Chapter 275 Scandal
The general guarding the city looked cold and asked in a loud voice: "Princess, are you saying that the officers and soldiers of Southern Xinjiang are rebelling?"
Jiang Ruoxi was furious.
She worked hard and traveled a long distance for two months, but when she arrived at the city gate, she couldn't get in. She was upset by the traffic jam.
Now even the little city guard dared to contradict her, which made her so angry!
"If you dare to stop me from entering the city and delay my marriage, what is this but rebellion?"
Jiang Ruoxi raised her foot and kicked the head of the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard who happened to be standing on horseback beside her, cursing angrily: "Are you all here to eat for free? Why don't you take down this troublemaker!"
The deputy commander of the Imperial Guard kicked his hat away, his face turned red and he glared at Jiang Ruoxi.
How can a woman kick a man’s helmet at will?
Jiang Ruoxi raised her eyebrows: "How dare you glare at me!"
The deputy commander's men quickly took off their helmets, picked it up, and handed it over with both hands.
The deputy commander suppressed his anger, took the hat and put it on, and said expressionlessly: "Princess, they are all military officers of the imperial court. I have no right to arrest them at will."
"you!"
Wang Heng immediately interrupted her: "Princess, please be patient."
If they continue to make trouble, it will be disadvantageous to them.
Originally, there was no plan to make the replacement of the prefect explicit. After entering the city and settling Jiang Ruoxi, Wang Heng would take his men to the government office and close the door to deal with the matter.
Outsiders don't need to know too much to avoid trouble.
But now it's a complete mess.
Jiang Ruoxi was very upset.
She pointed at Wang Heng and roared, "Wang Heng, do you dare to disobey the order of this princess?"
"Hey, where did this princess come from who is so powerful?"
A loud laugh was heard, and the officers, soldiers and civilians of Juzhou all recognized the person coming and quickly made way for him.
Jiang Ruoxi looked up arrogantly and saw a woman in an ordinary skirt walking towards them with a group of people.
She was about to scold, but suddenly she saw the person's face clearly.
"Zhao Luoxuan?"
Zhao Luoxuan stood still with a smile on her face.
Wang Heng led the crowd forward and saluted: "Your humble servant greets the princess."
The imperial guards also dismounted to pay their respects to the princess.
Zhao Luoxuan raised her hand: "No need to be polite."
Jiang Ruoxi still stood on the carriage, looking down at Zhao Luoxuan with a haughty look, sneering, "Who did I think it was? It turned out to be Zhao Luoxuan who was demoted to a princess."
Some of the onlookers couldn't help themselves.
"Princess Zhao was not demoted, but she lowered her status for General Qi's sake!"
"Even if Princess Zhao is a princess, she is the legitimate bloodline of the Holy Empress. Her bloodline is more noble than hers anyway."
"That's right. Why is this fake princess named Jiang pretending to be so high and mighty?"
Jiang Ruoxi was so angry that her face was twisted and distorted: "Master Wang! You just let them insult this princess? If they insult this princess, then they will insult the marriage envoys, which is an insult to the royal family!"
Zhao Luoxuan raised her hands, and the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
She held her head high and stood straight, and even though she was wearing an ordinary skirt, she exuded a royal air.
"Jiang Ruoxi, what everyone said is correct. I am the legitimate child of my father, the emperor, and my mother, the empress. Even if I don't have the title of princess, I am still a county lady. This is my fiefdom. You only have the title of princess, and you haven't even married yet, but you are so arrogant. If someone like you were to marry into the Dali Kingdom, it would be good or bad for Daliang. "
Jiang Ruoxi was really going crazy, pointing at Zhao Luoxuan and yelling, "Zhao Luoxuan! It was you who should have been the one to marry! You evaded your responsibility and made me suffer for you, and you still slander me like this!"
Zhao Luoxuan smiled and said, "Oh, isn't it because your scandal with your brother was exposed, and you wanted to enter the palace as a concubine but there was no one to marry you, and the Jiang family couldn't tolerate you, so they tried their best to make you replace the princess and marry?"
"Ah? A scandal with my own brother? What scandal? Have you heard about it?"
