Chapter 373: Old Father
When Zhao Li was carried back to the palace of Yiyang County, the person had already passed out, and his lower body was covered in blood. You don't have to pull open his pants to see the injury, just the shape of his two legs can make it clear that both of his legs are broken.
The step-concubine of Yiyang fainted on the spot, and the king of Yiyang County looked even more pale, and his heart was so painful that he couldn't even speak. The successive blows have made this old man who is close to his sixtieth birthday unable to bear it. Although he was already disappointed in his second son, he never thought that Zhao Li would fall into this situation, no matter what, this is always the son he loved since he was a child.
Zhao Yan looked at Zhao Li's injured leg coldly, and his heart was happy, but his face showed an angry expression: "How can this be?!Who beat the second brother like this?!" He looked at Zhao Li's attendant angrily, "Say!What the hell is going on?!"
The attendant is actually not the person Zhao Li is used to taking out on weekdays, just a little guy who helps with some rough work and runs errands to pass on words. Because a few guards who followed Zhao Li out were imprisoned, they returned to the palace after taking the board, took the silver rewarded by Yiyang's concubine, and listened to a few words of Zhao Li's angry reprimand, and they all went back to their rooms in frustration, and even their brothers and colleagues were also cold-hearted, and few people were willing to do anything for Zhao Li anymore. They only hugged Zhao Li's thigh for money and future, and now that they know that they follow him, there is no money, and there is no future, and they will not get a good word for all kinds of hard work, and the fool will continue to follow him. Besides, now that the king of Yiyang County has been demoted, and the pomp has also been lowered, they may not need to continue to be the guards of Zhao Li's family.
So, Zhao Li went out to drink, and only brought two thin little guys by his side, when others beat him, one of the two was beaten, fainting earlier than Zhao Li, and the other was not so clever, and was also beaten like a pig's head, but he saved his limbs, and at this time he was crying to Zhao Yan with a blue nose and swollen face.
It turned out that Zhao Li went out today, and he was unlucky and bumped into several children of the royal family of the clan. Zhao Li's temper has always been unpleasant, and he has always been above the top, always feeling that he will become a prince sooner or later, inheriting the title of prince, he is a little unworthy of his cousins in the clan who are not as good as him, and he offends people a lot. Others hindered him from being the prince's concubine, and he was loved by his parents, so he could only swallow his anger. But as a clan, and living in the capital for a long time, which of these princes and grandsons is a soft son? Knowing that he is now down, don't expect to turn over in the future, and I heard that he has also fallen out of favor in front of his parents, so don't you seize the opportunity to beat the water dog? It will break people's legs, it is just an accident, but they didn't intend to let him go easily, they have suffered a lot from him in the past, and they are waiting to take revenge.
Zhao Yan hurriedly asked the little guy, whose son beat him, but the little guy couldn't say it. He came from Liaodong, and he was not familiar with the situation in the capital, so he rarely went out with him in the past, so how could he know who was who? I just heard from the drinker next to him that those were the nobles in the palace, and the others were all from the mouths of several nobles. But how could the prisoner who beat people report to his home? As for Zhao Li, he was already too drunk to wake up at that time, and I am afraid that he would not be able to recognize him.
Zhao Yan was so angry that he stomped his feet and said to the king of Yiyang County: "Second brother is so confused! Now I don't even know who the prisoner is, let's settle accounts with whom?!"
The king of Yiyang County covered his chest and glanced at his youngest son deeply: "It's important to call the government doctor to treat the injury first, next to ...... Leave it alone!"
Zhao Yan was intimidated by his eyes, but soon pretended to be indifferent, agreed, and asked people to ask for a doctor while asking someone to carry Zhao Li back to the room, and also sent someone to see the situation of his mother's concubine.
Zhao Li was carried back to the room, put him on the bed, and woke up, as soon as he opened his eyes, he screamed like killing a pig. The little guy was crying while explaining the reason to him, Zhao Li was so angry that he cried: "Who is it?!Who hurt me?!" and touched his two legs in horror, screaming in pain while calling for the imperial doctor, and suddenly saw Zhao Yan helping the king of Yiyang County into the door, so he pointed to the little brother's nose and asked: "Is it you?!You hate me for letting people do tricks and feet, causing you to fall off the horse and break your legs, so you will take revenge on me?!"
Zhao Yan was stunned for a moment, and his face turned cold: "It turns out that I didn't wronged my second brother at the beginning, it was really you who hurt me!"
Zhao Li choked and forced himself to say: "Don't open the topic, tell me clearly, did you let people beat me?!"
Zhao Yan sneered: "Didn't you say all day long that I fell off the horse that day because of an accident? My father, queen and mother all said so, what can I do but shut up? What can I do if I let people beat you? Your leg is broken, my leg is also broken, our brothers are crippled, the title can only be cheap Zhao Shuo, am I close to you or with Zhao Shuo? Can I do such a stupid thing?!"
Zhao Li was dumbfounded, and was immediately distracted by the sharp pain in his legs, crying and shouting: "If it weren't for you, who else would break my legs?!"
Zhao Yan sneered: "God knows what are you doing outside all day long, second brother, and who have you offended? What time is it now, my father, queen and mother are not in good health, and the whole family has to prepare the luggage for going south." I was so busy at home that I couldn't even eat or sleep in peace, but my second brother was very idle, and he even went out to drink, and he was so drunk that he was unconscious, and he fought with people again. Whoever beat you, you must know it yourself, and what are you doing with me?!"
