Chapter 37
The first-class general's mansion.
Liu Qiang ran from his grandfather's main courtyard to the martial arts training ground - this was really a place where he would be beaten, but at this time Liu Qiang didn't think that his grandfather would really beat him. Liu Qiang had been loved by his grandfather since he was a child, and he was not afraid of anything except his father.
He has a good relationship with his grandfather.
When General Liu was young, he had two sons and one daughter, all of whom died, some died in battle, and some died young. When he reached middle age, he had a son named Liu Qiqian, and he asked someone to calculate his horoscope and choose this name. He wanted to deceive the underworld officials and make them think that this boy was the seventh child and had several brothers and sisters.
Liu Qiqian grew up, got married and had children, but for several years he only had Liu Qiang.
The Liu family has few descendants, and it is said that the killing was the result of their sins.
As an aside, during the reign of Emperor Ming He, Empress Zhao was still alive, the harem was harmonious, and there were many offspring, including more than ten sons and daughters. However, after Emperor Ming He liquidated the Zhao family, the harem's offspring declined, and no prince or princess was born in ten years. At that time, there were actually rumors among the people that Emperor He had poisoned his wife and unjustly killed loyal ministers of the entire family, which was against the will of heaven and he got his retribution.
Including the assassination of Emperor He of the Ming Dynasty, which proved the theory of retribution.
After the Wuzhou King rebelled, the common people had different opinions. Most of them thought that the Wuzhou King's rebellion was justified, while the clans and aristocratic families did not easily intervene but just watched, and would stand up and follow the emperor at the right time. Most scholars respected orthodoxy. Even if Emperor Minghe really killed the Zhao family unjustly, the king wanted his subjects to die, and the father wanted his son to die. This was the reason why the Wuzhou King should not be dissatisfied with Emperor Minghe.
That's probably the reason.
Having said that.
Liu Qiang ran to the martial arts training ground without even taking a breath. He turned around and saw that his grandfather was running slower and hadn't caught up with him. His grandfather had an injured leg and immediately stumbled and slowed down. Old Man Liu caught his grandson with a whip in his hand.
Under the moonlight, General Liu pressed his grandson to the ground, holding the whip high. "Tell me carefully. It's not too late to change your words now. I'm talking to you about Liu Qiang."
"Have you forgotten the Liu family's military rules?"
Liu Qiang: "I didn't forget that visiting prostitutes, drinking and gambling are prohibited in the military camp, but I was not in the military camp, nor did I visit prostitutes. I just watched a play."
"Are you still feeling wronged? You watched a play, and you want to bring the actors back?" Old Master Liu was furious.
Liu Qiang said to Grandpa in a gentle voice: "Grandpa, you don't know, Xiao Lingguan is quite pitiful. Today, because of me and those stinky hooligans quarreled, Xiao Lingguan had to apologize to them and suffered injustice, and let those stinky men take advantage of him for nothing!"
"Okay, okay, you're jealous of others for a little actor. You didn't learn well in Shengdu, and you learned the tricks of Ma Zhi's son in just a few days." General Liu let go of his hand, "Lie down there and take off your shirt."
The person Ma Zhi’s son was referring to was his second brother.
He is the son of his father's sworn brother Uncle Ma Zhi.
Liu Qiang cried out, not even bothering to argue that his second brother had not led him astray. He turned his head and asked in disbelief, "Grandpa, are you really going to hit me?"
"Martial law will not be carried out in the military camp, and it is not allowed in this general's mansion. No one in my family can do that." General Liu said with a grim face.
Liu Qiang was confused and upset. He just thought that if he was beaten, he would be able to take Xiao Lingguan back as a servant. So let him be beaten. He caused others to be molested, and he also gave many blessings to the guarantor to let him go.
So Liu Qiang, who was filled with passion for justice, took off his outer robe and knelt on the ground.
When General Liu saw this, he thought that the brat had really lost his mind. He was only a few years old, but he started to support actors. He refused to repent. He immediately raised the whip in his hand and hit him with a snap. A bloodstain immediately appeared on Liu Qiang's snow-white inner garment on the ground.
"Do you know you're wrong?"
Liu Qiang is a stubborn person. He doesn't know where he went wrong, but he still tried to save people.
“I’m not wrong!”
The old general was so angry that he whipped Liu Qiang twice. Liu Qiang knelt on the ground and leaned forward, then stood up again and knelt straight. When General Liu saw the blood on the whip, he couldn't bear it and persuaded him: "How old are you? You went out to watch a pornographic show today and you have to bring someone home when you come back. Tell me, did I whip you wrongly?"
