Jiang Yan looked at the brothel woman standing up for the old bustard in front of him in surprise. He was stunned for a long time before he bowed his hands and said:
"If the girl had been willing to come out to see me earlier, the trouble wouldn't have turned into this."
"My godmother didn't tell me anything about you before. It was only later that the maids secretly gossiped behind my back, and I only found out later." Zi Yuan also put her hands on her waist and saluted, dignified and decent.
Luo Luo generous.
"Zi Yuan! Why did you run out without permission? Come back to me quickly!"
When the madam saw that her treacherous plan was exposed in front of the girl she had trained, she immediately became furious and reached out to push her back. When the black-eyed boy saw this, he immediately raised his fist in front of her and shouted coldly:
"You bitch, if you dare to talk too much again, I will beat you until you will never be able to say a word again in your life!"
The madam was so frightened on the spot that she did not dare to say anything and retreated to the side in fear.
"My lord, please calm down. Although you were deceived before, you also acted impulsively, causing Zhihua Hall to suffer huge losses. The twelve gold bahts you spent today allowed you to see me here.
If there is nothing else, please leave quickly."
Zi Yuan opened his mouth to persuade, but each of them struck a blow without showing any favoritism. However, after Jiang Yan finally saw the oiran himself, he was still willing to let him go. He immediately rushed to the other party and stopped him:
"Girl, since you are willing to show up, I must have heard from the maids the doubts in my heart - my surname is Jiang, and my last name is Yan. Is the girl my old friend by the Yushui River many years ago?
Now tell me the answer in person?"
Zi Yuan raised a pair of big eyes that were as dark as ink, looked at Jiang Yan who had a sincere face in front of him, and sighed softly:
"My answer is yes or no. Nothing has changed in the past that has happened in this world. What's the point of asking this? My daughter is living a pretty good life now and doesn't want to be disturbed anymore. You'd better please come back."
"She is the person that Little Stutter wants to see? She really has a pair of charming eyes..."
Ning Yue, who was standing aside, only watched the two people's mouths moving, but couldn't hear what they said at all, and she couldn't help but feel a little jealous. But after getting into trouble, she didn't dare to act willfully again, so she quietly came to the side of the boy in white.
asked in a low voice.
"Yeah, I don't know what question Jiang Yan asked that girl. But their eyes are so black, like ink..." Qi Ziyin also felt that there was something fishy behind this matter, and frowned slightly.
Meditated.
"Hey, even Ziyin is fascinated by these eyes..."
The girl beside her lowered her eyes angrily, and could not hear clearly what was said to her companion. She just unconsciously combed her messy red hair with her hands.
The news spread quickly, and not long after, Xiang Baili heard that soldiers under his command had caused trouble on Zitong Street, and he hurriedly led a team of Red Ling Guards responsible for public security in Nan City to surround the entire store.
There is no way to drain the water.
Seeing that the commander of the boat division arrived with his troops in person, the madam immediately burst into tears and cried loudly in front of everyone. It was not until he heard that Xiang Baili agreed to pay double the amount of gold baht that he asked for that he nodded in agreement.
Jiang Yan and the three of them left. Zi Yuan, who had come forward to persuade him before, also disappeared from everyone's sight amid the chaos and noise.
"Little Stutterer was defrauded of twelve gold baht by the other party. Uncle Baili, how could you still agree to compensate that greedy old bustard?" As soon as the front foot left, Ning Yue couldn't help but complain.
Seeing this, Qi Ziyin also spoke up and said, "Yes, teacher. The money earned in this Shihua Pavilion is quite dirty, and tax evasion must be common. Teacher, as the protector of the capital, why don't you order the Royal Ling Army to take advantage of this?" Would you like to take this opportunity to check it out?"
"Do you two think that my treatment was unfair and that I wronged General Yan?"
Xiang Baili, who had never said anything to blame, suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at the young man and the young girl following behind him, but the expression on his face was not relaxed, "The mess in the Shihua Pavilion, could it be the old madam?" Did you destroy it yourself? Even though the other party has everything wrong with you, you injured many people in the store, but you yourself were unharmed. If you don't agree to compensate, and you really want to go to the king, even I can't protect you! Even if the other party It’s unreasonable, but young master, you have read many sages’ classics with Taifu Gou, but you still don’t understand the principle of settling troubles and letting people live in peace?”
