Chapter 152 Chapter 152 The Most Handsome Man in the Capital

"What did you say? Say it again." Xu Yunfan was really angry this time. He dared to say that his husband was ugly. This kind of false belittlement really stepped on Xu Yunfan's tail.

When Xu Yunfan got angry, his dark pupils revealed a calmness and majesty that was not in line with his age. His noble temperament and the whole person, just standing there, gave off a coldness that made people dare not look directly at him. This coldness gave people an invisible deterrent for no reason.

Miao Jinbao was startled by Xu Yunfan's tone, and then secretly annoyed himself for being too cowardly. He was just a son-in-law who came to live with the family, why was he so arrogant?

The little man in front of him was wearing a long shirt of coarse cloth that had been washed white, with a gray-black linen cloth wrapped around his waist. It seemed as if his long legs were from his chest down, and his lean but strong figure was not something he could accomplish with his belly full of fat.

Judging from his clothes, Miao Jinbao was sure that this man was poor, and being poor meant he had no power. This was just a pretense.

This morning Xu Yunfan went up the mountain to chop some bamboos. His clothes were not suitable for wearing up the mountain, so he took out Qin Run's clothes and put them on. It was precisely because he was dressed casually that he happened to meet such a person who judges people by their appearance.

However, Miao Jinbao, who was in her early twenties, completely ignored Xu Yunfan's words and immediately put her hands on her hips and deliberately shouted, "Just say it. You think I'm afraid of you? Your husband is so ugly, he should stay at home. The fact that he can lay eggs shows that although he is ugly, he is still useful. He shouldn't come out and scare people when he knows he's ugly and pollutes others' eyes. Everyone, don't you agree?"

This ugly guy, when he heard that there was a chance to be someone's mistress, actually dared to refuse. We really gave him face.

An ugly boy should have the awareness of an ugly boy. If someone wants him, he should be happy and burn incense and worship Buddha.

No matter how strong he was inside, even if he was used to it, Qin Run still felt embarrassed and unable to show it to others when someone called him ugly in a disgusted tone without mercy in front of the person he liked.

He stood there, and for a moment, he felt as if he had been stripped of all his clothes, exposed naked under the scorching sun, and forced to endure the pointing and pointing of others. The shame, helplessness and confusion made him feel suffocated.

Qin Run opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word for a long time.

He didn't understand why he had to endure these violent attacks. He didn't do anything. He was just half a head taller than the other guys and a little stronger than the other men.

This is an invisible, invisible violence.

"What happened? What are you all doing here?"

At some point, groups of people had gathered around them. They pointed at Qin Run and Xu Yunfan and said, "I don't know, but I heard Ban Yin say that guy is ugly."

They heard what Ban Yin said. Some people think that it is wrong to do so. After all, who doesn't want to be beautiful? But some things are innate and cannot be changed. How can this become a mistake that should be attacked?

Some of the ladies and men wanted to say something was wrong, but when Miao Jinbao's eyes swept over them, they said, "Ah? You mean the one wearing a long coarse cloth coat? This guy is a bit tall."

"No, it's the one next to him. I just saw them coming. The one you're talking about is a man. The one next to him who's a little taller than him and looks stronger is the brother."

"What? That guy is a boy? My goodness, which boy looks so... uh... fierce? He looks even more manly than any other man." The man who spoke looked down at his body. He had to admit that the last sentence he said was indeed a bit jealous.

"Who knows? If you ask me, this guy looks so tough, if...haha, if they really fight in bed, who will be on top? If they go out together, I'm afraid just looking at their backs, who can tell who is the husband and who is the mistress?"

"This guy is really ugly, but you can't say that in public."

"Hey, he looks like that, and we're not allowed to tell the truth?"

Listening to these gossips, Qin Run suddenly took a few steps away from Xu Yunfan. Xu Yunfan turned around and swept his cold eyes over the crowd watching the excitement.

Just a look that was intimidating without being angry immediately silenced the person who was laughing.

This look is a bit scary!

Xu Yunfan untied the gray-black linen cloth from his waist and put it over Qin Run's head. Regardless of the distance Qin Run had deliberately kept, he pulled him into his arms and comforted him softly, "Are you feeling ashamed? Run'er, if you're afraid of being embarrassed, just hide your face. Wait here, and your husband will help you vent your anger."

