bestfiction Chapter 536 Declaration of Sovereignty
Chapter 536 Declaration of Sovereignty
Chapter 536: Declaration of sovereignty
At the entrance of the Ye Mansion, two long chairs were placed in the middle, with two people lying on each of them. One was the eldest prince Quan Qingshu, and the other was the second prince Quan Qingzhao.
The Lin'an government office sent out more than ten officers to surround the place. Four of them held the two princes down, while the other two each held a wooden board and hit them on the body one after another, "bang, bang, bang".
Lin'an prefect Chi Hongfang was talking to Ye Feiyu and Ye Feizhou who were leaving the prefecture after hearing the news, "Don't panic, young masters. This was all ordered by the Emperor. The reason is that they pinned the death of the eldest princess on Fourth Miss Ye. Although Eunuch Lian has asked them for one million taels of silver each, that was Eunuch Lian's request. The Emperor has not passed the test yet! Today, the Emperor has said that these two should be dragged to the gate of the general's mansion and beaten with fifty sticks each until they are subdued."
Ye Feiyu glanced at the two and nodded, "Thank you, Lord Emperor, for helping my sister vent her anger."
Ye Feizhou stepped forward and personally instructed the officer who was beating him with the stick: "Use force on your wrist when you strike, so that you can strike harder, instead of putting all the force on your arm, which will unload a lot of force during the swing. Also -" He pointed at a few acupuncture points, "If you hit these places, it will hurt more and be harder to heal."
The officials of Lin'an Prefecture Yamen now only obeyed the orders of Ye Wenyan and his gang. They all knew that the Second Young Master had a good relationship with Ye Wenyan, so they had to listen to the Second Young Master. So they followed Ye Feizhou's instructions, changed the strength, and pressed the acupuncture points accurately, beating the two princes almost to death.
His Highness Quan Qingshu raised his head, gritted his teeth and looked at Ye Feizhou fiercely: "You bastard who serves as the third brother's concubine, I will kill you sooner or later! Then we'll see if the third brother will feel sorry for you!"
Ye Feizhou frowned and reminded the officer who was beating the man, "It's not good if the board is too smooth. It should be the kind with burrs to be used for punishment." Then he ordered the gatekeeper of the Ye Mansion, "Go get two axes and sharpen the boards for the two officials."
The gatekeeper went there immediately. The two officers thought about it and stopped. Then they said to Chi Hongfang, "Sir, since we hit him wrongly before, let's take a break and wait for the axe to come over and cut the board before hitting him again."
Chi Hongfang nodded, "It should be so!"
"That's bullshit!" Quan Qingshu cursed, "Chi Hongfang, I have no grudges against you in the past or in the present. You did this today. Aren't you afraid that I will retaliate against you after I recover? You are just the prefect of Lin'an, but you dare to act rashly in front of me. Who do you think you are? Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you have the support of the Emperor. After all, the world belongs to the Quan family. Even if we can't reach the Emperor, killing a prefect like you is no different from crushing an ant. Don't hurt yourself!"
Chi Hongfang looked extremely frightened - "What should I do? His Highness wants to retaliate against me, and even His Majesty the Emperor can't protect me. What should I do?" He was so panicked that he turned around on the spot. After turning around twice, he stopped and waved his hand, "Why not just kill him! Only a dead person won't seek revenge! Only a dead person can let me sleep peacefully!
As for whether it is royal or not, I believe that the Emperor will personally explain this matter to the Emperor and will never involve me. Your Highness, why are you still glaring at me? Are you trying to say I don’t dare? Haha, let’s see if I dare or not! Now even the Regent has learned to keep a low profile, why are you still making a fuss? With the Emperor above you, can you make a fuss? "
As he was talking, a servant of the Ye family came out with an axe. The servant was also very quick and decisive, and in a few strokes, he shaved several sections of barbs on the beating board, each of which was sharp and guaranteed to pierce the flesh with one blow.
After seeing this, Chi Hongfang immediately ordered the officers: "Beat him! Beat him to death! If you kill him, the Emperor will be held responsible!"
With the Emperor in charge, what are they afraid of?
The two officers really had their fun this time. His Highness the Prince was like two dead dogs in their hands. They just beat him with their eyes closed, bang bang bang, bang. Every hit pulled out flesh and blood. The pain made His Highness roll his eyes several times. He didn't even have the energy to scold Chi Hongfang. He could only groan, breathing more out than in.
Second Prince Quan Qingzhao also ate the melon cake, but he felt that he couldn't eat any more. He couldn't bear this kind of beating, so he cried out and admitted his defeat, shouting loudly: "Don't hit me anymore! Let me go, I admit my mistake to Fourth Miss Ye! Fourth Miss Ye, I have wronged you, please forgive me! I was also deceived by the eldest princess, thinking that she was my biological sister, so I came to take her away. Now that the truth is out, I regret it deeply, and I beg Fourth Miss to forgive me. As long as Fourth Miss can forgive me, I will accept any compensation conditions you propose, just hope that Fourth Miss will calm down!"
