Forced to be a third person: I turned around and left the palace to marry a villain

This change left Fu Dong and Chen Po dumbfounded for a moment.

It took a long time for Fu Dong to realize that he had been tricked by this girl.

"They say the princess is not easy to mess with. I thought she was just bragging, but I didn't expect she is so petty."

"Yeah, it's just a bowl of soup. As the head of the family, how can she argue with a concubine? Isn't this lowering her status?"

"Your Highness has been staying with Madam Zhou these past few days. The princess must have been jealous, so she got angry and made her subordinates do this."

In the crowd, no one knew who started it, but the discussions were getting louder and louder.

Soon, the news that "the princess was jealous of Madam Zhou's favor and indulged her businessmen" spread quickly in the mansion like wildfire.

Not only in the mansion, but the entire Yujing City began to spread rumors. People on the streets were saying that Princess Gong was a jealous person who could not tolerate the concubines in the mansion and often bullied and oppressed them.

This pushed Jiang Xue, who had just escaped from the rumor of "cheating", to the forefront of jealousy and cruelty again.

After the grand ceremony, the nobles surrounded Xiao Zhan again, strongly demanding that Prince Gong's Mansion give an explanation for the matter.

The Zhou family, in particular, took a tough stance as their daughter was repeatedly bullied. They threatened that if the Prince Gong's Mansion did not give them a satisfactory solution, they would unite with other families to fight against the Prince Gong's Mansion.

When Xiao Zhan returned to the mansion, his face was frighteningly gloomy. He had finally gotten the Zhou family to give in through Madam Zhou, but this incident brought everything back to square one.

"What's going on?" Xiao Zhan sat on a high seat, looking down at the two maids kneeling in front of him.

One of them stood straight and met Xiao Zhan's gaze fearlessly; while the other maid lowered her head and sobbed, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Madam Zhou stood beside the maid, explaining with a wronged look on her face: "Your Highness, I was thirsty at noon and wanted to drink some hot soup, so I asked Juan'er to go to the kitchen to get a bowl. Unexpectedly, I ran into Miss Fudong. She said that the princess wanted to drink the soup, so she snatched it from Juan'er and injured Juan'er's ankle, saying that it was the rule of the palace and concubines could not compete with the princess.

In fact, Miss Fudong didn't have to do this. As long as she said the princess wanted it, how could I dare to argue with her? It's a pity that our Juan'er was so weak and suffered such a serious injury. It really makes me feel distressed. "

As she spoke, she wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. She looked so pitiful that it really made people feel sympathy for her.

"You are confusing right and wrong, and you have no shame." After hearing what Madam Zhou said, Fu Dong had no expression on his face and said coldly, "Mrs. Chen was present. Your Highness will know the answer if you ask someone."

Mrs. Zhou's face changed and became extremely ugly. If Xiao Zhan had not been present, she would have wanted to tear Fu Dong's mouth apart.

Following Fu Dong's words, Xiao Zhan called Grandma Chen: "Grandma Chen, what is going on?"

Granny Chen explained the whole story in detail. She had never liked those noble ladies. They were all hypocritical and difficult to please. So although she was telling the truth, her words were obviously biased. People at the scene felt that she was biased towards Fu Dong.

"Mrs. Zhou relied on the favor of His Highness to openly slander the princess, and even the servants dared to disrespect the princess! If this trend is not stopped, our Prince Gong's Mansion will be in chaos."

Seeing Mrs. Chen pointing at her and defending Jiang Xue righteously, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Mrs. Zhou's eyes.

This old man is just a servant, but he dared to accuse her to her face. From childhood to adulthood, she has never suffered such an insult.

"Your Highness, the words of Granny Chen alone cannot count. As for witnesses, I have plenty. If you don't believe me, ask the maids who accompanied Juan'er and ask them if the story is the same as Granny Chen said."

Mrs. Zhou had already found out all the details about these maids, and she had their evidence firmly in her hands.

They know the consequences if they dare to go against her.

Sure enough, threatened by Madam Zhou, after being pushed out, these maids rushed to repeat the words Juan'er had prepared in advance, which were completely opposite to what Grandma Chen said.

The two sides each held their own opinion and the dispute was unresolved.

The other ladies stood on Madam Zhou's side, while the other servants in the palace supported Fu Dong and Chen Po.

They quarreled for a long time until Xiao Zhan shouted coldly: "Enough."

Everyone shut up and stared at him quietly.

If this matter is not handled properly, Xiaoxue will be the biggest unlucky person. If she is not careful, even the Prince Gong's Mansion will be scolded by those nobles.

Xiao Zhan pondered for a long time, and finally set his eyes on Fu Dong. He silently said sorry in his heart, gritted his teeth and said: "Fu Dong, I will be punished with fifteen strokes of the cane as a warning to everyone."

"Your Highness." The servants in the palace pleaded for Fudong. It was clearly Juan'er who started the trouble first, so why should Fudong suffer this?

The noble ladies were all smiling as if they had gotten a bargain.

Look, they are just southern barbarians. Her master has fallen out of favor now, and a maid still wants to fight with them? She really overestimates her own abilities.

"Your Highness, fifteen strokes of the cane are too harsh for a girl. I think that the princess has been upset recently, and she would feel even more uncomfortable if she saw Miss Fudong covered in bruises. How about changing it to fifteen needles? Miss Fudong can withstand it, and it won't make the princess too sad." When Madam Zhou said this, Grandma Chen and everyone in the palace took a breath of cold air.

How could this woman be so cruel?

What a torture! Five four-inch needles were inserted at a time. Each time, they were inserted into the body and then pulled out, and then moved to another place to continue.

After fifteen rounds, his waist was full of bloody holes. Although the wounds were not big, his internal organs were seriously injured. The pain was so severe that most people could not bear it.

This punishment is much more severe than being beaten with a stick.

Xiao Zhan stared at Mrs. Zhou coldly. He could see through her little thoughts clearly.

He ordered Fu Dong to be punished in order to protect Fu Dong and Xiao Xue at the lowest cost and not give those old guys an excuse to cause trouble for them. This woman actually thought he was backing her up? She even dared to make such an excessive request in front of him.

"Juan'er will be punished too." He ordered coldly, and Mrs. Zhou's smug smile froze on her face in an instant.

"Your Highness, Juan'er is weak, how can she bear this punishment?" What a joke, Juan'er is her personal maid she brought from home, hitting her is not hitting her own face?

"If you think she can't bear it, you can take it for her."

Mrs. Zhou immediately shut up, and the previously proposed sentencing was shelved.

"Execute." With the order, Fudong and Juan'er both knelt on the ground in the center of the courtyard, waiting for the ruthless stick to fall.

But at this moment, a golden light flashed, and a golden needle came flying, accurately knocking away the punishment stick that was about to hit Fudong.

A breeze mixed with the unique fragrance of women blew past my face.

"You dealt with Xiaochun before without asking for my opinion, and now you want to deal with Fudong secretly? When did I ever say that you can manipulate my people at will?"