A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 308: Shangguan 9 suspected of punishing Yingchu

Half a day had passed since the Crown Prince Yingchu had beaten someone up. Seeing that the Imperial Master had not made any move, the King Yingye could not help but wonder, why was the Imperial Master so silent when his own brother was severely injured? Was he waiting for him to take the initiative to solve the problem? Yingye could not guess what the Imperial Master was thinking, so he ordered the eunuch to bring the imperial doctor to visit Shangguan Mansion overnight and to test the Imperial Master's attitude.

Seeing the eunuch leading the imperial physician to his house, Shangguan Jiuyi was not surprised at all. He had expected the king's move. When the imperial physician was treating Shangguan Zhuo, Shangguan Jiuyi took the initiative to speak to the eunuch beside him and slowly said, "Thank you for your concern. Although my brother is seriously injured, his life is not in danger. With the imperial physician coming to treat him, he will definitely wake up as soon as possible."

The eunuch replied respectfully, "That's good. The king will surely feel relieved after hearing this. Please rest assured, Master Imperial Master. The king was furious when he learned about this matter. He has already ordered the imperial guards to detain Prince Yingchu. Once the whole matter is investigated, if it is true that Prince Yingchu abused his power to bully others, the king will punish him severely."

"That's great. This matter has nothing to do with the identity of the person being beaten, and we should act according to the law." Shangguan Jiuyi smiled slightly and continued.

The eunuch did not stay in Shangguan Mansion for long. After bidding farewell to the national teacher, he hurried back to the palace to reply to the king: "Your Majesty, the national teacher said that since Xuanmeng has its own laws, it should act in accordance with the laws. He also believes that the king will handle it impartially. As the national teacher of Xuanmeng, it is the duty of a minister to share the king's worries. He knows that the king and the Prince of the Sea are brothers and sisters, and they have deep feelings for each other. He can't bear to embarrass the king, so he wants to ask for leniency on behalf of the Prince of the Sea. But at the same time, he is also a family member of the victim. The national teacher hopes that when his brother wakes up, Prince Yingchu will come to apologize to his brother in person and compensate for all the losses of the wood workshop."

"National Master, National Master, it turns out that you have already made a plan and been waiting for me at home!" Ying Ye could not help but smile bitterly after hearing this. The National Master did not want to embarrass him as the king, nor did he want to offend the Prince of the Sea easily. However, he could not let his brother suffer this humiliation in vain, so he made this excuse.

Ying Ye naturally knew the good intentions of the Imperial Master, so at noon the next day, he issued another imperial edict to the Sea King's Palace, clearly stating that the Imperial Master would not pursue the matter too much because of the deep love between the Sea King and the Sea Queen, and only asked Prince Yingchu to apologize in person and compensate for the losses of the wood workshop. The king wanted to severely punish Yingchu, but since the Imperial Master asked for leniency, he spared him a beating and only punished Prince Yingchu to be sent to the military camp for a month after apologizing to Shangguan Zhuo.

Although it was a light punishment, the couple were grateful for the magnanimity of the state teacher and thanked the king for his leniency towards their son. But they were worried when they thought that their spoiled son would be sent to the military camp for a month. The year was coming to an end, and the military camp of Xuanmeng was always cold and bitter. How could their son endure this hardship, and he would be sent there for a full month?

But this was already a lenient punishment. If it weren't for the imperial teacher's plea, their son would have been whipped. Therefore, the Prince of the Sea and his wife did not dare to complain. After receiving the imperial edict, they hurriedly asked the servants in the mansion to send a large sum of silver to Old Man Mo in the wood workshop.

When Old Man Mo heard that it was compensation from the Sea Prince, he was so scared that he dared not accept it. Later, he heard from the people from the palace that it was the Imperial Master who asked for it for him, and that the Sea Prince was also acting in accordance with the king's will. Only then did Old Man Mo accept it with peace of mind.

It was already noon when Prince Yingchu was released by the imperial guards. He couldn't help crying when he saw his father, the king and his mother coming to pick him up. The prince and his wife were also very distressed. They finally coaxed him back to the mansion. After handing their son the imperial edict issued by the king today, the family of three hugged each other and cried again.

Prince Yingchu was not happy to apologize to the elder brother of the Imperial Master, but he had to obey the imperial decree. Moreover, although the Imperial Master was younger than him, he was now respected by the monarch, and his father treated him with courtesy. As a lazy young prince, he had no choice but to go and apologize honestly.

