"You little bitch, how dare you hit me?" "Wait till I return to the prefecture, I’ll make you pay!"
"Beat her, gag her mouth while doing it." The one who said this was Ye Zi’an, "If you dare to curse, you’ll get five more lashes."
Initially, the people hesitated a bit, but then they started to act again. For a moment, all one could hear were screams and howls. As for Nurse Yun, she was dragged by Li’s mother to be slapped by her daughter-in-law many times, her face almost unrecognizable from its original color.
Seeing this, even bystanders could not bear to watch any longer. Land Officer Yang and others were even more fearful, not knowing the details of the situation, all they knew was that Yang Chuxia had beaten Lord Prefect’s people. Some were worried, while others seemed to enjoy the misfortune.
As for County Magistrate Shen and Constable Hong, they both turned their heads away, looking east and west, refusing to look at the miserable state of the two people.
Some kind-hearted bailiffs on the side could not bear to watch, but seeing that County Magistrate Shen and Constable Hong didn’t intervene, they dared not stop it either.
"County Magistrate Shen? Are we really not going to intervene?" Constable Hong asked not because he wanted to interfere but because he feared that they would beat the people to death.
County Magistrate Shen said faintly, "Don’t worry, they won’t kill them. Let’s just watch this play."
"Huh?" Constable Hong looked at County Magistrate Shen in disbelief. Was that something a County Magistrate should say?
However, since his superior had already said so, all Constable Hong could do was watch from the sidelines.
Tsk tsk, just by listening to the miserable screams, one could tell how painful the beatings were.
Finally, when the beating stopped, and they looked at Steward Cao, my god, he was in a terrible state!
He was lying on the ground, unable to move at all. If not for his occasional groaning, one would assume that he was dead.
Seeing his condition, Yang Chuxia coldly snorted a few times and then clapped her hands, "Everyone, come closer and let me tell you why we need to beat this Steward Cao."
County Magistrate Shen’s eyes flashed, and he took two steps forward as well.
Yang Chuxia continued, "Yesterday, I noticed that there was something wrong with the words and deeds of these two people. They said they were here for the selection, but then they said they were here to choose nannies. No matter what they were selecting, if it was the imperial selection, how could they send just these two people? So, I had someone follow them and found out that their visit was not according to the imperial decree. I heard that Lord Prefect wanted to acknowledge several daughters to send them to the imperial selection. It didn’t matter whether these daughters were married or not, as long as they were beautiful. In other words, our Lord Prefect wanted to rise in rank, using the guise of the imperial selection, regardless of the people’s deaths, regardless of the separation of the people’s flesh and blood."
After hearing this, those who didn’t want to climb the social ladder felt relieved, but for some people, they felt that Yang Chuxia had ruined their chance for wealth and fortune.
For example, Yang Li Chun who never learned to keep quiet.
"Yang Chuxia, being a daughter of Lord Prefect is also a good thing. Now that you have beaten Lord Prefect’s people, you do not know good from evil."
On the side, the beaten Steward Cao lying on the ground slightly nodded his head, very much agreeing with Yang Li Chun’s words.
"Can you stop being so stupid?" Yang Chuxia glared at her, "If Lord Prefect acknowledges daughters to participate in the imperial selection, but uses the imperial selection as a cover, isn’t that the same thing as forging an imperial edict? If this is found out, not only will the Prefect suffer, but all those who have a relationship with Lord Prefect will suffer as well."
She paused for a moment, then continued, "And also, acknowledging daughters who don’t belong to noble families, even acknowledging daughters-in-law of childbearing age, as long as they are beautiful. What is this?"