"Your Highness, I know nothing about this. I eat whatever my mother gives me."
At this moment, Li Mama couldn't care less about feeling heartbroken that her daughter was pushing all the blame onto her, and hurriedly defended herself:
"Your Highness, it's not like that, it's not like that. The young master has had a poor appetite since he was a child. He vomits whatever he eats. He will vomit as soon as he eats anything greasy or that doesn't suit his taste."
After each meal, there would be a lot of untouched food left over. Thinking it would be wasteful to throw it away, this old servant took it back to his room and ate it himself. All the food this old servant ate was the young master's leftovers.
Logically speaking, if the master doesn't reward the servant with leftovers, the servant shouldn't eat them privately, as that would be considered stealing.
If a servant truly steals leftovers or unwanted food from his master, it's not considered a serious crime, and a kind-hearted master wouldn't take it seriously.
Granny Li hoped that saying this would lessen her punishment.
"Hu Qing," Xiao Yanchu called out.
Hu Qing understood immediately and walked out of the house.
A short while later, Hu Qing brought in several kitchen maids.
Upon seeing these young maids, Granny Li collapsed to the ground.
It's over, it's over, it's all over.
With so many affairs in the Prince's residence, she never imagined that the Prince would personally inquire about the young prince's food.
It was common for a simpleton to eat and then vomit, but he wouldn't complain. These maids, who had to make a living under his care, dared not say anything.
Only Li Mama dared to do this, and nothing went wrong all these years. How come everything became so out of control when Su Ruojin came along?
Granny Li glared fiercely at Su Ruojin. She was a witch, a witch who harmed people!
She wanted to protect Cuiping; her daughter would definitely avenge her in the future.
"Your Highness, it's all my fault. I was blinded by greed. Please forgive me. I will never do it again. Please give me another chance. I will serve the young prince well."
Granny Li cried so hard that her face was covered in snot and tears.
Su Ruojin looked at her coldly: "When we were in Yanyang, I saw some bruises on the young master's body. If I'm not mistaken, you did it."
Harming the Crown Prince is a capital offense.
Granny Li became anxious and angrily cursed, "Su Ruojin! I have no grudge against you, why do you want to kill me and frame me for no reason? You vicious woman, how cruel you are! Even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go."
Xiao Yanchu's eyes were cold, and his seemingly calm tone concealed his anger: "Investigate for me!"
Yi'er only suffers from mental retardation, yet a wicked servant in the Prince's mansion has bullied him to this extent!
A short while later, Hu Qing returned and reported: "Your Highness, the young master does indeed have some bruises, concentrated on his waist, thighs and upper arms. The royal physician just examined him and confirmed that he was pinched."
Li Mama was in charge of Yi'er's bathing and dressing. She always wore long clothes, so outsiders couldn't tell at all.
Xiao Yanchu laughed, his eyes as cold as frost: "Very good, very good. I never knew there were such wicked servants in the manor. It seems I have been too lenient with you. Guards! Throw Li Mama into the snake pit for me. Cuiping, give her one hundred strokes of the cane. The rest of you involved, give them thirty strokes. Those who survive, sell them all."
The application of caning also depends on skill; it can be light or heavy. If it's light, thirty strokes can take half a person's life; if it's heavy, no one can expect to survive.
In the prince's fury, who would dare to let him off the hook? Anyone involved in these matters was destined to die.
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