Duke Cao's Mansion.
"Master, Master, it's not good, it's not good..."
Li Wenzhong had just put his eighteen-year-old concubine in his arms to sleep when he was woken up by the panicked voice of his servant. He suddenly got up from the bed and went out to ask.
"What happened?"
It's so late. Could it be that something happened in Jiujiang?
The boy swallowed and hurriedly stepped forward to whisper in his ear.
"This bastard!"
After learning the whole story, Li Wenzhong just wanted to call his son and give him a good beating.
It’s not like the woman doesn’t have anything at home, so why would she go outside to steal food?
Just eat on the sly and get caught?
Where does this leave his old face?
"Prepare your horses and go to the Gu family."
No matter how angry he was, it was his son after all, so he still had to find a way to wipe his son's ass. Who put him in trouble?
His son was already sixteen this year and was planning to get married soon, but he couldn't let anything happen at this juncture. He didn't want to go a mile away to pick up his old face.
Gu Chen knew that Li Wenzhong would come to visit late at night, so he gave Gu An a few words and went to sleep.
I worked overtime for a while today, which was interesting enough, but there was no reason to get up in the middle of the night to work.
"Where's Mr. Gu?"
So Li Wenzhong came to visit in person, but didn't even see Gu Chen's face.
He couldn't help but feel a little angry. No matter what, he was a prince and his majesty's direct nephew, but he couldn't even see him?
Is it too crazy?
"Forgive me, sir." Gu An followed the instructions and politely raised his hands: "My lord understands what my lord is worried about, and he also understands how much he loves his son."
"It's just a matter of state law. As a royal censor, under the care of the royal family, I don't dare to make decisions without authorization, so I can only hide the young master's identity from the outside world."
"I'll ask Your Majesty to make the decision tomorrow to see how this matter is going to be handled."
"Sir, you need to love your children deeply, educate your children strictly, and test your character harshly. The young master is his son and will be the future pillar of the Ming Dynasty, so he must be even more careful."
Seeing what Li Wenzhong was going to say, Gu An had already expected it.
"My lord, I have said that if the young master wants to take the young master back now, it is fine. As long as he pays the fine and receives sixty canes, he can be released immediately."
"Otherwise, we have to wait for His Majesty to speak, and my Lord will not dare to be expert."
Sixty sticks?
Li Wenzhong's face turned green, but he also understood after reading many books.
There was nothing wrong with what Gu Chen did.
When His Highness King Yan was caught, he also fed him fried meat with a whip.
But sixty battles...
No, we can't fight. If we fight now, then the whole capital will know that Jiujiang has gone to such a place. Then where will the faces of the Li family and the royal family be put?
We have to find His Majesty and the Empress, we have to ask them to make Gu Chen release Jiujiang.
While Li Wenzhong was running around anxiously, Gu Chen was drooling and having a sweet dream.
In the dream, he tortured Lao Zhu to death, and then lived a happy and fulfilling life with Biao'er and his wife and children...
When he woke up, it was time to go to court to work.
Is it annoying to go to bed every day and go to court early every day?
Others, Zhao Guan's family, went to court every five days, and when they arrived at Lao Zhu's place...
Is it really annoying to have a workaholic boss?
"Ms. Gong, you have detained the young master. Aren't you afraid of becoming an enemy of Duke Cao's mansion?"
While Su Wanying was dressing her husband, she was worried about her husband's behavior.
It is true that Your Majesty is strict with your nobles, but it is different for Cao Guogong's family.
"Afraid."
Gu Chen glanced at the shadow outside the door and knew that the mobile surveillance camera was recording.
"It's just that Your Majesty and His Highness are very kind to me. I am here today only because of the support of Your Majesty and His Royal Highness. I cannot be a person without conscience."
"Only by acting impartially can we repay one or two things. No matter how scared I am, I can't forget. Isn't it my duty as a censor?"
Didn’t Lao Zhu say that?
Since you are a censor, don't think about being alone, and don't be afraid of offending others.
He is a good minister, doesn't he just obey and do as he is told?
"Madam, please put your official hat on for me."
Gu Chen bent down slightly and asked his wife to put on his official hat.
Su Wanying gave him a helpless look and put it on gently.
My husband is upright and not afraid of powerful people, and I don’t know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.
Li Jinglong was locked up in the utility room of the Metropolitan Procuratorate for one night.