"Yunfan." Qin Run covered his face, but his hand accurately grasped Xu Yunfan's wrist, "Don't look down on me. You said I'm not ugly."

"Yes, you are not ugly. Those who say you are ugly are ugly. Not only are their eyes and mouths ugly, but their hearts are ugly too. Everything about their bodies is ugly. When such an ugly person says something with such an ugly mouth, it's uglier than a fart. What they say is bullshit. If you take it seriously, you lose. You have to trust your husband's judgment, okay?"

"Well, I'm not ugly, and I'm not sad, I just..." I felt very embarrassed.

That’s what they say, but who wouldn’t feel sad and ashamed after hearing these words?

Xu Yunfan patted Qin Run on the back and said, "I know, you just need time to spit out the dog barking you heard. Wait here for me, and I will avenge you."

After comforting Qin Run, Xu Yunfan came to the window and looked at Miao Jinbao, who was smug at the response from others. "Why, seeing so many people agreeing with you and fawning over you, are you happy?"

"Of course." Miao Jinbao raised his eyebrows at Xu Yunfan with disdain and whispered sarcastically, "This is what happens when you offend me."

"Damn you, ugly people are always the worst. You're just a lazy pig. You haven't bathed in a few years and your skin is itchy, right? You're just a local official, and you dare to give me a hard time. Now you even dare to call my husband ugly. If I don't teach you a lesson today, I'm afraid you'll still be thinking about it. I'm really giving you a hard time."

After cursing, Xu Yunfan, with a dark face, kicked the wooden door.

Others may not know the power of this kick, but if Sun Dahe were here, he would probably know it.

Xu Yunfan's kick would have sent even an adult man flying several meters away, let alone a thin wooden door.

Miao Jinbao dared to act so arrogantly because he thought he was an official after all. As the saying goes, people do not fight against officials. He was sure that Xu Yunfan would not dare to attack him, so he was fearless.

But seeing Xu Yunfan's ill intentions, Miao Jinbao's expression changed and he took two steps back. "You...what are you going to do? I'm the governor. If you dare to hit me, that's bullying an official. You're breaking the law."

"Breaking the law? I'm going to sue you. Don't worry, I won't hit you, but I will definitely deal with you." Xu Yunfan probably wanted to be beaten for beating an official at the gate of the yamen.

Xu Yunfan is not a fool, so he naturally doesn't want to do such a thing that would hurt the enemy by a thousand and hurt himself by eight hundred.

Xu Yunfan pulled Miao Jinbao out of the wooden door. He didn't beat Miao Jinbao himself, but that didn't mean others couldn't. If Miao Jinbao didn't get beaten with dozens of boards today, he wouldn't be called Xu. In short, this guy would have to see some blood today.

"Run'er, come here." Xu Yunfan pulled the struggling Miao Jinbao straight into the yamen, completely ignoring Miao Jinbao's unwillingness, and dragged him on the ground like a dead pig.

Miao Jinbao was dragged away, and his fat body rubbed against the ground, making a rustling sound. It felt painful, spicy, and a little hot.

"I'll pull him." Xu Yunfan vented his anger. Qin Run just felt happy and didn't care about being shy or embarrassed. Compared with those sarcastic words, he didn't want Xu Yunfan to be tired.

Xu Yunfan was so thin, and dragging such a heavy object, Xu Yunfan must be very tired and his hands must be very sore. Qin Run felt so distressed that he hurried forward to replace Xu Yunfan, grabbed Miao Jinbao by the back of his collar, and dragged him into the yamen, completely ignoring the fact that Miao Jinbao was rolling his eyes due to being strangled.

Seeing that there was something interesting to watch, other people came over one by one.

In the crowd, one man stood out.

In the Dayan Dynasty, anyone who beat the drum without reason would be beaten with a stick thirty times. However, if a person beat the drum to redress his grievances and the investigation confirmed the injustice, he would not be beaten.

At this moment, Miao Jinbao was so scared that his face turned pale.

Today, he hit a wall.

This person is not afraid of seeing the official!

County Magistrate Zhou was free today, and when his newly appointed legal advisor hurried over to call him to the court to hear the case, the pressure in County Magistrate Zhou's body dropped a little.

