This was the second time Feng Yexuan had seen Chu Qianli after she returned to the Xuan Prince's manor.
Before she even entered the room, he heard Chu Qianli's angry voice from inside.
And then, the sound of a slap.
"You useless wretch, you can't even handle a small matter. What use do I have for you?"
A maidservant let out a pained cry and fell to the ground, hit.
A trace of blood seeped from the corner of her lips, but she didn't dare to wipe it away.
The woman hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowing, "This servant deserves death! This servant deserves death! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
But the response she received was Chu Qianli's angry kick.
"Ah..." The maidservant was thrown to the ground. This time, she was in too much pain to get up, wailing incessantly.
Chu Qianli's mood was truly terrible today. Although the wound on the back of her head wasn't serious, it still hurt when she accidentally touched it while styling her hair.
Especially since this injury severely affected the hairstyle she wanted.
Coupled with the fact that this damned maidservant had accidentally pulled her hair, causing her wound to throb with pain, her anger flared up instantly.
Seeing the maidservant lying on the ground, she still felt unappeased. She walked over and stepped on the maidservant's chest.
"Speak! Did someone send you to torment me on purpose? Tell me!"
With a slight exertion of force, the maidservant immediately spat out blood.
Although she was in so much pain that she was about to faint, the maidservant, for the sake of her own life, tried her best to explain.
"This servant, this servant wouldn't dare, this servant... knows her mistake, this servant will never... never dare again."
Just as Chu Qianli was about to deliver another kick, a respectful voice came from outside, "Greetings, Your Highness!"
Feng Yexuan had arrived!
Chu Qianli's expression changed, and she immediately withdrew her foot.
She had originally wanted to help the maidservant up, but Feng Yexuan had already pushed the door open, and it was too late for her to help.
After a moment's thought, she immediately went over and linked her arm with Feng Yexuan's.
"Yexuan, this maidservant was disrespectful to me. I suspect she's a spy sent by bad people, which is why... I was trying to force a confession from her."
She had truly lost control just now. Otherwise, knowing that Feng Yexuan would be arriving soon, she would never have troubled a maidservant at this time.
But just now, this damned lowly maid had really hurt her.
Her temper had flared up instantly, and she couldn't suppress it at all.
Feng Yexuan lowered his gaze, looking at the maidservant on the ground, who was convulsing in pain but still trying to get up.
He said expressionlessly, "What happened?"
"This servant, this servant deserves death, this servant... hurt... Her Majesty the Empress's... wound, Your Highness, spare... spare my life..."
She was still spitting blood. It seemed the kick Chu Qianli had given her was not light.
Feng Yexuan's eyes were clear and cold. For some reason, he felt a flicker of annoyance.
"Brother Yexuan, she must be a spy sent by those people..."
"She is a maidservant that this King ordered Leng Ji to carefully select and find specifically to serve you."
Chu Qianli was slightly stunned. So, he believed that this maidservant was not a spy?
But she had already injured someone, and this matter needed an explanation.
"She was disrespectful to me just now, I thought she was trying to assassinate me..."
"Since she was disrespectful to Li'er, drag her out and give her thirty strokes." Feng Yexuan waved his hand.
His words carried a hint of displeasure.
Guards came and dragged the maidservant away.
The maidservant did not cry out, nor did she beg for mercy.
The Prince had not issued a death order. The maidservant knew that according to the rules of the manor, her life would be spared.
It was just that she would have to endure some physical pain.
It was better than losing her life.
Therefore, there was no need to beg for mercy.
Feng Yexuan walked to a chair and sat down.
Chu Qianli, however, looked down at her own hand.
She had linked her arm with his just now, but he had walked a bit too quickly, and her hand could no longer hold on.
It was as if he was deliberately avoiding her.
His attitude towards her was extremely cold. Was it just because she had punished a maidservant?
She was just a lowly maid, was it worth it?