Yu Zizhen glanced at everyone present with her large eyes, which showed no sign of moisture or redness. "Your Majesty, will you uphold justice and fairness for me? Will those wicked villains, who are accustomed to sweet talk and distortion of facts, not interfere and obstruct me?"
Everyone: ... Very good, the straightforward style of pointing fingers and scolding the person involved is really unchanging.
Fan Zhongming was being closely watched by Yu Zizhen, and he knew that if he didn't explain the reason, Yu Zizhen would definitely continue to make trouble.
He looked at his grandfather and then at his mascot, the Emperor.
The emperor glanced at Lu Tong, whose expression grew increasingly grim, yet he, fearing the Prince of Zhenbei, did not dare to act rudely. He felt a rare surge of joy in his heart. This was the first time Lu Tong had been so openly humiliated in front of him.
He took a deep breath, dutifully playing his role as a mascot, "My dear ministers, what do you think of this?"
Prime Minister Fan Ting was definitely taking advantage of this opportunity to step on his opponent. He said, "What the Prince of Zhenbei said makes sense. If the inkstone was just a joke, it could be barely justified. But hitting someone with a high-backed chair made of solid wood is such a vile act that it can no longer be attributed to a joke. This is malicious injury and must be severely punished."
The old tutor Ge Tonglin bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I also believe that such behavior must be severely punished. Only in this way can the children learn a lesson and take it as a warning."
Two against one, and the most important thing is that Prince Yu Zizhen of Zhenbei is obviously not going to give in, so Duke Cheng'en Lu Tong has no choice but to make concessions.
With a sullen face, he said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, please consider their young age and that this is their first offense, and give them a light punishment but a severe warning, and a chance to repent on their own."
This means that the emperor should take it easy and not impose too severe a punishment.
The two old guys were very bad. Since the child was not theirs, they could certainly come up with the decision to severely punish him. But as one of the leaders of the Lu family, how could he not try his best to protect his own and his in-laws' children?
Upon hearing this, the emperor readily asked Lu Tong, "Then according to Lord Cheng'en's opinion, how should I punish them both?"
Before Lu Tong could say anything, Wan Jingrong knelt down before the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with Master Lu. I was the one who placed the inkstone and the high-backed chair there, and I was the one who threw the silver coins that smashed the high-backed chair. Master Lu did nothing."
The emperor cried out "Ah" and turned to look at Yu Zizhen, who had not shed a single tear but had just howled so loudly that it shook the earth.
He was afraid that Yu Zizhen would not accept Wan Jingrong's protection of Lu Heng.
What if this kid starts making trouble again...
Just thinking about that scene, the emperor couldn't help but feel a headache.
However, to his surprise, Yu Zizhen only sneered in an ambiguous manner, "Since you said so, then you will bear all the blame alone."
She looked at everyone present. "I have three requests. First, the culprit must go home and reflect on his mistakes. The period of reflection is three months. If you dare to leave within three months, don't blame me for packing up and returning to the Northern Territory. Second, before that, you must apologize to me first. Remember to deeply reflect on your mistakes. If you don't reflect enough, don't blame me for asking you to reword your words. Third, send three thousand taels of silver to our Zhenbei Palace before dinner tonight. This will be your payment for my medical expenses, comfort money, missed tuition, and the apology gift."
When they heard the specific content of "three", everyone was dumbfounded. It was the first time they heard someone directly ask for money.
Wan Jingrong jumped up and yelled at Yu Zizhen, "Three thousand taels?! Why don't you just go and rob it!"
The corners of Yu Zizhen's eyes and mouth drooped, and the four characters "I'm unhappy" were written all over his face. "So you don't agree? Did I, Yu Zizhen, ever say I'd force you to buy or sell?"
She bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, it seems I must return to the North."
After saying that, she took Yaoguang and turned away.
Wan Jingrong was furious, but Lu Tong ordered him with a dark face, "Promise him."
Wan Jingrong dared not disobey Lu Tong's orders. He straightened his neck and said to Yu Zizhen, "Okay, okay, I agree! Is it not enough for me to give you three thousand taels?"
Yu Zizhen stopped, turned around and said to Wan Jingrong, "Then apologize. Remember, it must be sincere."
Wan Jingrong was in a dilemma. He had been domineering since he was a child and had no experience in apologizing to others!
If he just said sorry dryly, it would be fine, at most it would be embarrassing, he didn't care, but now Yu Zizhen asked him to "reflect deeply and sincerely", he couldn't help but feel a little at a loss.
In the end, Yu Zizhen forced Wan Jingrong to cry by "reorganizing his words" three times.
Wan Jingrong is still a child. He has been pampered by his elders at home. How can he bear such grievance?
He burst into tears, and Yu Zizhen waved his hands at him with a look of disgust, "Forget it, forget it, I'll just consider it as a pass."
Don’t cry anymore, your nose is about to burst into snot bubbles. It’s not scary but disgusting.
She agreed, and Wan Jingrong had accomplished the second point.
All that was left was to close the door for three months and pay a compensation of three thousand, which were not conditions that Wan Jingrong could fulfill immediately.
He was taken away by his servant with tears in his eyes. The "overly frightened" Yu Zizhen was busy going home to receive the banknotes, so he took Yaoguang out of the palace.
After she left, Zhou Wenyong organized others to start class.
However, after this incident, Yu Zizhen's new classmates were inevitably a little absent-minded. In addition, a lot of time was wasted, so teacher Zhou Wenyong did not teach them new content as originally planned.
He let others review their lessons on their own, while he used the excuse of reading to ponder Yu Zizhen.
Intelligent and clever, bold yet very measured in his actions, this was Zhou Wenyong's first impression of Yu Zizhen.
However, Mr. Jiang, who received the news, had a completely different evaluation of Yu Zizhen's behavior than Zhou Wenyong.
Yu Zizhen, who didn't know that someone would soon jump out to ruin her good mood, was now sitting in the carriage leaving the palace, smiling and discussing with the system her new idea of making a fortune.
In fact, she had been worried before about how to make money in the future. After all, she was so young and looked untrustworthy at first glance, and everything she did would easily be questioned.
Now, Wan Jingrong has helped her open up a new pattern of making money.
As the saying goes, there is no such thing as extortion in business. Well, asking for compensation makes money quickly?
Besides, as a martial artist, how could she not follow the crowd and stand up for justice and fight for justice from time to time?
All ill-gotten gains belong to me, it's exciting just to think about it~
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