roccoschili Chapter 32 Getting Beaten
Chapter 32 Getting Beaten
"Jiujiang, this..." Zhu Biao's eyes widened as he glanced at the two exotic women before looking at Li Jinglong.
"Your Highness, this is an exclusive privilege for our club's gold members," Li Jinglong smiled slightly. "His Majesty just came with only a bronze membership; the standard he received is definitely different!"
Thinking of this, Li Jinglong secretly rejoiced. It was fortunate that Old Zhu had brought in a bronze member for 500 yuan. If it had been a gold member, Old Zhu would probably have given him a beating right there in the room.
However, judging from Zhu Biao's expression, it's possible that Old Zhu might not punish him!
I regret it, I really regret it!
If I had known this would happen, I would have just given Old Zhu a premium trial version!
"Gold medal? Bronze medal?" Zhu Biao looked at Li Jinglong with some confusion.
"Your Highness, in my club, different services are provided according to the membership level. What we are seeing now is the service enjoyed by the Gold Member level!" Li Jinglong explained.
Zhu Biao nodded, but his furrowed brows did not disappear. Instead, he waved his hand, signaling to continue.
Seeing this, Li Jinglong immediately ordered the maid to begin!
Steaming teacups were served to the two of them, and the sounds of pipa and guzheng filled the air. Combined with the visual impact of the cheongsams, even Zhu Biao found himself enjoying himself!
"good!"
Before the music had even finished, Zhu Biao was already leaning back in his meditation chair, one hand on his knee, his fingers constantly moving in rhythm with the music.
"Haha! If Your Highness likes it, please come often!" Li Jinglong laughed and continued, "Your Highness is busy with many affairs of state, you should relax and unwind appropriately! If that still doesn't relieve your fatigue, you can also take a bath here while listening to music!"
"How could you even think of that!" Zhu Biao rolled his eyes at Li Jinglong, his earlier resistance completely gone.
"Your Highness, the essence of life is enjoyment! We're all just drinking tea and listening to music, so naturally we should do whatever makes us comfortable!" Li Jinglong said with a smile.
Zhu Biao glanced at Li Jinglong, then stopped talking, closed his eyes, and began to seriously enjoy the atmosphere.
Only when the final clapper sounded at the curfew did Li Jinglong and Zhu Biao's group emerge from the clubhouse. After escorting Zhu Biao to the vicinity of Donghua Gate, Li Jinglong returned to the Duke's Mansion.
When Zhu Biao returned to his palace, Crown Princess Lü was still sitting in the hall, waiting for him, instead of resting.
"Your Highness, you're back!" Lady Lü greeted her with a beaming smile.
"Hmm!" Zhu Biao nodded, and with Lu Shi's help, he took off his cloak.
After taking it, Lady Lü caught a whiff of rouge. She glanced at Zhu Biao with suspicion, and before he could turn around, she secretly sniffed the cloak. Confirming it, Lady Lü's alarm bells immediately went off.
"Your Highness, why are you back so late today?" Lady Lü asked cautiously, pretending to be nonchalant.
"I went out with Jiujiang!" Zhu Biao replied casually.
"So Your Highness was discussing matters with the Duke of Cao!" Lady Lü forced a smile, trying her best not to let Zhu Biao notice.
He secretly harbored resentment towards Li Jinglong, his brows furrowed. Just a few days ago, he had beaten up his cousin, and now he was taking the Crown Prince out to fool around. This was simply too disrespectful to him.
The next morning, Li Jinglong arrived at Jinshen Hall early. There was no shoe sole torture as Li Jinglong had imagined, but it was a hundred times more painful than shoe sole torture!
Since arriving at the Hall of Diligent Governance this morning, Li Jinglong has been kneeling against the wall, facing the wall, under the suppression of Emperor Zhu. Every minister who has been to the Hall of Diligent Governance has come out smiling.
"Gurgle!"
His legs had been numb for a while, and now his stomach was starting to protest. Li Jinglong was almost in tears! At this moment, he really hoped that Old Zhu would give him a quick death. Even being beaten would be better than suffering like this!
