klisemfg Chapter 373 The Lu family came to the Zhao residence to cancel the engagement!
Chapter 373 The Lu family came to the Zhao residence to cancel the engagement!
Wei Wanchong watched the excitement and said unconsciously: "Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder Zhao Qiangjun you are so protective of Madam Wang, it turns out she is your mistress!"
The lobby of Jingzhao Prefecture was in chaos. Sun Songshi was about to break the gavel when he struck it. He said unhappily, "Lord Zhao has taught your son to go home for further education. This is a court... silence... silence..."
Later, the servants of the Zhao family brought silver and Zhao Jian gave eight hundred taels of silver to Sun Songshi on the spot as compensation for the money that Wang had won for the clothes that were soiled.
Zhao Jian's meaning was very clear. He would not pay for the loss of disrupting Ruyi Clothing's business. Sun Songshi looked at Wei Wanchong and nodded slightly. He sighed! "Since Zhao Qiangjun is unwilling to use silver to compensate for the loss of Ruyi Clothing, then I have to make decisions for the people!
Madam Wang and Zhao Qiangjun were causing trouble in the Crown Princess's shop. You are the first one. You are really brave. However, the law is not merciful. As the official in the capital, I must maintain the normal operation of the shop. Zhao Qiangjun and Madam Wang were causing trouble. According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, causing trouble and oppressing the people shall be punished with twenty or thirty lashes of the cane at the lightest, to serve as a warning to others!
Zhao Qiangjun is an official of the imperial army. He caused trouble in a shop for his relatives. This is a serious matter. I sentence him to a heavy fine of thirty strokes of the cane to serve as a warning to others!"
Zhao Jian was so angry that he closed his eyes fiercely, then nodded and said, "Okay! Zhao accepts the punishment. If he is not beaten, he will not learn his lesson. Your Excellency is wise!"
Little Wang started to cry, but just after she cried once, Zhao Jian said fiercely, "Shut up!"
Zhao Qiangjun was pinned there and beaten with the stick thirty times. In the end he couldn't bear it anymore and started howling!
Zhao Jian stood there trembling with his hands on his chest. Xiao Wang couldn't control her tears. Zhao Jian really wanted to strangle this woman to death, but he had no other choice. What could he do about the evil his son had done? He also had a grandson who was not legitimate. Zhao Jian now had the same idea as his brother, which was to throw his son into the military camp in the northern border!
Just after noon, Zhao Jian came out of the yamen with his limping son and the crying little Wang, signed his name and sealed his name, and left.
As soon as they came out, they saw a group of people standing in the yamen, as well as Minister Lu's family. Coincidentally, it was none other than Lu Mei with her maid and a old woman. Her face was pale as she looked at Zhao Jian, Zhao Qiangjun, and Wang who was supporting Zhao Qiangjun.
Miss Lu Mei was a lady from a scholarly family. She nodded to Zhao Jian and performed a graceful and appropriate greeting as a junior. Without waiting for Zhao Jian to speak, she turned around, staggered, got into her own carriage, and drove away!
Zhao Jian reached out to say hello and explain something to the child, but he found that the child was walking too fast. Zhao Jian covered his forehead and felt his head throbbing again. It was over! His son's marriage was going to fail!
Zhao Jian took his son back to the Zhao Mansion. At this time, many guests had finished their meal and left. Everyone was not stupid. After spending money and eating, would they stay here and be disliked?
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Duke of Fuguo are all here to support the occasion. That is a matter between the upper class. Are you a fifth or sixth person? Will you be disliked if you stay here instead of leaving?
Just as the guests were leaving one after another, someone saw Zhao Jian coming back with his son. It was obvious that Zhao Qiangjun had been beaten up!
Everyone saw it but didn't dare to inquire or ask anything. They just pretended they didn't see it, said hello and left.
Zhao Jian told his son to go back to his own courtyard and not to embarrass himself outside. He then hurried to the room where his eldest brother was hosting a banquet. As soon as he came in, he first apologized and didn't say anything. He then sat in front of his eldest brother. At this time, Zhao Hai was talking about the affairs of the Northern Frontier with Wei Zhendong, the Prince of the State, and Qin Beiyu, the Crown Prince.
Zhao Jian's forehead began to sweat. He always had a bad premonition, wondering if someone from Minister Lu's family would come. Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard the housekeeper running over in a panic and said, "General, Second Master's Minister Lu came with his eldest son, saying that he wanted to discuss the cancellation of the engagement with you and Second Master!"
