Everyone looked at her with both amazement and sympathy.
“Enough, A’Hao,” Nanny Su said sternly. “Your thoughts for your madam, I understand, but this matter has really gone too far!”
These words left A’Hao somewhat confused.
“No, no, it wasn’t our Young Madam who told me to come. It was Yin Huan, Yin Huan called me here…” she shouted frantically.
“You must be confused. Sister Yin Huan went out with the Prince today…” a maid couldn’t help saying, her expression becoming even more surprised with some disdain.
A’Hao’s mouth dropped open and her eyes widened.
“No, it really was her! She came in with me, she was just in the courtyard…” she shouted loudly, standing up to go outside. “If you don’t believe me, come with me to see…”
“Enough,” Nanny Su shouted angrily. “Someone, take her away.”
A’Hao had just stood up and sat back down on the ground, her face ashen.
“No, Nanny Su, Nanny Su, I really didn’t… it really wasn’t me… I’m not…” her mind was in chaos and for a moment she didn’t know what to say. She crawled a few steps and hugged Nanny Su’s legs, just calling “Nanny Su” repeatedly.
Several servant women had already rushed in and, like an eagle catching a chick, lifted A’Hao and took her out, simultaneously stuffing a handkerchief in A’Hao’s mouth.
The courtyard had already fallen silent, with everyone watching her being dragged struggling and crying from the courtyard.
“Let me make this clear to all of you – the Prince’s courtyard is not somewhere anyone can enter as they please. Those who harbor thoughts they shouldn’t, don’t blame me for being ruthless,” Nanny Su stood under the eaves and said sternly.
Low acknowledgments sounded in the courtyard. No one dared to look anymore and hurriedly turned back to their previous tasks. Soon the previous liveliness was restored, as if nothing had happened.
Nanny Su watched A’Hao being dragged out the door and quietly exhaled, her expression grim.
Just as A’Hao was being dragged out the door, a group of people approached with large steps.
The servant women respectfully stopped and made way.
The group walked over and stopped, seemingly curious about these servant women’s actions.
“This maid made a mistake, breaking the ornament Madam gave to the young master. Nanny Su ordered household discipline,” the servant women said respectfully.
A’Hao’s vision was already blurred with tears. She struggled desperately, unable to see clearly who was approaching.
“Oh.”
A slightly deep male voice responded, the voice flat and emotionless, as if hearing that the weather was nice today.
This voice entering A’Hao’s ears made her tremble even more violently. She struggled harder, the muffled sounds from her mouth growing louder, but all this was futile. The servant women quickly dragged her away rapidly. A’Hao’s vision only caught a glimpse of the corner of a dark blue long robe.
“Concubine…” A’Jin, who had been standing on another path, couldn’t bear it and couldn’t help calling out softly.
Concubine Zhou gently waved her fan with an expressionless face.
“If they really beat her, I’m afraid A’Hao’s little life…” A’Jin said softly again.
“She’s her maid, taking punishment for her. What can we do?” Concubine Zhou said indifferently, not looking that way again as she walked forward.
A’Jin didn’t dare say more and hurried to follow. Halfway there she couldn’t help but look back, but could no longer see A’Hao’s figure.
Probably would never see her again…
When Qi Yue and A’Ru got the news and rushed over, the punishment had already ended. A’Hao lay motionless on the punishment bench, while her parents knelt beside crying, not daring to cry loudly.
A’Ru had nearly fainted when she received the news, crying continuously on the way there. Seeing this scene now, her body went soft and she sat on the ground.