"Since you are so stubbornly defiant," said he, "I have no choice but to impose a slight punishment upon you, to temper that impetuous spirit of yours."
"Guards!" He turned around and called out in a loud, cold voice.
"Take the mistress to Can Garden. From now on, all the horses in the mansion are to be tended by her; all the clothing, to be washed by her. If she fails to comply, she shall not be fed."
Upon hearing this, Su Yan trembled with fury.
"Chu Yuxiao, how can you treat me this way!"
Chu Yuxiao looked back, his gaze mercilessly upon her as he said,
"This is actually lenient. Anyone who violates the rules of the Marquis Mansion would at the very least be beaten with fifty heavy strikes and then expelled. I am being lenient with you out of consideration for our marital bond—do not be ungrateful."
"You! Despicable! I do not want your leniency. Punish me with fifty strikes and expel me from the Marquis Mansion!"