Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 295 - 295 296 A Kiss Will Make the Pain Go Away_1

Chapter 295: Chapter 296: A Kiss Will Make the Pain Go Away_1 Chapter 295: Chapter 296: A Kiss Will Make the Pain Go Away_1 “What’s going on here?” Muniang’s tone was filled with anger.

“Sure enough, distance doesn’t save you from trouble. The old man still remembers my defiance and served family punishment just now.”

Muniang gave him a glare, “Then why didn’t you say anything? You just pretended like nothing was wrong. Look how injured you are now.”

Yu Ze said with a grievance, “I’m already hurt like this and you’re still scolding me.”

Muniang snorted, “Did you even listen when I scolded you? Now you’re playing the pity card to trick me, thinking I’m easy to fool?”

Despite her words, she still pulled Yu Ze to sit on the bed, then turned around to fetch the golden sore medicine, “Take off your clothes!”

Yu Ze was secretly delighted, as he had just been beaten and did not call for a doctor because he was waiting for his wife to personally apply the medicine. Hearing Muniang telling him to strip, he was eager to comply!

Yu Ze quickly stripped off his clothes and even asked, “What about my pants? Do I take those off too?”

Muniang greeted him with a thump on the head and, without a word, sat cross-legged behind him. Looking at the stick marks on his body, her heart ached, “Such severity, your dad is too harsh. You’re clearly his own son.”

“If he hit me lightly, I wouldn’t feel it. You know I practice martial arts and am no stranger to injuries. If he used the same force Mrs. Qiao uses on Hongsheng, it would feel like tickling. The wounds look frightening, but I don’t feel much—ouch.”

Muniang had deliberately been heavy-handed while applying the medicine. Seeing Yu Ze sweat from his forehead, she stared at him and said, “I thought you couldn’t feel it? Didn’t I tell you to cry out when it hurts before, or have you started forgetting things now that you’re more clear-headed?”

Yu Ze smiled helplessly, as that rule was indeed set by her when he was still simple-minded, and he had no choice but to shamelessly reply, “Alright, alright, but you clearly said that I only had to cry out in front of you, not in front of others.”

“Does it hurt now?”

“It hurts. If my wife would kiss me, it wouldn’t hurt anymore.”

“You’re incorrigible,” Muniang snorted, but her movements became gentler.

The maids and servants waiting outside the room shivered internally. Had the heir changed too drastically?

It wasn’t easy, but Muniang finally finished applying the medicine on Yu Ze and bandaged the more serious wounds.

Then suddenly, they heard a maid outside say, “Heir, Eunuch Gao from the palace has arrived.”

Yu Ze and Muniang exchanged a glance; they hadn’t expected the Emperor to act so quickly.

“Please ask him to wait in the front hall, I will be there shortly,” Yu Ze said.

“Yes.”

Muniang, somewhat worried, said, “The Emperor sending someone to fetch you so urgently, he doesn’t have some other trick up his sleeve, does he?”

Yu Ze squeezed Muniang’s hand, “Don’t worry, I have my own ways. I was planning to enter the palace tomorrow to see the Emperor anyway, and his sending someone over now is probably for this very matter.”

“Mm.”

The grand households are not like Tupo Village, affairs of state are not something women should interfere with. With the Emperor sending someone, it wasn’t appropriate for Muniang to go out and meet them, so she stayed put.

“Eunuch Gao,” Yu Ze greeted as soon as he entered and saw Eunuch Gao sipping tea.

“Oh, General Yu has returned. I didn’t believe it until I saw you with my own eyes. Now I can rest easy,” Eunuch Gao remarked with heavy sarcasm.

Yu Ze frowned at Eunuch Gao’s taunt, “Eunuch Gao, just speak frankly if you have something to say.” His tone had soured as well.

“His Majesty has heard of General Yu’s rare return to the capital and is overjoyed. He wants to hold a banquet to welcome and cleanse you from the dust of traveling. Just recently, the Empress gave birth to the second Prince, and His Majesty has arranged everything accordingly, considering it a double celebration and specifically setting a grand feast in the palace.”

“This humble official is immensely honored to celebrate along with the birth of the second Prince. Please express my thanks to His Majesty on my behalf.”

“General Yu knows how fortunate he is, indeed a rare occasion. That His Majesty can tolerate matters such as your defiance, it truly isn’t easy. General Yu, you should really treasure this,” Eunuch Gao said with a meaningful glance.

Yu Ze chose to ignore the look, his voice as indifferent as ever, “Please take your time leaving, no need to see you out.”

Eunuch Gao was at a loss for words, huffed angrily, and swished his robes as he left.

It was at this moment that Lady Yu found out about Yu Ze’s beating, and she was furious. She immediately went to confront Yu Guang, ready to “settle the score.”

“What’s the meaning of this? Our son finally comes home, and you execute family discipline? Do you need to push him away until he’s estranged from us before you feel satisfied?” As soon as Jian Yue saw Yu Guang, she burst out, letting go of all pretenses when it came to her son’s safety.

Yu Guang snorted coldly, “He’s spoiled by you. Now that he’s caused such trouble, should I not apply family discipline? He willingly accepted it. What man can’t even bear this much, and how could he have the face to live?”

Jian Yue’s eyes reddened, “Only your son is a man, so he deserves such beatings? My two fine sons, one you sent away to suffer, the other you forced away to suffer. It pains my heart terribly. We finally get one back, and you beat him like that. Do you really want to drive him away so he doesn’t want to stay at home anymore?”

As she spoke, her tears fell freely. Yu Guang couldn’t bear to see Jian Yue cry, and it broke his resolve. He sighed and quickly tried to comfort her, “The boy isn’t so fragile; a few hits won’t make him hold a grudge. Ze’er isn’t unreasonable; he knows he did wrong, and the family discipline was his request. Why would he harbor ill feelings over it?”

Jian Yue, disbelieving, asked, “He requested the family discipline himself? Why would he do that?”

“He said he doesn’t regret defying the order and will solve his own problems. The only thing is he absolutely will not marry He Suxue or any other woman,” Yu Guang said gravely.

Jian Yue sighed, “Such a stubborn child.”

“Ze’er is grown up; we can’t control these things anymore. Since he has made such a decision, I won’t force him. This round of family discipline is concluded. If he doesn’t wish to marry more, let it be. You explain things clearly to the He Family. The He girl has been waiting until nineteen; urge them to quickly find her a suitable husband and not wait in vain.”

Although Jian Yue really liked He Suxue, she knew that Yu Ze was a man of conviction, and she was aware that no one could sway his decision. Now that Yu Ze had made his stance so clear, she had no more to say and could only agree.

“Since Ze’er has spoken, I will go to the He Family to apologize in person another day. However,” Jian Yue said, “I wonder if it’s good or bad that Ze’er is so wholeheartedly devoted to one woman. If the woman is as devoted as Ze’er, then all is well. But if she’s a troublesome woman, might she end up hurting Ze’er instead?”