A command was given.
Bai Qi picked up the long whip from the ground.
At this, Lan Qingqing quickly said, "Your Highness, how can you believe the words of a lowly maid? Your Highness, if you hadn't come today, Qingqing and the wet nurse would have been beaten to death by the Consort. Your Highness, the Consort is skilled in martial arts, and Qingqing and the wet nurse are no match for her!"
That day, in the Poisonous Doctor's Sanctuary, Lan Qingqing had noticed that Gu Qianying was a martial arts master with profound internal energy.
Today, everyone present was either a weak servant or her, plus Granny Shi who was gravely ill. How could they be a match for Gu Qianying? Naturally, they had been bullied by Gu Qianying. She believed that with her status in Nangong Mo's heart, Nangong Mo would definitely believe her words.
As she spoke, Lan Qingqing deliberately put on a frail appearance. Her body swayed slightly, and she almost fainted. Du Chun immediately supported her.
Following Lan Qingqing's words, Du Chun wanted to say something more to Nangong Mo, but after the previous incident of being slapped, he swallowed his words.
Bai Qi held the whip, unsure of what to do. He glanced at Nangong Mo.
Nangong Mo spoke coldly, "Beat her for me. Beat her until she dies."
Bai Qi was stunned.
Who was he supposed to beat?
As Nangong Mo spoke, Lan Qingqing, to show her kind and lovable side, specifically advised, "Your Highness, although the Consort has committed a grave crime and deserves severe punishment, if she is beaten to death like this, will outsiders think that our Ninth Prince's Mansion handles matters too cruelly? Your Highness, why not sever the Consort's limbs and then send her back to the Gu family? This way, we can tell the world that our Ninth Prince's Mansion is fair in its dealings, rewarding and punishing clearly. What do you think?"
At the end, Lan Qingqing smiled at Nangong Mo, implying that she wanted Nangong Mo to smile back at her.
How could the Prince not like her, being so kind!
As for that bitch Gu Qianying, wouldn't it be more satisfying to cripple her than to beat her to death?
"Yes, A'Mo, don't... cough cough... beat her to death, just cripple her. Then, follow Qingqing's suggestion and make the Gu clan less... ambitious." Granny Shi deliberately made her presence known to Nangong Mo at this moment.
She thought the same as Lan Qingqing. Both of them believed that Nangong Mo picking up the whip was to punish the impolite and arrogant Gu Qianying.
Even the impulsive Bai Qi couldn't help but wonder if his master was really going to punish Gu Qianying.
He secretly glanced at Nangong Mo again.
He saw Nangong Mo's cold, icy eyes turn towards Lan Qingqing and Granny Shi.
"Sever her tendons? Send her back to the Gu family?"
When he asked this, Lan Qingqing thought Nangong Mo had agreed with her proposed punishment.
She was overjoyed, but she dared not show it too much.
"Your Highness, Qingqing knows that this method is not enough to vent your anger, but she is still a life. Keeping her alive is a good deed."
As she spoke, Lan Qingqing was smug.
She was so kind, the Prince was sure to praise her!
"Guards, seize Lan Qingqing for me. Sever her tendons and let her live in the mansion." With that, his cold eyes swept over the kneeling servants, and he said coldly, "Beat all these people to death with whips!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Lan Qingqing and Granny Shi were instantly dumbfounded.
Upon receiving the order, Bai Qi swung his whip without mercy. The whip lashed out several times, and the kneeling servants screamed in agony, dying on the spot, blood flowing like a river.
At this moment, dark guards arrived and surrounded Lan Qingqing. One of them, holding a long sword, walked towards her.
Lan Qingqing immediately fainted from fright. Du Chun quickly picked her up and glared at Nangong Mo, "A'Mo, what are you doing? You've scared Qingqing. What do you want to do? Isn't it just a verbal dispute between a few women? Why are you taking it so seriously?"
Seeing Nangong Mo's posture, Du Chun, who knew his temper well, quickly spoke, trying to de-escalate the situation.