It was almost the evening when Shangguan Zhuo woke up. His younger brother Shangguan Jiuyi happened to be guarding his bedside. The first person he saw when he woke up was his only relative. He couldn't help but feel warm. He was about to grin but accidentally pulled the wound on his lip. Shangguan Zhuo groaned in pain and woke up his younger brother who was resting with his eyes closed.

"Brother, you're awake!" Seeing his brother wake up, Shangguan Jiuyi happily sat up quickly.

"I woke you up." But when he saw his brother's tired and red eyes, Shangguan Zhuo felt a little guilty.

The wounds on his face have improved a lot due to the medicine he applied in the past two days, but they are still bruised and purple.

"The doctor said that you will be fine once you wake up. You just need to slowly heal your injuries." Seeing that his elder brother was still as distant as ever with him, Shangguan Jiuyi just smiled helplessly and said.

"Is the wood shop okay? How is my master?" Shangguan Zhuo asked hurriedly and concernedly.

"The Sea Palace has already compensated for the losses of the wood shop, and it is still open for business as usual. Your master is also fine. He even came to the palace to see you today." Shangguan Jiuyi continued to reply with a smile.

"That's good, that's good." Shangguan Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he did not bring any trouble to the wood workshop.

"Tomorrow, I will let that Prince Yingchu come to apologize to you in person." Seeing that his brother only cared about the wood workshop but didn't care about his injuries at all, Shangguan Jiuyi couldn't help feeling distressed. He stopped smiling and said seriously.

"Forget it. He has already compensated the woodshop. I..."

"This is the order from the king. After apologizing to you, he has to go to the military camp for a month of training." Shangguan Jiuyi stood up after saying this without questioning, and continued, "I'll ask them to prepare some food."

Watching his brother walk out of the room with an expressionless face, Shangguan Zhuo knew that his weakness had upset his brother again. But he was not as knowledgeable and capable as his brother, and he just wanted to avoid more trouble. If it weren't for the fact that his master was beaten, Shangguan Zhuo would not have dared to step forward to fight for justice.

One night later, Shangguan Jiuyi ordered people to spread the news that his elder brother had woken up early. When the Prince of the Sea and his wife learned about it, they hurriedly urged their son to go to Shangguan Mansion with a valuable gift.

The king's order could not be disobeyed, so Ying Chu had no choice but to bite the bullet and get on the carriage to go to Shangguan Mansion. However, what Ying Chu never expected was that at this time, many people had already gathered outside Shangguan Mansion to watch the excitement. This was naturally arranged by Shangguan Jiuyi privately.

As expected, when Ying Chu got off the carriage, he was shocked to see the people outside the Shangguan Mansion. He was furious. This was the first time that he, the usually powerful prince, went to apologize to someone. He didn't expect to be watched in public. How could he have the face to go out in the future? Even though he was furious, he didn't dare to be arrogant in front of the Imperial Master's Mansion. He just came to the gate of the Shangguan Mansion with a gloomy face.

However, the servant knocked on the door for a long time before a lazy voice came from inside and asked:

"Who is it, so early in the morning?"

"Open the door quickly, my prince is here to apologize to the Imperial Master's brother." The servant who knocked on the door replied.

"Master just woke up last night and talked with my master for half the night. He is still sleeping now!"

"Of course I won't disturb Master Shangguan. Please open the door and let my prince go in and wait. It's freezing outside. If the prince gets frozen, my prince and princess will be very sad."

"Wait a minute. I will report this to my master first."

The words inside made Ying Chu, who was still waiting outside the mansion, even more furious. He had just arrived and was turned away in public. Wasn't this clearly a show of power from the Imperial Master?

After waiting for another incense stick of time, the gate of Shangguan Mansion finally opened. The person who came out to greet him was certainly not the Imperial Master, but the housekeeper of the mansion. Ying Chu did not dare to get angry, so he could only follow the housekeeper into Shangguan Mansion with a feeling of grievance.

An apology in person caused the reputation of Yingchu, the former little bully, to plummet. Afterwards, the whole capital was filled with exaggerated stories about how the Grand Master had quietly disciplined this arrogant prince.

The king did not take it seriously when he heard it and just smiled. As for the Prince of the Sea and his wife, they knew that the king trusted the imperial teacher so much, they naturally did not dare to say anything more and could only feel sorry for their son in silence.