Chapter 2657: Oh No, Lost Count

"Oh?"

Xuexue looked at Miss Qian with a half-smile, half-not and asked eerily, "Steward, in your opinion, is Miss Qian’s behavior minor or serious?"

The servants present turned pale. Previously, a servant had broken the rules and was slapped fifty times, the mouth of that servant was beaten to a pulp, teeth were all knocked out, and couldn’t eat solid food for a month, had to drink porridge.

No, without teeth, possibly would only drink porridge for a lifetime. The thought of that scene was terrifying.

As for the punishment of caning, it was even more dreadful. Fifty strokes of the cane and you’d be half-dead, what future could you speak of?

In the War Prince’s Mansion, there were people specifically responsible for carrying out punishments. The executors were incredibly strong, and each strike was full of power. If you broke the rules of the mansion, no one should hope for leniency.

Miss Qian had lived in the mansion for several years and naturally knew these rules. Instantly, she was scared out of her wits.

Miss Qian realized her situation, as if standing in an ice cellar. The daydream she just had disappeared immediately, and, frightened, her legs were weakened, and she fell to her knees, crying and pleading, "Princess Consort Sister, please pardon me, I dare not do it again."

Xuexue had made up her mind to make an example today. It was Miss Qian’s unfortunate fate to be the scapegoat for her own misjudgment, daring to act out during Xuexue’s most unfortunate time.

As the saying goes, the bird that sticks its head out gets shot first.

This bird today must be dealt with.

Xuexue: "Steward, the Princess Consort is asking you, are you dumb from the explosion?"

The steward immediately bent down to respond, "To the Princess Consort, Miss Qian’s offense is minor, fifty slaps will suffice."

Xuexue: "Then what are you waiting for? Begin!"

The steward hesitated, "Princess?"

Xuexue raised a delicate eyebrow and asked, "What is it?"

The steward, still frightened after nearly losing his life, replied, "Shouldn’t we investigate the explosives first?"

Xuexue’s hair was completely disheveled like a chicken’s nest, and her clothes were torn, yet her expression was calm and she said slowly, "No rush, handle both matters together!"

Xuexue had already decided to deal with both punishment and investigation. The entire mansion was full of idle and wicked people, and if not properly managed, they might think she was easy to bully. Just today, it was explosives, who knows what it could be tomorrow?

If she hadn’t reacted swiftly earlier, her soul might have already departed to the Underworld.

Miss Qian was scared to death, if this punishment took place, her future would be destroyed.

And indeed, if her face was ruined, how could she seduce the Prince?

Her future was bleak!

"Princess Consort Sister, please, spare me, I dare not do it next time." Miss Qian knelt on the ground, kowtowing and pleading constantly.

The sense of superiority she had earlier was completely gone at this moment.

Xuexue said coldly, "Take her away, slap her."

"Yes!"

Immediately, two obese old maids stepped forward, dragging the beseeching Miss Qian away as if dragging a dead dog. They started the slapping right by the door, just outside the hall.

The two old maids rolled up their sleeves, with fierce looks, regardless of Miss Qian’s entreaties and cries, they lifted their calloused hands, and a flurry of slaps ensued.

"Oh dear, Li Granny, I forgot to count the slaps, did you?" One of the old maids, after hitting for a while, suddenly remembered the important task.

Granny Li held down Miss Qian’s hands tightly to stop her from moving, shook her head and said, "I didn’t, this young lady is not behaving, I was too busy holding her down to count."

The slapping maid looked troubled and said, "What should we do? I didn’t count either!"