Chapter 10 is more important than your daughter being bullied by a thug? ...
Seventeen was a little confused by His Majesty's words. What did that mean? What did he mean by being very lucky?
His gaze fell on the paper in Emperor Jing's palm, and he vaguely guessed what it was. The contents of this paper might be the "evidence" that His Majesty had been looking for.
Emperor Jing lowered his eyes and chuckled softly, "Come with me."
Seventeen tilted his head and glanced at Emperor Jing, not understanding what the other party was up to. He then looked behind Emperor Jing and saw that there was no one else with him.
"What are you looking at, Seventeen?"
Emperor Jing keenly noticed Seventeen's furtive glances, but after asking, he immediately realized that Seventeen was probably looking for "Bright Moon".
Fortunately, Seventeen didn't say it directly, but just smiled at him and said, "I didn't see anything, Your Majesty. Where are we going?"
Emperor Jing glanced back at the Wei family's secluded residence, which was shrouded in darkness, his eyes filled with an unfathomable gloom.
"Take Seventeen to see a farce."
Take him with you? Seventeen was somewhat puzzled. If they were going to deal with Wei Xing and the others, it seemed like he wouldn't be of any help if he went along...
But since Emperor Jing had spoken, Seventeen naturally had to go along with him.
The two arrived at another residence. Seventeen had never been here before and did not recognize where he was. Emperor Jing seemed to notice his confusion and explained, "This is the Li residence, the home of Imperial Censor Li."
Censor Li? Is that the same censor who was slandered by Wei Xing?
Seventeen was a little curious, so she peeked inside. The Li residence was lit with lanterns, creating a beautiful, hazy effect.
Emperor Jing stood at the door for a while, with Seventeen guarding behind him. Suddenly, he saw a dark shadow flash by and immediately looked over there alertly, only to bump into a familiar face.
Seventeen's eyes widened, and he was about to shout out, but then he remembered that he was following His Majesty, and he swallowed back the "Ninth Brother" that was about to come out.
Zero Nine glanced at Seventeen and nodded almost imperceptibly. Emperor Jing pretended not to notice their subtle exchange and asked in a deep voice, "Is he inside?"
"Yes, I have already notified the Imperial Guards to come."
Emperor Jing nodded. Seventeen looked at the warm-colored lanterns swaying in the breeze on the porch of the Li residence, but his heart suddenly sank. It was as if something was slowly unfolding in his heart, but he could not explore it yet.
Emperor Jing tore off his mask and stuffed it into his robes. Seventeen and Nine followed behind him, both dressed in black with long swords at their waists. Their serious expressions made the servants leading the three of them feel uneasy.
"Your Majesty, the master and Lord Wei are in the study."
The steward of the Li family rubbed his hands together, swallowed hard, and was extremely nervous. He had no idea what his master had done to warrant the Emperor's personal visit, and he was incredibly anxious.
Emperor Jing noticed that his hands were trembling with nervousness and smiled easily, saying, "Don't be nervous, I'm not here to see your master."
"Yes, yes."
The butler chuckled awkwardly, "How could I dare to take his words seriously?"
A knock sounded at the door, the conversation inside paused, and a voice that Seventeen didn't recognize came through: "What is it?"
The steward glanced at Emperor Jing, who nodded slightly, and then said, "Master, His Majesty has arrived."
As soon as he stopped speaking, Seventeen first heard a moment of silence in the room, followed by a chaotic scene.
Emperor Jing's face darkened, and he ordered, "Zero Nine, Seventeen, go in."
"yes!"
Ling Jiu kicked open the study door, followed closely by Seventeen. As they entered the room, they saw a man in his thirties rushing toward the door. Behind him stood Wei Xing, whom Seventeen had seen at the morning court session.
Lingjiu immediately stepped forward and subdued Wei Xing. Of course, given the opponent's size, he probably couldn't escape even if he wanted to.
Seventeen reacted quickly and helped Imperial Censor Li, who almost stumbled and fell. The man looked flustered, but upon closer inspection, he seemed to be carrying a hint of inexplicable expectation.
He was somewhat puzzled, but he decided to keep the person under control first.
Emperor Jing stepped inside, and then Seventeen heard the sound of orderly footsteps approaching them from outside.
Seventeen paused, glancing towards Zero Nine. The other party noticed and shook his head slightly, so Seventeen continued to remain still.
A moment later, a man dressed in a black and gold flying fish robe entered the room. Upon seeing Emperor Jing, he bowed respectfully and said, "Your subject Chen Jing greets Your Majesty."
"No need for formalities."
Emperor Jing's voice was deep. Chen Jing seemed to have been instructed beforehand. Seeing the scene before him, he showed no surprise and went straight to Ling Jiu's side to take over and escort Wei Xing.
Zero Nine, now empty-handed, glanced at Seventeen, then leaped onto the roof beam to conceal himself. Seventeen understood the look in Zero Nine's eyes and was about to leap onto the roof beam as well when he heard Emperor Jing say, "Seventeen, stay here."
Seventeen stopped, opened her mouth but didn't speak, and continued to stand guard beside Imperial Censor Li.
Then the main force of the Imperial Guards scurried in like fish. The man who lagged behind Chen Jing knelt before Emperor Jing to report the situation.
"Your Majesty, all thirty-two people from the Wei household have been detained."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Jing did not react, but Wei Xing, who was being held down by Chen Jing, jumped up first. However, Chen Jing's grip was strong, and it was clear from his expression that he had tried, but he did not move his foot at all.
