frightfiction Chapter 219: Being Beaten for Father
Chapter 219: Being Beaten for Father
The old Duke kicked him two meters away and sneered, "I didn't interrupt you. I just wanted to know how vicious and stupid you can be after listening to you.
No wonder, no wonder Tian Zhi's sister came back for revenge. Shi Mingwei, you deserve to die! I shouldn't have sacrificed my reputation to protect you.
If you had been convicted and beheaded at that time, your sister would not have been sent to Prince Cheng's mansion today to become someone's concubine!"
The old Duke regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.
Because these elders blindly covered up for their grandchildren, they had no scruples, became more and more daring, and finally caused this huge disaster.
Shi Mingwei screamed as his back hit the high threshold. The pain was so severe that he saw stars and burst into tears.
The old Duke shouted, "Stop his mouth!"
The butler did so immediately.
The Duke of Zhenguo didn't care about feeling sorry for his second son, and hurriedly said, "Father, calm down! It's all because of your poor parenting. I will discipline him properly and compensate Mingkui heavily."
The old Duke panted for a long time before he recovered and said in a cold voice: "I summoned him here not to investigate his involvement in Ming Kui, but for you.
I know you are the leader of today's disaster. Without you, they wouldn't dare to take action.
You are old and a grandfather. It would not look good to beat you. You will not be able to attend the morning court tomorrow to apologize to the Emperor and the Fourth Prince.
You can only ask your son to take your place in the punishment. Come, drag Shi Mingwei out and give him twenty lashes of the board!"
The Duke of Zhenguo closed his eyes and said, "Thank you, father, for being considerate of your son's dignity."
Shi Mingying and his three brothers kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Grandfather, our second brother has just gotten better, so don't use the stick anymore. If you want to beat him, just beat us! We are our great uncle's nephews, we are descendants of the Shi family, and we should share the responsibility with the Shi family!"
The old Duke had no intention of gratifying his grandsons' unity. He waved his hand and said, "Drag him out and beat him! If anyone else comes, Shi Mingying is an accomplice. Drag him out too and give him 20 lashes!"
Shi Mingwei struggled and howled silently. Why did he have to be hit with the stick again? No, no, no, just hit his father!
If I don't hit his father, how will his father learn his lesson?
He really doesn't want to be beaten.
Ever since the day he plotted against Shi Yao, the injuries on his body have never fully healed.
He hardly knew what it felt like to walk normally.
Shi Mingying looked dejected.
He knew that his third and fourth brothers took all the blame and protected him, but he could not escape the beating.
My grandfather was so wise, how could he not find out that he was one of the masterminds?
Someone else came in and dragged Shi Mingying away.
Shi Mingmo and Shi Mingchen looked at each other: Fifth brother is really good at hiding things! Are you hiding things too?
The old Duke quickly let out a sigh of relief, then stood up and slowly walked out of Hanxu Hall, step by step, his back looking hunched.
When he returned to Ganlu Hall, he asked, "Where is the old lady?"
The housekeeper said, "The old lady is in Guanju Courtyard, and the second young lady is waiting on her. She said that the old lady was shocked and couldn't get up. It's not appropriate for her to return to Ganlu Hall. She will be moved back tomorrow."
The old Duke wiped his face and said: "The second girl is a good person... but it's a pity that she didn't meet a good family."
He also wanted to ask other people in the backyard, but when he thought about Shi Mingzhu becoming a concubine in the prince's palace, he became bored.
No more questions.
what?
Even if a few masters died in the backyard, he didn't want to care about it anymore.
There are so many troubles, I can’t even handle them all.
When there are many people, there will be more gossip.
At this moment, the old Duke had the idea of dividing the family.
Thinking that he probably only had a few years left to live, and with this kind of energy, he might not even survive the whole year, he gave up the idea of dividing the family.
The old Duke has been holding on since the incident, and has been holding on until now, shocking his children and grandchildren. Before they had the chance to find out the details of the incident, he could no longer hold on and fainted immediately after lying on the bed.