"Grandpa, I'm saving people." Liu Qiang said, and almost said "I'm not wrong".
Liu Ming beside him interrupted and said, "General, listen carefully to what Xiao Qiang said. He is your favorite. He is righteous and simple. Maybe he was deceived by the smooth talk of those actors outside."
"Uncle Ming, Xiao Lingguan didn't say anything. It was Duoduofu who said he would help him redeem himself. But after redeeming himself, Xiao Lingguan had nowhere to go, so I said he could be a servant in our house." Liu Qiang said. What he did had nothing to do with Xiao Lingguan. He didn't ask him for help at all. What a slick talker. He made it sound like he was scheming.
General Liu, still angry, holding a whip, asked, "Wait, what did you say?"
Liu Qiang said it again.
Liu Ming also heard something was wrong at this time, "Master, why didn't you explain it earlier when you came back?"
"I told you. I told you as soon as I came back and saw grandpa in the yard." Liu Qiang was wronged and cried out for justice. He told you as soon as he entered the door and saw people.
Later, Xuan Fu asked Liu Qiang what was the first thing he said when he saw his grandfather.
Liu Qiang’s original words: Grandpa, I took them to see a pornographic play today. It wasn’t good, but there is an actor named Xiao Lingguan, can you please bring him back to our house?
Many blessings: ...
In a daze.
The last sentence of a thousand words: The three whippings you received were not in vain, learn some speaking skills next time.
Liu Qiang turned around and asked Xuan Fu, "What did you say?"
Many of the blessings that Zhi La La had spoken also fell silent.
Ahhhh, not only did he turn Liu Qiang into a pig, but he might have been infected after playing with pigs for so long.
In the end, Duo Fu found an excuse for the two men to be so simple and straightforward, because they both trusted their elders. Liu Qiang trusted his grandfather, and he trusted his two fathers.
It’s a pity that Liu Qiang was beaten three times, but he didn’t get anything!
My two dads love me so much, and I love my two dads so much, the arrogant little prince thought happily.
At this time, Liu Qiang repeated his words twice. General Liu and Liu Ming were both a little dazed. It seemed that they had misunderstood something. General Liu asked, "How many blessings can you use to redeem people?"
"Yes, but he didn't bring enough money, so he said he would go home and ask his father for more."
Liu Ming: ...This is the first time I’ve seen someone more reckless than Xiao Qiang.
When General Liu heard this, he felt a little relieved. Xu Xiaoman's son had to go to his father for money to redeem an actor. Compared to this, what Liu Qiang said seemed nothing.
Naturally, he had this idea because General Liu knew that he had misunderstood his grandson. His grandson was not a prostitute and had no intention of having gay relationships. He was purely trying to save people.
Seeing this, Liu Ming helped Xiao Qiang up and quickly applied medicine to him. There was no need to find a doctor. For this kind of whip injury, there were top-quality medicines in the mansion. He had rich experience in applying medicine. He had applied it to Liu Qiqian before and was applying it to Xiao Qiang now.
Back at the main courtyard, the main hall was brightly lit. Liu Qiang was naked, letting Uncle Ming sprinkle medicine powder on him. He was gasping for air. The old general actually regretted using heavy hands. He felt sorry for his grandson, so he said, "You are just being stubborn. You didn't cry out when you were kneeling just now, but now you feel the pain."
"Grandpa, if you are angry, hit me. We men of the Liu family are not afraid of this kind of pain."
Liu Ming's hands were shaking badly, and the medicine powder became mixed up.
Liu Qiang gasped and cried out in pain to Uncle Ming.
"Xiao Qiang, next time you have something to say, you should speak up."
"I said it." Liu Qiang still feels aggrieved, "I said it as soon as I walked in."
Liu Ming: "...Then don't be so blunt next time."
"Oh, what do you want me to say?" Liu Qiang got angry.
Taiji Palace, inside the Xuanzheng Hall.
When the emperor asked, Duo Xuanfu spoke directly, and he didn't feel that he couldn't speak. But he got into trouble because of Jiu Qiansui's words "You take me to see it too".
So Jiu Qian Sui changed the subject: "Ahem, it's getting late, let's eat first."
"Dad, I ate roast duck and drank soup before I came back. I'm not very hungry."
