Hearing this, Zhao Pan'er raised his chin slightly and looked at the court officials who were arrogant in front and courteous in back, and said with a haughty expression:
"Which Xiao family could it be? In this huge city of Tokyo, the most powerful Xiao family is the Xiao family I'm talking about!"
Looking at the arrogant Zhao Pan'er, the minister did not dare to act rashly and asked carefully and tentatively:
"Mr. Xiao?"
Seeing Zhao Pan'er nodding slightly, the clerk was unsure whether what she said was true or false, and it was impossible to go to Xiao's house to confirm. At this moment, Uncle De, who was standing next to him, immediately said:
"You, don't listen to their nonsense. They are all lowly girls. How can they be from the Xiao family? Sir, please don't be deceived by them!"
As he said that, in front of the public, Uncle De took out a small bag of gold and silver ingots from his sleeve and gave it to the official with a smile:
"My lord, you are being careless and disrespectful. The father-in-law in the palace is about to come to announce the official's decree. My officials are going to see you soon. Please drive away these unruly women."
Get out of the city before they collide with the father-in-law in the palace!"
"Easy to say, easy to say!"
The clerk casually weighed the money bag in his hand, smiled with satisfaction, then looked at Zhao Paner and others with disdain, and said with disdain:
"You are a bold and cunning woman who dares to bite Tan Hua Lang without any reason. She also dares to pretend to be a member of the Xiao family. I ask you, what is the name of the old lady of the Xiao family? How old is this year? What is the name of the second son of the Xiao family?"
Naturally, Zhao Paner and others could not answer these questions. Seeing this, the minister was completely relieved and waved his hand:
"Come on, arrest them, parade them through the streets, and drive them out of Tokyo!"
"yes!"
A group of officials held hemp ropes in their hands and rushed towards Zhao Pan'er and others. Several people resisted desperately, and Sun Sanniang even rolled around and said:
"What are you doing? What do you want to do? You, a dog official, accept bribes from others and bully good people. Do you still have the law under the emperor's feet?"
"Wang Fa?"
Seeing the mischievous Sun Sanniang, the clerk walked directly up to her, raised his hand and slapped her in the face:
"You are a naughty woman, you still dare to scold me, I will tell you what the king's law is, I am the king's law, take it away!"
"I bother!"
After being slapped hard by the officer, Sun Sanniang was suppressed by the officials on both sides and could not move, so she spat blood-streaked saliva on the face of the officer. After being insulted, the officer became angry and wiped her face fiercely.
He made a face and said angrily:
"Tear off their clothes, parade them through the streets, and drive them out of Tokyo!"
"What do you want to do?"
Seeing that those officials were actually trying to strip themselves and others of their clothes, Zhao Pan'er, Sun Sanniang, Song Yinzhang, and the Yinping girl couldn't help resisting with all their strength, and started fighting with those officials.
Zhao Pan'er was kicked to the ground and her forehead was bruised and bleeding. Song Yinzhang and Yin Ping girl were so frightened that they screamed repeatedly. Sun Sanniang even received several slaps and punches on their behalf, and one side of their face was swollen.
Within a moment, their outer clothes were torn. Uncle De on the side was so excited that he almost wanted to take off all the clothes of Zhao Pan'er and others and humiliate them. Zhao Pan'er's eyes were filled with sadness and anger. At this moment,
She hates these officials who humiliated her, hates the chief minister, hates Uncle De who brought them here, and even hates Ouyang Xu, the instigator!
At this moment, Ouyang Xu, who had been hiding in the dark for a long time, walked out of his yard, looked at the officials who bullied Zhao Paner and others, and shouted loudly:
"Stop, don't be rude!"
"Stop, everyone, stop!"
Upon hearing Ouyang Xu's instructions, the clerk quickly stopped his subordinates. He covered the right side of his face that had been scratched by Sun Sanniang, walked to Ouyang Xu and said:
"Sir, to deal with such cunning women, you have to humiliate them and disgrace them. Only then will they know what dignity means!"
"If you embarrass them too much and damage my official reputation, just save some face for them and just drive them out of the city!"
"Okay, you are right, you are right!"
After saying a few words to the minister, he saw that Zhao Pan'er had a wound on her forehead and was sitting on the ground in a state of embarrassment. Ouyang Xu bent down, trying to reach out to help her up and said:
"Pan'er, you're okay."
Before Ouyang Xu could get close to him, Zhao Pan'er sat on the ground and took a few steps back. He raised his chin slightly and said nothing. He just stared at Ouyang Xu fiercely. Seeing Zhao Pan'er's fierce eyes, Ouyang Xu had no choice but to give up what he originally wanted.
