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Jiang Yong learned about this and asked, "Do we need to ask Zhong Huai to check it out?"

Xu Huaiyi didn't react for a moment, and asked blankly, "Who is Zhong Huai?"

Jiang Yong looked at him speechlessly.

Doctor Jiao explained with a smile, "It's Xiaoyu's fourth elder brother. As a father, you are too careless."

This also indirectly reflects that Xu Huaiyi did not intend to take advantage of these connections, otherwise, he would not even know Han Shaoping's courtesy name. If he really wanted to, he would even know exactly what the other person eats and drinks in daily life.

Xu Huaiyi suddenly realized, "Oh!" Xiaoyu's fourth senior brother was the Dali Temple Chief Justice. It would be too much of a show to ask him to help investigate the case. He hurriedly said, "No, it's just a small matter, why should we bother Lord Han? No, no..."

Doctor Jiao reminded, "This is a serious matter, Huaiyi. The other party has extremely sinister intentions. If you were not alert and decisive, and if you happened to bring medicine with you, you might not be able to avoid this calculation. If you really fall into someone's trap, wouldn't your life be ruined? In this situation, you can't be soft-hearted!"

Xu Huaiyi said, "I'm definitely not soft-hearted. I'm just thinking about this matter. After all, it's not so glorious. If the government intervenes, there will be many people and rumors. It may spread widely. Even if it doesn't succeed, it's not good to say it. Besides, Dingyuan Marquis Mansion will not agree to others interfering. Let them check and correct themselves first."

Jiang Yong asked curiously, "Aren't you afraid that Marquis Dingyuan will protect the person who set up the scheme?"

Xu Huaiyi smiled and said meaningfully, "Yun Ting is watching him. If Marquis Dingyuan protects him, he will harm that person."

This matter touched Li Yunting's bottom line, and all the people related to him were implicated, including his mother, fiancée, and friends. It would be strange if he could spare that person! If Dingyuan Hou's punishment was not strong enough, he would definitely seek justice in his own way, and then that person's fate would be even worse!

If Marquis Dingyuan knew his son well, he would not do such a foolish thing as shielding him.

Xu Huaiyi's guess was correct.

This time, Marquis Dingyuan didn't dare to smooth things over. Firstly, he was afraid that Li Yunting would go to extremes and make things out of control. Secondly, Xu Huaiyi's instigative words had worked. If he didn't teach him a lesson, who knows how much more trouble he would cause in the future. Thirdly, he was somewhat wary of the connections behind Xu Huaiyi, so he had to give him a reasonable explanation.

Especially after Sun Yu came to inquire in person under the pretext of expressing concern about the progress of the investigation, Marquis Dingyuan became even more determined to investigate the matter.

The matter was not difficult to investigate. Just as Li Yunting said, there were too many people involved. There must be one who could pry open their mouths, someone who deliberately poured vegetable soup on Xu Huaiyi, someone who tampered with Aunt Zhao's food, and someone who tricked Miss Zuo into meeting him. These people could not withstand the torture. The one with the hardest bones was Yan, who was tortured to death before he collapsed and spoke. He was coerced and had to betray Li Yunting.

The person who threatened him was Li Yunfan. He used his brother's life to force him to drug the clothes worn by Xu Huaiyi and to drop the people arranged by Li Yunting, including deceiving Miss Zuo. He has always been trusted by Li Yunting. Otherwise, Miss Zuo would not have fallen into the trap so easily.

After the matter was investigated, all the servants involved were beaten to death. In order to deter others, when the execution was carried out, everyone in the mansion was called to watch. Blood flowed all over the ground, screams were heard, and the scene was very horrifying.

The timid ones fainted before they could even finish watching the film, while the brave ones had nightmares for several days afterwards. This shows that the deterrent effect is very good.

However, the culprit Li Yunfan could not be beaten to death directly. After all, he was the son of the Marquis's family, and blood ties and dignity had to be taken into consideration. In addition, other people pleaded for him, so Marquis Dingyuan personally enforced the family law and whipped him twenty times.

When the whipping was taking place, all the masters in the mansion were called to watch the execution. Marquis Dingyuan wanted to make an example of him, so he whipped Li Yunfan without mercy. After just a few whippings, Li Yunfan's skin was torn and he was shaking with pain.

His aunt was heartbroken. She knelt on the ground and desperately pleaded for her son, crying heart-wrenchingly.

Marquis Dingyuan remained unmoved and whipped the man hard twenty times before stopping.

By then, Li Yunfan had already fainted, and he was lying on the ground like a pile of mud, covered in blood, and it was a horrible sight. Only then did Marquis Dingyuan have him carried away.

He was also confined to his house for half a year and was not allowed to leave the courtyard. He was told to realize his mistakes, mend his ways, and not bring disaster to the mansion again. If he went out for social events again, he would be imprisoned for life.

