Chapter 74 Be good, don't be afraid
Chang'an.
Pei Mansion.
Pei Jun lay on the bed with his bare butt, groaning one after another.
Just now in the Chang'an County Government, he learned a new piece of knowledge: fighting with bare hands is punishable by forty lashes; fighting with weapons is punishable by sixty strokes of the cane; if more than three people fight together, the crime is increased by one level; if more than five people fight together, the crime is increased by two levels; if more than ten people fight together, the crime is increased by three levels.
He had just been beaten with ninety sticks for gang fighting, and his buttocks were almost broken.
Pei Hu, the Shao Yin of Jingzhao, who had hurried home upon hearing the news, was startled when he saw him like this, and asked, "What happened?"
Inside the room, the Magistrate of Chang'an sighed and told the whole story.
Today, he heard from the young master that they were going to arrest a group of playboys who were fighting. In order to get closer to the young master, he followed them happily.
Unexpectedly, the main culprit to be arrested was actually his wife's nephew.
Hearing that this matter involved the Dali Temple, Pei Hu's heart skipped a beat and he asked in a trembling voice, "Is Li Xuanjing going to attack me?"
As an insider, County Magistrate Zhang hurriedly comforted him, "Not really, not really. Don't scare yourself. If Lord Li really wanted to attack you, after ninety strokes, Pei Jun would have been breathing in more than breathing out. How could he have just been beaten up? You didn't see it. When the people from the Mingjing Division attacked that day, that person was at the Inner Breath Realm, but after ten strokes, he was beaten to death..."
Pei Jun also felt wronged after hearing this.
Over the past twenty years, the Pei family has always been stronger than the Song family.
During the three years in the academy, he had always suppressed Song Yu and caused trouble for him from time to time. No one had ever heard that he had such a powerful brother-in-law.
Li Xuanjing, the Minister of Dali Temple, was of course notorious in Chang'an and was the one who could stop children from crying at night, but he never expected that these two people were related.
The Song family is the same. They don’t publicize the fact that they have such a relative. If he knew that Song Yu had such a strong background, he would have avoided him long ago...
Pei Hu, the Shao Yin of Jingzhao, knew about the marriage between the Song and Li families, but Li Xuanjing had always been a loner and the Song family was also extremely low-key. Apart from this marriage, the two families had no interactions or contacts in the court.
When this happened, he didn't know what to do for a moment.
He looked at County Magistrate Zhang for help and asked, "Brother-in-law, what should we do now?"
County Magistrate Zhang stroked his beard and said, "Don't worry too much about the conflicts between the younger generations. Let me accompany you to the Song family, bring Pei Jun with me, and prepare a gift to apologize to the Song family. Then the matter will be over. The kid from the Zhou family really had a fight with the young master of the Song family last time, but now they are fine, and the two of them are as good as one person..."
Pei Hu said: "Okay, okay, I'll get ready right away..."
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Song Mansion.
Song Muer was swinging on the swing, and Li Nuo was standing behind her, lending her a helping hand whenever the swing slowed down.
The transparent "Code" was suspended in front of his eyes. The number on the cover had increased from one hundred and forty-five in the morning to one hundred and sixty-five now, an increase of twenty days, which was equivalent to sentencing two death row prisoners.
Although the number of people sentenced was similar to last time, and there were no people practicing martial arts, their lifespan was extended by five days.
His brother-in-law Song Yu is really his lucky star. A simple fight between him and others is worth half a month's hard work.
Originally he had hit a bottleneck. He arrested more than 20 second-generation officials who took the initiative to cause trouble and fight. They were taken to the county government for punishment. His life span, which had been stagnant for several days, began to increase again.
If they had group fights every now and then, he wouldn't even have to go to the county government.
At this time, Song Lian, who had just returned home from work, looked confused.
As soon as he stepped into the mansion, the carriages of Jingzhao Shaoyin and Chang'an County Magistrate stopped at the door. As soon as he entered the house, they had people bring in several boxes of gifts, and pulled a young man with a swollen butt, apologizing non-stop...
Like the Song family, the Pei family has connections in the military and the court, and their roots are deeper than those of the Song family. The two families don't have much contact with each other on a daily basis, so their sudden visit left Song Lian puzzled.
However, this familiar scene made him quickly realize that it must be that bastard causing trouble outside again.
He could only welcome the Pei family members into the house, serve them good tea, and exchange polite compliments with them for a long time before he understood the whole story.
"Adults don't need to take the fights between the younger generations to heart."
"Master Song is right..."
"Sorry for disturbing you for so long. We'll take our leave now."
"I am sending you two adults..."
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After sending the two away, Song Lian looked at Song Yu standing there, furious. He picked up the feather duster in the vase and angrily said, "You bastard, I warned you a few days ago, but you forgot it the moment you turned around. Why are you fighting this time? Is it for a woman again..."
Song Yu quickly hid behind a pillar and said, "It wasn't me who started the trouble this time. It was Pei Jun who took the initiative to cause trouble for me. I have been avoiding him these past few days. Others called me a coward, but I didn't say anything..."
