Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 20 Jingyue is punished (please vote)
  Zhu Ci's face paled a bit, "How could this happen? Jingyue is still a member of my palace no matter what. Lu Cairen should tell me when he is angry."

She bit her lip hard, turned around and walked towards Chunxi Hall. Fang walked to the door and saw Jingyue kneeling on the ground. A round-faced palace maid wrapped a wet handkerchief around an inch-wide thin bamboo board and swiped it hard on Jingyue's body and face.

Jingyue shrank, sobbing softly, her bun fell down, her cheeks were slightly red and swollen, and she looked extremely embarrassed.

Zhu Ci knew this method. Wrapping a wet handkerchief around a bamboo board and hitting her body would not only be extremely painful, but the marks would not stay on her body for a long time. It would not be seen by outsiders and she would lose face and end up being treated harshly by the palace people. reputation.

She couldn't help but frown, and quickly walked in with three steps at a time, a thin layer of anger on her face.

"Stop!" Zhu Ci scolded the palace maid, glanced at Jingyue, suppressed his anger and bowed respectfully to Lu Zheng.

"I don't know what the concubine's people did to make Tsai Ren so violent."

"What do you think?" Lu Zheng raised his eyelids and glanced at Zhu Ci, coldly throwing the tea cup on the table.

"My snowball just ate a few fish, but he was beaten severely by the maid in your room.

Snowball is still unconscious. Since I entered the palace, I have had a lot more fun thanks to Snowball's company.

To me, it is not just a cat, but also a relative of me. Shouldn't I punish her? "

"Jingyue was sent by the imperial concubine to serve my concubines. She only thought that Xueqiu was an ordinary wild cat and didn't know that he was your beloved pet."

Zhu Ci looked ashamed, "It's understandable if Cai Ren is angry and concubine. It's just that Jingyue is from the concubine's palace. If Cai Ren wants to punish her, she has to ask her."

"I wanted to ask you, but you haven't seen your person for a long time. Jingyue is unrepentant and refutes me confidently. Isn't it possible that I can't fix it?"

It was okay not to mention Bai Xinrui, but Lu Zheng became even more angry when he mentioned it.

In her opinion, Bai Xinrui deliberately instructed Jingyue to do this, and she knew how important Snowball was to her. If there was anything wrong with Snowball, she would definitely be sad. If something happened to the emperor in her belly, it would be exactly what she wanted.

"If you had been disciplined well, you wouldn't have such a vicious slave around you. Seeing that you are also useless, maybe you would have softened your heart and spared her after listening to her slander. In this case, I will work hard for you. Teach her a lesson."

Lu Zheng smiled slightly at Zhu Ci, but there was a sharp coldness in her eyebrows.

"It's better to tell them to take a good look at what will happen if they offend me! Otherwise, they will be lawless and have no master in the future. Don't you think so, Princess Zhu?"

Zhu Ci couldn't bear it, and considering Lu Cairen's pregnancy, she didn't dare to refute.

"What Cai Ren said is absolutely true. Jing Yue has also been punished, and she should know that she was wrong. She will definitely correct her in the future, so Cai Ren will be noble and let Jing Yue go this time."

"If I let her go, who would let Xueqiu go? As long as Snowball is fine, if anything happens, I will make this bitch pay for it!"

Lu Zheng's crystal eyes were filled with anger. Perhaps others only think that Snowball is a beast and will die when he dies.

But Snowball was not a cat to her, but a comfort in her heart. Otherwise, how would she have spent the long days in the palace.

"I am responsible for whatever happens. You can beat me hard until she is convinced!"

The palace maid who was still a little hesitant responded and continued to wave the bamboo board in her hand towards Jingyue's face.

Jingyue cried and said: "Cai Ren, please spare your life. I don't know that Xueqiu is your pet, Cai Ren. If I knew, I would definitely provide you with good food and drink, so why would you do such a heavy trick?" A cat suddenly jumped out from somewhere nearby. It was dirty and covered with ashes from the bottom of the pot. It was unknown which stove it had just come out of.

She thought it was a wild cat in the palace and didn't think about Lu Cairen at all. If she knew that the cat was raised by Lucai, she would never do anything.

Lu Zheng ignored it and only lowered his head to admire the hollow gray jade bead bracelet with curly grass pattern on his wrist.

The sound of the bamboo board hitting the skin was so loud that Zhu Ci couldn't bear to turn his head.

"Cai Ren should forgive Jing Yue. She really knows she is wrong. The Emperor and the Queen have always been generous to others and have never advocated punishing palace people at will. If the Queen and the Emperor knew about it, I am afraid they would only think that Cai Ren is a hard-hearted person."

Lu Zheng's expression was stern, and he shot Zhu Ci with a knife.

"If you don't tell me, how will the Emperor and Queen know about it? If you dare to talk any more, go and kneel with her."

Seeing that Lu Zheng didn't look like a joke, Zhu Ci didn't dare to plead for Jingyue. She was so anxious that she had no choice but to wipe her tears secretly.

Fortunately, Lu Zheng was also afraid that someone would be killed. Seeing that it was almost done, he asked Zhu Ci to take Jing Yue away.

Back at Yuehua Hall, Zhu Ci hurriedly asked Zhu Ying to find bottles and jars for treating bruises. She rolled up Jingyue's sleeves and took a look. The white arms were alternately bruised and purple, which was very shocking.

"The Lucai people were too cruel to beat you like this."

Zhu Ci dipped her fingers into the ointment and couldn't stop crying while applying the medicine to Jingyue herself.

"It's because I don't have the ability to protect you that I let her bully you like that."

"Hmph, you finally told the truth. How could I be like this if I were with the imperial concubine? She, Lu Cai, doesn't think you are a soft persimmon who can be flattened and rounded at will."

Jingyue kept gasping for air, and her whole body hurt so much, as if she had been run over by a carriage. She said it didn't hurt anywhere, but she felt uncomfortable all over.

"That cat is just a beast. It dies when it dies. Just raise one. Lucairen insulted me like this just because she was pregnant with the emperor. Although she was beating me today, she was obviously following me. You are protesting. If you keep being humble, you will suffer a lot in the future."

"Why don't I understand, it's just that Lu Cai's status is higher than mine after all. If she wants to embarrass me, there's nothing I can do about it."

Zhu Ci sighed, a lingering sadness lingering between his brows.

"You have been wronged after all by following me. Don't worry, I will tell the imperial concubine exactly what happened today. I think the imperial concubine will also make the decision for you and me."

Jingyue only found it funny. No matter how much she said, she was still a master, but when something happened she had no idea at all and only asked for help from the imperial concubine.

What a idiot. If she hadn't obeyed the orders of the imperial concubine and asked her to monitor Zhu Ci's every move, she wouldn't have stayed here and suffered from such cowardice.

"You've had a good rest these days, so don't be busy with this or that. Just let them do it and take good care of it."

Zhu Ci put a pumpkin-shaped jar with white jade and jasper in it into Jingyue's hand, "This is Wangu ointment. It is most effective in treating skin bruises. You can take it and use it."

(End of this chapter)