"Yes." The two Protectors of the Tong Family imdiately stepped forward, pressed Liu Wenqing down, and stuffed a burlap wad into his mouth.
Liu Wenqing was in extre terror, wanting to shout his innocence, but it was already too late. He could only sob and shed tears.
But what the Tong Family wanted was his death; they didn’t care whether he was wronged or not.
Elder Tong looked at the kneeling Elder Tong Er beside him, who had also been caned, and said, "Second Brother, your son is yours, and how you silence the Liu Family brother depends on your ability."
Elder Tong Er heard this and felt reborn, imdiately kowtowing to Elder Tong with three loud bangs, and said, "Father, don’t worry, your son will definitely make Liu Family Brother Qing dare not say anything bad about our family."
After speaking, he hurriedly had the Protector drag Liu Wenqing to the firewood room to seal his mouth.
Elder Tong then instructed Elder Tong Da to go to the Liu Family and summon Liu Family People.
...
Today, the Liu Family People were extrely happy because Liu Wenqing was sent by Young Master Tong San’s carriage to the Tong Family for a banquet and even stayed overnight, which showed he had truly climbed up to Young Master Tong San.
Climbing up was good, as it ant their family could rely on the Tong Family to prosper and no longer live a life of hardship.
Old Master Liu Er was so happy that he made the eldest daughter-in-law add three roasted chickens to each table during dinner, making the won of the Liu Family, who only ate at once every three days, extrely delighted. The mont the at dishes were served, they couldn’t wait to feast heartily. Were it not for rembering that they were Prefecture City People, they would have used their hands.
After Old Master Liu Er ate and drank his fill, he specifically kept Liu Wenqing’s father behind, talking for an hour, which left Liu Wenqing’s father grinning all night long.
After serving Old Master Liu Er to sleep, the couple was so thrilled that they couldn’t sleep, saying, "The Tong Family is so wealthy, and Young Master Tong San just passed the Scholar exam with second place in the college examination. Now he is befriending our Brother Qing, won’t he introduce so business to our family in the future? Maybe he can find a good academy for our Brother Qing and let him pass the Scholar exam too?"
Liu Wenqing’s mother smiled in response, "That’s only natural. Our Brother Qing is a fortunate child and is destined for fortune, so we’ll wait to enjoy the blessings."
As the couple was speaking excitedly, one of the only two maids in the house ca running to pound on their courtyard door, thud thud thud: "Second Young Master, Second Madam, wake up quickly, sothing terrible happened!"
Liu Wenqing’s parents were very upset, angrily saying, "Why are you shouting? Are you calling for spirits? What terrible thing could happen? Could it be that our Brother Qing has brought back a carriage full of gold and silver?"
The maid urgently replied, "Second Young Master, Second Madam, hurry to the front courtyard guest hall, Elder Tong Da has arrived, saying that Brother Qing has hard Young Master Tong San at the Tong Family and has been caught, demanding you give them an explanation!"
"What? What are you saying?!" Liu Wenqing’s parents were so frightened they fell to the ground but quickly climbed up. The couple hurriedly dressed, opened the door, and pulled the maid, asking, "What’s really going on? Quickly explain, how could our honest Brother Qing harm anyone?!"
The maid said, "You two stop asking and quickly follow to the front courtyard guest hall. Elder Tong Da has brought Protectors, each holding big sticks and knives, which is very frightening."
The Tong Family didn’t want this scandal to be known by too many people. They only said Liu Wenqing hard Young Master Tong San and demanded Old Master Liu Er and Liu Wenqing’s father go to the Tong Family to resolve the matter, but they didn’t ntion what Liu Wenqing had done.
When Liu Wenqing’s parents heard this, they were almost scared to death and quickly followed the maid to the front courtyard guest hall.
Old Master Liu Er had already been supported out by Boss Liu and was asking Elder Tong Da what had happened.
But Elder Tong Da said, "Old Master Liu Er, don’t ask anymore; quickly take Liu Wenqing’s father and return with to the house, or else our Tong Family will report to the governnt."
Report to the governnt for what? The Tong Family wished nobody knew about this matter.
But hearing the Tong Family might report to the governnt, the Liu Family People were terrified to death.
Reporting to the governnt ant it must involve a murder case!