Out of the corner of his eye, Li Jinglong glanced at the direction of the imperial desk and saw that Zhu was still reviewing memorials. He was full of admiration. Just look at Zhu's workaholic spirit, no wonder he became emperor!
Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting behind his desk when he noticed Li Jinglong's furtive actions. He had just finished reviewing a memorial.
Old Zhu looked around but couldn't find anything handy, so he simply took off his shoes.
"Get over here!"
When Li Jinglong heard Lao Zhu call him, he tried to get up, but his legs were already out of control, and he stumbled and fell to the ground.
"Hurry up!" Old Zhu urged.
"Here it comes!" Helpless, Li Jinglong had no choice but to scramble to the front of the imperial desk. As soon as he looked up, he saw that Old Zhu was holding his shoes, and his lips twitched involuntarily.
Sigh! What was bound to happen has finally happened!
"Lie down properly!"
A loud crack shattered the silence of the hall, followed by a scream.
"Ah!" Li Jinglong quickly begged for forgiveness, "Uncle, I was wrong!"
"Wrong? You bastard! You've disgraced the Li family!" Old Zhu scolded coldly, not only while wielding his shoe sole, but also striking her.
"Uncle, I really didn't!" Li Jinglong pleaded again.
"I'll beat you to death, you bastard!" With that, Old Zhu struck you three more times with the sole of his shoe.
"Father!"
Just then, Zhu Biao entered the Jinshen Hall, immediately ran to Old Zhu's side, and hugged him tightly.
"Are you protecting this bastard again?" Old Zhu was even more furious when he saw Zhu Biao pulling him back.
"No way!" Zhu Biao's attempt to persuade him only made things worse, as Zhu Biao's stubbornness flared up, and he made a move to break free from Zhu Biao.
Don't let Old Zhu's age of nearly sixty fool you; his strength is something Zhu Biao simply can't handle!
Seeing that he couldn't stop them, Zhu Biao quickly said, "Aren't you going to run?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jinglong immediately tried to get up, but his legs were a little weak. However, compared to being beaten, Li Jinglong didn't look back and staggered out of the Jinshen Hall.
"You bastard! You dare to run away!" Old Zhu immediately pointed at Li Jinglong and cursed when he saw that Li Jinglong dared to run away.
"Father, calm down! I'll take care of Jiujiang for you later!" Zhu Biao hurriedly comforted him.
"Hmph!" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly. Seeing that Li Jinglong had already gotten up, and having also been arguing with Zhu Biao, Old Zhu was also tired, so he angrily put down the shoe in his hand.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Biao quickly squatted down and helped Old Zhu put on his shoes.
"Father, do you really need to get so angry with Jiujiang?" Zhu Biao walked behind Old Zhu and began to massage his back.
Old Zhu closed his eyes and snorted, "He just seized the title of Duke, and now he's caused this mess. He's practically the laughingstock of the capital. If we don't give him a good beating, he won't learn his lesson!"
"I think we should find an opportunity to send Er Ya out for training; she needs to gain some experience!"
"Here, put some force in!" Old Zhu commanded with a look of enjoyment.
"What do you think about arranging a marriage for Er Yatou first?" Old Zhu suddenly said.
"This...that's fine, but whose daughter would be suitable?" Zhu Biao asked.
Zhu Yuanzhang considered for a moment and said, "Bao'er died young. Let's find him a marriage among the nobles!"
Zhu Biao's eyes lit up, and he nodded: "Father, speaking of matchmaking for Jiujiang, I recall something from a couple of years ago, when my elder brother also wanted to act as a matchmaker for Jiujiang!"
"You mean the Fu family girl? I heard she really angered Mu Ying!" Old Zhu chuckled.
Zhu Biao nodded and said with a smile, "Yes! Later, my elder brother wrote me a letter, teasing Jiujiang quite a bit!"
"Father, if you ask me, my elder brother did a very good job arranging this marriage. The Duke of Ying has distinguished himself in battle and has many protégés and old friends. Jiujiang is a very suitable candidate!"
"Not bad, Biao'er, you've thought of everything!" Old Zhu's face showed a smug look. Our Crown Prince is gentle and kind, but that doesn't mean he's without means!