Chapter 467 Chang Qiu Luan 10
"Fourth brother, you are crazy!"
Ning Guo stood up and subconsciously glanced behind the screen. Seeing no reaction from inside, he quickly grabbed Zhu Di and said, "You were just joking, weren't you? This joke is not funny. Now, apologize to your sister-in-law."
The two of them looked at each other. Chang Qiuluan looked Zhu Di up and down and saw that his face was red from holding back his words. It was obvious that he had no intention of taking back what he had just said.
"Ningguo, you should go back first. Don't mention what I just said to anyone except my father, the emperor, and my mother."
Ning Guo looked at his fourth brother worriedly, then looked at the screen. Thinking that his fourth brother's excessive words might have been heard by Sister Xu, his original sympathy for his brother disappeared.
"Yes, Ningguo will take his leave."
The girl bowed and wrinkled her nose at Zhu Di: "Fourth brother, take care of yourself."
After saying that, he walked out.
Chang Qiuluan finally gave him some face: "Your eldest brother will teach you a lesson about those nonsense you just said. Now, go over and apologize to Miaoyun through the screen."
"...I'm not wrong, why should I apologize? Is it wrong for me not to marry a girl I don't like?"
Snap——
The blue and white covered bowl filled with tea flew past his face and shattered at his feet.
"If you really don't know where you've gone wrong, I'd really like to advise Father and Mother to be more cautious about your marriage and not ruin a good girl!"
The Crown Princess raised her eyes, no longer giving this bastard any face. "Ha, Prince of Yan, what a great injustice! Asking you, a prince, to marry the eldest daughter of the Duke of Wei is really an injustice to you."
"But if you're truly aggrieved, why don't you find a way to get your father and the Crown Prince to revoke their decision? Could it be that the royal family, with its fine clothes and delicacies, and its knowledge of the Four Books and Five Classics, has raised a jerk who only knows how to embarrass women? Or are you just a show-off, a bully by nature, afraid of the strong?"
Even if these words were said to an ordinary man with a bit of backbone, he would not be able to bear it, let alone a man with such a strong character as Zhu Di, who was so angry that his face turned purple.
Hiding behind the screen, Xu Miaoyun subconsciously covered her mouth to prevent her exclamation from escaping. She had never expected that Sister Qiu Luan, who was always dignified, generous, gentle and loving, would be so outspoken. Crucially, the King of Yan didn't even refute her.
Qiu Luan didn't know what Miao Yun was thinking, but seeing Zhu Di's chest was about to explode with anger, he snorted and chuckled, but softened his tone:
"How could my sister-in-law not know your temper? But fourth brother, you are going to be a king of the frontier, defending the country for your father and elder brother. How can you only put yourself first in everything? Take your marriage, for example. You certainly feel it's unfair, but do they have a choice?"
"I still remember you praising the Duke of Wei and my father highly, saying they were great generals and heroes who served their country with all their heart. Now that the Emperor has promised you the daughter of Uncle Xu, they agreed because they trusted the Emperor. But now you say such things. If outsiders knew, have you ever considered the girl's situation?"
Zhu Di's original anger dissipated after a while. After listening to his sister-in-law's words, he felt that he had gone too far. He stood there with his hands folded, hesitating for a moment, and finally apologized to the other side of the screen:
"I was impulsive in what I said just now. I hope you will forgive me if I offended you. However, I still don't want to marry you. This will not change."
There's no hope.
Chang Qiuluan stood up and walked behind the screen. "Miaoyun, don't worry. We will definitely give you an explanation for what happened today. We really wronged you today." Then he instructed Qingtao beside him, "Send someone to send Miaoyun back safely."
Xu Miaoyun was no longer so angry at this moment. She had been prepared for Zhu Di's stubbornness and rebelliousness. Now, seeing him so stubborn, she found it a little funny. Looking at Sister Qiu Luan's expression, she knew that he was not going to get any good things, so she politely bowed and did not forget to show off:
"Miaoyun is not wronged. His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan is still young, and it is normal for him to make mistakes. The Crown Princess should not pay attention to these trivial quarrels."
After saying that, she leisurely returned to the Duke of Wei's Mansion with a pile of subsidies from the Crown Princess.
As for Zhu Di, he naturally followed his sister-in-law to the Eastern Palace, and was beaten up by the Crown Prince when he learned about this.
"One whip, two whips... eight whips, nine whips..."
Chang Qiuluan ordered people to put up chairs under the corridor and asked someone to make hot tea. Then he looked at the open space in front.
Zhu Biao was seen holding a long whip, his handsome face as black as charcoal. He did not hold back at all, and every whip left bloody marks on Zhu Di's back.
The sound of breaking air was heard repeatedly. Eunuch Li Shou, who was holding the clothes of Prince Yan, was still counting with a trembling voice.
Upon hearing the news, the Twelveth Brother and Xiong Ying came running and saw that their best brother/uncle had been beaten to a pulp. They rushed out and surrounded Zhu Biao to plead for Zhu Di.
"Get out of here!"
Zhu Biao waved the two children away and whipped them hard again.
"Thirty lashes..."
"Your Highness, if the fighting continues, I'm afraid the marriage with the Duke of Wei will really be canceled."
Chang Qiuluan glanced at Zhu Di's injuries and saw that he was almost healed. He then personally brought some tea to Zhu Biao and said, "You should drink some water to relieve yourself."
After Zhu Biao took it, she took the whip from his hand.
Zhu Di could no longer hold on and fell to the ground. Zhu Biao, who had just drunk half a cup of tea, could not help but care about his brother. He hurriedly bent over to see him. Seeing his brother like this, he felt pained and annoyed.
The guards on the side had already prepared a stretcher at the Crown Princess's signal. At this moment, they hurriedly and orderly lifted Prince Yan and sent him back to his residence.
The imperial physician was naturally already in place. After examining Prince Yan, he hurriedly took the written pulse record and sent it to the Crown Princess.
"The injury is quite serious. I estimate it will take at least ten days before he can get out of bed." Qiu Luan took a look and casually wrote a prescription on a piece of paper: "He has some external medicine for wounds. Take this medicine three times a day. After it is boiled, have someone supervise him and drink it."
Lizhi, who had served her for many years, took a look at the medicinal ingredients and immediately realized that the taste of this soup would probably not be much better than Taipingliang's prescription.
Chang Qiuluan chuckled, "He's recovering, so he better behave himself. I think after drinking my medicine, he won't be in the mood to go out anymore. This is a good opportunity to reinforce the fact that the mouth can cause trouble."
"By the way, where's the prince?"
"I was just summoned by the Emperor."
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