kvmb Chapter 149 You can go with the family law!
Chapter 149 You can go with the family law!
Sheng Junyao knelt upright, staring blankly at the memorial tablet in front of him.
They showed no sign of wavering.
"evil creature!"
"Rebel!"
The Duke of Sheng was furious and lashed out with the whip again.
"What are you doing? What are you trying to do?" The ancestral hall door was pushed open, and Madam Lan was helped in by Granny Hui. She almost staggered to Sheng Junyao's side, shielding him with her body, and glared angrily at the Duke of Sheng. "If you hit him again, you might as well kill me too!"
The little bit of color that Lan had managed to regain these past few days was gone after today's commotion. She had already fainted once this afternoon and was now barely holding on by sheer willpower, her face as white as paper.
"So be it, the engagement is called off. A-Yao has always kept his promises. If this marriage wasn't truly impossible, why would he call it off at this crucial moment? Is this how you act as a father? Have you ever even considered your son? Are you his father or his superior? Even his superior wouldn't resort to family discipline so indiscriminately. You want to use family discipline, huh? We'll get a divorce then, right now. A-Yao's engagement is off anyway. You care about saving face, don't you? I'd like to see what face you still have left!"
Lan was trembling with anger, her fingers gripping Sheng Junyao's shoulder tightly to keep from collapsing. But when she looked down and saw the bloodstains on her son's back, she couldn't help but shed tears of heartache. Her chest heaved, and she could hardly breathe.
"Mother, Mother, don't worry, I'm fine, I'm fine." Sheng Junyao comforted her softly, quickly turning to support her and gently pressing on the back of her neck. Lan Shi's vision blurred, and she fainted.
Sheng Junyao glanced at Granny Hui, who hurriedly came over to help Lan Shi up.
"Take Mother back, give her some calming medicine, and let her get a good night's sleep. I'll go see her again tomorrow," Sheng Junyao instructed in a low voice.
Granny Hui glanced at Sheng Junyao with concern. Seeing that Sheng Junyao nodded to her, she had no choice but to hug Lan Shi and call over a maid to carry Lan Shi on her back.
After seeing Lan off, the doors of the ancestral hall were wide open, and the rest of the Sheng family members arrived one after another, completely surrounding the ancestral hall.
Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Duke Sheng, holding a thorn cane, pointed at Sheng Junyao and shouted, "Sheng Junyao, as the heir of the Duke's mansion, you broke off your engagement without informing your elders, acting recklessly and damaging the reputation of the Duke's mansion. I am punishing you today. Do you have any objections?"
Sheng Junyao replied calmly, "No."
“Father,” Sheng Junye couldn’t help but take a step forward, “the annulment of the engagement isn’t just my elder brother’s problem. Is it really necessary to resort to family discipline?”
Sheng Junye was somewhat afraid of the Duke of Sheng. He had been unlucky these past few days, being confined by his elder brother. Today, he was finally released because of his elder brother's wedding, but seeing his elder brother beaten like this, he felt it was a bit too much. He felt that given his elder brother's behavior, if he were to annul the engagement, there must be a reason. It certainly wouldn't be an annulment without cause. His father's actions were a bit too much.
Second Master Sheng also stepped forward, "Brother, Ayao has always been steady. Although it's not good that he suddenly broke off the engagement, a scolding would have been enough. Besides, you've already hit him. Is it really necessary to resort to family discipline?"
Master Sheng couldn't help but grumble to himself. His elder brother had been very dissatisfied with this marriage before. It was not good to break off the engagement on the wedding day, but it wouldn't prevent him from finding someone else. Why did he have to beat A Yao up now?
Seeing this, the others wanted to join in the persuasion, but when they saw the Duke of Sheng's cold face sweeping over them, they couldn't help but fall silent.
Duke Sheng said coldly, "Without rules, there can be no order. Guards, bring out the family law."
Two guards entered, and the Duke of Sheng handed over a bundle of thorns. One of the guards took the bundle and struck Sheng Junyao on the back.
After ten blows, another guard took over and continued the beating.
At this moment, the back of Sheng Junyao's clothes was already stuck to the mottled bloodstains.
Sheng Junyao's straight back did not move an inch.
"Father, that's enough..." Sheng Junye said anxiously.
Duke Sheng gave him a cold look.
Sheng Junye bit his lip tightly, anxiously watching Sheng Junyao's straight back.
"What are you doing? Stop!"
When Lu Yangyang and Sheng Yunjiao arrived, this was the scene they saw: a room full of people surrounding Sheng Junyao, whose back was covered in blood and gore from being beaten with thorns.
Without saying a word, she went up and snatched the bramble from the guard's hand.
Upon seeing Lu Yangyang, the Duke of Sheng's face immediately darkened.
"This is not a place for you to cause trouble, get out of the way!"
"Me, acting crazy? If Duke Sheng is truly fair and just, why would he be afraid of me acting crazy? Could it be that the Duke hit someone because of today's annulment of the engagement?" Lu Yangyang wasn't afraid of him at all. He always had a dark face, as if someone owed him money. She had long been fed up with him!
"He violated the family rules, so I'm resorting to family law. This is a matter for the Sheng State Duke's mansion!" the Sheng State Duke said coldly. "I'll say it again, get out of the way!"
"The Duke of Sheng must have a lot of free time. He keeps talking about family rules all day long. Why don't you go and follow the family rules yourself!" Lu Yangyang held a thorn cane in her hand, and seeing the blood dripping from it, she was furious. She pointed the cane at the two guards and shouted, "Get out of here right now, or I'll repay you tenfold for every thrashing you just did!"
The two guards exchanged a glance and quickly lowered their heads. They both served the Duke of Sheng and knew that this cousin was not very skilled in martial arts, but she was quite strong and her attacks were accurate and ruthless. If she really hit them, they would probably lose an arm or a leg in just a few blows.
Without the Duke of Sheng's permission, the two dared not leave and could only quietly move back a few steps.
He lowered his head, not daring to look at the Duke of Sheng's face.
Duke Sheng's face darkened even more. "Lu Yangyang, how dare you!"
"Give me a different bramble!"
"Lu Yangyang, if you dare to cause trouble again, we'll both be punished!"
Lu Yangyang scoffed, "Go ahead and hit me if you dare."
"You!" Duke Sheng roared, "Guards!"
Sheng Junyao called out softly, "Yangyang, go back."
Lu Yangyang, carrying a bundle of thorns, stood behind Sheng Junyao, turned to face the crowd, and looked at the Duke of Sheng: "It seems that the Duke of Sheng is unaware of His Majesty's decree that the Muzhou case involves many aspects, and the marriage between the Duke of Sheng's mansion and the Marquis of Guangping's mansion can be postponed as appropriate due to their involvement. In other words, His Majesty has said that the marriage does not need to be rushed. The Duke of Sheng was about to hit someone today because of the annulment of the engagement. Could it be that he has some dissatisfaction with His Majesty?"
"Lu Yangyang, shut up! Who gave you permission to talk such nonsense!" Duke Sheng hurriedly interrupted Lu Yangyang, fearing that she would say something outrageous.
"Duke Sheng is really joking. Would I dare to talk nonsense about such a thing? Why don't you go and ask him yourself?" Lu Yangyang raised an eyebrow at him.
"You!" Duke Sheng angrily flung his sleeves and turned to walk towards the door.
Lu Yangyang threw the thorny branch at his back, and it landed precisely at his feet.
The Duke of Sheng was so angry that the veins on the back of his hand bulged. He paused for a moment, but eventually strode away.
Lu Yangyang snorted and turned to help Sheng Junyao, "Big brother, let's go!"