CHAPTER 241: CHAPTER 241: SMASH THAT BITCH’S FACE!

The surroundings were silent, with only the crisp voice of gratitude from Long Yue.

"Guilty minister, thanks to the Emperor’s divine favor..."

Li Qingmu hobbled out while supporting the tent, with bloodstains seeping through his back, looking very miserable. He struggled to come out and knelt to salute.

This scene was truly pitiful!

"Husband!"

Long Yue quickly went up to support him and looked gratefully at Eunuch Xiao Chen, "Thank you, Eunuch Chen, for delivering the Emperor’s decree. Otherwise, my husband would have been tortured to death by evildoers on the way back!"

"Lady Jiao, you exaggerate!"

Eunuch Xiao Chen casually responded, but this response fell into Long Yue’s trap.

"How is that possible? This could even involve impersonating the Emperor’s decree. What else is there to fear? Just look at my husband, in such a pitiful state, even an ant could crush him to death, let alone a living person, boohoohoo..."

Now it was Long Yue’s turn to feign distress, but this act was really making people grind their teeth in irritation, wasn’t it?

An ant can crush an adult to death? Why haven’t I heard of that? Come, give me a demonstration?

Pang Shuangyue’s face turned deathly pale in an instant. She had calculated everything but failed to anticipate that the Emperor would intervene in this matter.

According to the original plan, as long as Li Qingmu walked back by himself, he would surely die of exhaustion on the way, and Pang Longyue would have no one to rely on, allowing her to continue torturing her to death.

If Li Qingmu died on the way, at most it would be said that no one was willing to accompany him for fear of offending the Emperor; since the law does not punish the masses, even if the Emperor found the matter suspicious, what could he do?

A small official who disrespectfully contradicted him, dead or alive, how would he care?

All the plans were perfectly orchestrated, but they fell apart because of that most crucial person!

Pang Shuangyue was filled with rage, but this was not the time to show the slightest displeasure towards the Emperor, lest it lead to utter ruin!

She hurried to make amends: "Sister, don’t say such things, who would dare to touch Imperial Censor Li, he’s a courtier!"

"Is that so? Then what did you mean by impersonating an imperial decree just now? Oh, right, you were repeatedly mentioning the Empress. So, was it the Empress impersonating an imperial decree, or was it you?"

Boom! Pang Shuangyue’s mind went blank, and she staggered back.

Impersonating an imperial decree is no small matter; at worst, it is a capital offense!

If she claimed it was the Empress, the Empress would suffer misfortune, might even fall from favor, and if Consort Xue and Princess Consort Zhen fueled the flames, their plans might fail.

Moreover, if the Empress faced misfortune, she would not be well off either!

So, should she take the blame herself?

Damn it!

Pang Shuangyue glared venomously at Long Yue, still considering biting back at such a time?

Bitch, truly a bitch!

"Mrs. Pei, may I ask, whose idea was this so-called decree?"

Eunuch Xiao Chen, the Emperor’s second confidant, naturally had to look after the Emperor’s interests. Now, someone dared to impersonate an imperial decree; regardless of the purpose, since he heard about it, he should help deal with it.

Although he knew he was being used by Long Yue as a weapon.

Tsk, this cunning woman!

Pang Shuangyue forced a smile and struggled to speak, "It... it was..."

"Thud!"

She mumbled and suddenly knelt, scared out of her wits, saying in terror, "Eunuch Xiao Chen, this was done by this minister’s daughter out of personal retaliation against them, having nothing to do with the Empress or the Emperor, it was all my fault, all my fault, please, eunuch, forgive me!"

"Mrs. Pei, you are wrong in your words; forgiveness does not come from me, but from the Holy Emperor. If the Emperor says you are guilty, then you are guilty!"

"The Emperor?" In this moment, Pang Shuangyue’s heart truly collapsed, and in tears, her voice trembled, "Is this matter to be reported to the Emperor for a decision?"

"Hehe, Mrs. Pei, the Emperor is enlightened and has anticipated this matter long ago. Therefore, for those daring to cause trouble, this is the punishment. Slap!"

Eunuch Xiao Chen suddenly slapped Pang Shuangyue, who was unprepared, causing her to fall to the ground.

"The Emperor said, if anyone dares to cause trouble in his name, slap them thirty times! Mrs. Pei, kneel straight, are you ready?"

Thirty times, another thirty!

The crowd was in an uproar, looking at Eunuch Xiao Chen, who had already spat and stepped in, feeling a chill in their hearts.

This was indeed a real punishment!

Countless eyes were fixed here, all eager to see the spectacle with schadenfreude.

At this moment, Pang Shuangyue was overwhelmed with shame and anger, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into. Inside, a wave of hatred roared like a tidal wave, unable to be extinguished.

Originally, she came to humiliate Pang Longyue, but instead, she humiliated herself!

But at this moment, how could she resist? She even had to kneel respectfully, stretch out her fine face, and wait for the beating.

"This minister’s daughter... admits her mistake!"

She kept referring to herself as a minister’s daughter, hoping to remind Eunuch Xiao Chen of her being Minister Pang’s daughter, to spare some sentiment, but she was wrong!

Both Eunuch Xiao Chen and Eunuch Chen were the Emperor’s confidants; who cared about a woman’s opinion?

When the Emperor is enraged, even the Empress must take slaps, let alone her?

"Mrs. Pei, prepare yourself, the servant..."

"Eunuch Xiao Chen!"

Just as Eunuch Xiao Chen rolled up his sleeves to proceed, Long Yue gracefully approached.

Without a word, she seized the chance to slip a golden ingot into his waistband and smiled, "Eunuch Xiao Chen, following the Emperor every day, you must be extremely exhausted with endless chores. Why not let me handle this bitter task of slapping? After all... if you slap down, your hand would hurt too, wouldn’t it?"

Eunuch Xiao Chen extended his hand, glanced at his somewhat reddened palm, and then felt the bulging ingot in his waistband, instantly showing a benevolent smile.

Not having to do the hard work and getting paid, how could there be such a wonderful thing in this world? Hahaha...

"Hmm, Lady Jiao is considerate, this is a matter between you, and so it should be. Please!"

Eunuch Xiao Chen gestured, and Long Yue bowed slightly to him, then slowly walked towards Pang Shuangyue.

Pang Shuangyue looked at Long Yue approaching step by step, her body trembling.

This vile woman, if she carried out the slapping, would her face remain intact? She would definitely beat her face into ruin!

"You... you stay away!"

Pang Shuangyue rarely showed fear in her eyes, as she knelt and retreated, appearing somewhat pitiful.

"Stay... stay away!"

"Ridiculous, Eunuch Xiao Chen is someone by the Emperor’s side, representing the Emperor’s wishes. Do you dare refuse? Are you defying the Emperor’s decree?"

"Pang Longyue, you dare!"

Pang Shuangyue watched Long Yue press on step by step, her voice carrying a sob, this wicked woman, intending to ruin her pleasant face!

"Slap!"

Long Yue raised her hand and slapped her fiercely!

This slap was full of force, causing Pang Shuangyue to fall down like a ragdoll.

At the same time, the sound of gasps could be heard.

The women looked at Pang Shuangyue, collapsed on the ground, seeing not only a palm print on her face but five bloody marks!

These were gouged out with fingernails!

This... is no mere slapping; it’s clearly disfiguring!