Bei Yueli sat in the upper seat, watching the old censor's performance with cold eyes, and said with a smile: "If the old censor has no strength, you can let others whip him."
"This palace is also for the good of the Censor. If you don't properly discipline this rebellious son, who knows who he will offend in the future. It's hard to say whether others will spare his life."
"...Yes, Your Highness is right. It's all my fault."
The censor gritted his teeth and lashed harder with his hands.
Screams continued to ring out from the front hall: "Ahhh, you bitch, how dare you order my mother to beat me? Just wait for me, I will definitely let you go when I have the chance."
The sound of whips cracking continued.
Soon Yang Cheng's head tilted and he fainted.
The old censor was heartbroken, but she didn't dare show it in front of the princess. She knelt on the ground and pleaded, "Your Highness, this rebellious son has fainted. Can we continue after he wakes up?"
Bei Yueli was drinking tea and had sobered up. Upon hearing this, she glanced at Chenyu and said with a smile, "You stay here and wait until the old censor has finished whipping you a hundred times before going back."
"Yes, I understand."
He stood up and walked over with Ning Shuang, looking down at the half-white-haired censor, stretched out his hand to help him up, and said indifferently: "Old censor, you must discipline your son well."
"Otherwise, if you cause a big disaster, your position as the Censor will be in jeopardy. Do you understand?"
"Yes, I understand."
Bei Yueli looked at the unconscious person and felt extremely bored. She walked towards the backyard and heard a voice coming over: "Imperial Censor, go and release the captured girl."
"As for the compensation, not a single penny can be spared. Do you understand?"
The censor's body stiffened slightly, and he quickly stood up and staggered to follow, with a flash of panic in his eyes. He must not let the princess discover those corpses, otherwise his son would definitely be thrown into prison.
He waved his hand and shouted, "Go, take the young master back and ask the court doctor to check him out."
A few people came to the back house and stepped into the yard. Soon the girl in the house came out and looked at them curiously. When she saw the censor, she knelt down and saluted.
"I greet you, sir."
"Everyone, please stand up. The Princess Royal is here today. I'm asking if you're willing to leave or stay. If you're willing to leave, each of you will receive one hundred taels of silver..."
Bei Yueli turned her head to look at him and said expressionlessly, "Two hundred taels per person."
"Well, that's fine. Let's do as Your Highness says."
A dozen girls looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes. Why was Her Royal Highness the Princess here? Why would she help them redeem themselves? Could they really go home?
The Imperial Censor swept his cold gaze over them and said, "Think it over carefully. If you want to leave, each of you can get 200 taels of silver. If you don't want to stay, you can stay."
"Everyone's monthly salary has been increased to five taels. You can also go back to visit on weekdays. Food, clothing and other expenses are all provided by the mansion."
The girls looked at each other and after thinking for a moment, most of them were willing to stay. For them, even if they went back now, they still had to work hard to earn money.
In the end, what kind of life could they live on? They could barely make ends meet. If they stayed at the mansion, they could eat meat every day and get five taels of silver, which would be one hundred and ten taels a year...
If this money is sent back home, the family can live a good life. Moreover, as long as they serve the young master well, he will not kill them at all.
As for those who died before, we can only say that they had bad luck. If they insisted on resisting, they deserved it.
Seeing them wavering, Bei Yueli's eyes flashed with confusion, as if she didn't understand why they were wavering. As a dignified woman, she was trapped in the backyard. Was she crazy?
In the end, there were eight people willing to stay, and only two of them knelt down and trembled: "I want to go home and take a look. I hope that Your Highness will become the daughter of the whole nation."
"I only have my old mother at home. If I don't go back, there will be no one to take care of her. I am really worried."
A gloomy look flashed across the censor's eyes, but he quickly returned to normal, saying with a loving face, "Well, you are such a filial and good girl. Xiao Cui, hurry up and get the four hundred taels of silver from the accounting office."
"Oh, right, have someone send the two girls home. It's all because I didn't discipline my youngest son well that the two girls are trapped here."
Zhou Yun and Zhou Fang heard this and said in fear, "Your Excellency is joking. Since we arrived at the mansion, the young master has been very kind to us. He only left because he missed his family."
"I understand. Go get the money and send you two home."
The maid received the signal and turned around to withdraw the silver.
Bei Yueli waited for them to get the silver, but she was still a little worried when they got into the carriage. She looked at the person beside her and whispered, "Ningshuang, why don't you escort them home."
Ning Shuang frowned, "Your Highness, this is impossible. How can you do this without someone protecting you? This is a time of great uncertainty. What if something goes wrong?"
They were just two farm girls. How could she possibly escort them and abandon her master without any care? If anything happened, she would be guilty of a thousand deaths.
"this……"
Of course Xiao Cui couldn't let anyone escort her. If His Highness's men really went, how could she kill them to silence them?
She said respectfully, "Your Highness, rest assured. This servant and the groom will take the man home safely. Nothing will go wrong. Your Highness should return to the palace as soon as possible."
"It's not safe outside the palace. How can you do it with only one guard?"
Bei Yueli thought about it and nodded: "Okay, then you can go."
Zhou Yun and Zhou Fang lifted the curtain, waved their hands, and said with gratitude: "Thank you very much, Your Highness, for your great kindness."
As the carriage went further and further away, Ning Shuang glanced at the sky and reminded him, "Your Highness, it's getting late. You should return to the palace, otherwise His Majesty will be worried."
"Oh, I see. Let's go back."
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After the carriage left the city
Zhou Yun took her hand and said with a smile, "Sister, we can finally go back to the village. I wonder how Grandpa is doing. With these two hundred taels of silver, we can open a school."
Zhou Fang smiled and nodded. They were from the same village and had been close since childhood. She didn't expect that by chance, she would be noticed by the little devil and brought back to his house.
Two hundred taels of silver was something they could never earn in their entire lives. It was so great that they could get it so easily, even though they suffered a little.
But for the poor, suffering is nothing.
The coachman glanced at Xiao Cui, and the two of them thought of the people in the carriage, and a cruel smile appeared on the corners of their mouths. Alive, haha, how could they be allowed to live.
If he spoke carelessly, the deaths of those people would be known to others. Then the Dali Temple would not forgive the young master, as he was the mistress's beloved child.
Well, since you have to come out, just go and die.
Well, it would be best to kill the whole family to prevent future trouble.
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