Chapter 129 This is terrifying! They're going to behead us!
The next day, everyone was awakened by a commotion in the courtyard.
"What happened?"
Yun Zhao went out out of curiosity. As soon as he stepped out of the back hall, he saw that the entrance of the inn was already crowded with people early in the morning.
"Uncle shopkeeper, what happened?"
The shopkeeper looked down and saw a cute little girl.
"Shh, this isn't something a little girl like you should be looking at. You should go back now!"
Hearing him say that, Yun Zhao became interested instead.
Taking advantage of her short stature, she squeezed through the gaps between the legs of the crowd and made her way to the front.
A man, almost completely naked, lay at the entrance of the inn, holding the county magistrate's official seal in his hand.
The most frightening thing was that there was another man lying next to him, covered only by a blanket!
There were many wine jars beside them, and it looked as if the two of them were drunk and committing illicit acts in the street!
"hiss!"
Yun Zhao gasped.
"That was so exciting!"
Suddenly, a pair of strong arms came and scooped Yun Zhao up.
The man then covered her eyes, preventing her from seeing this filthy scene.
Why did you come out?
Yun Zhao pulled his hand down and looked back, only to be met by a pair of dark, deep eyes.
"Brother Jingchen?"
Wei Jingchen felt somewhat helpless.
This kid is way too curious; he ran out to see what was going on so early in the morning!
Seeing him there, not wearing prison clothes and with his hands and feet unshackled, Yun Zhao instantly understood.
Wei Jingchen's move was really ruthless!
"Brother, is that an official seal?"
She asked casually.
The onlookers immediately turned their gazes in that direction.
Yes, when have ordinary people ever seen an official seal?
Wei Jingchen is here to expose the fact that the official seal has been taken away.
She had already spoken, so Wei Jingchen had no choice but to comply.
"Yes, I've seen it before."
Wei Jingchen was dressed in plain, coarse cloth, and his every move exuded the demeanor of a scholar.
In addition, Yun Zhao was so beautiful that even though they were dressed simply, it was clear that the two of them were of extraordinary status.
"But why is the official seal here? When Father was still an official, he always said..."
The official seal is extremely important. Zhao Zhao once tried to play with it, and her father even beat her for it!
After Yun Zhao said that, everyone present realized what was going on.
"I was wondering why this person looked so familiar. Isn't he Lord Yuan's son?"
Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted.
Yun Zhao turned his head to look.
Sure enough, it was Luo Hao pretending to be a "spectator".
At this moment, Luo Qing, dressed in official robes, spoke up in "surprise": "No wonder the magistrate wouldn't let us leave yesterday."
So his son took the official seal? That's outrageous!
They even accused us of embezzling medicinal herbs, when it turned out our official seal had gone missing!
"Boss, losing the official seal means losing your job, so of course he wouldn't dare to speak up!"
The officer beside him "reminded" him.
This angered the people.
In the crowd, a man pushed through the throng and angrily snatched the official seal from Yuan Shijie's hand.
"Losing the official seal and condoning his son's robbery of women are crimes punishable by an additional degree!"
Seeing his embarrassed and annoyed expression, Yun Zhao immediately understood.
It seems this young master was once persecuted by Yuan Shijie!
Luo Qing stepped forward at the opportune moment, "Young master, we are officials from the Dali Temple. The magistrate's actions..."
We will definitely report this to the Court of Judicial Review. Could any of you testify regarding his loss of the official seal?
Luo Hao immediately shouted at the top of his lungs, "Sir, shouldn't Yuan Shijie also be severely punished for stealing the official seal?"
These words were naturally taught to the two brothers by Wei Jingchen yesterday.
last night.
"Young Master Wei, are we just going to let this matter of them forcibly taking a man go like this?"
Luo Hao was somewhat indignant.
The behavior of this son of an official is utterly outrageous, even if the fact that he has homosexual tendencies is spread.
Aside from being utterly disgraced, at most he would be punished with five strokes of the cane for inappropriate behavior.
At most, his father lost his official position and was never to be employed again.
Isn't that letting them off too easily?
Wei Jingchen shook his head helplessly.
"Why do you think that Yuan Shijie forcibly abducted men, but it has always been rumored that he forcibly abducted women?"
In fact, there is no difference in law between forcibly abducting men and forcibly abducting women.
However, in the eyes of the world, the preference for male lovers is still different from that of a lecherous person.
If it were known that the men in the family had been sexually assaulted, what woman would be willing to marry into that family?
Therefore, Yuan Shijie was fearless and simply gave him some money to get rid of him.
Even if the truth comes out, most of these men will not come forward to accuse Yuan Shijie.
"So you're just going to let him go like that?"
"That's not necessarily true. They don't dare to come forward and point out what Yuan Shijie did to them."
But if they had the chance to crush Yuan Shijie, why wouldn't they add fuel to the fire?
Don't forget, Yuan Hongyang lost his official seal, but Yuan Shijie stole it.
"According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, anyone who steals or forges an official seal may be sentenced to military service, and if serious consequences result, may be sentenced to death!"
Luo Qing finally understood that Wei Jingchen wanted to kill Yuan Shijie!
As expected, when Luo Hao said this, many people present immediately became agitated.
Yun Zhao wholeheartedly played the role of a curious child.
"Brother, what is the most serious crime of stealing an official seal?"
“Anyone who steals an official seal and causes serious consequences shall be sentenced to immediate execution.”
"Oh my god, this is terrifying! Are they going to chop off heads?"
Yun Zhao screamed in fear and buried her face in Wei Jingchen's arms.
"Don't cut off Zhao Zhao's head! Don't cut off his head!"
He should be sentenced to death!
Those three short words instantly ignited the desire for revenge among the people present!
"Arrest him immediately!"
"Sir, the magistrate might protect his son. Is this a matter for your Court of Judicial Review?"
"Yeah, yeah, Yuan Hongyang isn't a good person either, he'll probably cover it up!"
Amidst the commotion, Yuan Shijie awoke peacefully.
Yuan Shijie had no idea what had happened; he only remembered encountering thieves on his way home and being knocked unconscious!
He immediately started swearing!
"How dare you! Do you know that I am the son of the county magistrate?"
In an instant, everyone fell silent.
"Sir, please look! This Yuan Shijie is utterly lawless!"
Public discontent was boiling over!
Yuan Shijie then realized that he was only covered by a quilt!
Turning around, I saw that the clerk was lying naked next to me!
Yuan Shijie: !
"Don't worry, yesterday when they detained the people from the Dali Temple, we immediately sent someone to Yangguan County to report to Magistrate Yang."
Magistrate Yang is a disciple of the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy; he will surely uphold justice! Guards!
"Tie up these two disreputable men! The rest of you, come with me and detain the magistrate of An County to await his fate!"
"yes!"
Despite being a low-ranking official responsible for escorting prisoners, he righteously declared that he would catch treacherous officials for the people!
"Well done, sir!"
The people shouted and spontaneously followed Luo Qing and others to arrest the county magistrate.
The advisor was awakened by the loud shouts.
When he opened his eyes, he saw himself and the magistrate's son naked, surrounded by onlookers.
It’s over!
His eyes rolled back and he fainted again!
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