Lord Lu was furious, having never seen such unreasonable and overbearing behavior before. He slapped the shocking hall wood," Slandering a court-appointed official—you there! Add another twenty hefty blows!"
Qiao Yuanzhen struggled desperately, but his slight frame was naturally no match for the burly government officers. In a brief moment, they had him subdued and dragged him to the front of the government office, where Shi Xing awaited.
The onlookers, finding the scene quite entertaining, were unwilling to disperse, each one eager to see this disrespectful man receive his beating.
"Tsk tsk, with such a small frame, can he really endure it? But how come the big lord who supposedly slept with him hasn't shown his face at all? Even if he's been removed from his position, he ought to show up in the courtroom."
