Upon hearing this, Eunuch Xu was terrified and incredulous. He knew that such a beating was extremely harmful to the body; even a young man would find it difficult to withstand twenty strokes. How could a man in his forties or fifties possibly endure it?
"Fourth Master, you're going to kill me!"
Clad in a black sable fur coat, Hongli exuded an aura of frost, his expression sinister. He spoke in a cold voice, "Yushan and Yanyan are my life. You dare to bully them, mother and son? Do you expect me to be merciful to you?"
Seeing that the Fourth Prince was serious, Eunuch Xu's arrogance vanished, and his tone softened, "But this is Consort Xi's will. This servant was merely relaying the message. This servant is innocent! Fourth Prince!"
This lackey, always coming up with terrible ideas, has long been disliked by Hongli. However, out of consideration for his position as a servant of Consort Xi, he has refrained from taking action against him. Now that he dares to offend Yushan and her son, Hongli will show no mercy and will ensure he receives the punishment he deserves.
"If you can stay alive to go back to the palace and see my mother, then you can go and reason with her."
At Hongli's command, Demin immediately dragged the man out. The other two eunuchs, terrified, knelt down and begged for mercy. Hongli glanced at them casually and said in a low voice:
"You are just following orders. I am always lenient and will not take your lives."
The young eunuch felt as if he had been granted a pardon, and kept kowtowing and thanking him, "Thank you so much for your mercy, Fourth Master!"
Just as they were secretly rejoicing, they heard the Fourth Prince order, "Come here! Drag him away and chop off his hands!"
They pulled on Su Yushan, so that hand should be crippled!
The little eunuch turned pale with fright and hurriedly turned to Consort Su, apologizing profusely, "This servant deserves to die! This servant shouldn't have offended Consort Su, but we servants all have to listen to Eunuch Xu! Please, Consort Su, have mercy and spare this servant's life!"
In the past, Su Yushan might have felt that such punishment was too cruel, but this time, they had almost harmed Yan Yan. She could not tolerate such a heinous act, and she would never plead for them. She would let Hongli deal with them as he pleased.
She turned away coldly, ignoring them. Hongli raised his hand, and the guards immediately dragged the eunuchs out.
After the commotion subsided, Hongli hurried to Su Yushan's side, gazed into her tearful eyes, and tenderly embraced her.
"Yushan, it's my fault for coming back late and scaring you and the child! It's alright, I won't let anyone bully you and the child again."
"Are you really alright?" Su Yushan was still shaken, her whole body trembling uncontrollably. She clutched his robe tightly and choked out, "Is everything alright?"
“But the little princess’s illness has not gotten better. I’m worried that they will still try to take advantage of Yan Yan, thinking that Yan Yan is the one who brought bad luck to the little princess.”
Gently patting her back, Hongli said in a gentle voice, "I came back a little late today because I was dealing with this matter. Don't worry, I have a solution."
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