Chapter 702 - Chapter 702: Revenge
Chapter 702: Revenge
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Qi Haoran insulted Grand Tutor Lu from his character to his upbringing, almost angering the latter to death. It was just a small matter, at most a crime of slacking off, but Qi Haoran made a mountain out of a molehill and accused him of being a freeloader in the Imperial Court…
Grand Tutor Lu gritted his teeth and stood in front of the carriage. A malicious glint flashed across his eyes, but he did not say a word.
After Qi Haoran was done scolding, he snorted and left.
Grand Tutor Lu didn’t return to the directorate and went straight back to the Lu Residence. As soon as he entered, he couldn’t help but smash the furnishings in the room and roar, “How dare you?!”
The attendant who followed in lowered his head and stood at the side. A cold glint flashed across Grand Tutor Lu’s eyes as he said, “Go and sweep away all traces left behind at the Hall of Diligent Governance. I remember that Lord Wang of the Guanglu Temple has also been on duty in the Hall of Diligent Governance recently. Isn’t he writing the history books of the previous dynasty?”
“Yes, Old Master was entrusted by Lord Wang to give him some pointers. After all, other than Grand Tutor Yan of the previous dynasty, only Old Master knows some of the secrets of the previous dynasty the best.”
Grand Tutor Lu nodded in satisfaction. At the thought of Qi Haoran’s aggressiveness, a cold glint flashed across his eyes. He instructed, “Go and investigate why Prince Rong went berserk today. Also, investigate his doings in Qiannan. I don’t believe that he’s perfectly clean.”
Although Grand Tutor Lu was in the palace at that time, he really did not know what had happened in Upper Wood Park. Otherwise, he would know why Qi Haoran kept criticizing the Lu family’s upbringing. This way, he could have fought back. No matter how much Lu Yan had done wrong, he had been beaten up by Little Bear, and it was quite a miserable beating to boot.
From this, it could be seen that Qi Xiuyuan had solid control over the palace. As long as he didn’t want any news to spread, it wouldn’t.
This was very different from the previous dynasty’s palace that was like a sieve. Therefore, Grand Tutor Lu’s men could not find any news even after spending a lot of effort. It was only when his inner residence was in chaos that Grand Tutor Lu could not stand the commotion and asked, only then did he guess what had happened.
Young Master Lu was carried back to the Lu family by the emissary. He was still young and lived in the inner residence. When Old Madam Lu saw her precious grandson in such a state, she was shocked and furious. She cried as she called for a physician.
Having suffered a fright caused by Little Bear and Mu Yangling in the palace, Lu Yan only came back to his senses when Old Madam Lu hugged him in tears. He couldn’t help but feel aggrieved. He didn’t mention that he had insulted Little Bear, and only said that the young heir of Prince Rong’s estate had beaten up his cousin and his study companions. Also, he said that the Princess Consort had even reprimanded him when she came over…
With Old Madam Lu’s honorable status, even the Empress had to be respectful to her. When had she ever suffered such grievances?
Fuming, she immediately asked someone to get a carriage, wanting to go argue with Mu Yangling personally. Alas, she was stopped by Lu Yan’s mother, Mrs. Lu.
The commotion in the backyard alarmed Grand Tutor Lu. In a foul mood to begin with, he became even angrier when he saw this. He only found out that his grandson had been beaten up in the palace after asking.
Grand Tutor Lu almost immediately thought of Qi Haoran. Unlike Old Madam Lu who blindly doted on her grandson, he had Lu Yan brought over and asked seriously, “Why did the young heir of Prince Rong’s estate hit you? He’s only three years old this year, right? Isn’t he with the Crown Prince?”
Under his grandfather’s stern gaze, Lu Yan lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.
A dark light flashed across Grand Tutor Lu’s eyes, and his face became even more amiable. As he stroked Lu Yan’s head, he asked, “Did you quarrel with the young heir?”
Lu Yan’s face burned as he whispered about how he had mocked Little Bear.
Grand Tutor Lu was so angry that he fell backward. He finally understood why Qi Haoran stopped him halfway and lashed out at him. So he only had one goal—to bring up the Lu family’s upbringing.