"You have to eat it though." Xu Xiaoman: Son, save daddy's life first.
Manyu Fu said obediently: "Okay."
When they arrived at the table, the eunuchs who were close to him stayed to serve as usual, and the others left. As soon as everyone sat down, Jiu Qiansui served soup and dishes to Emperor Ningwu. Emperor Ningwu said, "The newcomer hasn't come in yet, why are you so eager?"
Many people who were not hungry just buried their heads in eating.
"There's no such thing as a newcomer. You're the only one in my heart." The Nine Thousand Year Old Man was almost swearing.
Emperor Ningwu drank his soup and chuckled, "Isn't there a fat kid who buries his head in eating?"
Many blessings: ...
I didn’t offend either of their fathers!
Zhong Yun was not going to hold a grudge against this. Not yet. While drinking his soup, he asked Xuan Fu, who had buried his head in his bowl, "Tell me about it."
"Dad, you know everything." Xuanyu Fu called him dad, showing great awareness of the current situation.
Zhong Yun smiled and said, "I took a closer look and found that Duofu is not fat."
Xuanyu Fu nodded repeatedly, saying that he was not fat to begin with.
The fake father and son reconciled.
Xu Xiaoman was also greatly relieved. The family of three had dinner, and the atmosphere at the table was very good. Xuanyifu told the story of what happened today, especially when it came to watching the play, Xuanyifu was very angry, "Dad, do you think we should beat the tiger?"
"Indeed." Xu Xiaoman nodded sincerely, "I really don't blame you for misunderstanding. It sounds like beating the tiger is a better plot."
"That's right, that martial artist was so handsome when he was wielding a spear, and he must have been brave enough after drinking three bowls of wine. It doesn't make sense for him to be catching ghosts at this time. The person who wrote the script behind the scenes really can't write it." Xuan Fu was very excited. With his experience of reading countless novels, he communicated with his father, "If it's really a sexy script, the most classic one is the scholar and the weak female ghost, saving Fengchen."
Zhong Yun glanced at Xuan Fu, who was speaking so well, and said, "You know even more."
"Dad, Dad, I read a lot of novels when I was in school, so I'm very experienced." Xuan Fu said proudly.
Xu Xiaoman laughed out loud, and Zhong Yun asked, "You've read so many storybooks, how is your academic performance?" Definitely not.
Xuanyuefu is proud, "I got into a second-tier university."
"What is the second volume?" Zhong Yun asked, "What is the highest volume?"
Manyu Fu shrank back in pride, "...a first-class university, and a key university, 985."
Xu Xiaoman was trying to smooth things over for her son. They were having dinner, so she didn't want to say anything to spoil the fun. Of course, it wasn't his wife's fault, and naturally it wasn't Duoduo's fault either. Unexpectedly, Zhong Yun nodded and said, "It's OK."
Manyu Fu shrank back and looked at the emperor in disbelief. Is this true?!
Zhong Yun: "If you ask again, it will be false."
Xuan Fu chuckled, and approached the emperor father, holding a plate of shrimps that he had picked up and thought were delicious and passed it to him, saying in a fawning manner: "Dad, dad, eat this, it's delicious."
The shrimps on the plate were picked up by many people.
Forget it, he is my own filial son. Zhong Yun accepted the filial piety and hummed.
The family had a great meal together. Xuan Duofu was also very happy. After the meal, he thought about the little Lingguan again. The topic had gone off track while they were eating, so he suggested to his father to buy someone, "Take it from my pocket money."
"Then you won't have any pocket money for several years," said Xu Xiaoman.
Many blessings:!
Ah Ba Ah Ba Ah Ba, the little silly face gritted his teeth and said affirmatively: "Okay."
Xu Xiaoman touched the cub's head and asked, "Why do you want to save little Lingguan?"
"He is only fourteen or fifteen years old, still a child. Dad, if he was singing seriously, I wouldn't say anything, everyone relies on their skills to make a living, but he has blue eyes, he is a foreigner, and now he is acting in obscene movies, and he is as pretty as a little girl. There must be bad people who are eyeing him." Xuanyunfu felt sorry for him.
Xu Xiaoman knew that Duoduo was kind-hearted.
This kind of thing used to happen a lot in Wuzhou and Sumakguan. Further north is the Yi people. The Yi people are tall and have broad noses, and some have blue or green eyes. Some Yi women are beautiful and pitiful, but they fell to such a state. In the end, they were found to be spies who sold a lot of information to their own people.