He had a fever in the middle of the night. As the lady was not around, no maid was asked to keep watch, and the servant was careless. In the morning, the maids came in to help him wash and brush his teeth. They saw that he was in very poor spirits, and then they realized that something was wrong, so they called a doctor to see him.
The old Duke was groggy, still thinking about what happened last night. After taking the medicine, he only told his children, grandchildren and their wives to kneel in the ancestral hall, and then fell asleep again.
Early in the morning, Shi Yao sent the lady back to Ganlu Hall, helped her take medicine and go to bed, and then hurried to the ancestral hall to "reflect on her ancestors."
On the way, Muxiang whispered all the information she had heard.
"The eldest girl took a sedan chair and went to the Chengwang Mansion to be a concubine. The eunuch sent by the emperor only allowed her to bring a maid to serve her, and she brought Shi Mi with her."
"Lian Qiao was summoned to Tangdi Courtyard by the eldest wife last night and was nearly beaten to death. I heard that the old master was really angry and beat the second master with 20 boards. He was only left with one breath. When the eldest wife heard the news, she hurriedly went to serve her son crying, which saved Lian Qiao's life."
"Before the Second Master was beaten yesterday, he was playing with his two sons in Tangxi Courtyard, and he taught the two young masters Yunya and Yunyi to respect their aunt in the future, but the two brothers refused to say anything.
The Second Master got angry and slapped each of them - the Second Mistress was so angry that she burst into tears. As soon as the Old Master told the Second Master to leave, the Second Mistress immediately took the two young masters to the Handan Courtyard.
"It's strange, too. Fifth Grandma also went to Handan Courtyard last night, and the three sisters-in-law spent the whole night together."
Shi Yao inhaled.
Shi Mingzhu really became a concubine!
Sisters-in-law are awesome.
Shi Mingzhu's life was worse than in her previous life. She didn't even get a concubine, and she only exchanged glances with the fifth prince, and they didn't even touch each other's clothes.
She asked curiously, "Why did my second brother get beaten?"
Mu Xiang whispered, "First, the Second Master has implicated the Fourth Master, and second, the old master wanted to beat the Duke, but the Duke had to go to court to plead guilty today, so he arrested the Second Master to take the punishment for his father."
Banxia said with pity: "Second Master is so unlucky. He is the weakest, but the first master has left Beijing and the eighth master is recovering from illness, so he can only be beaten."
Shi Yao felt regretful. Injuries from being beaten with a stick would always heal. So why wasn't it Shi Mingwei who broke the third leg?
Shi Mingwei, this scumbag, deserves all three legs broken!
Unfortunately, everyone in the Duke's Mansion was staring at her. The Duke and his wife, her brothers, and Shi Mingzhu looked at her as if she were a thorn in their flesh and an eye. She could not develop her own power even if she wanted to.
Otherwise, how could the second brother's third leg be preserved?
After entering the ancestral hall, everyone in the Shi family who could stand up knelt here.
The first wife, Zheng, and the third wife, Rong, both looked haggard. It was obvious that they had not recovered from their illnesses. They had both taken care of their sons last night and had not rested all night. They looked shaky and might faint at any time.
The third master Shi Jian'an was not there. He must have gone to the court to plead guilty with the eldest master.
The second son, Shi Mingwei, did not come and is probably in a coma.
The third brother, Shi Mingzhen, did not get beaten last night. He was lying on a long bench, getting beaten with a stick.
The fourth brother, Shi Mingkui, couldn't come, and even if he did, he would be too embarrassed to see anyone.
Fourth sister-in-law Gong Xuan came, her face was pale. Everyone else was kneeling, but she was sitting alone. When she saw Shi Yao, she glared at her fiercely.
The fifth brother and his wife were both there. Shi Mingying was tough. Even though he was beaten and his back and buttocks were still bleeding, he still knelt straight.
Shi Yao gave him a thumbs up!
This attitude of refusing to surrender even at the cost of death means you must persevere to the end.
Shi Mingying turned his head away in disgust. If Shi Yao hadn't been so cunning and fallen into her trap, Zhuzhu wouldn't have suffered such a disaster!