The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 1134 - 1128: Accountability

Chapter 1134: Chapter 1128: Accountability

After speaking, he punched King Jin in the face, turning his handsome face immediately into a patch of purple and blue.

Gu Youyou still stepped out, took a deep breath upon seeing King Jin’s miserable state, and said, "Your Highness King Jin, why must you do this? Prince Xiang has no affection for the Goddess of Dreams; forcing it will not yield sweetness."

King Jin, enduring the pain, cursed, "Very well, I thought you were too scared to show up. Isn’t this all your doing, forcing Searcy to marry a coachman, right?"

"No," Gu Youyou immediately denied.

"Hmph, don’t deny it. I know for sure you forced her into it."

"You’re thinking too much. I’m not that kind of person."

At that moment, Searcy came out in a red bridal outfit, speechless upon seeing the scene.

Upon seeing Searcy, King Jin got overly excited, hurriedly calling her name and asked, "Searcy, tell me, did Gu Youyou force you to marry a coachman?"

Searcy calmly replied, "You’re thinking too much. It was my own choice."

King Jin, however, didn’t believe it, questioning, "How is that possible? You are after all the daughter of General Lu, how could you marry a servant, a coachman no less? Did Gu Youyou blackmail you by holding something over you? Tell me the truth, I will definitely stand up for you."

Searcy, massaging her forehead, said, "You really are thinking too much. I’m not General Lu’s daughter; I’m just a doctor. A doctor marrying a coachman is not inappropriate."

After that, she didn’t look at King Jin anymore and turned to leave the yard.

"Ah... Searcy, don’t go. Tell me clearly, were they threatening you or not?"

King Jin couldn’t believe he was being bested by a coachman.

King Jin’s roaring echoed throughout the courtyard.

Jin Zijin had someone stuff cloth into King Jin’s mouth to shut him up.

Then they had King Jin bound with ropes and took him to the Imperial Palace to meet the Emperor.

After such a commotion, the Emperor, who was always strict with King Jin, certainly wouldn’t let him off.

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Shortly after Lady Lee reported the situation within the Crown Prince Residence to the Empress, news came that King Jin had been beaten up by the Crown Prince and then bound and thrown in front of the Emperor.

The Empress, upon hearing this, no longer had any thoughts of troubling Gu Youyou, and hurriedly rushed to the Qianqing Palace.

King Jin, kneeling on the ground, his cheeks swollen, struggled to speak clearly and winced with pain at every word.

Seeing the Empress arrive, he could only look at her tearfully.

The Empress, heart aching, trembled with distress. This was her son; no matter how irresponsible he had been or how angry she had been at times, she had never hit him like this.

Yet why should Xiao Qinqin’s wretched son be so bold toward him?

Unable to contain her rage, the Empress even forgot to salute the Emperor and pointed directly at Jin Zijin accusingly, "What unforgivable crime has Xiaoran committed for you to treat him this way?"

Jin Zijin calmly replied, "He led men to attack my residence, and when people fight, bumps and bruises are inevitable. My guards fared no better."

King Jin shook his head frantically.

The Empress, choked with fury, stepped backward and pointed loudly at him, "Can those servants compare to my son? Those guards’ lives are cheap; if they are killed, what does it matter? How can they hurt King Jin?"

Jin Zijin, undaunted, said, "My guards didn’t recognize that he was King Jin. He led a mob into my residence, and the guards thought that bold bandits had stormed in. He was lucky they didn’t strike him down right there."