Chapter 26 A Disaster in the Capital
"The prince reminded me. When Rong'er was at home, I always disciplined her strictly. She got used to it..." Jiang Qingrong admitted his mistake humbly and immediately changed the subject:
"Quickly call a doctor to take good care of Nephew Shen's injury."
Shen Wenyuan hated Jiang Rong, but he would not deny what Jiang Rong said at this time. Compared with being caught in a private meeting...
Being beaten is not unacceptable.
"It's getting late, it's time to eat. Prince, Rong'er, let's go to the front hall to eat." Jiang Qingrong said to ease the atmosphere.
Jiang Rong didn't say anything else. He took Xie Lingxi's hand and went to the front hall together.
Only Jiang Wan felt jealous and resentful in her heart.
Jiang Rong was clearly being rude and disrespectful when he hit someone, but the prince treated him differently.
She must replace Jiang Rong.
…
On the way back home, Jiang Rong was in a very good mood, holding the dowry box she had brought back.
Arriving at the gate of the palace.
There was a stretcher at the gate, with a young man in brocade clothes lying on it. A middle-aged man in official uniform stood at the gate, looking aggrieved and angry.
Xie Yuanwen invited him into the mansion, but he refused to go in and deliberately shouted:
"I won't go! Let Xie Lingxi come out and apologize to my son. I don't dare go in. I'm afraid Xie Lingxi will beat me too!"
People passing by stopped to watch the excitement from afar.
Xie Yuanwen looked embarrassed, but in fact he was very happy:
"Master Zhou, please go in and wait for a moment. My second brother is not at home right now. When he comes back, I will make him apologize to your son. Don't worry, I will never let him do whatever he wants."
"Young Master, you are a reasonable man. If the Crown Prince had half of your ability... he wouldn't have become a scourge to the capital!" Minister Zhou sighed, looking like a victim who had been oppressed.
"Lord Zhou, please stop saying that. My brother is just young and doesn't understand much..." Xie Yuanwen said in a hypocritical and humble tone.
The people around were watching the excitement and pointing and talking.
"The eldest son of the Xie family is elegant and polite, but it's a pity that he is not the heir to the Northern Palace."
"Why is the son of the Minister of Justice lying on a stretcher?"
"I heard that last month a commoner girl sold herself to bury her father. Master Zhou tried to save her with good intentions, but this playboy kidnapped her and beat Master Zhou up! Master Zhou just returned to the capital yesterday and he came here to seek justice!"
"It's a pity that the girl who sold herself to bury her father ended up in the hands of such a bully..."
In the carriage, Jiang Rong's gaze gradually grew colder. Xie Lingxi, who was sitting opposite her, clearly felt the young woman's gaze, like autumn frost gradually covering her.
Xie Lingxi did not explain and remained silent.
There are many misunderstandings in the world. If Jiang Rong had drawn a clear line with him earlier, it would have saved him a lot of trouble.
But the next moment...
It was beyond his expectation.
Jiang Rong lifted the curtain of the carriage, looked at the two people singing in unison in front of the mansion gate, and said loudly:
"Who is this person who is selling himself to bury his father in front of our palace? It's so pitiful, big brother, you have to give him more money."
Minister Zhou turned around and saw a masked young lady cursing him, and said angrily:
"What nonsense are you talking about? Who sold themselves to bury their father?"
"I just vaguely heard someone talking about selling themselves to bury their father... I saw a person lying on the stretcher, and you looked like your father had died... Isn't that the case?" Jiang Rong asked sincerely.
Xie Lingxi, who got off the carriage with her, almost sprained his ankle and stepped on an empty stool.
There is something weird about his prince's wife.
"Sister-in-law, how can you be so rude to Lord Zhou? Don't you see that Lord Zhou is wearing an official uniform? How can you say such rude words as selling yourself?" Xie Yuanwen blamed.
Jiang Rong asked confidently, "Brother, what you said is not right. I don't know how many good officials who plead for the people are honest and live a hard life. Can't officials be so poor that they sell themselves to bury their fathers? It's as if you are saying that Lord Zhou is corrupt and has no shortage of money."
"Of course I am a clean-handed person and I have never taken bribes. This is my son, you can see it clearly!" Minister Zhou was angry and didn't know how to refute. He could only point at Zhou Hongyang who was lying on a stretcher pretending to be unconscious.
Jiang Rong took a look and sighed, "He died at such a young age... Alas, the old man dies the young man, Lord Zhou, please accept my condolences. We, the villagers, should lend a hand. Yingxia, bring a hundred taels of silver and let Lord Zhou bury your son with honor. So you are selling yourself to bury your son... Sorry, I misheard just now..."
"My son is not dead!" Minister Zhou gnashed his teeth in anger, pointing at Jiang Rong with trembling fingers:
"You...you...evil woman...evil woman!"
Jiang Rong looked innocent, "Master Zhou, why are you saying such mean things? I meant well, even though I didn't help much. I'll definitely do it next time."
"You, you, you..." Minister Zhou's eyes were full of stars. He was so angry that he almost couldn't breathe. He covered his chest with his hands, his face turned purple.
Xie Lingxi looked at the little girl beside him, a smile flashed in his eyes. This little girl is really good at making people angry.
I couldn't help you bury your son this time, but I will definitely do it next time?
Minister Zhou was not angry to death, and he is still in good health.
Seeing that Minister Zhou was so angry that he couldn't speak, Xie Yuanwen quickly got back to the point and said:
"My second brother, Minister Zhou came here because you raped a woman and beat Master Zhou. You should apologize to Master Zhou."
Xie Yuanwen knew that Xie Lingxi would never apologize, which would only make him more domineering and make people think that he was not worthy of being the heir to the palace.
Before Xie Lingxi could speak, a cold female voice rejected him:
"He doesn't deserve my husband's apology."
Xie Yuanwen looked at Jiang Rong in astonishment, frowned and said, "Sister-in-law, why are you so rude..."
"What a nest of snakes and rats... What a nest of snakes and rats..." Minister Zhou pointed at Jiang Rong and Xie Lingxi with a look of grief and anger on his face.
"Master Zhou, please don't be anxious. On the 27th of last month, I went out to buy rouge and saw a nobleman robbing a commoner girl on Sifang Street. My husband bravely rescued the commoner girl and taught your young master a lesson." Jiang Rong looked at him and said:
"That commoner girl is in the palace right now. Jingzhe, bring Qiu Niang here."
Jingzhe looked at Xie Lingxi for instructions, and the latter did not object.
Jingzhe went down immediately.
After a while, a woman in mourning clothes was brought in. She was only about sixteen or seventeen years old, beautiful as a flower, and had the temperament of a beautiful girl from a small family.
Seeing Zhou Hongyang lying on the stretcher, a trace of hatred flashed in Qiu Niang's eyes, but she restrained herself from rushing up to hit him. Instead, she respectfully saluted Xie Lingxi and Jiang Rong.
"I, Qiu Niang, pay my respects to the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince's Consort."
"Some people say that my young master kidnapped you. Is that true?" Jiang Rong looked at her and asked.
"Princess Princess, please understand! It was Zhou Hongyang who abducted the girl! Thanks to the prince for rescuing her!" Qiu Niang explained immediately.
Minister Zhou's face was gloomy. "My son abducted a woman, and he saved her? Haha, young lady, have you been bribed? How can you believe such a confusing statement?"
The people around were pointing and talking, but few people really believed it.
after all……
Xie Lingxi has a bad reputation. People would rather believe that he bullies men and women than to say that he is kind enough to save people.
That poor girl must have been threatened!
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