She suddenly opened her eyes and saw maids holding sticks standing beside the couch, and was shocked.
When she remembered Xu Rongrong's warning last night, she had already been held down and beaten ten times.
The nun who was torturing her said that it was her first offender, and this time it was just a small punishment but a big warning, and asked her to wash up quickly and wait outside the palace gate.
She promised repeatedly and hurriedly took the wooden basin in the house to fetch water to wash her face.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped out of the threshold, he tripped and fell, causing him to faint.
She clearly remembered that she tripped over a rope, but when she turned around she saw nothing. She only saw two servants on the left and right cleaning under the eaves.
She immediately understood why her nanny only punished her with ten sticks. It turned out that there was something else going on behind the scenes.
"What are you doing standing still? You can't leave the house within one stick of incense, and you will be punished with fifty sticks."
After thinking for a moment, she carefully put the tub back.
Anyway, you have already been splashed with water, so just wipe your face casually.
Unexpectedly, when I picked up the facekerchief, I smelled a faint smell of medicinal powder.
Having drank medicine all her life in her previous life, she was very sensitive to the smell, so she didn't dare to use the facekerchief and just wiped it casually with the lapel of her clothes.
When I was combing my hair, I found that the comb also had a medicinal smell, which may have caused itching and hair loss.
As a result, she didn't dare to use the comb anymore, just combed it with her hands, changed into clean clothes and went out.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she took a dozen steps beyond the threshold, two maids blocked her.
One was holding water and the other was twisting the handkerchief, forcing her to wipe her face before going out.
She saw that the maid's hands were white and tender, and it was fine even after being soaked in the water, so she used it with confidence, but she didn't expect that she was asked to wipe it several times more.
The prime minister's house is large, and she has been delayed for a while. If she delays any longer, she will not be able to leave the house within a stick of incense, and she will receive fifty sticks by then.
How to do it?
At this time, an orange cat wandered over.
She took the opportunity to lure it over, and while the two maids were distracted, she threw the cat at their feet and ran quickly towards the door.
After running for a while, we were blocked again.
Mammy said that she had not dressed up and was not in line with the Prime Minister's decorum. She had to go back to apply powder on her eyebrows and comb her hair again, otherwise she would be fined eighty sticks.
If he doesn't get fifty sticks, he will get eighty. God knows whether the sticks at the back will hit him as lightly as I thought before.
How to do how to do?
Glancing left and right, she spotted a caterpillar on a nearby leaf.
Most women are afraid of this kind of hairy thing, and they will itch all over if they crawl over it.
She had been crawled by caterpillars in her previous life, so she knew how serious it was.
But now, this little bug has become a God-given treasure!
"What the hell is this?"
She pretended to be ignorant, grabbed it, and threw it onto her mother by surprise.
"It feels so itchy, what should I do?"
The maids waiting nearby were afraid that she would rub her hands that had caught bugs on them, causing them to itch, so they took the initiative to give way to her.
She seized the opportunity and rushed to the gate in one breath, only to find Xu Rongrong guarding there.
There was an incense burner at the door, with a burnt incense placed on it.
What should I do? I can’t escape with fifty sticks, what should I do?
It would be great if there were ten or eight caterpillars, and they could all be thrown to Xu Rongrong to see how arrogant she was.
Fortunately, Yu Fu appeared at the door at this time, and she shouted: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister."
Everyone looked back, thinking that Yi Zhonglun was back, and hurriedly gave way.
As soon as she saw from Yu Fu's surprised expression that Yi Zhonglun had not come back, she quickly seized the opportunity to rush out of the gate and ran towards the palace gate.
Yu Fu followed closely and stopped her.
"Miss An, okay, why are you running?"
She turned around and saw no one was chasing her, so she stopped to take a breath.
"If you don't run away, I will be beaten with fifty sticks, maybe fifty and eighty sticks. If you hadn't appeared in time, Brother Yu, my life would have been decided at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"Your Excellency knows things like a god, and Miss An is smart and witty. You two are truly a match made in heaven!"
It turned out that Yi Zhonglun had asked Yu Fu to hide outside the house, and asked him to show up only after An Qianru appeared.
Yu Fu was Yi Zhonglun's personal entourage. As soon as he showed up, everyone must have thought that Yi Zhonglun was back.
"Your Majesty's plan is really difficult to understand without any wisdom. No wonder your Majesty is obsessed with you."
