Chapter 334 Who Hit You?

After a while, there was a messy sound of footsteps on the stairs.

The noble ladies all turned their heads to look over.

The first to come up was a woman in lake green clothes. She was pretty, with fair skin and delicate features, but judging from her walking manner and unfriendly expression, people who had never seen her could guess her identity.

Those who had seen her would naturally recognize her as Shangguan Jiao, the concubine of the Shangguan family.

At this time, she looked unhappy and still angry.

The one who came up from behind her was Lan Yue, with lowered eyebrows and eyes, slow steps, and a figure of a weak willow in the wind, which was the most basic requirement for being a concubine.

It was a habit that had been formed long ago and it was difficult to change it for a while.

Lan Yue came over quietly and saluted Yan Li: "Your Highness, the Princess."

Shangguan Jiao had never seen Yan Li before. After entering the attic, she subconsciously looked at the noble ladies present.

Seeing Lan Yue bowing, she then moved her eyes to Yan Li's face. Seeing that the girl sitting in the main seat was about 14 or 15 years old, she didn't take it seriously, but she was a little jealous of Yan Li's rare and beautiful face.

However, no matter how jealous and contemptuous she was, she didn't dare to be too rude to the eldest princess.

"Greetings to the eldest princess." Shangguan Jiao lowered her head and knelt down to bow, "I am Shangguan Jiao, the granddaughter of Shangguan Taifu, and I pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the eldest princess."

Yan Li was looking at Lan Yue.

To be precise, he was looking at the redness and swelling on her face: "Who hit you?"

Lan Yue's face was swollen and the corners of her mouth were cracked, which showed how much strength the person who hit her had used.

Lan Yue bowed her head: "I'm fine."

"What I'm asking is, who beat you?" Yan Li asked calmly again, his voice suddenly cold, "People in my house were beaten in front of my eyes, do you think I'm dead?"

As soon as these words came out, Lan Yue and Shangguan Jiao's faces changed.

"Princess." Shangguan Jiao said subconsciously, "Your servant——"

"Did I ask you?" Yan Li glanced at her coldly.

Shangguan Jiao's heart trembled, and she knelt down with a thud.

The attic was suddenly so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

"Who beat you?" Yan Li looked at Lan Yue.

Lan Yue bowed her head and replied, "It was Shangguan Jiao, the concubine of the Shangguan family."

Yan Li said calmly, "What's the reason?"

"The second Miss Shangguan said that I was a traitor and should not live in this world. She also asked me to pay my respects and serve tea to the eldest Miss Shangguan." Lan Yue bit her lip lightly, "I refuted twice, and she had someone hit me."

"How many times?"

Lan Yue was silent for a moment: "She said 20 slaps on the face, but Hong Chang pulled her away before she finished. In total, she hit me more than ten times."

Yan Li then turned to look at Shangguan Jiao with a somewhat condescending look: "Is what Lan Yue saying true?"

Shangguan Jiao was dissatisfied , "I..."

"Since it is the truth, Lan Yue, give her twenty back." Yan Li's tone was cold and hard, with an order that could not be refused, "If you dare not, get out of the princess's mansion later. There is no useless person in my mansion."

"Your Highness the Princess!" Shangguan Jiao stood up from the ground and looked at her in disbelief, "I am the daughter of an official, she is just a concubine, and a concubine who sells out her master for glory-"

"Kneel down!" A nanny came over and shouted coldly, "You have no rules in front of Your Highness the Princess. Is this the good granddaughter taught by Shangguan Taifu?"

Shangguan Jiao's face changed, and she knelt down obediently.

She had never seen Yan Li before. Even though Yan Li had become famous recently and everyone knew her, Shangguan Jiao had never seen her strength with her own eyes. Seeing that she was just a girl of fourteen or fifteen today, people with shallow eyes subconsciously looked down on her.

However, the palace maids had great authority and had taught countless palace maids the rules. Their strictness was ingrained in their bones. Few women could stand it when they frowned.

"Lan Yue." Yan Li picked up her chopsticks and said, "Do it."

Lan Yue said yes, turned around and walked to Shangguan Jiao, raising her hand to slap her in the face.

"Your Highness the Princess." Another person hurried to the stairs, not slow, but with elegant steps, "My sister was rude and impolite today. She didn't mean to offend the Princess. I beg the Princess to forgive her once."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lan Yue slapped Shangguan Jiao in the face.

The sound was crisp and clear.

The attic suddenly became quiet. None of the noble ladies spoke, but they all had subtle expressions and watched the fun quietly.

The woman who just came up was Shangguan Chuchu, who was said to be seventeen years old. She was beautiful and dignified. She wore a lilac-colored double-breasted feather gauze dress and a thin brocade cloak. She looked not only gentle but also noble.

At this time, she walked to Yan Li and bowed gently: "Your servant Shangguan Chuchu, I pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Lan Yue, you didn't eat?" Yan Li picked up a piece of crispy meat and put it into her mouth. "You should give back as much strength as the person who hit you just now used. If you don't hit her hard enough, hit her twice as hard."

These words were said calmly, but they obviously didn't give Shangguan Chuchu face.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Shangguan Chuchu's fair face gradually turned red, and her hands hanging by her side clenched gently.

She slowly lowered her eyes and said humbly: "It is my servant who didn't teach my sister strictly. I will teach her strictly after returning home. Please forgive me, Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"It's your business to teach her after you go home, but it's my business that she attacked my people in my house." Yan Li replied indifferently, "When I finish dealing with the things in my house, you can take her back and teach her slowly."

After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Lan Yue: "Why are you still standing there? Do you want to be kicked out of the princess's house?"

Hearing this, Lan Yue quickly raised her hand and slapped Shangguan Jiao's face, slapping left and right, with a crackling sound, and the force was heavier than the last, and soon Shangguan Jiao's face was swollen.

"Mmmm..." Shangguan was about to be stunned, and after a while he struggled to squeeze out the words, "No... I didn't hit her..."

"It was your maid who hit her." Yan Li said slowly, "But you gave the order, didn't you?"

The two maids who followed Shangguan Chuchu were already pale with fear. Hearing this, they couldn't help but look up at Yan Li, with obvious surprise in their eyes.

It has always been the rule of the rich and powerful that servants take the blame for their masters. Regardless of whether the order was given by the master or not, the servants must bear the consequences.

This seems to be a matter of convention.

Even if they die for their masters, it is an honor for them to be servants.

This is the first time they have heard someone make the responsibilities so clear today.

Whoever gives the order, bears the consequences?