Qin Ruhua had a pale face. She just saw that the woman was pitiful and sympathized with her plight, so she didn't care.
But who would have thought that one wrong thought of his could almost lead to terrible consequences.
She suddenly realized it, leaned down and said, "My lord taught me that my daughter should plead guilty and be willing to accept the punishment."
Xiao Chengyi said quietly: "Just plead guilty."
As he spoke, he said to the people around him: "What happened today should be taken as a warning. If anyone dares to follow suit, you will not be leniently spared!"
The common people responded submissively.
In fact, when the woman got the ten taels of silver just now, some of them could not help but feel moved.
But they didn't expect that the regent would use thunderous means to directly kill their thoughts and give them a wake-up call.
After what happened today, who would dare to commit the crime?
Xiao Chengyi punished the woman in accordance with the law, and the people watching the excitement dispersed one after another.
The woman who had been spanked was sent to the medicine hall. Xiao Chengyi ordered his men to take good care of her. He stopped delaying and rode back home.
Unexpectedly, Qin Ruge suddenly called him: "Your Majesty."
Qin Ruge knelt down and bowed. She lowered her head and said in a soft voice, "Thank you so much, Your Majesty, for what happened today. I will definitely remember Your Majesty's teachings."
Xiao Chengyi glanced at her and asked: "That woman is threatening you. You could obviously send her to court, why didn't you do it? Since there is nothing wrong, what are you worried about?"
Qin Ruhua slowly raised her head and whispered: "My daughter, I think it is better to do less than to do more."
Xiao Chengyi sneered and asked directly: "Is this king terrible?"
Qin Ruhua shook his head quickly, stammering a little: "No... no, the prince handles cases like a god, he is upright and honest, and he is a good man."
Xiao Chengyi said nothing and waved the reins lightly to leave, but Qin Ruhua called him again: "Your Majesty."
Xiao Chengyi was a little impatient: "Is there anything else?"
Qin Ruhua said honestly: "My daughter has not been punished yet."
Just now Xiao Chengyi only punished the woman with ten wrenches, but did not mention punishing her.
Xiao Chengyi glanced at her and said softly: "Twelve taels of silver can save the mother and son for a while, but not for the rest of their lives. Since you insist on receiving the punishment, I will punish you to save them for the rest of their lives."
After leaving these words, Xiao Chengyi rode away.
The maid Luliu asked very puzzledly: "Miss, what do you mean by the regent? He won't embarrass our Qin family, right?"
She was almost scared to death. There had been a lot of rumors about the regent in the capital recently. Now that she saw him convicting their young lady, she realized that the rumors were true.
Their young lady is probably the only person in history who has been convicted for giving someone ten taels of silver.
Qin Ruhua twisted her handkerchief and stared at Xiao Chengyi's back, her eyes slightly bright.
She had only heard her father praise the Prince Regent before, but she had never seen it with her own eyes. The Prince Regent was really beautiful and unparalleled in temperament.
She calmed down and whispered: "No, let's go."
In the past, she thought that the regent was just a prince who played tricks on power. Now it seemed that this man knew right from wrong. How could he blame the Qin family for her unintentional mistake?
Qin Ruhua curled her lips and was in a good mood. She got into the carriage with her maid and headed towards the medicine hall not far away.
At this time, the Shen Mansion.
Mu Yun'an and Qingcheng were teasing Brother Sheng and Shen Chi's children. The three children were about the same age, almost one year old. They were not very good at walking yet. They were chubby and cute.