The next day, the results of the interrogation surprised Yuan Zhao. It was one of the two timid maids around her who informed outsiders of her residence.

Sitting high in the main hall, Yuan Zhao looked at the maid lying on the ground begging for mercy in confusion and asked:

"I ask myself, Princess, that I am not harsh in my treatment of others. Why did you betray me?"

In fact, she is not interested in this issue. The slaves in the house are basically bought temporarily, and they are replaced every time they go to different places. If they have not grown up together, how can the bond between master and servant come from? Without friendship, how can we talk about loyalty?

Once one's life is in danger, it is human nature to betray one's master in order to protect oneself.

She understands, and so does Manager Ji.

So, when he encountered this kind of thing before, he handled it quietly. Why did he bring the person up to her today and let her handle it personally?

Could it be that he wanted her to learn to be a housekeeper?

Mr. Wu told her about the lifestyles of aristocrats from various countries, not to mention boys, but girls' dancing and writing is secondary. The important thing is to learn to know and employ people. Otherwise, how will she be a matron when she gets married in the future? How will she manage the backyard?

After thinking about this, Yuan Zhao looked at the maid patiently.

"Princess, please spare your life!" The maidservant shivered with fear and cried in a trembling voice, "Even if I have the courage, I would not dare to betray the princess. It was the woman who flattered me, but I didn't notice and was tricked...

…My maid realizes her mistake and won’t dare to do it next time…”

This maid was almost scared to death last night. Facing the selfless Steward Ji, she thought her life was at risk.

Unexpectedly, Manager Ji was willing to let her confess her crimes in front of the young master. Unknown to outsiders, the servants in the mansion knew in their hearts that the young princess was not friendly to others, but she was soft-spoken and soft-hearted, and was too lazy to take charge of the affairs.

She would definitely die if she fell into the hands of Manager Ji, but in front of the little princess, she might still have a way to survive.

What's more, it was indeed an unintentional mistake on her part.

I forgot what day it was, she accompanied a sick sister in the mansion to the hospital for treatment. While sitting there, a sick woman came over to chat with her. She chatted with her parents and family, and finally inadvertently mentioned the General's mansion.

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"She said that the General's Mansion was once the residence of her former master, and her husband was once the steward of the mansion..."

The two of them chatted in a speculative manner, and if they talk too much, they will be wrong. It was an unintentional move and they did not intend to betray.

After Yuan Zhao heard this, he looked at He Chun and said, "Uncle Ji sent someone to find out?"

Some matters must be sent out to investigate and verify. It involves human lives and cannot be decided hastily.

He Chun nodded, "There are records of servants in the mansion going out to do business. She went out once after coming to the general's mansion, and the description of the clerk at the medical clinic also corroborates her words..."

According to the description of the medical staff, the woman did not see a doctor before and after, and her sick appearance was probably because she was disguised. She was acting strangely, so the staff could not help but take a second look, to be wary that she was sent by other medical hospitals to cause trouble.

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In this case, Yuan Zhao looked at the maid kneeling under the hall and said calmly:

"Although you didn't mean it, it was a fact that I was assassinated. It was a big mistake. It would be unreasonable not to punish you..."

But, what is the punishment?

Do you want to directly reward me with ten feet of red? No, if my father and mother know about it, I'm afraid it will come back to me. Should I be put to death? This is the most common punishment. There are countless examples of slaves being beaten to death for breaking objects in their master's house.

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The crime of betraying the master is even more heinous, and Ling Chi cannot exaggerate it, even if she did not mean it. In the past, it was a trivial matter for her to order the killing of a slave.

However, today is different from the past.

Mr. Wu taught her, "Respect me and respect me, the heavens show my thoughts, life is not easy..."

Master also taught her the principles of "self-love, not self-exaltation", "ruling the country with benevolence, and governing by doing nothing". Is there any difference between running a country and running a family? Also, someone seems to have told her, "People are not distinguished by high or low, all living beings

All equal”?

She once had a question, if all living beings are equal, how can we talk about running a country and a family? Isn't it good to govern by doing nothing and let nature take its course? Why is it being difficult for her now? Hasn't Uncle Ji learned these principles?

Hey, my head hurts.

Yuan Zhao leaned against the armrest with his back, holding his chin with his left hand, frowning in annoyance, and kept tapping the armrest of the armrest in front of him with his right hand.

"Princess," He Chun saw her troubled face and said in confusion, "Why bother dealing with a slave? Just beat her to death."

Her words made the maidservant who was kneeling on the ground tremble with fear.

"Alas," Yuan Zhao sighed upon seeing this, "you don't understand..."

In this mansion, her every move is closely watched. She doesn't want to disappoint Mr. Wu, nor does she want Master to think she is naughty...

"Princess, if you really can't bear it, then don't kill her." Seeing her hesitation, Jin Niang, who was kneeling on the other side, couldn't help but come up with an idea, "I'll give you medicine to make the mute mute and sell her back to the market."

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The Human Market, a market where private traders buy and sell slaves, is adjacent to the Cattle and Horse Market.

Her words frightened the maid so much that she turned pale. She raised her eyes with tears streaming down her face and shook her head fiercely at Yuan Zhao. She was too frightened to say anything to beg for mercy.

The human market is no place for living people to stay.

She has already been there once and doesn't want to go a second time...

The atmosphere was solemn and tense. The maids who had been sent to listen by Steward Ji knelt on both sides without breathing, their whole bodies stiff as stone statues.

Well, Yuan Zhao was so confused that he closed his eyes. At such a young age, his eyebrows were wrinkled with the word "Sichuan". He wanted to kill as a warning, but he also felt that it was in conflict with the concept of benevolence advocated by his master and Mr. Wu, and he was in a dilemma.

Seeing He Chun and Jin Niang, I felt anxious for her.

The princess is a child and doesn't understand some things. They are adults now, and the battles between nobles are cruel and bloody. The young princess may be so merciless that she may disappoint the marquis.

Finally, Yuan Zhao sighed and said slowly:

"Ten floggings. Once the injury is healed, he will be sent to the village to work as a field slave."

The maid suddenly looked up, thinking she had heard wrongly. When she saw the impatient glance from her young master, she burst into tears of joy and kowtowed desperately:

"Thank you, Princess! Thank you, Princess..."

Although being a field slave is hard, for slaves who are not clever enough, it is better than working as a servant in front of their master in a sense. It is easy to make mistakes when working as a servant in front of a master, and even a little carelessness can cost your life, like now.

There was no need for the servants to come and fight him off. The maidservant had already knelt down to thank her master and ran out happily to receive the punishment.

Yuan Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.

He Chun and Jin Niang looked at each other again and sighed helplessly.

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In the front yard, after hearing the result, Steward Ji looked as normal and ordered the executioner to be gentle and not beat the person to death. Since moving to Nanzhou, the palace has never used punishment on maids, and the servants are all rough people.

I don't know how important it is to start.

After that, he sent people to rush to deliver this very daily news to the military camp.

As for the assassin, he committed suicide while escaping last night. His appearance was somewhat similar to the woman who knelt at the door of the house a while ago to repay her kindness.

The three rangers who rescued her were persuaded by the little princess to change their minds and no longer seek refuge with the general. The three of them were assassinated on the way to Yansai. One was killed and two were injured. They were secretly watched by the people sent by Steward Ji.

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Currently, they are being treated and recuperated at a farmhouse, so I won’t go into details here.

Except for Manager Ji, not even He Chun or Jin Niang knew about this matter. If the Marquis was satisfied with the way the young princess handled it today, he would probably let her know, right?

Well, who knows.
Chapter completed!