The words of concern he spoke were swallowed again. He stood up and saw that the chamber officials and his subordinates were all looking at him. He couldn't help but look down at Zhao Pan'er and said:
"Ms. Zhao, do you realize your mistake? Today I just want to tell you that if it's not yours, you shouldn't be greedy and leave Tokyo from now on. Otherwise, this will be your fate!"
Looking at Ouyang Xu who was confusing right and wrong, Zhao Paner and others could only stare at him fiercely. At this time, the compartment official shouted:
"Someone, pull them out, parade them through the streets, and drive them out of Tokyo!"
"Go, get up!"
A group of officials pressed Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang, Sun Sanniang, and Yin Ping girl to leave. The carriage clerk walked in front, and Zhao Pan'er was pressed at the back. Ouyang Xu called out to the officials who were pressing Zhao Pan'er, and he took out something from his sleeves
He handed his wallet to Zhao Paner and said:
"Take these two gold collars. There is only so much I can give you. Pan'er, go back to Qiantang. Tokyo is not suitable for you. I am doing it for your own good. I'm sorry!"
"Bah~~"
Looking at the hypocritical Ouyang Xu, Zhao Pan'er spat directly at him with disdain in his eyes. Ouyang Xu remained silent and allowed Zhao Pan'er to be taken away by the officers. At this time, Zhao Pan'er and others looked at the officers who were taking them away.
, Uncle De gloated:
"The scourge is finally gone!"
"Shut up!"
Ouyang Xu shouted loudly, wiped the saliva from his face, looked at Uncle De and ordered:
"Pack your things. When your Majesty is finished meeting the officers, I want to leave Tokyo immediately!"
"Yes, officer!"
On the other side, the embarrassed Zhao Pan'er and others were thrown into an open-air donkey cart by officials and paraded through the streets and alleys.
Along the way, curious people stopped to watch the excitement. The officials in the carriage followed the donkey cart with their men, and there were officials in front who were responsible for blowing gongs to clear the way:
"Make way and parade through the streets!"
Although I don’t know what kind of royal laws Zhao Paner and others have committed, this does not prevent those kind and honest people from throwing rotten eggs, rotten vegetable leaves, etc. at Zhao Paner and others, and at the same time pointing and discussing with disdain, in their simple
In their minds, since they are being paraded through the streets by police officers, they must be bad people. Since they are bad people, they can throw rotten eggs, rotten vegetable leaves, etc. at them. The harder the throw, the more excessive the scolding, then oneself
The more good people hate evil, the bad people should die, long live the good people!
Suffering this shameful humiliation, Zhao Pan'er and others were so ashamed and angry that they could only lower their heads as much as possible, trying to hide their faces. Sun Sanniang and Yin Ping girl sat in front of the donkey cart, blocking Zhao Pan'er and Song Yinzhang behind them.
There were also two broken sacks. Zhao Paner and Song Yinzhang each draped one on their bodies, covering their heads and faces.
Through the messy hair, Zhao Pan'er saw the arrogant officials and the Tokyo people with contempt on their faces. At this moment, she couldn't help but miss Yuan Xudong. If Yuan Xudong was by her side, he would definitely not
Thinking about how Ouyang Xu would bully her like this, her eyes couldn't help but feel sore, and tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Sister, are you crying?"
Seeing Zhao Pan'er crying sadly, Song Yinzhang couldn't help but be startled. This was the first time she had seen Zhao Pan'er shed tears since she was a child. In the past, when she was in the Jiaofang Division, Zhao Pan'er didn't cry even when she was beaten, scolded and punished by Dongze, who was in charge, or she was hungry.
After a while, thinking of this, Song Yinzhang also cried sadly:
"Sister, it's all my fault, if I hadn't lent Fan Lang's gold medal to Zhang Hao Hao"
As she talked, Song Yinzhang was already crying. Seeing her like this, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help but advise:
"Okay, you are at fault, but it is not your fault alone. I am also at fault, and Ouyang Xu is even more at fault. Just take it as a lesson. In fact, it is not a big deal!"
"Quiet!"
Seeing Zhao Pan'er and others crying, the compartment official couldn't help but snorted coldly. Seeing that they all lowered their heads and were ashamed to see others, he deliberately shouted at the people who were standing still to watch the excitement:
"Look, look, they are all cunning women who extort people's money!"