Qi Ziyin was immediately scolded into silence and lowered his head in shame. General Qingyi's eyes swept over the faces of the three people in turn, and finally stopped at Jiang Yan:
"Everyone in the city knows that the backer behind the Shihua Pavilion is Marquis Jinghai. How dare you openly wear the uniform of Mo Lingwei and go there to cause trouble?"
"But I didn't know beforehand——"
"It's okay if you don't know! Go back to the camp and ask, who dares to wear military uniforms and swagger into a brothel like this? Not to mention beating people in full view of the public. Could it be that they have thrown away all the laws and disciplines of our Royal Ling Army? Have you gone to the beyond?"
"But - are you just letting others bully you?!" The black-eyed boy frowned and wanted to defend himself.
Xiang Baili waved his hand heavily to prevent him from continuing: "I'm not teaching you martial arts to be used in places like this! If you can't use your strength, you can help me clean up the camp from tomorrow. Three months in a latrine, confiscation of all salary! Wrong is wrong, and I don’t want to hear any more excuses!"
"Uncle Baili, it was obviously me who caused the trouble today, why did you only scold the two of them and punish only Jiang Yan? You have to punish them both!" The girl couldn't help complaining about her companions.
But Xiang Baili turned around and his tone had never been so severe: "If you say another half sentence, you will be punished for an additional three months!"
Seeing that the teacher was really angry, Jiang Yan quickly pressed down the stubborn Ning Yue and told her to stop talking. Despite the pointing fingers of passers-by, the three of them followed General Qingyi and left Zitong Street without looking back.
The next day, Xiang Baili took the initiative to report the matter at the Wende Hall. However, the leaders of the country, Qi and Yin, felt that the dispute in the market was not important and did not continue to investigate further.
After that, the morning court went on as usual, and soon came to an end. However, just when General Qingyi thought that the storm was finally about to subside, Jing Haigong, who had always remained silent, suddenly spoke:
"Your Majesty, I have the foundation to participate."
"What is being played?"
"What I want to report is related to the riot that occurred in the Shihua Pavilion yesterday."
"Didn't Baili Aiqing tell you about this just now?" Ye Guogong, who was about to retreat, glanced at the indignant prince and knew that he was unwilling to do so, and there was a hint of persuasion in his words. , "I understand that the brothel is run by Brother Wang and others, so it is natural to feel distressed to suffer such a loss. However, I have also heard that the method of making money in that brothel does not seem to be so upright. Now Baili Aiqing I have already promised to use my salary to repay the losses, I wonder what else Brother Wang wants?"
All the officials in the palace looked sideways at Marquis Jinghai. They knew that this short and fat prince had always been at odds with Xiang Baili, but at this time they couldn't understand why he, who had always put the country and the country first for decades, actually
They would be entangled in the main hall endlessly over matters of gold, silver, and silk.
However, to everyone's surprise, Qi Shouyu gave the Tsing Yi general next to him a hard look, suddenly knelt down on the cold stone floor, and said righteously:
"I am not a person who is greedy for self-interest. It's just that General Baili seemed to have omitted some things in his report about the riot at the Shihua Hall. Therefore, I feel a little confused. I don't know whether he deliberately concealed it or not.
I didn’t make any omissions intentionally, so I wanted to ask clearly in person.”
"Oh? Baili Aiqing, is this something?"
"As I reported before, the general Yan involved in the incident has been punished forty times according to the military staff and fined three months' salary. The young master also realized his mistake and returned to Guihongyuan to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors. The losses suffered in the Shihua Hall, I have already
I ordered everyone to be listed in the register and checked repeatedly, but I really don’t know what the Lord Warlord meant by what he just said?”
After hearing this, Qi Shouyu, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately sneered:
"Xiang Baili, it is a serious crime to deceive the emperor! You know clearly that the people who caused serious damage in the Huahua Pavilion yesterday were not the young master and the black-eyed kid, but the red-haired girl named Ning Yue. Why did you just
Didn't you mention it at all during the memorial?"
"It's completely untrue! Ning Yue is just a weak woman, how could she cause serious damage to such a large brothel?"
Xiang Baili's expression changed slightly and he firmly denied it.
"Then you deliberately concealed it! Why did the king hear the Madam of the Shihua Pavilion clearly say that it was clearly the red-haired witch who cast a magic spell yesterday that caused a sudden whirlwind in the city and caused serious damage to the pavilion?