Such a punishment was severe, but Li Yunting was not satisfied. In his opinion, a whipping was completely painless. After the wound healed, Li Yunfan would not suffer any loss. How much could he learn from it?

Who knows, she might even hate him even more and plot against him even more in the future.

How can that be done?

That would be like letting a tiger return to the mountains. Even if one cannot kill the tiger completely, at least one has to pull out its teeth so that it no longer has the ability to hurt people.

So, at night, when everything was quiet, suddenly a shrill scream pierced the sky, waking up everyone who was sleeping.

The masters of the Marquis' Mansion ordered people to check it out, and the servants and guards kept running around and calling out. For a while, the mansion was in chaos and everyone was in panic.

Marquis Dingyuan led his men straight to the courtyard where Li Yunfan lived, and sure enough, something happened here.

Still a big deal.

Li Yunfan had both his legs broken and was in excruciating pain. He lay on the bed wailing non-stop. The servants who were serving him could not hold him down and he scolded him miserably until he fainted from the pain, with a ferocious expression on his face.

Marquis Dingyuan's face was as gloomy as water. He asked the servant to invite the court physician. While the court physician was treating Li Yunfan's legs, he looked around and asked in detail the servants who served Li Yunfan closely. As he thought, no one knew what had happened.

Not to mention who the murderer was, they didn't even know how Li Yunfan was injured.

There was no trace of any clues in the room, which showed how meticulous the other party was and how he did not leave any loopholes. It also indirectly reflected his high martial arts skills.

Prince Li Yunzhao rushed over and just happened to hear the court physician reporting the results of the treatment. Both legs were badly broken and the person who had done the treatment was merciless. The joints were almost comminuted fractures and even with the best medicine, it would be difficult to recover.

He couldn't help but ask, "Doctor Qi, do you mean that my second brother will become a cripple in the future?"

Doctor Qi said with embarrassment, "I dare not deceive the prince. This is still a good result. If the second young master does not cooperate, if there is any mistake during the recovery period, he may not be able to walk..."

"What?" Li Yunzhao's face changed drastically. "Doctor Qi, my second brother is still so young. He can't be paralyzed in bed for the rest of his life. You must do your best to treat him!"

Doctor Qi smiled bitterly and said, "I will do my best, but the Second Young Master..."

Everyone in the mansion knows what kind of temper Li Yunfan has. He is extremely difficult to serve. Normally, he would make people feel miserable over a minor illness. Now he has been whipped and has a broken leg. His emotions have long been out of control, like a madman. When he is awake, he swears and curses constantly. It would be strange if he could cooperate with the recovery of his injuries.

Li Yunzhao also began to frown.

Dingyuan Hou said expressionlessly, "Just treat him and explain the pros and cons to him. If he still insists on making trouble, then no matter what the final result is, he will have to bear it himself."

Doctor Qi responded respectfully.

After he left, Li Yunzhao seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Dingyuan Hou glanced at him and said, "Just say what you want to say."

Li Yunzhao then confessed his crime and said hesitantly, "Father, Yunfan's leg was broken. Although the murderer has not been caught, at this critical moment, it is hard not to suspect my fourth brother..."

Dingyuan Hou asked calmly, "Do you think he did the right thing?"

It was hard to tell whether the voice was happy or angry, but Li Yunzhao's heart was beating fast. He said carefully, "Second brother really went too far this time. No matter how bad the relationship between brothers is, we should not involve outsiders. He has ruined the reputation of the Marquis's Mansion and almost caused a disaster. No matter how you punish him, it's right, but..."

He paused, raised his eyes and carefully looked at his father's face, and continued, "It is natural for a father to teach his son a lesson. Since you have punished the second brother, you have explained to the fourth brother. This matter should have ended here, but the fourth brother is dissatisfied and retaliates in private. It is such a cruel act. I cannot agree with it!"

Dingyuan Hou suddenly said, "He doesn't need our approval or recognition."

Li Yunzhao was stunned. What did this mean?

Before he could think about it, he heard Dingyuan Hou say, "This matter ends here."

Li Yunzhao asked subconsciously, "Why don't you ask your fourth brother to ask?"

Dingyuan Hou said, "That's not necessary."

Li Yunzhao's heart sank.

Dingyuan Hou continued, "Yun Fan was really stupid this time. He used Xu Huaiyi and the girl from the Zuo family as a raft. He really didn't know how high the sky was and how deep the earth was. Needless to say, we haven't even had enough time to win over the Zuo family, but he wanted to ruin this marriage. Breaking a leg would be the least of his worries. And Xu Huaiyi, don't underestimate this man. He doesn't have a high status at the moment, but he has a bright future and a network of people behind him that cannot be underestimated. Let's not talk about Jiang Yong first, just his master Sun Yu, we can't offend him..."

