Soon, the wailing of a group of scholars was heard again from downstairs.
It was obvious that his master had the attitude. Xu Zizhuo showed no mercy and ordered his men to beat and kick these scholars.
Suddenly, there were wails everywhere in the crowd.
"Ouch... Crazy! You... You... Ah, it hurts—"
"Wait...don't hit...don't...ah——"
"Wuwu... Stop hitting me, I know I'm wrong..."
"Brother—, brother, godfather, please forgive me!"
At the beginning, many people were angry about all this, but soon they were beaten to the point of crying. Some of them, fearing being beaten, began to beg for mercy.
But obviously begging for mercy was of no use, and in return Xu Zizhuo beat him even more violently.
The faces of the handsome scholars suddenly turned blue and red, and some were even beaten so badly that their faces were disfigured.
Upstairs, Chu Yi was teasing the little civet cat in her arms, appearing particularly calm.
…
Dada——
I don’t know how much time has passed, nor do I know what the group of scholars in Tianxian Garden have been beaten into.
Finally, the sound of rapid horse hooves could be heard on the deserted streets again.
More than twenty soldiers in armor rushed towards Tianxian Garden, and the leader was Shi Qingxue who arrived after hearing the news.
Seeing that they had arrived at the destination, she dismounted with a calm expression and swift movements.
"Everyone, stop it, General!"
"Anyone who dares to disobey the general's orders will be killed without mercy, no matter who they are!"
This rebuke, which clearly carried the intimidating force of a battlefield, instantly silenced everyone in Tianxian Garden.
At this time, the madam and other girls who had originally followed to mediate the fight seemed to have left long ago. Only Xu Zizhuo and his men were left on the first floor of Tianxianyuan, and then there was the troublemaker scholar who had been beaten beyond recognition.
Hearing this familiar scolding, Xu Zizhuo stopped stepping on a scholar's face.
When he saw Shi Qingxue coming in, he looked surprised, but he stopped at the right time.
For a moment, the only people left in Tianxian Garden were a group of scholars with bruised faces and noses, crying softly.
Shi Qingxue quickly glanced at Xu Zizhuo and others, and recognized that Xu Zizhuo was Chu Yi's man.
"Come here, restrain them all and postpone the interrogation! But if anyone resists, kill them!"
At a command, the soldiers behind him rushed in, separated the two gangs, and then controlled them one by one.
This made Xu Zizhuo very unhappy, but he was very aware of the hot temper of the person in front of him. After thinking about it, he frowned and explained:
"General Shi, you must understand that it was these scholars who were causing trouble in the capital and plotting rebellion. We were only following orders to protect Lord Chu."
Shi Qingxue snorted coldly when he heard this, "This general naturally knows."
"It's just..." She looked at the group of scholars who looked like non-humans in front of her.
Especially when her eyes looked at a dying body, whose life or death was unknown, she suddenly became furious.
"Captain Xu, are you sure this is reasonable?"
Xu Zizhuo was speechless, and finally whispered: "I was just following orders!"
Shi Qingxue was too lazy to argue with him any further. After all, she already knew the circumstances of the accident when she arrived.
Logically speaking, there should be another big guy in Tianxian Garden at this time.
Thinking of this, Shi Qingxue looked towards the stairs over there.
There were some undried bloodstains running down the stairs.
She didn't say anything, but went upstairs with two guards.
As expected, after going upstairs, Shi Qingxue quickly found Chu Yi sitting upstairs as if nothing had happened.
And... there's also a cute blue kitten in her arms?
Looking further to the right, there is...
Um?
Her Majesty the Empress is actually with the traitor Chu Yi?
Thinking about the incident that happened in Tianxian Garden before he came here, Shi Qingxue felt a little scared, but he quickly regained his composure.
Chu Yi was much more surprised to see Shi Qingxue than Xu Zizhuo.
Because he knew clearly that Shi Qingxue was not a member of the Bingmasi at all, let alone in charge of the Five Military Camps.
No one came from Taining Mansion, nor did anyone from the Military Affairs Department, but Shi Qingxue came?
interesting!
He calmly handed the small ball in his hand to Xiao Ling beside him, then stood up.
"I'm a little surprised. Why didn't the troops come over, but General Shi brought his men instead?"
Shi Qingxue did not answer him, but just slowly walked a few steps closer.
Then he looked at Chu Yi and the emperor for a long time before speaking unexpectedly:
"This is quite surprising to me. Lord Chu, why is he not accompanying his wife to the Lantern Festival during the Lantern Festival? Instead, why is he coming to a place like Tianxian Garden?"
Chu Yi: “?”
Xiao Ling: “…”
Chu Yi wanted to explain himself, saying that he just happened to run over here to hide, and he was not visiting a brothel.
But seeing Shi Qingxue's strange expression, he felt helpless and finally forced himself to suppress the unhappiness in his heart.
"Since General Shi has brought people to deal with this matter, can I take my people and leave now?"
"Leave? Lord Chu probably doesn't understand the seriousness of this matter."
Upon hearing this, Shi Qingxue sneered:
"Master Chu, it's true that these scholars are causing trouble, but your men openly beat up scholars in the capital. This matter has been watched by countless people. If this is not handled properly, not to mention your guards, I'm afraid Master Chu himself won't be able to return home tonight."
"Really?" Chu Yi was furious when he heard these words, and just looked at the female general in front of him.
"Then my wife can't go back either?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Qingxue's eyelids twitched and he glanced at the empress next to him.
Then he explained with a stiff upper lip: "Mrs. Chu was not involved in this dispute, so she can go back naturally."
Even Xiao Ling himself couldn't stand this obvious difference in treatment.
Fortunately, the only outsiders upstairs at this time were the two guards brought by Shi Qingxue, so there was no need to worry too much about this matter.
Chu Yi felt that the female marshal in front of him was deliberately targeting him.
Although he didn't know how Shi Qingxue found out about what was going on here, because of this, not only did his good mood tonight get ruined, but he also had to get entangled in this matter, which was not a good thing.
After all, there are more important things waiting for me in the evening.
After thinking about it, Chu Yi walked up to Shi Qingxue.
In the moment when Shi Qingxue was stunned, he gently patted her shoulder.
Then, speaking in a tone shared by only the two of them, he said:
"General Shi, we are officials of the same dynasty. I did go a bit too far in handling this matter tonight, but... could you please be flexible?"
Shi Qingxue: “…”
Unprecedented routine...
She glanced at the empress who was looking at her with surprise not far away, and then suppressed the panic in her heart.
"Really? Then, Lord Chu, what do you think...how should I accommodate you?"
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