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Chapter 374 - As Cheap As a Dog
Chapter 374 - As Cheap As a Dog
Jia Lian and the others guessed it right. The guest hosted in the Guanlan Pavilion was Prince Zhongshun, who came specifically to support the audience!
Of course, Sun Shaozong was indeed inside, just honoring and accompanying.
When he heard that there were assassins outside, Sun Shaozong was also scared at first, thinking that there was really some chaotic party coming to assassinate the Prince.
So he quickly got up and protected the two people at the table.
Unexpectedly, someone cried and shouted, “Misunderstanding, it’s a misunderstanding, we are from Rongguo Mansion... Ouch~”
“Spare our life! We are the Ningguo Mansion…”
“I am Jia Lian from the Rongguo Mansion; I’m not…”
“I am General Wei Lie, Jia Zhen…”
It was Jia Lian and Jia Zhen outside?
How could these two people be treated as assassins?
Sun Shaozong wondered in his heart that others were also skeptical. Prince Zhongshun gave a glance and immediately a guard from the Royal Palace approached, carefully opening half of the door.
As soon as the door opened, two people with broken heads, bleeding noses, bruises, and swollen faces rolled in from outside, crying on the ground and shouting, "Please make the decision for us, Your Highness.”
It turned out that it was the two gatekeepers who rushed in to report.
Upon seeing how miserable his servant had been beaten, Prince Zhongshun’s face immediately turned black and asked, "What the hell is going on? Tell me the truth!”
“Your Highness, we were guarding outside when they suddenly saw a dozen people storming up the second floor, all carrying whips, and casually questioned them.”
“Who knew those people wouldn't give their names and surnames, but instead asked if Master Sun was in this private room.”
“I naturally dare not casually reveal the situation inside, so I told them that this matter is not something they can ask.”
“Who knew that without speaking, they instructed his subordinates to surround us and others.”
“Then there was a person who self-proclaimed that he was Jia Zhen, who said he was going to knock out our teeth and pull out our tongues.”
“Although we are willing to die, today we are guarding the door for you, Your Highness. How can we be so humiliated?”
“Please make a clear decision.”
The two of them spoke and gave a rough idea of the matter. Prince Zhongshun also knew that Jia Lian and Jia Zhen might have come to find Sun Shaozong, but they accidentally collided with their slaves.
This could be said to be a misunderstanding.
Prince Zhongshun has always been a protector, and the servants who guarded his door have been beaten into such a state. How could he care about any misunderstandings?
Thus, he slapped the table and angrily said, "What a disappointing display Rong-Ning Mansions, you have insulted me!”
Pa Pa Pa Pa~
With a few punches, he exclaimed, "Bring that Jia Zhen and Jia Lian in for me... No, let them both crawl in and talk.”
“The Prince has an order; let Jia Zhen and Jia Lian crawl in and answer.”
“The Prince has an order, let Jia Zhen and Jia Lian crawl in and answer.”
“The Prince…”
This command spread layer by layer to the outside and countless swords were added to force them in. Jia Zhen and Jia Lian both blushed and stunned, but how dare they refute?
It seemed that it was not unacceptable to kneel and beg for mercy from Prince Zhounshun again.
So the two of them gritted their teeth and landed on all fours, slowly crawling to the door.
Immediately, the two of them coincidentally began to accelerate and went from landing on all fours to kneeling. As they scrambled to climb into the door, their unwillingness turned into a look of sincere flattery, and they snatched their heads at Prince Zhongshun and said, "Your Highness, spare our life, spare our life! We really don't know that you are inside, we thought…”
“Why else?”
Prince Zhongshun sneered and said, "Should it be that others be bullied by you two dogs just because someone else was inside?”
“No, no, no!”
How would Jia Lian and Jia Zhen dare to admit this? They quickly shook their heads like a rattle and waited to distinguish something, but heard Prince Zhongshun raised his voice and asked, "How many rebels outside who wanted to assassinate me have been killed?”
Immediately, the Captain of the Guards came forward and reported, “Reporting back to Your Highness, you have only injured a few people, but you have not killed anyone.”
“Absurd!”
Prince Zhongshun threw a glass of wine at him and cursed, "What are these villains still doing alive? Drag them all away to the street and kill them all at once.”
Upon hearing this, Jia Zhen and Jia Lian were immediately shocked, especially Jia Zhen, who hurriedly screamed, "Your Highness, no way! No way, Your Highness!”
“No way?”
Prince Zhongshun leaned forward and stared at Jia Zhen with a gloomy expression, asking, "General Jia, are those outside who are planning to assassinate me instigated by you from behind?”
