All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Mu Xue'e was taken aback, her eyes flashed with concern for the Duke's wife, but she turned her eyes to Danzhu, but she seemed to remember something, she immediately lowered her ghostly head, tightly covering her mouth with a long tongue, Pretend the ostrich is silent.

It was as if he had made up his mind and did not cooperate or say anything.

"Okay, since you don't say anything, then don't blame the other party for succeeding in their scheme." Shen Lingxi whispered.

From Shen Lingxi's point of view, Dan Zhu knew the inside story, but since she risked her life to trap Mrs. Zhou, there must be a reason, even if she was pressed, she would not tell the truth easily.

Then the only way to force out the truth from Mu Xue'e is the fastest way.

She no longer waited for Mu Xue'e to react, and turned around quickly, looking at Chu Yan who was standing up, "His Royal Highness, from a poor point of view, no matter what the truth of this matter is, Mrs. Cheng Engong's forty canes may not be enough. She can still do it now." It is obvious that there is no remorse in the heart, insulting poor people in public, interfering with His Highness's trial, and committing crimes above and below, why not beat forty more canes?"

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was shocked.

Everyone thought that Shen Lingxi was here to investigate the case, but they didn't expect that she would flog the Duke's wife while she was trying the case.

Only Danzhu's eyes showed unconcealable joy.

Mrs. Zhou's complexion changed drastically. It was fine for the emperor's grandson to beat her according to the "Law of the Great Zhou" earlier. What kind of monster is Shen Lingxi, who dares to embarrass herself in public.

"You are just a coquettish girl! I am the wife of a first-rank country, what qualifications do you have to let His Highness beat me?"

Chu Yan's eyes sank slightly, and looking at Shen Lingxi, he had already sensed Shen Lingxi's intentions, and only asked her: "Is forty canes enough? I think Mrs. Cheng'engong's bones are harder than her mouth, so it's not as good as eight Ten canes."

Eighty canes!

Everyone present gasped.

If the eighty canes continue to beat, Mrs. Cheng Engong is a weak woman, even if she saves her life, her bones will be broken.

You have to spend the rest of your life in bed.

If it is said that the emperor's grandson ordered the beating of Mrs. Cheng Engong just now, it can still be regarded as "according to the law".

This time, Mrs. Zhou made another slander, which obviously made the emperor's grandson really angry, and she didn't even want to pay attention to Fadu.

Sure enough, in terms of being vicious, surly, and cruel, he had to be His Royal Highness the Empress Dowager.

It seems that Miss Shen's weight in the heart of the emperor's grandson is not only extraordinary, but she is going to be protected to the bottom of her heart by this Highness.

Shen Lingxi smiled slightly: "That's very good. Pindao also thinks that a mere forty canes may not be enough for Mrs. Cheng Engong to convince her, so let's go for eighty canes."

"Okay, then eighty canes, and execute the sentence immediately." Chu Yan looked cold and stern, "I won't bother Aunt Liu this time, and change the embroidered clothes to execute the sentence."

Eighty canes.

Or embroider the clothes to execute the sentence.

After hearing these two words, Mrs. Zhou almost passed out.

"Master Guo, are you just watching my concubine being beaten to death by them?" She turned her head to look at Cheng Engong, wanting to ask her husband for help again.

Cheng Engong had already seen the clues in the harmony between Chu Yan and Shen Lingxi, and said indifferently: "You have not changed after repeated admonitions, and you have offended your Highness, even your husband can't save you.

For the first time in Mrs. Zhou's life, despair welled up in her heart.

She married into Duke Cheng's Mansion, and gave birth to a son and a daughter. As the wife of a first-rank Duke, she enjoyed all the honors, and she always wanted the wind to win the wind, and the rain to win the rain.

Relying on the face given by the Empress Empress and the power of the Duke's Mansion, she enjoys the preferential treatment among the noble ladies in the capital like the stars holding the moon.For so many years, she has never been the only one who has used power to bully others. "Those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me perish" harm others. She has never experienced the feeling of being oppressed by power and being isolated and helpless.

The more Mrs. Zhou thought about it, the more she hated it, and attributed all this to Shen Lingxi.

The grandson of the emperor was supposed to be her daughter's husband, and he was supposed to be towards her daughter!

If Shen Lingxi's demon way hadn't bewitched His Highness the Empress Dowager, her daughter would not have died, so why was she ordered to be beaten so severely by the Empress Dowager!

The more Mrs. Zhou thought about it, the more she hated her, and she was burning with anger. She looked at Shen Lingxi who was about to kill her, thinking that it was useless to cry and beg, so she simply cursed.

"Shen Lingxi, you monster, you charmed the prince, colluded with suspects, and killed my daughter, even if I were a ghost, I wouldn't let you go!"

Shen Lingxi was completely unmoved, Qing Lingling's gaze was only on Mu Xue'e's dead soul.

Mu Xue'e twisted her hands tightly together, her eyes could not hide her anxiety, but she still didn't say anything.

And Chu Yan, who was sitting at the top, had already ordered indifferently, "Chun Jun, hit."

Chun Jun took the order, took the cane from Aunt Liu, walked to Mrs. Zhou's side, raised her hand and hit her waist and legs.

"Crack!" This time, the sound of the cane hitting Mrs. Zhou's body was completely different from that of Aunt Liu's execution just now.

"Hmm..." Mrs. Zhou let out a muffled snort, blood oozing from the corners of her lips.

Danzhu, who was pressed to the ground by the embroidered clothes envoy, saw this battle with bright eyes.

Mu Xue'e almost jumped up, her eyes were filled with distress.

Her soul body stood in front of Mrs. Zhou, and said anxiously to Shen Lingxi: "Stop beating, stop beating. Don't let him beat you soon."

Shen Lingxi turned her head and didn't say much.

Mrs. Zhou on the side still had the strength to continue scolding: "Aunt Liu, Eunuch Zhu, you all saw that His Royal Highness is protecting that witch..."

"Fight again." Chu Yan said coldly, with a strong hostility all over his body.

"Crack!" Chun Jun raised the cane in his hand again, and hit it hard.

This time, it was worse than last time. Mrs. Zhou was in great pain, and she gritted her teeth and said: "Shen Lingxi, a witch, is jealous that my daughter is the empress dowager and the empress's appointed concubine, and she set up a conspiracy with Li Yuejiao to kill my daughter in vain! Vicious, not sure to die..."

Mu Xue'e was completely panicked, knelt on the ground with a "plop", her voice was crying, and she begged Shen Lingxi: "Miss Shen, let me tell you, tell him to stop, I will say anything, please, Don't hit my mother again, please, I'll say everything..."

Even if she said that, Shen Lingxi's eyes did not fall on her at all, and she was completely unmoved.

If you didn’t say it when you asked, it’s too late if you want to say it now.

"Crack!" Chun Jun hit him hard again.

Mrs. Zhou didn't even groan, she clenched her teeth in pain, and there were faint traces of blood on her dress.

Seeing this, Mu Xue'e knew that if she told the truth, her mother would still have a chance, but if she kept silent, her mother would be beaten to death here.

After weighing the pros and cons, Mu Xue'e no longer dared to hide anything, and quickly told the whole story...

"Yesterday evening, I asked Danzhu to beat Li Yuejiao. After being stopped by you, I was really angry and had nowhere to vent. Danzhu gave me an idea, saying that she has a cousin who works in the inner guard of the palace. Drive me at night, help me clean up the three of you..."