Meng Youning lost her balance and fell forward.
Her pupils contracted subconsciously, and she twisted her ankle, instantly changing her body direction.
"thump"
Meng Youning fell heavily to the ground, and her wrist, which was already a little red, instantly began to bleed.
She frowned and supported herself on the ground with her hands. The pain in her hands made her gasp.
Jiang Zhuo, who was standing by, glared and hurried forward, bending down to help Meng Youning up.
She patted the dust off her clothes and said, "Youning, don't argue with this kid. Come here and let me see if it's serious."
When his eyes caught sight of the scarlet mark on his wrist, he screamed in exaggeration, "Oh, it's so serious! Someone, go call the court doctor."
The maid beside her answered yes and then trotted away.
"It's okay." Meng Youning silently pulled her hand back, rubbed her wrist, lowered her eyelids, and glanced at Qi Ran with a hint of fear, "Youning is used to it."
Her eyes quickly filled with mist. She held a handkerchief in her hand and put it to her lips, coughing lightly a few times. Her small face, the size of a palm, suddenly turned pale.
In a corner where no one was paying attention, a hint of coldness flashed across Meng Youning's eyes.
Although Qi Ran was a bastard, the Prince Yi and his wife were quite nice to her.
If she wants to gain control of the financial power of the Crown Prince's Mansion, she can put more effort into Prince Yi and his wife.
"Youning, if you want to go out again, tell us in advance. At the very least, take your servants with you." Jiang Zhuo patted her hands. "That way, we'll know where you've been. You're a girl, how can you go without someone to protect you? Remember this."
Meng Youning sniffed and nodded obediently, "Yes, Youning has made a note of it."
Qi Ran's pupils suddenly widened as he spoke, his face filled with disbelief. He pointed at Meng Youning and tilted his head to the side, wanting to step forward. "Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute, explain to me clearly, what do you mean by 'used to it'?"
Meng Youning paused, then slowly turned to look at him. A trace of hurt flashed across her face, and she felt like she was about to cry. She raised her eyes, a deep sense of resentment in them, "Sir, do you have to make things so difficult for me..."
Then she put her hand over her heart, and wiped the corners of her eyes. The next moment, she picked up her clothes and trotted away, leaving everyone with only a pitiful back.
Jiang Zhuo subconsciously exchanged a glance with Qi Shangqing, his eyes clearly saying, this girl has actually suffered such a great injustice?
Qi Ran's eyelids twitched wildly. This little girl looked so fragile, but he didn't expect that she actually had two faces.
He took a deep breath, rolled up his sleeves, and was about to chase after him.
However, when he raised his eyes, a shadow suddenly covered his eyes.
Qi Shangqing weighed the stick in his hand, which was half the thickness of his fist, looked at Qi Ran calmly and said, "Where do you want to run to?"
Qi Ran glanced at Qi Shangqing's appearance at the moment, and helplessly stroked his forehead, "Dad, you really look like a bandit leader now."
"You little bastard." Qi Shangqing puffed his beard and glared, then took a step forward and waved at Qi Ran, "You dare to call your father a bandit leader? I'll beat you to death today."
Qi Ran twisted his waist and perfectly avoided Qi Shangqing's stick.
"No, no, no."
As soon as these words were spoken, the space suddenly fell into silence, and then a scream that broke through the sky broke out.
Qi Ran jumped up and down, holding his buttocks. While covering his back, he pointed at Qi Shangqing with a grin, "Are you really going to teach me a lesson for that hypocritical woman?"
The maids serving on both sides immediately knelt down, lowered their heads, and looked at the ground.
Qi Shangqing knocked the table with his stick, one hand on his waist, "She married you, it's ok if you don't treat her well, but you actually hit her?"
"Ran'er, don't be angry with your father." Jiang Zhuo sighed and sat down. "He's doing this for your own good."
Qi Ran curled his lips and muttered softly, "It's not me who wants to marry you. It's all your fault."
"What did you say!" Qi Shangqing's voice suddenly rose.
Suddenly, he threw the stick in his hand to the ground, swung his clothes, snorted coldly, turned around and sat in the main seat.
Qi Ran immediately breathed a sigh of relief. His father finally stopped using that damn stick to scare him.
Before he could feel happy, Qi Shangqing waved his hand and said, "Come here, let's practice the family rules."
Qi Ran was stunned for a moment, and swallowed silently, "Family...family rules?"
Immediately, while Qi Ran was still in a daze, he saw a group of people coming with family rules.
The corners of his mouth twitched slightly. Was this something that had been prepared long ago?
Qi Shangqing waved his hand, and several servants quickly stepped forward, "I'm sorry, Prince."
Then, he felt his arms being tightly bound. He couldn't help but frown and struggled hard, but he couldn't get free at all.
The next moment, he was pressed down on the square stool that had been prepared long ago.
In the blink of an eye, a sharp pain came from behind him. He raised his head slightly, but the hands of the people holding his arms on both sides increased in strength.
Qi Ran's jaw slammed against the hard square stool, causing him to feel a pain and his brows furrowed even more.
The sharp pain in his back quickly turned into a dull ache, and before he could catch his breath, the next board fell.
For a moment, the entire space was filled with the sounds of sticks hitting flesh and Qi Ran's screams.
Qi Ran clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
Good job, Meng Youning, I will remember this!
Half an hour later.
Qi Ran stared at Qi Shangqing above him with a resentful look on his face, his left hand hanging naturally at his side, and he gently touched the wound with his right hand. The next moment, he withdrew his hand with a grin.
"Are you still not convinced?" Qi Shangqing raised his eyebrows.
"I'm convinced." Qi Ran almost blurted out word by word, "I'm completely convinced!"
He swung his sleeves fiercely and glared at Cang Hei beside him, "Are you waiting for the food to be served?"
Cang Hei subconsciously glanced at Qi Shangqing, and seeing that the other party looked much better, he stepped forward and stretched out his hand to support Qi Ran.
Qi Ran narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at him with a forced smile, and stretched out his hand to grab Cang Hei's neck, "Why don't you run away a little bit? Why don't you take the initiative when this prince is in trouble?"
Canghei's neck shuddered. "The prince wants to punish you. Who dares to say anything more?"
Qi Ran grinned, "Come on, come closer, I promise not to hit you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he slapped Cang Hei on the back of his head.
Sensing movement behind him, Qi Ran quickened his pace and limped out of the main hall.
Qi Ran: "What time is it now?"
Canghei: "It's the beginning of the Hai period."
"Let's go." He gritted his teeth, his eyes flashing slightly, "Help me go to Yunyan Pavilion."
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