In the inner courtyard, a man in his forties with a short beard was losing his temper at several maids.
The short-bearded man clasped his hands behind his waist and said angrily: "What's going on with you guys? Why did you let him run out again when you were asked to watch him study?"
Several maids lowered their heads and held their breasts in their hands, not daring to say a word, and were scolded obediently.
"Speak! Are you mute?" the short-bearded man said angrily.
An older maid could only say: "Back to the master, the slaves really... really can't stand the young master. The young master said... said..."
The maid stopped as she spoke.
The short-bearded man raised his eyebrows and asked loudly: "What did he say? Say it!"
"The young master said..." the maid said weakly: "If the slaves dare to stop him, he will sell them...to the brothel...
..."
The short-bearded man suddenly became furious and cursed: "This bastard, what a bastard!"
With just one word of bastard, the short-bearded man scolded himself.
This short-bearded man is the current head of the Yongchang Hou Mansion, Ma Tianzhi’s father, Ma Qianhe.
The son of Yongchang Hou Ma Han Xian, also known as Ma Qianhe's father and Ma Tianzhi's grandfather, suffered a serious illness when he was in his fifties and died within two years.
Ma Hanxian only had one son, and following the rules of inheriting titles in the Sheng Kingdom, in the future, a hundred years after Ma Hanxian, his grandson Ma Qianhe would inherit the title, and the next generation would be Ma Tianzhi.
Ma Hanxian was already eighty-three years old and no longer had the energy to deal with the trivial matters in the house, so he handed over the power of being the head of the house to his grandson Ma Qianhe many years ago, so that he could retire in peace and contentment.
Ma Qianhe hoped that his son Ma Tianzhi could study more and make progress. It would be best if he could get a meritorious examination in the future. Unfortunately, Ma Tianzhi failed to live up to his expectations and spent his time idle all day long. He either went out hunting or had a group of his friends to drink and brag. In short,
It would be even harder to get him to read and write essays.
Ma Qianhe was so angry that he asked, "Where are the others? Where did that little brat go?"
The maid lowered her head and said: "Back to the master, the young master changed into hunting clothes and went out with a bow and arrow. He should be going hunting in the woods."
"Hunting?" Ma Qian said angrily: "I know how to hunt all day long, are you still in shape... Hey!"
Ma Qianhe sighed and asked, "Who are you going out with?"
"and......"
When the maid opened her mouth to say something, Ma Qianhe interrupted her and said, "It's Lao Wu, right?"
The maid immediately nodded repeatedly.
"This Lao Wu! When he comes back, see how I deal with him!" Ma Qianhe said harshly.
Ma Qian was amiable for a while, then walked back and forth and said, "Go! Send someone to the woods immediately and call that little bastard back to me!"
"Yes, sir!" the maid responded and quickly walked out of the inner courtyard.
Then, Ma Qianhe waved his hands impatiently and said: "Okay, okay, it's all gone..."
The maids, as if they had been granted amnesty, disappeared from Ma Qianhe's eyes with a quick step.
Ma Qianhe stood in the yard, looked up at the sky, shook his head helplessly, and said: "Oh God, God, why did you let our Ma family have such a disappointing person?"
After calming down for a while, Ma Qianhe prepared to walk out of the inner courtyard, but just after taking a few steps, the maid who had just gone out came back.
"Master, Master..."
The maid looked anxious and ran over in a hurry while calling.
Ma Qianhe hurriedly asked: "What's wrong? Is that little kid back?"
Ma Qianhe was thinking about how to teach and punish his son, but the maid shook her head and said: "No, Master, it's Lao Wu who is back..."
"Lao Wu?" Ma Qianhe was stunned for a moment, then said: "That's okay! This guy Lao Wu is getting bolder and bolder now, so it's the same for me to deal with him first!"
After saying that, Ma Qianhe rushed out, leaving the maid behind him.
The maid was shocked and hurriedly chased after her: "Master, Lao Wu said they were injured, and the young master was also detained, so I can ask you to pick them up in person!"
"He deserves it! Who allowed him to live all day long...What did you say?"
Ma Qianhe woke up after a moment's delay, and immediately stopped in his tracks. The maid who was following him didn't react and bumped into his back.
"What did you just say? Has the young master been detained?" Ma Qianhe's heart skipped a beat and he said angrily: "Who is so bold? How dare you detain my son!"
The maid said anxiously: "Master, that's what Lao Wu said. I don't know exactly what the situation is. You'd better go and ask him quickly."
The next moment, Ma Qianhe, blushing with anger, stormed towards the vestibule.
Halfway there, Ma Qianhe met Lao Wu who was hurriedly coming in.
At this time, Lao Wu was panting and sweating profusely. He was exhausted from the long journey back.
Ma Qianhe yelled when he saw someone: "What happened? Who detained my son?"
Lao Wu stopped in front of Ma Qianhe and panted out of breath. He didn't say a single word for a long time, but Ma Qianhe was very angry.
"Lao Wu, if you don't catch your breath, believe it or not, I'll hang you up and beat you?" At this time, Ma Qianhe didn't look at all modest.
Lao Wu hurriedly calmed down and said: "Master, the leader of those who detained the young master and injured us is named Chai Yan. He said...that he was the commander of Wude Division.
...Commander, or some count..."
"Secretary of Armed Forces? Earl?"
Ma Qianhe was a little confused for a moment. He knew all the envoys of Wude Division, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't remember which envoy also had the title of earl...
"Hurry up and tell me the whole story, why they wanted to hurt you and why they wanted to detain Tianzhi!" Ma Qianhe asked.
.............
After a while, Lao Wu finally explained the whole incident in detail.
Immediately afterwards, Lao Wu said: "Master, please go over and take a look. We can't let the young master suffer again. Look at the ruthlessness of those men and women. They are definitely not a good person!"
At this time, sweat was breaking out on Lao Wu's forehead, but he didn't bother to wipe it off. He just hoped that the master would pick him up quickly to ensure that the young master would be safe and sound, because he was with the young master when he went out today. If anything happened,
Damn it, my whole family will be gone!
"Nonsense! Can the people in Wu Desi be good friends? All of them are mad dogs!" Ma Qianhe shouted angrily.
Lao Wu lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Ma Qianhe said angrily: "I ask you, Lao Wu, if it was you who gave Tianzhi that bad idea and dared to blackmail someone for a thousand taels. You are so bold! Honestly, is it you?"
"No, no, master, it's not me. How could I come up with such an idea? It's the young master's own idea, it has nothing to do with us!" Lao Wu was so frightened that he hurriedly shook his head and waved his hands, trying to make it clear that it had nothing to do with him.
Ma Qianhe didn't believe it in his heart. He felt that his son would blackmail others because of Lao Wu's instigation.
"Just wait, if we find out later it's you, I'll see if I don't pull out your tongue!" Ma Qianhe glared at the old martial artist.
"Master, it's really not me. I was wronged. I..." Lao Wu was so aggrieved that he almost cried.
Later, Ma Qianhe called a few people, and under the leadership of Lao Wu, the group anxiously headed toward the forest.
Halfway through, Lao Wu suddenly asked: "Sir, I remember several envoys of Wude Division. You should know them all. When did there be such a young envoy?"
Ma Qianhe was also thinking about this problem and said: "You are talking about the past. Since Commander Gu returned to Beijing and Duanmu's gang fell, the Wude Department has changed a lot. I heard that the emperor recently promoted someone
A group of new people, our new emperor is already young, so it is not surprising that he likes to use young people at hand. Maybe this man named Chai Yan is one of this new group of people!"
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