Chapter 147 The Regent Comes to the Rescue
The contract was replaced so quickly that Su Yan tightened his grip on the sword.
Xiao Fuguang took a step forward.
"Lord Su, are you planning to assassinate the current princess? This is a serious crime."
She can't be allowed to get away with it like this, Su Yan's eyes were full of hatred.
"Is this contract a temporary replacement? I suspect the princess deliberately let the maid take the blame. Please come with me."
It’s really troublesome, Liu Yue reached for his waist.
Suddenly a voice sounded.
"Lord Su is so bold that he dares to touch my princess."
Xuanyuan Jing came quickly and the people blocking the road quickly made way.
Xuanyuan Jing dodged and kicked Su Yan in the chest, and Su Yan fell to the ground.
Jiang Yuan drew his sword and put it on his neck.
"Lord Su, you are so powerful that you actually used your sword against the princess."
Xuanyuan Jing looked at Xiao Fuguang with concern.
"Are you okay?"
Xiao Fuguang shook his head.
"No problem."
Su Yan looked at the way Xuanyuan Jing and Xiao Fuguang looked at each other, feeling unwilling.
"Your Highness is trying to protect the murderer."
Liu Yue knelt down towards Xuanyuan Jing at this time.
"Your Majesty, please punish me."
"This restaurant is owned by me. This is my good deed. This is the deed to the restaurant under my name. Because I once worked for the princess, someone with ulterior motives used me to slander her. I have brought trouble upon her."
Xuanyuan Jing took the contract and took a look at it, then looked at Liu Yue. The maid beside her was really capable.
Looking at Su Yan majestically.
"Master Su, this restaurant isn't even under the princess's name, yet Master Su keeps throwing dirty water on her. It seems like Master Su is trying to disrespect the royal family."
"Come here, Su Yan is disrespectful to the princess, he will be punished with fifty strokes of the cane."
This is power. Su Yan clenched his fists. Even if she had Xuanyuan Jing's support, he would cut off her left and right arms today.
"I have indeed offended the princess and deserve to be punished, but Your Highness, someone has died at Yunke Ferry. Is it okay for me to take the people from Yunke Ferry to the Dali Temple for investigation?"
"Or does the prince think that the death of a commoner is nothing, and is prepared to protect the maidservant beside the princess?"
Liu Yue spoke calmly at this time.
"Don't worry, Master Su. As the owner of Yunke Ferry, I will cooperate with your investigation."
Then he looked at everyone.
"Everyone, Yunke Ferry has been open for a year and business is booming. Many of you here are regular customers. If we really used low-quality dishes to make a living, we would have gone bankrupt long ago."
"Given today's situation, I strongly suspect someone is secretly plotting something unsavory, seeing how prosperous Yunke Ferry's business is. Rest assured, everyone. As a citizen of Xuanyuan and the owner of Yunke Ferry, I will cooperate with the Dali Temple's investigation and give an explanation to Yunke Ferry's customers."
Xiao Fuguang frowned as he looked at Liu Yue.
Liu Yue looked at her with deep meaning in his eyes and nodded slightly.
Xuanyuan Jing glanced at the master and servant.
He ordered in a deep voice.
"Lord Su has offended the princess, so he should be punished in public. As for the Dali Temple's case, it is not within the jurisdiction of this prince."
Su Yan's face turned pale, but he had no choice but to obey Xuanyuan Jing's order. Several guards came forward, pushed Su Yan onto a bench, and began to punish him with a cane.
There was a sigh in the crowd. No one had expected that things would develop to this point. The Shaoqing of the Dali Temple would be punished in broad daylight.
Xiao Fuguang took the opportunity to walk to the deceased.
The crying old woman was about to open her mouth to shout.
Xiao Fuguang looked into her eyes and silently said, "Shut up."
The old woman felt like she couldn't utter a word.
Xiao Fuguang grabbed the deceased's wrist and touched it.