The officials' words made the onlookers even more interested. Rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves were thrown at Zhao Pan'er and others on the donkey cart. Sun Sanniang and Yin Ping girl hurriedly protected Zhao Pan'er and Song Yinzhang.
The two of them were immediately hit with egg liquid and rotten vegetable roots all over their heads and faces. Even Sun Sanniang, who was always fierce, couldn't help but shed tears after suffering this humiliation.
Yin Ping girl was crying like a tearful person. While she was crying, she was protecting Zhao Pan'er and Song Yinzhang. She was as pitiable as she wanted.
For a moment, the four women on the donkey cart hugged each other and cried together, enduring the attacks of rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves. A group of children ran after the donkey cart with a windmill, learning from each other as they ran.
The adults threw pebbles and other things at the donkey cart like that, and the pain they hit Zhao Paner and the others was even more unbearable, and their hearts felt like knives.
After driving out of the city gate, the donkey cart slowly stopped. Zhao Pan'er and others were roughly pulled out of the cart by several officials and were thrown heavily to the ground. For a moment, they were in an extremely embarrassed state.
"Listen, if you dare to go to Beijing to cause trouble again, be careful I will break your legs!"
After that, the carriage official snorted coldly, and drove the donkey cart back into the city with his servants. After they left, Zhao Pan'er and the others climbed up from the dust. Their bodies were too embarrassed, covered with dirt, and their hair was disheveled.
Passers-by looked sideways, and the women were shy to see people, so they turned sideways to avoid the gazes of passers-by. At this time, Song Yinzhang looked at Zhao Pan'er and asked in a confused manner:
"Sister, what should we do now?"
Seeing Song Yinzhang, Sun Sanniang, and Yin Ping girl all looking at him, waiting for him to make up his mind, Zhao Pan'er didn't want them to worry, so he reluctantly raised the corner of his mouth and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, there is a post station not far ahead. If Fanlang returns to Tokyo, he will definitely pass by there, so we will go there and wait for him!"
"OK!"
When Yuan Xudong was mentioned, the girls instantly regained their energy, and Yin Ping girl even said viciously:
"When the young master comes back, I must teach that dog official, as well as the hateful Ouyang Xu and Uncle De, and let them go out on the streets too!"
"that is!"
Sun Sanniang also said angrily:
"That Ouyang Xu, he's so bad, and that Uncle De, a disrespectful old guy, how can he be so mean-mouthed, and that shitty official who blatantly accepts bribes from others, this Tokyo guy
Why are officials so bad?"
"The world is as dark as crows. He and Ouyang Xu are both officials, and they only protect each other!"
With a sigh, Zhao Paner said calmly:
"Let's go!"
"Um!"
The girls supported each other and walked toward the inn outside Tokyo. After walking for a while, they all looked back in unison. The towering gates of Tokyo were still the same, and the road under their feet was also the same one they had taken when they entered the capital.
What's strange is that at the beginning, I entered the city of Tokyo on a government post car, but now I was driven out of Tokyo in a panic on a government donkey cart. Things have changed and people have changed.
Only then did they realize clearly what it meant that the people did not fight against the officials. A small clerk could drive them out of Tokyo in such a mess. If those real high-ranking officials or relatives of the emperor had
It would be effortless for famous nobles like these to deal with these weak women. Right and wrong, after all, it is only the officials who have the final say.
Walking on the road in despair, passing by a tributary of Yuhe River, and seeing the clear river water, Zhao Pan'er didn't want Yuan Xudong to see her in such a miserable state, so she suggested:
"Sanniang, Yin Zhang, Yin Ping, let's go to the river to wash up!"
"OK!"
"Let's go!"
"My body is so dirty. You said these Tokyo people are really just hitting people with rotten vegetable leaves. They also hit me with eggs. What a waste. It still hurts when I hit them!"
"Just be content, luckily it's not a stone or anything!"
"I didn't kill anyone or set fire to anything, so why should they hit me?"
After complaining, Sun Sanniang looked at Zhao Paner and said with concern:
"Pan'er, how is the injury on your forehead? Does it still hurt?"
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt anymore!"
Walking to the river, the women squatted down to wash themselves. Zhao Pan'er washed his hands, held water to clean the dirt on his face and the blood on his forehead, and took care of his clothes and messy hair.
After she was no longer so embarrassed, she looked at her reflection in the water and looked at the wound on her forehead. There was a slightly long and narrow scar between her eyebrows.
Although he said it was fine, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help but worry. He didn't know whether the wound would heal or whether it would leave a scar after healing. If it did leave a scar, would it be ugly? Yuan Xudong again
Whether you don't like it or not, etc., for a while, my mind was disturbed.