"Your Majesty! What mistake have I made?!"
Hearing Wei Xing's tearful accusation, Emperor Jing's eyes flashed with impatience. He slowly walked up to him, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, and handed it to him: "Look, what is this?"
Seventeen, with his sharp eyes, recognized it as the very same piece of paper he had found; it seemed to be quite useful indeed.
Wei Xing's eyes swept across the paper, flashing with surprise and shock before finally settling on despair.
"What...what is this? I have no idea!"
Seeing that Wei Xing was still putting up a desperate fight, Emperor Jing was too lazy to argue with him. He looked in the direction of the Seventeenth Emperor and said indifferently, "Imperial Censor Li, could you tell me about your daughter's affair with Wei Lifeng?"
Since His Majesty has spoken, how could Imperial Censor Li dare to deceive him? Given his nature, the worst thing he had ever done was to boldly deceive Chen An of the Ministry of Justice.
Li Changping swallowed hard, glanced at Seventeen who was guarding him, and thought to himself, "This kid looks so young, how come he has such a fierce aura?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
With trembling hands, Imperial Censor Li recounted the whole story. Just as he had said on the seventeenth, there was no mutual affection between Wei Lifeng and Imperial Censor Li's daughter at all.
Wei Lifeng, relying on his grandfather's immense power, had been bullying men and women in Yejing for many years. However, he was also quite shrewd and knew to target those without power or influence in their families. In addition, with Wei Xing cleaning up his messes, no one dared to report him to the palace over the years.
This time, Wei Lifeng happened to meet the daughter of Imperial Censor Li on the street. Driven by lust, he attempted to kidnap her as he had done before, but he never expected that the woman was actually Imperial Censor Li's daughter.
This has caused a lot of trouble.
No one reported it before because the families who were bullied were powerless and helpless. They couldn't even reach the palace guards, let alone complain to the palace.
But Imperial Censor Li is different. Although he is a few ranks lower than Wei Xing, he is still an official appointed by the court and has an outspoken nature. If he were to accidentally tell the Emperor something during the morning court session, even though Wei Xing is confident that he will not be punished, it would be better to be safe than sorry.
So he came up with a despicable idea. Censor Li was his colleague and knew him very well. He knew that Li was outspoken and straightforward, but also very traditional. He had complained to the emperor many times about how many women dressed lightly and coolly on the street during the hot summer.
Although His Majesty had rejected his memorials and told him to mind his own business, Imperial Censor Li persisted.
Therefore, Wei Xing thought of using his daughter's innocence to threaten him into not telling the Emperor the truth.
This is why Imperial Censor Li remained silent when Chen An came to inquire earlier.
Emperor Jing listened to him say these things and sneered in anger: "You mean that your daughter's so-called innocence is more important than your daughter being bullied by a bully? Is that it?"
After being rebuked like that, Imperial Censor Li was too embarrassed to say anything more.
"Alright, after this is over, you should use your brain more and think things through before taking the person away."
Emperor Jing arrived quietly with two men, but in the end, he forced Wei Xing to leave in a grand procession.
The local customs in Dajing are relatively open. Although it was already night, there were still many vendors carrying lanterns to do business outside, and some men and women were also taking advantage of the night to snuggle together.
In addition, Emperor Jing made no attempt to conceal it, and marched a large entourage into the palace, attracting the attention of many who peeked out to watch.
Because this operation was rather impromptu, Wei Xing's face appeared brazenly before the people, instantly eliciting a collective gasp of surprise.
Seventeen glanced back and saw that no one was making a fuss; they were all staring in disbelief at Wei Xing, who was being held captive.
Eunuch Yuanfu had been waiting in the carriage outside for a long time. When he saw Emperor Jing come out, he hurriedly went up to him and said, "Your Majesty, shall we return to the palace?"
"Um."
Emperor Jing went up first. Seventeen looked around, wondering who he should follow, when Emperor Jing, who was already in the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked at him: "Get in."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Seventeen quickly jumped into the carriage and sat properly opposite Emperor Jing.
The man opposite seemed a little tired, resting with his eyes closed and his chin propped up on his hand. Seventeen glanced at him several times, thinking to himself: His Majesty is really handsome.
Seventeen had always known that he was good-looking. In his memory, although his parents were just ordinary farmers, they were both exceptionally handsome and beautiful. Seventeen inherited all the best features from his parents, and a face that could be described as perfect was born in that small village.
She was beautiful and well-liked in the village. Seventeen remembered that when her parents went out to work, she would often be picked up by various aunts and brought home for meals. Everyone would smile and praise her for being pretty, and give her lots of delicious food.
As Seventeen was lost in thought, she belatedly realized that she was hungry.
The carriage was swaying when suddenly a clear and long gurgling sound rang out, startling Emperor Jing across from him.
Seventeen clutched his stomach and shrank back, but the carriage was only so big, and he had nowhere to retreat.
"...When did you eat?"
"Noon."
Seventeen answered honestly, thinking to himself that he couldn't control his hunger either, and His Majesty couldn't punish him for such a thing, could he?
After hearing this, Emperor Jing remained silent for a while, then glanced at Yuan Fu sitting in the corner. Yuan Fu was clearly very perceptive, as he immediately lifted the curtain, went outside, gave a few instructions, and then returned to say, "Your Majesty, the Seventeenth Guard will be able to eat once we return to the palace."
"Um."
Emperor Jing continued to rest with his eyes closed, while Seventeen pursed his lips, clutched his stomach, and remained silent, trying to ease the pain in his stomach from hunger.
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