I finally have time to rest, but which kid is causing trouble again?

When he saw Xu Yunfan, County Magistrate Zhou felt a little angry.

After going through the basic procedures, County Magistrate Zhou heard that both sides had their own opinions, so he immediately asked his legal advisor to send yamen runners to ask the people who were watching the excitement outside the gate to find out whether the events were as Xu Yunfan said or as Miao Jinbao said.

If Xu Yunfan was not in the right and dared to openly attack their officials, even if County Magistrate Zhou was optimistic about Xu Yunfan, he could not make an exception for Xu Yunfan because he had been impartial and selfless for several years.

The people who were questioned were scared. They were not fools, so they could naturally see that the man named Xu Yunfan was not afraid of officials. If he was not even afraid of officials, who knew if there was someone behind this man?

On the other side, it is not easy to offend Miao Jinbao and the others. After all, who can guarantee that there will be no children in the family who need to register their household in the future?

Miao Jinbao is a greedy person. Usually, when they come to handle household registration, they have to give him some hard work fee. Otherwise, if you don’t make five or six trips, the household registration may not be completed.

It is difficult to get your household registration before you offend anyone, let alone after you offend someone.

Now, the people watching the fun felt caught in a dilemma. If they had known earlier, they would not have come to join in the fun.

The others didn't dare to speak, but a man wearing a snow fox cloak took the initiative to step forward and said, "Let me tell you!"

The man's voice was very pleasant, just like his gentle expression. His voice was as warm as the wind and steady without any haste. When Qin Run heard the voice and turned his head to look, he inadvertently bumped into a pair of... complicated eyes.

As this person spoke, his narrow eyes were fixed on him without blinking.

For some reason, when Qin Run saw those eyes, he felt a sore and uncomfortable feeling in his chest.

"Just as Mr. Xu said, this official in charge of household registration not only judges people by appearance, but also speaks harshly, mocking a young man's appearance in the street. If I...if I remember correctly, the law of this dynasty..."

When Xu Yunfan listened to the law recited by the chivalrous man who came to his aid, he suddenly felt that he had suffered a great loss.

All he had in his mind were modern laws, but the laws of the Dayan Dynasty were different!

Listen, people have said that officials should set an example and not use their power to oppress the people. Those who violate this will be punished by dismissal, deduction of monthly salary, compensation, imprisonment, etc. according to the severity of the crime.

The man looked serious and didn't seem to be talking nonsense. Xu Yunfan slapped his thigh and said he had forgotten something.

It seems he has forgotten to memorize the law.

This is the loss caused by not understanding the law!

Otherwise, he would have been kicked twice by Miao Jinbao.

When County Magistrate Zhou above saw Xiao Hengzhi, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. This nobleman was in very weak health. He had been in his house for more than ten days and had seen no less than ten doctors, almost one every day. He looked so weak, so why was he running around?

If something happens to this person here, I'm afraid he will suffer as well.

County Magistrate Zhou did not dare to delay any longer and just wanted to close the case as soon as possible and get Xiao Hengzhi out of here. After some interrogation, the frightened Miao Jinbao confessed everything.

Miao Jinbao's grandfather is a well-known figure in the county, and he has loved his eldest grandson Miao Jinbao since he was a child.

Miao Jinbao, who had attended school for a few years, was originally not capable of sitting in the position of Ban Yin, but he had a good grandfather.

After Miao Jinbao's grandfather passed away, the Miao family split up. Miao Jinbao himself was a spendthrift, so his monthly allowance was not enough to cover his family expenses, and it was not even enough to cover his daily expenses. He often needed help from his cousin Miaoyin.

Recently, Miao Jinbao went to see his cousin again. Miao Jinbao looked sad and seemed to be worried about something. After asking, he found out that his cousin's husband's family was bullied and her cousin asked him for help.

As the saying goes, even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected, not to mention that this is my cousin.

After learning about the Li family's affairs, Miao Jinbao patted his chest and decided to help his sister vent her anger. However, before he could figure out how to vent his anger, Qin Run came up on his own.

After learning the whole story, County Magistrate Zhou didn't care about any grudges between the Miao and Li families and Xu Yunfan. He had no right to interfere in those personal grudges, but Miao Jinbao used his position to deliberately oppress the people and even humiliated a boy in the street. This was a disgrace to their government.

