam has been so kind to me in the past. I will never hide money again."
After beating her with thirty lashes, the Duchess of England squatted in front of the dying Hu and reached out to pull a hairpin from her head.
Then, she took the hairpin and cut Hu's face bit by bit. Hot blood flowed down her cheeks, accompanied by Hu's screams and pleas for mercy.
"Ma'am, I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again."
The Duke of England was unmoved. She dropped the hairpin in her hand and ordered, "Break her hands for me."
"Madam, please spare me! Madam, please spare me!"
The Duke of England's wife frowned, and the perceptive maid immediately covered Hu's mouth.
Hu was taken out, and soon a heart-wrenching scream was heard.
The Duke of England's wife waved to the Duke of England who was hiding in the corner and peeking, and the Duke of England's scalp instantly went tingling.
"Husband... Madam, I will go back and continue kneeling. Don't be angry." The Duke of England said and was about to leave.
"Stop." Lady Yingguo stopped him, "Accompany me to the Yun family tomorrow. If you do well, you can spend as much money as you want in the future. As much as you want!"
The Duke of England's eyes lit up, "Don't worry, Madam, I will definitely satisfy you!"
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In the Lu Mansion, in General Lu’s room.
Lu Yunting stood in front of his parents' portraits, with several leaders of the Shadow Pavilion standing behind him.
If Jiang Yueyang was present, she would find that Ling Feng, the gardener in her yard, was also here.
Lin Ji was the first to speak: "Sir, I have compiled a list based on the characteristics of the murderer and the ability to raise assassins. We can use the ability of that girl..."
Lu Yunting raised his hand to interrupt him, "No, the enemy is in the open and I am in the dark. If she is exposed to the murderer, she will be in danger."
Jiang Yueyang's special abilities have not yet been fully spread, and the Lu family army, who had just returned to Beijing, did not know about it.
"But it's the quickest way to find the killer."
Lu Yunting looked at Lin Ji sharply, "I said, no!"
The atmosphere suddenly became heavy and depressing.
After a while, Lu Yunting said in a deep voice: "I have waited for so many years, so I don't mind a little more time."
"……promise."
Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Ling Feng said, "Sir, Miss Jiang asked me to plant a few things some time ago. I heard that the yields of those things were very high. Do you want..."
"Potato?"
"Yes, and corn, tomatoes, and lettuce."
After these days of growth, the things that Jiang Yueyang asked Ling Feng to plant can already be seen as what they are.
Lu Yunting lowered his eyes and thought deeply. The food and fodder distributed by the court was not enough to feed the Lu family army.
These years, I have been relying on the people from the Shadow Pavilion to make money from doing business outside to supplement my income, otherwise I would have starved to death long ago.
How could I have the energy to fight the enemy?
Lu Yunting knew that the emperor was afraid of the Lu family army, but he would not hand over military power or disband the Lu family army until the murderer was found.
He pulled the corner of his mouth in self-mockery. It was ridiculous that the military power of the Lu family army was clearly promised by the late emperor, but now it has become his intention to rebel.
His Lu family is loyal to the core. If they wanted to rebel, why would they wait until now?
"I will talk to her personally about this matter. Please don't touch her things."
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The next day, Jiang Yueyang stood in the Hall of Supreme Harmony and noticed at a glance that the Duke of England still did not attend the morning court today.
[I wonder if the British public knelt on a durian yesterday? 】
System: [Kneel down. ]
[Then I really can’t attend the morning court. ]
Emperor Yuan had just sat down when he heard this conversation. Thinking of the thorny thing, he subconsciously shrank back.
Early this morning, the Duchess of England had durian delivered to the palace.
He and the queen looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure out what it was, so they thought of calling the Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture over to take a look after the morning court.
"If you have a document, please present it. If you don't, please leave the court." Li Fuquan shouted as usual.
General Zhang stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, the weapons are almost ready. We can go to Chishui anytime."
Emperor Yuan nodded: "Lord Yang."
Yang Jianzheng, the Imperial Observatory, stepped out and said, "I am here."
"Choose an auspicious day to prepare the troops and go to war."
"I obey the order."
A general came out carelessly, "Your Majesty, the autumn weather is bright and refreshing, it is the best time for autumn hunting..."
Jiang Yueyang saw that all his colleagues were eager to try and sighed helplessly. Today was another long morning court.
【Little melon, tell me a story. 】
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