Hua Shang was frightened when he heard this and wanted to beg for mercy, but Heng Luan stood in front of him and he finally held back.
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. A lady broke the silence and laughed, "This monk has talked a lot, but he hasn't produced any evidence to prove that this golden Buddha is yours!"
Everyone echoed in agreement, and Heng Luan's face began to look unhappy.
Zhao Ying suddenly slammed the table, and the banquet became quiet.
Zhao Ying looked at Heng Luan and Heng Lin and sneered, "Don't even mention that you can't find evidence to prove that this golden Buddha is yours. Even if it is, what does it matter?"
"All under heaven belongs to the king, and everything in this world belongs to my Zhao family!"
"Who gave you the courage to snatch things from my daughter, Zhao Ying?"
"Someone! Drag Master Heng Luan and his apprentice, along with Heng Lin, down here and give them thirty lashes each. This will teach them a lesson and teach them the lesson of respect and rank!"
Heng Luan, Heng Lin, and Hua Shang were shocked upon hearing this. The guards were already heading towards them. Heng Luan struggled and shouted angrily, "How dare you do this to me?! How dare you! Do you know who I am?"
Zhao Ying looked at Heng Luan in surprise, doubting her ears for a moment. She had never heard anyone say the word "insolent" to her... Zhao Ying couldn't help but look at Shangguan Shu, her eyes indicating, where did you find this lunatic?
Shangguan Shu understood what she meant and spread his hands towards her.
Zhao Ying rolled her eyes at him, then called Shangguan Qingyue to her side and whispered soothingly, "Don't be afraid, Yue'er. Mother will protect you!"
Shangguan Qingyue held the golden Buddha and nodded obediently, which was rare.
Heng Luan, Heng Lin and Hua Shang were beaten with boards. All three of them gritted their teeth and endured it, without crying out in pain or begging for mercy.
Everyone watched with relief, thinking that this was the fate of someone who was so greedy for money, shameless, and rebellious!
Shangguan Qingwan felt a little reluctant to see Heng Lin being punished. She wanted to plead with Zhao Ying, saying that Heng Lin was just an accomplice and the most hateful one was the monk. However, after thinking about it, she shut her mouth. Why should she make Yue'er unhappy because of a man?
In Shangguan Qingwan's heart, no one is more important than her family.
Shangguan Qingyue watched silently, his dark pupils unblinking, but after a while, his eyes turned red.
So this is what it feels like to be unconditionally protected by your parents...
Brothers, you were so happy in the past...
The thirty lashes were quickly completed.
Heng Luan and Hua Shang were thrown out, and Heng Lin was sent back to Guangming Palace by Zhao Ying. Before leaving, Zhao Ying warned Heng Lin that if he agreed with Shangguan Qingwan, she would spare his life, but if not...
This is imperial power!
Heng Luan and Heng Lin now understood it thoroughly!
A tiger in trouble is bullied by a dog...
The two great ancestors of gods and Buddhas were beaten by a mortal princess.
What a shame and humiliation!
The Second Ancestor hated it, but he had no place to complain...
Heng Lin was lying in the side room. The young eunuch had already applied medicine to him. He closed his eyes and was deep in thought. His heart was filled with mixed feelings, but he did not show them on his face.
Rather than anger, he was more worried about Heng Luan's situation. They were now mortals. Heng Luan was beaten with a stick in the court and thrown onto the street with no one to treat him. What if he was seriously injured and died?
They also wanted to kill the sixth brother and let him return to his position, but the eldest brother died before the sixth brother returned to his position.
This time I died, without my father's planning and protection, and I don't know if I really perished in the chaos.
Just as Heng Lin was thinking, the door of the wing room opened. Heng Lin peeped in through a crack. Against the moonlight, the figure was just a young girl...
Heng Lin suddenly closed his eyes and sneered in his heart. He knew who it was.
Shangguan Qingwan.
He is just an ordinary ant who is still wet behind the ears, but he has the wrong thoughts!
Shangguan Qingwan came forward and asked softly, "Teacher, are you okay?"
There was no response for a long time.
Seeing Heng Lin ignore her, Shangguan Qingwan sighed, "You must be blaming me for not pleading for you... But what happened today was indeed your brother's fault. Who is my mother? No one in this world would humiliate her in public like this. There was a fool who got his comeuppance before, and his tongue was inexplicably cut off..."
"You are very lucky!" Shangguan Qingwan didn't say anything. Her father was even more ruthless. Her father had not taken action tonight, otherwise they might not have come back alive.
"My little sister is the apple of our family's eye. If you want to be safe from now on, remember not to upset her again!"
Shangguan Qingwan felt that she was giving sincere advice, but Henglin felt so uncomfortable listening to it that he couldn't help but sneer.
"What are you laughing at, teacher?"
"fine."
Shangguan Qingwan's voice was soft and sweet, even more pleasant in the quiet of the night. "Since the teacher is injured, you don't have to teach tomorrow or the day after tomorrow..."
Heng Lin suddenly opened his eyes, and looked at Shangguan Qingwan with a half-smile in his dark eyes, which made Shangguan Qingwan's heart beat irregularly. After a while, she saw him curl his lips in a smile and said in a calm voice, "No need, I can..."
"Teacher, you don't have to force yourself..."
Heng Lin interrupted her, "Don't you want to learn painting from me tomorrow?"
Shangguan Qingwan was stunned for a moment, a little flattered, and subconsciously retorted, "No... no..."
"Then tomorrow as scheduled!"
Shangguan Qingwan pursed her lips, a hint of joy in her eyes, "Well, it's getting late, I'll go back first, see you tomorrow!"
"Okay!" Heng Lin said softly.
When Shangguan Qingwan closed the door before leaving, she smiled sweetly at Henglin. Henglin had a lazy look on his face and smiled back at her.
The door creaked shut.
The corners of Heng Lin's lips suddenly dropped, and his heavy breathing lengthened.
Outside the door, Shangguan Qingwan was dancing. Thinking of Heng Lin's handsome appearance, her face turned red and her smile grew wider.
Mother is right!
Men are born to be mean.
After a beating, Henglin became obedient.
He had never been so proactive or so kind to her before...
Shangguan Qingwan raised her eyebrows. The obedient teacher became even more charming!
…
Shangguan Qingyue crawled under the bed, pulled out a wooden box with great effort, opened it, and put the golden Buddha inside. Just as she was about to close it, she suddenly thought of something and took out the golden Buddha again.
[No, no, this is not safe! ]
[Third Brother knows that the golden body is with me, he will definitely find a way to steal it! It's hard to guard against it...]
The little guy sat down on the ground, leaning against the box, arms folded, brows drooping. [Where can I put it safely?]
[And Third Senior Brother’s divine root…] Shangguan Qingyue reached into the box and grabbed a long, flickering rope in her palm.
Suddenly, Shangguan Qingyue's eyes lit up, and he clasped his fists together and punched them, "I figured it out!"
Shangguan Qingyue stood up, threw the long rope into the box, locked it, pushed it under the bed, and then walked out with the golden statue in his arms, "Daddy, I want to leave the palace!"
An hour later, Shangguan Qingyue walked out of the largest pawnshop in the capital and stuffed the pawn ticket into his small pocket.
[Hehe, if you want your golden body back, go redeem it yourself!]
[Fifty thousand taels... Senior Brother, can you come up with five taels of silver?]
Shangguan Qingyue raised his chin proudly.
Behind him, Shangguan Shu had a smile on his face and looked at the little girl in front of him lovingly.
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