"Pan'er, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Zhao Pan'er staring at the river in a daze, Sun Sanniang, who was closest to her, couldn't help but worry.
"fine!"
Hearing Sun Sanniang's voice, Zhao Pan'er hurriedly covered the wound with the hair on her forehead. She looked at Sun Sanniang, Song Yinzhang, and the Yinping girl and barely managed a smile and said:
"Are you all washed?"
"It's washed!"
"good!"
Seeing that Sun Sanniang, Song Yinzhang, and the silver bottle girl had all been washed, Zhao Paner stood up from the river and said with a forced smile:
"Let's go, it's still some distance from the inn, we have to walk faster next, we must get there before dark!"
"Okay, let's go!"
Zhao Pan'er and others continued on their way. At this time, a group of people with bright clothes and angry horses, with flags flying, galloped from the official road in the distance. The sound of horse hooves was loud, and the sky was filled with yellow sand, and the earth seemed to be shaking.
Although there are only fifty or sixty riders, they are as powerful as a rainbow. These people are uniformly dressed in black attire, carrying fine steel swords on their waists, and riding on their crotches are bloody BMWs that travel eight hundred miles a day, like thousands of troops.
The horse was invincible and still far away, so Sun Sanniang pulled Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang, and Yin Ping girl to stand on the side of the road, preparing to give way in advance:
"Hurry, hurry up, these officials are really not good people. If they ride so fast on the official road, aren't they afraid of hitting someone to death?"
Zhao Pan'er and others stood on the roadside to get out of the way. Because their coats were torn by the officials, they were ashamed to see people, so they lowered their heads and stood with their backs to the official road. After a while, the rumble of horse hooves became more and more intense.
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Song Yinzhang, the youngest, has admired those heroes who rode tall horses and fought bloody battles on the battlefield since he was a child. He imagined that one day in the future, his own heroes would ride on his white horses to save him, take him far away, and wander around ever since.
End of the world.
Because of this, she couldn't help but take a closer look whenever she saw someone else riding a horse. It was the same this time. When the sound of horse hooves got closer and closer, she couldn't help but look back and saw the leader riding a horse.
The maroon horse, dressed in black attire, with a sword slung across his waist, has a majestic face, yet is as gentle as jade. It is Yuan Xudong who has not been seen for several days. He has finally returned from his hometown to visit the grave.
Seeing that it was Yuan Xudong, Song Yinzhang was so excited that he ran from the roadside to the middle of the official road to stop his horse, waved his hand and shouted:
"Fan Lang, I'm here!"
"Yin Zhang, come back!"
Seeing Song Yinzhang actually ran to stop the horse in the middle of the road, Zhao Pan'er, Sun Sanniang, and Yin Ping girl were frightened to death. Yuan Xudong was also shocked. He was just galloping on the horse, and someone suddenly ran out from the roadside to stop the horse. Or
Song Yinzhang couldn't help shouting:
"Get out of the way, get out of the way quickly!"
Song Yinzhang seemed to be frightened, and he stood there motionless. In the midst of the lightning and flint, Yuan Xudong suddenly reined in the reins, and the horse under his crotch suddenly screamed and stood up. Just when he was about to kick Song Yinzhang, Yuan Xudong unexpectedly kicked him from under his crotch.
The horse bent down on one side, and his left hand was tightening the reins tightly. His right hand picked up the frightened Song Yinzhang, pulled her onto the horse's back, and held her in his arms. At this time, Yuan Xudong loosened the reins.
With the reins tightened, the horse ran forward for a while before finally stopping. The Xiao family guards who had been following Yuan Xudong also stopped one after another and stood guard around them.
"Scared?"
At this time, Yuan Xudong had the intention to look at Song Yinzhang, who was still nestling in his arms. When he saw her looking at him infatuatedly, he couldn't help but cursed angrily:
"Why are you so stupid? Are you seeking death by running to the middle of the road to block the horse?"
Hearing her "white horse hero" scolding herself, Song Yinzhang woke up from her fear and reverie. Looking at Yuan Xudong with an angry face, she couldn't help lowering her head, not daring to look at his eyes, with two tender white hands.
But she was holding on to the skirt of his chest tightly, looking like a little girl waiting for an adult to punish her after making a mistake.
In fact, she is indeed young, and she has been protected so well by Zhao Paner these years. She knows nothing except playing the pipa. Thinking of this, Yuan Xudong couldn't help suppressing his anger and asked softly:
"Why are you stopping me here and looking so miserable?"