Punishment

The Li Family had never suffered such humiliation before and immediately began arguing with the guards.

The guards were not about to indulge them. After giving them a beating, one pointed at their noses and sneered, "Do you still think you're officials and officials' families? You're criminals now. Don't even dream of returning to the Capital for the rest of your lives.

"Never mind beating you today—even if I crippled you, no one would stand up for you.

"I suggest you behave yourselves and stop trying anything funny, or you'll have plenty to suffer on the road."

As he spoke, the guard waved his sandbag-sized fist at the Li Family.

The Li Family immediately fell silent. They had always bullied the weak and feared the strong, and the few who had been making a fuss promptly hid behind the others, not daring to make another sound.

Seeing that they had all settled down, the guard snorted coldly and led them onward to Coldwater City.

After finishing that bowl of noodles, Shen Shixu returned to his study and began preparing a test paper for An Chengyu to take the next day.

Ever since Shen Shixu had moved into the residence Jiang Bin had given him, Duke An had sent An Chengyu over. Shen Shixu was usually very busy and only had time in the evenings after finishing work.

They had therefore simply arranged for An Chengyu to move into the Shen Residence, making it easier for Shen Shixu to teach him whenever he had a spare moment. Still, An Chengyu did not stay there all the time; every few days, he would return to Duke An's Residence.

Even if Duke An could bear being apart from his grandson, An Chengyu still had his mother and his eldest uncle's wife thinking of