It is true that the Dingyuan Marquisate has a title, but compared with aristocratic families like the Sun family, it is far from being deeply rooted. Aristocratic families can be passed down for hundreds of years and have their own abilities to make a living. How can ordinary nobles compare to them?

No matter how unwilling Li Yunzhao was in his heart, he had to listen to the lecture.

"Sun Yu's treatment of him is more than just a show. The relationship between the two of them as master and disciple is very close. I heard that even Minister Sun thinks highly of Xu Huaiyi. Sun Yu's only legitimate son now lives in the Gu family most of the time. This is more than just closeness, but also extreme trust. Whenever Xu Huaiyi gets into trouble, Sun Yu comes to question him in person and backs him up. As a father, I must give him a satisfactory explanation, otherwise..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Yunzhao understood that Sun Yu would definitely not give up. Right now, their mansion was already unstable and full of crises. If they went against the Sun family again, it would be even worse. It was totally not worth it for a useless bastard.

The next day, as soon as Xu Huaiyi arrived at the academy, Li Yunting informed him of the results of the punishment. After hearing that Li Yunfan was whipped 20 times and his legs were broken, he gave him a thumbs up and said, "It's you who has to do it. It's really satisfying to have a grudge!"

Li Yunting raised the corner of his mouth, "What about you? Do you feel relieved? If it's not enough, I will cut his tendons and turn him into a complete cripple..."

Hearing this, Xu Huaiyi smiled and waved his hands, "No need, it's enough at this stage. A broken leg is no different from being disabled. Especially for a playboy like Li Yunfan, it's more painful than death!"

"I hope you're not angry anymore."

"I'm not angry anymore, but if you do this, the Marquis will be furious, right?"

Li Yunting mocked, "Who cares if he's angry or not? Besides, he won't be angry. He's just a bastard who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. He's useless to the family. If he's useless, then he's useless. Will he still feel bad?"

"Maybe he's angry that you're acting on your own and going against his wishes..."

"That's nothing to be angry about. After all, it's not the first time I've been disobedient. In his eyes, I'm a rebellious son. It's not surprising that I can do anything. If it weren't for my mother's restraint, he might not dare to recognize me as his own."

Xu Huaiyi was full of admiration, "Great, great!"

Li Yunting smiled. Why did he like to play with Xu Huaiyi? It was because they had the same values ​​on many things. Just like now, when others heard him, they would accuse him of being unfilial, but Xu Huaiyi praised him for being awesome.

"We have dealt with Li Yunfan, and I am still investigating his accomplices. He has quite a few cronies, and their identities are not ordinary. It is not easy to arrest and interrogate them directly. Give me some time, and I will definitely find out."

Xu Huaiyi nodded. "No hurry. I have asked someone to find out. I guess the other party just instigated Li Yunfan in a roundabout way and inadvertently gave him the idea. He definitely didn't intervene in the implementation. If we really catch that person, we can't convict him based on these."

"You can't forgive him then!"

"Of course. Do you really think we are easy to bully?"

This time, Xu Huaiyi was more efficient. After Han Jun locked on the target, he found evidence within two days. It was indeed Su Rui.

After he told Li Yunting, Li Yunting asked bluntly, "What are you going to do? Su Rui has always been trained as the heir of the family. If you want to touch him, the Su family will definitely not stand idly by. If you fall out with the Su family, then the relationship between you and Su Zhe will be awkward."

Xu Huaiyi scratched his head, "Then let's ask Su Zhe what he thinks and see which side he stands on."

He was actually very confident that Su Zhe would definitely choose him.

as predicted.

After Su Zhe learned that the person who plotted against Xu Huaiyi was also Su Rui, he said without hesitation, "Do whatever you want, don't worry about me at all. He is asking for trouble, so he should be prepared to be punished!"

"What if the Su family stops us?"

"Don't worry, I will definitely not help the Su family."

"What if the Su family asks you to come forward?"

"I don't have the face to mediate between them, let alone to plead for Su Rui. Su Rui has hurt me so many times, and I am lucky to be alive. I can't repay evil with kindness."

"Then I won't have anything to worry about."

Su Zhe was not optimistic. He frowned and reminded, "You still have to be on guard against the Second Prince. Su Rui is a chess piece that he is reluctant to give up easily. If he asks someone to mediate, will you give him this favor?"

Xu Huaiyi smiled meaningfully and said, "That depends on what they give. If they are sincere enough, everything can be discussed."

He is not a fool who would use an egg to hit a stone. Not to mention that he is fine at the moment, even if he did not escape the conspiracy, he cannot really tear his face with the second prince just for Su Rui!

At most, he would retaliate secretly, but he had to make concessions openly because imperial power was supreme at the moment.