"Even if I haven't heard of it, I don't want to hear it. It's so disgusting."
"That's right. It's shameless that a woman like this is still alive."
"Yes, yes, you deserve to be hanged with a white silk ribbon. You dare to come out and embarrass yourself."
Jiang Ruoxi's face turned pale, her vision went dark, and she fell backwards.
The maids quickly supported her and shouted, "Doctor, doctor, the princess has fainted, come quickly."
Upon hearing the news, the imperial physician in the carriage behind hurried over carrying a medicine box.
Wang Heng's face also looked extremely ugly.
If it weren't for the Jiang family, he would feel uncomfortable traveling with someone like Jiang Ruoxi.
But this shameless woman thought that Juzhou didn't know about her affairs and so she didn't restrain herself. Not only did she arouse public anger, but it would be troublesome if the matter reached the ears of Prince Duan and the marriage was ruined.
Wang Heng glanced at Governor Wu and said, "Governor Wu, lead us into the city first. We will talk about your guilt later."
Governor Wu smiled, took off his official uniform, wrapped his official hat together, and threw it directly into Jiang Ruoxi's car: "I resign from my post."
After saying that, he turned and left.
The common people and soldiers guarding the city quickly made way for him to leave, and then quickly squeezed back in. Soon Governor Wu disappeared in the crowd.
Several officials of high ranks who came with Governor Wu also took off their robes and hats and threw themselves into Jiang Ruoxi's carriage.
"If this cruel and immoral fake princess marries a foreign prince, it will be a misfortune for our southern border. I won't do it!"
"Master Wang, I will not serve you any more!"
"I, a commoner, also resign from my post."
In a flash, five or six officials left.
The general defending the city waved his hand and said, "Retreat!"
The soldiers guarding the city who were watching and welcoming the delegation all retreated into the city gate.
Wang Heng's face turned blue.
All the Beijing officials were stunned.
So, we're just leaving them at the door?
A minor official stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Sir Wang, please follow me to the posthouse."
Wang Heng was furious when he saw that a low-ranking official led them into the city, but there was nothing he could do.
If the stalemate continues, the only ones who will be embarrassed will be their delegation.
Gu Huan and the old lady ate grapes while listening to Chiyu describe in detail what happened at the city gate.
Yuan Jieying, who was sitting next to him, was also very happy to hear this: "It's her right! Jiang Ruoxi is usually so arrogant and never takes me, her sister-in-law, seriously."
"She doesn't want you to be her sister-in-law."
Zhao Luoxuan's laughter was heard.
Gu Huan hurriedly ordered someone to bring her a bowl of chilled grapes.
“It just arrived. It’s delicious.”
Zhao Luoxuan bowed to the old lady: "Old lady."
The old lady smiled and nodded: "Hurry up and sit down. Your face is red from the heat."
Zhao Luoxuan sat down with a smile: "I was in a hurry to come back and tell Sister Huan. Jiang Ruoxi was so angry that she fainted."
Gu Huan smiled brightly: "Her scandal has been exposed. It all depends on what Duan Yu does next."
Zhao Luoxuan threw a grape into her mouth: "Wang Heng went directly to the government office. I am also anxious to see the show."
"The affairs of the government office still require the princess to take more care of herself."
"Don't worry. Those accounts were basically handled by me. They can't find any loopholes."
Gu Huan handed her another bowl of iced locust flower syrup: "It's too cold. I don't have the appetite. I'll give it all to you."
Zhao Luoxuan quickly took it: "I like this the most."
Gu Huan watched her drinking happily and said with a smile, "Wang Heng actually thought that by changing the governor, he could control our tax collection in Juzhou. He really has a wild idea. He probably didn't expect that Juzhou hardly collected taxes from the people, and we haven't even collected taxes from merchants for more than a year."
Zhao Luoxuan drank a whole bowl of locust flower syrup and felt better.
"Of course they didn't expect that Juzhou's current prosperity is all due to the two of us and the Pei family."
Gu Huan smiled and said, "Let's just let these headless flies run around today. Tomorrow we will use the Huang family to give them a big gift."
"good."
Zhao Luoxuan was so excited that she was eager to try it.
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