章 581: Chapter 580: The More I Look, the More Suspicious It Seems

Feng Yexuan took Chu Qianli to the back mountain.

When Fu Ning returned, in the backyard of Qianyun Pavilion, the maid who had been beaten had just been dragged back.

"Dongqing?" Isn't this the little girl specially assigned by the Prince to serve Her Majesty the Empress?

"What happened? Why did they beat her like this?"

Dongqing was still vomiting blood, unable to speak clearly.

The guard whispered, "She offended Her Majesty the Empress and ignited the Empress's rage. The Prince ordered us to sentence her to thirty lashes."

"Dongqing!" Seeing Dongqing spit out another mouthful of fresh blood, Fu Ning felt a surge of pity.

This looks far more severe than merely being hit with thirty sticks!

Fu Ning angrily said, "The Prince ordered you to beat her but not to injure her. Her internal injuries are so severe!"

That guard wore an innocent look: "We were already very gentle, Lady Fu Ning. Her internal injuries existed before the beating."