Chapter 178 The Jealous Third Prince! Cruel and Merciless
Just as they were talking, someone outside announced, "General Ling has arrived."
The men exchanged glances and fell silent. Emperor Wen gave them a look, and the two men stood up and stood aside, their heads bowed, awaiting the next show.
"Please have someone hit him gently later so as not to hurt General Ling." He Zhaojun pulled Wen Ziduan's sleeve and whispered to him, showing her deep concern.
Wen Ziduan smiled instead of getting angry and held the little hand: "Okay, I will definitely give him a few more spankings later."
"Don't give me that. I've disliked that censor for a long time. He's made numerous memorials to the emperor criticizing my He family, even saying I'm unfit to be your bride. He truly deserves the beating he's receiving this time!"
Wen Ziduan's voice was filled with laughter, but his face didn't show it. "Okay, then after beating Zisheng, I'll treat him to a drink."
When Shao Shang rushed over from Changqiu Palace, the usually gentle Emperor Wen finally stood up and started to show his power, which frightened Shao Shang so much that he was stunned. But everyone knew that this was just a bad idea of He Zhaojun.
Emperor Wen saw the two men whispering and playing tricks on each other. He coughed lightly and began to question Ling Buyi, "Shiyilang, I asked the court to investigate whether there was anything wrong with them. There is no conclusion yet, and you, however, have beaten all eight families!"
The Third Prince added fuel to the fire: "Father, you stormed the Censorate and assaulted an official in front of all the censors. According to the law, you should be exiled."
When Shao Shang heard the word exile, he nodded repeatedly: "This punishment is acceptable. I am willing to be exiled with General Ling."
Emperor Wen glanced at He Zhaojun, and remembering what she had just said, he hardened his heart and said, "Shut up! Exile is too easy for you. First, give you a hundred strokes of the cane, and then exile!"
"One hundred lashes with the cane?" Shao Shang was anxious. She herself had been beaten with a military stick by Xiao Yuanyi and knew what it felt like. Besides, that was a beating by a martial servant, which was incomparable to this time.
He Zhaojun also covered her butt with her hands. She still remembered the beating she received with a stick before. When she heard that Ling Buyi was going to be beaten, she frowned.
Wen Ziduan looked at her like this and felt amused. He began to tease Ling Buyi: "You, my son-in-law, are not afraid of arrows piercing your flesh when you go into battle alone. How can you be afraid of being beaten?"
The arrow pierced his flesh. Wasn't that the injury he suffered when he rushed to save Shao Shang? He secretly said that Ling Buyi had suffered a more serious injury for Madam Cheng, as a reminder.
He Zhaojun, however, retorted and glared at Wen Ziduan: "That's because you've never been beaten! Right, Shaoshang?"
"Yes! Don't say anything, you are a confused person who can't distinguish between loyalty and good!" Shao Shang raised his head and glared at Wen Ziduan. He was really distressed. At this moment, he didn't care that the third prince was He Zhaojun's fiancé.
Wen Ziduan snorted coldly: "That's a fool! You should..." You should read more books. Wen Ziduan wanted to say something, but when he saw He Zhaojun frown, he swallowed the rest of the sentence.
When Ling Buyi heard He Zhaojun cough lightly, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I accept the punishment." Then he stood up and was about to go out to be beaten. He didn't seem to notice how Shao Shang tried to stop him by hanging on him.
Wen Ziduan glanced at He Zhaojun with a half-smile, reached out and grabbed her wrist, wanting to take her with him to the execution: "Zisheng, the cane and executioner are ready outside. Please come in."
When Shao Shang saw He Zhaojun, he was like seeing a family member. He quickly reached out and grabbed He Zhaojun's other hand: "Sister Zhaojun, please beg your Third Prince. A hundred strokes of the cane can really kill someone!"
He Zhaojun was about to speak when Wen Ziduan pinched her cheek and said, "Think carefully, will pleading with me on behalf of the other boys make him get beaten even worse?"
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