Chapter 43: Son-in-law, You Are Outstanding!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The Earl really regretted it.
He was still too concerned about his image. He did not want to break his promise and, therefore, let Shen Lang leave.
However, who knew that Shen Lang would finish memorizing the entire book overnight? He could only unground Shen Lang.
The Earl’s wife comforted him and said, “Hubby, there’s no loss for young people like him. Moreover, Tian Heng would probably not dare to hurt Lang’er; he can’t possibly beat him up.”
The Earl said, “Tian Heng has Liu Wuyan and Zhang Pu as his supporters. One of them is old and cunning, while the other is extremely cruel. Shen Lang is a young brat who doesn’t know the severity of problems. He thinks he is merely facing a gang leader. I am not afraid of him losing, but I am worried that he will fall into their trap and cause greater trouble.”
Of course, the Earl had not completed his sentence.
That would happen once Shen Lang fell into Tian Heng and the others’ trap; he would cause the Palace of the Earl to suffer with him.
However, he would definitely not say this out loud. Shen Lang was merely a young man. He could not bear the blame for this.
The Earl’s wife said, “Youngsters have to explore to realize the evilness of the world. This experience will make it easier for you to discipline him in the future. Lang’er is a man with ideas. He has to figure out things by himself; you cannot forcefully tell him to do things.”
The Earl said coldly, “Then I shall let him suffer greatly so that he can learn his lesson in the future.”
The Earl’s wife said, “He is still young, I hope that he knows not to go overboard and think that just because he has gotten the favor from the Governor, he can afford to offend us.”
According to the Earl, if Shen Lang wanted to go against Tian Heng in Xuanwu City, he would definitely suffer terribly.
That was because he was not only facing Tian Heng but also Zhang Pu, the Xu Family, and Liu Wuyan.
The only question would be how much he would suffer.
Liu Wuyan was definitely smarter and knew his limits. He would definitely not intentionally take things to the extreme to anger the Palace of the Earl.
Once Shen Lang lost and returned, the Earl would take that opportunity to teach him a lesson, in case he did not know his limits and continue making the same mistakes in the future.
However, at this moment, a figure ran in quickly and knelt on one knee. “Greetings, master and madam.”
He was an expert of the Palace of the Earl, Jin Hui. There were over ten people who the Earl sent to protect Shen Lang secretly. Jin Hui was the leader.
The Earl said, “How is it? How did Shen Lang suffer? Did Tian Heng hurt him?”
Jin Hui gave a strange expression and said, “Master, madam, young master... won completely! He nearly made Tian Heng bankrupt. He made him break Tian Thirteen’s legs and Tian Fourteen’s arms and legs in front of the public. Moreover, he caused Tian Heng to vomit blood.”
After hearing that, everyone became stunned.
The Earl and his wife looked at each other for a while before saying, “How... how is this possible?”
“Exactly, how was that possible?”
Shen Lang was alone and had to face a prominent character like Tian Heng, who had many supporters behind him.
Xuanwu City was their territory.
“Zhang Pu and Liu Wuyan did not interfere?” asked the Earl.
Jin Hui replied, “Zhang Pu and Liu Wuyan were cunning. They wanted to hurt the young master during the chaos by creating a stampede and then putting the blame on the young master and the Palace of the Earl of Xuanwu.”
After hearing that, the Earl and his wife stood up immediately.
“Were the two of them really so crazy?”
The Palace of the Earl had already been very well-behaved and did not interfere in any regional affairs.
“So how did it end?” the Earl said coldly.
He could not imagine how Shen Lang, a live-in son-in-law, could face such a dangerous situation.
Jin Hui said, “We were already ready to save the young master. However, we did not expect him to turn the situation around, and not only did he salvage the crisis, but he also sabotaged the City Lord, causing him to forcefully smile and swallow the embarrassment.”
The Earl could not believe that and asked, “What’s happening, tell me the details.”
Then, Jin Hui said the entire process of how Shen Lang won in the casino.
“What?” The Earl was mad. “He dares... dares to go to the casino? And he won so much money to boot? Did he take the money back? If he dares to take the money back, the reputation of the Palace of the Earl would be ruined.”
If Shen Lang took the money he won from the casino back, the rumor would spread throughout Yue State very quickly.
The Palace of Xuanwu’s Earl was about to go bankrupt, so they needed their son-in-law to win money in a casino.
That would be detrimental to the reputation of the Palace of the Earl.
Jin Hui shook his head and said, “No, the young master did not take any gold coins back. He distributed all the money to the citizens of Xuanwu City. Moreover, he said he did not gamble because of money but to fight for justice and for the residents of Xuanwu City. Tian Heng’s casino caused countless people’s families to break apart. He wanted to return the money back to the residents.
