Xiao Luomu subconsciously waved his hand and said nervously, "I'm not the young prime minister!"
Xu An glanced at Xiao Luomu and said, "Strange, we didn't call you!"
As he spoke, he strode up to Zhao Cheng and said with a smile, "Young Prime Minister, congratulations! The title of General Zhaoyong is rightfully yours!"
Li Guanyu echoed, "Young Prime Minister, this is truly well-deserved."
Zhao Cheng looked heartbroken and sighed, "I am brothers with the young general, and I will definitely carry on his legacy, uphold his glory, and do a good job as General Zhaoyong!"
Li Guanyu clasped his hands in a respectful gesture and said, "Thank you for your hard work!"
Xu An patted Zhao Cheng's arm and said, "Thank you for your trouble!"
Listening to the conversation between the three, Xiao Luomu's mind was first struck by lightning, and then he suddenly became clear-headed!
Young Prime Minister!
These two called him "Young Prime Minister"!
I... damn it!
Did I impersonate the real person?!
We messed it up!
At this moment, Zhao Cheng turned his head to look at Xiao Luomu and exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Xiao, why is your face suddenly so red? Are you feeling hot?"
Xu An said, "It looks like a monkey's butt!"
Zhao Cheng then asked, "Why is it pale again?"
Xiao Luomu was speechless. He quickly bent down and gave Zhao Cheng a ninety-degree bow.
"Young Prime Minister! I...I've offended you!!"
Zhao Cheng didn't mind at all, and cheerfully helped Xiao Luomu up, saying, "It's okay, it's just for fun!"
Xiao Luomu asked doubtfully, "You're not angry with me?"
Is it your fault?
What a sucker!
I'm so grateful to you!
"Why blame you? You don't imitate the young marquis, you don't imitate the young master, you only imitate me, which means I'm famous!"
"Of course!"
Seeing that Zhao Cheng wasn't really angry, Xiao Luomu breathed a sigh of relief and said excitedly, "Young Master Hou is just putting on a brave face, and Young Master Lang's talent is all fluff; he can only write some flirtatious lyrics to tease girls. How can they compare to you!"
Zhao Cheng glanced at Xu An and Li Guanyu, and seeing that their faces had turned green, he quickly laughed and said, "Brother Xiao's analogy is exactly what I wanted to hear!"
Li Guanyu asked with a stern face, "May I ask who this gentleman is?"
Zhao Cheng introduced, "This is Xiao Luomu, the young master of the Xiao family in Qingdong City!"
"The Xiao family, I know them, they're very wealthy!"
"How dare I!" Xiao Luomu looked at Zhao Cheng and asked, "Who are these two?"
Zhao Cheng coughed and solemnly introduced, "This one who's putting on a show of wealth is the young Marquis of Yanchuan! And this one who can only write some vulgar poems is the young master of Yanchuan!"
Xiao Luomu's expression froze!
What's going on here??
They messed up again!!
"Young Prime Minister, I have other matters to attend to, so I must take my leave... Ah! No, please don't hit my face!"
Seeing Xiao Luomu being punched and kicked, and his followers enduring the pain to draw their soft swords, Chai Xin stepped in to break up the fight, shouting, "My lords, stop! My heart can't take it!!"
"Damn it, a nouveau riche from Qingdong City dares to act wildly in front of me!" Xu An withdrew his fist and kicked Xiao Luomu in the butt before stopping.
Xiao Luomu was beaten to the ground, then suddenly burst into laughter.
Xu An glanced at his fist and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Did my fist, which is as big as a sand pot, make you stupid?"
Li Guanyu quickly raised his hands and said, "Don't try to scam me! I only lightly bumped you!"
Hahahahahahahaha!!!
Xiao Luomu laughed wildly and shouted, "Worth it! This beating was worth it!!"
With that, Xiao Luomu got up, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhao Cheng and the other two, and said, "Although I am in Qingdong City, I have long admired the illustrious reputation of the Four Young Masters of Yanchuan! It was well worth it to exchange a beating for the opportunity to get to know the three of you!"
"That's a good point, but not quite accurate. I'll give you a chance to revise it." Li Guanyu opened his folding fan.
Without a second thought, Xiao Luomu replied, "I have long admired the renowned reputation of the Fourth Young Master of Yanchuan!"
"Snap!" Li Guanyu snapped his folding fan shut and said seriously, "This brother has good judgment; he's worth befriending!"
Xu An nodded solemnly.
Seeing that they had finished arguing, Deng Fugui said, "What brings you two young masters to me in such a hurry?"
Xu An glanced at Xiao Luomu.
Xiao Luomu quickly asked, "Inspector, may I leave now?"
Chai Xin nodded and said, "Young Master Xiao, please go and rest well. I'll call you to come and take care of the people after I've reformed their thinking!"
"Thank you for your trouble, Inspector."
After Xiao Luomu left, Xu An walked up to Deng Fugui and said, "Lord Deng, I heard you're going to send the Chen family mother and daughter to Tianguifang?"
“Yes, that’s the normal procedure.” Deng Fugui picked at the mole on the bridge of his nose and said, “It’s just that this mother and daughter are very stubborn. They said they would rather be beheaded than go, and they stayed at home making a scene. If I hadn’t felt sorry for them, I would have sent someone to drag them there by force. I wouldn’t have given them the chance to cry and whine.”
"Lord Deng is kind and benevolent!" Li Guanyu nodded.
Zhao Cheng, who was listening nearby, sensed something was amiss and asked, "The Chen family mother and daughter you're talking about, are they Chen Yuxian's wife and daughter?"
"Exactly."
Zhao Cheng understood that after the Wang Yufeng case was quickly closed, the imperial court ordered the Ministry of Justice in Dongdu to handle these follow-up matters on the spot in Yanchuan.
Since Chen Yuxian's wife and daughter were both from Jingguo, and the investigation results proved that they were unaware of Chen Yuxian's identity as a spy for Southern Zhou, they were not beheaded, but instead sent to Tianguifang.
Tianguifang was essentially a government-run brothel, where the courtesans were either wives and daughters of disgraced officials or female prisoners.
So Deng Fugui is right, this is indeed the normal procedure.
Li Guanyu said, "The young marquis and I have come here to ask Lord Deng to show leniency."
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