The man next to him was the butler, who was also the man's uncle. He wanted to save him, as he only had this one nephew. But there was nothing he could do. His nephew had brought this upon himself by saying such a thing, and now he couldn't save him even if he wanted to.
However, he thought he should still give it a try, in case the regent agreed after he spoke up.
So the steward immediately knelt down before the Regent and kept kowtowing until his head was bleeding, but he didn't stop.
Because he knew that he was now his nephew's only hope, and he would feel guilty if he didn't help him.
"Your Majesty, this is all my fault. I failed to teach him properly. Please, Your Majesty, spare his life for the sake of my years of diligent service. Nothing else matters, as long as he is alive."
The steward knew what the regent wanted. At this point, his nephew would definitely have to leave something behind, otherwise the regent would not let it go so easily.
When Zhan Beiting heard him say that, he raised an eyebrow and looked at him.
"If you're sure you can do anything, then you can't say a word about what I do next. Don't worry, I definitely won't kill him. I'll spare his life. What do you think?"
Since the Regent had said so, the steward couldn't say anything more. He could only nod with tears in his eyes and then turn away. He knew what the Regent was planning to do, and he couldn't bear to watch any longer.
Zhan Beiting pulled Jiang Jingyue into his arms and then spoke to the people around him.
"Since the butler has said so, let's grant their wish! Cut off his legs and sew his mouth shut so he can never speak again. Don't worry, you'll still have your hands; you can still do many things."
The person lying there never expected things to turn out this way; he would rather not have it at all.
Without legs and unable to speak, life like this is utterly meaningless.
So in a fit of anger, he suddenly stood up and rammed his head into a pillar next to him.
The butler was startled when he saw him like this and rushed over immediately, but it was too late when he got there.
At this moment, his nephew had already stopped breathing and showed no signs of life. Seeing his nephew like this, the butler couldn't help but shed tears.
He had clearly done his best to help him, hoping that he could live, because living is better than dying.
But he hadn't expected his nephew to have such a strong personality; now, even if he wanted to help, he couldn't.
The butler knew that, given the current situation, he could no longer stay in this place.
So he knelt down before Zhan Beiting once again.
"Your Highness, this matter today was my fault. I will leave and will no longer be in your sight. I hope Your Highness will take good care of yourself."
After hearing what the butler said, Zhan Beiting ignored him and embraced Jiang Jingyue before leaving.
Once they reached a secluded spot where no one else was around, Zhan Beiting released Jiang Jingyue.
Zhan Beiting was very excited. He hadn't expected Jiang Jingyue to take the initiative to find him. He felt flattered and overwhelmed.
"Yueyue, why did you suddenly come to see me? Is there something you need to ask me?"
Jiang Jingyue was very dissatisfied when she heard Zhan Beiting's words.
She couldn't help but glare at Zhan Beiting in front of her, then looked at him angrily and asked.
"Your Highness, what do you mean by that? Do I need something to do to come see you? If I don't have anything to do now, should I leave?"
After saying this, Jiang Jingyue made a move to leave. Zhan Beiting was startled when he saw Jiang Jingyue like this and immediately reached out to grab her.
"Yueyue, don't go. That's not what I meant. I was just so happy to see you here. Please don't mind. That's not what I meant."
After saying this, Zhan Beiting looked at Jiang Jingyue with anticipation.
However, Jiang Jingyue deliberately turned her body away, ignoring Zhan Beiting.
Zhan Beiting felt a little anxious looking at Jiang Jingyue's current behavior.
He was afraid that Jiang Jingyue would really get angry because of what he had said.
So Zhan Beiting, who usually never bowed his head to anyone, bowed his head to Jiang Jingyue.
Seeing Jiang Jingyue in this state, Zhan Beiting could only gently coax her.
"Yueyue, baby, don't be angry. I was wrong about what happened just now. I apologize to you, okay? Don't be angry and don't ignore me. It really hurts me if you ignore me now."
Jiang Jingyue was holding back her laughter as she watched Zhan Beiting's expression, mainly because she found him hilariously funny.
Seeing that Jiang Jingyue didn't react, Zhan Beiting became even more worried.
He finally met someone he liked, and he really didn't want that person to ignore him because he said something wrong.
So he had no choice but to take action, pulling Jiang Jingyue back and making her face him.
Normally, Jiang Jingyue could hold back her smile when she wasn't facing Zhan Beiting, but now that she was facing him, she simply couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.
She couldn't help but burst out laughing the moment she faced Zhan Beiting.
The main thing is that Zhan Beiting looks just too funny.
The moment Zhan Beiting heard Jiang Jingyue laugh, he felt a sense of relief.
Seeing the little woman laughing so hard she couldn't stand up straight, Zhan Beiting couldn't help but laugh along.
Su Changde, who was standing next to Zhan Beiting, stared in surprise when he saw Zhan Beiting smile.
He had completely forgotten how long it had been since he had seen his prince smile.
He remembered that since he started following his master, he had only seen the master smile twice, and this was the second time.
He hadn't seen it in a long time, or rather, he had almost never seen it.
Seeing his prince smiling so happily, Su Changde couldn't help but laugh along.
That's wonderful. If Her Majesty the Empress were here right now, she would surely be very happy. She would definitely be very pleased with the choice she made.
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