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Bab 40: No Way Out

The temperature in the courtyard was chilling cold. Even though it was the middle of spring, it felt as if it was winter there. No servants dared to speak up in fear that they would get implicated. Everyone knew how ruthless and unreasonable Prince Ji Shu was when he was dealing with those lower officials who dared to cross him.

As Prince Ji Shu's mother is the Emperor's favorite concubine through the years, it gave the impression as if the Emperor wanted to give the throne to him. However, no one could say for sure as they would never point it blatantly in front of the emperor. They still wanted to keep their neck intact.

"Second Miss Wei naturally has her own legs. Why would she listen to her younger sibling?" Ji Shu said rhetorically.

With this sentence, Wei Zilin's face paled drastically. She knew that it meant Prince Ji Shu wanted to hold her accountable for peeking into his business. Even if her father pleaded for lenience, it didn't seem that anything could happen.

"However," Ji Shu's next words were even colder. "It didn't explain why you would send your servant to watch over Xiao Hua. Do you really think that the main daughter's position is so low to the point that a concubine daughter like you can pry into her business?"

Ji Shu ruthlessly directly used their status as a means to oppress her. No one could pick their birth and status, which was especially restraining when it came to women. Their position would always be low as only those who were the main daughter and main wife would enjoy better treatment.

Someone like her was simply treated worse than dirt.

Wei Liuying kept her eyes locked on Ji Shu. There was no emotion on her face nor eyes, as if whatever Ji Shu's said only landed on her ear to come out from the other one. Even if she was thinking something, her expression never changed. It remained placid throughout the entire time Ji Shu was talking.

"Are you going to punish this lowly servant*, Your Highness?" Wei Liuying asked faintly.

Ji Shu crossed his hand. "Xiao Hua is my fiancée, so naturally I'll be the one who will protect her."

"This servant understands. If Your Highness wished to, who can possibly stop you?"

Hearing that, Ji Shu's eyes flashed. He felt that the young girl in front of him was too cunning. She twisted her words so that she wouldn't need to admit that she was watching Wei Xiao Hua. Before this, he had already seen Xiao Yu not far from them when he came to visit.

"Do you admit that you try to pry into Xiao Hua's business despite being in much lower rank?" Ji Shu asked again.

Wei Liuying was still staring back expressionlessly. "If that's what Your Highness said, who can say that it's wrong?"

She knew. Even if she denied it countless times, they would never believe her. If only her position in the household was a bit higher, she would be able to act braver and not completely at the mercy of the prince.

However, it was impossible. Such were the laws of this world. Only the strong and influential had the right to speak. Someone like her was nothing in front of the prince's eyes.

The Imperial Family's words were irrefutable.

Ji Shu was still looking at Wei Liuying coldly. He waved his hand and his servant came out. "What's the punishment for stepping on authority, peeping into important people's business, and not willing to admit?"

The servant cupped his hand. "It's 20 beatings for the first one and 10 beatings for each of the two, Your Highness."

The servant girls around them were all surprised. It would be 40 beatings if they counted it all. Normally, even just 10 beatings were already more than enough to send noble ladies crying because of pain. Now that it was upped by four times, would Wei Liuying die because of the punishment?

Ji Shu nodded his head in satisfaction. He looked at Wei Liuying. "Do you have any objection, Third Miss Wei?"

"This servant didn't have any objection Your Highness," Wei Liuying replied placidly. It didn't look as if she was about to face harsh punishment as her expression didn't change in the slightest bit. If anything, she was so calm and unperturbed that it was the audience who felt uncomfortable.

But her attitude didn't affect Ji Shu in the slightest bit. He had seen a lot of people similar to her. He looked over to Xiao Yu. "Since the servant is the one at fault, she should also share the punishment. 40 beatings for two people meant 20 beatings each."

Xiao Yu's face paled almost immediately. Unlike Xiao Qing, she didn't learn martial arts, which meant that she might die if she had to endure 20 beatings. However, if she dared to refute, she knew that she would be punished again.

"There's no need."

"What do you say?"

"This servant said there's no need," Wei Liuying repeated. "The servant didn't do anything wrong, so naturally I'm the one who had to bear the punishment."

Ji Shu arched his eyebrows. "Are you telling me that if the servant is the one who makes a mistake, the master is the one who had to bear punishment?"

"If the servant made a mistake because of the master, wouldn't it mean that the master is the one who made the mistake?" Wei Liuying asked back. Her eyes were staring straight at Ji Shu without any hint of fear.

Ji Shu snorted. He had heard from Wei Xiao Hua that his two sisters were annoying. It was especially true for the third miss because she had such a cunning mind that even Ji Shu had to respect. Even when she was at an utter disadvantage, she still showed a brave front and stayed calm.

Unfortunately, she stood on Wei Xiao Hua's way. Because of that, Ji Shu had to eliminate her first. Could a frail young lady even survive 40 beatings? If she didn't die or bedridden for months, it would be a miracle.

"Stand up."

Wei Liuying stood up and a servant placed a chair near her. it was intended to help her keep standing even under the severe punishment.

"You can start the beating now."

The servant was stunned, but he quickly obeyed. "This servant understands."

Wei Liuying was watching without a hint of fear. She understood why Prince Ji Shu wanted them to beat her up here. There were so many servants around and if news about her being beaten up in front of servants were to go out, many people would mock her. After all, noble ladies cared for their reputation the most.

But for Wei Liuying, did it even matter?

