Chapter 96: No mercy
"Her Majesty, have mercy on me. I am willing to kneel down and beg you to forgive me."
Lu Mingzhu cried and begged for mercy. She became anxious at the thought of being slapped thirty times. Her tears and snot mixed with her nose. She no longer looked pitiful. "Third sister, please help me beg the queen."
At this moment, the young ladies who had just sympathized with her wanted to stay several feet away from her, for fear that the Queen's anger would fall on them, and their eyes changed when they looked at Lu Xiang again.
The reversal came so fast like a tornado, catching them off guard.
Queen Song gave her a cold look and said, "Forty..."
What forty?
Some people were stunned and did not understand what Queen Song meant.
But some people quickly realized that the Queen meant that Lu Mingzhu should be slapped in the face forty times.
Among these people, Lu Mingzhu was naturally included. She looked at the Queen with a pair of red eyes from crying, trembling with fear, but she dared not say another word. In her heart, she hated Lu Xiang to the extreme.
A maid came forward with a bamboo board and slapped Lu Mingzhu's mouth hard with an expressionless face.
"ah……"
In just one move, Lu Mingzhu's moist and shiny lips were broken and she let out a scream.
The nanny who slapped her had no mercy on her. Another person grabbed her head from behind so that she could not dodge.
Without waiting for Lu Mingzhu to catch her breath, the bamboo board hit her mouth repeatedly, making her unable to scream. In a moment, her lips were swollen.
After forty lashes, Lu Mingzhu's face was unsightly. As soon as the nanny let go of her hand, she fell to the ground weakly.
Liu Anyao read it from beginning to end, her delicate face was pale, and her body trembled slightly. The queen didn't let her leave, and she didn't dare to leave.
In the past, she had only seen people slapping others in the face. Because if they just used their hands to slap, the executioner's hands would become numb and swollen, so this kind of bamboo board was developed. This thin piece seems to have no weight, but it is a torture when used on the mouth.
Liu Anyao had seen Concubine Shu use this trick to beat a palace maid's mouth until it was torn apart...
Queen Song deliberately let Liu Anyao stay to watch the whole process of Lu Mingzhu slapping her in the face. Ha, little bitch, no matter how capable Concubine Shu is, she is still a concubine after all. Even if she is only the empress dowager, she is still the master of the harem. In the past, she was too disdainful to argue with them for the sake of the emperor, but this group of women thought that she, Song Nanyue, was easy to bully.
Lu Mingzhu knew that Lu Xiang was invited by her to attend the banquet in the palace, but she made trouble for him in front of Concubine Shu. Today, she plotted against Lu Xiang, and Liu Anyao lied to him. Who can say that Concubine Shu did not agree with this?
Anyone who dares to bully her will be punished today, and she can only bear it!
"Yunlu, send Miss Liu back to Chuxiu Palace." Queen Song looked at Liu Anyao with a gloomy look: "Watch Nanny finish her slapping and then come back to report."
Yun Lu bowed and replied, "Yes, Madam."
After that, she brought the nanny to Liu Anyao and smiled, "Miss Liu, please."
Liu Anyao was angry but dared not say anything. She was so angry that her body was about to collapse. Someone came to help her, but she pushed him away in anger and staggered towards Chuxiu Palace.
If the Empress hits her, it would be a slap on Concubine Shu's face. The Empress will not let it go like this.
The hatred for today’s humiliation is irreconcilable!
Inside Chuxiu Palace, Concubine Shu was talking with Concubine Zhen and several other concubines. The Queen was hosting a banquet, so naturally they had to attend. However, Concubine Shu and the Queen were not on good terms, so most of the time she would never arrive early, and today was no exception.
Suddenly, the head nanny hurried into the hall.
"Your Majesty, something happened to my cousin..." Nanny Wang hurriedly told what happened in the Imperial Garden: "The Queen asked Yunlu to take my cousin back to Chuxiu Palace to give her a slap in the face. They are almost here..."
Concubine Shu slammed the table and said angrily, "What does the Queen mean? Are you going to slap me in the face?"
When Concubine Zhen, who was sitting nearby, heard the Queen's punishment for Lu Mingzhu, she felt her eyes go dark and she almost fainted.
Lu Xiang only met the Queen once in Yangning City, how could he be so partial to her that even the Ninth Princess was punished...
Something must have happened in Yangning City back then.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Zhenpin looked at Shufei anxiously and said.
Concubine Shu glared at Concubine Zhen fiercely: "Lu Mingzhu is such an idiot, doesn't she use her brain before doing anything?"
It would have been fine if I had been punished, but I also implicated An Yao.
Concubine Shu was so angry that she guessed that Lu Mingzhu would not behave herself today, but she did not expect her to be such a useless person. It was a pity that An Yao was helping her, but in the end she ended up losing more than she gained.
Zhenpin's face turned red after being scolded by Shufei, but she didn't dare to say a word in retort. She felt very aggrieved.
How could she know that Lu Xiang was so valued by the Queen Mother? If she had known, she would not have allowed Lu Mingzhu to do whatever she wanted.
At this time, Liu Anyao walked into Chuxiu Palace with a gloomy face. When Concubine Shu heard the voice, she hurriedly walked out of the main hall.
Yun Lu saluted to everyone without being humble or overbearing: "This servant greets all the ladies."
Concubine Shu looked at Yunlu fiercely: "An Yao has angered the Queen, I will definitely punish her severely, you can leave now."
This is undoubtedly
Liu Anyao secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, she knew that her aunt would definitely save her.
Yun Lu smiled lightly, folded her hands in front of her, and said respectfully: "Her Majesty has ordered me to watch the nanny fight and report back. If I leave like this, it will be difficult to explain to the Queen. I believe that you, Concubine Shu, will not dare to disobey the Queen's order."
No matter how powerful Concubine Shu was in the palace, she would never be able to surpass the Empress in terms of her status. Once she was accused of disobeying the Empress, even the Empress Dowager could not save her.
All matters concerning the concubines in the harem, big or small, are under the control of the queen.
Shufei choked tightly at Yunlu's words, staring at Yunlu's beautiful eyes as if she wanted to torture her to death.
Yunlu ignored him and turned around to tell the nanny, "Do it."
Liu Anyao's face suddenly turned pale, and she looked at the executioner with horror as she got closer and closer...
Snap—Snap—Snap—Snap—
A clear voice rang out above the Chuxiu Palace. The air was filled with a depressing atmosphere. Everyone was silent, not daring to look at Concubine Shu's extremely ugly face.
After twenty blows, Liu Anyao collapsed on the ground and the palace maid quickly helped her up.
Yun Lu knelt and bowed to Concubine Shu: "Our queen said that Miss Lu San is her honored guest. Today, she is punishing her for your sake. If you give false testimony to accuse Miss Lu San again next time, she will not let you off easily."
Concubine Shu was so angry that she fell backwards and gritted her teeth in hatred: "I will obey the Queen's order."
This is called a small punishment for her sake? Song Nanyue almost came to Chuxiu Palace in person to slap her in the face.
Concubine Zhen stared at Yunlu in a daze and staggered. If someone hadn't supported her from behind, she would have fallen down.
The Queen actually said that Lu Xiang was her... honored guest...
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