Chapter 208: Book of Innocence
Pei Qinglin immediately bowed his hands: "Brother, please tell me. If I can help you, I will never refuse."
Xiangying recalled the customs of South Vietnam that he had seen when he was flipping through the books in his space when he had nothing to do.
In South Vietnam, officials above the third rank could write a "letter of innocence".
Any prisoner who could obtain a "letter of innocence" could be pardoned, as long as he was not charged with a serious crime that offended the royal family.
However, an official only has one chance to write a "letter of innocence".
Generally speaking, granting a "letter of innocence" is equivalent to saving the prisoner in one's own name.
It will not be given unless it is absolutely necessary.
Xiangying looked into Pei Qinglin's eyes and said faintly, "I hope the general can write me a letter of innocence."
Pei Qinglin was stunned.
The soldiers beside him frowned: "You are such a rude person, aren't you taking advantage of the situation?"
Pei Qinglin then said in a deep voice: "Brother, who do you want to offend by asking for this thing?"
His suspicious eyes moved between Xiangying and Qi Fengyi.
Obviously he was wondering who among them was the criminal?
However, Pei Qinglin would never have imagined that they were all prisoners of the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Xiangying said calmly, "I have the things, and they are useful to me. I'm sorry I can't tell General Pei what they are for."
"Of course, General Pei can choose to refuse. After all, you can ask other people for help. I am just an ordinary citizen, and it is not worth it for you to take such a big risk."
"But General Pei has no better choice than me, because you lost the princess who was married to the foreign prince. If you don't find the princess this time, you will be the criminals who destroyed the diplomatic relations between the two countries. I believe that it is because of this that General Pei did not choose to tell the court in Beijing, but wanted to find someone to rescue Princess Xining himself, right?"
Pei Qinglin's eyes flashed darkly.
The gentle and amiable aura about him disappeared, and was replaced by a sharp and dangerous aura.
Xiangying allowed him to look at her, and met his eyes without fear.
After a while, Pei Qinglin said, "Brother is very smart and your guess is correct, but the price of the 'Book of Innocence' is too high. I need to think about it."
Xiangying curled his lips and smiled: "Which is more expensive, the 'innocent book', or the general's failure to find Princess Xining and the punishment of the whole family?"
"Your crime could result in exile and confiscation of property at the least, or execution of your entire family at the worst. General Pei, don't you consider your family? We are all taking a risk anyway, so why not choose the safest way?"
Pei Qinglin was silent.
The people around him clenched their fists and glared at Xiangying with indignant eyes.
"General, let's not deal with such a treacherous person. It's not like we can't do without her. There is a martial arts school in the town, and we can hire some martial artists to help us."
Qi Fengyi slammed the table and said, "Keep your mouth shut. Who is the treacherous person? You asked us to help catch the bandits. This is very dangerous. Our conditions are not excessive."
Xiang Ying raised his eyebrows and stood up: "General Pei, I will leave before noon today. You can think it over before coming to me."
After saying that, she took Qi Fengyi upstairs.
However, as soon as he stepped onto the wooden stairs, he heard Pei Qinglin's voice coming from behind.
"I promise to give you a 'not guilty' certificate."
Xiangying turned around, a sinister smile filling her phoenix eyes.
She walked back to the table: "General, do you agree? Then I'll go find some paper and pen, and you can write it in front of me."
Pei Qinglin said wait a minute.
"Brother, to be honest, I wrote a letter of innocence to someone two years ago."
Xiangying and Qi Fengyi both frowned.
Xiangying's voice turned cold: "If the general can't meet this condition, then there is no need to discuss it."
Pei Qinglin said hurriedly: "Brother, don't worry. Although I can't write, my father and brother are both first-rank officials. After this matter is over, I will immediately write a letter and have someone send it back to the capital as fast as possible. After I get the letter of innocence, I will leave. Brother, do you think this is okay?"
Xiangying stared at his sincere face with a thoughtful look.
This Pei Qinglin is not stupid.
I'm afraid it's not that he can't write a letter of innocence, but that he found an excuse to delay.
He was afraid that Xiangying would get the things and run away, so he was on guard against her.
Xiangying turned his gaze to a soldier beside him.
"General, write now and have this soldier sent back to the capital immediately. He should be back by the time we have finished dealing with our business."
Pei Qinglin was stunned, then burst into laughter.
The soldiers were angry: "Our general has great prestige, how could he deceive you?"
Xiangying crossed his arms and looked toward the door, as if he would not talk about it if she didn't agree.
Pei Qinglin finally gave in.
He ordered the soldiers: "Go behind the counter and get some paper and pen."
"General!"
"Go quickly." Pei Qinglin urged.
The soldiers could only reluctantly take out paper and pen. Xiangying watched Pei Qinglin write a letter home. After confirming that the content was correct, the soldiers took the letter, left the inn, and rode fast horses back to the capital.
Watching him leave, Pei Qinglin said to Xiang Ying, "Now we are one man short. How confident are you that you can find those bandits?"
Xiangying was quite satisfied. She stood up and said, "I am enough by myself."
Pei Qinglin was secretly surprised.
How could someone be so arrogant?
Xiangying immediately gave a plan: "General, tell your people to pack up, we will head to Baicheng now."
Watching her going up the stairs, the loose clothes could actually reveal her slender waist.
How can a man be so thin?
But Pei Qinglin had seen Xiangying kill people. If it weren't for her fierce moves and the momentum of being able to fight a hundred people alone, he would not have asked her for help.
"Brother," Pei Qinglin called her, "I still don't know your name?"
Xiangying paused and turned back: "Wang Ying."
This is the nickname her cartoon character gave her.
Go back to the room.
Tao Xue and the others are still asleep.
Qi Fengyi lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, are we really going to go with them to catch the bandits?"
Isn't this contrary to Xiangying's original intention?
She only knew that the eldest princess must go to the capital to avenge the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Xiangying packed his things and said, "Catching the gangster is a piece of cake. What I want is a certificate of innocence."
Qi Fengyi sighed: "Even if there is a letter of innocence, we are prisoners of the Western Zhou Dynasty, so the letter of innocence should be useless."
Xiangying patted her shoulder and said, "It's useless now, but it will be useful after we rescue Princess Xining."
Qi Fengyi looked at her in confusion, but Xiangying didn't explain any further.
It was already bright outside, Tao Xue got up with the children. When she learned that they were going to catch a bandit with Pei Qinglin, Tao Xue became a little nervous.
The three children were very excited.
Xiang Yuanlang looked at his own hands and said, "Finally I have a chance to test my abilities."
He has been practicing for so long, but still doesn't know how effective it is.
Xiangying took out the prepared bowls of fresh meat wontons and added a boiled egg for each person.
The three little ones ate and talked, chirping excitedly.
Xiangying said, "You guys eat first, I'll take a nap."
She lay down and seemed to be asleep, but in fact she entered into space.
The bandits are hiding in the mountains, and Xiangying didn't install positioning devices on them, so how easy is it to catch them?
But fortunately, the barter system in her space is very high-tech.
Last time, Xiangying noticed that the invisible drone she replaced had a function.
As long as there is a satellite connection, thermal imaging can cover a certain area.
If you look down from the sky, it is easy to find where the gangsters are through thermal imaging.
Xiangying opened the barter system and took a look at the price of the satellite.
Her eyes went dark.
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