Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1532: Caning!

As soon as An Miaoyi said this, Murong Xinyun and Chen Rouer's faces changed slightly. The heavy sticks in the palace are very terrifying. One stick can make you grimace in pain. Twenty sticks can break your bones and tendons. More than fifty sticks can easily result in death!
Therefore, although Li Hong and his two companions were beaten with one hundred sticks and Chen Can was beaten with eighty sticks alone, there is actually no essential difference. Unless they are protected by a Daluo immortal, they will definitely die!
Moreover, An Miaoyi wanted the two of them to watch Li Hong, Chen Can and the others being beaten to death. This was simply killing the chicken to scare the monkey!
Li Hong and Chen Can, who also heard the punishment, also understood their fate. Fearing death, several people immediately begged:

"Empress! I was wrong! Please don't kill me!"

"Empress! I will never dare to do that again! Please be magnanimous and let me go!"

"Empress! I still have an eighty-year-old mother. Please don't kill me!"

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Faced with the eunuchs' pleas for mercy, the hard-hearted An Miaoyi did not show any mercy and had no thought of letting them go. On the contrary, she was even eager to try. She was very much looking forward to seeing the two girls, Murong Xinyun and Chen Rouer, panic-stricken after seeing someone being beaten to death!

So An Miaoyi waved her hand, and several guards dragged all the young eunuchs out, while Huang Ma, who was standing by, calmly said to the two concubines kneeling on the ground:
"Please come in, ladies!"

Although Murong Xinyun was very reluctant to see the young eunuch Chen Can being beaten to death, she also knew that An Miaoyi was deliberately killing the chicken to scare the monkey. Even if she begged this evil woman, she would not be merciful and let her go. Therefore, she also stood up from the ground with forced calmness.

When Chen Rouer thought about seeing her eunuchs being beaten to death, her fear was beyond words. Fear was written all over her fair face, but due to An Miaoyi's threat, she had to stand up.

However, maybe it was because she had been kneeling on the ground for too long, or maybe she was too scared, but Chen Rouer just took a step and her body swayed, and she almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, at this time, Madam Huang quickly supported Chen Rouer, so that this Concubine Daqian did not fall flat on her face...
Although she was so frightened that her legs went limp, under the pressure of An Miaoyi, Chen Rouer, supported by a palace maid and a nanny, and Murong Xinyun, followed Nanny Huang and walked towards the Inner Court.

An Miaoyi, who was sitting on the sofa and seeing this scene, couldn't help but draw a smug arc at the corner of her mouth. However, after seeing Murong Xinyun's back, the smile on An Miaoyi's face gradually disappeared.

The performance of this little bitch Chen Rouer was completely within her expectations. Although this little bitch looked intimidating on the outside, she was actually just a coward. She hadn't even seen the situation of being beaten to death yet and she acted like this. An Miaoyi even suspected that she would be scared to pee her pants when she heard about the appearance of someone being beaten to death!

However, An Miaoyi was somewhat surprised by Murong Xinyun's performance. This little girl who grew up in a greenhouse and had never experienced any wind and rain, although she shed tears of grievance when she was scolded by her just now, gave people a delicate and pitiful look.

But at this moment she did not show any fear. Logically, she should be trembling like Chen Rouer!
Thinking of this, An Miaoyi came up with a vicious plan in her mind, and immediately instructed the nanny who was serving beside her:
"Send a message to Madam Huang, and tell her not to stuff the prisoner with sackcloth when executing him!"

"Yes!"

Watching the nanny's back as she left, An Miaoyi couldn't help but look expectant. According to the palace rules, in order to prevent the person being punished from wailing too miserably, a piece of sackcloth would be stuffed into the person's mouth when they are being beaten with the cane. But since you, Murong Xinyun, are not afraid, then I will let you listen carefully to the painful wailing of a person when he is being beaten to death!

I want to see how brave you Murongs are and how tough your bones are...

