Huo Jiwen never expected that the first thing his biological father would say to him after returning home would be this.
His face stiffened. "Father, you've misunderstood. How could I dare to bully Mother?"
It was clearly his own mother who was heartless. Not only did she ruin his reputation outside, but she also tormented and abused him and his wife every day at home.
Of course, he dared not say it aloud.
He said with a hint of grievance, "I did upset you, Mother, because of my marriage, but I have been trying to make amends and beg for your forgiveness."
"Your son knows he was wrong. He will definitely listen to you and Mother from now on and be a good son to you."
He made such a promise to his own father in public; his father should be very satisfied, right?
Just when Huo Jiwen thought he had passed the test, Huo Xingchen sneered, "Your mother and I dare not expect you to be filial, you scoundrel who is blinded by lust and doesn't even want your own mother and family business."
"Our Duke's mansion has produced such a disloyal and unfilial wretch as you. I will never be able to face our ancestors." (www.cascoo.net)
“Over the years, I have not been in the Duke’s mansion and have not taught you.”
"Now that I'm back, I'm going to teach you a lesson today."
After he finished speaking, he ordered the steward with a stern expression, "Go and fetch a whip."
The steward was thrilled that the Duke had returned alive. Seeing his attitude towards Huo Jiwen, he roughly understood that the Duke was trying to avenge his wife.
However, what the young master has done this past year has indeed been quite outrageous. We servants dare not interfere or say anything, so it is right for the Duke to come back and teach him a lesson.
"yes!"
The butler turned around and went to get the whip himself.
Huo Jiwen had a bad feeling and tentatively asked, "Father, what do you mean by this?"
Could it be what he's thinking?
As soon as his biological father came back, he said he was going to teach him a lesson and even told the steward to get a whip. Did he want to whip him?
Huo Xingchen said with a stern face, "Aren't you usually very smart? How come you couldn't guess this?"
Huo Jiwen looked at Huo Xingchen in disbelief, "Dad, I'm your own son!"
How can he maintain his position in the Duke's mansion if so many people want to beat him up in front of him?
Huo Xingchen said matter-of-factly, "It's precisely because you're my own son that I have to teach you how to be a good person. If it were someone else's son, I wouldn't bother with him."
Just then, the butler trotted over with a whip and handed it to Huo Xingchen.
Huo Xingchen took the whip and lashed it at Huo Jiwen without hesitation.
"Crack! Crack! Crack!" Several lashes of the whip struck Huo Jiwen, causing him to jump in pain.
While dodging the whip, Huo Jiwen said with reddened eyes, "Dad, you've been away from home for so many years, and you beat me as soon as you come back."
He always thought his biological father wasn't as ruthless as his biological mother, but now he realized he was completely wrong; his biological father was even more ruthless than his biological mother.
Huo Xingchen's martial arts skills were far superior to Huo Jiwen's, so no matter how the opponent dodged, the whip would still land on him.
"Just because I'm not home, your mother worked so hard to raise you, but for the sake of a lowly woman, you insist on going against your mother and constantly making her angry."
"Tell me yourself, shouldn't an unfilial son like you be beaten?"
Huo Jiwen felt a burning pain all over his body. His father's whip seemed to have eyes, and he couldn't dodge it at all.
"Father, I know I was wrong."
Now he understood his biological father's attitude. In his eyes, his mother was the most important person, and he was just an adopted child.
He couldn't think of any other way to get his father to stop except to admit his mistake.
Shi Lingqiao's face paled. Looking at her husband being whipped and her father-in-law saying that she was a lowly woman, she realized that the couple had been too optimistic.
At the same time, he secretly cursed the Duke of Zhenguo for being so easily swayed, believing everything his wicked mother-in-law whispered in his ear.
If that's the case, won't it be even harder for the couple to establish themselves in the Duke's mansion in the future?
Huo Xingchen didn't stop, looking at Huo Jiwen and saying, "It's too late for you to realize your mistake now."
"I'm going to teach you a lesson today."
He whipped Huo Jiwen until he was covered in bloody welts, and Huo Jiwen couldn’t help but scream in agony in public.
Seeing the young master being whipped like this by the Duke who had just returned, the servants and maids in the mansion were all startled and developed a fear of the Duke.
After a while, Huo Jiwen was whipped so badly that he collapsed to the ground and fainted from the pain. Only then did Huo Xingchen throw the whip in his hand to the steward.
He then instructed, "Have the royal physician examine him in a moment."
After all, he's his own son, so he has to put on a show in public.
The butler replied respectfully, "Yes!"
After beating Huo Jiwen, Huo Xingchen felt completely refreshed.
He reached out and took Qingyou's hand, saying, "Madam, you have suffered so much over the years."
"I will never let anyone bully you again, not even my own son."
These words were naturally meant for all the officials in the country; in his family, Youyou was the most important.
Qingyou let him hold her hand, nodded and smiled, "As long as you're here, that's enough."
"Let's go back to the courtyard."
She added, "You must be tired from playing too, take a good rest."
Huo Xingchen led her towards the main courtyard, saying, "I'll listen to Madam."
Turning to Huo Xi, he said, "You should also go back to your own courtyard and rest."
No one should disturb him and Youyou's time together.
Huo Xi nodded, "Okay, big brother."
Shi Lingqiao, who dared not step forward, watched the two leave hand in hand, wishing she could grind her teeth to dust.
The wicked mother-in-law and father-in-law are really going too far.
At their age, they still hold hands in public; they have no shame.
Her face was pale, and there was a hint of hatred in her eyes.
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