At the Zhou Mansion, Zhulan signaled to the maid to send Lord Rong's servant out. She tried her luck, but before Zhulan could get angry, Zhao slapped the table, scaring Zhulan.
Zhao's eyes were filled with tears from the pain. Her hands were shaking with pain, but she had to endure the pain and apologize to her mother-in-law, "Mother, daughter-in-law, I couldn't help it just now."
Zhulan really didn't blame Zhao. Among the daughters-in-law, Zhao was the one who wanted her son to be successful. Mingrui was the only child in the second house. Zhao was furious. "You better be careful. Don't disturb the fetus."
Zhao was relieved to see that her mother-in-law didn't blame her. Her palm was still burning with pain. She slowly loosened the handkerchief with her other hand. She was still pregnant. "Mom, I'll remember this."
Zhulan looked at Zhao's angry look, but she was not angry anymore. Mingteng and Mingrui would definitely be punished when they came back, and Mingrui would be even more miserable. Zhao and Changyi were at home, and the eldest brother and Li had not come back yet!
At the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren finally found the reason for his constant sneezing. "Thank you, Your Highness, the Prince of Qi, for being so busy and coming to tell me in person."
The King of Qi fanned himself and said, "You are too polite, cousin. I mean well. This child is still young, so it is better to beat him more. That place is really not for them to go at their age."
Zhou Shuren held his breath. What good intentions? He just came to gloat over his misfortune and see him angry. "Your Highness the Prince of Qi is very busy. I won't see you off."
The King of Qi was not angry, even though Zhou Shuren mocked him, "Uncle, I am very free. I will definitely help you take care of several children in the future. I am familiar with those places."
Zhou Shuren, “… .”
Ever since the King of Qi began to let himself go, he has become even more unabashed about his love for beautiful women.
At Zhou's Mansion, Zhulan knew that Mingteng and Mingrui had returned, but did not take any action. The two children probably didn't know that someone had informed on them, but they went to Wu's Mansion first out of guilt. Mingyun and Changzhong also came back with them.
Chang Zhong came to the main courtyard and called his mother first, then sat down and whispered, "Mom, my eldest nephew looks particularly bad."
Zhulan asked, "What's wrong?"
Changzhong had a look of disgust on his face. "Ming Teng and Ming Rui both smelled very strongly of powder and alcohol. They didn't notice it after smelling it so many times, but it was hard for my nephew and I not to smell it. When my nephew asked them where they had been, they said they had been to the library. Tsk tsk, my son thought Ming Teng was going to be beaten."
Zhulan: "... They are so stupid."
Changzhong laughed, "You still don't know how to pretend. You look like you did something bad. My nephew's face must have been frozen all the way back."
This was the first time in his life that he saw his nephew so angry. This time, his nephew was really furious.
Then Chang Zhong saw that his mother was still writing, something was wrong, "Mom, do you know?"
Zhu Lan laughed, "I know, your cousin Rong was on the boat, he saw it for real, your second sister-in-law was so angry that she almost had a miscarriage."
Changzhong: "... Such luck."
After a while, Mrs. Song came to report that Mingteng and Mingrui were both punished to kneel!
Chang Zhong touched his jade pendant and said, "My nephew, if you don't do anything, you are waiting for my father to do it!"
And if they are only punished by kneeling, Ming Teng and the other two will only be more nervous. They will feel more at ease if they are beaten, and their anger will be relieved when their father and second brother come back. But the eldest nephew refuses to beat them, so these two kids are in trouble.
It was indeed tragic. The King of Qi was very mean. He not only told Zhou Shuren in person, but also sent someone to tell Changyi. He did not describe the two children's frightened expressions in vivid detail, but instead described the beauties from which countries were on the ship.
Chang Yi came back and was about to attack, but Zhu Lan stopped him, "Let them eat their fill, or else they won't be able to eat after being beaten. A full meal can last for several days."
