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Chapter 106 I'll Beat You to Death, You Unfilial Son

Gu Jiacheng was still hungover, his hair disheveled and his clothes half-open, the bed a mess.

Suddenly, with a loud bang, the door was kicked open. The loud noise caused a sharp pain in his head, and he instinctively shrank back.

Master Gu stood at the door with a furious expression, his eyes wide open as if they were about to spit fire.

He didn't even care about his image, kicked off his shoes, and rushed towards Gu Jiacheng on the bed.

The shoe whistled through the air and slammed heavily onto Gu Jiacheng.

"Father, Father, what are you doing? What did I do wrong?" Gu Jiacheng was caught off guard by the sudden attack. He frantically covered himself with the blanket while begging for mercy in a hoarse voice.

Master Gu was furious, veins bulging on his forehead, and roared, "What did you do wrong? You kept Lotus Pavilion, fine, but you also spread rumors that Gu Junze wanted to adopt Xuan-ge'er. Do you know how much trouble your mouth has caused?"

With each word he spoke, his chest heaved violently.

"Dad, how did you know?" Gu Jiacheng was completely taken aback and asked instinctively.

As soon as the words left his mouth, he instantly sobered up a bit, remembering the nonsense he had rambled on at the dinner table the night before. His heart skipped a beat, and he knew he was in trouble.

Master Gu was trembling with rage. He pointed at Gu Jiacheng and cursed, "How should I know? It's all over the place! You unfilial son..." As he spoke, he was about to rush forward to attack again.

The commotion quickly alerted Wang.

Hearing her husband's screams, she rushed over. Upon entering the room, she saw her father-in-law's furious expression and her husband's disheveled state.

Wang knelt down on the ground with a thud.

“Father-in-law, please forgive my husband this time! He must have been drunk last night and his mind was muddled when he said those nonsense. He didn’t mean it. Please be magnanimous and don’t take it to heart.”

Looking at Wang Shi kneeling on the ground, Master Gu's anger subsided slightly, but his face remained gloomy.

Madam Gu, accompanied by a large entourage of servants, strode in. Her face was stern, and she coldly surveyed the crowd.

Finally, his gaze fell on Master Gu, and he said in an icy tone, "Master, this time we must not let this go easily. Our family is not like we were in Qing County before, when the emperor was far away. This is right under the noses of the capital."

"His nonsense this time only offended our own family. If he continues to speak recklessly and offend powerful figures in the capital, then it will not be so easy to let it go."

“Master, you have worked hard and finally managed to be transferred back to the capital to serve as an official. You can’t let this rebellious son’s absurdity ruin everything.”

She spoke clearly and logically, each word like a sharp knife, directly hitting Master Gu's sore spot.

Gu Jiacheng's biological mother was originally just a maidservant. When she was pregnant and her body was inconvenient, she actually climbed into the master's bed and was then taken as a concubine by the master.

Madam Gu harbored deep resentment over this matter. Although the woman died from postpartum hemorrhage, her disgust for this "bastard child" remained undiminished.

Now, looking at Gu Jiacheng kneeling on the ground.

This bastard has become quite cunning, daring to harbor other thoughts right under her nose.

We must take this opportunity to teach him a lesson.

Let these illegitimate sons know that in this family, they can only be the helpers of the legitimate son. Trying to overstep the rules and cause chaos is out of the question...

Upon hearing his wife's words, Master Gu's already raging anger burned even brighter.

He felt that his wife's words made perfect sense, and that his good-for-nothing son had really disappointed him.

He had poured his heart and soul into his work, enduring years of hardship and struggle, and finally returned to the capital. He absolutely could not let this rebellious son ruin his life.

Unable to contain his anger any longer, Master Gu immediately ordered someone to fetch the family punishment.

A moment later, a vine as thick as a bowl was brought in. This vine was not like whipping someone with a shoe sole; if it hit someone, it would draw blood.

Gu Jiacheng's face was ashen. He knew what this family punishment felt like. Before he could beg for mercy again, the cane had already fallen on his body.

Each lash was accompanied by Gu Jiacheng's painful screams. His back was soon torn open, and blood stained his clothes.

With each lash of the rattan cane, Gu Jiacheng's voice grew weaker and weaker until he finally collapsed to the ground, barely alive.

Master Gu was also panting heavily from the fight, and only stopped after being persuaded by the crowd.

Afterwards, Gu Jiacheng was carried away by servants on a dilapidated wooden plank, his body limp and hanging down.

After dealing with Gu Jiacheng, Madam Gu turned her gaze to Madam Wang, a cold smile playing on her lips, and said, "That Concubine Li is also a troublemaker. I'll execute her for you today."

After saying that, he ordered the servant beside him: "Go and give her a slap to teach her a lesson."

Soon, Aunt Li was brought before everyone.

Her face was filled with terror, and she kept begging for mercy. Several burly old women rushed forward, grabbed Aunt Li's arms, and slapped her face repeatedly.

Each lash was accompanied by a "slap slap" sound, and Aunt Li's face quickly became red and swollen, with blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.

Standing to the side, watching Aunt Li being beaten, Wang clenched the handkerchief in her hand, thinking, "I'd rather beat this slut to death."

If she hadn't tried to climb the social ladder by marrying into the Marquis of Anyang's family, her husband wouldn't have ended up like this.

After carrying out the family discipline, Master Gu was exhausted, both physically and mentally.

But he knew in his heart that he had to go to the Marquis of Anyang’s residence as soon as possible to explain things to Gu Junze and avoid creating any rift between them.

He quickly straightened his slightly disheveled clothes, mustered his spirits, and hurriedly went out to the Marquis's residence.

Upon arriving at the Marquis of Anyang's residence, Master Gu was led into the Hongmeng Courtyard by servants.

Gu Junze was already waiting in the hall. When he saw the man enter, he said, "Greetings, Third Uncle." After saying that, he personally poured a cup of tea for Third Master Gu.

Master Gu looked at the tea in front of him, but had no heart to taste it. He said with a face full of guilt, "Nephew, I have already severely punished him. That unfilial son is really confused."

"I'm so sorry for causing you so much trouble by talking nonsense outside." His voice was tinged with fatigue and helplessness, and his eyes were full of apology.

"Third Uncle, there's no need for that."

Although he spoke lightly, Master Gu knew in his heart that if such rumors were to spread, it would inevitably affect Gu Junze's reputation.

Master Gu sighed softly, "If you really want to adopt Brother Xuan, then..." But before he could finish speaking, Gu Junze interrupted him.

"Third Uncle, I have no such intentions, nor do I have any hidden ailments in that area..."