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Imperial Palace, Imperial Gardens
Ye Mingsheng, who had just run a lap and a half in the Imperial Garden, was leaning on his knees and panting heavily. Because of the Chinese New Year, Ye Mingsheng had given himself a short holiday and had not gone out for a run. Today was the first time he resumed running!
Because of his previous persistence, Ye Mingsheng was basically able to run two laps in one breath, but today, after running one and a half laps, Ye Mingsheng could no longer run!
After taking a break, Ye Mingsheng felt very emotional. He really had to persist in this exercise. He had only rested for more than ten days during the Chinese New Year, and he had eaten and drunk a lot in the past few days, gaining several pounds of fat. Now he was already like this. If he rested for a few more days, or ate a few more meals, he was afraid that all his previous efforts would be wasted!

Just as Ye Mingsheng was feeling emotional, Zhang Hu, who was standing by, saw that Ye Mingsheng had no intention of continuing to exercise, and couldn't help but ask:

"Your Majesty, do you want to keep running?"

Ye Mingsheng didn't say anything when he heard that, he just nodded, and then he started running. Ye Mingsheng wanted to run another lap and a half, but he was unable to do so. After only one lap, he felt as if his legs were filled with lead, and he really couldn't run anymore. So he ended today's run with some regrets...

Because he still had to work in the afternoon, Ye Mingsheng did not return to his residence, but returned to the imperial study.

However, when Ye Mingsheng, Zhang Hu and others were walking towards the imperial study, they heard faint shrill screams in their ears, as if someone was suffering from some kind of painful torture!
At first Ye Mingsheng thought he was hallucinating. After all, this was the imperial palace of Daqian and not the prison of the Tongliao Office. But after listening carefully, Ye Mingsheng found that he was not mistaken. There really was someone wailing in pain in the distance. The sound was very painful, and it seemed that more than one person was wailing.

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng subconsciously asked the guard Zhang Hu beside him:

"Did you hear someone shouting?"

Zhang Hu nodded and said:

"Your Majesty, there is a voice coming from the Inner Court!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng glanced in the direction of the Inner Court Division, and then walked towards it. As he got closer and closer to the Inner Court Division, the extremely painful wails became clearer to Ye Mingsheng, but soon the sound became weaker and weaker.

After a cup of tea, Ye Mingsheng arrived at the door of the Inner Court. At a glance, Ye Mingsheng saw four bloody eunuchs lying on the ground, being beaten with boards by guards. Although two of the four eunuchs had lost their voices and the other two were basically half-dead, the guards continued to beat them mechanically.

Not far from them, two little girls, Chen Rouer and Murong Xinyun, were standing there watching. Both girls were so frightened that their faces turned pale, especially Chen Rouer, who was trembling even more.

Seeing Ye Mingsheng coming, Chen Rouer seemed to have seen a savior. She ran towards Ye Mingsheng crying and shouting:
"Your Majesty, I am dying! Save me! Save me!"

Before Ye Mingsheng could figure out what was going on, Chen Rouer threw herself into his arms. When everyone present saw Ye Mingsheng coming, they all knelt down and saluted, saying in unison:
"We are here to see your majesty!"

Ye Mingsheng waved his hand to signal everyone to stand up, then frowned at the eunuchs on the ground and said, "What's going on with them?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Huang explained:
"Your Majesty, these people are making trouble in the palace, fighting, and deceiving their master. Therefore, the Queen has ordered them to be caned in court. We are executing them now!"

After hearing this explanation, Ye Mingsheng took another look at the people lying on the ground. Although he didn't know the specific situation, if what Nanny Huang said was correct, these people really deserved to die...
But at this moment, Chen Rouer sobbed softly in Ye Mingsheng's arms. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng immediately wanted to ask Chen Rouer what was going on. But as soon as he opened his mouth, Ye Mingsheng remembered that Nanny Huang was here, and Chen Rouer was afraid that she would not dare to say anything!

So Ye Mingsheng immediately ordered:
"Zhang Hu, go check if those young eunuchs are dead or not?"

Zhang Hu checked it and replied:

"Your Majesty, these two have been beaten to death, and the other two are also seriously injured. I'm afraid they won't survive!"

