The wulin had always been at odds with the imperial court. There were often small conflicts, but this alliance head had actually come to help. It seemed that Long Heng was indeed capable.
He nodded, thinking that it wouldn't be a big deal if the three of them shared the flogging.
"No need. This matter has nothing to do with you."
Long Heng didn't want to accept these two men who had designs on his wife.
"Me too. I was the one who brought Madame Xiu here. I am also guilty." At some point, Ah Quan had also barged in and knelt down to receive the punishment.
He had many brothers behind him. These men were all loyal and righteous.
Bai Xiangxiu had helped them save their eldest daughter-in-law and protect Shu Province, allowing them to return when they were free.
These men were all hot-blooded, so when they barged in together, they all knelt down.
"… …" What was wrong with these people? Why were they fighting to be beaten?
However, Bai Xiangxiu's lips curled into a smile, and she willingly knelt beside them.
She had always been annoyed by this kind of kneeling, but this time was different.
The same action always felt much more noble. She looked at Long Heng, and he actually revealed a rare smile.
Prince Rong slammed the table and said, "Alright. Since everyone is guilty, then this King is also guilty.
Everyone will share the flogging. "
"Many thanks, Prince."
Thus, after doing some calculations, each person would receive less than ten lashes of the cane for a hundred lashes.
These men had originally objected to Bai Xiangxiu, a woman, being beaten, but she insisted. She had a righteous attitude, as if everyone should suffer and suffer together. They couldn't give her five flogs. After all, she had done a meritorious deed.
Following that, the sound of flogging could be heard throughout the barracks.
Bai Xiangxiu was beaten alone in the barracks. The ones beating her were a few old soldiers, and they didn't hit her too hard.
However, those were military flogs. It was really hard to endure being hit on the butt.
Bai Xiangxiu gritted her teeth and endured. She didn't even make a sound after five flogs.
The old soldiers had seen something new. They had never seen a woman who could endure like this.
But after getting off the bench, Bai Xiangxiu was depressed. Her legs were numb from the beating and she did not dare to move!
Just as Bai Xiangxiu was thinking about how to walk back, Long Heng walked in. The dozen or so beatings were nothing to him. He reached out and carried Bai Xiangxiu out of the room. Before he left, he glanced at Lin Qianzi and sneered, "Miss Lin, Commander Lu said that his soldiers like you very much. If you want to go back, This King will personally escort you to his barracks." Commander Lu had said this to provoke Long Heng. After all, Miss Lin was his ex-fiancée.
However, he didn't expect that Long Heng didn't care. His provocation had failed.
However, Long Heng used it to attack Lin Qianzi.
He had already heard the whole story from Song Jiaoyue. He knew that they had saved this woman out of kindness, but in the end, they had all been flogged.
Even the weak Bai Xiangxiu had been flogged five times. Even though he didn't like to get involved with this kind of woman, he couldn't help but want to attack her.
Lin Qianzi's face was pale. She forced herself to calm down and said, "What are you talking about? I don't understand."
"You don't understand. But others do." Long Heng sneered. He left with Bai Xiangxiu in his arms.
When they returned to their room, the husband and wife took turns to apply medicine on each other's wounds. Long Heng then had to explain the situation to the soldiers. Bai Xiangxiu naturally agreed.
She crawled on the bed alone. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. This female lead was too wicked. She almost got raped by the enemy's general because of her child's death. Now, she even wanted to take revenge by revealing her identity.
She was used to thinking that forbearance was enough. However, if she had to live here forever, wouldn't it be too easy for her to endure?
Since the female lead had become a black lotus, why should she be polite to her? In order to protect herself and Long Heng, she decided to go all out.
Although it was a little despicable, Long Heng wasn't in a good position to attack that woman. It was the same for her.
However, it seemed that there were still many people who respected her outside. Didn't someone just kneel and beg for her help?
Since that was the case, why not make use of it?
She stood up with some difficulty, took off her clothes, and poured a basin of water all over her body.
The weather in Ning City was colder than in the capital. She was injured and weak. She was drenched by the wind and the water. Unsurprisingly, she was drenched at night.
Long Heng wanted to avoid arousing suspicion. He couldn't let everyone think that he kept her by his side for the sake of his beautiful concubine. Therefore, he had moved to another place to sleep. The only people living with her were Shu 'er, who served her, and a servant girl from the city. She didn't know the name of the servant girl yet.
When she came to give Bai Xiangxiu water at night, she found that her cheeks were red. She knew that she was running a high fever.
She hurriedly said, "Madam, you're running a fever. I'll ask someone to call the general over." In Ning City, everyone was used to calling Long Heng General.
"Don't … don't call him. Don't alarm others. Otherwise, you'll cause trouble for him."
She was the real white lotus. Absolutely high-end.
She pretended to cough a few times and tried her best to pretend to be weak. She was no different from a newborn kitten.
Her appearance was outstanding. Coupled with such a meticulous act, the servant girl's eyes turned red even though she wasn't familiar with her.
This madam was so considerate. The rumors outside were just misinformation.
The servant girl couldn't bear to see this charming madam who had saved Ning City suffer so much. Therefore, although she didn't inform Long Heng, she secretly went to find a doctor.
But she didn't know that the situation here was being monitored. When the doctor came, people came one after another.
First came Song Jiaoyue. He had always been worried about Bai Xiangxiu.
Even if she had become more and more valiant recently, in his heart, she was still a weak goddess in body and mind.
Therefore, he frowned and asked Shu 'er, "Why did you call the doctor? What happened?"
"She's running a high fever. We don't know when she got sick. Madam Xiu has been holding it in. She didn't let us go find a doctor and didn't want the general to know."
"High fever?"
This wasn't a good sign. Usually, after an injury, a high fever was a precursor to an illness. He immediately became anxious.
He knew this was a small matter. Everyone who had been injured knew that if the fever wasn't high, nothing would happen. But if it was high, it would be terrible. If it wasn't treated well, the patient would lose their life.
In a short time, the news spread like wildfire. Before long, not only did Long Heng, Yu Kuang, and a group of people from Shu Province came over. Even Prince Rong sent someone in the middle of the night to ask about the situation.
Originally, Long Heng didn't want them to see her. But seeing that these people didn't leave, he had them wait outside the screen in the outer room.
Bai Xiangxiu said weakly, "I'm fine. Thank you everyone for coming. You can all go back!"
Her voice was so soft that it was no different from a kitten's. If they hadn't practiced martial arts, they wouldn't have been able to hear what she was saying.
As a young lady who had saved Ning City, if she wasn't a woman, she wouldn't have suffered so much.