Chapter 21: The Iron Lotus Enters Prison

  Excruciating pain, numbness, and even the energy to open his eyes was gone. Tang Guan lay in bed like that, he had regained consciousness but not the ability to move, even moving his lips became impossible.

  Tang Wei's face was gloomy as he stared at Tang Guan on the bed, whose broken head had been applied with ointment, while Mrs. Tang was still reeling from the shock of Tang Guan's actions.

  She had never realized her son's strength was so great, it was simply unbelievable.

  "What exactly happened?" Tang Weixi asked with his hands behind his back and furrowed brows, but Mrs. Tang's face was pale and she didn't know how to respond.

  She didn't know any more that when they hastily took away Tang Guan, Liu Chunliang who was already on the ground gasping for breath was dead or alive.

  The thought of his son killing someone in broad daylight sent shivers down his spine.

  To say who was most bewildered, it would still be Lin Yuxun. Everything started because of her, but she had no memory of the whole thing after Tang Guan defeated those people.

  A cloud of suspicion shrouded the entire Tang Mansion, and the originally peaceful life was suddenly disrupted.

  Tang Weixi furrowed his brow, pulled Tang Furen's hand and walked out, at this moment he had the posture of a true head of the family, usually he feared Tang Furen, half of which was out of respect, after all they got married young and had children late in life, now he couldn't care about these things.

  "What on earth happened?!"

  "Going to cure the illness... going to cure the illness is like killing someone." Madam Tang stuttered out.

  "Ah!" Tang Wei's expression changed upon hearing this, and he immediately composed himself.

  "Who killed him!?"

  "Liu is the son of Mr. Liu's family"

  "What!?" Tan Wei was overjoyed and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

  "How could this be? Speak clearly"

  "Just as Mrs. Tang was about to speak, a knock at the door came from outside the house."

  "Open the door! Open the door! The government is searching for a fugitive!"

  At that moment, everyone in the house came out, including Niu Lang and Xiao Qi. Tang Wei Xi, after all, was a scholar, seeing that everyone was at a loss for what to do, gritted his teeth and said: "Old Wang, go open the door."

  "Open the door! Open the door!"

  The noise outside grew louder and flames could be seen rising up, Old Wang hastily removed the door bolt.

  "Bang!" Instantly, the gate of the mansion swung open and several teams of attendants dressed in official attire poured in.

  In an instant, they formed two teams, and a middle-aged man wearing a black hat and red official uniform strode in from outside the gate.

  "Liu Xun!" Tang Weixi's heart skipped a beat when he saw this person, and he secretly cursed, "Damn it, what Madam Tang said was actually true."

  Liu Xun was the governor of Hangzhou, a fourth-rank official. As soon as he entered the door, without saying a word, he shouted: "Search!"

  Having finished speaking, he went straight to Mr. and Mrs. Tang, who also came forward to greet him when they saw him approaching.

  "Lord Liu! You've arrived in the dead of night, what urgent matter is this?"

  "Tang Dehua! You've taught your son well!" Liu Xun rushed up, his anger bursting forth, and scolded Tang Weixi with a flurry of curses.

  "Search for me!" These yamen runners seemed to know Tang Weixi, and the previous order had not dared to go deep. Seeing Liu Xun's loud shout, they finally took action, rushing into the hall and kicking in the door.

  "Liu Shijun, calm down first, I don't know what wrong the child has done to displease you so!"

  "Slap!" Liu Xun suddenly slapped Tang Weixi in the face.

  "You scoundrel of a merchant! In the past, I treated you with kindness because of our colleagues' relationship and didn't treat your Tang family poorly! Your son actually killed my innocent family member! And didn't even leave the whole body!"

  Tang Weixi was first enraged by this sudden slap, and then his face turned pale. Although he had been mentally prepared, he was still shocked and lost control when it was confirmed.

  "Master! There is a boy lying inside the house!" The yamen runner searched and found Tang Guan's bedroom, and immediately came out to report.

  "Take him away!" Liu Xun was overcome with grief and couldn't bear it, so he immediately gave the order to take him away and disband the troops.

  "Hold on! Liu Shijun!" Tang Weixi immediately stepped forward and grabbed hold of Liu Xun, even if Tang Guanzhen had killed his son, this way of searching would really treat him as thin air.

  "You scoundrel of a merchant! Just wait for me to take your son's head!" Liu Xun turned around and cursed, this kind of thing would be unbearable no matter who it was inflicted upon.

  "Liu Xun! You're shameless! Do you think I, Tang Weixi, am easy to bully?" Tang Weixi also got angry, the situation was unclear, if Tang Guan was taken away, he would be finished.

  Liu Xun heard this and burst out laughing, "Haha, how come you're still putting on an official air at a time like this? Don't forget that you're not an official anymore!"

  "This mansion of yours is indeed luxurious! Isn't this against the rules, Officer Tang?"

  Tang Weixi was suddenly choked with rage, as the other party had actually exposed his own weaknesses.

  At the same time, Lin Yuxun's voice rang out from inside the house, "Don't! Don't take away Young Master!"

  "Xun'er!" Madam Tang exclaimed and hastily ran into the house to pull Lin Yuxun, while Tang Guan on the bed was seized by the yamen runner.

  "Liu Xun! You're going too far! You really don't put the Northern Gate lineage in your eyes!"

  Liu Xun, who was originally furious, suddenly calmed down when he heard this. The title of Beimen Yixi is not something that any official dares to underestimate. Tang Weixi is from this lineage, which consists of officials from Guandong and Jiangnan, also known as the Beimen scholars. Many officials in this lineage have close private relationships, such as Tang Weixi and Lin Yuexun's father Lin Yakeshen, and Chen Yunsheng are all officials of this lineage.