"Can’t report to the governnt, can’t report to the governnt. I will follow you right away," Old Master Liu Er quivered, his legs weak, as he was carted into the carriage by the Tong Family’s guards.
Boss Liu wanted to get on the carriage to go along but was stopped by Elder Tong Da: "This trouble was caused by Liu Wenqing. Are you going to accompany Liu Wenqing to pay with his life?"
Pay with his life?
That serious!
Boss Liu was imdiately frightened and hurriedly said, "Not going, not going, safe journey."
Elder Tong Da sneered contemptuously; his father was indeed right. As long as the Liu Family was suppressed at the beginning and made fearful, the Tong Family could force the Liu Family to agree to kill Liu Wenqing and completely bury tonight’s incident.
"Go!" Elder Tong Da commanded, and the carriage imdiately moved; it took just under an hour to reach the Tong Family.
On the way, they encountered patrols, but the Tong Family was well-known in the Prefecture City and had money. Elder Tong Da stuffed them with Silver and casually found an excuse to brush them off.
When Old Master Liu Er and his son arrived at the Tong Family, they were taken directly to the courtyard where Liu Wenqing was being held.
The small courtyard was brightly lit, with over a hundred Protectors gathered, each appearing like evil spirits under the torchlight.
Elder Tong, like King Yan leading the evil spirits, sat in the firewood room, glaring at Old Master Liu Er and said, "Your Liu Wenqing drugged and hard my third grandson. This is a commoner’s harm against an titled person, a serious cri of insubordination. If it reaches the governnt, not just your Liu Wenqing, but the entire family would be implicated and exiled!"
In Great Chu, guilt by association ant that if one person committed a cri, the entire family was implicated.
Old Master Liu Er was greatly frightened by these words and knelt down with a thud: "Elder Tong, calm your anger, my Brother Qing definitely didn’t do it intentionally. Please don’t report to the governnt."
Without even asking anything, he was already frantically begging.
Elder Tong was increasingly disdainful of the Liu Family. He directly threw out a prepared confession and said, "Put your fingerprint on it, then deal with Liu Wenqing, and this matter will be settled."
Liu Wenqing’s father hurried to pick up the confession. When he saw it ntioned Liu Wenqing’s death due to illness, his face turned pale, and he stamred, "Is this to pay with his life?"
Old Master Liu Er listened, quickly snatched the confession, and under the light from the torch, saw the words ’death due to illness,’ which frightened him even more, finally asking, "Elder Tong, what exactly did Brother Qing do to harm Young Master San that it needs to go to such an extent?"
Elder Tong’s face darkened, and he signaled with his eyes to the Guardian Master.
The Guardian Master imdiately dragged Old Master Liu Er into the firewood room and slamd the door shut.
Inside the firewood room, Elder Tong Er explained everything to Old Master Liu Er, but what he said was, "Your Liu Wenqing is an Immortal Lord who fancied our Old San, drugged him, and wanted to take advantage of him, even extorting nearly four thousand taels of silver from our Old San."
In fact, that four thousand taels of silver were given by Tong San to Liu Wenqing.
But how would Old Master Liu Er know this? He was already frightened by the Tong Family and dragged by the Guardian Master to Liu Wenqing, who was half-dead, and said, "If you don’t believe, go ask your grandson if he drugged Young Master San."
Liu Wenqing, tornted by so private punishnt from Elder Tong Er, looked like he was suffering from dentia, only able to lower his head and shed tears, unable to speak.
Old Master Liu Er asked him, and he just kept backing away.
Elder Tong coldly laughed, "Your Liu Wenqing knows he is wrong and dares not say much. If you want to save your Liu Family’s lives, just have this thing that hard my third grandson die of illness. Otherwise, my Tong Family has ways to deal with your family!"
Old Master Liu Er was utterly terrified; seeing Liu Wenqing hadn’t managed to climb up to the Tong Family and had deeply offended them, he no longer counted on this grandson and pressed his fingerprint on the confession.
Seeing this, Liu Wenqing sobbed again, but his throat was already ruined, and now he couldn’t speak.
But Liu Wenqing’s fate was not to be unwarranted murder; Liu Wenqing and Grand Old Master Liu ca with people from the governnt office to the Tong Family and saved him.
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