nashuaworldcup Chapter 26: Caning 5
Chapter 26: Caning 5
"This old servant is the head maid of the Liang Prince's mansion. All matters, big and small, within the mansion's inner courtyard are under my jurisdiction." Granny Gou felt her authority had been challenged, and she looked at Jiang Zhi as if she were looking at a tiny ant.
“The princess is indeed the mistress, but even a mistress cannot be proficient in everything when she first arrives.”
Having said that, he felt confident of victory.
Jiang Zhi remained calm and simply gave a perfunctory "hmm".
Huh? What does she mean?
Granny Gou pressed on, saying, "A princess should act like a princess."
Jiang Zhi said, "Shuyao, paint the brocade."
The two maids bowed their heads and said, "Yes, sir."
“Granny Gou has provoked and threatened the Princess, committing insubordination. She shall be dragged out and flogged fifty times.”
Jiang Zhi gave the order in a cold voice.
"Bring all the maids and servants from the inner courtyard of the Prince's mansion here and carry out the punishment in public as a warning to others."
"Yes."
"You dare?" Granny Gou took a step back in shock, and emphasized sharply, "I am here on the orders of the Empress Dowager. It is my duty to manage the miscellaneous affairs of the Liang Prince's residence. The Princess Consort has no right to punish me!"
Jiang Zhi replied indifferently, "Oh."
Shuyao and Huajin, one on each side, dragged her out.
"Your Highness, how dare you treat me like this?!"
"Granny Gou struggled and shouted."
"Oh dear, how could you pull her like that? What if her arm breaks?" Jiang Zhi's tone even carried a hint of reproach.
"Gag her," Jiang Zhi said, his expression changing.
Since she wants to assert her authority, then so be it.
"Since someone is so reckless as to provoke us, then I, the princess, will set some rules."
Soon two maids carried over a stool and, amidst her screams, deftly tied her upper body tightly with rope.
In this way, no matter how much she struggled, she only had her two legs.
"Go and summon all the head maids and servants of the Liang Prince's mansion."
After Jiang Zhi finished speaking, he turned around and stood in the courtyard, instructing, "Many people may not know about what has happened recently. Today, I will enforce the Wangfu family rules in public so that everyone can see who the matriarch is."
The servants in the courtyard had long heard about the new princess's methods, and coupled with what the Liang King said, which was undoubtedly supporting the princess, who among them would dare not respect her?
Just now, someone ran out to relay Jiang Zhi's order, and soon, nannies and maids came one after another.
Soon, the courtyard was filled with a dense crowd.
All eyes were on Granny Gou, who was tied to the stool. The crowd's gazes were a mixture of surprise, hesitation, trepidation, and unease, their thoughts in turmoil.
“Granny Gou is the head maid of the Prince’s mansion. She came to provoke me, the Princess Consort, first thing in the morning.”
As soon as Jiang Zhi sat down, she accepted the hot tea that was handed to her at noon. "This princess has never liked crowds and is not fond of picking fights, but if someone provokes me, I will never let it go."
No sooner had she finished speaking than the two maids struck Granny Gou's buttocks hard with their whips.
"Ugh!" Granny Gou cried out in pain, but her mouth was gagged.
Two maids squatted on the ground, pressing down hard on her kicking feet.
The whip lashed against Granny Gou's buttocks again and again, but she could only suffer in silence.
The people in the courtyard were terrified, their faces pale, their expressions tense, and they remained silent, with only the sound of whips striking their bodies.
"Mmm! Mmm! Mmmmmm-mmm-mmm!"
Beneath her robe was only a thin pair of trousers, and the heavy whip lashed her body, causing excruciating pain.
Soon after, blood began to seep out from her buttocks.
“The original price was fifty,” Jiang Zhi said casually, skimming the foam off the surface of the tea with the lid, “but for some reason, Granny Gou has never repented.”
"If you kill him, just throw him into a mass grave."
The servants of the Prince's mansion were startled as soon as he finished speaking.
All eyes fell on Jiang Zhi, and they could hardly believe that a seventeen-year-old girl could say such a thing. She was so ruthless.
Although the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Zhenyuan in front of me is young and beautiful, and looks naive, she actually said such vicious words.
The reason why Granny Gou dared to defy her superiors was twofold: firstly, she relied on the power of the Empress Dowager, and secondly, she saw that Granny Gou was young and easy to bully, so she dared to act arrogantly because of her age.
After all, the Prince of Liang was rarely at home, and even when he was, he would leave early in the morning and not return until the afternoon or even midnight.
Granny Gou was in charge of the Liang Prince's mansion. With the Empress Dowager's support, everyone in the mansion listened to her, which is why she dared to offend the Princess on the second day of her marriage.
The new queen's decisive actions are quite unexpected; could she have gone mad?
"Ugh!!" Another blow struck, and a large patch of blood stained the ground behind Granny Gou. She was drenched in cold sweat, her face deathly pale. The white cloth covering her mouth, stained with blood, fell away. "Your Highness—"
Jiang Zhi lowered his eyes and drank his tea, completely ignoring her humming sounds.
I was somewhat dazed at noon.
This is exactly the kind of approach we're looking for.
Only by instilling fear in everyone and deterring them from causing trouble can they live in peace and order in the future.
Don't disrupt her plans.
She hadn't intended to put on airs, but she hadn't expected to encounter this situation so soon after arriving. It seemed that their audacity stemmed from their fearlessness.
"The Princess Consort has married into the Prince's Mansion and will henceforth be the mistress of the Liang Prince's Mansion. Granny Gou, that wicked servant, has deceived her mistress and committed insubordination; she deserves to die!"
Standing next to Jiang Zhi, Shu Yao coldly glanced around.
"His Highness has decreed that the Princess Consort's status in the Liang Prince's residence is equal to that of the Prince. Disrespecting the Princess Consort is disrespecting the Prince. According to the rules, the punishment ranges from a slap to death by beating. Anyone who is tired of living is welcome to test the law!"
"This old servant dares not!" With a thud, someone knelt down.
"This old servant will always follow Your Highness's lead and would never dare to be disrespectful to Your Highness. I beg Your Highness to see the truth!"
"Please, Your Highness, investigate this matter thoroughly!"
"Please, Your Highness, investigate this matter thoroughly!"
In an instant, a whole group of people knelt down. The maids and servants who had been standing all knelt down, vying to show their loyalty.
Jiang Zhi's gaze was indifferent.
Granny Gou was clearly exhausted.
“Granny Gou, do you know you were wrong?” Hua Jin walked up to Granny Gou and asked.
"If you realize your mistake and admit it, the princess will forgive you."
Granny Gou was covered in cold sweat, her hands gripping the stool tightly, her voice trembling, "Even if I die, I will never admit my mistake..."
Jiang Zhi gave a wicked smile, "Let's continue."
The old women in the courtyard felt a chill run down their spines.
This old hag has already been beaten like this, and you still want to continue?
"Stop!" A woman in blue, surrounded by several maids, strode into the courtyard and hurriedly approached Granny Gou. "Granny Gou, Granny Gou."
Jiang Zhi slightly raised his gaze, looking at the woman who was walking as if she were in her own backyard, and turned his head to look at Shu Yao: "Who is she?"