When Jiang Xueshu received news that the Third Prince, Xuanyuan Ling, had departed for the Southwest Region, she was so furious that she gave her personal maid, Lian’er, a vicious beating.
"Spare me, Miss! Please, have mercy!" Lian’er curled into a ball on the ground as the leather whip struck her, crying out for mercy again and again.
"Useless trash! I have to find out about the Third Prince’s movements from others—what use are you to me?" Jiang Xueshu cursed as she lashed out with the whip.
Chapter 170