The queen has four sons and six daughters, and she can call the wind and rain

"I, your humble servant, deserve to die. I actually didn't recognize Your Majesty. Please forgive me this time. I, your humble servant, will never dare to do it again. Never again."

Yun Zhining raised her eyebrows slightly and said with a smile.

"Madam Wei, why are you so nervous? You just treat me as a maid in Xiaohe Palace. You think that although I am pretty, I am not as lucky as Miss Wei, who has a sister-in-law who is a princess and can marry a prince in the future."

"I just want to get me from the Empress Dowager and give me to the Prince Consort as a concubine, or to Miss Wei's future husband as a concubine, that's all."

"How could I blame you?"

"Your Highness, don't you agree?"

Empress Dowager Xiaoci was furious.

"How dare Wei Lin offend Ming Xiurong and even want to take a concubine for her husband. Someone, drag her out and give her thirty canes."

"do not want!"

Wei Tai immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Mother was just careless for a moment and did not mean to offend Empress Xiurong. Please, Empress Dowager, have mercy on me and forgive her this time for my sake."

"After I return, I will explain everything that happened in the palace to my mother and make sure she will never do something like this again."

A hint of sarcasm appeared on Empress Dowager Xiaoci's lips.

"Your Highness, what you mean is that your mother was punished by me because she didn't recognize Qingming Xiurong?"

"Besides this, I can't think of any other reason. Please, Queen Mother, explain it to me."

"absurd!"

Empress Dowager Xiaoci then picked up the teacup and threw it at Wei Tai.

The teacup fell to the ground and shattered, with fragments flying and scratching his face. Mrs. Wei and others immediately wanted to rush over to protect him, but they were held down. They could only watch as blood oozed from Wei Tai's face, ruining his handsome face.

Madam Wei and the others did not dare to get angry at Empress Dowager Xiaoci and Yun Zhining, so they could only vent all their anger and resentment on Xiao Pu Tao, glaring at her with particularly vicious eyes.

Little Grape cried out "Wow!"

"Grandmother, these two people are staring at me. Their eyes are so scary, as if they want to peel off my skin, pull out my tendons, drink my blood, and eat my flesh!"

"It's so scary. It's really scary."

"Grandmother, please kick them out! Please kick them out!"

Yun Zhining silently gave her a thumbs up in her heart.

Little Putao's acting skills are becoming more and more perfect. In time, she will probably have no rivals in the harem.

Empress Dowager Xiaoci did not know that she was acting. She thought she was really frightened by Madam Wei and Wei Tai's sister Wei Lin, so she hurried to comfort her.

"Little Grape, be good and stop crying. Grandmother will have them driven out right now. She will have them driven out right now!"

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and drag these two people out!"

"They didn't dare to get angry at me and Ming Xiurong, so they took out all their anger on Little Grape and stared at her with such vicious eyes. It's really hateful."

"Qinglan, go out and keep an eye on this mother and daughter. Each of them will be punished with thirty strokes of the cane. Anyone who dares to cut corners will be punished with the same crime."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

Seeing that not only did he fail to rescue his mother, but his sister was also killed, Wei Tai panicked instantly.

"Mother and sister didn't glare at the princess. Maybe the princess misunderstood. Please, Queen Mother, please look carefully and don't punish them for such a small matter!"

"My mother is old and in poor health. Thirty strokes of the cane will kill her. Please show some mercy, Queen Mother. Please don't do this."

"She's going to die."

"She's really going to die!"

"So, what you're saying is that Grape is lying and framing your mother and sister?"

An angry shout came from behind him. Wei Tai turned around quickly and saw Qi Yejing coming in with Empress Dowager Xiaoyan, their faces full of anger.

Little Grape ran over, hugged his thighs, and cried inconsolably.

Qi Yejing picked up his daughter, patted her back gently, coaxed her in a low voice, and then turned his gaze to Wei Tai.

"Little Grape is less than three years old. Can he lie?"

"You hurt Little Grape, not only did you not realize your mistake, but you also wrongly accused her. You really deserve to die."

"Since you care so much about your mother and sister, then suffer for them."

"I almost forgot, you have to be punished for wrongly accusing Little Grape."

"Thirty strokes for each person, ninety strokes for three people."

Dong Ling added silently.

"Ninety strokes doesn't sound very nice, let's just round it up to a hundred strokes."

Qi Yejing's lips curled up into a smile.

"Dong Ling, one hundred strokes of the cane can really kill someone."

"Although Wei Tai made mistakes, his crime does not deserve death."

"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. Ninety strokes of the cane will kill a person. Since he has already been beaten ninety times, ten more strokes will not matter."

"At most, we can ask the person who is beating him to slow down and control the force, and teach the prince consort a lesson. There is no need to beat him to death."

"They are professionals who do this, so they will definitely know how to handle things properly."

"Okay, then do as you wish."

Dong Ling waved his hand and Wei Tai was dragged out. Not long after, the sound of a board hitting a body was heard outside. However, Wei Tai's mouth had been blocked by the torturer, so he could not make any sound and could only struggle weakly.

Every time they heard the sound of the board, the people of the Wei family trembled, but even though they were terrified, they did not dare to ask for mercy, otherwise, Wei Tai’s sacrifice would be in vain.

When he counted to the seventieth beat, the sound suddenly disappeared. Qi Yejing frowned and looked at Dong Ling. Dong Ling immediately nodded and ran out to see.

Not long after, he came back, but his face didn't look very good.

"In reply to the emperor, the prince consort has fainted."

"What's going on? Didn't you tell them to be gentler? When I was thirteen, my father punished me with a hundred strokes, and I managed to get through it. How come my husband only managed less than seventy strokes when he was twenty-three?"

"Could it be that your Majesty, a military commander, is not as healthy as I was when I was thirteen?"

"Or did you hear that the prince consort was going to take a concubine, so you deliberately taught him a lesson?"

"I am wronged. Although I heard that the Prince Consort wants to take a concubine, this is after all a matter between Princess Lin'an and the Prince Consort. It has nothing to do with me. I dare not make the decision on my own."

"Besides, I just went out and asked, they strictly followed the emperor's instructions and did not do anything cruel. Moreover, I also sniffed the Prince Consort's breath and found that he, he,..."

"Just say what you want to say. What's the point of hesitating?"

Dong Ling simply closed his eyes, stamped his feet, made up his mind, and spoke.

"I noticed that the Prince Consort's breathing was smooth, so I inferred that the Prince Consort was not really knocked unconscious, but was pretending to be unconscious."

"Good, good, good, Weite, you are very good."

"Someone, bring Wei Tai immediately..."

"enough!"

Princess Lin'an, who had been forced to watch several shows, finally couldn't bear it anymore and stood up and roared.

"Brother, please stop now!"