A series of muffled groans sounded in the darkness. Lu Yuntian, who was naked from the waist up, closed his eyes in pain and clenched his teeth to endure the pain in his body.
Lu Feng was whipped with an ordinary bamboo whip, while Lu Yuntian was whipped with an iron whip covered with barbs. Moreover, it was done by the secret guards of the Hou Mansion, so there was no mercy.
It was not until the one hundred lashes were completed that the secret guard put away the blood-stained whip and threw the person into the secret prison.
Although he is the nominal eldest son of the Hou family, he has no real power in this house.
Lu Yuntian gasped and closed his eyes, forcing himself not to think about those things. He was not a real young master, so why did he expect so much.
The secret prison is extremely cold, and no one wants to step into it except the sinners imprisoned here.
He stayed here all night, and someone gave him medicine, but it only prevented him from losing too much blood.
The sky was getting brighter, and Lu Yuntian leaned against the wall in silence and propped up his legs.
Until, there was movement.
Lu Yuntian looked over and saw Lu Qingtian leading two secret guards to the secret prison.
"Father."
Even though he was injured, Lu Yuntian still saluted Lu Qingfeng respectfully, with respect and alienation.
"You know you're wrong?"
Lu Qingtian's voice sounded in the secret prison.
"I know I was wrong. It's because Yuntian didn't think highly of the young Marquis."
Lu Yuntian lowered his head lower and lower, so that no one could see his expression.
"Are you blaming me for favoring Feng'er?"
"No, this is indeed Yuntian's fault. Yuntian did not find the little Marquis as soon as he fell into the water, nor did he find the murderer of the little Marquis."
This is his incompetence.
Lu Yuntian did not want to deny this, and he did have the idea of wanting to make Lu Feng suffer.
I just didn't expect that the punishment afterwards would be so severe.
Unexpectedly, Lu Qingtian snorted coldly.
"Just like this, I will punish you?"
Things in the court are inherently treacherous, how could he not know that Lu Feng was in such a dangerous situation? The reason why he was angry with Lu Yuntian was other things.
Lu Yuntian raised his head in surprise, his eyes full of doubts.
Isn't it so?
Lu Qingtian looked at him with obviously a little disappointment in his eyes, then turned to look at the torture instruments on the wall, and explained in a calm tone:
"I asked Emperor Wu for instructions earlier, hoping that you would test the princes on behalf of Lu Feng. This incident has been foreshadowed for a long time and you know it, but what did you do?"
If it was about father's love, Lu Qingfeng did not give Lu Yuntian much, but if it was about his thoughts, the time and energy Lu Qingfeng spent on Lu Yuntian was not comparable to Lu Feng.
Of course, part of the reason for this is that Lu Feng is too unsatisfactory.
Lu Yuntian was stunned. He actually noticed it.
The people in the city raised his status very high, even vaguely eclipsing the real young Marquis Lu Feng, but they did not expect that the Marquis had such a plan.
So... the fifth prince?
"Father, His Highness the Fifth was the first to take action when I was framed. There should be nothing wrong with my trip to him."
After frowning and thinking for a long time, Lu Yuntian didn't find anything unusual.
The fifth prince has always been by his side and never left for a moment. It is impossible to say that it was him.
"Nothing wrong?"
Ah.
Lu Qingtian's body continued to glow with coldness.
"Isn't your presence there enough to show how serious the matter is? They don't want to threaten me, but you."
Facing Lu Qingtian's piercing eyes, Lu Yuntian's thoughts were suddenly shattered.
He suddenly realized that it was because of the fifth prince that he appeared at the shipyard, and the fourth prince seemed to have come after knowing the news beforehand...
Where did this news come from?
Lu Yuntian clenched his hands, his original resentment was completely defeated, so what was he thinking before?
Do you want to betray the Hou Mansion because of this matter?
It's him, Lu Yuntian, who is too dissatisfied!
Carrying guilt and self-blame, Lu Yuntian bowed his head in shame again.
"Father, I was wrong."
Seeing him like this, Lu Qingtian's cold face softened a bit, and he waved his hand and said:
"It's not your fault. You can't beat Emperor Wu's prince with your intelligence. That's normal."
But for his son to be plotted like this, Lu Qingfeng was not a paper tiger without a temper. It must have been that he had not been angry for too long, which made these grandsons think that his was something.
"Although the Martial Emperor didn't say anything, he tacitly agreed to my proposal. This afternoon, you will take Feng'er to the Martial Arts Academy to report. When you are in the Martial Arts Academy, take good care of your brother, as long as he doesn't die."
"Besides, it's up to you, Fifth Prince."
Lu Yuntian, who listened quietly to Master Hou's words, nodded slightly.
But when he heard that he was not as good as the fifth prince, the thought of dissatisfaction suddenly flashed in his heart. He had a calm personality, but this time he had learned a lesson.
I will never be used like this in the future.
The fourth prince really used threats to make him surrender, and there was only one consequence, which was his disloyalty. The opportunity for the fifth prince appeared just like that.
Only time can test these.
But Lu Yuntian is not stupid, Lu Qingtian has already summed up what he said in these few sentences.
After Lu Yuntian's punishment was over, he was naturally released. Lu Qingfeng left the secret prison and walked in his yard, and the smell of blood on his body also dissipated with the wind.
After finding a random place to sit down, the sadness on Lu Qingtian's face showed.
My son is so unsatisfied and needs someone to take care of him in order to live well. What will he do in the future?
Can I still take good care of myself in old age?
Lu Qingtian has worked hard for most of his life, all he wanted was stability, but now his son has become the factor that makes him unstable. How sad!
He didn't realize it himself, and he sighed no less than ten times after leaving the secret cell.
Secret Guard: Who made you dote on the little Marquis too much when you were a child, causing the little Marquis to be so stubborn now...
On the other side, because he learned the news about Lu Feng's accident, Meng Ziyan came over in a hurry. Yun Luohong, who was on the same boat with Lu Feng last night and also fell into the water, was said to be sick and was still lying in bed and did not come. .
Meng Ziyan, who was sitting at the table, looked at Lu Feng eating and drinking, and wondered if he had come in the wrong place.
What's wrong with Lu Feng being like this?
Lu Feng squinted at the uninvited guy with his mouth full of oil, and he opened his mouth and bit down on the chicken leg meat. It was so delicious.
"So, I said it's okay."
Didn’t you tell me everything when the servants passed on the news?
Meng Ziyan twitched his lips. Lu Feng was not awake when he received the news, but he didn't want to argue with Lu Feng.
Thinking of the thrill last night, Meng Ziyan's face became serious.
"What happened yesterday was not a coincidence. Do you think it was the Fourth Prince's fault?"
It was already known to everyone that the fourth prince was dissatisfied with the Marquis. His mother's family could never be supported by the Marquis. The murder case that occurred the year before last had already determined this.
Although Emperor Wu didn't say anything, the fourth prince never really left the palace since then.
It's almost like being under house arrest.
Therefore, he is the one most likely to take action.
Lu Feng turned a deaf ear and continued to chew on the chicken legs.
He didn't have to think about this, he just had to go back and take the snake to have a look. All the princes of the Martial Academy were going there, so he didn't have to worry about not meeting him.
When he encountered it, he would go up and put a sack on it.
In Lu Feng's view, this was nothing.
Meng Ziyan looked at Lu Feng who was just eating and was speechless. He was just superfluous!
