Chapter 120 Good children don't lie.
"My lord, what should we do now?"
The person who did this was Yuan Hongyang's own son. They couldn't very well arrest the magistrate's son and lock him up in jail, could they?
Yuan Hongyang naturally couldn't blame his own son.
I hate that little bitch, she dared to do something like deceiving officials at such a young age!
"Quickly, take men and pursue her! You must bring that Princess Jinglan back to me!"
Just then, Luo Hao and his men happened to pass through the back alley.
The words "Princess Jinglan" immediately entered his ears.
The group paused, all looking towards the inn.
"I think I just heard them say they were going to capture Princess Jinglan?"
Xu Qingshi asked, frowning.
Wu Lianzhen nodded: "I heard it too!"
The two exchanged a glance, and their eyes lit up immediately, even though they had been at odds with each other.
Could it be that the little bitch offended the magistrate?
Seeing their sneaky looks, Luo Hao immediately scolded them in a low voice: "You two..."
"You better behave yourselves! Don't cause any trouble and delay our trip, or I'll make you pay!"
Xu Qingshi shrank back in fear, and her little scheme vanished instantly.
She was timid, but Wu Lianzhen was different.
If it weren't for that damned girl's uncle, how could her husband have died?
Aren't the three brothers the ones who love this little niece the most?
She wanted to see how those three good-for-nothings would protect this brat after she offended an official!
However, she still had to avoid Luo Hao.
She still remembered that this guy named Luo Hao was actually quite nice to that brat!
During that brief pause, Yuan Hongyang noticed them.
They were dressed in prison clothes and escorted by people from the Dali Temple.
"etc!"
He walked over quickly and glanced around.
They are not the same people as yesterday.
But he had been the magistrate of An County for almost three years and had seen so many exiled groups.
I've never experienced this before. One team just finished running, and another team came right after.
"Where did you come from, this group of exiles?"
"We are from the capital, and we came out with people to make purchases. The documents have already been taken to the government office."
Luo Hao glared at Wu Lianzhen as if giving her a warning, and then explained to Yuan Hongyang.
"Did you come from the capital with Princess Jinglan?"
"What do you want with Princess Jinglan?"
Wu Lianzhen asked, feigning curiosity.
Luo Hao was immediately alarmed; Wu Lianzhen was definitely up to something again!
"Wu Lianzhen! Keep your mouth shut! Sir, we're in a hurry to make our purchases. Please excuse us after you return to the yamen..."
Please stamp our documents. Our identities are clearly stated on the documents. We won't disturb you any longer, so we'll be leaving now!
After saying that, Luo Hao was about to leave with his men.
Seeing Wu Lianzhen's hesitant expression, Yuan Hongyang immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Wait, what's the rush? I haven't finished asking my question yet!"
Luo Hao had a bad feeling. Before he could come up with a solution, he heard Yuan Hongyang ask.
"Do you know Princess Jinglan? Or rather, which family are you from, and why were you exiled?"
Luo Hao felt utterly hopeless.
They can't possibly lie to the official and make up an identity, can they?
Having no other choice, and fearing that Wu Lianzhen might say something inappropriate, Luo Hao took the initiative to explain.
"These are the female relatives of the Zhenyuan General's family. They were sentenced to exile to Lingnan because the Prince of Jin and the Zhenyuan General were suspected of embezzlement in the breach of the dike in Jiangnan."
Prince of Jin?
"You brought people out to make purchases, so everyone else is at the yamen?"
"Yes, sir, there must be some misunderstanding. Why don't you go to the yamen and ask the head guard who escorted you for clarification?"
Fearing that saying too much might lead to making mistakes, Luo Hao made a suggestion.
"I don't need you to tell me what to do!"
Yuan Hongyang was furious and immediately beckoned to his men.
"Guards, arrest them and take them to the yamen. The rest of you, come with me!"
"Sir, you have no right..."
"Whoosh!"
Just as Luo Hao was about to say that the other party had no right to detain them, the officials from An County drew their swords and surrounded them!
"What should we do?"
The other officers gripped the swords at their waists, unsure whether to resist.
"Don't make any rash moves. We are from the Dali Temple and are here to escort prisoners."
Even if he were the county magistrate, he has no right to do anything to us. Let's go back to the county office with them first!
This wasn't the first time Luo Hao had accompanied his older brother to escort prisoners, and he felt there must be some misunderstanding.
The officials were uneasy, but Wu Lianzhen and Xu Qingshi laughed gleefully.
Yuan Hongyang returned to the yamen with his men, but the clerk quickly stopped him.
"Sir, let's go through the back door. There are bound to be a lot of people blocking the front door!"
"You're right! I almost forgot about that!"
He promised to give the people an explanation, but now even the tiny bit of medicinal herbs they had were swindled away. How could he dare to go through the main gate?
Yuan Hongyang entered through the back door, thus missing the messenger who was going out to deliver the message.
From afar, a group of exiled prisoners dressed in prison clothes could be seen in the courtyard.
Among them was a little girl, only a few years old, and Yuan Hongyang immediately roared in anger—
"Princess Jinglan!"
Yun Zhao: ?
Huh? Who called her?
Everyone instinctively turned around, and Yuan Hongyang immediately froze on the spot.
Wait, where is Princess Jinglan?
Upon seeing that the man was dressed in official robes, Yun Zhao guessed that he was the unfortunate magistrate who had been deceived.
She grinned, showing off her small white teeth, and said with a mischievous grin, "Uncle Magistrate, what do you want with me?"
Now it was Yuan Hongyang's turn to be dumbfounded.
"You are Princess Jinglan?"
The advisor beside him looked shocked.
"Yes, you can check the documents if you don't believe me. It says on them that we are family members of the Prince of Jin's residence."
Yuan Hongyang suddenly turned his head to look at the advisor.
"Didn't you say you'd never forget the humiliation Princess Jinglan humiliated you until your dying breath?!"
"You're talking nonsense! Zhaozhao is a good child, Zhaozhao would never humiliate others!"
The advisor hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.
"My lord, spare my life! Everything I've said is true. Back then, when I was offering incense at Huguo Temple in the capital, I really did meet Princess Jinglan!"
Everyone understood immediately.
It turns out that the advisor encountered the same Princess Jinglan from before!
"You must have misunderstood. Two months ago, a major incident occurred in the capital: the daughters of the Prince of Jin and the Marquis of Dingyuan were switched at birth."
If you were the Princess Jinglan you met before, then it should have been Ling Xuerou, the daughter of Marquis Dingyuan, not the child before you.
Wei Mingde explained.
"Yes, yes, sir, that must be it! I would never dare to lie to you!"
The advisor nodded repeatedly.
"And who is Princess Jinglan, who has become a disciple of Medicine King Valley?"
"It's me~ If anyone else claims to be the disciple of the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley, or Princess Jinglan,"
Then you've all been fooled! Zhao Zhao is a good girl, she wouldn't do something only bad people would do!
Yun Zhao threw herself into Xu Qingyi's arms and deliberately asked, "Mother, did Xue'er deceive this uncle? Why did she pretend to be Master's disciple?"
My husband used to say that good children don't lie. Is Xue'er a bad child?
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