After hearing what Xiao Hengzhi said, County Magistrate Zhou understood that Xiao Hengzhi was very dissatisfied with what Miao Jinbao had done. In order to prevent Xiao Hengzhi from getting hurt, County Magistrate Zhou punished Miao Jinbao severely.

Miao Jinbao not only lost his status as Ban Yin, but was also beaten with a stick thirty times. He was stunned on the spot, and he knelt down to beg for mercy, shouting that he knew he was wrong and asking the county magistrate to show leniency.

Xiao Hengzhi nodded slightly with satisfaction at County Magistrate Zhou's verdict, then turned to the people around him and said, "My brother is also a human being. There is no law in this dynasty that stipulates that he must be shorter than men or as graceful as a woman. If you don't like it, there is no need to speak out in public. Otherwise, it will be considered intentional humiliation. According to the laws of this dynasty, if innocent words humiliate others and cause certain harm to them, and constitute malicious slander, they have the right to sue you for malicious defamation. Don't mistake ignorance for innocence."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of those who had spoken out about Qin Run before suddenly changed. They didn't know whether such a law really existed. After all, when they cursed someone, they would curse the genitals of each of their ancestors one by one. They had been doing so for so many years and nothing had happened. How could it be considered illegal now that this person said it?

They didn't understand, but when this man just recited the law, County Magistrate Zhou didn't say that he had made a single mistake, which showed that this man really understood the law. Moreover, it was obvious at a glance that this man was not an ordinary citizen, so maybe what he said was true.

Thinking of this, no one dared to stay any longer, for fear that if they stayed any longer, they would be breaking the law and would be punished.

County Magistrate Zhou, who was about to come down from above, twisted his foot and almost fell down when he heard Xiao Hengzhi's nonsense.

He said, a dog will always eat shit, let alone a human.

Even though Xiao Hengzhi looks like a sickly person now, he is still as evil as before.

When did the Dayan Dynasty issue this law? As a county magistrate, why hadn't he heard of it?

County Magistrate Zhou really wanted to take a few steps back, sit back down, and watch Xiao Heng playing the flute quietly.

The bias in Xiao Hengzhi's words was as obvious as the lice on a bald man's head.

It's really strange. Xiao Hengzhi was once known as the most handsome man in the capital, but everyone talked about him behind his back, saying that he had such a good-looking face, but why did he have a mouth?

No matter if it was a boy or a girl, if Xiao Hengzhi didn't like anyone, he would definitely humiliate the other person and make them run away crying with their face covered.

Now the sun is rising in the west, and this mouth is still telling lies for a brother. Don’t you think this is strange?

County Magistrate Zhou was extremely curious and was about to go over to ask Xiao Hengzhi if he knew the other person, but the man gave the boy a deep look and suddenly turned around and left resolutely.

Xu Yunfan never thought that Miao Jinbao would target Qin Run. It turned out that it was Li Yunfei's aunt who was behind it.

Originally, that aunt had never offended Qin Run, nor had she provoked Xu Yunfan, and Xu Yunfan didn't bother to engage in collective punishment. But now that someone has bullied him, it would not be the style of the Second Young Master Xu if he didn't retaliate.

Today, someone helped him. Xu Yunfan was clear about gratitude and grudges, and was about to take Qin Run to express his gratitude to the person, but the person turned around and was about to leave.

As soon as the other person turned around, Xu Yunfan, with his long legs and wide strides, caught up with Xiao Hengzhi in just two steps. Xiao Hengzhi was not feeling well and could not walk fast at all. "Hello, thank you very much for testifying for us just now."

Even if Xiao Hengzhi had not taken the initiative to testify, the others would have told the truth under the control of the yamen runners, but one was voluntary and the other was forced to do so, and the difference between the two was too great.

"You're welcome. I would do the same if it were someone else." When Xiao Hengzhi said this, he was not looking at Xu Yunfan who was thanking him, but at Qin Run who was beside Xu Yunfan.

"No matter what, I still have to say thank you. You took the initiative to stand up and saved us a lot of time." Xu Yunfan smiled and did not take Xiao Hengzhi's "ignoring" seriously.