The prince held back his anger and turned his head to look at him, gritting his teeth and saying, "Coward!"
The Second Prince didn't care whether they were cowards or not, he just wanted to save his life. He saw Chi Hongfang's determination to kill them, and he knew that the Emperor would definitely be in charge of beating them to death. As long as the Emperor was there, Chi Hongfang would be fine. The two of them had lost their lives in vain, and there was no place to seek justice.
So he advised the eldest prince: "Accept your fate! That's the Emperor! Brother, we can't defeat him, and the entire Quan family can't defeat him!"
The eldest prince closed his eyes, endured a few more beatings, and finally accepted his fate - "I know I was wrong! Please spare my life, Miss Fourth!"
However, no matter how much they shouted, the fifty strokes of the cane were still delivered in one go. Including the previous wasted strokes, the two men received a total of seventy strokes of the cane. Their backs and buttocks were covered in blood and flesh, and they could no longer be seen as human beings.
Ye Feizhou took two steps back and covered his nose with his sleeve. The two men were so angry that they really wanted to tear him apart.
Ye Feiyu stepped forward, bowed to them and said, "Although the beating was a bit harsh, compared to the two princes who wanted to put my sister to death that day, I think this beating was still light. The emperor didn't take your lives, which saved enough face for the royal family. I hope the two princes don't bear a grudge in their hearts. After all, bearing a grudge against the emperor will not do you any good, but will easily bring disaster to yourself. Especially the eldest prince, you have a prince in your family! He is also a general with military power. Don't delay the young general's future for the sake of momentary pleasure."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and said to Chi Hongfang, "Master Chi, don't be angry. Since the prince is still breathing after being beaten, it means he is not destined to die. I believe he will not dare to seek revenge against you again, so why not let him go."
Chi Hongfang nodded, "Alright, since you are pleading for him, then I will bear the risk of being sought for revenge in the future."
After saying that, he looked at Quan Qingshu again, "Your Highness must thank Young Master Ye very much. If it weren't for him, you would have died here today. After all, no one wants to let go of someone who wants to kill them. From now on, this mansion must be careful and vigilant. Any bumps and bumps may be the conspiracy and tricks of your Highness. If you are really killed by someone by accident, based on what happened today, my family has every reason to directly identify you as the murderer." He glanced at the officials, "You all heard the words that your Highness threatened this mansion, right? If you heard it, remember it well. If anything happens to this mansion in the future, it must be your Highness who did it."
All the officers said in unison: "We will remember this!"
Quan Qingshu was so angry that he almost died. Chi Hongfang was blackmailing him! Was it his fault if there were any bumps or scratches? Was it his fault no matter who killed him?
Damn, you are the prefect of Lin'an, haven't you offended enough people? Why should he take the blame?
Unfortunately, he no longer had the strength to argue with Chi Hongfang. This beating cost him most of his life. It was a miracle that he could still breathe. He needed to go back to the palace immediately to seek treatment from the imperial physician. As for the future, he would definitely take revenge, but first he had to think carefully about how to avoid Lord Emperor and kill Chi Hongfang and Ye Wenyan.
The two princes were carried away. Not long after they left, Ye Feiyu and others saw a group of people coming from the alley. The leader was a man in red, followed by a group of court officials. The court officials were all holding things in their hands, and the man in red at the head was still talking: "Hold them well, don't tilt them, don't drop them on the ground. Don't touch those things with your hands or paws, they will get dirty! Our Ah Yan likes to be clean, if you dirty her things, I will chop off your hands and paws."
All the court officials trembled collectively, and then said in unison: "We understand."
Lord Emperor was very satisfied. He strode forward and walked to the gate of the General's Mansion. He lowered his head and looked at the blood on the ground. Chi Hongfang hurriedly stepped forward to explain: "This is what happened when we beat the First and Second Princes just now. We haven't had time to clean it yet." After that, he hurriedly called the people in the Ye Mansion, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and fetch some water!"
The servants immediately got busy.
The emperor has arrived, and everyone in the Ye Mansion kneels to welcome him.
Shi Liyuan glanced at them and walked towards the mansion while talking: "Get up! Tell someone to take the things they are holding to the mansion, they are all for Ah Yan. I am not here to wander around today because I have nothing to do. I came here specially to see Ah Yan. But why is your mansion so deserted today? Where are all the people?"
Ye Feiyu quickly stood up and followed behind him and replied: "Replying to the Emperor, something happened at home and many people left the house. There are few people at home, so it seems deserted."
Shi Liyuan walked all the way to Xu Ming Hall and sat in the first seat without treating himself as an outsider. Then, watching the servants of Ye Mansion moving things back and forth, he said to Yun Chen, "Go, remind them to be careful and not make too much noise. Our Ah Yan must be resting, don't disturb her."
Yun Chen went there obediently, with a smile on his lips as he left, and he could hardly hold it back.
Our Ah Yan! He kept calling us Ah Yan! Your Majesty, are you here at the General's Mansion to claim your sovereignty?