Don't mention that.
Xu Xiaoman looked at the boy, thought for a moment and said, "In this case, you should give Dad some time to check his background. We need to get to the bottom of him. Whether he is placed in the Liu Mansion or in the courtyard of the government office outside the East Factory, his background must be checked thoroughly."
"I understand, Dad. I'll listen to you!" Xuanyunfu agreed.
He believed that his father was not trying to fool him.
So let’s not talk about Xiao Lingguan anymore.
The father and son spoke frankly. Xu Xiaoman used to protect Duoduo and didn't let Duoduo know anything. That was because of Duoduo's physical condition and she was relatively innocent. Now she can't be like that anymore.
Duoduo is smart and can listen to others. Zhongyun also wants to make Duoduo the crown prince.
Then you can't treat Duoduo like a child, you have to talk about the interests involved.
Zhong Yun saw Xuanfu and Xiaoman huddled together intimately. He sat alone on one end of a soft couch, while the other end was the father and son. He felt really jealous and asked, "Wang's kid is playing with you guys today, too?"
"Wang Yuansun? Yes."
Xu Xiaoman asked how it was. Xu Xuanfu tilted his head and looked at his father, "What do you mean?"
"That means we can't play together anymore." Xu Xiaoman understood.
Xuanyuefu thought for a moment and said, "We haven't played much yet, but I always feel that this person is weird."
"If we can't play together, then don't play." Zhong Yun said, "The Wang family cannot be moved for the time being--"
That means you have to move in the future! Manyu Fu's eyes widened, Erkang said: "Daddy, daddy, when I see that other children don't like you, do you break the cold king?" How can he be so charming! How dare he speak in the future.
Emperor Ningwu nodded his chin with the sign of "Fu" to explain his meaning.
Xuanyifu obediently explained the modern meme.
"Your father, the emperor, didn't mean that." Xu Xiaoman rubbed his cheeks. The boy was really kind-hearted. He explained, "Back then, we fought from Wuzhou to Shengdu. Wuzhou was in the north. The Liu family was the lineage of General Liu who supported us. The Wang family was in the south. At that time, the official roads were broken. Only then did the Wang and Li families speak out and bring their troops to Shengdu to join us in attacking Bao Zhongrui from the north and south."
Many people didn't know where Juguandao was, but they could guess that his two fathers must have had a great advantage and had fought all the way to Shengdu, so the Wang and Li families came to take advantage of the situation and get the credit.
"These two families are really mean people." Xuanyufu said.
Zhong Yun: "I'm not a villain. Most people in the world are profit-seeking. Only a few are truly simple, honest and brave."
"Besides, although we were the ones who trampled the official road back then, if the Wang and Li families hadn't sent out troops, the outcome wouldn't have been decided so quickly, and there would have been more casualties and the fighting would have lasted for some time."
Xuan Fu gradually realized that the Wang and Li families were the last straw that broke Zhongrui's back. Although the punishment was light, it prevented Zhongrui from resisting stubbornly and forced him to surrender when he realized that he was in a hopeless situation.
"You must not touch the heroes in public, otherwise it will chill people's hearts." Xu Xiaoman said smoothly, "Your father is not Zhongmou Kai."
Zhong Yun clicked his tongue, saying that Xiaoman's curse was really dirty.
"Of course."
Xuanyunfu heard a hint of something and said, "Dad, you can't move your face. Do you want to move?"
"Little rascal." Zhong Yun glanced at Xuan Duofu, who was very sensitive in this regard, and said directly: "Of course we have to make a move on the noble family, but we can't just cut them off as swiftly and decisively as before. We have to nibble away from the inside. Wang Zuo has a younger brother."
Now that things have come to this, Xu Xiaoman talked about the Liu family as well.
Manyu Fu only then knew that Grandpa Liu Qiang had an older brother. The main branch of the Liu family was the lineage of Grandpa Liu Qiang’s older brother. They were the main force that fought with Taizu to establish the kingdom. For generations, they occupied Xiqian Road, which was the Liu family’s hometown.
After Zhongmou started his attack on the Zhao family, Mr. Liu volunteered to guard Sumaguan.
Sumakan was poor, miserable, and sparsely populated. From time to time, the Yi people would invade the border areas between Sheng Dynasty and the Yi people. They would burn, kill, and rob the people in the border villages and then flee on horseback. There were always many frictions there, but no one cared.
It's really a hot and difficult area to deal with.
