Ji Keji found this a bit harsh. His brother was beaten into a bloody gourd, so how could he be "okay"?
Does it have to be beaten half to death or left disabled?
Ji Keji pursed his lips and said nothing, but the air pressure around his body was a little low.
Zheng Dalang's eyes flickered slightly.
He discovered this when he first met his cheap brother-in-law.
The current Ji Keji is no longer the same person as the Xiao Shilang he knew back then.
He has changed!
"Shenzhi, come here!"
Zheng Dalang whispered to Ji Keji, "I have something to tell you."
Ji Keji still felt resentful, thinking that the Zheng family was not as prominent as they boasted.
My younger brother was beaten as soon as he arrived in Beijing, and he was beaten so badly.
Ji Keji didn’t think that there were many powerful people in Beijing and that it was difficult to offend them. He just thought that the Zheng family was “nothing special”!
Of course, although he was dissatisfied, Ji Keji did not show it.
Firstly, he remembered the kindness of the Zheng family.
Secondly, he has not yet passed the imperial examination and still needs the care of the Zheng family.
Forcing a smile, Ji Keji bowed to Zheng Dalang and said, "Brother, I'm sorry. Xiao Qilang was injured. I was anxious at the time and couldn't help but get angry."
"No problem!"
Zheng Dalang was personally raised by Zheng's grandfather and Zheng's eldest uncle, and he has the demeanor of a typical son of an aristocratic family.
His emotions were controlled perfectly.
Gentle, humble and warm.
Zheng Dalang called Ji Keji aside and whispered, "I've already asked around. Xiao Qilang might have been running too fast and bumped into the noble's carriage, nearly startling the horses. That's why the noble's guards ordered him to be punished."
"Is that distinguished person safe and sound?" Ji Keji was not really a fool.
When I heard that the nobleman's horse was almost frightened, I was worried that something might happen.
"No problem, my lord!"
But a collision is a collision.
The guards only gave him ten lashes with a stick instead of beating him to death, which was considered very kind.
I guess he also gave face to the Zheng family.
Tsk, this young man Qilang really dares to use the tiger's skin as a banner, and actually shouts "Lord Zheng" in the street!
Even Zheng Dalang, the legitimate grandson, did not dare to act recklessly in the capital under the banner of his grandfather.
A relative-in-law, the younger brother of a grandson-in-law, is so presumptuous.
It’s not that Zheng Dalang is unwilling to help his relatives, but you have to be right too.
It was obvious that he was the one who was reckless first, but instead of apologizing and confessing his guilt, he put forward his "backer" first.
What is this for?
Use power to suppress others?
The Ji family really overestimates the Zheng family.
In the capital city where powerful and wealthy people gather, the Zheng family is really nothing.
At least compared to the one from the Han family, hiss——
When he thought of the little ancestor of the Han family, Zheng Dalang, who had always been cautious, felt a headache.
Zheng Dalang was thinking about how to go to the Han family to apologize, but Ji Keji gave up first.
"If you're fine, why did you still—" beat my little Qilang like this?
Isn't this lynching?
This is the best place under the feet of the emperor, but that nobleman is a little too arrogant.
Do they still have the law in their eyes?
Ji Keji didn't say these words, but they were written on his face.
Zheng Dalang sneered secretly, but did not show it on his face.
He still looked gentle and patient as he explained to Ji Keji, "Although the noble lady is fine, she is of noble status!"
"Let's not talk about anything else. Just for this one offense, if you're sent to the authorities, they'll punish you! Thirty strokes of the cane are a must. You might even have to pay copper coins to redeem yourself."
How can ordinary people desecrate the royal dignity?
"A noble person? Big brother, who exactly is this noble person?"
As Ji Keji spoke, his tone became more dissatisfied.
Could it be a prince or a princess?
But even among the royal family, there is a saying that "if a prince breaks the law, the common people are guilty as well."
Zheng Dalang was getting a little impatient.
To be honest, he really didn't understand his own father.
Ji Keji can indeed read, but he is still ridiculously "naive" in his dealings with people.
"The Princess of Nan'an of the Han family, the daughter of Princess Yongjia, and the only descendant of General Huo Yun, the King of Anxi!"
Zheng Dalang was too lazy to be tactful and directly revealed the identity of the nobleman.
This Princess Nan'an is not of royal blood, but she is more noble than a real princess.
The Empress Dowager's lifeblood, the Saint's beloved little princess.
Even the queen, the crown prince and many other princes doted on her and gave in to her.
Not to mention being an ordinary citizen, even if he was the son of a powerful and wealthy family, if he dared to provoke her, he would only be beaten and punished.
If you don't handle it properly, it will implicate your father, grandfather, and the entire family!
“…”
Ji Keji was completely dumbfounded. His ears were filled with a bunch of names of princesses, duchesses, princes and generals, and his brain was almost at a standstill.
However, King Anxi's reputation was too great.
He was the adopted son of Taizu and guarded the northwest for the saint.
He had outstanding military achievements and was crowned king by a different surname.
More than thirty years ago, during a great battle in the northwest, King Anxi led his children and grandchildren to defend the city, but they all died in the battle, with only one young daughter escaping.
The late emperor was grateful for the loyalty and bravery of the Huo family and felt pity for the orphan girl. He adopted the Huo family's daughter as his adopted daughter, gave her the title of Yongjia, and gave her to the empress dowager, who was still the queen, to raise.
The empress dowager loved her adopted daughter, and when Princess Yongjia grew up, she married her most promising nephew, Han Chong, the prince of Cheng'en Mansion.
Princess Nan'an is the only daughter of Princess Yongjia, the last remaining bloodline of the Huo family...
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