Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 35: The Way to Control Your Subordinates (Updated)
It can be said that except for the status, all the treatment of Lin Xiaoniang in the Sheng family is no worse than that of the main wife.

After Sheng Hong was punished, except for not taking back the farm and shop that he had given to Lin Xiaoniang and the custody of the child, all other preferential treatments were cancelled and he was treated completely according to the standards of a normal concubine.

Zhao Xing felt relieved after hearing this. The reason why Lin Xiaoniang dared to act like a demon was because Sheng Hong repeatedly indulged her.

To put it bluntly, she dared to do those things because of Sheng Hong's favor towards her. Now that Sheng Hong's attitude towards her has changed so much, Lin Xiaoniang naturally dared not act like a demon anymore.

In this way, Wei Xiaoniang should be fine.

Of course, all this is based on the premise that Sheng Hong’s attitude will not change again.

Given Lin Xiaoniang's personality, she will definitely not accept this and will definitely try every possible means to please Sheng Hong.

But will Sheng Hong do it?

Sheng Hong is a smart man, which can be seen from his behavior after arriving in Bianliang.

In the local area, he could pamper Lin Xiaoniang and even let his concubine take charge of the household, but after arriving in Bian Jing, he did not dare to do so.

Because he was afraid of being caught and affecting his reputation.

This time Zhao Xing asked Liu Sanshi to punish him. He must have thought that it was the government who was punishing him, so he dared not do it again.

In fact, it was similar to what Zhao Xing thought. Lin Xiaoniang must be unwilling to accept Sheng Hong’s sudden change of attitude.

When Liu Sanshi was in Yangzhou, Sheng Hong didn't even go to Lin Xiaoniang's place.

Lin Xiaoniang found various reasons to meet Sheng Hong, but was always blocked by Sheng Hong.

After Liu Sanshi left Bian Jing, Sheng Hong went to Lin Xiaoniang's room, which made Lin Xiaoniang very happy. She did her best to serve Sheng Hong, allowing Sheng Hong to enjoy a great time.

However, when she tried to find out why Sheng Hong had such a big change in his attitude, he remained silent.

Lin Xiaoniang had no choice but to pretend to be aggrieved and pitiful, hoping to restore her previous treatment and status.

However, the tricks that had always worked before were completely useless.

Naturally, Lin Xiaoniang would not give up so easily, and she thought about how to please Sheng Hong every day.

As a result, Sheng Hongguang enjoyed the service and refused to agree to anything.

It was not until one day when Sheng Hong got drunk that he told her the truth.

After learning the truth, Lin Xiaoniang was heartbroken. She finally understood why Sheng Hong's attitude towards her had changed so drastically.

Even though she was unwilling, she couldn't change anything and didn't dare to act like a demon again.

In the past, when she acted like a demon, even if Sheng Hong knew about it, he would not pursue the matter as long as she did not leave any evidence.

But it’s different now, Sheng Hong will not tolerate her anymore.

Because of this, Lin Xiaoniang was depressed, fell ill, and almost lost her life.

Of course, this all happened later, and Zhao Xing was not aware of it.

After listening to Liu Sanshi's story, Zhao Xing was silent for a while and said, "Thank you for your hard work this time."

"It is my honor to work for Your Highness. I dare not say it is hard work." Liu Sanshi said quickly.

"You did a good job, but you shouldn't act on your own." Zhao Xing said calmly.

The smile on Liu Sanshi's face froze, and he knelt down with a plop, saying in panic: "This slave deserves death!"

Zhao Xing looked at Liu Sanshi without saying anything. He was indeed interested in what Liu Sanshi said, but Zhao Xing did not ask him to do it. Liu Sanshi figured out his thoughts and did it on his own initiative.

Even if it is in line with Zhao Xing's wishes, this trend cannot continue.

It is not wrong for those in a lower position to try to guess the thoughts of those in a higher position, but they cannot say it, let alone do it.

Once he is indulged and tastes the sweetness, no matter what he does in the future, he will try to figure out the thoughts of the superiors.

Zhao Xing's silence put great pressure on Liu Sanshi, and cold sweat broke out on him.

After a long while, Zhao Xing said, "Although you have worked hard, your merits and demerits cannot offset each other. You should receive twenty strokes of the cane."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your mercy!" Liu Sanshi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that.

