The three women were forced by the servants to lie on a bench.
The executioner was also a woman.
They all have a skill, they cannot kill anyone. The prince's ruling clearly means he has no intention of killing anyone, but he still wants to hurt the person.
With a "pa" sound, it hit the third old lady's buttocks.
A scream was expected by everyone.
Another board fell on the third lady's buttocks.
Also a scream.
How could the pampered lady of a wealthy family have ever suffered such punishment?
Just one blow from the stick almost made the man faint.
The boards fell down one after another.
When Concubine Luo was also hit with a stick, she only let out a muffled groan and gritted her teeth.
It was slowly getting dark.
The servants lit lanterns.
Shangguan Ru saw that Concubine Luo's forehead was sweating due to pain, and she watched with her lips bitten.
Her heart ached to the extreme with each fall of the board.
When there were still ten strokes left, she couldn't bear it any longer and threw herself on Concubine Luo's back, taking one stroke and uttering an "ah".
At the same time, Shangguan Ziling, who was already sixteen years old from the third room, also jumped on the third wife's back and caught the board.
The woman who was beating the prince with a stick found it difficult to start, so she looked up at the prince and waited for instructions.
"Pull them apart and continue beating. Whoever made the mistake will be punished." The prince showed no mercy and did not give the children a chance to show their filial piety.
"Uncle, please let your niece fulfill her filial duty. After all, she gave birth to your niece, and she is also a poor woman. If she hadn't been humiliated, why would she have come to this point today?" Shangguan Ru begged in tears.
She was taught so well by the Third House, and after going through so much pain, she is still so kind and respectful.
Yu Yuanzheng shook his head helplessly and walked forward.
"Sister Ru, you've only just been injured so badly, you can't stand being beaten. If you fall ill, who will take care of Yue'er?" Yu Yuanzheng dragged the person aside with a mop.
Yu Yuanzheng appreciated her filial piety, but her body really couldn't take it.
"Ru...Ru'er, mother...mother can bear it." Concubine Luo tried to stop her intermittently.
"Wow..." Shangguan Ru was held back by Yu Yuanzheng and could only cry.
There are still ten boards left, and we will finish them soon.
All three women fainted.
The third old lady received ten more strokes of the board, and she took all the blows even after she fainted.
After the execution, they were dragged back to their respective yards.
We will open the ancestral hall tomorrow to comfort our ancestors.
"An Yi, guard the palace well and don't let anyone leave tonight." The prince ordered again.
This was to prevent anyone from leaving the palace to seek help, and also to prevent news from spreading out of the palace too quickly.
This is the palace's family affair.
The third old lady is just a concubine with no background. Her status is nothing compared to the second old lady's concubine. The prince can directly deal with her on behalf of the old prince.
No one could sleep well that night.
The prince wanted to drink to relieve his sorrow, but after being scolded by the princess, he put down the wine jug again.
The prince, who had no wine to relieve his sorrow, had to carry the princess into the house to relieve her sorrow.
The two of them lay quietly on the bed.
The prince hugged the princess tightly.
"Yuyan...Yuyan, Yuyan." The prince murmured the princess's name three times in a row.
The princess obediently let him hug her without saying a word. She knew that the prince was sadder than ever.
The prince murmured the princess' name several times.
He buried his head in the princess's shoulder.
The princess clearly felt a slight chill in the socket of her shoulder.
The prince shed tears.
She had never seen the prince shed tears.
Men don't shed tears easily, that's not until they are deeply sad.
Today, the secret that had been hidden in the palace for twenty-one years was revealed, which really broke his heart.
Even if the old prince was sick, he wouldn't be so sad. It's a disease, there's no cure.
Back then, he was plotted against by Concubine Luo and had to carry her into the palace.
The two of them were in a cold war for several months.
This knot in my heart was finally untied today.
"Yuyan, it's all my fault. I have wronged you." The prince was apologizing for what happened many years ago.
"Okay, it's all over. Actually, I'm not at fault either. I was angry with you back then, so I ignored Concubine Luo, and as a result, the third house took advantage of her. If I had been there to watch her give birth, the baby-swapping incident wouldn't have happened." The princess also apologized.
She was certainly unhappy then.
Although the marriage between her and the prince was arranged by the old prince, it was because they were attracted to each other. However, not long after they had a child, someone came to disrupt their life.
The princess must be angry.
After so many years, I finally understood what happened today.
"Princess, I want to change the rules of our ancestors." The prince suddenly said something that had nothing to do with what happened today.
"What rules?" The princess tilted her head and asked in confusion.
"The direct descendants of my Rong Palace are allowed to take concubines only if they are childless after the age of 40. Anyone who dares to violate this rule will be directly expelled from the Rong Palace." The prince said this in all seriousness.
Being expelled from the palace means having to fend for oneself, as the palace will not give any property.
It's like leaving the house with nothing.
This is what I mean by expelling the second and third wives from the palace today.
They couldn't get any property from the palace.
"And make this rule public. Let's see which woman dares to plot against the children of my Rong Palace." The prince added harshly.
If planning to marry into the palace ends up being kicked out, then what's the point of planning?
Isn't it that the woman who plans to marry into Prince Rong's Mansion just wants the wealth and splendor of the palace?
Without wealth and glory, no one would think of scheming.
If he was just an ordinary man back then, Luo Xinyi would never have plotted against him, and wouldn't even have looked at him.
"Have you thought it through? This is just your own idea. The clan may not agree with it." The princess was not optimistic that his decision could be realized.
"I am only talking about the direct descendants of my Rong Palace. It has nothing to do with other Shangguan clan members. Currently, only Ziqi and his two grandsons are direct descendants. I don't care about the others."
"Oh, then you can decide for yourself. Zheng'er has been married into the palace for more than two years, and as a mother-in-law, I have never thought of putting anyone in the chess room." The princess was proud of herself and her daughter-in-law getting along so well.
"Fortunately, Zishu remarried. If not, Ziqi would have died long ago. She is a good woman, and she is the perfect person to be the consort of my Prince Rong's Mansion." The prince was very sure of Yu Yuanzheng.
"Yes. Fortunately it was her. On the day she first entered the mansion, I was not satisfied, but she gave me such a big surprise."
The two talked about a lot that night, from the past to the present, to children, and then to how to choose a son-in-law in the future.
With the princess's gentle whispers, the prince finally fell asleep peacefully.
He had been traveling continuously and should have arrived in Beijing in three days, but he returned early.
What a coincidence, he happened to see her bringing a group of people to the garden to catch an adulterer, and he happened to come looking for her.
It gave him such a great stimulation.
Alas, the second and third wives only see the glory and honor of Prince Rong, and have no idea how much responsibility he has to bear.
He started learning martial arts and literature at the age of five.
I train hard in the hottest days of summer and the coldest days of winter, and never have a good rest.
Whenever there is a war, we have to go to the battlefield. The emperor has no place to protect his safety. We would rather die ourselves than let the emperor die.
Every generation of princes does not live long because they are burdened by this responsibility.
No one can understand.
But the prince had not slept enough, and there was a commotion in the palace again.
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