Granny Shi only then realized that Nangong Mo's intention was to punish Lan Qingqing and her people, not Gu Qianying.
"A'Mo, Qingqing is still young and ignorant. Her conflict with the Consort today was due to jealousy. You know how young girls think. Why don't you just give her a few spankings today, and then have her apologize to the Consort afterward? Let's just let it go."
Granny Shi also saw that Nangong Mo was truly angry and knew that Nangong Mo was decisive and kept his word.
Weighing the pros and cons, she chose to protect herself, speaking words of pleading for Lan Qingqing, but her underlying meaning was to distance herself from today's "incident."
She believed that with her standing in Nangong Mo's heart, Nangong Mo would definitely not do anything to her today, at most, he would reprimand her a couple of times.
With a malicious gaze towards Gu Qianying, Granny Shi quickly averted her eyes.
As for Gu Qianying, she would have plenty of opportunities to deal with her later! Hmph!
When Granny Shi looked towards Gu Qianying, Gu Qianying was also looking at her, with an expression of surprise followed by understanding. This made Granny Shi frown and feel a sense of doubt.
This was her first time meeting Gu Qianying. Her previous dislike for Gu Qianying was all based on rumors and what she heard from Qingqing.
But why did Gu Qianying look at her like that the first time they met?
Gu Qianying's gaze lingered on Granny Shi for a long time, so long that she herself didn't realize that she, who never showed her emotions, now had an expression of astonishment on her face.
Such a familiar face.
It was her!
Nangong Mo's wet nurse was her!
Whether in her past life or this life, she had never met Nangong Mo's wet nurse, but in her past life, she had seen this familiar face of Granny Shi.
So, she was Nangong Mo's wet nurse!
In her past life, some familiar memories surfaced in her mind.
Shifting her gaze, she hid her true thoughts beneath her eyes.
Lost in thought, Nangong Mo spoke coldly, "Those who insult my Consort shall be killed. Those who bully my Consort shall die. I will only sever her tendons, and keeping her alive is only because her parents died for me!"
These words, both cruel and cold, made everyone present hold their breath, not daring to make a sound.
For a moment, the room was silent, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.
Granny Shi, leaning against the bedside, was so frightened that even her cough became quieter. She suddenly had a different view of Gu Qianying, this woman who had seduced her son, Nangong Mo.
To be able to bewitch her son Nangong Mo into attacking Lan Qingqing, who had lived in the mansion for many years, Gu Qianying must have some methods and was not an ordinary person. To deal with her, she would need to plan carefully in the future!
At this moment, Gu Qianying looked at Nangong Mo abruptly, filled with shock.
Lan Qingqing and Nangong Mo were childhood sweethearts. Nangong Mo was actually punishing Lan Qingqing for her? Why?
Was it out of his princely dignity, forcing him to do so? Or was it to make her have a good impression of him, thus wanting to obtain the tiger tally from her grandfather's hand?
A few days ago, her grandfather and eldest brother were framed and imprisoned. Everyone outside thought that the Gu family would be implicated by their imprisonment, leading to the decline of the family.
However, all officials, her scumbag father, and herself understood that her grandfather and eldest brother, though imprisoned, were not publicly tried, and the Gu Mansion was not affected in any way. A large part of this was because the current Emperor still owed the Gu family's grandfather favors and wanted to obtain the tiger tally from his hand.
This was similar to Nan Rong Qi's approach to her in her past life.
And in this life, a few days ago, Ninth Prince Nangong Mo had repeatedly said he wanted to marry her. Even the scumbag Nan Rong Qi and other princes wanted to get closer to the Gu family, all for her grandfather's military power.
How could she not know this!
In her past life, she was blinded by foolishness and chose the wrong person!
In this life, having seen the fickleness of the world, how could she easily trust others?
Turning her gaze, Gu Qianying's heart calmed down. She smiled slightly at Nangong Mo and said coldly, "This concubine thanks Your Highness for your favor. If that is the case, then kill those who insulted this concubine today!"