Jiang Mengli's face turned pale when he heard this. "Everyone does it, everyone takes the blame. I'll take the thirty lashes, as long as you let her go."
The Queen Mother heard this and smiled. "Okay, come, take her away and give her thirty lashes of the cane. Release her maidservant."
As soon as he finished speaking, the guards immediately released Lingqiao and took Jiang Mengli away.
Lingqiao was so anxious that tears streamed down her face. She knelt down and begged the Queen Mother, "Please calm down, Queen Mother. The young lady didn't mean it..."
How could the Queen Mother be willing to listen to the plea of a maid like her? Without even a glance, she turned and walked inside.
At this moment, Jiang Mengli had been pressed down on the bench, and the guards had brought a board.
The Queen hurried over and pleaded with the Queen Mother on her behalf, "Mother, considering her contribution in handling the disaster in Huangzhou City, please spare her this time."
"Even a man wouldn't be able to bear thirty lashes, let alone her? Although His Royal Highness Prince Yu divorced her, he still has feelings for her. If he knew..."
"How dare you!" The Queen Mother frowned and shouted angrily, her tone cold and majestic. "I don't need you to interfere in what I do, and I'm not afraid of Prince Yu!"
Queen: “…” She was speechless for a moment.
She frowned and lowered her head, pursed her lips and softened her voice, "Mother, please forgive me, I just..."
"That's enough! If you don't want to see it, just go away!" The Queen Mother interrupted her harshly before she could finish. "She always goes against me. Who is she to you to protect her like this?"
The cold and majestic voice frightened the queen so much that she knelt down.
Jiang Mengli had a good impression of the Queen, who would always speak for her. Unfortunately, she had no effect in front of the Queen Mother.
"Your Majesty, I'm fine. It's just thirty lashes. I won't die."
She still had a smile on her face and didn't look afraid at all.
The Queen Mother sneered, "You're quite tough, but you won't be able to laugh anymore in a while."
As soon as he finished speaking, Concubine Qin came over.
Concubine Qin bowed and saluted, "I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager is kind-hearted, please don't blame me."
Then he gave the queen a false helping hand and said, "Get up. Jiang Mengli should be punished for doing something wrong. You are the queen and you should know the palace rules best."
The queen was helpless in front of the empress dowager and could only look at Jiang Mengli apologetically.
Concubine Qin looked at Jiang Mengli arrogantly, raised her lips and sneered, "Before, I was thinking about how to get you to leave Han'er, but today I heard the good news of the divorce."
"Haha...Su Yujiao's return is still beneficial. She is more knowledgeable and more gentle and virtuous than you. Han'er would be a fool not to choose her."
Hearing this, Jiang Mengli couldn't help but rolled her eyes and nodded, "Yes, she is gentle and virtuous, okay?"
You’re so damn nagging. Are you going to fight or not?
The corners of her mouth raised a smile secretly, and she communicated with Kong Kong with her mind, "Kong Kong, remember to use your spiritual power to protect my butt later."
Kong Kong nodded, "Well, Master, don't worry, I have already made preparations."
It's okay to use spiritual energy in space, but using spiritual energy outside will consume a lot of energy, and it will take several days to recover from it.
The Queen Mother immediately ordered the guards, "Beat me hard!"
The guard raised the board and hit him hard, the "slap" sounds getting louder and louder.
She also pretended to scream "Ahhh" loudly and made a very painful expression, which looked really like it.
The Queen Mother looked at her ferocious face and smiled, "Now you feel the pain, weren't you very tough before? Thirty lashes of the cane is not even a tickle, just bear it slowly."
Queen Mother Qin leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Sister Queen Mother, why don't you increase your efforts? Even if you die, that's fine..."
The Queen Mother was very satisfied with this proposal. She wished Jiang Mengli would die here, so that she could avenge Wen Jingyun and Lin Moer.
Little did Kong Kong know that he had heard what Concubine Qin said, and he said angrily, "Master, they actually want to beat you to death with a stick. How abominable."
As soon as she finished speaking, the Queen Mother coldly said to the guards, "Didn't you eat? Hit me harder! Hit me like crazy!"
Upon hearing this, the guard gritted his teeth and increased his strength.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother raised the corners of her mouth in satisfaction.
But surprisingly, after being hit by more than ten boards, there was no damage at all.
The Empress Dowager and Concubine Qin were both confused and didn't understand why this happened.
Both of them stared at her buttocks. When the board hit her, it bounced, but there was no trace of blood.
Jiang Mengli: "Kongkong, deal with them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the branches above him suddenly broke with a "crack".
When the Empress Dowager and Concubine Qin looked up, their eyes widened in surprise.
The branch fell with a clang and hit the two of them on the head.
ah……
The two men screamed and fell to the ground.
The servants around were so frightened that their eyes widened. They hurried forward to remove the branches and helped them up.
The Queen Mother's face was scratched by branches, leaving several bloody scars.
"My mouth..." Concubine Qin was better off, but her lips were still pierced and blood was flowing out of her mouth.
At this moment, the guards even forgot to continue beating.
Jiang Mengli bit her lip and tried hard to hold back her laughter. Then she pretended to be worried and said, "Empress Dowager, are you all right?"
"What do you mean it's alright?!" The Queen Mother's face turned pale as she covered her cheeks, shaking with anger. "It's you...it must be you who did this."
Hearing this, Jiang Mengli's face showed a look of grievance, tears welling up in her eyes as she said, "Empress Dowager, you are wronging me. If I were really that powerful, why would I be lying here getting beaten?"
There are indeed many eyes watching here, even the queen is here.
The branches were overhead and really had nothing to do with her.
The Queen Mother choked at her words and frowned in pain, "Someone, quickly call the imperial physician!"
There was blood all over his face, which looked very scary.
The queen looked worried and took out a handkerchief to wipe it. "Mother, calm down. The servants have already found a doctor. If...if it's urgent, why not let Miss Jiang take a look at you."
The Queen Mother shook her head. "No, I won't let her watch even if I die. Let the guards continue beating me."
As soon as she finished speaking, a cat's meow suddenly came from the treetop, and a black cat pounced on the empress dowager's head.
This scene came so suddenly that everyone screamed and subconsciously dodged.
ah……
"Go away!" The Queen Mother was so flustered that she fell to the ground with the black cat on her head. "Where did this wild cat come from? Go away!"
Meow!
The black cat screamed terrifyingly, and it jumped up onto the treetop and quickly escaped.
The Queen Mother's hair was messed up and her neck was scratched with bloody marks.
Jiang Mengli secretly raised a smile at the corner of his mouth, and said to Kong Kong with his mind: "Well done, the old woman has suffered this time."
Kong Kong smiled awkwardly, "Master, this black cat has nothing to do with me. It was purely an accident."
This surprised Jiang Mengli a little, "Is it an accident? That's retribution, he deserves it."
The Queen Mother was so angry that her blood boiled, her chest heaving as she gritted her teeth and said coldly, "Go and capture that cat for me. I will tear it into pieces!"
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