Chapter 2007 Money Bag
The purse was aimed at the human traffickers and happened to fall on someone. Manbao was the closest to them, so she quickly grabbed it and shouted, "No, Your Highness, we are not bullying them, they are bullying us. No, they are bullying the people of the entire capital. They are human traffickers, and we are acting bravely to help others. No, this is not right. As a court official, and Princess Changyu as a princess, it is our duty to protect the country, the people, the property and the lives!"
She glanced at the purse in her hand and felt it was quite heavy, so she asked, "How about you give us this as a reward?"
Everyone: ...Is this the key? Is this the key?
The prince's expression changed after Manbao finished speaking. When he looked at the seven people curled up on the ground, his expression changed again. "Are these human traffickers?"
Everyone nodded in agreement. Magistrate Tang, taking care of the Crown Prince's reputation, added, "I was just about to take him away."
After saying this, he waved his hand, and the yamen runners came forward to untie their hands and pull them up. Everyone then saw that their backs were covered in blood, which must have been caused by being dragged on the bluestone slabs.
After all, they weren't even wearing outer clothes.
The prince couldn't help but look at Changyu.
Chang Yu met the prince's gaze and raised his chin with some pride.
The prince looked away and thought, "Never mind, at least he was the one hitting, not the one being hit."
He dismounted at this moment, whip in hand. He lifted the face of a trafficker with the whip and asked Magistrate Tang, "Why did I hear that the princesses are missing?"
He was drinking with someone when he heard the sound of drums. The big drums in the capital cannot be beaten casually. They can only be beaten when there is danger.
For example, they would beat the drum when there was a fire that needed to be put out, or when a serious incident occurred but could not be reported in time.
So when he heard the drum sound, he sent someone to ask, and the guard came back and said that there seemed to be a congestion and there might be a stampede.
He didn't take it seriously at first. There would be a traffic jam every Mid-Autumn Festival. There were two county magistrates under him and Yin Li above him to take care of this matter. If he went there, he would just be interfering and causing trouble, so he didn't do anything.
But after just a few drinks, someone came to report that the two princesses seemed to be missing.
He then led his men out, but there were too many people there, so he had to take a detour. While he was still in front, he heard people clamoring that the powerful people ahead had captured people and were beating them for fun, and were even dragging them around in carriages...
The prince was curious when he heard it. Who was so arrogant under the emperor's feet?
Even he, the prince, wouldn't dare to drag people around in the street.
As soon as he arrived, he saw Changyu holding a whip and seven people lying on the ground covered in blood. It was obvious that the wounds were caused by the whip.
He was not annoyed that he had messed up the situation, but he just wanted to know how these human traffickers ended up in Changyu's hands?
Seeing that the prince didn't care, Manbao put the purse into his sleeve. After hearing this, he said, "We are not lost. We have always been here. It's just that there are too many people on the street. If we miss each other, we won't see each other."
Mingda was so moved that he nodded immediately. "Yes, there are a lot of people outside tonight. Big brother, we just had some delicious roast lamb. Do you want to try it?"
While the prince was not paying attention, Mingda gave Changyu a wink. Changyu instantly understood that if the prince knew that they almost got lost tonight, he would definitely not take them out next time.
She immediately chimed in, "It's really, really delicious."
After she finished speaking, she was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and asked Manbao, "Where is the barbecue we bought?"
"It fell." Manbao said depressedly: "There were so many people, and it was crowded. I was lucky enough to catch you. Of course, the barbecue fell."
Chang Yu was heartbroken and said, "Go back and buy two more!"
Seeing that they had changed the subject so quickly, County Magistrate Tang was eager for them to leave. He immediately pointed to a few guards and said, "You escort the Crown Prince and the two princesses over there. This time, enjoy the lanterns. The rest of you, follow me and escort these people back."
Then he apologized to the prince, saying that he could not stay with him for long as he had to send the rescued children back to their parents.
The prince waved his hand and asked him to leave, and did not let him keep the guards. He brought a large group of guards with him, plus the people who were originally protecting and serving Mingda and Changyu, so he was not short of people at all, okay?
County Magistrate Tang breathed a sigh of relief, agreed with a smile, exchanged a look with Bai Shan calmly, and then left with his men and three carriages.
The guards also dispersed the noisy people, and everyone now recognized that it was the prince and princess.
Although the prince and princess are rare, they are at the feet of the emperor and have the opportunity to meet him, but they are not the emperor and empress.
So everyone gathered around them curiously, stared at their faces one by one, and then drove them away satisfied, thinking they could brag about it for three days after returning home.
After the people left, the prince glanced at them. After scanning their faces one by one, he snorted and turned to mount his horse. "Let's go. After buying the meat, we'll return to the palace."
Obviously, he did know everything, but he was just pretending not to know in order to avoid making a big deal out of it. Otherwise, if he brought the matter to the attention of his father, no one would be in any good situation.
Mingda and Changyu lamented deeply and bought themselves some time. "Brother, we want to see the Fire Phoenix. Let's just go under the lamp stand and take a look. Just one look will be enough."
Bai Shan said, "It's a rare opportunity to come out. If you don't have fun, this opportunity will be wasted."
Manbao also said: "Your Highness, I smell the alcohol on you. You can't drink too much. It's better for you to go with us to enjoy the lanterns."
"What's so good about the lanterns?"
Manbao said, "Besides lanterns, there are also mooncakes. I heard there's a lantern stand at a snack shop over there, and they have a lot of new mooncakes."
So everyone should go and take a look.
The prince mounted his horse first and followed them to the barbecue stall.
The stall was not located in a congested area, so it escaped the disaster. Manbao and his friends came to buy again, and he was very happy. He didn't know that there was a traffic jam ahead, and thought that they didn't have enough food and came back to buy again, so he worked extra hard to bake the thirty portions they ordered for them.
At first, he grilled one portion for the prince to eat, and thought it was quite good, so he simply asked, "Would you like to come to the palace and grill meat for me?"
Everyone looked at the prince in surprise.
The stall owner also looked at the prince in surprise, trembling and wanting to kneel down. The prince waved his hand and said, "Continue grilling the meat. Just tell me whether you are willing or not."
The stall owner asked cautiously, "Your Highness, I, I need to be castrated when I enter the palace?"
The prince said: "...I asked you to be a cook, not to serve me personally, why do you want me to be castrated?"
The stall owner said, "Thank you, Your Highness, but I won't go. I think it's good to open a shop."
Everyone: ...Then why do you ask whether to castrate or not?
The stall owner said sheepishly: "I, I'm just a little curious."
Everyone: ...
The prince thought this man was a little stupid. Fortunately he didn't agree, otherwise he would have given up on it.
He had eaten about seven or eight servings, so he simply threw down his stick and reached out to Zhou Man.
Manbao looked at his hands in confusion.
The prince said expressionlessly: "Money bag, pay!"
Manbao paused for a moment before taking out the warmed purse and placing it in his hand.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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