Chapter 19 Thunderous tactics, killing chickens to scare monkeys
Shen Ning put down her chopsticks, slowly wiped the corners of her mouth with a kerchief, and then looked up at Grandma Wu.
The color of his eyes was cold, and there was no emotion on his face.
"Since you know that I am the princess, you should kneel down to pay my respects first and listen to the rules set by this princess." Shen Ning's voice was cold, like the god of death from hell, "The ones who were guilty last night are all dead, Wu Grandma wants to go down and accompany them? "
Aunt Wu's face turned ugly for a moment: "Is the princess relying on the power of the Duke's Palace and not taking anyone else seriously?"
Shen Ning looked at her expressionlessly, her eyes cold and ruthless.
"The old slave is the steward of the Prince Regent's Palace. All matters in the inner courtyard of the palace are under the jurisdiction of the old slave." Aunt Wu felt that her majesty had been challenged, and she looked at Shen Ning with eyes like looking at ants, " Of course the princess is the master, but the master is not always able to handle everything when he first arrives."
Shen Ning's voice was cold: "Serve the piano, serve the chess."
The two maids lowered their heads: "Yes."
"Mother Wu provoked and threatened the princess. The following offenders will be dragged out and whipped for thirty years." Shen Ning ordered in a cold voice, "Have all the maids and maids in the inner courtyard of the palace come over and carry out the punishment in public to serve as a warning to others."
"yes."
"You dare?" Mother Wu stepped back in shock and emphasized sternly, "I came here on the orders of the Queen Mother. It is my responsibility to manage the miscellaneous affairs in the inner courtyard of the Regent's Palace. The Princess has no right to punish me!"
Shen Ning's voice was indifferent: "Drag him out."
Shi Qin and Shi Qi, one on the left and the other on the right, dragged her out.
"Princess, if you dare to hit me, the Queen Mother will never let you go!" Nanny Wu struggled and roared, with a hint of fear in her tone, "The Queen Mother will never let you go -"
"Find a rope and tie them up." Shen Ning ordered calmly, "Since there are people who do not know whether to live or die and insist on provoking, today I, the new princess, will be able to establish my authority."
Soon, two maids brought a spring stool. Shi Qin and Shi Qi pushed Grandma Wu down on the spring stool. As she roared at the top of her lungs, they neatly tied her upper body with ropes.
As a result, no matter how hard she struggled, she could only flutter on two legs.
"Call all the stewards, first-class maids, second-class maids and cleaning maids in the Regent's Palace." Shen Ning stood up and walked out, standing in front of the court and ordered, "Many people don't know what happened in the new house last night. , today I will carry out the royal family law in public, so that you can get to know who the mistress of the house is."
The servants of Jinlinyuan saw the new princess' methods last night, and what the regent said last night was undoubtedly to support the princess. In the end, even the two princesses knelt down and kowtowed to the princess to admit their mistakes. Who among these servants dares to disrespect the princess?
Just when Shen Ning gave the order, someone had already run out to pass on the order. Soon, the nuns and maids came one after another, and even the cook in the kitchen was called over.
There was a crowd of people standing in the yard.
Everyone's eyes fell on Nanny Wu who was tied to the spring bench. Their eyes were filled with surprise, hesitation, apprehension, uneasiness, expectation, and gloating... all kinds of eyes gathered together, representing different people's inner thoughts.
"Mother Wu is the steward of the palace, so she came to provoke me in front of the princess early in the morning." Shen Ning sat down on the chair and took the hot tea from the maid, "I have never liked liveliness, Looking for trouble, but if someone provokes me, I will not be merciful."
As soon as the words fell, the two maids held the bamboo sticks and hit Nanny Wu hard on the buttocks.
"Ah!" Nanny Wu screamed immediately.
The two maids squatted on the ground, holding down her kicking feet.
The bamboo cane hit Grandma Wu on the buttocks, causing her to scream repeatedly: "Ahhhh!"
Everyone in the courtyard was silent, with pale faces and frightened expressions, standing silently and uneasily. Only the sound of the bamboo stick being slapped on the body and the screams of Aunt Wu kept echoing in everyone's eardrums.
