Zhao Yan's gaze lingered on her for only a moment before turning to the stunned old lady. "When I climbed over the wall into the plum grove, I didn't see any servants inside."
"Since the servants were here all along, why didn't they rush to save the two young ladies when something happened?"
"If you ask me, we should kill him first."
Zhao Yan glanced at the trembling servant in the corner, his expression cold yet mocking, "Insubordination, a lowly servant testifying against his master, even if it's true, he will still be punished by being made to roll on the roof."
The servant broke out in a cold sweat, pleading, "Your Highness, spare my life!"
"Madam, Madam, please save this servant!"
The old lady opened her mouth, but swallowed her words again under Jiang Su's gaze. With Prince Jing's status, apart from the Emperor and the Crown Prince, no one dared to interrupt him.
Zhao Yan then walked over to Lin Qingwan's side and said, "If you slander our master, I will tear out your heart and lungs and throw them out to feed the dogs."
The servant was terrified, "Your servant..."
Zhao Yan's bodyguard stepped forward and slapped the servant so hard that he coughed up blood, then said sternly, "Did His Highness give you permission to speak?"
The servant, his mouth full of blood and foam, kowtowed and begged for mercy, not daring to utter another sound.
The winter night was already chilly, and Zhao Yan's few words made the atmosphere extremely cold, giving everyone the feeling that a huge boulder was pressing on their hearts, making it hard to breathe.
Only Lin Qingwan's shattered heart seemed to be protected from the piercing wind, and her hands and feet gradually warmed up.
The deathly silence around him suited Zhao Yan's taste perfectly. He lifted his robe and sat down on the bench of punishment next to Lin Qingwan. His deep eyes flickered. "Madam, Miss Qingwan was rescued from the fire by me. It's rare that I've done a good deed."
"If something were to happen to her with her small frame, my rescue would have been in vain."
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