sbdcsierra Chapter 114 Ask for family advice
Chapter 114 Ask for family advice
"Master, you can't do that. Even though Yuan'er made mistakes, there's absolutely no way he can be punished by family law!" Qiao picked up a handkerchief and wiped her eyes. "It's all because Weiming was born from my womb. As a bastard, he has to be inferior to others! Yuan'er is the eldest son and has been spoiled since he was a child. It's inevitable that he makes small mistakes. It's all because of..."
"Alright, go and ask the family law. If I don't discipline this rebellious son today, I really can't be the master of this prime minister's mansion."
"Master..." Qiao was still making excuses.
Seeing Huang Jiuyuan smiling, the Prime Minister became even more furious. He raised his foot and prepared to kick him, shouting at Qiao, "Go!"
Although Mrs. Qiao looked extremely reluctant, she moved quickly and went out of the hall to ask for the family discipline.
The Prime Minister coldly rebuked him, "Do you think you can act lawlessly just because you're the eldest son of the Prime Minister's family? Is there anything in your current status that I didn't earn for you?"
Huang Jiuyuan felt a chill in his heart, but his face remained calm. He had long been disappointed. His father would always criticize him harshly for everything, never giving him a chance to explain. He chuckled softly, "Father, without the support of my mother's family, would you have made it this far? You, on the other hand, after becoming Prime Minister, began to dislike my mother for being from a merchant family. If my mother's family hadn't given you so much gold and silver back then, allowing you to build relationships and become a disciple of the Grand Tutor, how could you have made it this far?"
A look of embarrassment suddenly appeared on the Prime Minister's face. This matter had been buried in the ground after the death of Huang Jiuyuan's mother. No one dared to mention it over the years. He was also ashamed of marrying the daughter of a merchant. This journey was indeed inseparable from the support of Huang Jiuyuan's biological mother's family. He felt like he was skinned alive and stood in front of people. Fortunately, there were only Huang Weiming and Huang Jiuyuan in the hall now, otherwise he would have beaten this rebellious son to death.
Huang Jiuyuan stared at the Prime Minister without any fear, "I finally understand why you hate me so much."
The Prime Minister's face darkened. "Who told you that?"
"The Prime Minister's Mansion is so small, and Donglai Kingdom only has you as Prime Minister. I am not deaf to the rumors outside! My mother is not something shameful. Why can't I know my mother's origin? No wonder you have refused to let my sister and I contact our grandfather for so many years. It turns out..."
"Nonsense!" The Prime Minister was so angry that he raised his hand to slap him.
Huang Weiming stepped forward and pulled the Prime Minister. "Father, please forgive me this time. Just consider it my ignorance." He said aggrievedly, "But brother, you should never have joined forces with outsiders to bully me. Where does this put the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion? It's fine that you bully me in the mansion on weekdays, but now you tell father what you heard from outside. Everyone in our Prime Minister's Mansion knows that father relied on his own talent and ability, and worked step by step to reach his current position. It's not easy! And although I am a bastard, I am very proud to be your son!"
The Prime Minister panted, "Look at you. You're no match for your second brother in every way. Although he's a concubine's son, he's considerate of his father. What about you? You're so mean to your father just because you hear something from outside? I've come this far entirely on my own! I didn't let you contact your maternal grandfather because merchants are only interested in money. If you get cheated, what will happen to your future career? You don't appreciate your father's kindness! Do you listen to outsiders' instigation?"
Huang Weiming covered the Prime Minister's back, and the Prime Minister continued, "Your father sacrificed his reputation to negotiate a marriage with the Wen family. After the marriage, he would let you enter the government with the help of the family and become an official with ease. And you, what about you? You disrupted the entire plan! You colluded with outsiders to beat up your second brother! And where did you put the reputation of the Prime Minister's family?"
Huang Jiuyuan shook his head and smiled, "Father, are you doing this for me? You're worried about your reputation and the damage I've done to the Prime Minister's Mansion and your reputation, right?" He rolled his eyes at Huang Weiming, "You too, stop pretending to be protective of your brother. I'm afraid you didn't tell Father the truth about what happened today, did you?"
Huang Weiming lowered his head, avoided her gaze, and looked outside the hall. The third aunt happened to arrive.
Behind the third concubine Qiao was a maid who was holding a wooden tray with a twisted stick on it. It was said that this stick was used by the old lady in the prime minister's mansion to educate the prime minister since he was a child, and it is still used today.
Huang Weiming said, "Mom."
The Prime Minister had already strode towards the Qiao family, picked up the family rules on the wooden plate, and rushed towards Huang Jiuyuan, shouting angrily, "You have no repentance! You even slander your second brother. I know him better than you what kind of person he is! You rebellious son, you are becoming more and more lawless. I will beat you to death today!"
Qiao tried to stop him with a false voice, but the Prime Minister pushed her and she staggered back two steps.
The stick is about to be swung down.
A shout came from outside the hall, "I wonder who dares to beat him to death!" The old lady of the prime minister's mansion walked in from outside the hall and knocked the ground a few times with the crutch in her hand.
Mrs. Qiao looked unhappy and looked behind the old lady. She walked forward respectfully and asked, "Who invited the old lady here?"
Seeing that the old lady was only accompanied by a personal old servant and no one else, she gritted her teeth lightly and had some guesses in her mind.
The Prime Minister stopped the stick in his hand and came forward, "Mother, you should be resting in your room at this hour, why are you out?"
The old lady chuckled, "If I don't come out, you'll beat my grandson to death!" She shook her cane, and the sound of knocking on the ground was heard. Everyone fell silent. The old lady walked over to Huang Jiuyuan and said softly, "Yuan'er, what happened? Tell me and I'll take care of it for you."
The Prime Minister said impatiently, "Mother, please don't worry about it today. Let me teach this rebellious son a lesson. He is colluding with others to bully his second brother outside!"
"Oh? Is it true? Who hit you?" The old lady looked at Huang Weiming with great dignity. Huang Weiming lowered his head and touched his bruised cheek. "Grandmother...Grandmother, the ones who hit me were Yuan Xu, the young general of the Yuan Mansion, and Helan Xuenuo of the Helan Mansion."
"Why did you hit me?"
"Today, I saw Miss Wen from the Wen Mansion stopping Big Brother. I happened to be passing by, so I went over to see what was going on. I saw Big Brother with Miss Helan from the Helan Mansion. I heard from the Princess of the Palace that Big Brother often hangs out with Miss Helan. Miss Wen felt aggrieved and said she didn't want to discuss marriage with the Prime Minister's Mansion. I also wanted to smooth things over for Big Brother. After all, the Wen Mansion is indeed a good match. Big Brother has a bad reputation outside now, and no girl would want to marry into the Prime Minister's Mansion. If he married Miss Wen, it would definitely be a good thing for the Prime Minister's Mansion. I didn't want to see Big Brother being confused, so I asked Miss Helan to stop associating with Big Brother. But I didn't expect that Miss Helan and Master Yuan would beat me up."
He looked up at the old lady, who was staring at him. He lowered his head and continued, "Don't blame... Big Brother. I wasn't thoughtful enough, and I don't want Big Brother to be punished by Father." He knelt before the Prime Minister and said, "Father, today's events are all my fault. Please let Big Brother go. He misunderstood something. Don't blame him. My injury will heal in over a month."
Huang Weiming held his waist and looked in pain.
The prime minister helped Huang Weiming up with pity, "It's already this time, and you are still covering up for your elder brother. Weiming, your father has wronged you, and I will definitely avenge you today." He picked up the stick and walked towards Huang Jiuyuan.