.The secret art of witchcraft has been banned hundreds of years ago. Now, what are your intentions in protecting this witch?"
"If you want to accuse someone, why bother? I may ask, Lord Governor, have you ever seen Ning Yue cast a spell in public? Are there any other bystanders who can corroborate what the Madam said?"
"At that time, the neighbors who were watching near the Shihua Pavilion all said that when the enchantress was arguing with the old bustard, a whirlwind blew up in the sky without warning, and even made the sun dim. What else could it be if it wasn't a witchcraft?!
"
"What a joke! Lord Governor has been in politics for many years and is very experienced. But now, can the occasional gust of wind blowing in the city be used as evidence?" Xiang Baili snorted heavily.
Qi Shouyu was not irritated, but continued with a sneer: "The girl also whispered something in her mouth at that time. If this is not the secret of witchcraft, what could it be?"
"Your Majesty the Governor, what you said is wrong. If you recite a few words in your mouth, you are practicing magic. Then all the people of Li who have ascended to the imperial court will probably be punished. I dare to ask Lord Governor, if that girl Ning Yue can really use the magic.
, how could you be surrounded by the nursing home in the Shihua Hall yesterday and almost be forced to jump off the building? "
"Presumably after the witch committed the crime, she realized that her identity might be exposed, so she restrained herself. General Baili, you have been excusing the witch since just now. Is there some ulterior secret between you and her?
?!"
Marquis Jinghai's words became more and more aggressive, and he refused to give in even a step. And Xiang Baili also took a step forward, showing full confidence and no fear at all:
"If Young Master Ziyin and Jiang Yan had not arrived in time and came to the rescue, I am afraid that what we were debating at this time would have been a murder case! The Lord Governor used the topic to make a weak girl die. I would like to ask
What kind of peace of mind do you have!"
Both sides insisted on their own words, and neither one was willing to bow to the other. The exchange of words was like a battle between soldiers, with both offense and defense, but no leaks. Seeing that neither of them could find any flaws, the two of them quarreled for a while and actually shut up at the same time and clasped their fists.
They bowed to Duke Ye Guo in the palace and said in unison:
"I hope the Lord will take notice!"
Qi and Yin were unable to make a judgment for a while. They couldn't help but raise their hands to press their aching foreheads, which seemed very difficult. However, Jinghaihou did not give up. He immediately got up from the ground, took a few steps forward and continued to loudly say:
"My Lord! Witchcraft is causing trouble, and secret arts are causing harm to the country! If we don't punish the witch today, where will the face of our country be in the future, and where will the prestige of the Lord be, and it may even shake the country!"
However, before he could finish speaking, Qi Heyin suddenly interrupted him, with obvious displeasure in his tone:
"That's enough! Whether the red-haired girl can do sorcery can't be determined based on one or two people and one or two testimonies that are difficult to distinguish! At least for now, there is no news in the city that she has ever done more than half to others.
It’s a little harmful. Although you are the brother of the widow, but you are so angry and want to force me to convict him, do you still take me, the king of the country, seriously?!"
"I don't dare, I just--"
"Just what? If the red-haired girl can indeed use witchcraft, and Zi Yin hangs out with her all day long, wouldn't he know it? My youngest son has read the books of sages, and whenever he detects any trace of something that is detrimental to the country or the country,
Clues, why don't you come and talk to me, the father? Brother Wang, you insist that the girl is a witch now, do you still want to force me to punish your beloved son together?! I had betrayed Concubine Jin back then, how could it be possible now?
Want to fail her again?!"
Duke Ye Guo finally expressed what he was worried about. After saying that, he tossed his long sleeves and left Wende Hall.
Now that the king had expressed his stance, all the civil and military officials and palace maids and attendants also followed him and retreated out of the house. In an instant, they dispersed like birds and beasts.
Now in the empty hall, only the short and fat prince was still hunched over, maintaining an awkward posture. After another moment, he finally straightened up, and walked step by step towards the throne carved with dragons and phoenixes.
I walked over. After confirming that no one was around, I sat on it without any scruples!
"Xiang Baili, it seems that you have won again this time. However, those three children have really changed you. You have become no longer decisive and have taken up a lot of energy. In this way, I, the King
I feel relieved."
The short and fat prince laughed silently. The fat on his face was piled together, squeezing his pair of small eyes into two narrow slits. And it was from those narrow slits that a cannibal-like shot came out.
A fierce light like a hungry wolf.
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