Sun Pozi shuddered violently at the tone. Before she could beg for mercy, Feng Yinwan slowly parted her lips.
"Since you enjoy being a lackey so much, risking your life for others, how about this King's Consort sells you off to be a lowly slave?"
Sun Pozi's face immediately turned ashen. "Consort, spare my life!"
Feng Yinwan swept her a glance. "Don't worry, it's just being a lowly slave, enduring some hardship. It won't cost you your dog's life."
Her voice was chillingly cold, making Fei Se and the others shiver.
Sensing the dire situation, Sun Pozi suddenly stood up and ran madly towards the exit, but before she could get far, she was grabbed by the hair and dragged back by the guards.
Feng Yinwan's lips curled into a cold smile. "Think you can run?"
Seeing this, Qi Xuan prepared to step forward and apprehend the woman, but Feng Yinwan raised her hand to stop him.
"There's no need to trouble Guard Qi with this matter."
Qi Xuan blinked in surprise. He watched as she directly addressed Pang Liu. "You go."
"If you handle this well, this King's Consort will spare you and allow you to return to serving in the prince's manor. If you don't..."
Feng Yinwan paused, her gaze suddenly sharpening. Pang Liu immediately jumped up from the ground.
"Consort, please be assured, this humble one will surely live up to your expectations!"
With that, he stepped forward, grabbed Sun Pozi, and dragged her away. Feng Yinwan's beautiful eyes then shifted to Fei Se on the ground.
Fei Se was still trembling. Her gaze made her cold all over, and she began to shiver uncontrollably.
"Prince... the Prince said he would only send me to the manor... the manor."
Feng Yinwan's lips curved into a faint smile. "Yes, this King's Consort heard that just now."
Being sent to the manor was true, but how she would get there was another matter entirely.
Her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and she propped her chin with one hand. "Given your wicked heart and your repeated attempts to harm this King's Consort's chastity, this King's Consort really doesn't want you to reach the manor comfortably."
"What do you want to do..."
"How about this? This King's Consort will have someone strip you naked, tie you up, and drag you there by horse, how does that sound?"
Her tone was calm, but the words were ruthless and merciless. Fei Se was terrified.
"Feng Yinwan, you are so vicious! You are a devil!"
Feng Yinwan raised an eyebrow. "You can't handle this yet? You're quite the hypocrite."
"What, this King's Consort hasn't found some ruffians to properly 'serve' you yet. This chastity, do you still want it?"
Fei Se was stimulated by this and clutched herself, screaming incessantly. Beside them, Qin Ru Lian frowned heavily and looked at Feng Yinwan with displeasure.
"The Prince has already decided to send Fei Se to the manor. Are you still not satisfied, Consort, to humiliate her like this!"
Feng Yinwan's delicate eyebrows furrowed, her eyes narrowing slightly.
"If I were you, I wouldn't be so arrogant."
"Qin Ru Lian, this King's Consort hasn't settled accounts with you yet, you should be hiding and thanking your lucky stars. If it weren't for Ye Ting Lan blocking for you, who do you think would be kneeling on the ground right now?"
Qin Ru Lian's body trembled, and she bit her lip, her fingernails digging fiercely into her palm.
Without Ye Ting Lan, she felt this bitch would truly dare to touch her!
Seeing her wisely fall silent, Feng Yinwan glanced at her and then looked indifferently at Fei Se.
"You've brought this upon yourself. Since you want to take the blame for others, then bear it well for this King's Consort."
After speaking, she seemed to remember something and nodded. "Oh, right, before you go, remember to receive twenty planks first, let her taste this feeling too."
With that, she raised her hand. The guards understood and immediately stepped forward to pull Fei Se up.
Her hands and feet were firmly restrained. Fei Se's face paled in panic, and she cried out.
"Miss, save me! Miss, save me..."
Before she could finish, she was dragged out of the main hall. Qin Ru Lian bit her lip tightly and was about to chase after her, but Feng Yinwan, stepping aside, lightly blocked her.
"This time, it's your maid. Next time, it won't be this simple."
With that, Feng Yinwan turned around. "Yu Ping, let's go."
Seeing her lips curve slightly as she gracefully walked away, Qin Ru Lian's body trembled violently, and venomous hatred surged in her eyes.
...
Having taken the medicine earlier, Feng Yinwan's pain had mostly subsided, but after twenty planks, her backside was still quite red and swollen.
Upon returning to Lan Qing Courtyard, the bracelet immediately spat out a jar of external wound ointment. Feng Yinwan handed it to Yu Ping.
"Quick, help me apply some medicine."
Yu Ping nodded. After wiping the wound with a damp cloth, she began to apply the medicine.
"Miss, Qi Xuan hit those twenty planks too hard. This servant will definitely argue with him about it later!"
Feng Yinwan could already picture Yu Ping slapping Qi Xuan and couldn't help but laugh.
"You can't blame him. With Ye Ting Lan watching, he had no chance to go easy."
It's all that scoundrel's heartlessness.
Yu Ping pouted. "It's all that Sun Pozi's fault. If she hadn't bitten back at the last moment, the Prince wouldn't have found an excuse to punish you."
After speaking, she paused in confusion.
"It's strange, really. Why did she escape from the General's manor for no reason?"
Feng Yinwan's eyes narrowed slightly at this. Her red lips curved into a mocking smile. "What else could it be? Someone must have helped her from the shadows."
Earlier, she had deliberately provoked her with words in the hall, and the old woman had indeed revealed a clue.
She could tell with her toes who in the General's manor was unhappy with her.
Yu Ping looked at her blankly. "Miss, you're saying someone helped her from the shadows?"
Feng Yinwan softly "hmm"ed and then honestly lay back down. "Apply more, so it heals faster!"
With the internal and external miraculous medicine provided by the bracelet, Feng Yinwan's injuries had mostly healed by the next morning. As she was dressing in front of the mirror, Yu Ping hurried in.
"Miss, this servant just met Guard Qi in the front courtyard. He said Fei Se fainted after receiving her planks yesterday. Miss Qin pleaded with the Prince for a long time in his chambers, and the Prince agreed to forgo any further punishment for Fei Se, sending her to the manor overnight."
Fainted?
Feng Yinwan raised an eyebrow. "She knows how to faint."
She didn't faint after being beaten, yet Fei Se, a mere maid, was more delicate than her?
It was easy to guess that Qin Ru Lian was behind this. Feng Yinwan snorted coldly and smoothed the sash at her waist.
"Consider her lucky to have escaped this time. Let's go, to the treasury."
A steward must start with financial control, especially since Ye Ting Lan had personally promised to give her half of the assets yesterday. She had to check it quickly.
Yu Ping hurried to follow. "Yes."
The two arrived at the treasury. The steward was leading people in tallying accounts. Upon seeing Feng Yinwan's arrival, his beady eyes immediately widened.
"Why is the Consort here?"
His tone was not friendly at all.
Feng Yinwan's delicate eyebrows furrowed, and she directly pulled up a chair and sat down.
"Don't you know why this King's Consort is here?"
"Yesterday's commotion was so great, if you truly knew nothing about it, in this King's Consort's opinion, you shouldn't be holding the position of steward."