This petition for imperial decree was equivalent to a division within the Liu family to weaken its power.
Zhongmou was naturally happy. He couldn't bear to see those who held military power becoming more powerful. After taking action against the Zhao family, he took the opportunity to target the other three families. The Liu family was the most sensible.
"The Liu family didn't have many soldiers and horses, so they followed us at the time. The old man did it to repay Uncle Zhao Shu's life-saving friendship." Xu Xiaoman said.
Xuan Fu understood what the emperor father had just said: Most people in the world value profit, while a minority are honest, brave and simple.
"Second grandpa is so nice." Xuanyu Fu sighed.
Zhong Yun nodded. The Liu family has always been like this. The people are not greedy, honest and loyal, and do not covet power. They are not like other families who just watch from the sidelines and look for opportunities to place bets. They want to win, but dare not take risks.
"Friends are few, so you should cherish them. The majority of them need you to place them in the right position. If you place them well, they will be good chess pieces."
"What about that big bad corrupt official?" Xuanyun Fu asked.
"If you want to chop it, chop it. If you can use it, use it as much as you can."
Many blessings are puzzled.
Zhong Yun said: "If the time is right, put the two corrupt officials together, investigate one and the other, and they fight each other. After the fight, both are hurt. You can deal with them together and gain reputation."
"Dad, you make it sound simple, but I find it very difficult. I don't know when to put it in the right position and how to do it. If I'm not careful, it will be a mess." Xuanyufu knows his own weight.
Xu Xiaoman pinched the bun of his child's hair and looked at his wife's eyes: It's too difficult to say, take it slow. Zhong Yun received it and said, "No hurry, didn't you say that if your father and I live for a hundred years, you can be the prince until you are seventy or eighty years old."
"Oh, that's right, hehehehe, the oldest prince in history!" Xuanyun Fu was pricked up again.
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Zhong Yun was amused. In the past, his brothers always talked about filial piety, but in fact they were all staring at the throne, wondering when Zhong Moukai would die, when the Zhao family would fall, and what it would feel like to be the master of the world.
And now, Zhong Yun had no doubt at all how much he and Xiaoman's son sincerely hoped that they would live a long life.
He is indeed a filial son.
In the side hall, a family of three is full of affection, the two fathers are kind and peaceful, and the children are filial and lively.
In the Princess's Mansion and the Zhou Mansion, many of Fu's friends were beaten or punished.
Mrs. Zhou was frightened for the whole afternoon. When her husband came back from work, she wanted to cover up for her son, but she looked strange and was discovered by her husband. He asked her why. Mr. Zhou thought that Mrs. Zhou was not feeling well today and wanted to ask a doctor to come and see her.
As a result, when asked, Lord Zhou flew into a rage.
Even Grandfather Zhou came out to fight. When he heard what his son said, Grandfather Zhou frowned and said, "Quan'er is not that kind of kid. There must be some other reason."
"I believe him, but what kind of friends does he make now? The young warrior from the Liu family, the adopted son of the eunuch from the East Factory who is uneducated and can't even write clearly, and the one from the princess's mansion of the royal family - he is considered to be more academically motivated." Lord Zhou is indeed a little prejudiced.
After his son entered the Chongming Hall to study, Lord Zhou would test his son's knowledge when he returned home from school and ask about other matters. Sometimes, when he met Tutor Hu at the morning court, he would also ask about him.
The Zhou family was not really from a poor family. There had been high-ranking officials among their ancestors, but they had fallen into decline for several generations. By the time of Zhou's father, their hometown was actually almost poor, with only some books and reputation left by their ancestors.
Zhou's father studied hard to get a good reputation, and worked diligently in the court. He did not take sides or form cliques for personal gain, and was devoted to being a loyal official. Internally, he was filial to his father. His mother died early, he respected his first wife, had two concubines, and loved his sons and daughters. He had a decent style. The Censorate was just looking for people to report to complete the monthly KPI. Looking at the officials in the court, no matter who they reported, they would not even look at Zhou's father.
Lord Zhou is just like this, without any flaws at all.
As a result, his son hung out with some unlearned boys - his homework did not fall behind, and Zhou's father turned a blind eye to it. But today, he went to a brothel to watch a pornographic play, and got into a fight over the actors, and someone came to his house to demand compensation.
Father Zhou was so angry that he almost passed out.
So Zhou Quan returned home and first met his elders. As soon as he entered the main courtyard, his grandfather was there, as was his father. His mother had been crying beside them, with red eyes. Zhou Quan suddenly realized that something bad had happened. His father had heard that they had watched the play today.