"Let's say a few words!" the king of Yiyang County said with a gloomy face, "What do the two brothers look like arguing all day long?!" He scolded Zhao Li again, "What did you say in the past? You really poisoned your own brother, where does it look like an elder brother? Now you are indiscriminately accusing Yan'er of taking revenge on you, and if you don't break up this family, you are unwilling, aren't you?! Give me an honest way to heal your injuries! Revenge, wait until your injuries are healed. You can't tell what is light and what is heavy, could it be that you have grown into your twenties for nothing?!"
Zhao Li was really in pain, and he was panicking, he was scolded by his father, and he was uncertain in his heart, and he began to secretly regret that he had told the truth, but he offended his father, and it would be even more difficult to pretend to be a brother with Zhao Yan in the future. He could only cry louder, and by hurting his leg, he diverted everyone's attention so that he could be confused.
The government doctor hurriedly arrived and straightened Zhao Li's bones and bandaged his injured leg. But at the same time, he also made it clear to the king of Yiyang County that he was suffering from bruises and bone injuries, which can only be said to be mediocre, and for the sake of the second son's injury, it is better to invite the imperial doctor.
Zhao Yan showed a look of sarcasm on his face. His leg was injured, and his parents ordered the government doctor to treat it, why didn't anyone say that the government doctor was not good at it at that time?
The king of Yiyang County just didn't see it, and when things came to this point, he could only pretend to be deaf and dumb, otherwise, this family would be scattered, and the mother and son brothers would turn against each other, how would the family get along in the future? As an old father, he was also embarrassed!
He endured the heartache, urged his subordinates to ask for a doctor, and asked the doctor some taboo matters, and asked the latter to see his wife.
Yiyang's step-concubine just fainted with excitement for a while, and after the injection of the house doctor, she slowly woke up, and as soon as she woke up, she was anxious to see her eldest son, and when she saw the miserable appearance of his legs, she couldn't help but fall to the side and cry non-stop.
Zhao Yan comforted her and said: "The imperial doctor has come and said that the second brother's injury can be treated, but he needs to recuperate for a year and a half, don't move easily, just do it." The mother concubine should not worry about being sad for a while, it is important to arrange for the second brother to recuperate. And the second brother's marriage, is it going to be postponed?"
Yiyang step-concubine hurriedly stopped crying and looked up at her youngest son: "Is this true?......!" He won't be as ...... as you are."
Zhao Yan sneered: "How could it be? He was treated in time, and he was treated by a doctor, unlike his son, who was delayed." ”
Yiyang's step-concubine was a little sneering, her youngest son's injury was delayed, and she was actually responsible. It's just that at that time, she really thought that her younger son's legs were not saved, so she also thought that her eldest son would end up in the same fate. She was glad to learn that the Imperial Doctor could cure her, only to realize how much of a mistake she had made in the first place. If it weren't for the delay of the youngest son's injury, the two brothers might not have come to the day when they turned against each other.
Zhao Yan said lightly: "The mother concubine is here, and the son will go out first." The mother concubine didn't know that the second brother had offended the children of other kings outside, and he didn't dare to be angry at others, but accused his son of instructing those cousins to break his legs. The reason is that because he caused me to fall off my horse and break my leg, I want to take revenge on him. Today, I finally heard my second brother admit that he did it. Mother don't blame me for wronging him in the future. ”
He went out without looking back, and Yiyang's step-concubine wanted to stop her youngest son, but she couldn't call out the name anyway when she opened her mouth.
Zhao Li was suddenly robbed, and the Shuntian Mansion was also investigated, but whether it was the people in the restaurant or the little people around Zhao Li, it was not clear which nobles from the palace did this. On the side of the Zongren Mansion, there were several female dependents of the royal mansion who sent people to deliver messages, urging them to close the case as soon as possible, anyway, it was just a few hooligans who were making trouble and evading responsibility under the name of the clan. The children of the palace are all knowledgeable and courteous, how can they beat people indiscriminately for no reason?
Both the Zongren Mansion and the Shuntian Mansion are suspicious, and it is the children of these royal mansions who commit the crime, but there is no evidence, and it is difficult to say anything. It just so happened that someone recognized that one of the beaters seemed to be a bit like a ruffian in the south of the city who made a living as a thug, and the government finally arrested the other party and his group, claiming to be prisoners, ignoring the other party's shouting that they were beaten on the orders of the nobles, and they were put in the mouth and thrown into the prison, and the case was closed.
The small case of the young people of the clan fighting for idleness, facing the several royal mansions where Zhao Li and the holy family were in the body, of course they knew how to choose.
It's just that although the case is closed, there is constant turmoil in the clan. There are constantly people who suspect who is the mastermind behind the instruction to beat Zhao Li, you push me, I push you, and among them, the children of several royal families who have female dependents are the most suspicious. But they were not convinced, insisting that they had not done it and that they had been wronged. So at the end of three days, there were quarrels and quarrels among the children of the clan, and the matter came to the front of the emperor, and the emperor was also very dissatisfied.
Zhao Mo came to the door again and conveyed the emperor's intention to urge the king of Yiyang County to move, which was also hinting that if he pretended to be deaf again, the emperor would make a clear decree. If you have to wait for the clear decree to urge, what face does the Yiyang County Royal Mansion have at all?
For the sake of face, the king of Yiyang County had to take his wife and children and servants, and unwillingly braved the wind and snow and embarked on the road to the south.
As for Zhao Li, his injuries had not healed and he could not move, so he could only be left alone in the palace of Yiyang County in the capital.