Chapter 6 Family Discipline

When Xiao Ning was brought back to the Marquis' Mansion, the old lady and the elders of the clan were already waiting in the ancestral hall.

Wei Zhi took the man directly to the ancestral hall and briefly reported to the old lady what Xiao Ning had just done outside.

The old lady was so angry that she nearly fainted. She pointed at Xiao Ning with a trembling finger and said, "What a rebellion! Listen to what this evil creature has become! He acts recklessly every day and even talks nonsense outside! He makes it seem as if our mansion is abusing him!"

After hearing Wei Zhi's report, several elders frowned and looked at Xiao Ning with disapproval. "He was such a well-behaved child when he was young. How did he become like this when he grew up?"

Xiao Ning lowered his head, as if he was truly heartbroken. His voice was hoarse, "You can beat me or kill me, it's all up to you."

The old lady pointed at Xiao Ning angrily, "You evil beast! How dare you talk back? Apply the family law! Apply the family law quickly! Punish this bastard!"

The elders pondered for a moment, then asked someone to bring out the family rules - a whip made by the ancestors of the Xiao family, specially used to punish unfilial descendants in later generations. The whip has barbs on it, and when it hits a person, it will hook off a piece of flesh, causing great pain, but will not hurt the person's body.

Xiao Ning was pressed to the ground by the guards, and the patriarch raised his whip.

When a whip hit his body, Xiao Ning couldn't help but grit his teeth and groan, cold sweat pouring down his body.

hiss!

it hurts! !

Xiao Ning went along with the show today, knowing that she would inevitably suffer some physical pain, which was within her expectations. However, she never expected that being hit by this broken whip would be so painful!

The pain of the barbs digging into his flesh made Xiao Ning want to roll over, but because he was being held down, he could only twist his arms, whimpering and groaning in his throat, like a trapped animal, looking extremely pitiful.

"Humph, are you scared now? It's too late! Keep beating him, give him ten lashes, and then give him some medicine. Let him lie down until the day of his wedding! Otherwise, this evil creature won't behave himself!"

After ten whips, Xiao Ning was shaking all over, her hair wet with sweat. She lay on the ground, breathing heavily, like mud.

The old lady ordered people to carry her away.

As she left, she looked up at the people in the ancestral hall with different expressions, and her pale lips formed a vicious and sarcastic arc.

When Xiao Ning was carried back into the house, the doctor who had been invited back had just finished examining Chunsheng's injuries. Yuzhu was just seeing someone off. When she saw the pale-faced Xiao Ning being carried back, she hurried over. When she saw the hideous whip marks on Xiao Ning's back, she was so frightened that she cried out, "Ah! Young Master, your injuries... Doctor Zhang, Doctor Zhang, hurry! Come and take a look at our Young Master..."

After examining the injuries, Doctor Zhang frowned and said, "How could they be so cruel!"

Xiao Ning smiled and said, "Thank you for troubling Uncle Zhang."

"You know how to bother me, so you get into less trouble every day."

Doctor Zhang left her a bottle of the best wound medicine and told her to be careful at night and not to get a fever again.

After sending Doctor Zhang away, Yuzhu sent the maid away, closed the door and prepared to apply medicine to Xiao Ning.

Looking at the torn flesh on Xiao Ning's back, Yuzhu burst into tears again: "How could they punish you privately? You are the prince..."

"If the lady were still here, they wouldn't dare do this to you..."

Xiao Ning touched the little girl's furry head and said, "It's okay. This should be the last time."

Yuzhu hummed a low “hmm” and said, “Indeed, you will be marrying Princess Duanhui in a few days. After you get married and live in the princess’s mansion, they will definitely not be able to bully you anymore.”

Speaking of this, Yuzhu became even more worried. She looked at the gully on Xiao Ning's chest, which was squeezed by the white belt when his clothes were half-undone, and sighed, "Sir, if only you were a real man..."

Xiao Ning couldn't help but laugh, "Why are you sighing at such a young age? I'm not afraid of anything, so why are you afraid?"

"You are still able to laugh, my lord. If the princess finds out your secret..."

"If they find out, then how about making a big gift package to wipe out the entire family of the Marquis' Mansion?"

Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help laughing out loud, "My Lord, I've noticed that you've changed a lot recently. If Madam were still alive, she would definitely be very happy to see you like this!"

Xiao Ning coughed lightly and said vaguely: "Really?"

"Of course!" Yuzhu said, and the light in her eyes dimmed again as she remembered something.

"My Lord, how about... you run away from the marriage?"

Xiao Ning's mouth twitched: "...Running away from marriage?"

Could she just run away from a marriage granted by imperial decree? If it were so easy, the original owner would have already fled. Why would she commit suicide and leave her to take over this mess?

Yuzhu nodded heavily. "Well, since everyone in this mansion who treats you well is gone, it's a good thing that His Majesty, after running away from the marriage, took his anger out on the mansion. It can be considered revenge for the many times they have hurt you."

Xiao Ning waved his hand, "It's not that bad yet, don't worry Yuzhu, I know what I'm doing."

"I believe you! Now, Master, please lie down first. I will apply the medicine to you."

Yuzhu raised the medicine bottle and shook it in front of Xiao Ning.

Xiao Ning grabbed the medicine bottle and smiled at the maid: "Don't rush to apply the medicine today."

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In Shengjing City, where the emperor lives, people live in prosperity and when they have nothing to do, they like to spread gossip. Xiao Ning has always been a hot topic in Shengjing City. In one day, there were 108 versions of the story about Xiao Ning crying on the street and telling his miserable life story.

At the court meeting the next day, an official impeached the Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion for bullying and persecuting the orphan of a famous general. The child cried bitterly in the street, causing the people to talk about it.

Regardless of whether the emperor was sincere or just pretending, he naturally had to send someone to check it out, so as not to disappoint the ministers who served him and to shut up the people in Shengjing.

"Madam, someone is coming from the palace! They're waiting in the front hall now!"

"Someone's coming from the palace? Didn't you ask why they came?"

"I asked, but Angel didn't say anything. But seeing that he looks normal, it shouldn't be anything bad..."

The old lady breathed a sigh of relief and quickly asked someone to call her son and daughter-in-law to go to the front hall to meet the angel.

When the old lady and her entire family arrived, Eunuch Li had just finished his cup of tea. Seeing them coming, he stood up and bowed, "Greetings, old lady. How is the old marquis these days?"

The old lady, with her imperial decree, naturally deserved his courtesy, but since Eunuch Li was close to the emperor, she didn't dare to make trouble. She politely replied, "Thank you for your concern, sir. The Marquis and I are both well. Did you come here today with an imperial decree to read?"

"There's no decree to be read..." Eunuch Li looked around the hall, "Why isn't the Crown Prince here?"

The old lady paused, thinking, could it be that she came here today to target that evil creature?

"What trouble did that evil creature cause?"

Everyone in the hall had different expressions.

Xiao Ning has been a carefree person for a long time, but the palace has never asked about him before. What happened today... Could it be that he really got into trouble when he went out yesterday?

Everyone immediately felt resentful.

"Ha, no, no, the prince is a man of integrity, how could he cause trouble? It's just that I came here today to see the prince for something."

After receiving a negative answer, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was just because of the marriage with Princess Duanhui. After all, they all saw how much His Majesty doted on Princess Duanhui.

The old lady hurriedly sent someone to call Xiao Ning.