Peaceful Farm Life
Chapter 434 What Should be the Punishment?_1

Chapter 434: Chapter 434 What Should be the Punishment?_1

Imperial Consort Yu, despite having neither son nor daughter, had managed to become an Imperial Consort. Certainly, she was no fool. Upon hearing what the Pingjun Princess had said, she instantly knew that the Pingjun Princess intended for her to avenge Linghe.

As for whether An Jing truly dismissed her?

She did not know.

What she did know was that Xiao Changyi, the King of Eternal Victory, had never taken her seriously!

Thinking back to the year Xiao Changyi resided in the palace, she would greet him with etiquette and a flattering heart every time they met, knowing he was the Emperor’s treasured favorite. But what about Xiao Changyi? He acted as though she did not exist, not even giving her a glance or acknowledging her before walking straight past her.

Each time she greeted him, there was always a crowd following behind her. How could he just walk away and cause her such embarrassment?

She, a dignified Imperial Consort, when had she ever been so humiliated?

Now, whenever she recalled those scenes, she still felt an itching hatred and wished Xiao Changyi would never return to the palace.

It couldn’t be helped, Xiao Changyi was highly capable and deeply favored by the Emperor. Naturally, she couldn’t do anything to him, so she could only hope as such.

However...

Imperial Consort Yu’s gaze shifted again towards An Jing, with a profoundly meaningful look. Although she couldn’t deal with Xiao Changyi, perhaps she could give this Princess a taste of the frustration she felt back then.

This Princess was a mere peasant girl, surely easy to bully.

Seeing An Jing admiring the flowers and approaching them, Imperial Consort Yu gave her personal maid a meaningful glance.

The maid immediately understood her mistress’s intent and, as soon as An Jing came over, pretended not to recognize her status and barked at her, "How dare you, palace maid! Which palace do you belong to, wandering around here all by yourself?"

Without waiting for An Jing’s reply, the maid shouted again, "What are you standing there for? Kneel at once before our Imperial Consort!"

The Pingjun Princess felt very satisfied seeing An Jing being scolded like this.

Imperial Consort Yu also felt immensely pleased.

An Jing, who was enjoying the beautiful flowers, suddenly realized there was a group of people ahead. She was thinking of going elsewhere to admire the blossoms when she was unexpectedly reprimanded. She frowned at first but then turned around, not angry but amused, and with a laugh asked the maid, "May I ask, sister, how many years have you been in the palace?"

Upon being addressed as ’sister’ by An Jing, the maid truly believed this Princess was easy to bully and became even more arrogant, saying, "I have been here precisely eleven years!"

An Jing’s smile brightened even more, "Sister has been in the palace for eleven years? In such a long time, do you not know what attire the palace maids wear? I am currently dressed in the standard attire of a Princess. You cannot recognize it?"

The maid, who was originally planning to plead ignorance and rely on her mistress, Imperial Consort Yu, to protect her, was immediately terrified by An Jing’s words and knelt down, continuously kowtowing to An Jing, "I am a blind servant, I beg the Princess for forgiveness, I beg the Princess for forgiveness, I beg the Princess for forgiveness..."

The Pingjun Princess and Imperial Consort Yu were both stunned, not expecting An Jing, a peasant girl, to possess such intelligence.

It was Imperial Consort Yu who first recovered her composure. She intended to say something to save face, to forgive her personal maid.

But before she could speak, she heard An Jing ask her, "May I ask the Imperial Consort, a mere palace maid dares to disrespect a Princess, what should her punishment be?"

Imperial Consort Yu was taken aback and then understood that An Jing would definitely not let the matter rest easily. Not wanting to be implicated herself, she promptly gave the dry order, "Seize this lowly maid who dared to disrespect the Princess. Take her away and administer thirty strokes of the cane."

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