"Take the board and go back to heal your wounds, then come to me and serve me." Zhao Xing said calmly.

Zhao Xing scolded him because he saw that he was smart and wanted to keep him by his side to be useful, otherwise there would be no need at all.

Although Sanshui is loyal, he is not smart enough and he needs someone smarter by his side.

Liu Sanshi was delighted and said excitedly: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Sanshui, take him to get the board, you are responsible for supervision." Zhao Xing waved his hand. "Yes!"

Sanshui responded and took Liu Sanshi out.

"Uncle Sanshui, your name is Sanshui and my name is Sanshi. We are really destined to be together."

After leaving the hall, Liu Sanshi looked at Sanshui in a flattering manner.

Since Zhao Xing wanted to keep him by his side and serve him, he naturally would not beat him to death with a stick.

However, he sent Sanshui, who was by his side, to supervise, which was to tell Liu Sanshi that Sanshui was someone he trusted, and even if the latter came, he had to behave himself and not think of competing with Sanshui for status.

Liu Sanshi also understood this, so he wanted to please Sanshui and have a good relationship with him.

"Your surname is Liu, and I don't have one." Sanshui responded with a stern face to Liu Sanshi's flattery and ignored him.

Liu Sanshi felt very disappointed and didn't dare to say anything more.

Sanshui brought Liu Sanshi outside the palace and called two eunuchs to execute Liu Sanshi.

After everything was ready, the two eunuchs in charge of beating looked at Sanshui.

There are many ways to beat someone with a stick. If you want to beat someone to death, let alone twenty strokes, just a few hits will kill the person.

Therefore, when people were punished with sticks in the palace, they would follow the instructions from above.

Although Sanshui is not smart, he is not stupid either. Zhao Xing said that he should let Liu Sanshi come back to serve after his injury healed, so he naturally could not be beaten to death.

But since Liu Sanshi has to go back to recuperate, he can’t be treated lightly.

So he said, "Play normally."

The two eunuchs who were carrying out the execution were stunned. Generally speaking, if the beating was light, they would say it was done with all their heart, while if it was done to death, it would be said to be done with real force.

This is the first time I've heard of them being beaten normally.

After a moment's silence, the two finally reacted and neither deliberately aggravated nor alleviated the condition.

Even so, after twenty strokes of the board, Liu Sanshi's skin was torn and flesh was broken, and he could hardly get out of bed without recuperation for a month or two.

Liu Sanshi's guess was correct. Zhao Xing letting Sanshui supervise was indeed a hint that even if he came to serve him, his status would be lower than Sanshui's, and he should not think about competing with Sanshui for status.

But Zhao Xing had another intention. Sanshui would carry out his instructions to the letter. Let Sanshui supervise him. Sanshui would not try to guess his intentions and naturally would not intentionally increase or decrease the severity of the situation.

Liu Sanshi is a person who likes to guess people's minds. If he is hit lightly, he will definitely think too much.

But you can't hit him too hard, otherwise after twenty strokes of the board he will be crippled if not killed.

That's why Zhao Xing asked Sanshui to supervise.

After being beaten with twenty boards, Liu Sanshi naturally could not walk anymore and was carried back.

Not long after Liu Sanshi was sent back, Eunuch Liu got the news and rushed over.

"Didn't you say that you had done the job for His Highness?" Eunuch Liu said with a grim expression.

When Liu Sanshi met Zhao Xing, he asked him what the prince had asked him to do.

Liu Sanshi told him that the prince had instructed not to leak the information, so Eunuch Liu did not ask any more questions.

When Liu Sanshi went to see him before, he asked about the progress of the matter for His Royal Highness the Prince, and Liu Sanshi confidently told him that it had been done.

But in the end he was carried back.

Liu Sanshi did not dare to tell him the specific things he had done for the prince. He just told him about how he acted on his own, made the prince angry, and was beaten with twenty boards.

"idiot!"

After hearing this, Eunuch Liu scolded him, "Aren't you usually quite clever? Why are you so stupid this time? You even dared to act on your own. Do you think that you can fool His Highness just because he is young?"

"I have realized my mistake, godfather. However, Your Highness asked me to come and serve you after my injury has healed. This can be considered a blessing in disguise." Liu Sanshi said.

"A blessing in disguise?" Eunuch Liu sneered, "If you don't put away your cleverness, disaster will befall you!"

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