Chapter 139 This ointment, which wound do you need?
Xie Yanzhi ordered the servant outside the door, "Go and bring that girl named Ling'er here!"
Xie Yanzhi glanced down at her, his voice trembling with cold: "Deceiving your master and running away, you shall be punished with fifty lashes!"
With that, he went out and sat down at the table.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingnian was so frightened that she hurriedly got off the bed and walked shakily to Xie Yanzhi: "Ling'er is my maid, what right do you have to punish her?"
Xie Yanzhi sneered, "Even you are one of my people now, so why can't I deal with her?" As he spoke, he ladled himself a bowl of soup.
He ignored Shen Qingnian.
At that moment, the sound of whips lashing flesh could be heard outside.
Her face turned pale, and she almost stumbled towards the door.
I saw Ling'er being pressed down on a bench in the corridor by two servants, her clothes soaked with blood.
"Stop fighting! Stop!" Shen Qingnian shouted hoarsely, trying to rush over to protect Ling'er, but was held back tightly by the maid beside her.
Xie Yanzhi continued eating as if nothing had happened.
Seeing Shen Qingnian being held tightly, Ling'er stubbornly held back her voice.
She forced a smile through her tears, signaling that she shouldn't worry.
Yuan Qing stood under the long corridor, looking at Ling'er, his hands clenched into fists.
He couldn't disobey his master's orders, and he couldn't ask Miss Qing to beg his master.
If it weren't for her master, Miss Qing would have left the capital with Young Master Xiao long ago, and wouldn't have experienced what happened last night.
Thinking of this, he turned his head away, closed his eyes, and tensed his body.
As Shen Qingnian watched the increasing number of whip marks on Ling'er's body, tears streamed down her face like a broken string of pearls.
She shook off Hongyu and Yuzhu's hands and walked towards Xie Yanzhi with a resolute expression.
She gave a slight curtsy and said, "Please release Ling'er, Your Highness."
Xie Yanzhi put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth with a towel.
She finally got it.
In this mansion, he is the one she shouldn't offend!
He glanced at her, his tone still icy: "She made a mistake and should be punished."
He paused again, then changed the subject: "However, since you're pleading for her, we'll have to see how sincere you are."
As he spoke, he pushed his bowl in front of her.
Shen Qingnian's heart tightened; she knew what Xie Yanzhi wanted.
She turned and walked to the dining table, picked up the bowl of still steaming soup, scooped a spoonful, and brought it to Xie Yanzhi's lips.
Xie Yanzhi turned his head to look at her: "Is this your sincerity?"
Shen Qingnian's lips were almost bleeding from being bitten, but she closed her eyes and drank the spoonful of chicken soup.
Then, cupping Xie Yanzhi's face, she poured the chicken soup over him.
As the warm liquid rolled down his throat, Xie Yanzhi pulled Shen Qingnian onto his lap.
He stroked her face and asked, "Tell me yourself, who are you to me? How dare you do such a thing to me?"
Shen Qingnian's face turned so red it looked like it was about to bleed.
She bit her lip, her voice barely audible: "I...I am the Crown Prince's concubine."
At that moment, she felt humiliation overwhelm her like a tidal wave.
"Then do you know who I am to you?" Xie Yanzhi lifted her chin with his finger.
Seeing her eyes were wet and her nose was red, I felt for a moment that I might have gone too far.
Shen Qingnian clenched her sleeves tightly and mustered her courage: "It is my...husband."
Having received a satisfactory answer, Xie Yanzhi was in a great mood, and his voice softened: "Since you are my concubine, please sit down and have a meal with me."
As he spoke, he instructed Hongyu, "Serve rice to your aunt."
Shen Qingnian sat down on the stool, took the bowl handed to her by Hongyu, and held chopsticks in her hand, but she couldn't swallow the food.
She looked up at Xie Yanzhi and asked cautiously, "What about Ling'er..."
Xie Yanzhi glanced at her coldly: "I don't want to be disturbed by irrelevant people while I'm eating."
Shen Qingnian lowered her head and ate the food in her bowl, finding it difficult to swallow as if she were chewing sand.
My vision blurred more and more, and finally, a tear fell into the bowl.
Xie Yanzhi felt that he had given her enough of a reprimand today.
He slowly put down his chopsticks and said towards the door, "Alright, send the person back."
Yuan Qing quickly stepped forward, saw Ling'er's back, and glanced coldly at the servant beside him.
He said he would only actually lash her a few times when Miss Qing saw it; the rest of the time it was just for show.
But Ling'er's back was still bleeding, which made his heart ache.
Without thinking twice, he quickly sent her back to her room, then took some wound medicine and had the maid apply it to Ling'er.
Shen Qingnian finally felt relieved. She put down her chopsticks and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Xie Yanzhi frowned and looked at Shen Qingnian meaningfully.
Shen Qingnian understood: "Thank you, husband."
Xie Yanzhi reached out and wiped away her tears.
He then took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve, cleared his throat, and handed it to Shen Qingnian: "This ointment can be used on your wound."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingnian's ears turned red uncontrollably. The scene from last night resurfaced in her mind, and the intense shame made her afraid to look up.
Xie Yanzhi looked at her reddened ear tips, and a subtle smile appeared on his lips.
Shen Qingnian reached out and took the porcelain bottle, then heard Xie Yanzhi say, "Auntie, please remember to use it well. In a few days, I, the young master, will personally inspect it."
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