He was beaten until he was dizzy and saw stars.
What puzzled him even more was that, despite being beaten, none of the guards who usually protected him stepped forward to arrest the person who beat him!
"Are you blind?! Someone hit me! Arrest him!" Meng Yi shouted, covering his face.
But then... he couldn't make a sound.
Because he got slapped in the face again.
A familiar yet aged voice roared in an extremely fearful tone, "Insolence!"
"Dad?! What brings you here!" Meng Yi was stunned for a moment, then pointed at Gu Mu: "Why did you hit me? Hit him! This guy dared to call you by your name, I'm teaching him a lesson on your behalf!"
Meng Ting let out a long sigh, and under Meng Yi's incredulous gaze, he suddenly knelt down before Gu Mu.
Meng Yi was about to help him up when Meng Ting glared at him fiercely.
Meanwhile, the man Meng Ting brought kicked Meng Yi in the knee, forcing him to kneel down in front of Gu Mu.
At the same time, both Meng Ting's and Meng Yi's men knelt down before Gu Mu.
"Your Highness, I beg your forgiveness!"
Meng Ting kowtowed three times heavily on the ground, his tone earnest: "Your subject has offended you greatly. I... will do as this boy says, lock him up, and subject him to the torture of being skinned alive! I hope... Your Highness will spare my entire family!"
This is no longer a question of whether or not to protect Meng Yi.
He dared to harass the princess and humiliate the prince; even if Meng Yi had ten lives, it wouldn't be enough for him to die.
Meng Ting is now considering whether His Highness will execute his entire family, using this most suitable excuse to get rid of him, the subject who once misjudged the situation.
He... had no choice but to cut his tail to survive.
As for whether cutting off the tail will save them from death, that depends on Your Highness's decision.
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