"Give them a quick death!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Hu, who received Ye Mingsheng's order, immediately ended the suffering of the other two eunuchs with two knife strikes. At this time, Chen Rouer in his arms sobbed and said:

"Your Majesty! I am so scared!"

Ye Mingsheng stroked her back and said:
"Don't be afraid! I'm here!"

After saying this, Ye Mingsheng wanted to take Chen Rouer away to ask what happened, but just as he turned around, he noticed Murong Xinyun, who was also pale. Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but ask:

"Yunpin, are you okay?"

Murong Xinyun shook his head and said:

"I'm okay!"

Hearing this answer, Ye Mingsheng looked at Murong Xinyun doubtfully, then nodded slightly and instructed:
"Then you should go back and rest early!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern..."

After saying that, Ye Mingsheng took Chen Rouer away. A guard from the attendant department asked Huang Ma:
"Madam, what should we do with these eunuchs?"

At this time, Madam Huang was also eager to report to An Miaoyi. She immediately ordered when Ye Mingsheng appeared in this episode:

"Throw them in the mass grave outside the city! Let them feed the wild dogs!"

After saying that, Nanny Huang left without looking back. At this time, Xia Zhu, the maidservant beside Murong Xinyun, wanted to help Murong Xinyun back, but unexpectedly, Murong Xinyun opened her mouth and ordered:

"Please arrange Chen Can's funeral! Spend one or two taels of silver on buying him a coffin and find a place to bury him properly."

Xia Zhu was a little surprised when he heard this and asked back:

"My queen, Chen Can deceived you! He made you suffer this punishment! Throwing him into a mass grave should be a relief for him. Why do you want to repay evil with kindness?"

Murong Xinyun heard this and said quietly:
"We are master and servant after all, and he is in trouble because of me!"

Hearing Murong Xinyun say this, Xia Zhu stopped trying to dissuade him, and just said with some emotion:
"You are such a kind person, Madam! Chen Can is able to serve you in this life because of the good deeds he did in his previous life!"

An hour later, Murong Xinyun had returned to her residence and sat quietly on the sofa. Although everything was over, Murong Xinyun still seemed to hear the screams of Chen Can and Li Hong, and the bloody and cruel scenes could appear before her eyes.

Murong Xinyun, who was born in the Murong clan, was actually not unfamiliar with the term "beating to death with a stick". She had heard of it from time to time since she was a child. That servant made a mistake and was beaten to death by the master. She also knew that this was a very cruel thing, but Murong Xinyun had never seen the scene of someone being beaten to death with a stick, nor had she heard the miserable wailing...
Today can be said to be the first time she has seen such a scene. It is impossible for her to say that she is not scared!
But compared to fear, Murong Xinyun felt more angry!
I, Murong Xinyun, have always been kind to others in the palace and never dared to provoke you. Why do you, An Miaoyi, bully me like this?
Last time you wanted to beat my dog ​​to death, and now you want to beat the eunuch beside me to death. If this continues, you will beat me to death next time!
When she thought of this, Murong Xinyun couldn't help but feel angry. Since the day she entered the palace, she knew that An Miaoyi was not someone she could get along with easily, so she always tolerated her, fearing that she would bring disaster upon herself!
However, Murong Xinyun's tolerance did not win An Miaoyi's forgiveness. On the contrary, this vicious woman pressed on step by step, as if she was determined to put her to death!
If that’s the case, then continuing to tolerate will also result in death, and not tolerating will also result in death?

Is it necessary for me to continue to be tolerant?
Just as Murong Xinyun was thinking about this question, her maid Xia Zhu came back and said:
"My queen, I have already arranged all the affairs for Chen Can's funeral!"

After saying this, Xia Zhu suddenly remembered something, and immediately began to preach sincerely:
"Your Majesty, it's great that we can follow you. Concubine Rou is only thinking about being in love with Your Majesty and doesn't care about Li Hong and the other three at all. The three of them were thrown out like that without even a straw mat..."

When he heard Xia Zhu mention His Majesty, Murong Xinyun seemed to have made a decision in his heart and asked:
"Xia Zhu, do you think His Majesty will like me?"