Chapter 123: Beating the Wicked Son

  The more they listened, the darker Yun Shangren's face became, and the whiter Yun Jinghua's face became.

  "You're talking nonsense, you're San Ge's lackey, it was San Ge who told you to frame Er Ge, wasn't it?" Yun Suoyu's face was frantic, almost hysterical as she questioned.

  Xiao Cui looked at Yun Shangren and didn't answer her words, but instead kowtowed to him, "Master, you must forgive me. I was also helpless, half a year ago, the second young master found me and gave me money, asking me to monitor the third young master's every move. I was very scared at the time, but the second young master threatened me that if I didn't agree, he would drive me out of the Yun Mansion, so I had no choice but to agree. Later, the second young master would occasionally send me some money and jewelry, and I would tell him about the third young master's movements at any time. I thought it was nothing, but unexpectedly, yesterday the second young master asked me to do that thing... I was scared, but still had no choice..."

  After finishing speaking, Xiaocui kowtowed again and again: "The slave has said all that she knows, please master have mercy, please third young master have mercy."

  "Jing Xi, she is your maid, what do you want to do with her?" Yun Shang Ren looked at Yun Jing Xi.

  Yun Jingxi's face was filled with deep sorrow, and amidst the sorrow, there was a hint of indignation: "Father, actually, I only found out about what happened between Xiao Cui and Second Brother not long ago. Since she didn't do anything to harm me, I originally thought that I would find an opportunity to teach her a lesson and then send her away. But before I could do so, this incident occurred. However, since I have already promised, as long as she truly repents and tells the truth, I will spare her life. Therefore, I have decided not to pursue it further."

  "Alright, since you said so. As your father, I won't say anything more. Guards, take Xiaocui out and give her twenty lashes, then drive her out of the mansion." Yun Shangren commanded in a deep voice.

  Yun Long responded with a sound, opened the door, and beckoned several wolf-like guards to come in, dragging Xiao Cui on the ground out.

  Xiao Cui wept, her face a deathly pale, but she no longer begged for mercy, because she knew this was already the lightest punishment.

  Yun Shangren turned to Zhang Yuanyi, "Zhang Yuanyi, next, I still have some family matters to attend to..."

  "I understand, I recall that there is still something to be taken care of, so I will take my leave." Zhang Yuyi quickly stood up, cupped his hands and was about to depart.

  "Let me see you out." Yun Shangren stood up and escorted Zhang Yuanyi out, walking alongside him with an embarrassed expression, "I hope you'll keep today's events confidential, Doctor Zhang."

  "That's for sure. I'll take my leave now, Lord Yun, please stay." Zhang the imperial physician bowed again and left with big strides.

  Yun Shangren returned, looking at Yun Jinghua with a gaze full of thunderous anger: "Yun Long, take this unfilial son to the ancestral hall, I want to personally punish him." After finishing speaking, he strode towards the ancestral hall.

  Yun Long opened up Yun Jing Hua's acupoints and took him along with him.

  Yun Saiyu and Zhao's mother exchanged a flustered glance, then hastily followed. Only after the crowd had walked far away did Yun Jingxi lead Yun Jinchu to follow.

  All along the way, Yun Jinghua was very quiet, with a calm and serene gaze, as if lost in thought.

  Ancestral hall

  The roof is high and suspended, with black marble floors. As soon as you enter the door, there is a tall ancestral altar, on which are the plaques of the ancestors of the Yun family for generations.

  "Bastard, kneel down!" Yun Shangren shouted.

  Yun Jinghua struggled for a moment on her face, and then slowly knelt down in front of those tombstones.

  Yun Shangren stood before the ancestral tablets, his expression mournful. "The ancestors of the Yun family are above, and I, an unworthy son, have come to apologize for my crimes. I am incompetent, having given birth to a wicked son who has repeatedly harmed his siblings. Today, I will kill him in front of our ancestors, lest he commit even greater wrongs in the future."

  After finishing speaking, Yun Shangren picked up a usual ruler from the offering table, turned around, and slapped Yun Jinghua in the face while scolding: "You this unfilial son, I will beat you to death here today to comfort the spirits of my ancestors in heaven."