After reading my mind, Daddy, why don't you smile?

Shangguan Qingyue was thinking with a frown when the crowd started arguing and the atmosphere was filled with sourness.

"That's not right. I heard that the palm lotus has bloomed twice. Mr. Cao should have encountered it a long time ago."

"What does he mean by that? Does he want to take that kid as his apprentice? But the lotus in his palm hasn't bloomed yet!"

A young man who looked like a candidate for the imperial examination came forward and bowed. "Master Cao, you may not know that this child did not let the lotus on his palm bloom, but plucked it violently. If you want to take a smart child as your disciple, I can recommend him to you. The young master of the Xiao family is very smart. Although he did not let the lotus on his palm bloom just now, the lotus on his palm was slightly sensitive and moved slightly. He must be quite intelligent."

Everyone looked in the direction where the candidate's hand was pointing. The young master of the Xiao family pursed his lips and looked at Mr. Cao expectantly.

However, Mr. Cao was indifferent. Seeing this, the scholar smiled awkwardly and said, "Miss Liu is also good. Although the poem was not written by herself, she was able to memorize such a complicated article at the age of three, which is enough to prove her unlimited potential!"

The candidate glanced at Shangguan Qingyue, smiled bitterly and waved his hand, "It's better than those wild and rude kids!"

As soon as the words fell, there was an extremely calm command, "Madame Li, slap her!"

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Then, before anyone could react, the scholar's eyes blurred and he was slapped twice on each side of his face. The slaps were so loud and crisp that he felt dizzy and his face was swollen. He was stunned for a long while before he covered his face and stared at Li Ma's palms as big as a palm leaf fan. He said in a trembling voice, "You! You barbarian woman, how dare you hit me!"

Snapped!

Nanny Li ignored the scholar's warning and fanned him slowly.

puff……

After this slap, the scholar fell to the ground with blood at the corner of his mouth.

He pointed at Nanny Li and the people behind her, gritting his teeth and said, "How can this be absurd! How dare you beat up a scholar in public? I'm going to report this to the authorities! I'm going to report this to the authorities!"

Everyone stared at the scene in amazement, thinking that these people were too bold.

Several young men who were traveling with him stepped forward to help the student, but they were afraid of the slap from Madam Li and could only say in a timid tone, "You are insulting civility!"

"We will never forgive you, just wait for your punishment!"

"That's right, you'll be in trouble when the county magistrate comes!"

Zhao Ying sneered, "Come here, give those people who just said rude words twenty slaps in the face!"

"Yes!" The imperial guards dressed in plain clothes came out.

Walk towards the crowd.

Everyone was horrified and wanted to say something but it was too late. Those people who had been gossiping were dragged out one by one by the imperial guards. Some people wanted to stop them, but they were no match for the strength of these soldiers. Soon, slaps were heard one after another.

What followed were wailing and cursing.

Zhao Ying ordered again, "If anyone curses, he will be slapped twenty times!"

Those who had not spoken a word watched silently, feeling frightened but also happy at the same time. Let them talk too much and bully the two women and children who came from other places. Why don’t they say anything about Master Liu’s family? They are just bullying the weak and fearing the strong!

Zhao Ying showed a relieved expression.

Master Liu was also shocked when he saw this. It is said that the law does not punish everyone, but he did not expect that Princess Cheng Qian did not care about it. As long as the words were offensive, there would be a punishment!

Master Liu and Wen Ruhai exchanged glances in mid-air, and then Master Liu lifted his robe and knelt, saying loudly, "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness Prince Ding and Her Royal Highness Princess Chengqian!"

In a word, it is like dripping water into a boiling oil pan.

The crowd was completely quiet, but their hearts were exploding.

what? !

They are princesses and princes?!

Someone recalled what Liu Er had just said. She said her mother was a princess. This lady had just admitted that she had adopted Liu Er. Doesn't that mean...

Oh my! How could they be so stupid! They forgot such a crucial thing!

That little kid...

The person they are discussing and ostracizing is the princess' beloved daughter?