There is food and drink, but these three urgent needs are not easy to solve.
Need to get a vase...
It’s frustrating!
"Dad, when will you come to save your son?"
Li Jinglong was crying, thinking about his handsome young master, who always had a beautiful maid to wipe him clean when he went to the toilet.
It's better now...
When Lao Zhu came over with a dark face, holding a ruler and Li Wenzhong, Zhan Hui, and Han Yike, Gu Chen was already waiting at the door of his office.
"Where's that evil person?"
Lao Zhu never dreamed that one day he would come to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and take his nephew to a brothel to live in prostitution. He was really ugly.
He felt that his face had been lost ten miles outside the city.
"I will take your Majesty over there."
Gu Chen cupped his hands and immediately led the way for His Majesty, waiting until he reached the door.
"Your Majesty, the young master is inside."
After saying that, he asked someone to open the door. Lao Zhu took the ruler and walked in with a dark face.
"Snapped."
Lao Zhu kicked the door shut with his back foot, and then Li Jinglong's flattering voice sounded inside.
"Uncle...Uncle, please listen to your grandson's explanation..."
He is quite smart. He usually calls you "Your Majesty", but now he starts calling him "Uncle".
"Explain your grandma's legs...you useless thing, you have grown up, you see, I won't break your legs today."
Lao Zhu was so angry that he treated Li Wenzhong like his own son.
Jiujiang is his grandson. He took his son to the palace to study with him since he was a child. He even hugged and teased him when he was a child.
As a result, this naughty kid was so humiliated.
"Pa!", "Pa!", "Pa"
This was the sound of a ruler hitting flesh, followed by Li Jinglong's cry for mercy.
"Uncle, my grandson is wrong. My grandson doesn't dare anymore. My grandson really doesn't dare anymore..."
"My grandson was just looking at the picture album and didn't want to go to Qingfeng Tower."
"But His Highness, King Yan, laughed at my grandson and asked him to go see the world. He said he had a nose and eyes and was charming, so he went there..."
Li Wenzhong: "..."
It’s over!
Silly boy, you can't say this, your uncle won't show mercy.
It will only get worse.
The sound of whipping stopped for a moment, and then Lao Zhu's ruler sounded like a violent storm.
"You go when he asks you to go. So it's all King Yan's fault?"
"Are you not wrong? Was it all his instigation?"
"If you are decent, even if he says that Goulan Courtyard is better than Hua'er, you shouldn't take a step."
When Lao Zhu was tired from beating and the ruler in his hand was broken, he put his hands on his hips and said angrily.
"Why do you listen to him so much?"
"If he asks you to eat shit today, will you go or not?"
"You bastard, I will punish you by grounding you for three months, and I will not give you any money for half a year. Your hair has not even grown yet, and you dare to go shopping. Aren't you afraid of getting sick?"
As he talked, Lao Zhu got angry again, that bastard Lao Si.
Can't you do something good?
If he doesn't break that boy's legs today, he won't be called Zhu Yuanzhang.
Li Jinglong wanted to explain that he was smart and chose clean girls.
But seeing his angry look, he shrank his neck and said nothing.
After having enough fights, he opened the door and walked up to Gu Chen, who looked downcast and submissive.
"Wenzhong, give Gu Guangxi thirty dollars."
Logically speaking, if Gu Chen didn't give Cao Guogong face, he should be angry.
But surprisingly, he was embarrassed, but he was not angry with Gu Chen.
"This kid from Jiujiang is about to get married. It's hard to cause trouble at this time. Look, we'll beat him and double the fine."
"This matter has just passed, don't you think so?"
What a sin, you can't even take care of your own bastards, but you still have to take care of other people's brats.
Gu Chenchuan has been here for so long, but when has he ever seen Lao Zhu so loud and angry?
"Since Your Majesty said so, I will naturally have nothing to say."
"It's just that young people are ignorant and will inevitably make mistakes. If they are not severely punished, I'm afraid they won't take it to heart and it will be even harder to change in the future."
"Besides, the court has laws and regulations..."
"If the Duke takes the lead, all the noble disciples in the capital will follow his example. Isn't that a bit bad?"
Although he looks serious on the outside and appears to be loyal to the country and the people, in fact, the villain in his heart has already sang happily:
The sky is so bright, the earth is so vast, and the love is so rippling.
…
This just feels so good, so good!