  Some were even classmates or teachers and students, and there were also those who had reached the pinnacle of power and nobility. Thinking about this made Liu Xun hesitate.

  "What can be tolerated and what cannot be tolerated!" After a moment, the crowd suddenly burst into loud shouting, and the order to disperse was given. However, Niu Lang and Xiao Qi rushed forward and grabbed onto the leg of the officer holding Tang Guan.

  "You're framing him!" Little Qi shouted loudly, but was kicked away by several bailiffs who rushed over.

  "Old master..." Old Wang was also anxious, he had no idea what happened, only knowing that the young master had fainted and been carried back, with blood all over his face.

  Tang Weixi stared at Liu Xun who had just walked out of the mansion, but he didn't even turn his head back.

  "Alas! What evil has our Tang family created!"

  Tang Weixi let out a loud roar of anger and immediately turned around to go back into the house, "Bring me my writing brush!"

  Old Wang hastily brought out an inkstone, pen and paper. Tang Weixi picked up the pen and began to write quickly, his face flushing red.

  "Second Brother Tang!"

  At this time, Tang Erbai was beaten by poison and hurriedly limped forward. Tang Weixi took out a token and a letter from his bosom and handed them to Tang Er.

  "Go to Chang'an immediately and deliver this letter to the Shaoling Temple, show it to the Minister of the Minor Official's Mansion!"

  "Old master, it's all because of this! It was too late!" Old Wang also saw the way out and knew that Tang Guan had gotten into trouble outside, which is why he was taken away by the government.

  Moreover, the person who took him away was Liu Xun, the most powerful governor of Hangzhou, which shows that this matter is not trivial. The master of the house is going to directly use his connections in the capital to suppress him.

  But this distant water can't save the nearby fire. Look at Liu Xun, he's so furious that he wishes to skin the Tang family alive. Tang Guan probably won't last much longer.

  "Tang Wei's face turned red with rage as he stamped his foot and shouted: 'Go quickly and come back quickly! You must hurry, take more gold, silver and treasures from the warehouse! Go now, go immediately!'"

  Tang Weixi's face turned bright red, and he suddenly became incoherent.

  "Good! Good!" Tang Er saw this and hastily ran towards the warehouse, while another guard, Tang San, immediately went to prepare the horses.

  "Bang!" Tang Wei Xi raised his teacup and smashed it on the ground. The Tang household was usually quiet at this hour, with everyone already asleep.

  But at this time, both were shrouded in gloomy clouds, until everyone fell silent, and Mrs. Tang finally let go of Lin Yuhong who was trapped in a daze.

  "How could this be... how could this be..." She never thought that she would bring such great harm to the people around her, and also never thought that Tang Guan would be so selfless for her sake.

  She was just a child, but all of this started because of her.

  Tang Guan felt everything in a semi-dazed state, first a jolt, presumably someone had tucked him into their bosom and was galloping wildly on horseback.

  However, the severe muscle pain still made him unable to open his eyes.

  The cold wind whizzed by, and Tang Guan's consciousness became even clearer. With great effort, he opened a slit of his eyes, only to shut them again instantly, seeing only the constantly changing scenery.

  After a long time, the shaking finally stopped. This group of people brought themselves to a windless place, seemingly inside some kind of house, but they heard intermittent groaning sounds around them.

  With a loud "clang", Tang Guan was tied to the execution frame by the bailiffs.

  "Is it him!?" Liu Xun pointed at Tang Guan and loudly asked a servant-clad person.

  One of the two servants who were let off during the day.

  "It's... it's him! He's the one who killed the young master, he... he's a monster!" The servant trembled with fear as he pointed at Tang Guan.

  "He... He's incredibly strong... With just one hit, he knocked the person out cold and made them spit blood!" The servant's face turned pale as he recalled what Bai Ri Tang Guan had done during the day.

  "Up with the chains!"

  Liu Xun did not suspect the servant's words, originally he was drinking with his concubine during the day, but suddenly heard the bad news, and his son's body lay before his eyes.

  It was indeed a case of the white-haired sending off the black-haired, and the son's lower body was also empty, without leaving a whole corpse. When the only two uninjured family servants said that these people were injured by an eight-year-old boy, they were shocked.

  "Rouse him!" Liu Xun stared at Tang Guan, his eyes blazing with fierce flames. Although he knew his son was a spoiled brat, he had never expected that he would meet such a tragic end.

  "Whoa!" The bailiff picked up a bucket of cold water and poured it over him from head to toe.

  A sudden chill ran through his mind like a crown of ice, and his muscles relaxed with it, but his eyes still didn't open.

  "Again!" Liu Xun gave an order, and another bucket of cold water was poured down.

  "Ding Dong" slowly opened his eyes, feeling the handcuffs on his hands, Tang Guan subconsciously wanted to struggle free.

  "Clang!" The shackles were unusually sturdy, and Tang Guan didn't know if the sudden strength he had during the day was still there. Even if it was, he felt that he couldn't break free from these iron chains that were firmly embedded in the wall.

  "Slap!" Tang Guan had just opened his eyes and hadn't yet made out his surroundings when a whip struck his face.

  The whip suddenly tore open Tang Guan's wound that had yet to heal, and fresh blood gushed out. Tang Guan couldn't help but inhale a breath of cold air due to the pain.

  "You beast! Return my son's life to me!"