Chapter 595 You Don’t Cherish
Chapter 595 You Don’t Cherish
The next day, Xuanyuan Gen gathered everyone in the mansion to discuss Zhu San's matter. Some people looked at each other, not knowing what had happened. The news of Zhu San's arrest last night had only spread in a small circle, and some people still didn't know about it.
The yard was full of people, with men and women standing on both sides, and Lu Liang was responsible for counting the number of people.
All the servants in the mansion were summoned back, even the night incense smokers were not spared.
Lu Liang counted the number of people and reported to Xuanyuan Gen: "Master, everyone in our mansion is here."
"Hmm!" Xuanyuan Gen's face showed no emotion at this moment.
The voice said calmly: "Bring the person up."
"Yes!" Lu Liang responded, and he shouted to the guards, "Bring the man up here."
Soon, Zhu San was carried up by two guards like a dead dog and placed in front of everyone. The guards threw Zhu San to the ground and stood aside waiting for their master's orders.
There was an uproar below, and most people looked bewildered at the scene. Usually, the master had a cold temper, but he was never harsh to his servants. This was the first time he had summoned the entire mansion.
"The reason I summoned you here is because there's a traitor in Prince Gen's Palace. Someone is so audacious that he's collecting salaries from Prince Gen's Palace, but he has another master. I'm giving you one chance today. If anyone comes forward and confesses, I can give you a lighter sentence..."
"...But if you think I can't find out and choose to remain silent, and I find out which of you is a spy, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"
The servants had different expressions. Seeing Zhu San breathing in more than out on the ground, no one dared to say a word.
Xuanyuan Gen didn't say anything, just waited quietly. After about a cup of tea, no one stood up.
Xuanyuan Gen sat in the main seat and slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, his eyes had turned cold: "This king has given you a chance, but you didn't cherish it."
He gestured to Lu Liang, who immediately understood and took out a list from his sleeve.
When Lu Liang got the list, his face was full of colors.
At first he didn't know what the list was. He just saw the names on the paper, all of whom were very familiar people. They were servants in Prince Gen's Mansion. Some of them were even close to him and they could have a drink together from time to time.
After learning the truth, he was completely stunned. If it weren't for the extremely detailed description, he would have thought that they were innocent and that there must have been a mistake somewhere.
Lu Liang took out the paper with a serious expression and began to judge the people on the list.
"Yan Liu, Sun Decai, Du Juan, Bing Yue..." Lu Liang read out the names of 13 people. After he finished, he glared at them and said, "You bunch of ungrateful wolves! Since you entered the palace, has His Highness ever treated you unfairly?"
The 13 people were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they knelt on the ground, shouting that they were innocent.
"Your Highness, I am innocent. Someone must have framed me. Please investigate."
"Chen Ping, I misjudged you. I originally thought you were loyal to the prince, but I never thought you were actually a spy sent by the palace to monitor the prince! How dare you cry out for injustice? If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself."
Without even looking at Chen Ping, he walked over to Xuanyuan Gen and asked, "Your Highness, what do you do with these people?"
"Give each of them 100 lashes here, and then hand them over to the clan office for disposal!"
When they heard that they were going to be sent to the clan house, they were completely panicked and kept begging for mercy.
"I have already given you a chance, but you didn't cherish it. I can't blame you for that. I hope the rest of you will learn from this. If I find out there are still those who are disloyal, they will be your role models! Beat them now, immediately!"
Regardless of whether they were male or female, they all screamed in pain from the beating. Several maids fainted after being hit less than thirty times. Lu Liang was well prepared and ordered his men to pour water on the fainted people to wake them up before continuing to beat them. Two of the maids could not resist and were beaten to death.
The remaining people in Prince Gen's mansion were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they stood there without daring to say a word.
"If you want to leave Prince Gen's Mansion, do it as soon as possible. Those who choose to stay must be united with the mansion. I will never treat you unfairly. But if you want to be two-faced like them, then don't blame me for being cruel!" After Xuanyuan Gen finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and left.
The reason he was able to get the list of spies so quickly was naturally thanks to Fu Ling and Lu Beichen, who worked overtime overnight to obtain their information and thus caught all the spies in one fell swoop.
At this time, Fu Ling was still sleeping soundly because he had worked overtime last night, while Lu Beichen was drinking tea in the yard.
Xuanyuan Gen saw this scene when he came.
"Is the matter resolved?" Lu Beichen had already heard the footsteps and could tell who it was from the sound.
"Well, thank you two for your hard work. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to find them all so quickly."
Among the dozen or so people, several of them were old people in the mansion. Who would have thought that they were actually Ouyang Yuan's minions, even though they had never been exposed in their previous lives. It turned out that their every word and action had been seen from the very beginning.
"Where's Ling'er? Why can't I see her?" Xuanyuan Gen sat down next to Lu Beichen.
"Still catching up on sleep." It was inconvenient for him to enter the maid's room, so the important task was handed over to Fu Ling. There were not too many servants in the mansion, but not too few either. When they finished, it was already early morning.
"I'm sorry to have troubled you. These things originally had nothing to do with you."
"Since we chose to come here with you, these things have been inseparable from us. Leaving it as a time bomb, it's wise to eliminate the hidden dangers as soon as possible. There's no need to be so formal. Fu Ling has a close relationship with you, and for this reason, we won't stand idly by."
"It's great to meet you. It's a pity that we are not from the same world, otherwise I would really like to be your brother."
These were his heartfelt words. He could always see a ray of light in Lu Beichen.
"We are friends." Lu Beichen was unusually talkative today.
After being stunned for half a second, Xuanyuan Gen suddenly burst into laughter: "Yes, we are friends."
A distinguished guest came to Prince Gen’s palace in the afternoon.
"Ling'er, why don't you go to the royal brother's house and have a visit? Don't you only have my brother in your heart and not me, your eldest royal brother? Sigh..."
Fu Ling was completely confused. He had heard Xuanyuan Gen mention the eldest prince before, but he hadn't said that he was a funny guy, and a funny guy who loved to act.
"Royal brother, I am very sad to hear you say that. It's all my fault. He didn't let me go out. Otherwise, I would have gone to your house long ago." Fu Ling directly put all the blame on Xuanyuan Gen.
Xuanyuan Gen was drinking tea, but when he heard this, he almost spit out the water in his mouth.
"Brother Gen, this is your fault. What's the difference between locking Ling'er up in your mansion and in the palace?"
"Cough!" Xuanyuan Gen pretended to cough and glanced at Fu Ling.
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