Bai Xiangxiu felt that this scene was somewhat familiar, but because it was too sudden, she couldn't recall where she had seen it from.
Just as she was deep in thought, she heard Old Madame speak. She said indifferently, "My son killed enemies on the battlefield for the sake of the country, but when he returned, he was schemed against by his own people. This kind of thing cannot be allowed to happen in the Residence of Li Of Gojoseon.
Come, flog this person to death on the spot. "
"Old Madame, please spare my life, please spare my life …" But who would listen to her?
A few women came forward and pressed the person to the ground. Two adult men dressed in servant's clothes came forward, holding sticks thicker than their arms. They looked at Old Madame inquisitively.
Old Madame said again, "No one is allowed to lower their heads. Stand there and watch the consequences of harming your own family.
Do it … "At the command, the sticks slammed down.
Screams and puddles of fresh blood could be heard ….
Bai Xiangxiu felt that her mind was numb. She was most afraid of this kind of situation. She didn't expect to see ancient torture with her own eyes in just a few days.
A life ended just like that, but she couldn't do anything. She couldn't even run here without watching or listening.
Even if this little girl was wrong, she could be chased out or thrown into prison. This kind of punishment was hard to accept.
As for Old Madame and Li Of Gojoseon, the two of them sat upright and watched everything calmly. They even drank tea.
This was indeed a dog-eat-dog society. She wasn't suited to live here at all.
Bai Xiangxiu didn't even know how she managed to walk back. In fact, all the women present had either fainted or vomited nonstop. She was the only one who managed to walk back on her own. Of course, she had to support Xiao Shi, who had already vomited into a ball.
Xiao Shi felt better after vomiting, but she felt that something was wrong with her mistress.
Everyone else was so scared, but why did her mistress seem to have lost her soul? She just kept walking forward. This didn't seem to be the way back to Winter Garden …
Bai Xiangxiu didn't know what was wrong with her. As she walked, she suddenly fell forward. Fortunately, she was caught by a hand.
That hand was very warm. It seemed to warm her cold heart a little.
She slowly raised her head and looked stiffly at the man in the white brocade robe. She said absent-mindedly, "Thank you."
When Song Jiaoyue held her, he felt strange. This woman's body temperature was not human. It was extremely cold. Even her face was pale. She didn't seem like a living person.
He felt that if she fell, the situation just now would disappear.
But this absent-minded look was very familiar to her, especially her voice …
He's's heart, he said, "It's you?"
But she didn't pay him any attention.
Xiao Shi had no choice but to follow along. Only when Bai Xiangxiu had recovered did she pull Bai Xiangxiu back to Winter Garden.
Bai Xiangxiu fell ill as soon as she returned. She was in a daze.
One moment, she was back in the modern world. She saw herself being sent to an ambulance after fainting. The next moment, she saw the doctor in the hospital hovering by her side.
She even saw her parents. They held her hand and looked very worried.
She even smiled at them and said, "I'm fine. Don't worry. I'm really fine. I just had a nightmare." This nightmare was very real. It was so real that she didn't want to accept it.
Her parents happily went to call the doctor. They said loudly, "Doctor, come quickly. My daughter is awake."
But when the doctor came, she seemed to have woken up again. She continued to have the dream that was too real.
After this incident, Long Heng was called by the Old Madame to teach him a lesson. She told him not to let those women think too much.
There were four concubines in the manor. As long as he entered their rooms, they would naturally be taught to behave.
Long Heng agreed but didn't take it seriously. After leaving the Old Madame's room, he went to find Song Jiaoyue to drink.
During the meal, Song Jiaoyue said, "I heard that a girl was beaten to death in Li Of Gojoseon's manor?"
"Mm." Li Of Gojoseon felt very annoyed that Long Heng had been schemed against by a girl.
"The Old Madame's actions are as swift as ever. It's just that she scared the delicate flowers in your backyard."
As he spoke, he told him about Madame Xiu. "You're actually willing to let them see you. Why don't you have protective feelings for the fairer sex?"
"Protective feelings for the fairer sex?
When women are ruthless, even men can't compare.
In the past, the enemy often sent beautiful women into the camp pretending to be military prostitutes. Who would pity the men who died under them?
Jiaoyue, you're always too soft-hearted towards women. "
It was rare for Long Heng to be so talkative, but the sorrow in his voice made Song Jiaoyue's heart skip a beat.
He hurriedly raised his wine cup and said, "Let's not talk about this. Let's drink." It was rare for the two of them to get together, so they began to toast.
By the time Long Heng returned to the prince's estate, he was already a bit drunk. However, when he thought of Song Jiaoyue being carried back to the carriage, he felt that he wasn't that bad.
He walked into the library and rubbed his head. A servant at the side handed him a towel and said, "The Old Madame has instructed that you have to go to one of the four madams' quarters …"
Long Heng slammed the towel on the table with a smack.
How could he be forced to do something like this?
He paced around the room in annoyance. Suddenly, he recalled Song Jiaoyue's unkind words and said, "Let's go to Winter Garden."
Speaking of which, he wasn't too familiar with the prince's estate. The only place he'd heard of where women lived was Winter Garden.
The servant hurriedly carried a lantern and the two of them walked towards Winter Garden.
The path here was very remote, but the scenery was not bad.
After entering Winter Garden, they saw outsiders coming in and out. The servant hurriedly asked, "Where are you from? Why are you walking around Madame Xiu's garden?" It was already so late.
The servant at the door replied, "We're from the estate's pharmacy. Madame Xiu has fallen ill, so the doctor has come to take a look."
"What illness?" Long Heng furrowed his brows. Was she really sick?
She was too easily frightened!
She'd even said that she wanted to whip the corpse. So it was just empty talk.
"This … the doctor hasn't come out yet … this servant pays his respects to the Prince." The servants of the pharmacy had only realized who had come because it was dark outside.
Long Heng had originally wanted to leave directly, but he felt that as the master of the estate, he should at least show some concern. He stood there until the doctor came out.
As soon as he came out, the doctor knelt in fright. After a while, he said that Madame Xiu had only suffered a shock and would be fine after taking some medicine.
However, he didn't dare say that when he'd first arrived, Madame Xiu's pulse had been dead. He really didn't know how she'd recovered.
"Mm."
Long Heng answered casually and ordered the servant beside him to bring some nutritious food. He also set aside his thoughts and returned.
He'd given up on this matter very quickly. Although Madame Xiu had been born with a beautiful face, he'd never liked beautiful women.
On the battlefield, the more beautiful the female assassins who'd snuck in, the more people they'd killed. He'd always remembered this point.
As for Bai Xiangxiu, after being muddle-headed from her illness for a few days, she finally woke up a little.
She was woken up by a voice, a weak voice.
"I'm so thirsty, I really want to drink water. Master, I want to drink water."
"Water …" she reflexively muttered.
"Madame Xiu, you're finally awake. You want water, right? It'll be here soon." Xiao Shi hurriedly poured the water over, then supported her mistress as she fed it to Madame Xiu.
Seeing that she'd drunk it, she was relieved and tearfully said, "You scared this servant to death."
Only then did Bai Xiangxiu sit up. She reflexively looked around the room and knew that she hadn't transmigrated back.
However, when she saw the cactus, she said, "Give it some water too."
She'd been in a daze for a long time and didn't know how long it'd been since she'd watered it.