Today is destined to be a day that most officials in Dajing will never forget.
It was finally time for the day off, and everyone had planned to invite three or five friends to go hiking, enjoy the scenery, play the piano, listen to music, and spend a carefree day.
However, the housekeeper who came hurriedly ruined all these beautiful moments!
Duke Zhenguo Yuan Wenmu was entertaining guests at his home when he heard that his third son had gone to a newly opened shop to cause trouble but failed and was beaten up instead. Now the man was detained, and he, as the father, was asked to redeem him personally.
There is no one in the capital who doesn't know that the bastard belongs to their Duke's Mansion, right?
The old Duke was curious about who was so bold and couldn't help asking, "Which family is so arrogant?"
"Qiao family!"
The servant who came back with the message knelt on the ground and didn't dare to look at the Duke's face.
The Duke of Zhenguo thought there was something wrong with his ears, and couldn't help but ask again. He was sure that the third brother had caused trouble for the Qiao family, and he was confused for a moment.
The prince who rushed over after hearing the news was also very confused. What on earth was going on with the third brother?
"We have no grudges against the Qiao family in the past or in the present. Why is the third brother coming to our house to cause trouble for no reason? The second brother is still working for Qiao Yunting!"
He said to the servant in a stern voice: "What is going on? Tell me the truth. If you dare to hide anything, I will beat you to death!"
Things had come to this point, so how could the servant dare to hide anything? He simply explained the whole cause and effect.
After hearing the whole story, the father and son were now even more troubled.
How could their family produce such a brainless idiot? Not only was he taken advantage of by others, but he also offended the powerful Qiao family for no reason.
Are the Qiao family willing to suffer a loss? If this matter is not handled properly, it will be more trouble than gain if the two families become enemies.
Now one of the father and son has to step forward to solve this problem.
While the two were trying to think of a solution, they heard from the servants that the Second Young Master's entourage had returned and had important matters to report to the Duke and the Crown Prince!
"Didn't Lao Er go to Xianshui Town? How could he come back at this time?"
"My Lord, the Second Young Master came to the capital with General Qiao and is currently with the Third Young Master."
"Then why don't you stay by the master's side and serve him? Is there something wrong when you come back?"
"My master asked me to tell the prince and the duke that the King of Qi and Marquis Xiaoyao are both in the second-floor wing of the Qiao family's shop today. I haven't found out who else is inside yet."
Yuan Wenmu stood up from his chair in shock, his face looking extremely ugly.
If the King of Qi was also present, this matter would sooner or later reach your Majesty's ears.
If they fail to handle a problem properly, His Majesty will be charged with lax household management without the Qiao family filing a complaint, and everyone in their mansion will be implicated.
Yuan Jinye hated Yuan Jinzhou at this time; he also resented his own father. If he had not been so obsessed with that woman and had not favored the third brother, the illegitimate son, he and his second brother would not have been repeatedly implicated and accomplished nothing.
The second brother finally managed to get an official position in the Jinwu Guard and gradually caught the eye of Qiao Yunting.
However, at this critical moment, the third brother offended the Qiao family, which completely disregarded the lives of the two brothers!
"Father, the third son has gone too far this time. We can't let him go on like this!"
The Duke of Zhenguo glanced at his eldest son, and after a long silence, he said, "Come with me to take a look. The two elder brothers should be able to take good care of your third brother over there."
Yuan Jinye pursed his thin lips, his knuckles turned white from being clenched in his sleeves, and he lowered his eyes to hide his murderous thoughts.
Not to mention how many officials and the Duke of Zhenguo and his son are rushing to Yu Mancang's shop with such a headache.
Qiao Xin didn't expect to see Emperor Wu, King Qi and Marquis Xiaoyao in her grandson's shop.
If you take any one of these three out for a walk, the whole capital city will tremble.
After the mother and son came forward to pay their respects, Emperor Wu asked someone to prepare seats for them.
He knew that Qiao Yunting was returning to Beijing today. In order to give a gift to a small shop, this kid actually wrote a letter to ask for leave from him.
He left the palace today just to see what kind of shop it was that made people so obsessed with it?
Now it seems that the trip was worthwhile. Life outside the palace is more exciting. It seems that he needs to go on more incognito tours, otherwise how can he see his officials and their families being so arrogant in private!
"Speak of the devil, and he will appear. It's been a long time since we last met. How is the old lady doing?"
"It's fine, but I'm too busy and have too many things to do.
Our grandson's shop is opening today, and as a grandmother I have to support him no matter what. I can't let my child have any regrets, right?"
"Everyone has witnessed how well the old lady takes care of her children and grandchildren."
Qiao Xin smiled and said: "Isn't this human nature? It's no big deal. Whoever's child is the one who loves him.
The eldest and second oldest sons are both busy with work and cannot get away for the time being, so only I, as the grandmother, can take care of them.
Now it seems that it is fortunate that the third brother and I came back. I could never have imagined that such a terrible thing would happen under the feet of the emperor.
It is true that returning early is not as good as returning at the right time. If I had been a quarter of an hour later, my little grandson would have been bullied and would have had nowhere to cry. When the eldest and second sons return, how can I, as a grandmother, explain to them?"
Emperor Wu naturally understood that Qiao Xin was looking for him to seek justice. After all, the group of playboy disciples below all had impressive backgrounds.
"Don't worry, old lady. I will let their families give you an explanation on this matter. It's time to take care of these spoiled disciples."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace.
Now that things have come to this, I have no other requests. The parents who come to pick up the children should double the compensation for the mental damage, lost wages, property damage, and reputation damage of our children.
If you really can't afford the fee, it doesn't matter. Whoever damages it should pay for it. I don't mind these guys working to pay off the debt.
I still have 300 acres of uncultivated wasteland in my farm in Yunxi Town. I can let them go there to farm and experience the hard work of farmers.
Food is hard to come by, next time I won’t waste it without blinking an eye.”
This request seemed reasonable, and even Emperor Wu felt that the Qiao family was not asking for too much. So he nodded and said:
"Can!"
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