Chapter 257: Just the One I Like
At the Tan family, Changyan and Wanku were locked in a compartment.
She was clearly on guard, but the dude seemed to be out of his mind and stretched out his hand slyly: "Young lady, do you want to play the game of you run away and I chase you?"
"Then I'm coming, young master~"
He rushed over, Changyan picked up the vase on the table and opened it for him.
With the sound of shattering porcelain pieces, blood flowed from his forehead and covered his face.
His teasing expression turned into unbelievable anger, and he pointed at Longyan's nose and said, "Bitch!"
"You! If you don't accept my toast, I'll punish you!"
"Someone, untie her and tie her up, and bring me my whip!"
Changyan: ...you didn’t feel dizzy?
Really hard to kill.
The current situation was not favorable for her. Changyan was thinking about countermeasures when the door was pushed open.
She was anxious, but saw the servant who knocked on the door step back, revealing Madam Tan behind him.
The moment Mrs. Tan saw her, her eyes and mouth opened wide.
Changyan did not feel saved, but felt in trouble, after all, the Tan family had betrayed the princess.
But at this moment, the door was opened a little again, and the princess's face appeared behind her curtain.
An uneasy heart is settled like this.
She knew she was safe.
The princess jumped over the debris and ran to her side, asking with concern, "Are you hurt?"
Long smoke shook his head gently.
Bei Jingchu immediately turned his attention to the culprit.
Madam Tan had already rushed forward, slapped her brother hard, and shouted, "Beast!"
"Do you know who you are offending?"
"Miss Changyan is the lady-in-waiting of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
The dude who had been so arrogant just now was so frightened that he peed his pants. A foul smell filled the whole room.
Bei Jing first frowned.
Madam Tan was already blushing with shame, and asked at a loss: "Your Highness, this..."
Bei Jingchu was about to vomit. "Wash him clean and bring him in for interrogation."
The playboy fainted due to his own mental fright, and the servants went to report it to Madam Tan.
Soon, a doctor came and gave him acupuncture, and woke him up.
He was brought to the main hall, where he saw the head of the Tan family, who was as arbitrary and domineering as the sky, kneeling in the hall.
The dandy's legs went limp and he couldn't stand, unlike Madam Tan who at least had a soft cushion.
He fell to his knees, his knees hitting the ground with a dull sound.
Bei Jingchu was in no hurry to speak, and the main hall was filled with oppressive silence.
Changyan was sitting on the side seat and wanted to say something, but was pushed down by her.
Madam Tan urged the fool: "Why don't you confess your crime to His Highness?"
The dandy finally woke up, or rather, he didn't wake up, but he had to wake up.
He kowtowed directly: "Your Highness, please forgive me!"
The sound in my forehead was like a concussion.
"Your Majesty, I am not worthy of your majesty and have offended your lady-in-waiting."
"The flood washed away the Dragon King Temple. I will never do it again!"
After a long while, a soft voice came from above: "Heh."
Madam Tan felt a chill in her heart, as she could tell that His Highness was very dissatisfied with this answer.
Bei Jingchu asked her: "Do you think the main point is to offend my female officials?"
"But he raped the woman!"
"I was granted the title of a crown prince as a princess. I know the difficulties and obstacles that I encountered. As a woman doing business, you should be able to empathize with me."
"I myself dare not make even the slightest mistake, but you, the Tan family, are just using my name to do whatever you want and bully the people."
"If Changyan has no backers, should she be bullied?"
"The laws of Dai Viet are the support of every citizen!"
Madam Tan finally realized where she had gone wrong. She pleaded, "I know I was wrong. It was my failure to discipline you properly that delayed your Highness's important matter."
"From today on, I will definitely bind everyone in the Haotan family."
"Your Highness, please forgive Silang for this time because this is his first offense. I will punish him severely and discipline him strictly!"
Bei Jingchu closed her eyes with a headache, feeling powerless like playing the lute to a cow.
"Every murderer is a first-time murderer when he kills for the first time."
"What is your punishment? A beating and then ten days or half a month of rest before you're all right?"
"Dai Viet has a law that anyone who offends a female official or conspires to kill an official appointed by the imperial court shall be executed according to the law."
"I will not impose a harsh sentence just because the victim is someone close to me."
"Take this thief to Jingzhao Prefecture."
The dandy was dragged away by the guards. Madam Tan begged in panic, "Your Highness, my brother will never dare to do that again. I will also discipline the children of the clan and will never let them be arrogant again."
Seeing that she still didn't understand the situation, Bei Jingchu, considering that she had followed him for many years, wanted to suppress his impatience and explain to her his intention of killing the chicken to scare the monkey and setting the rules.
But I saw a flash of hatred in her eyes.
Bei Jingchu reacted and sneered at himself.
Good intentions don't always bring good rewards, so don't leave hidden dangers around you.
When she spoke again, the last bit of gentleness in her voice had completely disappeared: "What are you dissatisfied with?"
"Are you worried about your brother?"
"Mrs. Tan, please feel sorry for the Tan family foundation you have built."
"As of today, they no longer exist."
Her resentment froze.
"You are still begging for mercy for your brother."
"Your Tan family has never been unique, you are just the only one that is pleasing to the eye."
"Since we are both women and have the same ambitions, I feel for you."
"Since you don't want this preference, I'll just change it."
"I don't need anyone holding me back."
After saying this, Bei Jingchu took his people away.
Madam Tan wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by the guards and could not even touch a corner of his clothes.
Only then did she realize that she had been thrown off the ship the moment she became dissatisfied and resentful towards His Highness.
"Your Highness - I know I was wrong -"
But no matter how much he shouted, there was no response.
The servants of the Tan family, especially the servant who helped the dude to tie the long pipe, all huddled together and trembled.
From the owner's prayers, they all realized that the Tan family seemed to be about to collapse.
Madam Tan sat in the main hall for a long time, as if she remembered something. Her eyes lit up and she said to herself, "It's not over yet. The Tan family is not over yet."
"Go and ask for Sister Yiguo's help. Her father is the Minister of Chancellery."
"Even if the Crown Prince dislikes me, the Shangshu Ling is still not bad."
"I just don't believe it. The prince's power is so great that he won't leave any chance for survival."
"Someone can control her!"
When Mrs. Tan came with gifts and explained the reason.
The doted Yu Yiguo went to his father and begged, "Aye, the Tan family raised me and have been very kind to me. Today they are in trouble. Please help them."
The Shangshu Ling remained silent.
Yu Yiguo begged coquettishly: "Aye, if the Tan family hadn't saved me, I would have died."