Chapter 53 The Little Dandy Who Loves Reading
Little did they know that Xu Wan's words made it seem more like there was an affair going on.
Cuizhi's mouth twitched, and she followed Shunzi to pull her own master to separate the hands of the dissolute couple.
"Jincheng..."
"He Zheng..."
Xu Wan: “…”
I can't think about it any more, or I'll want to play a suspenseful song.
The two little ghosts cried and screamed, but they could not stand Xu Wan's cruelty. The vicious stepmother fulfilled her duty and dragged Zong Jincheng away. Before she reached the door, she heard the voice of an angry middle-aged man inside: "Where is that little beast?"
Xu Wan: “!”
Minister He really came, and his voice was so violent, sounding like the kind of father who would commit domestic violence.
Zong Jincheng struggled to break free from Shunzi's grip, turned around and ran back.
Xu Wan hurriedly shouted, "Jincheng, come back quickly. This is someone else's family affair. Do you also want your legs broken?"
Zong Jincheng shouted back to her as he ran: "That's my brother. If I don't go back, he will be beaten to death!"
Xu Wan rolled her eyes, thinking that he was being too dramatic.
No matter how much Minister He hated civil servants, she would never beat her own son to death. However, by the time she remembered to ask Buyan to arrest the man, the little devil had already disappeared.
Xu Wan sighed and quickly chased after him.
“Pah—”
"ah--"
"Will you change or not? Will you change or not? Do you dare to secretly climb over the wall to go out to study again?" Minister He looked at the servant fiercely as he carried out the execution.
The long and wide board hit the nine-year-old child directly without any reduction in strength, and blood was drawn after one hit.
He Zheng was lying on the bench, sweating profusely. The pain made him hold the bench with both hands and clench his teeth tightly, but he still stubbornly replied loudly: "I won't change! I won't change even if I die! You can beat me to death, but I still want to study! I just don't want to learn martial arts!!"
Zong Jincheng heard these words when he arrived.
In front of him was still his brother who wanted to climb over the wall every day, but He Zheng's unyielding spirit shocked him.
Even though he was almost dying of pain, even though he had such an unreasonable father, he still expressed his love so bravely and firmly...
So strange, it's this strange feeling again.
The little devil didn't understand.
He thought about his hobbies: walking birds, playing with cats, fighting crickets, playing Cuju... he liked them all.
But if you tell him to climb over the wall every day for this love, break his arm, and be beaten by his father until he is covered in blood...
Then he doesn't like it that much anymore.
The little devil and Xu Wan have different perspectives. What he sees is the young people's persistence in pursuing their dreams, while what Xu Wan sees is... stubbornness. Both of them are stubborn!
You are stubborn and he is stubborn, and no one listens to anyone else.
The current Minister He is young and strong with good martial arts skills. He can easily hang He Zheng up and beat him. However, conquering the opponent by force is not a long-term plan. He Zheng is one of the famous four little dandies. If this kid is not educated well, he will definitely beat me up when he grows up.
Sure enough, when she looked over, she did not miss the hatred that flashed across He Zheng's eyes.
That was true hatred, which transformed the pain and the lack of gain into hatred.
The father who was still abusing him was totally unaware and ordered people to continue beating him with the stick: "Beat him! Beat him hard! Beat him until he obeys! This unfilial son, I would rather have a dog than him!"
He Zheng closed his eyes and clenched his fists.
He said nothing more.
It is natural for a child to cry when being beaten. If he cannot even cry, he must be extremely desperate and determined to die...
Xu Wan quickly spoke up to stop him, "Sir Shangshu, wait a minute, Young Master He Zheng seems to have fainted from the pain."
In desperation, she tried to come up with an excuse, but as soon as she finished speaking, the child who had clenched his fists and closed his eyes opened his eyes again and looked at her in surprise, with sweat dripping from his chin.
Xu Wan: “…”
I'm saving you, kid, can you cooperate with me?
Hearing this, Minister He looked over quickly, but he didn't see He Zheng fainted. He shouted at Xu Wan angrily, "Who are you?"
"Master, this is the wife of the young marquis of Yuanyang Marquis' Mansion." The servant reminded beside him.
Minister He had a favorable impression of the Marquis Yuanyang's Mansion. As his family had been military commanders for generations, he naturally wanted He Zheng to interact more with the children of such military commanders.
So he softened his attitude and said, "It turns out to be Madam Zong from the Marquis Yuanyang's Mansion. Come, show Madam and Master a seat."
Xu Wan: “…”
Why are you still offering them seats at this time? Do you want them to sit down and watch He Zheng get beaten?
However, Minister He said, "My son is naughty and disobedient, and lacks discipline. I would like you two to take a look at him and let him know what shame is."
Xu Wan: “…”
You are such a vicious father.
Deliberately rubbing the child's face on the ground...
In contrast, she felt that her education of Zong Jincheng was as gentle as it could be.
She advised, "Sir, why do you have to be so strict with a child? If he likes to study, just let him study. My husband was once the top scholar in both civil and military studies, and he did not delay his martial arts training."
The little devil also echoed: "Yes, my father is a great student!"
"Zong Zhao?" Minister He recalled the high-spirited young man in his memory. He was so popular in the capital city back then. Not only was he loved by thousands of girls, but even the elders of various families praised him highly.
Minister He also admired Zong Zhao's martial arts, but forget about his knowledge. If he had not taken the imperial examination and entered the Hanlin Academy, how could he have been taught by those old friends to talk about loyalty, filial piety, fraternity, faith, propriety, righteousness, honesty and shame all the time?
But in front of the man's wife and son, Minister He was too embarrassed to express his disdain for Zong Zhao's education, and he could only criticize him without finding fault.
If Xu Wan knew that he secretly thought that the top scholar in the literature class was inferior, she would probably be so angry that she would want to beat someone up on behalf of the thousands of students in the academy.
"Master... Zheng'er... Oh my god, how did you get beaten like this! Who the hell did that to you?" Madam He finally arrived, rushed over and carried He Zheng off the bench, "Someone! Go get the court doctor!"
When the court doctor arrived, he wanted to check He Zheng's wounds, but He Zheng pushed him away. The child was very stubborn.
Mrs. He said, "Yes, the wounds are all on the body. Let's go back to the house and have a look. Let's go back to the house and have a look."
Everyone carried He Zheng into the house to see what was going on. Mrs. He was anxious to follow in, but the maid next to her stopped her and told her what had just happened.
Mrs. He then stopped and asked her maid to go in and look after He Zheng.
She persuaded Minister He to go back to the front yard, and stayed to talk to Xu Wan: "Madam Zong, thank you for speaking up to stop it just now, otherwise Zheng'er would have been beaten a few more times..."
She wiped away her tears as she spoke, and her face, which was only in her thirties, had wrinkles of fatigue on it, which showed that she must have worried a lot about her third son.
Xu Wan felt sorry for her and sighed, "As she should. Even though I've never been a mother, I know that mothers love their children the most. There is something wrong with the way Mr. He Zheng and his father get along. Madam, you should think of a way to break the impasse as soon as possible."