"Ah! Princess, I...I am a person sent by the Queen Mother, you can't hit me, ahhh!" Nanny Wu screamed angrily, and soon turned pale, "The Queen Mother will not let you go, the Queen Mother will definitely I won’t let you go—ahhh!”
There was only a thin pair of trousers under her robe, and the heavy bamboo stick hit her body. The pain was like oil pouring on fire. After a while, blood seeped out from her buttocks.
"Originally it was set at thirty." Shen Ning held the tea cup and carelessly scraped the foam with the tea lid, "But Aunt Wu doesn't know how to repent. Today's beating will tell her when she will realize her mistake and when it will end. If she accidentally hits her If it dies, drag it out and feed it to the dogs.”
After the words fell, the servants of the palace trembled in fright.
Everyone's eyes fell on Shen Ning's face, and it was almost hard to believe that a girl could be so cruel. The daughter-in-law of the Duke's Mansion in front of them was obviously young, with extremely beautiful and delicate appearance. She looked like she didn't understand the world. How could he say such harsh words.
The reason why Aunt Wu dared to do this was because she relied on the power of the Queen Mother, and probably because she saw that she was young and could be bullied, so she dared to rely on her old age and act arrogantly.
After all, the regent was busy with government affairs. He went to court before dawn in the morning and usually came back in the afternoon. Sometimes he even returned to the palace after dark.
Aunt Wu had been in charge for the past two years and had the support of the Queen Mother. Everyone in the palace listened to her, so she dared to offend the princess on the second day after her wedding.
It's just that the new princess's resolute behavior was beyond everyone's expectation. Maybe she was stimulated after being defiled by the bandits, so...
"Ah!" With another stroke of the stick, there was a large amount of blood behind her. She was covered in cold sweat, her face was pale, and the corners of her mouth were bitten with blood from the pain, "Princess, the Queen Mother... The Queen Mother will not let you go. of……"
Shen Ning drank tea with his eyes narrowed, showing no reaction to her threat.
Running a family is the same as running an army. What you need is thunderous means to kill chickens and scare monkeys.
Let everyone be afraid and not dare to cause chaos, so that they can be peaceful in the future.
She didn't want to put on any airs of superiority, but she also hated the fact that people came to provoke her from time to time. Since they dared to do this, they must have the guts to not be afraid of death.
"The princess has married into the palace, and will be the mistress of the regent's palace from now on. Aunt Wu is an evil slave who deceives the master. If she commits the following crimes, she deserves to die!" Shi Qin, who was standing next to Shen Ning, looked around coldly, "Your Majesty, you have Order, the status of the princess in the Prince Regent's Palace is equal to that of the prince, so disrespecting the princess is disrespecting the prince. According to the rules, the light punishment can be slapped with a slap on the mouth, and the serious case can be killed with a stick. If anyone is tired of living, feel free to try it yourself! "
"I don't dare, old slave." Someone knelt down. "Old slave, I will always obey the princess. I will never dare to be disrespectful to the princess. I beg the princess to understand clearly!"
"Please, Princess, be aware of this!"
"Please, Princess, be aware of this!"
There was a loud crash, and all the maids and maids who had been standing in the courtyard knelt down, scrambling to show their loyalty.
Shen Ning said nothing.
Nanny Wu was already breathing more out than in, and even her roaring voice had weakened. Her body was like a dying fish, spasming occasionally.
"Mother Wu, do you know that you are wrong?" Shi Qin walked up to Mother Wu and asked coldly, "If you know that you are wrong, the princess will let you go."
Aunt Wu's face was covered with cold sweat, her hands were digging into the spring stool, and her voice was trembling: "I am a servant of the Queen Mother, you have no right to hit me..."
Shen Ning said expressionlessly: "Continue."
Some of the nuns in the courtyard were frightened.
Grandma Wu has been beaten like this, why continue?
Aunt Wu was like a fish out of water. After hearing these words, she suddenly struggled like a flashback and stared at Shen Ning: "You really dare to beat me to death, the Queen Mother will not let you go -"
"Stop!" A woman in blue, surrounded by several maids, came quickly, stepped into the courtyard gate, and hurriedly came to Nanny Wu, "Nanny Wu, Nanny Wu."