Shen Wanqi's cry for help called out almost everyone in the Hou Mansion. Upon seeing this, the nanny beside Mrs. Shen hurriedly ran out to find the old lady. If the Marquis was killed, their Hou Mansion would be doomed. ah!
Princess Ancheng, who was in the room, also pushed out the door after a burst of noise and walked to the corridor.
She was listening in the room just now and probably knew what happened, but she didn't speak. She just looked at Shen Wanqi who kept begging for mercy.
Shen Wanqi wanted to ask her for help, but he didn't dare to speak, so he had to wink at her while kowtowing. Unexpectedly, she didn't seem to notice, and turned around and walked aside, staring blankly at the frozen lotus pond in the distance. .
Shen Wanqi almost wanted to vomit blood, but he had no choice but to continue kowtowing to save himself: "Your Majesty, please have mercy!"
When Chu Moyuan saw that Princess Ancheng didn't say anything, he felt relieved, raised his eyelids and said, "Shen Wanqi, don't you have anything to say to me?"
Shen Wanqi was puzzled. What exactly had he exposed?
All I could do was shout in a trembling voice: "I'm scared! I don't know!"
Chu Moyuan's expression was cold: "Do you want me to tell you all the mistakes I made?"
Shen Wanqi: "Chen, minister..."
"Come here, drag Shen Wanqi out and hit twenty boards again!"
After hearing this, Shen Wanqi became dizzy and shouted: "Spare your life, Your Majesty! Spare your life, Your Majesty!"
Chu Moyuan's eyes were as bright as fire: "You are eating the emperor's salary, but you don't know how to worry about the emperor and be loyal to the emperor! What do I want from you? Beat me hard!"
"Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
Shen Wanqi was dragged away while shouting, and soon he screamed.
Chu Moyuan snorted coldly, turned around and met the eyes of Princess Ancheng, and said: "I will not interfere with your decisions and plans. This beating won't hinder much."
Princess Ancheng's eyes were still a little red. She naturally knew that the emperor just couldn't bear her grievance...
Chu Shuanglan on the side was waving her fan to watch the excitement, her beautiful peach blossom eyes thinking deeply about something.
The screams in the distance gradually became weaker with the sound of the falling boards. When the twenty boards were over, Shen Wanqi lay on the ground and could hardly move.
But the emperor was still there, so he had to get up. Fortunately, Shen Wanqi was a military attaché and had good health. He was able to stand up with the support of the servant next to him, and went back to receive the order and thank him tremblingly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me."
Shen Wanqi knelt in the snow for a long time. It was not until Chu Moyuan and King Huai left that he struggled to get up. However, as soon as he stood up, he saw the door of the room in the distance opened wide, and the prince walked out.
Shen Wanqi hurriedly knelt down and saluted. After getting permission from the young prince, he stood up. Within a moment, Prince Li also came out.
Shen Wanqi gritted his teeth and knelt down to salute again, followed closely by King An, King Yu, and King Xian!
At the end of his kneeling, Shen Wanqi was unable to stand, and his lower body was in pain as if it was about to break. It was not until everyone left that he was helped up by several servants around him.
The servant wanted to help him back to the yard, but Shen Wanqi scolded him, and then pointed to Princess Ancheng's study and said: "Help me go in."
Shen Wanqi limped into the bedroom holding on to the door frame. When he saw Princess Ancheng enjoying tea, he immediately became angry:
"Yan Xi! After my husband was beaten like this, you still have time to drink tea...Do you still have your husband in your heart!?"
Princess Ancheng exclaimed, pretending to be surprised: "Master Hou?"
Then his face turned cold, and he scolded outside: "The Marquis has been beaten like this, are you slaves deaf or blind? Why don't you help the Marquis back to the courtyard to rest!"
Immediately, a voice of apology came from outside the door: "Madam, please forgive me, it's Mr. Hou..."
Shen Wanqi suppressed his anger and roared: "Okay!"
The servant outside the door immediately fell silent.
Shen Wanqi gritted his teeth and said to Princess Ancheng, "I came here myself."
Princess Ancheng: "Master Marquis, if you are injured, you should call the imperial doctor as soon as possible and then go back to rest. How could you..."
Shen Wanqi tried hard to suppress his anger, and then he said: "I just can't figure out why this beating is...ah!"
Princess Ancheng supported him and was about to sit down slowly. However, as soon as she touched the chair, Shen Wanqi jumped up and fell to the ground with a plop...
Princess Ancheng tried hard not to laugh, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Shen Wanqi stand up with a worried look on her face: "Master Marquis, Master Marquis, are you okay?"
Shen Wanqi raised his hand tremblingly: "Help me, help me lie down on the couch..."
Upon hearing this, Princess Ancheng immediately said to the outside: "Mu Chun, take a clean blanket and spread it on the couch!"
Then he lowered his head and said: "Master Hou, I will help you get up."
Shen Wanqi was so angry that he almost vomited blood: "You actually despise my husband's dirty body..."
Princess Ancheng pretended to be aggrieved: "Is this how the Marquis thinks of me...I am obviously thinking about the Marquis!"
Shen Wanqi was already dizzy from being beaten, and when he heard this, he asked: "What?"
Princess Ancheng helped him to the edge of the collapse: "This is covered with a quilt with gold and silver patterns given by His Majesty... If it gets dirty..."
Afraid that another severe beating would be necessary, Shen Wanqi shuddered: "Get on the bed quickly, get on the bed quickly!"
"No, you help my husband go to the bedroom and lie down on his stomach!"
Princess Ancheng said, "The bedding in my bedroom was also given by Your Majesty."
Shen Wanqi almost fainted, and in the end he could only lie down on the soft couch in the study room covered with blankets.
Shen Wanqi took a deep breath and then said: "Yan Xi... tell me the truth, what's wrong with him, Your Majesty?"
Princess Ancheng sneered in her heart when she heard this. She had known that he was here to ask questions, but she didn't expect that as soon as he said these two words, she couldn't hold back and started asking questions.
She sighed and said sadly: "Master Marquis, I still want to ask you, what kind of mistake did you make, so that His Majesty mobilized an army to directly come to the palace to question the crime, and even got angry and slapped the wall."
Shen Wanqi was stunned: "W-what...you mean the emperor is like this because of me?"
Princess Ancheng nodded: "Otherwise, the emperor will drag you out and kill you. Could it be because of me..."
"Master Hou must think twice before doing anything outside the house in the future, and never do anything wrong that could lead to someone being held accountable... If something like this happens more times today...
"Not to mention that Lord Marquis, you can't bear it, our Marquis Mansion will be doomed! My dear princess... she will be completely embarrassed!"
Shen Wanqi was dumbfounded. It was clearly him who came to question Chu Yanxi, but now he was being lectured by Chu Yanxi. What was even more annoying was that he couldn't refute.
Princess Ancheng sighed: "Fortunately, Your Majesty just made a decision today and did not do anything else. If he were to be demoted or demoted... that would involve the entire Hou Mansion.
"Master Hou, you should take this opportunity to think about what mistake you made. At least let the emperor calm down first, otherwise..."
