Chapter 17: The Twenty Boards

Dozens of palace lamps illuminate Birong Xuan as bright as day. Murong Yan got off the sedan chair with an expressionless face, his eyes concealing a thick anger. Staring at Bi Rong Xuan's room that was still lit, when he didn't see anyone coming out to greet him, his anger surged even more.

"The emperor has arrived! Shuyuan Niangniang takes over! Zhang Xiaoyi's ugly voice continued to sound high-pitched in the dark night. Yan Yue reluctantly rushed out and knelt in the courtyard, followed by Mama Zhuang and other slaves. Yan Yue didn't come out, because she pretended to be asleep, and the slave didn't come out because she was ordered to sleep by the man in black.

Murong Yan stared coldly at the masters and minions who were almost all disheveled, and for a moment he stared coldly, and a cold smile suddenly appeared on his lips as everyone waited for him: "Shuyuan Niangniang lost her honor before driving, and she was responsible for the twenty boards, and now she will carry it out." ”

As soon as Murong Yan's words fell, Yan Yue stood up impulsively. It's a pity that Yan Yue opened her mouth but couldn't make any sound, and she couldn't move if she wanted to, so she could only let the little father-in-law behind Zhang Yi's life stand on the bench that was quickly prepared. In Yan Yue's horror and anger, the first board had already fallen on Yan Yue's body. Yan Yue only felt the sound of her back snapping, and there was a roar in her ears, and as soon as she came down, her deep body was already painful.

From the time Mama Zhuang took over the car to the beating of her master, her brain was not awake until this moment. Although the board used in the hands of the father-in-law is the smallest, each of them is more than 20 catties, such a weight is lifted high and then falls heavily, even if it is ten boards, its own master is estimated to be unable to stand it, and these twenty boards are not going to cost the master's life!

"The emperor, please forgive the sin, the master lost his honor before driving, and blamed the slaves for not waiting well, please take pity on the delicate body of the mother, and let the slaves be punished for the master!" Mama Zhuang's head was kowtowed heavily, and Chunhua Qiuyue and other servants also kowtowed, and such a plea was only exchanged for Murong Yan's silence and Zhang Xiaoyi's ugly rebuke again: "Those who intercede again will be punished with 20 boards each." ”

Yan Yue clearly perceived everything around her, only to feel that the pain in her heart was worse than the pain in her body, what a loss of manners! It's all excuses. He Murong Yan even prepared the board, and the reason was very clear Yan Yue. When Mama Zhuang said that the emperor came to Yingyue Xuan in the evening, Yan Yue ordered Chunhua to send a bowl of medicine called warm and tonic medicine, but in fact, Yan Yue also added a medicinal herb to the medicine, a medicinal material that men do not lift. Yan Yue was confident that even if the doctor examined the medicine, he would not be able to detect any problems. He didn't have the heart to pamper a woman, and the power of the medicine disappeared after twenty-four hours. He Murong Yan suddenly came here in the middle of the night and scolded the board, it must have been his desire, and he found that he didn't move, so he thought that there must be something wrong with Yan Yue's medicine.

No wonder he would order his dumb hole first and then hit the board, no wonder he punished Yan Yue for the reason of disrespect. Yan Yue suddenly felt funny, the figure of Murong Yan in front of her became blurred under the flickering of the lights, he was the man he was going to love with his life, he was the man he wanted to hold hands in this deep palace for a lifetime! Yan Yue wanted to cry but couldn't, she could only let out a painful animal-like wail.

"One, two, three, four, five......", Mama Zhuang laboriously counted the sound of the board, but two dull boards suddenly seemed to hit Mama Zhuang's heart, and Mama Zhuang's face changed for a while! The people who execute the board punishment in the palace know that there are two kinds of board fighting, one is light on the outside and heavy on the inside, this style of beating is that the clothes are undamaged, but the person who is punished will either be injured or disabled, and there is no damage on the outside. The second style of play is heavy on the outside and light on the inside. According to this style of play, it looks like the skin is open and the flesh is open, but in fact, the skin is not hurt, and there is no danger. And the two voices that Mama Zhuang heard just now were light on the outside and heavy on the inside.

Mama Zhuang didn't dare to raise her head, but listened carefully to the sound of the board and the movements of her master. This kind of play must not be instructed by the emperor, because the emperor doesn't need to hide if he wants to punish anyone, and there is only one person who dares to play this trick in front of the emperor--- Zhang Xiaoyi. Mama Zhuang's heart was beating suddenly, if such a board appeared again, Mama Zhuang would really not know what to do.

Murong Yan stared coldly at that stubborn little face, even if the board hit her body, her eyes still flashed with an indomitable light. But the more this happened, the anger in Murong Yan's heart grew. Murong Yan turned his head and stopped looking, if he kept staring at that face, Murong Yan even had the urge to strangle her to death.

With another dull sound of the board, Mama Zhuang was a little unsteady on her knees and almost collapsed. This is the life of the master! How can there be such a way of playing, it seems that there must be something strange in this. Although this master's personality is a little different, the appearance of these few days has let Mama Zhuang know that this master is a kind master. She is sincere, she is straightforward, she is capricious, she is honest and ......, and she can't find the deep hiding of the women in the palace in her body, intrigue and deceit. She is a strange scenery in this palace, although it is unrealistic but shocking, otherwise Mama Zhuang would not have violated the rules for a little master who has only been together for a few days.