She probed his neck again, then moved her hand to his chest.
Su Yan gritted his teeth and endured the pain of being beaten again and again. His hatred for Xiao Fuguang grew stronger.
Seeing this, the onlookers began to whisper.
"What is the princess doing?"
"How can a woman treat a man's body..."
“Although this is an old man.”
While being punished, Su Yan looked at Xiao Fuguang, and a dark light flashed in his eyes. No matter how you investigate, the person is dead.
Xiao Fuguang couldn't help but frown. According to his observation, this person should have died the day before, but why could a dead person come to the restaurant to eat?
After the beating, Su Yan was helped up. There was blood at the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were still unyielding.
However, due to Xuanyuan Jing's identity, he had to bow with difficulty.
"Then, Your Majesty, I will take the criminal back for interrogation."
Then he spoke through gritted teeth.
"Take all the prisoners from Yunke Ferry back to the Dali Temple."
Liu Yue spoke again.
"etc."
"Master Su, I am the owner of Yunke Ferry. If there is any responsibility, I will take it all on myself. They are just waiters serving tea and water. Why are you making things difficult for them..."
Su Yan endured the pain in his body and spoke sternly.
"If someone dies, all those involved should be taken away for questioning."
Xuanyuan Jing spoke at this time.
"Master Su, the owner has already taken responsibility, yet you forcibly took away an innocent person. This is rude."
Su Yan had no choice but to grit his teeth after hearing this.
"Walk."
Watching Liu Yue being taken away, a trace of worry flashed in Xiao Fuguang's eyes. Su Yan was determined to kill him, and Liu Yue had protected him from disaster at the critical moment. He was afraid that Su Yan would not let her go easily.
Xuanyuan Jing reached out and held her hand.
"Let's go back first."
Xiao Fuguang shook his head slightly.
He gave Xingyue a look.
Xingyue immediately stepped forward and spoke to the old woman.
"Auntie, Yunke Du is deeply saddened by your husband's situation. Yunke Du is willing to assume all responsibilities, including funeral expenses and future living arrangements for his family."
The old woman spoke excitedly after hearing this.
"No need for your fake kindness, I will bury my old man myself."
Then he cried and shouted.
"Can any kind-hearted person here please help me send the old man back home? I live in the west of the city..."
Suddenly a man and a woman rushed in from outside.
"Father………"
The old woman cried loudly when she saw this.
"Da Zhuang, your father was poisoned by the food in this restaurant."
The man called Dazhuang had a grief-stricken face and red eyes as he glared at everyone.
"Whoever is in charge, come out and speak."
Shopkeeper Tao stepped forward.
"Sir, we are deeply saddened by your father's death, but our restaurant has been open for so long without incident. Today's incident is indeed suspicious. Our owner has already gone to the Dali Temple to cooperate with the investigation. Our restaurant is now willing to cover your father's burial expenses and will also compensate you with a sum of money. You will gain nothing by continuing to make trouble here. Let us accompany you now and send your father home for burial."
The old woman saw this and spoke.
"Da Zhuang, we can't trust these black-hearted people. We don't know what vicious things they will do."
Da Zhuang spoke upon hearing this.
"Mother, I will obey you. I will carry you back home right now. We don't want any compensation, just a life for a life."
Xingyue gave a look to someone in the crowd.
A man stood up and spoke loudly.
"Yes, we still can't let the people from the restaurant interfere in this kind of thing. My brother, we are all ordinary people. When something like this happens, we ordinary people must unite to seek justice. I am willing to lend a hand," he said as he went to help the deceased.
Seeing this, Dazhuang carried the deceased on his back. The man and Xingyue looked at each other, and helped to support him and leave.
Dali Temple.
Liu Yue was tied up.
Su Yan looked at her and spoke sarcastically.
"What a loyal dog."
Liu Yue sneered and spoke.
"I'm so sorry to have ruined Master Su's plan."
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