It's over.
Lord Zhou asked, "You evil creature, you still know how to come back. Where did you go today?"
Zhou Quan did not dare to hide anything and told him everything. Zhou's father's anger subsided a little. It was good that Quaner did not lie. He continued, "Your mother was frightened and worried for the whole afternoon because of you. Those scoundrels came to our house..."
So that's how it was leaked, Zhou Quan thought.
Grandfather Zhou heard the whole story and spoke up to protect his grandson, "Quan'er was also tricked into going in and thought it was a legitimate theater. Now let's forget about it. Quan'er knows he was wrong."
"Grandfather, father, and mother, I know I was wrong." Zhou Quan said seriously.
The matter had passed like this. Lord Zhou had to call Zhou Quan to get up before his mother dared to help her son. Lord Zhou finally said, "Don't have any contact with the people who went out with you today in the future."
"Father, they were also deceived." Zhou Quan was unwilling. He didn't want to promise his father in public but secretly play with Li Ang and the others. He said seriously, "Father, I will work hard to improve myself and do my homework well. I will no longer play around. Li Ang is a man of progress and does well in his homework. Manyu Fu is honest and sincere. Liu Qiang is very righteous—"
"Okay, okay, I said no, and now you are refuting me with this."
"I don't dare. That's not what I meant, father."
"You weren't like this before. Why are you so sharp-tongued now?"
Zhou's mother gently coaxed her son to apologize to his father, but Zhou Quan was extremely embarrassed, "Father, they are my best friends, and I don't want to break off relations with them because of this."
The anger that had originally subsided in Zhou's father flared up again.
…
In the princess's mansion, the brothers Li Mao and Li Ang originally wanted to cover up the past, as if it had never happened, not knowing that the whole mansion already knew about it. The two of them were also stupid and did not notice that the elders in the family looked strange, and then - they were guilty of an even greater crime.
Because being tricked into going in is not a big deal, but lying to your elders is not okay.
The two brothers didn't keep it a secret for more than a few minutes before everything was revealed.
In the end, Princess Changping gave the two brothers a light punishment and a severe warning, fining them one month's salary.
The two brothers received three taels of silver every month.
Li Ang was so ashamed that he was willing to be punished. He then went back to his yard to sleep. He had classes the next morning, but he was too ashamed to sleep well and was reflecting on his mistakes. Li Subaru returned to his yard. Although he was timid, he was old enough and had a wet dream that night.
This kid was too embarrassed to blush when watching the show in the daytime, so he covered his eyes with his hands. In fact, there were big gaps between his fingers, so he saw most of the content.
Some are happy while others are sad, but the Zhaowu General's Mansion is very peaceful.
When Wang Yuansun returned home, General Wang was there. Wang Yuansun went to the main courtyard to pay his respects. General Wang asked him casually how he was doing today and what happened. Wang Yuansun thought for a moment and said: I was tricked into watching a pornographic show.
When General Wang heard the obscene play, he didn't even blink, but waved his hand, meaning that it was time to leave.
Wang Yuansun withdrew. He thought, Xuanfu wanted to redeem the actor, and Liu Qiang said he wanted to take the actor home, these two things must not be true, Xuanfu's father would not give Xuanfu money, and the Liu family would not let an actor return home.
Then there is no need to say anything.
These mansions are all the same, appearing to be very noble and disapproving of these low-class things, but in fact - Wang Yuansun's eyes were gloomy, they were all dirty.
Wang Yuansun went to bed early as he had to go to the palace tomorrow.
Wang Yuansun had a dream at night, sweating profusely, and in the dream, the ruffians kept saying the same things they said today -
Foreigners are too coquettish.
Blue eyes are seductive.
Hum twice more and call me good brother.
Why are you pretending? Do you really think you are a real young master?
Do you really think your father values you? But he treats you like a dog to flatter others.
…
The faces turned into familiar ones, the so-called eldest brother, the cousin of the uncle, the two losers, pretending to be honest, but he was not a pushover, kicking his iron plate. Wang Yuansun woke up from his dream with gnashing teeth, the servants did not dare to come forward, Wang Yuansun sat for a long time, and got up in the middle of the night to sharpen his sword in the yard.
I wish I could chop those scoundrels to pieces.
no.
