Chapter 301: Slap the Mouth
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
n the scene, Huangfu He looked towards Liu Shimei with his eyebrows slightly furrowed and said, “Guan Ruping, you recklessly gossip behind others’ backs and yet consider yourself blameless. This, in itself, is a serious mistake. You shall receive 30 slaps as punishment.”
This act served as a warning to all the noble children present.
Though the discussion about right and wrong had not touched on the Crown Prince, Liu Shimei was indeed closely connected to him.
After all, she had narrowly missed becoming the Crown Prince’s Consort, with just one night and a thin line separating her from that position.
When Guan Ruping dared to be audacious, she had quite the courage. But when faced with the punishment of being slapped, she became flustered.
Instinctively, she wanted to escape!
However, there was no way for her to flee. Soon enough, the maidservants attending to the Crown Prince captured her and made her kneel by a kick to her knees.
Immediately after, they used a paddle to slap her.
“Smack, smack, smack…”
After a few hits, Guan Ruping’s face was swollen beyond words, and she could not speak properly!
Everyone witnessed this scene, and such a form of punishment was commonplace for them. Perhaps only Liu Shimei felt a bit uncomfortable with it.
After all, she was a modern person and was not accustomed to the system of those in power treating servants as less than human.
However, Liu Shimei knew very well that no matter how much she was not used to it or disliked it, it was necessary for her to do as the locals did. Guan Ruping was also her own fault, so she could not blame anyone else if she ended up dead from the punishment.
“Wife?” Seeing that Liu Shimei had lowered her eyes to avoid watching Guan Ruping being executed, Huangfu Lingyao lowered his head and pinched her palm.
She did not look happy at all. Was she unhappy that Guan Ruping was only slapped in the face?
“I’m fine.” Liu Shimei raised her head and smiled at him.
But before she could smile, she could not help but sneeze!
Huangfu Lingyao’s expression changed, and he asked anxiously, “Wife, are you feeling unwell?”
Liu Shimei shook her head and said, “It’s nothing. It’s just hot today, I should be fine in a while.”
Huangfu Lingyao did not quite believe it.
He thought about it and raised his head. “Brother Crown Prince, how can a slap be enough? Wife fell into the water because of this vicious woman. She’s sick!”
As if responding to him, Liu Shimei covered her lips with a handkerchief and sneezed again.
Everyone looked over.
It was not intentional, she just could not hide her sneezes. She sneezed several times in a row before stopping, and her eyes and nose were red when she put down the handkerchief.
Of course, the Liang family was the most concerned. Liang Yi immediately asked, “Little Sister, did you fall into the water and catch a cold?”
It was rare for Huangfu Lingyao to agree with him. “It must be! Otherwise, she was perfectly fine when she came out today, so why would she suddenly fall ill?”
Liu Shimei really did not want to admit it. She just fell into the water, and she already caught a cold!
Moreover, at this juncture, people might think that she was pretending to be sick.
People do get sick, and she remembered this body had not been sick for a long time. Over the past few days, she felt her throat getting a bit dry and itchy, and she had been drinking water attentively. Unfortunately, she could not avoid falling ill.
Shaking her head, she said, “Ninth Brother, don’t worry, I’m fine.”
Although she said she was fine, others could not just ignore it!
Seeing her sneezing with teary eyes, Huangfu Lingyao had never seen his wife like this before. Anger surged in his heart, and he turned to look at Guan Ruping and said, “You caused my wife to get sick; I will throw you into the lake as well!”
Saying that, he rushed out, clearly intending to lift Guan Ruping and throw her into the lake.
Huangfu He shouted, “Second Brother, sit down!”
Huangfu Lingyao paused, but he did not want to listen..