Chapter 6 Fifty Slaps

Xiao Jinxuan's forehead twitched and he waved his sleeves, "How ridiculous!"

It is said that women change their minds faster than turning the pages of a book, and today he finally witnessed it.

He was feeling aggrieved one moment, and could say such words shamelessly the next.

He felt a little guilty when he saw her red eyes.

Forget it, just mind your own business today.

Taking a deep breath, he turned and left.

Seeing him walk away like this, Xie Zhuoning took out her handkerchief and tiptoed to wave, "Hey, don't go. Could it be that I have guessed what Your Highness is thinking and Your Highness is embarrassed?"

shy?

You say he's a grown man and is shy?

Xiao Jinxuan took deep breaths again and again, but failed to suppress the throbbing of his forehead.

"Miss Xie, please respect yourself!"

This was the second time today that he told her to respect herself, and his tone was clearly much heavier.

Xie Zhuoning curled his lips and said, "I'm too thin. I can't gain weight."

Xiao Jinxuan: “…”

He says one thing, she says another, are they talking about the same thing?

Really, what is he doing with a woman?

His face was grim and his steps were brisk. He quickened his pace, wishing he could leave this place of trouble immediately.

As the figure disappeared, the smile on Xie Zhuoning's face also disappeared completely.

She was glad that she was the reborn Xie Zhuoning and no longer the extremely naive Xie Zhuoning. Otherwise, how could she bear the overwhelming hatred and continue to flatter her enemies?

She called the servants and said, "Go and tell grandma that I was frightened and need to rest. I will not continue to go to celebrate her birthday."

After all, she had just been reborn and her mind was still a mess. She needed to take some time to sort out her thoughts.

After returning to Fenghua Pavilion, she closed the door, ground ink, picked up the brush, and started writing.

After studying for a long time, she found that the most important task at the moment was to cancel the engagement!

The old emperor's health is getting worse day by day. He will die in half a year.

Before her death, in order to make her father, Marquis Zhenyang, support the prince wholeheartedly, he would order her to marry the prince in advance.

Therefore, this marriage must be cancelled as soon as possible.

And she can't be the one to back out. The prince must be the one to take the initiative to cancel the engagement, so as not to implicate the Xie family!

This thought lasted until late at night. She was in a daze and didn't know when she fell asleep.

But this sleep was not a peaceful one. When I closed my eyes, all I saw was blood. My family and friends’ heads were chopped off by swords. They refused to close their eyes until they died...

She woke up suddenly, gasped twice, and just as she calmed down, she heard a noise outside the door.

"Why are you still here? I've already told you that the lady doesn't want to see you. Why don't you smell yourself? You're standing at the door, and the yard is stinking. Do you want to live?"

Chuntao covered her nose and mouth with her hands, a look of disgust and contempt on her face.

Xia Ju spoke with difficulty, "I've already washed, I'll take a look at the lady and leave."

"Get out! Who are you? Who are the young lady? Do you think you can just look at me?" Chun Tao said as she pushed her away impatiently.

However, the next second, the delicate wrist was grasped by a hand full of cracks, and Xia Ju's eyes instantly revealed a cold murderous intent.

Chuntao felt frightened by the look in her eyes, and her wrist also felt a dull pain where it was pressed.

She swallowed her saliva, then thought of something and immediately raised her neck again, "You want to hit me? Come on, hit me! Have you forgotten how you were kicked out of Fenghua Pavilion by the young lady? If you dare to touch a hair on my body, believe it or not, I will let the young lady kick you out of Xie Mansion!"

Xia Ju's eyes narrowed and he slowly withdrew his hand.

That look made Xie Zhuoning, who was inside the room, feel nervous and uncomfortable.

Xia Ju was originally a killer trained by a killer organization. After her father led his troops to crush the killer organization, he brought Xia Ju back.

She said that he was about the same age as her and it was just right for him to stay by her side to protect her.

But the killer organization only taught Xia Ju how to kill and how to obey orders, but did not teach Xia Ju how to communicate with others.

As a result, Xia Ju stuttered when speaking and could only utter two or three words at a time.

At that time, she was young and liked to make noises. She could not get along with Xia Ju, so she was naturally closer to the talkative Chun Tao.

Once, Chuntao came to her crying, saying that Xia Ju threatened her with a knife and showed her the wound on her neck.

She thought Xia Ju could not change her murderous nature, so she drove her out of Fenghua Pavilion in anger and made her go to the utility room to empty the nightshade and clean the toilet...

"Tsk, a lowly bastard like you has quite a lot of strength." Chuntao shook her hands and looked at the purple marks on her wrists, feeling extremely angry.

He raised his hand and slapped him.

Xia Ju subconsciously tilted her head and dodged.

Chun Tao got angry, "You still dare to hide? If you try to hide again, I will let my lady punish you!"

Hearing this, Xia Ju's tightly-tensioned jaw relaxed and she closed her eyes resignedly.

"You are indeed a despicable bastard. The lady doesn't want you anymore, but you still keep coming to her." Chuntao smiled proudly, rolled up her sleeves and slapped her with all her strength.

But before the slap was in the air, she was kicked and thrown forward, hitting her mouth on the door sill.

When he looked up, he found that two of his front teeth had fallen out and his mouth was full of blood.

She was so angry that she got up and started to blame him, "Who the hell are you? I'm going to skin you alive!"

"Oh? Who do you want to skin?" Xie Zhuoning stood behind her wearing a coat, his tone indifferent and his emotions inexplicable.

Chun Tao was startled for a moment, then came to her senses, knelt down and bowed, "Miss, are you awake? I didn't hear you speak, and I thought you were some clumsy maid in the yard, so I spoke without thinking, please forgive me, Miss."

Xie Zhuoning almost laughed out loud when he heard the matter-of-fact tone.

Was she so good-tempered before?

You have made me act like a master instead of a servant!

She asked with a smile, "Chun Tao, how many years have you been in Xie's house?"

"To answer the young lady, it has been eight years."

"It's been eight years. I'm not a new maid anymore. I should know some of the rules of the mansion. So tell me, how should I be punished according to the family rules for insulting my master?"

"Should...should...should..." Chuntao realized something was wrong when she saw that smiling face, and she couldn't say the rest of the words.

Xie Zhuoning stopped smiling and raised his chin, "Xia Ju, tell me, what should we do if we insult our master?"

As if she hadn't expected to be called, Xia Ju was stunned for a moment before quickly replying, "Dang, slap in the face, fifty!"

"Yes." Xie Zhuoning nodded, "Then go ahead and call. After you're done, come back inside and answer the call."

Having said that, she turned and went into the house.

"Miss, please forgive me, I know I was wrong..."

Seeing that the situation was not good, Chuntao rushed over and tried to grab the corner of Xie Zhuoning's clothes to beg for mercy.

But before he could touch her, Xia Ju grabbed her hair and pulled her back, then slapped her twice.

After a while, Chuntao's heart-wrenching screams were heard outside the house.

Soon, the cry turned into a plea for mercy and then faded away.

After Xie Zhuoning washed up and changed her clothes, she came out and saw Xia Ju kneeling on the ground with the dying Chun Tao waiting for her.

After fifty slaps, Chuntao's face was swollen like a pig's head and her eyes were squeezed into slits.

The bloody and mangled appearance was terrifying to look at.

But Xie Zhuoning knew that this was the result of Xia Ju showing mercy, otherwise that girl would have killed Chuntao with a single slap.

She sat on the Luohan bed, sipping tea leisurely. She watched Chuntao almost faint from exhaustion before she spoke slowly.

"Chun Tao, what favors did your aunt promise you to make you work so hard for her?"