The scholar now had a bruised face and was filled with fear and despair. He wished he could bite off his tongue that had caused him trouble!

Everyone knelt down and saluted.

Zhao Xi said calmly, "Everyone get up!"

Master Liu said kindly, "These people made an unintentional mistake. They did not know your highness's identity, so they offended you. As the saying goes, ignorance is not a crime. I hope your highness the princess will forgive these people for their offense!"

Madam Liu pulled Liu Er to kneel down. Hearing this, although she didn't understand why Master Liu wanted to plead for these people, she felt that she should cooperate. However, when she raised her head and was about to speak, she saw Zhao Ying's smiling eyes. Her heart skipped a beat and she was in a panic. She quickly lowered her head and dared not speak again.

Mr. Liu also saw Zhao Ying's expression, but he pretended not to see it, with a face full of integrity and compassion, truly worthy of the title of a good man.

Zhao Xi sneered in his heart. This great philanthropist Liu was truly extraordinary. He didn't show courtesy earlier or later, but chose to reveal their identities when Zhao Ying was reprimanding everyone. Was he begging for mercy?

This is just to anger Zhao Ying and make her punish him more severely!

Let a princess be known as violent?

Zhao Xi looked at Zhao Ying with interest, wanting to see how she would break the impasse.

Zhao Ying didn't say anything, and the others who were not beaten breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this. They thought the situation could be turned around, so they all came to plead for mercy.

Zhao Ying narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Those who beg for mercy will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane!"

A cane, not a slap...

As soon as Zhao Ying finished speaking, Master Liu suddenly looked up and looked at Zhao Ying in disbelief.

Nothing else matters, because of this command, he is included.

He didn't expect...she would dare to hit him!

"Your Highness...what are you doing?"

Master Liu was in panic, and the burly men came towards him and beat the people who begged for mercy with him. There was no ready-made court cane, so the imperial guards with high martial arts skills flew up the tree and cut off branches as thick as their wrists.

Wen Ruhai knelt down and begged, "Your Highness, please think twice! What crime has Liu Yi committed? Besides, the law does not punish everyone, Your Highness..."

But Zhao Ying ignored him.

Wen Ruhai went to ask Zhao Xi again, "Your Highness Prince Ding..."

[Humph! Why didn't you beg for mercy when we were being bullied? ]

[I don’t know who pays your salary! ]

The little guy crossed his arms and snorted, "Master Wen, your path is narrowing!!"

Wen Ruhai would naturally not pay attention to what a kid said and looked at Zhao Xi. Zhao Xi also felt that Zhao Ying's behavior was inappropriate, but at the moment, he would naturally not go against Zhao Ying.

Zhao Xi sneered, "Lord Wen, today the king and the princess were humiliated in front of us, and I endured it again and again, but these people became even more aggressive. I ask you, what is barbaric? What is forced picking? What is abandoning a girl? The whole world belongs to the king. I didn't expect that on the land of Da Chu, your majesty's beloved granddaughter would be humiliated like this. Is it true, as the rumors say, that Dali no longer wants to be a vassal of Da Chu?!"

Zhao Xi, who had been cured of the poison, was radiant. He waved his sleeves in anger and asked a question that made people shudder, "Is the entire Dali going to rebel?"

"Wei Chen doesn't dare!"

"Grass people don't dare!"

As soon as Zhao Xi spoke, the atmosphere in Lianchi became even colder.

The board was hit as expected.

Liu Yi said nothing. Madam Liu held the frightened Liu Er in one hand and wiped her tears silently with the other.

Seeing this, the disciples of Xiangcaoju did not dare to say a word. The imperial power is the imperial power and should not be violated.

Mr. Cao looked at the scene calmly, let out a long sigh, and seemed to be somewhat refreshed.

After a while, when the fight was almost over, Master Cao walked up to the culprit, Juzi, and said, "Why are you so nosy? It's my business if I want to accept a disciple, and it's also my business if I want to accept someone!"