The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 616 Execution
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The not-so-spacious courtyard was now filled with people; almost everyone in the Lu household who wasn't on duty was present, as requested by Minister Lu.

Lu Yu had a piece of wood in his mouth, veins bulging on his forehead, sweat dripping down his back, his clothes soaked with sweat, and his buttocks a deep red, a truly shocking sight.

At this moment, two strong and powerful servants were carrying out the family discipline, one in front and one behind, and each blow was truly painful.

With each blow, the faces of everyone around twitched. The timid ones closed their eyes early on, while those who couldn't bear it had tears streaming down their faces and were already sobbing uncontrollably.

"Master, Master, that's enough! If this continues, Young Master Sun will surely die!" A loyal old servant couldn't bear to watch any longer and knelt down, his head banging against the ground repeatedly. "Even if he has committed a grave mistake, isn't that enough?"

Lu Yu's wet nurse cried out even more pitifully, "Master! It's all my fault, I've made a mistake. If Young Master Sun has done anything wrong, you can take my life if you want, I will have no complaints! But Young Master Sun is currently taking the imperial examination, and he just passed with flying colors today. He has a bright future ahead of him. If you beat him like this, how will he face the consequences!"

This same wet nurse, at this moment, looked as if she had been beaten, slumped to the ground, unable to get up at all.

However, due to the authority of Minister Lu, even though she was in great pain, she did not step forward to protect Lu Yu.

She was the one who had been shouting the loudest just now. Everyone else present, including Lu Yu's mother, was secretly wiping away tears and didn't say a word.

Everyone in the Lu family knew that their master was a just man who never abused his power, but he would never let anyone who made a mistake go unpunished. The fact that Young Master Sun had been beaten so badly must mean that he had committed a grave error.

"If you keep hitting him, Master, I'm afraid Young Master won't survive." The wet nurse cried miserably, crawling towards Minister Lu, tears streaming down her face. "Master, please have mercy! Please have mercy!"

"Wet Nurse!" Lu Yu's mother finally stepped forward, and without saying anything else, she had her mother dragged away.

Anyone who didn't know better would think he was a stepmother, while this wet nurse was his biological mother.

It was at this time that Lu Yu's mother realized that her son, whom she thought had grown up to be perfectly upright, might have gone astray in some way.

She didn't provide Lu Yu with much formal instruction; his daily needs were entirely taken care of by his wet nurse and servants. The Lu family had strict rules, but they weren't unreasonable. Minister Lu also often personally taught his children and grandchildren, so she trusted him completely.

But in retrospect, it shouldn't have been like this.

After the wet nurse was dragged away, no one dared to say a word. Only after the two servants finished their punishment did they say to Minister Lu, "Master, the 20 strokes of the rod have been completed."

Minister Lu grunted in acknowledgment before turning to Lu Yu, who was already on the verge of death: "Lu Shouzheng, do you know your mistake?"

Lu Yu, who was almost unconscious from the beating, forced himself to come to his senses upon hearing this and replied in a hoarse voice, "Grandson—I know I was wrong."

The more intense the pain, the deeper his thoughts became.

He could truly understand the anger that his grandfather valued talent the most, and that he had almost caused Dachang to miss out on an exceptional talent.

So why isn't he?

If the other party hadn't mentioned the term "top scholar" and reminded him of the hardships his grandfather, a poor man, endured to become the top scholar, he wouldn't have remained silent and made sarcastic remarks.

But that is not an excuse for his mistakes.

Just as everyone was wondering what had happened, they heard the sound of wheels rolling across the ground.

Following the sound, everyone looked over and saw the carefree king sitting in a wheelchair, with more than ten soldiers guarding him like an iron wall.

The carefree prince smiled and said, "How lively!"

(End of this chapter)