The Hunter’s Lively Wife
Chapter 1286 - 1241: Punishment by Caning

Chapter 1286: Chapter 1241: Punishment by Caning

Jiang Zhizhi and the others were terribly frightened.

The wife of the Prince of Rui shouted angrily,

"How dare you servants be so bold! Since when did you have the right to strut around in my Prince Qi Residence like you own the place? What riff-raff are you, thinking you can act like the master here? Do you think it’s so easy to be the master of the Prince Qi Residence?" She looked coldly at Jiang Zhizhi and the others, the wife of the Prince of Rui did not recognize any of them.

Observing their pettiness and lowly garb, the wife of the Prince of Rui called out again with a cold voice, "Guards, drag these people away and give them each fifty lashes with the rod."

What?

Fifty lashes with the rod?

The wife of the Prince of Rui wanted to give them fifty lashes?

Upon hearing this, the faces of the crowd turned pale in fright.

If they were really punished with fifty lashes, they might not die, but they would certainly be skinned alive. Moreover, these people were usually pampered young ladies of the household, raised delicately within the mansion’s deep confines, their tender skin couldn’t withstand beating.

As soon as some heard about the fifty lashes, they were frozen in fright, while the quicker ones started begging for mercy non-stop, "Mercy, Your Highness, have mercy! We just made a mistake this one time, and we will never dare again. Your Highness, please, be merciful and spare us this one instance."

"Mercy, mercy, Your Highness, have mercy..." The group kept begging, while the wife of the Prince of Rui was utterly indifferent, giving a cold order, "Guards, drag them away."

The guards stepped forward, grabbed one each, and dragged all the young ladies away. Seeing the guards take them away, the wife of the Prince of Rui then turned to the butler who had rushed over.

She instructed, "Butler Liu, go and secure the gate properly. Don’t let any more riff-raff be let into the household like today. Let’s forget this incident, but if such a thing happens again, you don’t need to remain as the butler anymore." Jiang Zhizhi and the others were not among those invited by the wife of the Prince of Rui.

The wife of the Prince of Rui knew all too well how these people had gotten in. In grand noble banquets such as at the Wang Residence, there were always those who tried hard and spent money to leverage even the slightest connection to rub shoulders with the elite and gain favor with those in power. The young ladies who came to the Prince Qi Residence today surely aimed to find a powerful and influential match.

Normally, with noble families having ties, the grand banquet in the residence was a joyous occasion, and a large number coming made it lively. The wife of the Prince of Rui would turn a blind eye and not bother about it, but with the incident that had just occurred, she no longer intended to let unauthorized people leverage connections to cause trouble.

Butler Liu nodded in agreement. Despite the wife of the Prince of Rui appearing gentle usually, she could indeed be frightening when she was strict. The position of the butler in the Prince Qi Residence was a lucrative one that many coveted; Butler Liu hadn’t easily secured his place there.

This position didn’t just come with a hefty salary but also prestige, and he had worked hard to attain it; naturally, he wasn’t about to lose it. Having received the orders from the wife of the Prince of Rui, Butler Liu agreed repeatedly and went to guard the gate himself, blocking anyone from entering if they were not on the list.

Initially, Jiang Zhizhi and the others had looked down on Su Yunjin, even calling her riff-raff who had snuck into the Prince Qi Residence through a dog hole. Now, they were being chased away sheepishly by the wife of the Prince of Rui, also referred to as riff-raff, they felt a mix of anger and urgency, as well as shame and fear. They were ashamed to the point of being unable to show their faces, and fearful of the fifty strikes awaiting them.

At the same time, they hated Su Yunjin even more, their teeth itching with frustration.

If they could have devoured her alive,

They would have skinned Su Yunjin without hesitation.