This is a not very spacious room.
A man in black sat at the top, his hood hanging down covering most of his face, only revealing his smooth chin.
He was pursed lips, looking extremely cold and intimidating.
"Tell me, after so many nets were cast, why didn't I catch a single fish? Do you know how much effort the master put into these nets?"
His voice was unusually high-pitched, as if he was carefully scraping a knife against a rock.
It's uncomfortable and scary.
In front of him, there were several people kneeling. Their clothes were simple and their appearance was very ordinary. You wouldn't find them if you blended in with the crowd.
At this moment, cold sweat broke out on their backs, and they were trembling and speechless.
The man in black glanced at these people, and the corners of his lips twitched, half-smiling.
"Chen Qi, the old lady of the Jiang family has recovered well. Please tell me why she has recovered so well?"
Chen Qi, who was named by him, flinched when he heard this, and immediately replied: "Returning to your lord, this is a subordinate who did not do his job well. Please punish me."
He knew that what the man in black disliked the most was all kinds of excuses, so he admitted it simply.
Maybe he would be punished less.
Unexpectedly, the man in black did not give up and continued to ask: "Where is the failure? Where is the problem?"
"Xiaguan...Xiaguan..." Chen Qi's back became even more wet, and he really didn't know how to explain it.
Any explanation is in vain in the face of failed results.
Obviously, Mrs. Jiang has been lingering on the sickbed for a long time, and even the palace doctors are helpless. How did they realize that she was poisoned?
If the Jiang family was really that powerful, he wouldn't have been able to successfully poison them before.
After the incident was revealed, he immediately pushed Mama Gu out and led the clues to Prince Yi's Mansion, which he did flawlessly.
With the Jiang family's character, they should have started to take revenge on Prince Yi's Mansion long ago. Why hasn't it been done so long?
Even if the adults didn't ask, he had thought about it repeatedly, but he couldn't come up with the exact reason.
The biggest possibility is...
Chen Qi exchanged glances with several others, and finally he felt relieved and said, "Sir, we all feel that there is a master in the Jiang family."
Several other people also responded in unison: "Yes, sir, we all think so."
This was the excuse they had discussed a long time ago. Instead of waiting for adults to answer questions one by one, they might as well find a way to remedy the situation.
Several things they wanted to do failed, and the reason... was probably the Jiang family.
After all, starting from the palace banquet, something as simple as this went wrong, causing the subsequent plans to change again and again, and finally ended up in this situation.
Sometimes, Chen Qi couldn't help but wonder, if the palace banquet had gone according to plan and Princess Changding had not left the palace to open the palace, would everything have gone smoothly?
But without if, they just messed up these things.
Just the adults' questioning alone made them feel frightened. If the master came in person...
They are simply unimaginable!
"Ha." The man in black laughed, his voice getting shriller.
He tilted his head, and his hood fell even further, almost covering his face.
The less clearly he could see his appearance, the more fearful everyone became.
It's like the knife hanging above your head will fall down at some point.
But this time, they didn't worry for long.
The man in black immediately said: "I will investigate if there is anyone in the Jiang family. But you didn't do your job well, and then you all went to the punishment hall to get thirty sticks!"
When everyone heard this, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the thirty sticks are heavy, they are considered lighter than those used to remove flesh and bones.
Logically speaking, they failed several things one after another and ruined the master's plan, but the master let them go so easily...
Could it be that the master has other instructions?
Sure enough, the man in black's tone became even colder: "My master, out of your loyalty, gave me these thirty sticks. Next, my master wants to ask you to handle something else. If something goes wrong again this time... "
His tone was sinister: "It's not about thirty sticks anymore!"
"Yes, I know!" Chen Qi and others looked solemn and answered quickly, feeling increasingly uneasy.
The master even gently put down the punishment, which shows the importance of this matter.
The more important the matter, the greater the responsibility. As the adults said, if there is another problem, what awaits them...
Thinking of the methods of those in the Punishment Hall, several people felt a chill in their hearts.
In the end, what happened?
After hearing what the man in black ordered, the hearts of several people instantly felt huge waves.
They hurriedly lowered their heads to hide the momentary distortion of their faces.
This thing, this thing... is too difficult to handle!
But they have to do it. The Lord has already said that this is the last chance the master gives them.
The man in black stood up, pulled up his hood, ignored the kneeling people, and left the room with his hands behind his back.
"You guys, don't let the master down."
A light word weighed more than a thousand pounds to the kneeling people, bending their waists.
At the same time, in Princess Changding's mansion, Zheng Ji also gave careful instructions to several people.
Zheng Ji sat upright, with a hint of seriousness on his beautiful face, and his phoenix eyes looked back and forth between Yan Lan, Liu Yu and Dan Xing.
Immediately, she opened her lips softly: "You are the people trusted by this palace. I hope that when you leave the house this time and come back, you can become the right-hand man of this palace."
Li Xing'en has already made arrangements. After tonight, Yan Lan and others will leave Princess Changding's Mansion.
They will then learn different knowledge from different people in different places.
Whether they can come back depends on the results of what they have learned.
If they can't grow and still be like they were in Mingguang Palace, then she would rather send them all back home.
It would be better to die beside her.
"Yes! I will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations!"
Yanlan and the three others returned resolutely. After this period of adjustment, they all knew what it meant to leave the princess' mansion this time.
Everyone worked hard and vowed to study hard so that they could return to Princess Changding's mansion as soon as possible.
They really can't help His Highness now.
Even, it will hinder His Highness.
This is the last thing they want to see.
Therefore, even if they were extremely reluctant to part with His Highness, they still felt eager to leave the house.
Seeing the determination on their faces, Zheng Ji nodded with satisfaction.
She didn't need to say anything more. She believed that they would only work harder and harder than she thought.
When they come back to her, everything will be different.
The next day, Zheng Ji personally sent Yan Lan and the others out and watched them leave.
However, as soon as she returned to the mansion, the concierge came to report: "Your Highness, Miss Lin has returned to Jingzhao and is here to see her!"