Zhao Hai frowned after hearing this. He looked at his brother unkindly. Zhao Jian's forehead was covered with sweat. He wiped his forehead and stood up: "Sorry... I'm sorry, big brother, your nephew has caused trouble!"
Qin Beiyu and Wei Zhendong looked at each other, and Wei Zhendong stood up and said, "The general has something going on at home, so we won't bother him. Your Highness, why don't we go back together?"
Zhao Hai couldn't bear to save face any longer, he stood up and said: "Duke, it's rare for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and everyone to come to your house for a gathering, and I happened to encounter this stubborn boy's disobedient trouble. I will go and deal with it and then come back. Your Royal Highness and Wan Lin will help to accompany His Royal Highness to continue eating here!"
Zhao Hai stood up, apologized, and took his brother out of the house. As soon as he walked into the yard, he met Minister Lu with a stern face, and his eldest son Lu Chongshan, who was Lu Mei's father.
Minister Lu and his son looked at Zhao Hai with unfriendly faces and bowed: "Hello, General. Just now, when I returned home, I heard that my granddaughter A Mei was crying and shouting to cancel the engagement. After asking around, I found out that your family's Zhao Qiangjun committed a crime in Jingzhao Prefecture. It turned out that it was because his concubine caused trouble in Ruyi Clothing Shop. This matter has been known to everyone in the capital!
It is said that the concubine gave birth to a child. She once threatened on the streets that once Zhao Qiangjun married a wife in the future, he would register the child from the concubine under the name of the wife, otherwise the wife would have to drink contraceptive soup!
This is really too much! Although Lu is not from a high-ranking official family, my child has not even married yet, and she is being bullied like this. It is better to cancel the engagement! At worst, my eldest son can raise my daughter for the rest of her life!"
Listening to Minister Lu's words, Zhao Hai's forehead was throbbing with anger. He turned around and looked at his younger brother, wishing he could kick him to death.
"Go find that evildoer for me. I want to hear his story in person! If this is true, he must kowtow to Minister Lu's family and apologize, and then cancel the engagement so as not to ruin the life of the young lady from the Lu family!"
Zhao Jian gritted his teeth and turned around and ran. He went to his son's room, only to see him lying there half dead, with the servants applying medicine to him!
Zhao Jian yelled, "Follow me! The Lu family has called to cancel the engagement. Your uncle is asking you to go to the front now. Don't say anything when you get there. Just kneel down and don't say anything. The more you say now, the more mistakes you will make. Do you know that?"
Zhao Qiangjun was about to collapse. He angrily said, "Are you going to let me live?"
Zhao Jian got angry when he saw his son's bad temper, so he went up and grabbed his son...
There were many people watching the excitement outside the General's Mansion and in the yard. Zhao Hai felt that he had lost all his face. He turned around and saw his brother bringing that bastard out. The bastard's face was beaten like a pig's head. It was simply horrible to look at!
Zhao Hai roared: "Evil creature! What is going on? What on earth happened to that mistress today?"
Zhao Qiangjun knelt on the ground with a plop: "Uncle, today my cousin went to Ruyi Clothing Shop to try on skirts and got several of them dirty. The shopkeeper insisted on asking my cousin to pay for it, but she couldn't pay so she came to me. Then Wei Wanchong and I started fighting..."
Zhao Hai watched him gasp for air, then turned around to look at Minister Lu and his son and clasped his fists! "Minister Lu, I'm sorry. It's all because of the Zhao family's poor parenting that this evil happened. The Zhao family knows that they are sorry to the Minister, and voluntarily canceled the engagement with Zhao Qiangjun. The procedures will be handled later. Please forgive me, Minister Lu!"
Minister Lu looked at Zhao Qiangjun kneeling on the ground and sighed! "Alas! Well, I shouldn't have come here today knowing that your family had an important event, but I am really afraid that my granddaughter will be upset, so I can only say that the two children are not destined to be together, and let the marriage go!"
Zhao Hai and Zhao Jian said all the nice things they could and sent the Lu father and son out the door. They also promised not to take the four gifts given at the time of engagement, and just regard them as compensation to the Lu family and to the girl.
The four gifts were worth 1,800 taels, and now they are all gone. Mr. and Mrs. Zhao Jian are so heartbroken!
The Zhao family enjoyed great glory today, but they also lost face. Zhao Qiangjun had a mistress before getting married, and the mistress was a spendthrift who spent eight hundred taels on a few skirts. She also brought shame to the family at such an important time. It almost made all the Zhao family members angry to death!