Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 438: Chapter 438 When have I not cooperated with you?_1

Xiao Changyi was by no means ignorant of the true meaning behind An Jing’s words, realizing that Consort Yu had no intention of punishing her maid and was merely putting on a show for her to see.

With clarity in his heart but no change on his face, Xiao Changyi took An Jing’s right hand, and only after their fingers intertwined did he say, ”Let’s go and see for ourselves, I’m curious to see what a maid who dares to scold the Changsheng Princess looks like.”

Upon hearing this, Consort Yu was startled, and regardless of whether she feared Xiao Changyi, she hurriedly intercepted Xiao Changyi and An Jing with a forced laugh, ”Why would the Prince bother to look at such a lowly maid? It would be unfortunate if your eyes were dirtied by her.”

That maid was her personal attendant, in whom she had always placed great trust. The maid was also very good at understanding and pleasing her. When she ordered the maid to be taken away for a beating earlier, it was all just for show—they wouldn’t really hit her.

But that was a secret.

What if Xiao Changyi went over and found out that the maid hadn’t been beaten at all? What then?

No sooner had Consort Yu finished speaking than An Jing said with feigned kindness, ”Your Highness, the last person who obstructed my husband has already turned into dust.”

Consort Yu felt a chill run through her and no longer dared to obstruct them, quickly stepping aside.

Watching An Jing and Xiao Changyi walk towards the direction of the Punishment Yard, and certain they could no longer hear her, Consort Yu hastily instructed the nearby eunuch in a lowered voice, ”Hurry up! Take a shortcut! Make sure the maid is beaten before the King of Eternal Victory arrives!”

”Yes!” The eunuch immediately scurried off, taking a shortcut to the Punishment Yard.

As An Jing and Xiao Changyi walked further away, Consort Yu’s teeth grated loudly.

After thirty heavy blows, even if the maid didn’t die, she’d lose half her life. Once the maid recovered from her injuries, it would be several months before she could serve again. This infuriated Consort Yu—she had finally found a maid to her liking!

The Pingjun Princess, overhearing the sound of Consort Yu grinding her teeth, desperately wanted to leave, fearing that Consort Yu’s wrath might turn on her.

But she couldn’t leave. Her family’s Linghe was supposed to marry Xiao Changyi as a consort, and she still needed Consort Yu’s help to push matters along when the time came. Even if Consort Yu vented her anger or scolded her later, she had to endure it.

She, the Pingjun Princess, understood the adage that impatience spoils great plans.

An Jing and Xiao Changyi actually saw the eunuch who followed Consort Yu hurrying to deliver the message, but they acted as if they hadn’t noticed.

They were interested in the outcome; the process was irrelevant to them.

”My lord, am I amazing? None of them could bully me. I turned the tables on all of them,” An Jing proudly said to Xiao Changyi as they exited the Imperial Garden, showing no hurry to proceed to the Punishment Yard.

”Amazing,” Xiao Changyi replied, bending down to affectionately touch his forehead to hers as a reward.

An Jing giggled from the affectionate touch.

”My lord, you’re amazing too, for being so in sync with me,” An Jing said, looking up joyously at her husband. Only he truly knew her, her husband too—

Xiao Changyi couldn’t resist leaning down again to gently touch her forehead before retorting, ”When have I ever not been in sync with you?”

An Jing immediately shook her head, ”Never, you’ve always been so cooperative with me!”

Xiao Changyi didn’t lean down again but instead tightened his grip on their intertwined fingers.

An Jing’s heart instantly filled with sweetness.

The Punishment Yard was where the palace administered punishments. Originally, the maid was not taken there, but now that Xiao Changyi and An Jing insisted on visiting in person, the maid was immediately sent to receive a beating upon the eunuch’s message.