frightfiction Chapter 930: Xue Family’s Thanks
Chapter 930: Xue Family’s Thanks
After discussing with the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Lu Cheng went back to Shuntian Prefecture to greet the Shuntian Prefecture Governor. Xue Pan was bound to be beaten, and it was just right for him to suffer a little and remember it for a long time.
There are skills to beating with a stick in this yamen, and every yamen runner responsible for beating with a stick needs to undergo professional training.
Lu Cheng had seen Captain Li and his men training new recruits, by either placing a sack filled with straw on a long bench, or placing a sack filled with tofu cubes on a long bench.
For a master like Captain Li, if he wants to hit the target, he can break the thatch in the sack even if it seems to be handled with care.
If you want to hit it lightly, it may appear that you are lifting it high and dropping it heavily, but in fact the tofu cubes in the sack are still intact.
To put it bluntly, the skill of hitting with a stick is all in the wrist. It may seem like you are lifting it high, but when you finally bring it down, you hold back the force on your wrist, so that you don't hit hard. It may seem like you are lifting it lightly, but when you finally bring it down, you add force to your wrist, and you can hit someone so hard that their skin is torn, or even kill them.
With Lu Cheng's call, Captain Li would naturally instruct his men to control the strength of the beating.
"Don't worry, Lord Lu. Since you are the one who is taking care of him, we can at most let him suffer some superficial injuries. It may look terrible on the surface, but in fact, his bones and muscles will not be hurt. He only needs to rest for ten days or half a month, and I guarantee he will be fine."
"Then I'll trouble Captain Li. Take these back and treat the brothers to a drink."
"Sir, how can I accept your money?"
"You are an outsider, aren't you? Your brothers are having a hard time too, so just keep them."
"Thank you, sir."
Before leaving, Lu Cheng also gave Li a silver ingot. After dealing with these, Lu Cheng returned to the Rongguo Mansion.
As soon as they heard that Lu Cheng had arrived, Xue Baochai and Aunt Xue hurried over to ask, "Brother Cheng, how is my brother?"
"Your brother severely injured the son of the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice this time. He originally asked the Shuntian Prefecture Governor to severely punish your brother. Fortunately, I am familiar with the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. In addition, I diagnosed his son and agreed to some conditions. The other party was willing to compromise. However, your brother will inevitably suffer a little and be beaten with a stick."
Aunt Xue felt distressed when she heard this: "What should we do? My Pan'er has never suffered any hardship. What if he gets hurt? How about this, we pay more money and don't have to beat him with a stick?"
Xue Baochai heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this, and hurried to comfort her mother: "Mom, don't worry. With Brother Cheng here, my brother will be fine. Besides, my brother was in the wrong this time, so it's good for him to remember this lesson. By the way, how much compensation does the other party want?"
"I promised the other party that I would pay for all the medical expenses, plus compensation of 5,000 taels of silver."
Xue Baochai nodded when she heard this: "That's not much. Brother Cheng has been running around, so I guess he has spent a lot of money. I..."
After all, the Xue family was an imperial merchant. Although it was not as glorious as it was in the past, it still had a lot of assets. Five thousand taels of silver was still no problem.
"Sister Xue, you are being polite. There is no need to mention anything else. However, your brother's hanging out with others like this is not a long-term solution. Please persuade him more in the future. There are too many dignitaries in Kyoto. If you offend someone you shouldn't offend next time, I may not be able to help you mediate."
"Yes, thank you for your reminder, Brother Cheng. I will persuade my brother not to act so recklessly again."
Only after everything was settled did Lu Cheng leave the Rongguo Mansion.
After Lu Cheng left, Aunt Xue couldn't help but sigh: "It would be great if your uncle and his family were in Kyoto. Your brother wouldn't have to..."
"Mother, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. Moreover, my brother was wrong this time. Brother Cheng is right. If we allow my brother to act recklessly like this, if he offends other princes and nobles in the future, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with him. When my brother comes back, you must persuade him this time."
"Okay, okay, this capital city is not as comfortable as our hometown in Jinling..."
"Mother, you know what the elders of the same clan in Jinling are like. Now that we are living under someone else's roof, we should keep a low profile. What's more, something just happened in my aunt's family. If we cause any more trouble and implicate the Jia Mansion, how can we still live here with dignity?"
"Hey, if your brother could be like this Cheng brother... it's a pity that you are not a man."
Upon hearing this, Baochai also fell silent.
Now living in the Jia Mansion, having experienced various changes in the Jia Mansion and witnessed the downfall of the Rongguo Mansion, Xue Baochai has become more aware of the importance of being the head of the family.
Both the Jia family and the Xue family were restricted in every way and continued to decline due to the lack of a qualified head of the family.
Even if the girls in the rear house have some talents, they don't have much room to display them.
Thinking of this, Xue Baochai couldn't help but think of Lu Cheng again, and couldn't help but sigh: "Sister Lin has a good life."
With Lu Cheng's mediation and the rapid recovery of the son of the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, the matter was quickly resolved.
Xue Pan was beaten with a stick and locked up in jail for ten days before he was released.
Aunt Xue couldn't help but feel distressed when she saw Xue Pan, who looked much more haggard. "My son, you have suffered so much. Don't be so impulsive in the future. There are some people we can't afford to offend."
"Mom, I understand. Actually, the beating didn't hurt that much, and the people in the prison didn't make things difficult for me. It's just that the food in there is too bad to eat."
Seeing that her brother showed no sign of repentance, Xue Baochai said, "Brother, you should really learn your lesson this time. For the past ten days, mother has been worried about you and has lost her appetite. If you do that again...what will mother and I do?"
"Mother, I am unfilial and have caused you so much worry. I will definitely change next time."
"I hope so. By the way, mother, this time it was all thanks to Big Brother Cheng that my brother was able to come out safely. In my opinion, why don't we let Big Brother Cheng be the host so that we can thank Big Brother Cheng properly."
"Yes, I should thank you very much."
Xue Pan looked at his sister and said, "Sister, do you think this is all thanks to Brother Cheng?"
"Of course. The man you beat up is the son of the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. He is in charge of punishment. If it weren't for Brother Cheng stepping in, you would definitely not be able to get out now."
"I think so. Then I will treat that Brother Cheng to a drink at Zuixianlou."
"Brother, do you think everyone likes to drink wine like you? Don't mess around. Otherwise, let's just invite him here."
"That's fine. Prepare some good wine and food, and invite Cheng Ge to Lixiangyuan. It will be the same."