Because of her mother, she didn't have the time to study arts that women have to learn, making her the second laughingstock. With her status, it was already impossible for her to marry a high ranking official unless she became a concubine.

With this beating, would it be possible that her father finally gave up trying to match her with someone high ranking?

Wei Liuying was more curious than worried.

As for the beating, it didn't matter much for her.

"Begin."

Pak! Pak!


PERTIMBANGAN PENCIPTA
Sorahana Sorahana

Wei Liuying changed the way she was calling herself to the lower terms, which was actually closer to slave. Previously, she still used a normal way that regarded herself as a subject.

Bab 41: What’s the Use?

By the time the beating was done, Wei Liuying couldn't feel her legs anymore. It was hurting so badly because the servant didn't hold back at all. However, she never let any of her emotion out. Outside from the perspiration on her forehead, she still struggled to keep standing.

Beside her, Xiao Yu was crying waterfall. She wanted to stop Wei Liuying but no words came out from her throat. She could only cry and cry.

Wei Liuying looked at Ji Shu. "Is this enough, Your Highness?"

Ji Shu turned his head to look at Wei Xiao Hua. "What's the punishment that your family usually gives for mistakes?"

Wei Xiao Hua blinked her eyes and replied softly, "It would be to stay in the shed without dinner, Your Highness?"

"It's still afternoon, but you can stay in the shed from now on. Not eating lunch and dinner should be alright for you, right?" Ji Shu asked.

Wei Liuying's eyes flashed for the first time. She understood that Ji Shu wanted to thoroughly destroy her. If her legs were not treated in time, it was inevitable that scars would remain. When she got married in the future, her future husband would look down at her because of the scar.

But what can she say?

"Your Highness wants this servant to skip lunch and dinner?" Wei Liuying asked softly.

Ji Shu looked back at Wei Liuying. "That's right. Any objection?"

The two sentences were blatantly telling her that Ji Shu wanted to use his position to oppress her. There was no need to hide it as it was plainly clear outside. But even if others knew he was bullying her, they would never side with her and could only comply with Ji Shu's demand.

After all, he has much higher status.

"This servant understands."

"Send her to the shed."

Wei Liuying raised her hand to stop them from moving. She was still looking at Ji Shu with a calm expression. "There's no need. This servant can walk by herself."

The prince kept on trying to destroy her reputation with each sentence he said. It seemed that she better stayed out of Ji Shu and Wei Xiao Hua's field of sight in the future if she didn't wish to get involved in something nasty again.

"In that case, you should go."

Even though her legs were under extreme pain, Wei Liuying didn't flinch. She turned her head to look at Xiao Yu, who promptly stood up and supported Wei Liuying. She was still crying and Wei Liuying was also hurting. The location of the shed was not far from here, but she would still need to walk for some time.

Ji Shu took the cup of tea on the table. "Make sure she reaches the shed."

"Yes, Master."

After settling that, Ji Shu turned his head to look at Wei Zilin. "I believe this is already the second time you tried to interfere, Second Miss Wei. Do you think that I'm stupid to not realize it?"

Wei Zilin's face was pale as she kowtowed on the ground, asking for mercy.

All along, Wei Xiao Hua didn't do anything but standing quietly. She wanted to smile, but she knew that it was inappropriate. Even though things were progressing differently, she was happy with this outcome. At least, it showed that Prince Ji Shu had started to genuinely care for her.

All she had to do was make sure to keep him interested in her. Hehe, as long as she followed after what she knew, it would be easy.

"Miss," Xiao Yu called out when they were near the shed. "Please… take care…"

"I'll be fine."

Wei Liuying patted Xiao Yu's hand and walked to the shed. She was partially dragging her legs, but she withstood the pain until she sat down on the shed. Xiao Yu was still crying and the guards had to remind her to leave. After she had left, they locked the door.

The guards held complicated expressions. Even though they knew that Wei Liuying was punished, they felt that it was a bit unfair. However, what could they possibly say and do?

If they go against Ji Shu, what awaits them is only their death.

Inside the shed, Wei Liuying lied down on top of the hay and looked at the ceiling. There were no tears or any sort of emotion on her face. All that could be seen was an expression that looked like she was tired.

'Again, huh?'

This was not the first time Wei Liuying was beaten up. In the past, it was even worse on the day her mother decided to have her as Wei Hong Zheng's sparring partner to increase his capabilities. She was very poor and her entire body suffered countless hits. It was to the point that she had fever for the entire week.

Her mother berated her, saying that she was too weak. The harsh treatment continued and only reduced slightly when she entered the academy when she was 12 to start learning many things that a lady required to learn. However, it was also the start of her time getting scorn all the time because of her poor result in the academy.

Back then, she had cried and begged her mother to allow her not to become Wei Hong Zheng's sparring partner.

But what she got was just another beating.

Since then, Wei Liuying never cried again. It was simply useless to show tears and weakness in front of others. What they did would be to simply use her weakness to scorn her and make her submit before them over and over.

Xiao Qing once asked her why she did not ask her mother for more, but Wei Liuying could only ask back, 'What's the use?'

In front of Feng Chun, she was nothing more than a daughter whose only purpose was to help his son become better. Neither Feng Chun or Wei Hong Zheng would care for her. As long as she was still useful, they would show some kindness, but it was only up to a certain limit.

She was not stupid enough to long for something that she knew she would never get. Love and care from her mother were included in thoe.

There were many things that Wei Liuying knew she would never get.


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