She got goosebumps all over after hearing Yu Fu's words.
Still haunted by dreams, I hugged An Qianya and had such a happy time last night that I didn't even close the door. It was so hypocritical.
She did not refute, anyway, this misunderstanding only benefited her and did no harm.
In order to thank Yu Fu for his help, she specially treated him to noodles on the roadside as a reward.
In fact, she was very hungry herself. She ordered five bowls and ate two of them.
At this time, her hand that scratched the caterpillar developed a rash, which was painful and itchy.
It happened to be noon again. After noon, that guy Yi Zhonglun might come out of the palace gate at any time.
It was too late to grab medicine and deal with it, so she and Yu Fu hurriedly ran to greet him.
Unexpectedly, Yi Zhonglun came out early today and was already sitting in the car by himself.
Seeing that they were all hiccupping and exhaling the pungent smell of garlic, he angrily wanted to punish them.
She quickly took the responsibility on herself.
"Okay, I'll punish you, punish you severely."
When Yi Zhonglun spoke, there was a smile on his face. She thought he was just teasing, but she didn't expect that after returning, he actually ordered people to get canes and called Xu Rongrong and An Qianya to watch her being punished.
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She couldn't figure out Yi Zhonglun's thoughts at all. She only thought that he was afraid of the power of Rongguo Duke's Palace and Ninghou Palace, and was prepared to sacrifice her to defend his power.
As soon as everyone arrived, he asked her to kneel down and stretch out her hands.
Seeing the cane in Yi Zhonglun's hand raised high, Xu Rongrong gloated and smiled so much that her little tiger teeth were exposed.
Unexpectedly, Yi Zhonglun threw the cane away a moment after raising it. He helped her up distressedly and was concerned about where the rash on her hands came from.
Xu Rongrong turned pale with anger, "Should I be punished? If not, I'll leave."
"Of course I have to be punished, but I just need to go to the study and close the door as a punishment. Madam, do you want to go with me?"
Xu Rongrong was so shocked that she grabbed the tea cup and threw it on Qianru's face. Unexpectedly, Qianru avoided it and didn't touch a drop of water.
So, she angrily slapped An Qianya's beautiful face.
An Qianya's beautiful eyes were suddenly filled with tears, and she looked at Yi Zhonglun helplessly.
However, Yi Zhonglun did not take another look or say any words of concern. He only focused on helping Qianru to the study room.
"No matter how beautiful a child is, what's the use? It's just a plaything. How can it compare to the beauty of someone else's heart?"
Hearing this, Qianru subconsciously looked back at An Qianya and saw her lowering her head and crying silently. She couldn't bear it, so she pushed Yi Zhonglun away.
"A half-sister who can always sell you out for her own benefit, is it worth it for you?"
"You hold her in your arms every night for fun, don't you have any affection for her?"
Faced with her cross-examination, Yi Zhonglun was extremely calm, "No, I will not have feelings for any woman except you."
Qianru was angry, raised her little fist, and called him a bastard, "You powerful people know how to bully weak and helpless women. Since you don't like her, why don't you let her go?"
"Okay, since you want me to let her go, then I'll let her go now."
Qianru was furious, "You started in chaos and finally gave up. How can a person like you be worthy of being a prime minister?"
Yi Zhonglun also frowned, "It is precisely because I was the prime minister that I had to drive her away. A woman who hides her past and is unclear will feel dirty when she thinks about it. If you are not satisfied with this treatment
, I will kill her with a stick!"
Qianru did not dare to fight anymore, so she had to send An Qianya to Zhao Xian'er with half a peach blossom in tears.
"Second sister, how am I inferior to you? Is it because I have never jumped into the water?"
Qianru didn't understand what An Qianya meant, so she tried to persuade her patiently, but An Qianya didn't want to listen, and instead got angry at her.
"I hate you. You gave me hope and pushed me into deeper disappointment!"
Just as she was about to reach the end of the peach blossoms, An Qianya saw a carriage speeding towards her in the distance and pushed Qianru hard, causing her to fall in the middle of the road.
However, when danger approached, An Qianya regretted it again.
She quickly pushed down the shelves blocking the roadside to give her a chance to escape.
Unexpectedly, this move frightened the horse.
The horse's hoof raised high almost hit Qianru on the head.
Fortunately, Qianru reacted quickly and crouched down quickly to avoid the disaster.
But this was not enough to escape all dangers, and then the swaying horse's hooves fell.