Chapter 36 (2/2)
Madam Xie was furious “Don't you knohat it means when they say that servants die for their masters? Not only did he not help his h trouble to kill our entire family! If we don't beat hih!”
Zhao Xiaobao and Li Chengfeng now understood what she ed, “It is my fault, if you choose to beat or kill me, I… will accept my fate!”
Madam Xie yelled, “Hit him!”
The few servants ere pinning Three Dued Zhao Xiaobao exasperatedly to the front of the hall They then took turns hitting hi blood clots to form on his back and behind He trembled hard
Although Li Chengfeng and Zhao Xiaobao were master and servant, they were practically brothers He leapt forward and grabbed a wooden stick, yelling, “Mother, stop it! It's my fault! Hit me!”
Madaht, hit him too!”
The servants all stood stunned, not sure what to do They knew their master's personality If they hit hie in the future
When she saw her servants all retreating tihed She turned to Asparta and said, “You go!”
Hesitantly, Asparta took a wooden stick fro and spoke in inaccurate Daqi language, “Young Master, Madam instructed me to hit you”
Without a word, he lay on his sto, “Coet a sound out of me!”
Asparta took a deep breath, raised the stick, then brought it down All the handmaidens and servants shuddered when they heard the dull thud
Li Chengfeng had the wind knocked out of him as he turned to look at Asparta “You're serious?”
Asparta looked at Madam Xie, hesitant She roared, “Hit him! Hit him hard!”
Li Chengfeng leapt up and snatched Asparta's wooden stick angrily “You're evil, Mother! I can't believe you'd have me, your son, beaten like that! Why don't I hit your son myself! Let's see if your heart aches for him!” When he finished, he waved the wooden stick and knocked it right on his head, every knock loud as ever
All the servants had to turn away, their shoulders shaking while they tried their best to repress their laughter
Madaed at Aspartha, “If you don't hit hiatha to the brothel!” Asparta's face paled instantly Then, stared at Li Chengfeng with reddened eyes, breathing heavily
Li Chengfeng knew he could not run now He gave the wooden stick back and lay down again Looking up, he cried, “Madaht, hithitto kill me?!”
Asparta was obviously terrified by the threat because he kept hitting Li Chengfeng He was more careful the next few times, now bloodstains could be seen on his trousers The servants did not laugh anymore
Madam Xie then yelled at the two other servants who had stopped “What are you staring at? Carry on!”
The two servants lifted the wooden boards and took turns hitting Zhao Xiaobao
She glared at theh clenched teeth, “We have rules in this house! A clear boundary must be drawn between a master and a servant! You did not respect that today, and now you have caused huge trouble for our family! Do you think our small Li family can afford to offend the Zhan family of the northwest?!”
Cracks fro across the hall Every servant see chills down their spines