"Please be merciful to the emperor's subordinates, although Shuyuan Niangniang is young and does not do anything, but she has a true love for the emperor, and the crime will not lead to death! The old slave once saw her sitting alone in the house for a long time, and said that she thought about why she would solve the trouble for the emperor; The old slave knew that she had thought of countless new tricks, just to let the emperor remember her; After tasting the crab feast during the day today, after she came back, she thought about raising a bowl of warm and tonic medicine for the emperor, and asked the servants to tell the emperor to check it before eating it...... Please ask the emperor to read on the differences of the mother and spare the life of the mother! Mama Zhuang kowtowed heavily again and pleaded loudly.

Mama Zhuang's voice stopped, but her heart suddenly panicked. The master's voice suddenly stopped. Mama Zhuang raised her head in a panic, and was looking at the most thrilling scene, when a heavy board hit Yan Yue's body heavily, her body that had been tense suddenly softened, and her hands hung down weakly. With years of experience, Mama Zhuang couldn't help but shout: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, Niangniang, she is out of breath!" ”

Yan Yue's world seemed to have become quiet, and at first she could hear the sound of the board hitting her body, but then it became silent, and there was no sound at all. The eyes suddenly became vast, there was no Birong Xuan, no Murong Yan, and no world around him. As if there was a roar from the distant sky, Yan Yue couldn't hear whose voice it was, and the person had lost consciousness.

Mama Zhuang's voice made Murong Yan's heart tremble violently, there was a moment of panic, but there was more disbelief. Twenty boards haven't been played yet, so there's no gas! Murong Yan glared at Mama Zhuang hatefully, but she lost her momentum in her extremely panicked eyes, and her eyes swept towards Yan Yue, who was lying on the bench, but her heart suddenly beat faster, and her palms seemed to be in a cold sweat.

The board of execution was raised high again, but Zhang Xiaoyi was heard shouting: "Stop, let's see what's wrong with Shuyuan Niangniang?" Murong Yan's clenched fists were already all covered with sweat, and the muscles on his face seemed to be very tight, as if it had taken a long, long time before he heard the voice of the little father-in-law who was executing a little trembling: "Back to the emperor, Shuyuan Niangniang, she fainted." Is this board going on? ”

There was silence all around, Murong Yan hesitated, and continued to let her go!

"Your Majesty, Niangniang may have injured her bones, please let the emperor test the injury first, otherwise the root of the disease will be left, and Niangniang will give birth to the emperor's sons and grandchildren for the emperor in the future, please think twice?" Mama Zhuang kowtowed again and prayed, for now, Mama Zhuang just wants to impress the emperor with affection.

Murong Yan's face became even more ugly, and the words that Mama Zhuang said about giving birth to the prince and grandson made Murong Yan think about the night again. Murong Yan asked himself if he was a womanizer, and because his mother had suffered so much unfair treatment in this harem, he was full of disdain and disgust for the battle of the harem women. Therefore, most of the women in the harem of the Darong Dynasty are also put aside. For the beauty Wang Junyao, Murong Yan still remembered the beautiful and intelligent woman who knew how to advance and retreat because of Yan Yue's recommendation. She is naturally beautiful, arrogant but not coquettish, kind-hearted, and does not mix the affairs of the harem and the court. Being with her made Murong Yan feel not tired, so this was also the reason why Murong Yan doted on her.

But tonight, when the beauty was panting and the tide of love was surging, when Murong Yan stepped on his horse and raised his whip, wanting to attack the city and destroy the enemy, he suddenly found that there was no weapon, and the boiling blood was like being poured with ice water, which was even colder than that, and it made people feel at a loss. The beauty is anxious, and the hero is helpless. Murong Yan stood there in a daze for a long time, at a loss, thinking that he had some strange disease, from illness to medicine, he thought of the medicine that Yan Yue sent to him at night.

Murong Yan's anger can be imagined, even if she has great merit, even if she has thousands of reasons, she can't drug the emperor. Today let her go for the first time, then she will have a second time, if again and again, again and again, what is there in this harem that she Yan Yue dare not do! If she doesn't teach her enough lessons today, won't the harem in the future make her a Shuyuan upside down!

"Splash some water and wake her up! Go on, when to hit her and beg for mercy, when to stop. Murong Yan's voice regained its coldness, and his expression returned to calm, staring at the petite body lying on the bench and commanding fiercely. It's just that as soon as these words came out, Mama Zhuang's face turned pale, and a trace of imperceptible pride flashed under Zhang Xiaoyi's calm gaze.

"The old slave should prepare some warm water for the master!" Mama Zhuang quickly stood up, turned around and hurried back indoors. Mama Zhuang didn't know what she could do for her master at this time, so she could only do her best to obey the fate of heaven.

"Mama Zhuang, no need, if it's warm water, how can you make Niangniang wake up quickly, the cold water of the miscellaneous family has already been prepared!" Zhang Xiaoyi's cold voice made Mama Zhuang's steps that she wanted to leave stop helplessly.

Yan Yue woke up leisurely under the stimulation of a basin of cold water, and for a moment, the pain in her body hit the sky again, and she fell unconscious again. But soon woke up slowly in the biting stimulation, this time Yan Yue opened her eyes, her eyes were confused for a moment, but she quickly regained consciousness. Yan Yue tried to use her strength on the bench to stand up, but she couldn't exert any strength. Yan Yue's hand tentatively touched down, fortunately there was no fracture, but if she continued to fight like this, she might really be disabled by these people!

"Yan Yue, do you know what's wrong?" Murong Yan slowly walked in front of Yan Yue, looking at Yan Yue's hand that kept groping after waking up, Murong Yan suddenly felt an indescribable heartache.

Yan Yue suddenly stopped her little hand that kept groping, raised her head, and stared at Murong Yan in front of her fixedly, just when Murong Yan thought she would say something, she suddenly lowered her head.