The Poisonous Consort, the Regent's Beloved

Hearing the people around him discussing how His Highness the Crown Prince, as the heir apparent, had done such a thing, yet no one was criticizing Su Fuying.

She couldn't help but feel a little panicked. Her mother had told her not to mention His Highness the Crown Prince when she left home today, but she had no choice but to do so just now.

Just as he was thinking this, he heard Su Fuying continue, "Nobody knows about this. How could His Highness the Crown Prince do such a dirty thing as you described?"

After speaking, he stood up, looked down at Su Wan'er, and said, word by word, "Su Wan'er, it's one thing for you to slander this princess, but now you're going to slander His Highness the Crown Prince. This is a capital offense!"

Upon hearing this, Su Wan'er trembled, a great fear gripping her heart. Death?

"For the sake of you being my sister, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of the Crown Prince today."

“Drag this insubordinate person away and give him thirty lashes.”

Su Fuying's words brought Su Wan'er back to her senses instantly. Thirty strokes of the cane? Let alone thirty strokes, even three strokes would be enough to kill her. Thirty strokes and she wouldn't even be alive.

"Su Fuying, how dare you! His Highness the Crown Prince would never have the heart to punish me. If you dare to hit me, His Highness the Crown Prince will not let you off the hook."

Su Wan'er's eyes were bloodshot with rage. Faced with her life, she couldn't care less about her image. She stood up and tried to break free from the servants' restraints.

However, he was still forced onto the bench by several burly men, and the dull thud of the board hitting his flesh made everyone present feel a tightness in their buttocks.

It was unexpected that Su Fuying would actually dare to punish her in public, after all, Su Wan'er was indeed very close to His Highness the Crown Prince, and in their hearts she was already the Crown Prince's person.

The pain from behind caused Su Wan'er, who was still struggling, to gradually lose her strength, and soon bright red blood soaked through her clothes.

"stop!"

The sound of a carriage came from outside the crowd, and then a figure pushed through the crowd and rushed in.

The person who arrived was none other than His Highness the Crown Prince.

He strode over to Su Wan'er's side, and at that moment the servants stopped what they were doing and knelt down to pay their respects.

However, the people around him no longer looked at him with the same respect as before. After all, sharing a woman with a eunuch was a complete shock to their values.

Xiao Junlin naturally noticed the strange looks in these people's eyes, but he couldn't care less about that at the moment. Looking at the weak woman lying on the stool, he couldn't help but feel pity.

Having followed him for so long, she had developed some feelings for him. She suddenly turned to look at Su Fuying, "Su Fuying, how dare you use torture on your own!"

Su Fuying Wan'er smiled and said, "Your Highness, you are mistaken. Su Wan'er has openly slandered you. I just couldn't bear to see Your Highness's reputation damaged, so I had no choice but to resort to this tactic."

"Slandering me?"

Xiao Junlin was somewhat puzzled. Su Wan'er liked him so much, how could she possibly slander him?

It seems that Su Fuying deliberately made things difficult for Wan'er, just as Wan'er said, Su Fuying is vicious and ruthless.

But looking at Su Fuying's stunning face, he couldn't bring himself to say the harsh words. Ever since he last saw Su Fuying, she had been the object of his dreams.

Last night, he thought the person beneath him was Su Fuying. Thinking of her usual aloof demeanor, he wanted to pin her down and ravage her.

I never expected it to be Ji Nanqing, a concubine's daughter, who dared to climb into his bed. And that disgusting eunuch, he was simply nauseating.

At this moment, the guards beside the Crown Prince also found out the cause and effect of the matter and whispered a few words in Xiao Junlin's ear.

Xiao Junlin's face quickly flushed red, and he roared angrily, "Su Wan'er, how dare you speak ill of me!"

What happened last night was utterly absurd. To uphold the dignity of the royal family, the Emperor warned those in the know, but no one expected that it would be his Wan'er who exposed it.

No wonder I felt these lowly people were looking at me strangely when I first arrived; they must have known about this.

Su Wan'er was just regaining her senses when she saw the Crown Prince and before she could even feel happy, she heard Xiao Junlin's angry shout.

Over the years, the Crown Prince had never spoken to her like this before. It was only because Su Fuying had returned that everything had changed, and even His Highness the Crown Prince treated her this way.

Just as she was about to speak, she heard Su Fuying's somewhat aggrieved voice: "Your Highness, I am only concerned about your reputation. After all, you are the crown prince of the country. How could you do such an absurd thing?"

“I was in the palace yesterday and didn’t hear any of these rumors. I suppose my sister accidentally implicated the Crown Prince while trying to frame me.”

After saying that, she glanced at Su Wan'er, whose eyes were wide open, and continued, "Wan'er is my sister after all. I have already taught her a lesson on behalf of His Highness the Crown Prince. I hope His Highness will be lenient with her."

The onlookers were just saying that Su Fuying was vicious, even using such severe punishment on his own sister, but they never expected it was to save Su Wan'er's life.

Even after being slandered by her younger sister, she still cares about her. Su Fuying is not as mean as the rumors suggest.

Seeing that she was always thinking of him, Xiao Junlin figured she must still like him, hence her efforts to save face for him.

Thinking of this, her tone softened: "Ying'er, I don't think your sister did it on purpose. Quickly have someone release her."

Su Fuying couldn't help but let out a cold laugh. These two really were in love.

The woman looked surprised and covered her mouth with her hand. "Could it be that what my sister said is true? Last night, His Highness the Crown Prince really was with a eunuch..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Junlin blushed and shouted angrily, "Shut up!"

Realizing she had gone too far with her emotions, she quickly softened her tone and said, "They're all just rumors, nothing of the sort."

“Dissent against the Crown Prince is a serious crime. If this matter is not true, Sister Wan’er will be subjected to the death penalty. I hope Your Highness will consider our past relationship and be lenient in your punishment.”

Hearing Su Fuying's confident and assertive voice, Xiao Junlin suddenly felt somewhat unable to refute her. He wanted to save Su Wan'er, but if she wasn't punished, wouldn't it be as Su Fuying said, that this matter was true?

Punishing him would only create more distance between him and Wan'er. Since he's already been punished a few times, let's just let it go.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard Su Fuying's voice: "If Su Wan'er is not punished today, won't everyone in the capital be able to gossip about her?"

"As the heir apparent, His Highness the Crown Prince should set an example; otherwise, rumors will likely be flying all over the capital tomorrow."

Xiao Junlin was slightly alarmed upon hearing this. Indeed, if he was not punished, wouldn't the capital be filled with rumors about him tomorrow? If his father found out, his position might be in danger.

Finally, gritting her teeth, she spoke, "Su Wan'er has spoken ill of me. Considering this is her first offense, I will..."

"He will be given fifteen strokes of the cane as punishment."

When the Crown Prince spoke, the guards immediately stepped forward and pressed Su Wan'er down again. At this moment, Su Wan'er was filled with disbelief. She thought the Crown Prince had come to save her, but she didn't expect him to punish her instead.

Thinking back on everything that happened, I feel the pain in my heart is almost as intense as the physical pain.

Seeing Xiao Junlin's struggling expression and hearing the dull thud of the board, I felt only relief.

The farce ended with Su Wan'er falling into a coma and Ji Nanqing losing two teeth.