dtnovels Chapter 113 Flogging
Chapter 113 Flogging
In the Princess's Mansion, any servant passing by the study had to hold their breath and tiptoe, for fear of making any noise and attracting the attention of the people inside.
"Why don't you say that the wood grew legs and ran away on its own?" The eldest princess slammed the table in anger.
The two people kneeling on the ground trembled in shock, like two quails caught in the rain.
"Your Highness, but... but we really can't find any traces. In the forest guard's house, only one person is dead, half-dead. Now he's going crazy and saying there's a ghost. Our people have investigated and found no poison..."
The steward in black knelt on the ground and explained hurriedly.
Lady Cheng Xuanbo also hurried to take over, fearing that the Grand Princess would think that she was not doing her best and that was the reason for the loss of the wood.
"Yes, yes, yes. Your Highness is unaware of the situation at the forest farm's warehouse. Not only is the wood we cut, but even the trees planted around it are gone. The roots have vanished without a trace. Who could have done this unless it was caused by some evil spirit?"
"Have you checked where the wood went?" The eldest princess held her breath. She knew that her subordinates were prone to exaggeration, but now they couldn't just worry about how the wood was lost. What was more important was where the wood went.
"I asked an old man to come and take a look. He found no signs of dragging, nor any traces of donkeys, horses, or other vehicles on the ground. The strangest thing is, if the wood was cut, there would be a lot of noise, and there would be some scratches left after the trees fell. But around the scene, there was nothing except sawdust left when the trees were cut."
The manager in black was gasping for breath as he spoke. Such a strange incident had already made the garrison troops guarding the forest farm want to retreat. The horse bandits who had cooperated for a long time were clamoring to divide the spoils and leave because their brother had died and the incident was too bizarre.
"Human beings...can't do such a thing?" Even a fool could understand how heavy the tree was. But even such a tall tree, after being cut down, didn't crush anything else, and then disappeared inexplicably, which would indeed make people panic.
"At present, we know of no such god-like person."
The one who could do it, was not a demon, but probably an alien as the local people said.
"I understand. You guys..."
"Your Highness, the Young Pavilion Master is here."
The Grand Princess waved her hand in extreme displeasure, telling the two useless people on the ground to stand up and leave. The paper business still needed these two people, and the Hongwenguan was short of manpower...
The two men retreated from the back door, and a masked young man walked up to the eldest princess. Once the outer door was closed and there were only two people left in the study, the young man knelt down and called out, "Mother..."
Snapped--
With a hard slap, the mask fell off, revealing Wen Chun's androgynous, enchanting face.
"Bastard! Who allowed you to call me like that!" The eldest princess was still not satisfied, so she slapped Wen Chun again with her backhand, causing the corner of her mouth to bleed.
"Trash is trash, why is Fu Zichan still alive?!"
Wen Chun kowtowed without making any excuses: "Please... please punish me, Your Highness."
When the eldest princess saw him kneeling, her heart felt like a fire was burning. She grabbed a whip from the side and lashed the boy on the back. His thin clothes were soon torn to pieces, and bleeding scars appeared on top of the old wounds.
"Bitch, seeing you like this makes me want to kill you!"
"If it weren't for your face, how could he not believe it! How could he not marry me!"
The eldest princess whipped Wen Chun and tried to kill her, but Wen Chun still knelt there silently, enduring it silently.
In a short while, the ground was stained with blood.
"You beast, you beast that looks neither male nor female! You look like a demon, and you should be given to those princes and ministers."
"Whatever I ask you to do, you can't do it well. What's the point of living like that? You might as well just die!"
"Remember this, remember this, my only child is Princess Qingping. You are not my child, you are my dog!"
Wen Chun was used to the sounds of whipping and scolding. Even when the eldest princess was so tired that she threw away the whip, he still bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward."
"You came back at this time, have you found any clues about Fu Zichan?" The eldest princess washed her hands and sat down on the couch to rest, not caring at all about the young man in front of her who was like a punching bag.
Wen Chun quietly licked the injured lining of his mouth with the tip of his tongue, wiped away the blood dripping from his arm, knelt straight, and said with a bow, "Before the four academies competition, he sent people to kidnap his newlywed wife, and the concubine was also involved. After that, his confidant Yan Sui went in and out of the Hengzhou Palace many times."
"Oh, isn't that what a man is like? He not only eats up the entire family of another, but also wants to wipe out the entire family." The eldest princess sneered and said, not knowing what she was thinking of.
Wen Chun knelt down, trying hard to control her body from shaking.
"Go and check, you go and check it yourself. I want to know where all the wood in my forest farm went!" The eldest princess glared with anger.
"Yes."
"Also, while you're tracking down Fu Zichan, keep an eye on his cheap wife. This woman has been too ungrateful lately. I don't like her. Once the matter with Fu Zichan is over, you'll get rid of her for me."
After saying this, without Wen Chun's response, she turned sideways with her back facing Wen Chun, just like every time they met before.
She had no motherly affection for him, only disgust and exploitation.
Wen Chun gritted his teeth. Even though the Grand Princess couldn't see him, he still bowed, then turned around and walked out with difficulty.
"Young Pavilion Master!"
"Young Master, you're back. Why are you like this again? Hurry up and get the doctor to take a look."
"Quick, quick, where's the ointment to stop the bleeding?"
Wen Chun did not dare to return to the academy. He was afraid that Qian Qiansui would see that he was seriously injured again and bury him while he was unconscious.
Fortunately, he was not completely without a place to go, even though Hongyan Pavilion was just a killer's den that sold information and traded lives.
"Young Pavilion Master, why are you always like this? Since she treats you badly, you might as well just leave...you..."
Wen Chun saw that the people around him were getting louder and louder, so he quickly raised his hand to stop them and said, "Not everyone in the pavilion is ours. Talk less and watch more, otherwise I can't protect you."
"Then you are too honest. If you use your internal energy to protect your body, you won't suffer such serious internal injuries every time." Pan Nian, who has been with Wen Chun since he was a child, is a good at delivering messages. If it weren't for Wen Chun over the years, he would probably have been trapped in a sea of blood and it is not certain whether he could survive to this day.
"If I don't release my internal energy, how can she fight to her heart's content? If something unexpected happens then, it will be even more difficult to bear." Wen Chun knew the eldest princess too well. She was selfish, conceited, arrogant, and even self-deprecating.
"But this..."
Without waiting for Pan Nian to continue nagging, Wen Chun quickly said, "We must quickly investigate Fu Zichan's whereabouts, especially the recent whereabouts of his subordinates."
"Didn't the Young Pavilion Master say before that there was no rush?" Pan Nian was puzzled.
"We don't need to know too much. We just need to find a time to let Fu Zichan die, even if we can't find him. As long as everyone knows he's dead, then he... is dead."
Qian Qiansui became a widow.