Chapter 16 (1/2)

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t.i.tle: The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter: 016 out of 513 - Household punishment of five-rods thick rattan (2)

”Yes.” There wouldn't be a good result even if she continued to argue. This man clearly hated Nie Sangyu and wanted to protect Wen Wan, so what was the use in her struggling? The sooner she was punished, the sooner the matter would be settled.

Marquis Moyu was silent for a while. He seemed somewhat surprised. But, there were several people here, so he didn't show much of his thoughts or feelings. He only said, ”Since it's like that, Steward Qian, take her away and punish her in accordance to the household rules.”

”Understood.” Steward Qian nodded. Two rough servants came forward and took her outside.

Muxu was so frightened that she lost her wits. She was shocked that her master would so calmly accept being punished. If it weren't because of her, her master wouldn't have left confinement courtyard!

When she thought of it that way, tears came rus.h.i.+ng out from Muxu's eyes. With all of her strength, she repeatedly kowtowed to Marquis Moyu. ”My lord, my master already has poor health. Let this servant take her place! Please!”

Ning Yuxuan ignored her. Everyone else in the room, including Wen Wan, didn't say a single word. Feeling hopeless, Muxu raised her head to glance at them. Then, she turned around and ran outside.

Ji Man had been very calm, but when she saw Steward Qian bringing the rattan, her heart felt hollow.

Hey, why was the marquis's household punishment so harsh? Normally, wouldn't it only be a one-rod thick rattan? That rotten fellow, the household punishment was actually five-rods thick rattan! If she had known this early, she would have tried struggling more!

Even though she felt endlessly remorseful about her early choice, Ji Man felt worse when she saw Muxu's pitifully crying on the side. She could only pretend to be utterly fearlessly as she comforted her, ”Muxu, don't cry. It won't hurt that much. I'll be fine after resting for a few days.”

Muxu shook her head. Tears were still streaming down from her face. Her forehead was red from kowtowing ealier.

Ji Man couldn't bear to see her like this. She had never been good at comforting people, so she simply closed her eyes.

Ning Yuxuan, Wen Wan, and Mu Shuiqing had also come out. The two people in the front had complicated expressions while the third person came out to watch the excitement. Moreover, she seemed to be rejoicing in Nie Sangyu's misfortune.

Marquis Moyu's household punishment was ten strikes of the rattan. Ji Man felt that it shouldn't be that difficult to endure.

But, she hadn't expected that the servant dealing out the punishment would hate her that much. When the servant fiercely struck down, her kneeling position wasn't stable and she fell forward. Her back felt numb for a moment before it was replaced by overwhelming pain.

As a modern day person, Ji Man had never suffered such a punishment. The tears that Ji Man hadn't wanted to shed came out. She clenched her jaw and went back to the kneeling position again. She took the rest of the beating.

Ning Yuxuan looked at her with cool eyes of a bystander. He saw her clenching her fists and even saw the cold sweat from her forehead fell down, but she still clenched her jaw and didn't let out any sound. In the past, she would have never accepted this punishment.

By the seventh strike, Ji Man's head wasn't as clear anymore. She unconsciously opened her eyes and glanced at Marquis Moyu.

That man looked at her without any emotion as he stood next to his new wife.