Magistrate Qian glared at her, poured her a cup of tea, and lowered his voice, "You! You're really too bold! If anything happens to Mei Lanxin, Magistrate Mei will go crazy!"
"But she—"
As soon as Qian Panpan raised her voice, she saw her father glare at her and lower his voice as well, "She actually wants to snatch Prince Chen to be her male concubine!"
"Shh-"
Judge Qian's voice lowered even further, "His Highness's identity cannot be exposed!"
Then, she said seriously, "We still have to apologize tomorrow. Mei Zhili is an old fox; we absolutely cannot let him find out anything."
"knew."
Qian Panpan plopped down in a chair, panting, and took a big gulp of tea to quench her thirst. "Father, when can we stop acting like this? I'm afraid my brothers will find out and be angry with me, and then they'll ignore me."
"Hmph! If those guys were reliable, would I need you to take such a risk?"
"And another thing, I only asked you to go to the border county to meet him, but you went and insisted on marrying His Highness, causing such a big commotion. How are you going to clean this up later? You know perfectly well that His Highness and the Princess have a deep affection for each other. He would never take a concubine, let alone a secondary wife!"
"I know, I know, my cousin has said it so many times in his letter!"
Qian Panpan covered her ears and said helplessly, "I just couldn't find a reason to follow them. I can't exactly say that I like the princess..."
"yes!"
Qian Panpan's eyes lit up, feeling that she had found the perfect reason, "Just say that I moved the princess to stay by my side and vow to follow her to the death!"
Judge Qian: "..." Is that what he meant?
Alright, alright. It's just a young girl's playful antics. As long as it doesn't affect His Highness and the Princess's relationship, and she can stay by His Highness's side to protect them, he has no other good ideas. Who told those boys to be so useless?
His brother-in-law, the Minister of Revenue, had sent a special letter to give him these instructions.
We absolutely must not interfere in the relationship between His Highness and the Princess, and...
Qian Tongpan secretly glanced at his daughter, who was beaming with joy. His brother-in-law was even asking Panpan to marry his only son.
Since his wife died in childbirth, his brother-in-law had been very hostile towards him. Now that Panpan has grown up and looks just like her mother, the relationship between the two families has eased somewhat.
Alas, it was he who wronged his wife.
If Panpan marries into the Kou family, with her uncle protecting her, it will be a good outcome.
He was reluctant to part with his precious daughter, whom he had raised with such care, as she was about to become someone else's daughter, and those few good-for-nothing boys were also disappointing.
He also promised his brother-in-law that he would never remarry.
The thought of those brats running rampant without his daughter's restraint gave him a headache.
Sigh, it's all his debt!
Inside the ancestral hall.
Young Master Qian rubbed his legs and plopped down on the ground. "Tell me, have Father and Sister finished talking?"
"Keep your voice down, don't let the servants outside hear you."
Qian Ershao secretly glanced outside the ancestral hall. Seeing that it was empty, he breathed a sigh of relief and sat down. "Why should we spoiled brats care about Father and Sister? We can just cause trouble and make a scene. Hehe, I've got my eye on that screen in our dear grandmother's room. We'll move it there together tomorrow!"
"That's her favorite thing. If we move it away, won't she be heartbroken?"
Young Master Qian grinned wickedly.
Young Master Qian sneered, "Back then, she caused my mother to have a difficult childbirth, and she almost lost my sister as well. Didn't we feel heartbroken? She can never repay the sins she committed in this lifetime! What is a broken screen!"
“We promised our mother that we would protect our younger sister. Our father is easily swayed, and if we are obedient, sensible, and successful, they will look down on our sister even more!”
Qian Sanshao looked at his mother's memorial tablet, his eyes reddening, "We must protect our sister!"
Young Master Qian's eyes also reddened. "Tomorrow I'll take the screen to the pawnshop and exchange it for silver to buy my sister new clothes! My sister says that the princess's dresses are dazzling when she runs, and if others have them, my sister wants them too!"
"Remember to take the money to the casino for a spin, so that our dear grandmother won't hold it against my sister again."
Young Master Qian added a warning, a ruthless glint in his eyes, "Also, this debt of heartlessly bullying your sister can't be left unpaid!"
Young Master Qian and Young Master Qian nodded simultaneously.
Then, the three cobblers got together.
The next day.
As soon as Mei Liangxin stepped out of the mansion gate, a bucket of excrement was poured over her head! The bucket of excrement was turned upside down and the stench was overwhelming!
"Aaaaah—you bastards from the Qian family! I'm not finished with you!"
Mei Lanxin knew without guessing who did it. Who else could it be but Qian Pangzi's brothers, those troublemakers?
The servants quickly worked together to pull out the bucket of excrement that was tightly wrapped around Mei Lanxin's head.
And you know what? The size is just right!
Before the servants could stop her, Mei Lan angrily strode out, intending to smash up the magistrate's mansion!
Suddenly, his foot slipped, and he tumbled down the steps.
He was covered in...feces and urine!
The area in front of the governor's mansion, all the way up to the high steps, was completely covered with excrement!
The yellowish-brown liquid flowed freely, emitting a nauseating and pungent odor; it was utterly disgusting, and the whole scene was an eyesore.
The servants panicked and hurriedly helped Mei Lanxin up from the ground, who was covered in excrement and urine and reeked of a foul stench.
Ahhhh—
I'm going to kill you all!
Mei Lanxin screamed and ran back to the mansion, covering her face. The handsome men who were reciting poetry in the backyard all covered their noses and backed away when they saw the disheveled and smelly Mei Lanxin.
"You—you all!"
Mei Lanxin was furious. Her gaze swept over their dull and vulgar faces, and the image of that elegant young man who had strayed into the mortal world immediately flashed through her mind.
He shouted angrily, "Get them out—get them all out of here!"
"Miss...? Should we send them all away?"
The servants could not believe it.
These are all the young masters that Miss used to love the most, and she doesn't want them anymore?
"Get them out! Get them all out! Now! Immediately, right now!"
After Mei Lanxin finished her rant, she turned and left.
The young men looked at each other, bewildered that happiness had come so suddenly.
Of course, there were also those who couldn't bear to part with their wealth, and a hint of doubt appeared on their faces.
I heard that the young lady got into a fight with the daughter of the prefect over a handsome young man.
Could it be true?
On the other side.
The handsome young man they were talking about was carefully wiping away the beads of sweat from Jiang Jiaojiao's forehead.
Finally, Jiang Jiaojiao suddenly opened her eyes, screamed, and sat up, "No—"
Jiang Jiaojiao, her face filled with terror, grabbed Li Yan's hand, "Quick—quick, to the mine! Let's go now! Something's happened to my uncles!"
Jiang Jiaojiao once again received a warning from her ancestors.
In my dream, someone sneaked into the mine and lit the gunpowder hidden at the bottom of the mine. The entire mine collapsed, burying my cousins who were patrolling the mine, as well as many other miners, all of them!
Before the grandfather and uncles could even grieve, they were all arrested by the suddenly appearing soldiers guarding the city of Shu and thrown into the government jail.
The news quickly reached Kyoto.
Under the deliberate smear campaign by the governor of Shu Commandery, the Jin family was falsely accused of treason!
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