In fact, it was a misunderstanding that the two of them wanted to bite each other to death. Those people were also servants of the Rong-Ning Mansions, so it might not be easy for Prince Zhongshun to take action.
It was just that…
“No, no, no…”
Jia Zhen muttered. "Those people have nothing to do with me! I just followed my son upstairs. Please don't... Don't kill him by mistake.”
What a ”completely unrelated” saying!
Prince Zhongshun sneered twice before raising his voice and commanding, "Let his son come in and answer.”
Another round of shouting went out.
Not long after, he saw Jia Rong crawling, trembling, and kneeling obediently behind Jia Zhen.
Prince Zhongshun then asked again, "How about it? Are there still people from your Rong-Ning Mansions among the rebels outside now?”
“No, no, absolutely not.”
Jia Zhen was the first to shout, and although Jia Rong didn't know why, he quickly followed along and shouted out.
However, Jia Lian couldn't bear to part with two of the handsome young servant boys and was willing to help them speak a few more words. However, in response to the cold gaze of Prince Zhongshun, the courage he finally mustered dissipated and he hurriedly said, "No, no! There is no one from our Rongguo Mansion outside either.”
“Hahaha... I knew it!”
Prince Zhongshun laughed and then shouted, "Drag out all those anti-thieves and chop them off!”
The Captain of the Guard was ordered to go out, and soon there was a sound of pushing and shoveling outside.
Seeing that if this continued, a dozen or so servants had to die. Suddenly, another person on the table stood up and arched his hand, saying, "This all started with me. If you want to punish me, you should punish me first. Please be merciful and spare the lives of those servants.”
As soon as this person spoke, Jia Lian and the three of them were stunned. Because the one who spoke was not others, it was Sun Shaozong, whom they wanted to teach a lesson during their trip!
“What's that?”
Prince Zhongshun looked at Sun Shaozong playfully and smiled. "Why do you still want to intercede for them?”
If there were no consequences, Sun Shaozong wouldn't bother to care about the lives of those wealthy slaves!
But these dozen or so people were serving Jia Lian and Jia Zhen by their side, and most of them have roots in the Rong-Ning Mansions!
If they were really killed all at once, how could the Rong-Ning Mansions let go of this matter? They might not dare to do anything to Prince Zhongshun, but it was certain that they would turn against the Sun family and become enemies!
Not to mention whether the Sun family would carry the reputation of being ungrateful, just looking at Jia Yingchun's face, Sun Shaozong could only bravely plead.
So upon hearing the question from Prince Zhongshun, he bowed again and said, "Your Highness, I…”
“Please show mercy, please show mercy!”
Sun Shaozong was just about to drum up his tongue like a spring when he heard someone shouting from outside and ran downstairs. But no one dared to stop him along the way.
Sun Shaozong looked back curiously, and it turned out that it was Jia Baoyu and Jiang Yuhan who came together. This shows Jiang Yuhan's popularity in the Royal Palace, and naturally, no one dared to stop him.
Just as Jia Baoyu knelt, he sincerely kowtowed three times and said, "Jia Baoyu has kowtowed to the Prince! These slaves who offended the Prince were originally unforgivable, but since they have all followed the ancestors to pacify the chaotic times with the founder of the Dynasty, I dare to ask Your Highness to spare their lives.”
This statement could be considered courteous, at least ten times better than the performances of Jia Zhen and Jia Lian.
Prince Zhongshun didn't want to continue to forcefully kill those slaves for a while, but he didn't want to let it go. His eyes turned and he suddenly laughed and said, "Since the Imperial Uncle has pleaded so much, what else can I say? Someone, punish those slaves with thirty floggings each and then let them go.”
Jia Baoyu was overjoyed and then stood up and said, "Since that's the case, I thank Your Highness on behalf of my sister.”
The Imperial Uncle's pleading was accepted.
There was nothing wrong with him doing something like that. The Younger Brother of the Imperial Concubine was called an Imperial Uncle, and he could barely afford it.
But Sun Shaozong let out a secret sigh and reached out his hand to guide Prince Zhongshun, saying helplessly, "Brother Bao, you haven't come over to greet the National Uncle yet?”
Greet the National Uncle?
Jia Baoyu was stunned at the words.
The middle-aged man who had been sitting next to Prince Zhongshun suddenly sneered and said, "I dare not, in front of Imperial Uncle Jia, how dare I, Zhao, be called the National Uncle.”
Zhao?
National Uncle?!
Jia Baoyu awkwardly widened his eyes, regretting that he could recognize the name of this Imperial Uncle in front of others, but he couldn't admit it in front of this person!
It was because the middle-aged man was the Younger Brother of the Empress of the Dynasty, the Uncle of the Crown Prince, and the only legitimate National Uncle in the world!