As time went by, Wang Yuansun's murderous intent subsided. If he had continued to sleep as if nothing had happened, he would have called the servant today and asked him to take out a hundred taels of silver as he would need it tomorrow.
The servant wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and quickly responded.
The young master must have encountered something outside today. I'm afraid someone is so ignorant as to describe his appearance.
But I didn't dare to ask, so I could only pretend I didn't know. When I was in the mansion before, the eldest young master would always mention the concubine's affairs to stab the young master, and later he would say how good the young master looked, and compared him to a boy lover, so the young master would do this, but later the eldest young master hit the wall a few times, so he stopped talking, and it was the second and third young masters who said...
The young master's temper became even worse and more frightening.
…
The next day, the sun rose as usual.
Xuanyuefu went to school with a gloomy face and a small schoolbag on his back, "Banban, why are happy days so short?"
"I'm telling you the truth. After what happened yesterday, I feel like going to school is pretty good."
Duofu looked up in disbelief, and immediately accused Wang Banban with a look that said, "Wang Banban, you are so cold and heartless." Wang Yuanyuan exclaimed, "Little Duofu is so cute with his big, round, bright eyes and plump face."
"Alas." Xuan Fu complained for a while, but his eyes couldn't bear it because the wind was too strong.
Wang Yuanyuan said cheerfully, "The young master will enter the hall in a while. I will go to Liu's house to get the donkey meat. I will come back to heat it up and you can eat it at noon."
The foodie Xuandufu immediately recovered half of his strength.
"OK!"
I happily carried my schoolbag to school again, because I had accepted my fate: children have to go to school, all year round, anywhere, and I sighed to the sky!
On the first day after the holiday, everyone came late. Yan Huaijin arrived at the same time as usual. The classmates were eating and chatting. Li Ang had two dark circles under his eyes, which looked like he didn't sleep well. Zhou Quan looked pale and walked unsteadily.
Xuanyuefu was nervous when he saw it. "Has what happened yesterday been discovered?"
Li Ang nodded, "Grandmother fined us one month's salary."
Zhou Quan nodded, but didn't say anything else.
Xuanyun Fu saw that Zhou Quan was in a worse state, and whispered with concern: "Did your family members beat you? Do you want me to explain it to you?"
"It's okay, I just knelt for a while." Zhou Quan didn't say that his father didn't allow him to be friends with them. This was the first time he disobeyed his father's wishes since he was a child. Although he suffered physical pain, he felt calm in his heart.
Xuanfu didn't dare to ask any further to save Zhou Quan's face.
Li Ang patted Zhou Quan on the shoulder and said, "Good brother, one of us hurt our wallet and the other hurt our leg."
"You still have dark circles under your eyes." Zhou Quan joked.
The two brothers smiled bitterly, and then looked at Xuan Fu and Yan Huaijin at the same time.
Yan Huaijin said: "My uncle didn't punish me. I said I didn't see anything. Xu Duofu covered my eyes and ears, and my uncle nodded." In fact, my uncle wanted to say something, but probably felt that he was still young and it was not the right time.
"You two better not ask me. I'm afraid you two will be jealous and envious because my father never punished me or beat me." Xuanyuefu couldn't hold back his smile as he spoke. He looked at the two people and said hurriedly, "Oh, I can't help it. I'm really sorry that you asked me. I made you jealous."
Zhou Quan, Li Ang: ...
"I'll tell you guys about it when Liu Qiang comes." Xuan Duofu said, and then he was curious, "But how did your parents know?"
Zhou Quan was angry when he heard this. After hearing this, Li Ang finally realized, "It was those scoundrels who came to complain and extort money. I thought that my third brother and I were not good at lying and were discovered."
"Then you two are really not good at talking." Xuan Fu said first. Li Ang was fine, and his third brother Li Mao was even more honest. He didn't say anything on his face. If someone started to ask about something, Li Ang's third brother would tell the whole story, including the cause and effect.
He slammed the table angrily and said, "Those scoundrels are so shameless and abominable."
Zhou Quan and Li Ang both nodded.
Liu Qiang came here by car today. On the way, he met Wang Yuansun. The two came in together. Liu Qiang had only been here for a few days. He told Wang Yuansun where the main hall was and where his seat was. After hearing many words from Fu, he agreed before he even walked to the front row: "Yes!"
"You mean those guys from yesterday? I should have scolded them severely, but why did you bring it up again? It's so unlucky to talk about this so early in the morning. It ruins my mood."