"You dare to talk back?"
"I didn't do anything wrong. My brother-in-law said that we shouldn't take the initiative to cause trouble, but we can't be afraid of it. If we are bullied all the time, it will not only bring shame to the Song family, but also encourage injustice!"
Song Lian was furious and raised the feather duster in his hand again: "You bastard..."
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Li Nuo hurriedly walked in, grabbed Song Lian's arm, and said, "Second uncle, don't be angry. This matter is all my fault. I asked him to do this..."
Seeing Li Nuo trying to stop him, Song Lian didn't know what to say. He dropped the feather duster in his hand and said helplessly, "Just spoil him!"
It is actually normal for disciples of generals to fight and quarrel with each other, as they also went through this.
But whenever the younger generation fights, the government always intervenes. I'm afraid only he can do this kind of thing...
Song Lian was angry with his son, but not with Li Nuo.
He was right. The Song family members don't take the initiative to cause trouble, but they are not afraid of trouble either. Family members should help each other. This is the family tradition of the Song family.
Since the founding of Daxia, many families like the Song family have fallen apart and disappeared due to the struggle for power among families.
The Song family has been able to survive to this day thanks to the cohesion within the family.
Song Lian glared at his son and walked away helplessly.
Song Yu walked out from behind the pillar and said to Li Nuo with a smile: "Brother-in-law, you are really capable. In the past, when my father wanted to beat me, my uncle couldn't stop him..."
Li Nuo patted him on the shoulder and said, "If someone causes trouble for you in the future, be sure to tell me. Don't be embarrassed. No matter what the other party's background is, as long as it's not your fault, I will make him pay the price..."
Song Yu was so moved that he didn't know what to say. He could only pound his chest hard and said, "I won't say anything. If you need any help in the future, just ask. I, Song Yu, will go through fire and water for you without hesitation!"
Li Nuo doesn't need Song Yu to go through fire and water, he just needs to borrow some of his connections.
If Song Yu takes the initiative to cause trouble, he will not be partial, and if others come to bully him, he will not let them go.
When Li Nuo returned to the room, he saw his wife reading again.
Upon closer inspection, I found that she was reading the Mathematical Classics.
Just when Li Nuo thought she had made progress, he saw her frowning again, as if she had encountered a word she didn't know, and she silently flipped through the "Shuowen Jiezi" beside her.
Li Nuo walked over, sat opposite her, and also picked up a book to read.
He has been studying the methods of the Legalists these days. Compared with those of his predecessors, his methods are still too immature and superficial.
After watching for an unknown amount of time, Li Nuo inadvertently looked up and discovered that the lady opposite him had fallen asleep on the table.
Even when she fell asleep while reading, she was still so beautiful, with her eyebrows relaxed and her expression serene... When she was quiet and not holding a sword, she was actually quite ladylike.
As Li Nuo read, the eyelashes on his beautiful face began to tremble slightly. Song Jiaren slowly opened her eyes and saw Li Nuo opposite her. She subconsciously wiped the corners of her mouth, then sat up and smoothed out the page that she had folded...
Li Nuo picked up the small jar of fruit wine on the table and said to her, "This is fruit wine brewed by a farmer. It tastes pretty good. Do you want to try it?"
Song Jiaren closed the book and put it away, nodding slightly.
Li Nuo took two cups and poured one for each of them. Song Jiaren took a sip and Li Nuo asked, "How is it?"
Song Jiaren nodded and said, "It tastes good."
Li Nuo finished his small glass of fruit wine and said, "If you like, I'll give you the entire half jar. I've already drunk a lot today."
It was already late, so Li Nuo stood up after he finished speaking, washed up simply, and went to bed.
After a while, the lights in the room went out, a fragrant breeze blew by, and a figure lay down beside him.
He had been busy for most of the day, and although the fruit wine was not very strong, it had a strong aftertaste. Li Nuo did not drink much, so after drinking a small glass, he felt a little tipsy. He lay on the bed and fell asleep quickly.
It was late at night and the layers of dark clouds in the sky could not be seen clearly.
boom!
A loud thunder suddenly exploded in the night sky, waking up countless people who were sleeping.
Inside the room, Song Jiaren opened her eyes, turned over habitually, gently patted Li Nuo's chest, and said softly: "Be good, don't be afraid..."
The next moment, she realized something and paused.
In fact, the first time they slept together was not at the Song family.
On the wedding night, there was a long thunder outside. He was so scared that he hid in the corner of the bed and trembled. She was sleeping on the floor, and she coaxed him to sleep like this...
The same rainy night, the same thunder, but now he is no longer the husband with the mind of a child...
Li Nuo was half asleep and felt someone patting him. He opened his eyes, propped himself up and sat up, wondering, "Madam, what are you doing?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a pain in his neck and fell down weakly.
Song Jiaren held his neck and slowly placed him on the bed, then patted his chest gently and let out a long breath...
(End of this chapter)
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