Chapter 82: Going to the Door to Get Whipped on the Second Day of the Lunar New Year

Shen Ling never dreamed that he would be turned away by the General's Mansion. When he was stopped outside the door, he simply made a scene: "Everyone, come and see, the General's Mansion is bullying people by taking advantage of its power and not allowing the son-in-law to come in!"

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, daughters and sons-in-law from all houses return to their parents' homes, and people pass by from time to time.

Shen Ling's people started to make a fuss, and soon people gathered around to see what was going on.

Seeing that it was Shen Ling who was stopped from entering the General's Mansion, everyone understood: "So it's the prince of Zhenbei Marquis' Mansion. Judging from his behavior of favoring concubines and neglecting his wife, it would be strange if the General's Mansion let him in."

There were also people who wanted to watch the fun and were not afraid of getting into trouble, so they encouraged Shen Ling to file a complaint with the emperor.

"Prince Shen, please ask the emperor to give you justice."

"Yes, let's see if the emperor will support you."

Shen Ling said with a sad face: "My fellow villagers, the Gu family doesn't take my mansion seriously because she is the legitimate daughter of the general's mansion. They said that our Shen family is just a mansion and they don't take it seriously at all. Now, even the emperor has to give them some leeway, let alone our Shen family?"

When everyone heard Shen Ling's words, they didn't dare to respond.

Who would give three points even to the emperor?
This is a capital crime.

"Prince Shen, are you going to put the Gu family to death by saying this?"

Following a cold and stern voice, Gu Nianping walked out with a whip in his hand: "Neighbors, please bear witness for me. Shen Ling, the son of Zhenbei Marquis's mansion, has made rude remarks and framed my Gu family. I will beat him to death today and then go to the emperor to plead guilty!"

Someone saw Gu Nianping coming out with a whip to beat Shen Ling, and turned around and ran to report it.

Shen Ling saw Gu Nianping's ferocious look. He suppressed his fear and stepped forward and said, "Brother-in-law, why don't you let me into the mansion?"

Gu Nianping didn't answer him at all, and swung the whip in his hand towards Shen Ling's face. The Gu family is a family of military generals, and even though Gu Nianping is weak, he has practiced martial arts. The whip hits accurately and fiercely. With a scream from Shen Ling, a blood mark appeared on his originally fair cheek.

"Gu Nianping, you actually dared to hit me!"

Shen Ling screamed and started yelling. Gu Nianping sneered, "Why shouldn't I hit you? You're just a beast. If you raise a dog for a long time, it will know to wag its tail at its master. We have raised you for five years in the General's Mansion, and you have become a family of ungrateful bastards. How dare you come here to throw dirty water on my Gu family!"

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A few more whips were thrown at him. Shen Ling wanted to dodge, but he couldn't. The whip in Gu Nianping's hand seemed to have eyes. No matter where he hid, he could find him accurately.

"Green mountain, green wind!"

Shen Ling was beaten so badly that he kept calling for guards, but Qingshan and Qingfeng did not show up. Shen Ling was extremely anxious, because it had been agreed long ago that these two people would come to protect him today, so where were they at this time?

Shen Ling didn't dare to say harsh words to Gu Nianping at this time: "Brother, spare my life, brother, please stop hitting me! I know I was wrong, I will apologize to the Gu family, please stop hitting me!"

Shen Ling had already curled up on the ground, holding his head with his hands to protect his face. Gu Nianping whipped Shen Ling hard with the whip in his hand: "Shen Ling, our Gu family's daughter married your Shen family, it was because your family accumulated virtue for eight lifetimes to marry our daughter, you actually dare to favor your concubine and kill your wife, do you really think that all our Gu family members are dead? Our Gu family's daughter is someone you Shen family can bully?"

Gu Nianping cursed the Shen family every time he whipped them. The curse words from his mouth kept coming out. Shen Ling wished he could faint, but he knew that even if he fainted, Gu Nianping would never let him go.

Shen Ling begged desperately, but Gu Nianping acted as if he didn't hear her and continued to beat Shen Ling, scolding him as he beat him, so that everyone watching could hear it clearly.

"Master Gu, stop fighting. Master Shen seems to have fainted."

At this time, someone noticed that Shen Ling's body was not moving, and hurried forward to stop Gu Nianping. Gu Nianping whipped him a few more times: "He must be pretending to be dead. Even if he is really dead, I will whip his corpse."

These words almost pissed off Lord Shen who had just arrived: "My dear nephew, please show some mercy."

Lord Shen never dreamed that Shen Ling would be whipped unconscious by Gu Nianping just for coming to the Gu Mansion.

Lord Shen is an elder after all, so Gu Nianping gave him face and didn't hit him directly. Gu Nianping saluted Lord Shen and said, "Lord Shen, Shen Ling, as the son-in-law of the Marquis's mansion and the son-in-law of my Gu family, falsely accused my Gu family of having rebellious intentions in front of so many people! Lord Shen, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Upon hearing this, Lord Shen regretted coming here: "My dear nephew, this is all a misunderstanding. Ling'er and Nianchu are married, and they share the same fate. How could they say such a thing? This must be a misunderstanding."

Gu Nianping sneered: "Lord Shen, do you mean to deny it? So many people heard it with their own ears, otherwise, would I have picked up a whip to whip my brother-in-law on New Year's Day? Our Gu family has always been loyal and courageous. Who doesn't know that our Gu family is a loyal and capable general?"

"Now the son-in-law of the Gu family said that the Gu family has a rebellious heart. If I don't beat this man to death today, what will the emperor think of my Gu family? Since the Gu family has a rebellious heart, as my Gu family's in-laws, can your Zhenbei Marquis Mansion escape? Lord Shen, don't blame me for beating Shen Ling. If I didn't beat him, the emperor would have to chop off his head!"

These words made the people around him shrink their necks involuntarily, and they felt a chill on their necks.

"Lord Shen, what Lord Gu said is very true. We all heard the whole thing that Master Shen said. I hope Lord Shen can take Master Shen back to the mansion and discipline him strictly."

The people who were speaking were the two censors, whose teacher was Censor Zhang, whose character was as upright as Censor Zhang's.

Lord Shen's temples were throbbing. If possible, he would have liked to have fallen to the ground and fainted like that rebellious son.

But now he still has to clean up the mess. If he faints, their Zhenbei Marquis Mansion will be doomed.

"What's going on? It's New Year's Day, why is Lord Gu beating people in the street?"

As a casual voice sounded, His Royal Highness the King of Wu, dressed in a dragon robe and holding a pretentious fan in his hand, appeared in front of everyone.

"Greetings to His Highness King Wu!"

Everyone bowed down, and the King of Wu waved his fan and said, "No need to bow, everyone. I was just strolling around, and I happened to see a lot of people gathered here, so I came to see what was going on."

"Is the man who is being beaten to death on the ground the Prince Shen from the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion?"

(End of this chapter)

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