Xuanyu Fu: "What could have worsened your mood? Those hooligans went to Li Angzhou's family to complain yesterday."
Liu Qiang cursed.
Zhou Quan and Li Ang nodded, both of them feeling a little listless.
Liu Qiang was furious, and he slapped Xu Duofu's table again. He slapped it too hard and pulled the wound on his back. Xu Duofu grimaced. Seeing that something was wrong, he stood up and pulled Liu Qiang's arm, "Slow down, what's wrong with you? Your back——"
"He has a wound on his back," said Wang Yuansun.
Xuanyuefu immediately let go of the hand that was holding Liu Qiang's arm and asked with concern: "Did your grandfather beat you? Otherwise, don't go to class. I will ask Master Hu for leave. You can go to my house to sleep and rest. I will ask the imperial physician to help you."
"No, it's just a minor injury." Liu Qiang pretended, "Just three lashes, it's okay."
Many blessings:!
My eyes are about to pop out.
Three whips, that’s all, no problem.
"Don't be so stubborn..." Duo Nuofu immediately changed the subject, "Do you really want to take Master Hu's class?"
Liu Qiang looked at Xuan Duofu, "Can you take a leave?"
"Guaranteed." Xuanyuefu thought, even if he had to throw a tantrum in front of Master Hu today, he had to ask for leave for Liu Qiang!
Loyalty!
This was the first time Liu Qiang showed weakness in front of his peers. "Those three whips were really heavy. I didn't sleep well last night. I slept on my stomach all night. I got up to pee in the middle of the night and it was torn. It hurt so much."
When Zhou Quan and Li Ang heard about Liu Qiang's injury, they thought that the two of them were only fined monthly silver and forced to kneel, which was nothing in comparison. Yan Huaijin stood up and said, "I'll go ask for leave."
"I'll go with you." Xuanyuefu was afraid that he couldn't invite his little classmate, so he decided to just throw a tantrum and it would come faster.
At this time, many people underestimated the charm of the academic genius in the teacher's heart, and that it didn't matter whether the unlearned students attended classes or not in the teacher's heart.
It's easy to ask for leave.
Yan Huaijin also went to his uncle to ask for permission.
So Liu Qiang got a day off, and he was so happy that he grinned and said it didn't hurt at all.
Before leaving for the East Factory to rest, Liu Qiang told Wang Yuansun, "Just sit where I am, and feel free to use my things, good brother."
Wang Yuansun nodded, thinking that the hundred taels of silver were not wasted.
Liu Qiang was indeed defeated.
As to whether he really wanted to please Liu Qiang or save the foreign actor, only Wang Yuansun himself knew.
Class was about to start, and Xuanfu escorted Liu Qiang back to his home, holding chicken feathers as a token of authority. He knew in his heart that Master Hu looked down on the two of them as poor students, so when he mentioned it, Master Hu didn't even bother to look at him and nodded in agreement.
Poor students also have their own happiness.
Xuanyuefu and Liu Qiang were good brothers walking side by side. Xuanyuefu wanted to help Liu Qiang, after all, Liu Qiang was a patient, but Liu Qiang was a mean-mouthed man. As soon as he opened his mouth, Xuanyuefu said, "Shut up. If you keep talking about being mute, Doctor Zhang and I are old acquaintances. I'll prescribe some mute medicine for you."
Liu Qiang was in a good mood because he didn't have to attend class, so he insisted on finishing his sentence, "Then why don't you ask Doctor Zhang to prescribe some medicine to help you grow taller?"
"..." Manyu Fu gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know if there is any medicine for growing taller, but I can prescribe some bitter medicine. Good medicine is good for the disease even if it is bitter."
Liu Qiang didn't dare to provoke Xuan Fu anymore, because Xuan Fu really would.
"Well, when I first came here, Wang Yuansun gave me 100 taels of silver, saying that if you want to redeem the person, he will pay some. I also have 200 taels of private money. My grandfather said that he can release the person to my house."
A heavy-handed red herring, but it worked.
Xuan Fu patted his chest and happily said what he had just planned to say after everyone was gathered, "My father said that money is not a big deal. Wait for him to find out the background of Xiao Lingguan first, and then redeem him if he is clean."
"Uncle Xiaoman is really smart and thoughtful." Liu Qiang said.
Xuan Fu said proudly, "Of course, I inherited my father's intelligence."
"Why are you talking about boats again? Where is the boat here? You want a boat? Do you have bad eyesight?"
Many blessings: ...
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