Chapter 542: Rescue!
Just as Luo Sha’s knife was about to touch the little maid’s cheek, a stone flew from a distance and hit Luo Sha’s hand directly, causing her fingers to instantly lose their strength and the knife to fly away!
Luo Sha’s hand hurt from the impact, and she angrily stood up, looking into the distance. She then saw Shen Ruojing and a handsome and bright-faced guard slowly approaching.
Luo Sha’s gloomy gaze fell on Shen Ruojing, but when she saw the guard, she hesitated slightly. Somehow, the guard gave her a feeling of nobility and intimidation, causing her to frown.
While she was distracted, Shen Ruojing approached the little maid.
Shen Ruojing kicked the two guards who were holding the little maid’s shoulders and helped the little maid to her feet.
Since entering the palace, Shen Ruojing had been observing the people around her to find a few reliable servants for her mother. She was good at judging people, and the little maid had been diligent and responsible in sweeping the courtyard. Moreover, the maid had been determined when resisting Luo Sha, showing that she was a principled person.
That was why Shen Ruojing chose to save her. But they had arrived too late to hear the argument, allowing the little maid to get hurt.
The little maid was trembling all over, and blood was gushing out of her palm.
Shen Ruojing frowned and immediately pressed several acupoints on the maid’s hand and arm. After a while, the bleeding slowed down and eventually stopped.
During the process of stopping the bleeding, Luo Sha was already furious. “You again, doctor? Do you think this is China? Here, we value respect and hierarchy. This little maid offended me, and I don’t even have the right to punish her?”
Shen Ruojing looked at Luo Sha. “Princess Luo Sha, this is the palace of the King and Princess Shen. Even when beating a dog, you have to look at the owner first, let alone that she isn’t under your jurisdiction. If she did make a mistake, it should be up to Princess Shen to punish her. On behalf of Princess Shen, I apologize to you. As for your clothes… how much do they cost? We will compensate you later.”
Luo Sha was even angrier when she heard this. A mocking look flashed in her eyes. “Can you afford to compensate for it? I know your Princess Shen is from the Shen family of China, but their wealth is nothing to us. What are you bragging about here?”
Shen Ruojing calmly replied, “Indeed, the wealth of the Shen family is not as great as that of the royal family, but it’s not so bad that we can’t afford to pay for a dress. Moreover…”
Shen Ruojing paused and her next words were quite infuriating. “Who said the Shen family will pay? The little maid belongs to the King’s palace, so it’s only natural for the King to compensate you.”
This statement made Luo Sha almost jump up. She then shouted, “What are you? What right do you have to make the King compensate me?”
After saying that, she furiously ordered the guards behind her, “You all, catch her and that little maid! They are disrespectful to me, and I want to send them to prison!”
There was a prison inside the palace.
Other than imprisoning palace maids who made mistakes, the prison could also hold royal consorts.
When the Queen Dowager was in power, a favored imperial consort offended the Queen Dowager, who was the Queen at the time. Regardless of the King’s opinion, the Queen still imprisoned the imperial consort for half a year.
The imperial consort then understood the importance of respecting hierarchy.
After her release, she was especially respectful to the Queen and knew to prostrate herself while greeting her.
The prison was dark and gloomy, and being locked in there was psychologically torturous.
Upon hearing this, the little maid turned pale, and she was about to kneel and beg for mercy. “Princess Luo Sha, please spare me, it’s my fault…”
But before she could kneel, Shen Ruojing supported her arm.
At this moment, five guards stepped forward and surrounded the three of them.
These guards were clearly skilled, and Shen Ruojing frowned. She wasn’t afraid of them but was worried that the little maid would be caught in the crossfire if they fought.
As she was pondering, the guards began to attack.
Shen Ruojing first grabbed a guard’s arm, pulled him to the ground, and prepared to kick another one.
At that moment, Shen Ruojing noticed a guard attacking the little maid from the corner of her eye.
Hence, she quickly stepped forward, pulling the little maid back and avoiding the attack. However, another guard was already attacking them.
Shen Ruojing could definitely handle five guards on her own…
But protecting the little maid and Song Chen at the same time was a problem…
Just as the nearby guard attacked and Shen Ruojing didn’t have time to react…
Bang!
Unexpectedly, Song Chen moved behind her and kicked the guard away.
Shen Ruojing immediately narrowed her eyes and glanced at Song Chen.
Before she could think about how he knew martial arts, she saw the five guards suddenly raise their guns, surrounding and aiming at them.
Shen Ruojing:
Damn!
She hadn’t realized in time and thought that this was China, where people wouldn’t be armed with guns!
Now, with five people pointing their guns at them, Shen Ruojing shielded the little maid behind her. Although Song Chen also had a gun, he was clearly at a disadvantage against so many opponents.
Seeing the stalemate, Luo Sha knew things were at an impasse. She then walked over with a cold smile.
However, the butler beside her suddenly tugged on her sleeve. “Your Highness, it’s fine if you want to punish a little maid, but if you punish this doctor, it would be too targeted… This doctor seems to be no ordinary person. Look, the
King even sent a personal guard to protect her…”
Luo Sha didn’t dare to confront Jing Zhen completely.
She still wanted to please Jing Zhen, so she couldn’t openly target Shen Qianhui. After pondering for a moment, she sneered. “Miss Doctor, for the sake of Princess Shen, I won’t hold a grudge against you this time. Take your guard and leave.”
Before Shen Ruojing could speak, the little maid behind her stepped out and said to Shen Ruojing, “Miss Doctor, thank you for your help. You should leave first.’
She began to cry. “Even if you save me this time, Princess Luo Sha will still target me in the future. I should just leave the palace!”
Shen Ruojing was silent for a moment. “…What’s your name?
“Yu Jing.”
The little maid smiled at her, her face pale from the pain in her hand. “You don’t have to offend a noble for my sake, just leave.”
Shen Ruojing sighed.
She had originally planned to hide her identity for a while longer, but now it seemed…
She said to the little maid, “They won’t shoot me.”
Hearing this, Luo Sha revealed a mocking smile. “What do you think you are? Just a private doctor! Apart from not daring to point their guns at the royal family members, the palace guards dare to point them at anyone else!”
The little maid also hurriedly said, “Miss Doctor, what Princess Luo Sha said is true. You, you should step aside and don’t worry about me!”
Shen Ruojing gently patted the little maid’s hand and then looked at Luo Sha. Before she could speak, Song Chen seemed to understand something and immediately said, “Do you know who she is?”
Luo Sha scoffed, “Who? No matter how famous, she is just a doctor. To our royal family, she is ultimately just a servant. Even if she’s from China, she must follow our rules when she’s here.. Do you think our royal family would be afraid?”