Gao Ying was both ashamed and angry. She negotiated with the constable again, but the constable also said that he was powerless to help. This was the order he had received.
Pei You went on to say a lot, even bringing up his family background. The other party expressed their apologies, but resolutely refused to let him pass.
The two looked at Zu An with shame and embarrassment: "Brother Zu, we really didn't expect this to happen..."
You see, the two of them had only come here to host a banquet to repay Zu'an for saving their lives, but now they couldn't even get in the door. They felt utterly humiliated and wished they could disappear into a crack in the ground.
Seeing their embarrassed expressions, Zuan smiled and patted them on the shoulder to comfort them, saying, "It's alright, let me try."
Seeing that he didn't blame them at all, Gao Ying and Pei You felt grateful but even more ashamed. They were considered prominent figures in the capital, yet they had ruined a dinner party like this. They would probably become the laughing stock in their circle tomorrow.
As for Zu'an's suggestion to give it a try, the two of them didn't take it to heart. After all, they had already talked until their lips were sore, and even brought up the Liu and Pei families, but it was no use. What could he do?
"Officer, please, let's speak in private." Zu An gestured for the officer to step aside.
"What are you doing? Don't try to bribe me," the constable warned, though he also knew that Zu An was currently in the limelight, so he had to give him face.
Zu'an pulled him aside: "May I ask your honorable name, Chief Constable?"
"What, you want to settle scores later? I'm not afraid to tell you, I trust Bao Mingce. Use whatever means you have, I'm just enforcing the law!" the constable said sternly, his expression somewhat stern.
"A good surname, and a good given name," Zu An thought to himself, "So he's a righteous man who hates evil. That makes things much easier." "Officer Bao, you've misunderstood. I have no intention of revenge. I just want to tell you something..."
As he spoke, he activated the skill "I have a friend": "I have a friend who received a personal invitation from Miss Nanxun a few days ago. Unfortunately, the invitation card was stolen by that person over there, and then he found a skilled craftsman to change it to his own name so that no one else could see through it."
Pei Xingyan, on the other side, saw the two of them talking and pointing at him. He was about to lash out, but then he remembered that he had just been beaten to the point of vomiting blood by Zu An. He was a little scared and didn't dare to offend them again.
"What?! There's such a thing!" Officer Bao's expression changed drastically, and his gaze toward Pei Xingyan turned hostile. He hated people who fabricated lies more than anything else in his life.
Under the influence of Zaun's skills, he subconsciously mistook the friend the other person mentioned for Zaun, and subconsciously believed the whole thing.
However, he hadn't completely lost his judgment. He frowned and said, "Lord Zu, although I sympathize with your plight, I received orders from my superiors today that no one without a name card is allowed to enter. At worst, I'll stop Pei Xingyan as well, so they can't get in either."
Seeing that his tone had softened somewhat, Zu'an said again, "My friend and your Lord Yi are sworn brothers. He asked my friend to go in and wait for him."
It's not hard to guess from the fact that the other party kept referring to their superiors; as head constables in the capital, they were generally only under the command of Yi Chun, the Prefect of the Capital.
"You and Lord Yi are sworn brothers?" Officer Bao was immediately taken aback.
"Shh, it's my friend, not me," Zuan whispered a reminder.
"I understand, I understand." Many thoughts raced through Officer Bao's mind. Lord Yi usually got along well with people from the Qi Prince's faction, while Zu An was a member of the Eastern Palace faction. The fact that the two of them had such a deep relationship could not be known to others.
He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Then you can go in."
Although he was upright, he wasn't completely ignorant of human relationships. Lord Yi had done him a great favor, and besides, it was Lord Yi who gave the order to guard Hongxiuzhao today. How could he possibly stop the other party's good friend?
"Thank you, Lord Bao. My friend will definitely mention this to Lord Yi," Zu An said with a smile.
Officer Bao said seriously, "No need, it's just a small favor."
Zuan returned to Gao Ying and Pei You's side, giving them a knowing look: "Let's go."
Gao Ying and Pei You initially thought they were going somewhere else, but the other party pulled them straight inside.
"It's over, we're going to clash with the constables. Oh well, let's just force our way in and get our families to help us clean up the mess later." The two thought to themselves. With their family backgrounds, they certainly wouldn't be sentenced to death for this, but openly clashing with the constables of the capital was no small crime. However, they were already at this point, and they were both determined to get back down.
To everyone's surprise, the constables let them pass. The two men were shocked. What was going on?
Not only were they dumbfounded, but the others waiting outside to see the spectacle were equally stunned, and they all started clamoring: "How could they get in without a name card?"
Officer Bao waved the name card they had just handed him and said calmly, "They have name cards, but there was a misunderstanding and we misread it."
Those uninformed onlookers were skeptical, but Pei Xingyan absolutely refused to believe it: "How could that be? Open that name card and take a look; it definitely can't contain their names."
When Hongxiuzhao sent out invitations, these three were still in the secret realm, how could they possibly be there?
As he spoke, he and his friend reached to examine the name card in the other person's hand. Officer Bao's face darkened: "The actions of a constable in the capital are not subject to explanation to you. I just received a report that I suspect you of stealing other people's name cards and falsifying documents. Men, arrest him!"
Pei Xingyan was dumbfounded: "You dare to touch me? Do you know who my father is!"
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