"Let me go, let me go!" An Xiaozhu was struggling in vain.
"Let you go? You almost killed us today, and you still want me to let you go? Bring me the whip." Rong Shang Gong ordered.
The palace maid grinned, one of them took a bull whip, and the other watched with a smile.
"Take off her coat!" Rong Shang Gong pointed at An Xiaozhu.
The whip cannot be used on exposed areas such as the face, neck, or back of the hands to prevent others from discovering it.
She was whipped on the back and chest, and then she was dressed and left to recuperate for two days. The scars were barely noticeable to others.
A palace maid walked over and untied An Xiaozhu's coat, and An Xiaozhu began to struggle desperately.
With a "Pa!" sound, the palace maid slapped her: "Behave yourself!" and then tore off her coat fiercely.
With a loud and clear sound, Rong Shang Gong whipped her whip in the air.
Rong Shang Gong was satisfied, and she whipped An Xiaozhu hard for the second time.
Who knew that a hand would reach out from mid-air and tightly grasp Rong Shang Gong's wrist.
Rong Shang Gong was furious. Who had the audacity to stop her from teaching her servants a lesson? She struggled hard, but the other party's grip was too tight, so she raised her head to take a look.
You don't know until you see it. Once you see it, you will be scared to death, Zhao Huan.
Zhao Huan's eyes were red, and his forehead was brimming with anger. Behind him was Cao Dongsheng, a group of eunuchs, and even a few guards.
"Who gave you the courage to beat servants at will?" Zhao Huan asked coldly.
Rong Anqin seemed to be frightened: "Your Majesty..."
"Do you know that I brought her into the palace myself? She is my maid, my sister, and my relative!"
This is serious, she is the emperor's relative. Who are the emperor's relatives? They are the royal family.
The emperor also said that An Xiaozhu was his sister. He knew what sister she was. The emperor's sister was the eldest princess.
An Xiaozhu looked at him in surprise. She didn't expect Zhao Huan to say this.
"I deserve to die, I deserve to die. I didn't know she was the eldest princess..." How could Rong Shanggong have imagined that this unknown little palace maid had so many connections with the emperor.
At this time, Cao Dongsheng had already waved his hand to let his eunuchs let An Xiaozhu down.
Zhao Huan walked over and rolled up An Xiaozhu's sleeves. Her fair arms were covered in bruises, and Zhao Huan's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Rong Shang Gong knew that if the emperor didn't get angry, it would be fine. But if he got angry, someone would definitely be in big trouble.
"I deserve to die, I deserve to die! Your Majesty, please be aware that when the Imperial Wardrobe sent me here, you never told me about the eldest princess's origins, so I didn't know about it. Please spare my life, Your Majesty, please spare my life, the eldest princess!" She and the two palace maids beside her were so scared that they kept kowtowing.
"I don't know?" Zhao Huan became even angrier after hearing her say that. "So if she has no connection to me, then you're justified in beating and punishing her?"
It's over. The emperor is going to kill me. Rong Shanggong was already scared out of her wits. She just knelt down and kowtowed desperately: "This servant deserves death, this servant deserves death!"
"Someone come here!" Zhao Huan shouted angrily.
Cao Dongsheng bowed and came out: "Your Majesty."
"Call all the people in the Fruit Bureau to me!" Zhao Huan said coldly.
"As ordered!" Cao Dongsheng ordered the two young eunuchs beside him: "Hurry up and go!"
The two young eunuchs hurriedly obeyed the order, but Rong Shang Gong was so frightened that she trembled and even forgot to beg for mercy.
There were fifteen palace maids in the Fruit Bureau. Excluding the two brought by Rong Shang Gong, there were twelve people in total.
The twelve palace maids stood in a row. They didn't know what was going on and were trembling with fear.
Zhao Huan came to them, pulled a palace maid over and rolled up her sleeves.
Although a long time has passed, the scars on her arms are still clearly visible.
"Who hit him?" Zhao Huan asked.
The palace maid didn't dare to speak. She could only look quietly at Rong Shang Gong who was kneeling on the ground. Tears were welling up in her eyes but she didn't dare to say anything.
Zhao Huan then walked over to another palace maid, who had fewer scars on her arms. She gritted her teeth and shamelessly exposed her back and shoulders in front of everyone.
Seeing her back was a sight too horrible to be described. Zhao Huan was furious. He looked at the other palace maids and asked, "What about you?"
With a cry of "Wow!", this group of palace maids, whose average age was only in their teens, began to cry, and they showed their scars while crying.
"Come here, you two." Zhao Huan pointed at the two guards behind him.
Two guards stepped forward and bowed. Zhao Huan squatted down and picked up the whip that Rong Anqin had dropped on the ground. "Since you enjoy beating people so much, I'll grant your wish. Tie her to these two trees and beat her with this whip. Beat her hard!"
Rong Anqin was so frightened that she screamed like a pig being slaughtered: "Your Majesty, please spare my life, please spare my life, Your Majesty!"
Two guards lifted Rong Anqin up like a dead pig and tied him up to the spot where Bang An Xiaozhu had been. One guard picked up a whip and began to whip him mercilessly.
The emperor didn't specify how many times to whip her, but he just kept whipping her. The two guards took turns whipping the fierce woman until she was bleeding and screaming in agony.
The two palace maids following Rong Anqin were already frightened and dumbfounded. Zhao Huan waved his hand and said, "Drag them away and beat them to death!"
These two palace maids usually relied on the favor of Rong Shanggong to act so arrogantly, but now they heard that they were going to be beaten to death, and they were so scared that they became limp.
Cao Dongsheng waved his hand, and the four eunuchs behind him dragged the two palace maids away.
The whip continued to crackle for a long time before Rong Anqin's screams finally stopped. Another guard went over to check on her breath, then returned to Zhao Huan and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, this man is dead."
Zhao Huan walked over to An Xiaozhu, who was now supported by two eunuchs. "Your Majesty," she called softly.
"It's my fault. I failed to protect you. Call the imperial physician!"
Imperial physicians were doctors who treated the illnesses of the emperor's relatives. For a mere maid like her to enjoy such treatment was truly a great honor.
"Your Majesty, I'm fine." An Xiaozhu shook her head gently, then struggled to kneel down: "I'm fine, Your Majesty, don't worry."
Zhao Huan helped her up and said, "Didn't I just tell you that you are my sister? Didn't this evil woman also call you the eldest princess? From today on, you are the eldest princess."
"Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Princess!" There are always people who know the current situation, and the palace maids and eunuchs nearby knelt down one after another.
An Xiaozhu was shocked. She never dreamed that she would become a princess. She stood there, speechless with fear.
Zhao Huan took her hand and said with a smile: "You are truly my adopted sister from the common people. From now on, you will be the eldest princess. Come, I will take you to see someone. She will definitely be happy to see you."
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