“He said that the Earl viewed the people like his own children. He was inspired by you and could not bear to see the citizens getting sabotaged by Tian Heng and, therefore, stepped in to help. He did that purely because of justice.
“Countless people were shouting ‘all hail the Earl,’ and they viewed the young master as a hero.”
Urgh!
The Earl was speechless.
This brat took this opportunity to help build a reputation for the Palace of the Earl?
The Earl’s wife was amazed. She could imagine how charismatic Shen Lang was.
Good son-in-law!
Good boy!
After that, Jin Hui elaborated on the details about how Shen Lang managed to salvage the crisis and sabotaged City Lord Liu Wuyan.
Jin Hui continued, “Young master forced Tian Heng to write a loan receipt which wrote 17,000 gold coins. He took the receipt, rushed into the casino, and passed it to the City Lord, asking him to claim the money from Tian Heng and pass the money to the poor in Xuanwu City.
“By doing that, not only did he destroy Liu Wuyan and Zhang Pu’s scheme of creating a stampede, but he also diverted the problem to the City Lord.
“Tian Heng vomited blood on the spot.”
The Earl and his wife could imagine how pissed off Liu Wuyan was, but they also knew that he could not do anything.
After a long time, the Earl said, “This brat is really shrewd.”
His wife said, “The evil needs to be taught a lesson by another evil. I think Lang’er’s personality is great. He is so filial.”
They did not expect Shen Lang to go against Tian Heng alone.
Not only did he not suffer any loss, but he even won.
Tian Heng, a strong regional power, had his reputation forcefully ruined as he vomited blood.
City Lord Liu Wuyan was also sabotaged.
They really did not expect their son-in-law to be so amazing!
The Earl was proud and relieved but also irritated at the same time.
“Although the bastard won, it was too risky.”
The Earl was still worried.
“Moreover, this bastard would probably become more daring in the future,” said the Earl, “no, I have to take this opportunity to suppress his arrogance. Dear, you have to act along with me, or else this bastard would become too arrogant.”
The Earl’s wife said, smiling, “Don’t worry, hubby, I will punish this brat with you.”
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When the sun was about to set, Shen Lang returned.
He discreetly entered the Palace of the Earl and was about to sprint to his room.
He definitely could not bump into his father-in-law.
He had won today, but after all, he went to a casino. It was a daring move.
Moreover, at the critical moment, although he won, his father-in-law was a conservative individual and would not take risks.
Therefore, his stubborn father-in-law would definitely punish him.
Shen Lang did not desire to run into this situation and secretly hid in his room. He wanted to pretend to be ill for a few days.
However...
Just as Shen Lang opened his door, he saw his father-in-law’s handsome but strict face.
Shen Lang was speechless.
“Father-in-law, as an Earl, you waited for me behind the doors?”
“That’s humiliating for you!”
“Oh, the gambling god is back?” said the Earl expressionlessly.
“Father-in-law, since when did you learn to speak like that?”
Shen Lang was panicking internally but appeared calm and obedient.
He did not say anything and stood upright.
“Father-in-law, I did something wrong!”
The Earl roared, “Shen Lang, you are really daring. You said you know how to win against Tian Heng, I thought you would use some smart moves, but you went to the casino. You are the first person from the Palace of the Earl who entered such a...”
Before the Earl could finish his sentence...
Shen Lang bowed and said, “Father-in-law, I will not do that in the future anymore.”
“Do you know your actions today...” The Earl pointed at Shen Lang with trembling hands.
Shen Lang went forward and placed the Earl’s finger on his forehead.
“Father-in-law, I will never step into the casino again,” said Shen Lang sincerely, “it is all my fault. Please don’t get angry and hurt your body.”
“You, you...” The Earl trembled in anger.
“What a brat... since you knew that you made a mistake, why must you continuously stop me from completing my scolding.”
Shen Lang was acting obedient but actually had terrible motives.
“Father-in-law, you are right, I will definitely follow your instructions in the future!” said Shen Lang.
At this moment, his mother-in-law walked forward and calmed the Earl by patting his chest continuously. “Alright, alright, stop being angry. Lang’er is still young; you can speak to him nicely. Moreover, he had good intentions but used the wrong method. Stop scolding him.”
The Earl was speechless. He had not even started scolding Shen Lang but was already stopped.
What did his wife say earlier? She would scold the brat together with him to prevent him from becoming rebellious in the future. 1
The Earl’s wife remembered what she had promised the Earl earlier on and pretended to be strict, “Lang’er, you are not allowed to enter the casino in the future. If you dare to go again, I will punish you, understand?”
“Yes, mother-in-law!” Shen Lang’s tone became nicer.
His mother-in-law said, “Alright, Lang’er, you must be hungry, come and eat.”
“Okay!” Shen Lang said.
His father-in-law was speechless. That... that was it?! 3
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