Chapter 78 Letting Qilin escape is a capital crime!
Outside the Jingzhao Yin Yamen.
The "dong dong dong" drum sounds had been going on for half an incense stick of time, and at least a thousand people had gathered around to watch the fun.
When she was tired, Cuishuang stopped beating the drum temporarily, jumped onto the horse-staying post next to the stone lion, and shouted with a loudspeaker made of a folding fan in her hand: "I am a maid in the mansion of Lu Changqing, the editor of the Hanlin Academy. I accuse Lu Changqing of believing in the evil spirit in order to save his mistress, and of using the bones of his own children to make soup for his mistress!"
The crowd suddenly exploded.
"This is a citizen suing an official! Lu Changqing has a mistress? Didn't he say that he and Madam Lu are deeply in love and have never taken a concubine in more than five years of marriage?"
"Your news is outdated! Lord Lu brought back a girl named Miss Xu from Jiangning who can understand animal language. She was appointed as the female official in charge of silkworms by the Empress. Lord Lu wants to marry Miss Xu as the wife of the first wife of the Lu family." said a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar.
"So that's how it is. The mistress is talking about the female official in charge of silkworms?" the woman asked.
"What else? They haven't even gotten married yet, and I heard that Xu got pregnant and had a miscarriage. Doesn't that mean she was a mistress?" the scholar said disdainfully.
"Ah?? Xu was pregnant and had a miscarriage?" The woman smacked her lips. "People really can't do things that go against their conscience. Look, this is what happened to her after being someone's mistress."
Cui Shuang took two breaths, then continued to hold up the "loudspeaker" and shouted to the crowd: "Last night, Lu Changqing used a magic incense to knock my wife unconscious, and forcibly took the two children away. My wife has nowhere to go. I beg the Lord Jingzhao Yin to make a decision, and I beg all the villagers to save the innocent children!"
At this, the "buzzing" in the crowd began to turn into loud shouts of indignation.
"Taking bones to make medicine is unheard of!" an old man shouted, "It is against the will of heaven and earth, it is really against the will of heaven and earth!"
"Old man, you can't just listen to the maid's one-sided story. In my opinion, Lord Lu would not be so confused. What kind of love potion did that woman give him to make him ignore even his own flesh and blood?" said a young man.
"Bah! How many of you men have a normal brain when you see a beautiful woman?" The woman sneered, "You are all thinking with your lower body!"
There was laughter in the crowd.
The young man blushed and said, "I didn't say anything. If Lord Lu is really so confused, he should be killed!"
The old man said, "Mrs. Lu is really pitiful. She married into such a cold-blooded family. No wonder the Lu family is in decline and their descendants are dying out. It turns out that she has not cultivated good deeds and is hated by both humans and gods."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" An old woman in a brocade robe squeezed out of the crowd and shouted angrily, "Don't listen to this damn girl's nonsense. My son would never do such a thing! Fang just didn't want my son to marry Xu, so she sent this girl to ruin my son's reputation!"
"Madam, stop talking, let's go back!" Liansheng held Chen's arm and felt his face burning.
Last night, Xu jumped into the pond, and the Taoist priest Qianjizi from Wanxian Palace came. Then in the middle of the night, the Second Master asked her to find some Mandragora incense. Then early in the morning, she heard that the young master and the young lady were missing.
Although Liansheng didn't hear what Qianjizi said to the Second Master, he guessed it almost exactly.
"Eh? Is that the old lady of the Lu family?" The crowd suddenly became excited and surrounded Chen, pointing and talking.
"How dare you come here, old woman? Your son wants to use the bones of his own children as medicine for his mistress. You Lu family members are really evil-minded!"
"That's right! Who came up with the idea of combining the two branches? It's totally disgusting!"
"Also, Lu Changqing is a scholar, but he is having an affair with someone without a matchmaker. How did you, an old woman, teach your son?"
Chen was so angry that her eyes were spitting fire: "Did you say anything? You are a bunch of rabble. I don't want to waste time talking to you. Tell the Jingzhao Yin to come out. I... I want to sue too! I want to sue Fang Qianxue for falsely accusing my husband. According to the laws of Dayong, she should be thrown into a pig cage!"
At the corner of the long street, there was a luxurious carriage with white walls and a green canopy. The sunlight after the rain shone on the jade tablet hanging in front of the carriage, making it sparkle with warm water light.
There were two rows of cavalrymen in black clothes and red collars in front and behind the chariot, and each of them had a half-moon shaped scimitar on his waist.
There was already a group of children not far from the carriage. They were observing the carriage from a distance of several feet and chatting about who the owner of the carriage was.
"Look at that carriage, it's so magnificent! Those guards look so fierce, but the horses are so beautiful!"
"Is he a high-ranking official?"
"I don't know, maybe it's the chief eunuch in the palace!"
The handsome man lifted the curtain of the car, and a sinister aura mixed with a majestic aura swept across everything in his sight like an overwhelming tidal wave.
“Run!”
"The bad guys are coming! Run!"
"The eunuch is arresting children!" A group of children shouted and ran away. Soon Xiao Mingzhe's "reputation" spread throughout the streets and alleys.
"..." Qingcong, who was driving, looked confused.
His master hasn't returned to the capital for a long time, but I heard that it can still stop children from crying at night, and it really lives up to its reputation.
These kids really deserve it. The master hates the word "eunuch" the most.
"Dengwengu?" Xiao Mingzhe frowned, feeling a little unhappy.
He asked Fang Qianxue to seek his help if she had any problems, but she went straight to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion and beat the drum to report without saying a word.
This woman really loves to show off, why is she unwilling to ask him for help?
"Your Highness!" A guard squeezed through the crowd and ran over to Xiao Mingzhe, clasping his fists and reporting, "The one beating the drum is the maid of the Lu family, accusing Lu Changqing of colluding with the evil Taoist priests of the Wanxian Palace to kill his own children and use their bones as medicine to save his mistress."
"Is Lord Fang here?" Xiao Mingzhe asked.
"No," the guard replied, "There's only the maid and a few servants. I don't know where Lord Fang went. But it's the old lady of the Lu family who's arguing with someone there."
"Xuelang, take a few people and go directly to Wanxian Palace to rescue people. Make sure to save the two children. Anyone who dares to stop us will be killed without mercy. I will be responsible." Xiao Mingzhe said.
"Yes!" Snow Wolf clasped his fists, turned around, mounted his horse, and called a row of cavalrymen to ride away.
Qingcong glanced at the center of the crowd and saw Jingzhao Yin leading a few yamen runners, so he asked, "Master, Jingzhao Yin seems to be here, should we go and see him?"
If Jingzhao Yin wants to try the case, Prince Beining's presence can prevent Fang Qianxue from suffering any loss.
"No," Xiao Mingzhe rolled his eyes and quickly came up with an idea, "Qingcong, let's go to the Lu family to search for people."
Why would Xiao Mingzhe need to go through a trial if he wanted to find someone? He could just go to the Lu family, capture Lu Changqing, and force him to hand over the two children!
Besides, Fang Qianxue was not in the Jingzhao Yin Mansion, so he was a little worried and decided to go to the Lu family first.
"yes!"
***
It was past noon and the sun was shining brightly.
Fang Qianxue stood in front of the stable where Qilin was tied. After thinking for a moment, she walked forward and untied Qilin's chain.
The chain fell to the ground with a clang, and the palace servants nearby were really scared.
"Master Fang! Qilin cannot be released!"
"Hurry... tie it up! Letting the Qilin escape is a capital crime!"
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