Grand Tutor Lu pointed at his grandson and was so angry that he could not speak. Some of that frustration was targeted at Qi Haoran, too. Wasn’t it just a fight between children? Was there a need to be so serious?
However, he heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. Since it was just a small conflict, he figured Qi Haoran wouldn’t harp on this and continue to come after him. The matter with the Hall of Diligent Governance should be able to be resolved.
Indeed, Qi Haoran had no intention of investigating further. He just wanted to vent his anger and seek justice for his son. However, he could not look for the young Lu Yan, so he could only look for his guardians.
Grand Tutor Lu was the first person he wanted to seek justice from. The second person was Lu Yan’s father, Lu Jie, who was known as a talented scholar.
Lu Jie was meeting friends in the teahouse when Qi Haoran knocked on the door of the private room. Everyone looked up at Qi Haoran in a daze. As everyone present was a scholar and did not have much of a relationship with him, they were baffled by the Prince’s sudden appearance.
Soon, they found out. The guard behind Qi Haoran said with a straight face, “Why aren’t you bowing when you see His Highness?”
Everyone’s expressions were a little interesting as they hurriedly stood up and bowed.
Qi Haoran specifically stared at Lu Jie. Everyone followed his gaze and looked at Lu Jie. The guard coughed lightly again and said with a straight face, “Teacher Lu doesn’t seem to have any achievements, right?”
The guard felt that his face must be red, but he had no choice. For the Prince, he could even peel off his face and step on it.
He was almost certain his face was red, but everyone only felt that this stern-faced guard was very ruthless.
Everyone looked up at Qi Haoran and saw that he was still standing steadily without saying a word. He was really waiting for Lu Jie to bow. Their eyes were instantly filled with interest as they watched with interest.
Although they were acquaintances with Lu Jie, they weren’t all that close really. This was because the Lu family had only entered the capital at the end of last year, thus everyone had only known him for a few months. The reason why they hung out with Lu Jie was partly because of his talent and partly because he hailed from the prestigious Lu family.
Lu Jie also looked up at Qi Haoran in shock, but he quickly came back to his senses. With a calm expression, he lifted his robe and knelt down. “Greetings, Your Highness.”
Qi Haoran asked with interest, “You’re Grand Tutor Lu’s eldest son?”
“That’s me.”
Sighing, Qi Haoran said, “The Lu family is indeed talented. I heard that Teacher Lu can compose poetry at the age of five and produce art at the age of eight…” He put on an act of having much admiration for Lu Jie.
However, everyone looked at Lu Jie, who was still kneeling on the ground, and felt a little strange. They wondered how Lu Jie had offended this little tyrant.
Lu Jie was also a little curious. He had long heard of this accomplished Prince Rong. He had heard of his military talent, the Emperor’s doting on him, and his domineering attitude. However, this was the first time he had seen him. Lu Jie didn’t think that he had offended him.
Qi Haoran made Lu Jie kneel down and listen to him ramble for a while before mentioning his son’s education. He said earnestly, “Teacher Lu is brilliant, but you have to pay attention to educating future generations. As the saying goes, ‘There are three types of unfilial piety, the greatest of which is not having children.’. If you can’t teach your children well, it’s better to just stay childless. It’s the father’s fault for having them but not teaching them. Teacher Lu is very talented, but your responsibility as a father doesn’t seem to have been fulfilled.”
Qi Haoran shook his head slightly and said, “Teacher Lu, if you would just spare half the time you spend chatting in a teahouse to teach your child, that’d be great.” He spoke with sincerity and earnestness.
Everyone looked at Lu Jie, clearly amused. Lu Jie’s expression was also rather fascinating. How did he offend this Prince?
Only after Qi Haoran spoke to his heart’s content did he allow Lu Jie to get up. Then, he just flicked his sleeves and left.
Everyone: “…”
So this Prince had come here specifically to ask them to bow to him and lecture Lu Jie?
Everyone turned to look at Lu Jie in unison. The corners of Lu Jie’s mouth twitched as he clenched his fists and bade farewell. He had to go back and ask his father what had happened. It seemed that this matter was related to Yan’er.