Chapter 15 An Unforgettable Taste (2)
——Fengzhuyuan——
"Eat some more—"
Han Ji was feeding Yin Yin, who was sitting on the bed, her face pale and haggard. It seemed that Zhou Yan's arrival had caused her a lot of psychological trauma...
"princess--"
An anxious voice was heard, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps.
After a while, a maid ran to Han Ji...
"Oh no, princess—"
"Xiaolu, you are so rude in front of the dancer!!"
Han Ji put down the spoon, turned to the maid and scolded her...
"Ah! I'm so sorry!! Please forgive me, Empress Yuanfei!!"
The maid Xiaolu quickly knelt down to apologize. You know, if you offend Yinyin, not only will your fate be miserable, you may even lose your life and it won't be enough to make up for it...
"Well! Come on, it's no big deal—"
Yinyin responded in a bland and weak voice. She knew very well that if Zhou Yan knew that she had made a mistake in front of him, she would probably die...
"Thank you, Madam!——"
Xiaolu stood up fearfully.
"Xiaolu, didn't I teach you not to make loud noises no matter what? What if you disturb the dancer and affect her condition?"
Han Ji taught with deep understanding of righteousness.
"Yes, Xiaolu knows he was wrong——"
Xiaolu bowed his head and admitted his mistake.
"Sister Han Ji, don't be so harsh. It will scare her--"
If it was the old Yin Yin, I believe she would not speak for the servants or plead for mercy, right? But now there are many people who died because of her. She never thought that life was so fragile in ancient times. A person could be executed at any time and for any reason. Even if that person was not killed by her, he died because of her. Too many people died. Yin Yin no longer wanted to see anyone die for her...
"Sister, what you said is wrong. It is a great virtue to know one's mistakes and correct them. If you don't tell her that she has done something wrong, how can she correct it? If she behaves like this in an important situation one day, who will be able to save her?"
Han Ji understood Yin Yin's thoughts very well, but she still had to say what she had to say, not to blame, but to teach...
"Sister is talking about——"
Yinyin kept Han Ji's teachings in mind...
"Okay, Xiaolu, what's all the fuss about? If it's not a big deal, I'll punish you by not allowing you to have dinner!"
Although her words were reprimanding, her tone was so kind that one could deeply appreciate her generosity...
"Yes, I just came from the kitchen and heard that a maid went to serve tea to the prince. I don't know how she angered the prince, so he punished her in the front yard. So I went over to take a look--"
As Xiaolu was speaking, her voice began to tremble when she thought of the scene she had just seen!
"What's wrong? Keep talking?"
Seeing Xiaolu talking so scared, Han Ji was a little worried that it must be something bad...
"The prince said that he would forgive her as long as she brought the tea to him and apologized, but that was too——"
Xiaolu couldn't continue speaking, as if she was being punished. Thinking of the shocking scene, she shuddered...
From Xiaolu's description, Han Ji could probably guess what the scene was like, and she felt a little chilled: "Wu Ji, you take a rest first, I'll go check out the situation!"
Before Yinyin could react, Han Ji and Xiao Lu left one after the other...
Every time Zhou Yan punished someone, Han Ji would dissuade him if she knew about it. Many people survived because of Han Ji. In order to reduce the number of victims, Han Ji ordered Xiao Lu to notify him immediately if there was any special situation. It was the same now...
——Front yard of Prince Jing’s Mansion——
There was a walkway made of ceramic fragments and charcoal from the entrance to the main hall. A maid was walking on it carrying a tea bowl. She would stumble and fall after every few steps, but would quickly stand up again, pick up the tea bowl, and walk through the entrance again . Her body was covered with scars and blood, her clothes were tattered, and her delicate feet were unrecognizable. When she stepped on the pavement that was not a normal walkway, there was a pungent smell of burning under her feet. All the maids present were terrified, and even the male guards were shaken.
She fell down the specially paved walkway again and again, stood up again and again, fainted again and again, and was woken up by cold water again and again. In this cold winter, she wore thin clothes and dragged her wounded body, repeating the same thing again and again. What did she do wrong that was unforgivable? Was it just knocking over a teacup? But instead of being tortured by such pain, why didn't she ask for death? Why did she insist on doing so? It really makes people confused...
Zhou Yan, who was sitting at the door of the main hall, looked down at the audience, as if he was savoring the unique performance in front of him?
Soon, Han Ji came to Zhou Yan with Xiao Lu following her...
"princess--"
"Your Majesty——"
After the servants finished greeting.
"My Lord, what is going on?"
Han Ji asked anxiously, looking at the punished maid, feeling very sorry...
"This is not a show the princess should watch. Go back quickly!"
The same posture and cold tone, it seems that Han Ji's arrival did not surprise her, nor did it disrupt her thoughts...
"Your Majesty——"
"She did this voluntarily, there is no need for the princess to say anything more!"
"Huh??"
Knowing Han Ji's purpose, Zhou Yan did not give Han Ji any room to beg for mercy. His words confused Han Ji. Voluntary? Voluntary torture? Han Ji was very puzzled and puzzled by Zhou Yan's words. She looked at Zhou Yan, and then at the maid walking on the torture path. The maid fell down again, and soon stood up again, and returned to the starting point to start walking on the torture path again...
"What on earth is this?"
Han Ji was confused. Seeing how persistent the maid was and how she refused to give up, Han Ji also clearly felt that the maid was walking with her own will!
"See? Princess, if you have nothing else to do, please go back quickly!"
Looking at Zhou Yan's complacent attitude and the maid's persistent behavior, Han Ji quickly came to her senses: "Did you do something to her?"
"Why do you say that, Princess? You can see that I didn't ask anyone to force her. She just wanted to walk the path of her own accord!"
"Did she really want to go on the torture path of her own accord? Wasn't she forced by you, Your Majesty?"
After spending so much time together, Han Ji had a better understanding of Zhou Yan's character. How could a normal person walk on such a cruel road? If there was no reason, Han Ji could hardly imagine that the maid would volunteer...
Han Ji's words made Zhou Yan, who was originally in a somewhat lazy and enjoyable posture, sit up straight: "Princess, you'd better be careful with your words. Don't think that I will really not do anything to you just because I indulge you. If you dare to be so presumptuous again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"A maidservant is also a human being. She is also raised by human parents, and her parents will also feel sorry for her. Are you really that interested in her like this?"
"shut up!"
"I am only stating the truth. Everyone has parents who worry about their children. Now that you are torturing her like this, don't her parents feel bad? As a prince, shouldn't you treat the people as your own people? Don't you feel sad and upset for their misfortune?"
Zhou Yan's words did not frighten Han Ji. Instead, she blurted out all the words she had always wanted to say but had not been able to say...
"enough!!!"
"Your Majesty——"
"I told you to shut up!!"
Zhou Yan exploded. His roar startled everyone. This was the first time he roared in front of Han Ji. Han Ji was also stunned. Zhou Yan glared at Han Ji...
"Princess—"
Xiaolu behind Han Ji was frightened by Zhou Yan's glare. "When did the king need you to criticize me? Who gave you so much power to teach me how to treat my people? What qualifications do you think you have to teach me a lesson? "
Zhou Yan spoke sternly, approaching Han Ji step by step. Han Ji was forced to retreat step by step under the pressure of his sharp momentum...
"I'm warning you. Don't teach me a lesson with that self-righteous attitude. I may not pursue the matter this time, but if it happens again, I will never forgive you!"
He stopped and turned around abruptly: "That's enough. I will let you go this time. If you do it again, I will punish you with a punishment ten times more cruel than this!"
After he finished speaking, he strode away, followed by Zuo Yu and others...
