Chapter 107: Nothing But Drinking Northwest Wind
The stunned palace maids heard the order and acted quickly, quickly cleaning up the mess on the ground and carrying a new long table over.
Perhaps because they were afraid that Princess Gaochang and her maid would find another crack and the table would break into two again, this table was painted, with no pattern on the surface, and it was so shiny that it could reflect light.
Princess Gaochang reached out and touched the surface of the long table, and everyone stared at her hand.
The skin on his hands seemed whiter than his face, and his fingers were slender and long, not at all like the rough hands of a warrior.
How on earth could a hand like this crack a long thing with just one slap?
[Oh~ I also wish I were born with supernatural powers. If the Princess of Gaochang were a boy, she would definitely be the next Emperor of Gaochang. As for a girl...if I also had a daughter who was a strong woman and would tear down houses for fun, I'd probably want her to cause trouble to others too.]
Chu Liuzheng, a poor man, could understand the Gaochang Emperor's feelings very well. Building a house was really expensive!
Before the envoys departed, the Emperor of Gaochang repeatedly warned his daughter, telling her not to reveal her strength before entering the harem, lest she arouse the tyrant's fear. After all, sleeping next to a concubine who could toss her around like a ball and tear her down if she was displeased, no man would be able to bear it.
Now that Princess Gaochang has slapped him, the Emperor of Gaochang's wish for his daughter to live a life of idleness and desolation in the Sheng Kingdom's harem may be shattered. Hmm...light the candles, Amen!
Xiao Jingfan was sure that he could hear the gloating in his voice.
After checking the long table and finding it very sturdy, Princess Gaochang withdrew her hand, and everyone else also withdrew their gaze, feeling a little disappointed.
Xiao Jingfan, who was sitting high up and had a full view of these expressions, said: "..."
What are you disappointed about? Didn't you break another long table?
It won’t cost you any money, right?
He waved to Zhou Yuande, who immediately stepped forward and listened attentively.
After hearing the instructions, he went down to pass on the message.
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"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May Your Majesty be well and safe." Shuntian Prefecture Governor Dong Yi, dressed in crimson official uniform, bowed respectfully and greeted the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be safe and sound." The trembling Li Youcai wore a gray-brown long coat. Because his right shoulder was injured by Zhao Yue, his kneeling posture was a little unnatural.
[So this is Li Youcai. He looks honest and kind, and most people would consider him a good guy. But based on his appearance, who would have known that he is actually a Phoenix man who kills his wife, steals her wealth, and eats up all the remaining family members?]
Xiao Jingfan's eyebrows twitched slightly. The term "Phoenix Man" was quite new to him.
He didn't shout, but looked back and forth at the two of them while twisting his Bodhi beads.
Chu Liuzheng was reading Li Youcai's biography and happened to see his love history.
[Tsk, this Miss Bai is so unlucky. Because the Bai family has little wealth and she is the only daughter in the family without any other relatives, she has been targeted by the jackal Li Youcai.]
At the age of first falling in love, I met a scumbag who pretended to be infatuated. I thought he was after me, but in fact he was after my family's money. Tsk tsk, there's a ten-year age difference. An old man cheating on a simple girl. Bah! Shameless!
Let me see. First, you create a chance encounter, the old-fashioned hero-saving-the-beauty plot. Then you ask her to go for a walk, a walk, a walk... No, every time you ask her to go for a walk by the river, you should at least take her to the night market to buy a purse lantern or something? Or maybe a bowl of wontons! So there's nothing to spend money on, so she's just going to starve?
Chu Liuzheng quickly flipped through countless walks and finally saw something else.
At a glance, I felt that my mammary glands were a little blocked.
[Damn! This scumbag really got something for nothing! Miss Bai, this isn't really about getting married, it's about poverty alleviation!!]
[Li Zha Zha, who lives off his wife, is even more arrogant than a live-in son-in-law.]
As expected, Miss Zhu should open a class to teach how to identify bad men in relationships. It's a vast market. She'd then specifically accept people like Miss Bai who've never been in a relationship, so she doesn't have too few examples to compare them with. If she meets a man who pretends to be okay, she might think she's found her soulmate and be coaxed into marrying him.
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
Isn't that thing over? Why is this woman still thinking about opening a class?
He was distracted and listened to his inner voice for a long time without calling out, and the two kneeling people became more and more uneasy.
The ground was freezing in winter, and the chill ran from his knees to his heart. Dong Yi was uneasy, not understanding why the emperor suddenly summoned him to the palace.
Shuntian Prefecture hasn't received any major cases recently.
Could it be that Xie Hui has reported him to His Majesty again?
He, a third-rank official, was extremely nervous, and Li Youcai, a commoner who had never seen the emperor before, was even more at a loss. He knelt upright with his head lowered, not daring to make a sound.
After waiting for a while and not hearing the inner voice again, Xiao Jingfan finally remembered that there were two people kneeling on the ground and said, "Stand up, everyone."
The two men supported themselves on the ground and stood up. Dong Yi asked, "I wonder why Your Majesty has urgently summoned me to the palace?"
"Let's talk about your business later." Xiao Jingfan waved his hand at him, and Dong Yi had to suppress his doubts and stand aside.
Yin Taiyu, who was sitting behind a table next to him, looked at him. Their eyes met and they nodded politely to each other.
Li Youcai was the only one left standing in the middle. Without his companion, he became more and more uneasy. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and the hands hanging by his side began to tremble slightly.
"Look up," Xiao Jingfan asked, "Are you Li Youcai, the owner of Li's Cloth Shop?"
"It's me." Li Youcai raised his head and was caught off guard when he saw Xiao Jingfan's face, which was too red. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"How dare you!" Zhou Yuande shouted, "You are not allowed to look directly at the Emperor!"
Li Youcai was so frightened that he immediately lowered his head and said in a trembling voice, "I didn't know. I won't dare to do it again."
"I have an unjust case here that involves you." Xiao Jingfan looked at him, "Did you send servants to beat Zhao Shan and his wife, causing their deaths?"
"I am innocent!" Li Youcai had never expected this matter to reach the emperor. He immediately knelt down and cried out for justice. "I have always been honest and upright, and would never dare to do such a wicked thing. Someone must have falsely accused me. I beg Your Majesty to investigate!"
"Bah!" Zhao Yue was so angry that she broke free from the jade pendant holding her hand, rushed out and spat in Li Youcai's face, her eyes red with anger, wishing she could bite this shameless man to death, "You were the one who sent people to beat my father and mother to death, how dare you deny it?"
Li Youcai had not dared to look around since he entered the palace, and he did not realize that Zhao Yue was also there. He did not dodge in time and was actually spat on.
If he were outside the palace, he would have slapped Zhao Yue in the face, but now he acted innocent and pitiful in front of the emperor.
"Xiaoyue, I've already explained it to you clearly. Your parents' death has nothing to do with me."
He raised his sleeve to wipe the saliva from his face, his face full of sadness and disappointment.
"I just wanted to find a smart wife for my son, but I didn't expect that instead of a marriage, I would create an enemy. Not only did you make the Zhao family cancel the engagement, but you also killed my son."
"My son, how pitiful! He was so young and strong, but he passed away without even leaving a family behind!"
"Wow, wow, this is my only son! If you have any complaints, just tell me. Come at me. Why do you want to kill my son and make my Li family extinct?"
When he talked about sad things, his eyes were red and he sobbed and burst into tears. With his honest appearance, he really looked a bit pitiful.
Many palace maids showed moved expressions on their faces, and couldn't help but wonder whether Zhao Yue was really making a false accusation.
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