freenovelworld Chapter 146: Bamboo Sticks
Chapter 146: Bamboo Sticks
"The main courtyard is closer to the big kitchen than to Qingxueju, so of course we should go to the closer place to boil medicine for the Fourth Madam! What's more, it's summer now, and the small stove in Qingxueju hasn't been used for a long time, and there's not even any charcoal fire. How are we going to boil medicine for the Fourth Madam?" Cui'er did not give in at all and retorted immediately.
Soon, the fat woman was tied to a bench.
At first, the fat woman refused to admit that she was deliberately targeting the people of Qingxueju. After being beaten with a few sticks, she finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted loudly: "It was Miss Xiaohuan! She told me to do this! It was Miss Xiaohuan who deliberately targeted Qingxueju! I was just following orders!"
Rong Enqing raised the corner of his mouth and winked at Xiu Zhang. Xiu Zhang understood and shouted towards the corner: "Stop!"
Soon, the fat woman was taken down from the bench and dragged back.
The moment her body hit the ground, the fat woman gasped in pain. But she did not dare to delay for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Madam, Miss Xiaohuan asked us to do this."
Seeing that the fat woman had confessed, the other women also agreed: "Yes, that's what she ordered, otherwise we can't do this."
Rong Enqing sneered, "Like Xiaohuan said, she is just a second-class maid, how can she tell you to do anything?"
The fat woman gritted her teeth and confessed honestly: "Although Xiaohuan is only a second-class maid, she is deeply trusted and loved by the Second Miss and the Fourth Master! On the first day, she said that she wanted Liu Qing to be the chief housekeeper, and on the second day, the Fourth Master ordered Liu Qing to replace the position of housekeeper Fu. No matter how much the Fourth Madam objected, it was useless."
"Not only that!" Another maid explained, "There was a servant in the outer courtyard who didn't follow Xiaohuan's instructions. He broke his leg the next day and was bedridden for two months."
"Also, there was a maid in our kitchen before. Because she offended Xiao Huan, she was kicked out of the house within a few days."
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Everyone talked about it at once, and finally the fat woman concluded: "Madam, I have no choice! Please have mercy on me, Madam!"
Er Yue, who was kneeling beside him, was shocked after hearing what the fat woman and others said. Liu Qing and his servants said so, and the fat woman and others in the kitchen said so again. Could it really be Xiao Huan who did it?
Er Yue was shaken, but when she saw Xiu Zhang's mocking look, she quickly dismissed the idea. No! It must be Xiu Zhang who came here first who did something! Xiao Huan is definitely not that kind of person!
Turning to look at Xiaohuan, he saw that she looked calm and determined, without any panic after her evil deeds were exposed. Now, Eryue was more and more convinced that Xiaohuan was definitely deliberately slandered!
After the maids in the kitchen finished speaking, Rong Enqing looked at Xiao Huan and asked, "What do you have to say?"
Xiao Huan straightened her back and answered in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "If you want to accuse someone of something, you can always find a pretext."
"So, these people in the kitchen are slandering you just like Liu Qing and his group before?" Rong Enqing sneered.
At this moment, Er Yue spoke again: "Madam..."
But as soon as she opened her mouth, Rong Enqing glared at her and shouted, "Shut up! Who allowed you to interrupt me? Have you learned all these rules in vain?"
"Xiu Zhang!" Rong Enqing called out and gave him a look with a frown.
Xiu Zhang understood, stepped forward quickly, slapped Er Yue twice on the face, and then stepped back.
"You!" Er Yue looked at Xiu Zhang angrily. Just as she opened her mouth, she heard Rong Enqing say coldly, "Since she can't control her mouth, shut her mouth!"
Er Yue looked at Rong Enqing in disbelief, but found that Rong Enqing didn't even look at her.
Soon, Butler Li came over with something, pinched Er Yue's chin, and suddenly stuffed the crumpled cloth into her mouth.
Er Yue was about to struggle and resist when she heard Rong Enqing continue, "If you dare to resist, tie you up!"
Er Yue looked dejected and stunned, sad and angry. He stopped resisting and knelt on the ground dejectedly, staring at Rong Enqing in a daze, his eyes filled with confusion and resentment.
The love she had for Rong Enqing for eight years was not as good as Xiu Zhang's one month!
Xiu Zhang came, Mei Xiang left! The position that should have belonged to her was also taken away by Xiu Zhang! She should have been the one that Rong Enqing trusted the most, but now she doesn't even have the right to speak!
Rong Enqing didn't care what Er Yue was thinking. He turned to look at Xiao Huan and said, "I underestimated you! I didn't expect a little girl to be so capable!"
Xiao Huan lowered her head and calmly explained: "I don't know what the Madam is talking about."
"Don't know?" Rong Enqing sneered, "Haha. You'll know in a moment!"
Rong Enqing glanced at Xiu Zhang, and Xiu Zhang came into the room, brought out a tray covered with white cloth, and walked to Xiao Huan.
Butler Li ordered two servants to come and help.
Seeing the servant approaching, Xiaohuan did not panic at all, instead a look of contempt appeared on her face.
She asked, "Madam, are you planning to force a confession out of me?"
Rong Enqing smiled and said, "Don't hit me. After all, I guess you don't care about this little bit of pain."
Rong Enqing pointed at Xiu Zhang and said, "This Miss Xiu Zhang is a female official from the palace. She has some skills. I am going to let you see some of the methods used in the palace."
After these words were spoken, Rong En clearly saw Xiaohuan's body tremble, but she still looked arrogant.
It was not until Xiu Zhang handed the tray to Butler Li standing beside him and reached out to lift the white cloth covering the tray, revealing a few small things on the tray, that Xiao Huan became so frightened that her face turned pale and she kept backing away.
Unfortunately, two servants pressed down on her shoulders from behind, making her unable to move.
Seeing the things on the tray, not to mention Xiaohuan, even Butler Li couldn't help but twitch his eyes.
There were dozens of bamboo sticks of different thicknesses neatly arranged on the tray. The thin ones were as thin as embroidery needles, while the thick ones were thicker than toothpicks. The common point was that they all had pointed tips. The differences, in addition to the thickness, were that some bamboo sticks were round, some were flat, and some were even square!
In addition to bamboo sticks, there are also a few small pointed tweezers on the tray...
You can tell what these things are used for at a glance.
"Go ahead." Rong En ordered in a cold voice.
Xiu Zhang responded, picked up the thinnest bamboo stick in one hand, and pulled Xiaohuan's slender and white hand with the other.
Xiaohuan was so frightened that she struggled violently. However, the servants in the mansion were all martial artists, so she couldn't get away at all. Xiu Zhang was also incredibly strong, and he only used one hand to hold her hand, but she felt as if her hand was fixed by an iron clamp and couldn't move at all.
"I advise you not to waste your efforts. I have been practicing martial arts since I was five years old. If you try to break free from my grasp with your limited strength, you will die."
As Xiu Zhang spoke, he pulled Xiaohuan's hand towards him again, and then forced her fingers, which she wanted to curl, to straighten.
Seeing the small bamboo stick coming towards her index finger, Xiaohuan could no longer hold back and shouted, "Madam, you are abusing private punishment and forcing a confession! You can't do this!"