Zhou Yunshen thought this approach was still a little too soft.
Even tearing those who had bullied his family apart with five horses would be letting them off cheaply.
Jiang Shuyue's thoughts took a turn: [Unfortunately, I still need them to bring down my scumbag father. I can't let that bastard become an examination patron. Once he becomes the head of a whole clique of officials, won't he be much harder to take down?]
Zhou Yunshen was inwardly delighted.
He had never expected his wife to have such considerations.
For a moment, he felt as though the little wife he had pampered had grown up and learned to worry about serious matters.
Jiang Wujie followed Jiang Shuyue's lead and steered the conversation toward Li Xinru and the others.
"When a child goes untaught, the father is at fault. But they claim both children were taught by my wife. I think we should simply have the two women kneel at the Marquisate of Southern Pacification, receive fifty slaps each, and remain kneeling for three full days."
"As for these two children, although they are young and have already been punished, their behavior was far too unruly-utterly outrageous. They need a proper lesson."
"Considering their tender age, I intend to entrust them to Master Lan."
Zhou Yunshen froze for a moment, then a faint smile curved his lips.
Jiang Shuyue: [Huahua, who is Master Lan? Why does my husband look so... delighted at their misfortune?]
Huahua: [He's the most pedantic old stick-in-the-mud in Great Zhou! When the Late Emperor was choosing an Imperial Tutor, he considered both your maternal grandfather and Master Lan. But Master Lan had an explosive temper, was extremely formidable, and didn't know how to bend at all. He often infuriated the Late Emperor half to death.]
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