Phi-Fic Chapter 120 8 Boards
Chapter 120 8 Boards
Shangguan said: "Although Shangguan Si is my elder brother, he is also the father and mother of the Southern Liang Emperor. Since he can do such a heartless thing, Your Highness does not need to condone him, just punish him severely. I will never blame Your Highness for a single word."
So the prince issued an order to severely punish Shangguan Si.
He immediately ordered him to be beaten with eighty boards.
When Shangguan Si was pressed down on a long bench by two guards, he was still dazed. He looked up at Lu Jingning and Shangguan beside her.
"Crown Princess...sister." Shangguan Si panicked.
Shangguan looked at Shangguan Si and saw that there was no brotherly love in his eyes, only indifference. She sighed, "You took the initiative to kill Old Man Liao, which is a taboo. His Highness is lenient and does not require you to pay with your life. Today, I will punish you with eighty strokes of the cane as a warning to others."
What's the difference between beating him with eighty boards and killing him?
"Sister, do you really have no regard for feelings at all?" Shangguan Si gritted his teeth and said, "I do this all for you."
"My mother is open-minded and is not afraid of Lord Shangguan's provocation. But Lord Shangguan should think about the elderly and young people he has to take care of." Lu Jingning's eyes flashed with fierceness. He bent down and squatted, cursing with his mouth, "Idiot!"
boom!
A board fell heavily, and Shangguan Si's face suddenly changed.
boom!boom!
The sound of boards falling could be clearly heard in the yard. Shangguan Si was able to hold on at first, but later he couldn't help but shout out.
Shouted out with sobs.
"Sister, we are siblings!" Shangguan Si continued to play the emotional card.
Shangguan was not moved at all.
After all eighty strokes of the board were given, Shangguan Si had already fainted. His back was soaked with blood and he lay on the ground like a puddle of mud.
"Send him back to Shangguan Mansion and tell the Shangguan family that if they don't hand him over within one day, they will be beaten with eighty boards tomorrow!" Shangguan ordered.
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When Shangguan Si was sent back home, the old lady almost fainted from fright. She checked his breath with her fingertips and only breathed a sigh of relief when she confirmed that there were still signs of life.
"Quick, go get the doctor."
The maids in the yard were busy running around, bringing out basins of blood. With the doctor's strenuous rescue efforts, Shangguan Si managed to save his life, but was seriously injured.
If I get beaten again tomorrow, I will definitely die.
The old lady panicked and began to wipe away tears: "How could it become like this out of nowhere? It was fine when I left."
At this time, Murong walked in and glanced at Shangguan Si who was unconscious on the couch. She had already inquired about him just now.
The person was carried back from the palace, and it was the prince who gave the order.
"Your husband has been beaten like this, why aren't you worried at all?" The old lady yelled at Murong twice.
Murong sent the servants away and said, "Mother, we can't defeat Lu Jingning. It's better for us to be idle and honest, so that the Crown Princess won't kill us all."
"Do you know what you are saying?" The old lady was unhappy: "If it wasn't for saving your son, would I have offended Lu Jingning? You got the advantage and still acted like a good kid. Why didn't you try to persuade him at that time?"
Murong was choked with speech.
Ever since she experienced the fire, she always had strange dreams, such as someone hurriedly coming to the Shangguan Mansion to deliver a letter saying that the Crown Princess had died of illness, and the Emperor ordered the dethronement of the Crown Prince and conferred the title of Prince Shen on him, and Lu Jinglang did not marry Zheng Ge'er, but married the Prince of Suguo.
But when he woke up, the Duke of Suguo's Mansion had been demoted and Zhao Sui was dead.
The Crown Princess was alive and well, the Crown Prince was not deposed, but Prince Shen died. The dream and reality were completely opposite.
The Crown Princess, who had always been well-behaved and filial, suddenly turned against the Shangguan Mansion. Murong was very puzzled and often looked at her face in the mirror, which was full of pits and marks of burns.
But she was obviously the honorable Madam Shangguan, the head of the noble ladies in the capital. How many people wanted to curry favor with her? She supported her family in every way and was treated like a treasure by her family.
The reality was that after she got involved in the loan sharking incident, the Murong Mansion had severed all ties with her and would not even allow her to return to the mansion.
"People always learn lessons after they suffer losses. Before, we schemed against the Crown Princess and Aning. Although they were sad and cut off contact with the Shangguan Mansion, they did not fight back. But now we have hurt their hearts and we have to be their enemy everywhere. The end is definitely not good."
Murong came to terms with it and realized that being alive was more important than anything else.
Even if she had become a noble lady in her previous life, Prince Shen was still afraid of the Shangguan family. Two years after he ascended the throne, he praised the Shangguan family to death. He used all kinds of reasons to demote the Shangguan family, dismissed them from their posts, and punished them. The huge Shangguan family was uprooted, and disappeared from the capital in the third year.
Is it really worth it to get such a result after planning for decades?
The old lady glared at Murong: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Mother, if you don't hand him over, your husband will be punished with eighty strokes of the cane tomorrow," Murong reminded.
Given Shangguan Si's current condition, it is a great fortune for him to be alive.
The old lady seemed to have her throat pinched, and was instantly speechless. After a long silence, she only cursed: "If I had known this would happen, I should not have allowed her to marry higher than her parents. Otherwise, there would not be such a disaster today."
Murong didn't dare to respond to this.
Back then, the prince fell in love with Shangguan at first sight at the Lantern Festival. The prince came to the Shangguan Mansion more and more frequently. At that time, the Shangguan family was obviously very happy.
The prince personally requested an imperial decree to grant the marriage, and Shangguan married in grand style. With the support of the towering Eastern Palace, the Shangguan family had been able to be described as powerful and majestic for so many years.
"If we had not been bewitched by Prince Shen and wholeheartedly supported the Crown Princess, we wouldn't be in this situation today."
It’s all because the Shangguan family is too greedy.
The old lady slammed the table angrily: "Are you trying to piss me off on purpose?"
"My daughter-in-law dare not." Murong lowered her eyes. She had already made up her mind. If the Shangguan family continued to be stubborn, she would never follow them to die.
She wants to leave the Shangguan family.
The old lady took a deep breath, feeling sorry for her son but unable to resist the imperial power, she could only compromise and said to Murong: "Go to the manor and bring him back."
"Huh?" Murong was surprised. Didn't they say that the person was not at the farm?
The old lady was too lazy to explain. She untied a jade ring from her waist and placed it on the table: "Go find old Madam Pei. She knows what to do."
When bringing the Liao family back, the old lady took special precautions and detained Liao Han alone. After a threatening gesture, she told her that Zhuangzi was the safest place and that once the child was born, no one would be able to do anything to her.
She hid Liao Han in Zhuangzi's secret passage.
Without further ado, Murong covered his face and led his men towards the village, riding at full speed and finally arriving before dark.
There were no guards on the farm at this time, so she was allowed to pass quickly after showing her badge from the Shangguan Mansion. She also found Old Madam Pei and showed her jade ring.
Old Madam Pei understood immediately and led Murong in a certain direction.