Madam Li refused to accept her words. "Miss Sun, if you swear that you never asked the beggar to scratch Miss Huahuaxi's face, I, an old servant, can immediately return to the Marquis' Mansion and ask the old lady to register you under her name. In the future, your wealth and marriage will be taken care of by my Mansion, but..."

"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it. If you say even a single lie, your reputation will be ruined, and you will never be able to enter a high-ranking family again in your life."

Sun Qianqian choked in her throat and bit her lips tightly. Her eyes kept turning around, trying to ask Lin Xing'er for help: "Sister Lin..."

Nanny Li took a step forward and stood in front of Lin Xing'er, blocking Sun Qianqian's sight. She said sternly, "Miss Sun, swear to heaven that you didn't do it. The Marquis' Mansion will immediately help you solve this matter."

"I..." Sun Qianqian opened her mouth.

The beggar raised his hand and swore to the sky again: "I swear, if this woman hadn't ordered me to harm Miss Huaxi, I would have been hit by a carriage and died when I went out."

"That's enough!" Sun Qianqian was stimulated by the beggar's oath and screamed at him. Then she turned to Lin Xing'er and said, "Sister Lin, I did it. I was bewildered. I remembered that Hua Xi embarrassed me at the Xie family wedding banquet that day. But I was also hot-headed. I regretted it afterwards."

"I regret it very much. I shouldn't have done that, but I was punished. My head was bruised and my body was injured. Sister Lin, I will listen to you in the future and I will never do stupid things again. Can you forgive me this time?"

She walked towards Lin Xing'er on her knees, but her body was held down by two eunuchs and she could not move.

Nanny Li turned around and looked at Lin Xing'er's expression.

Lin Xing'er felt sorry for Sun Qianqian and wanted to say a few words on her behalf, but Nanny Li stopped her: "Cousin, things have come to this point, do you still want to protect her?"

"Mammy, Qianqian said she knew she was wrong. I asked her to apologize to Miss Huaxi." Lin Xing'er said.

Hearing this, Hua Xi sneered and said, "She instigated others to hurt my hair and skin, and I am the head maid of the Queen. I can't let her off easily with just a few words of apology for doing such evil things."

Lin Xing'er's face turned pale and she asked, "What does Miss Huaxi want to do?"

"According to the laws of our dynasty, anyone who injures someone's hair or skin will be punished with torture at the very least, or with beheading their hands as a warning to the public. Sun Qianqian hired someone to commit murder but failed. However, her behavior was bad and she refused to change despite repeated admonitions. The Empress decided not to indulge her blindly and sent us out of the palace to torture Sun Qianqian. After the execution, we will parade her through the streets to let the world know that this woman is a vicious and evil person."

After Hua Xi announced the punishment for Sun Qianqian, Sun Qianqian screamed in fear: "No, no, no no, no, Sister Lin, you must save me, save me, save me..."

She struggled hard.

But the torture instruments were already on Sun Qianqian's ten fingers.

Sun Qianqian struggled and screamed wildly, and Lin Xing'er couldn't bear it: "Miss Huaxi, do you really have to use such a severe punishment? Do you want to parade her through the streets as a warning to the public?"

"Madam Wen is distressed again?" Hua Xi saw through Lin Xing'er's thoughts, glanced back at Sun Qianqian who was frightened and pale, and came up with a plan: "Since you want to plead for Sun Qianqian, then Madam Wen will take her place in the torture today. After the torture, she will wear a guilt tag on Sun Qianqian's body and parade her through the market for public display."

Lin Xing'er had just stood up when she was shocked by Hua Xi's words and fell back into her chair...

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