Ming Teng, "... ..."
Mingrui, “… . . . .”
I thought grandma was going to save my life, but I never expected that!
Not to mention the two children, even the whole family didn't expect it. They thought the old lady was soft-hearted because she felt sorry for her grandson. Chang Yi had already thought of some words to persuade his mother, but he swallowed them back silently.
Zhu Lan smiled and said, "Just beat them once so they will remember it. Don't beat them behind their backs. Beat them in the main courtyard. I'll count the times."
Zhou Shuren, "... ...Don't say everything, leave me some room to express myself."
Chang Yi, “… . . . .”
Suddenly he was not angry at all, but looked at his frightened son with sympathy!
Then at dinner time, Zhulan asked her two grandsons to sit next to her and kept picking up food for them. She watched them eat with a smile, but they had to eat. This mental torture made the two children feel like chewing wax, and they wanted to cry but had no tears. They hated Ran Xun to death.
After the meal, they were really beaten. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren didn't care whether the two children were tricked or not, but it was true that the two children were wild and bold. They were not stupid. Did they really not notice anything wrong on the way there? Would they dare to do it before? Of course they didn't dare. They had to teach them a lesson and tighten their skin.
Changyi and Mingyun started fighting, and they really beat him. In ancient times, people who were beaten with sticks produced many more filial sons than in modern times. Mingyun was angry at his younger brother, and he had to teach him a lesson. Mingyun was not only angry that his younger brother was so easily fooled by Ran Xun, but also that he dared to lie to him in return.
After the beating, because they all saw the two children being beaten, they cried in pain, but they didn't shout. Zhou Shuren was satisfied with the two children's toughness and said, "I will go to the academy to ask for leave tomorrow. You can go to the academy when you are well. You can only lie down at home. I will ask you to recite books and articles. When you can stand up, I will tell you the punishment."
Ming Teng's eyes went dark. The books and articles his grandfather asked him to memorize must not be easy.
Zhou Shuren said to Chang Zhi, "Watch them at home. If they make a mistake, write it down. When they are fully recovered, you can punish them by writing a new article. Write a new article for each mistake."
Chang Yi shuddered and swallowed. The old man was really angry.
In Rong Hou Mansion, Rong Enqing had already looked at the evidence he had found and curled his lips. The evidence was really detailed. He didn't believe that no one would help him. Who would help? He had a guess in his mind, "Are you really planning to get out of Yao Hou Mansion by a method that would hurt both sides?"
Yao Yao opened her eyes with tears in them. "My mother treated her stepson badly, but she only had motherly love for us. She died unjustly, and my brother became a monk to ensure that I would not have any worries. This is the best solution I can think of."
She thought about it carefully. She couldn't show up in person, but the capital was full of shrewd people. The fact that she was not on the family tree made her determined. If she was not on the family tree, the impact on the child would not be too great.
Yao Yao held her husband's hand and said, "Only, only this will affect your reputation and make you suspected."
Rong Enqing sighed, "My last name is Rong, so it won't affect me, but it will affect you. Your reputation in the future will be completely ruined."
Yao Yao smiled and said, "You didn't divorce my wife, and you let me take the Marquis's wife. I don't care."
Rong Enqing held his wife's hand tightly and said, "Take good care of your pregnancy first, don't worry."
Yao Yao nodded, "I know what's going on."
The next day, Qi came to the house with an embarrassed look on her face. She had come to Zhou's house to inquire about the news last night and learned that the two children were beaten badly. "Ran Xun came back yesterday and said nothing. We really didn't know. During dinner, we heard that the child was not right, so we asked the master about it. Ran Xun was to blame for what happened yesterday. He didn't learn his lesson and dragged Ming Teng and the other two along. The master beat them up severely. It was all because of us who didn't educate them well."
Then he sent someone to Zhou's house to inquire about the matter. He found out that the child had been beaten very badly, but he realized it was too late.