The county constable had just led his men into the inn and was about to go upstairs.
As soon as he stepped onto the stairs, he saw a familiar figure coming down from the second floor, looking down at him.
The county constable was completely stunned.
Isn't this...the young master?
How did he end up here?
Zhao Xu stopped two steps in front of him, looking arrogant, and said, "What, don't you recognize me, young master?"
The county constable snapped out of his daze, quickly took two steps back, and bowed respectfully, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness!"
Zhao Xu snorted coldly, glanced at the soldiers following behind him, and questioned, "What are you doing bringing so many people to the inn? You're making so much noise that I can't even take a nap."
The county constable replied with trepidation, "Your Highness, I received a report that a group of Hongyun Gang pirates are staying at Changfeng Inn. I have come here to apprehend the bandits."
"Yeah?"
Zhao Xu looked suspicious.
Which group are you referring to?
"The person who booked this inn."
No sooner had the county constable finished speaking than Zhao Xu raised his right foot and kicked him in the chest.
The county constable was kicked backward, and if someone hadn't caught him, he would have fallen face-up to the ground.
He stared at Zhao Xu in astonishment, wondering why he had suddenly made a move.
"The people staying at the inn are this young master and his friends," Zhao Xu said coldly. "You actually called us pirates?"
The county magistrate was dumbfounded.
So this is the gentleman who's in the private room?
He really didn't know!
Before he could explain, Zhao Xu continued, "You even dare to falsely accuse me, the young master? You wouldn't have been bribed by the pirates, would you? You want to take this opportunity to kill me, would you?"
The Prince of Dai is the supreme ruler of the southeastern prefecture. To take the life of the Prince of Dai's heir is tantamount to rebellion, isn't it?
With such a huge accusation leveled against him, the county constable was so frightened that he knelt down with a "plop".
"Your Highness, please understand! I only brought men here after receiving a report. I deserve to die for making such a fuss without verification. Please punish me, Your Highness."
Zhao Xu glanced at him dismissively: "Considering this is your first offense, I'll just punish you with fifty strokes of the cane."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness!"
The county magistrate was extremely grateful.
He was then given fifty strokes of the cane.
Those who were punished with caning were his subordinates. Although the injuries were not serious, being punished in public was extremely humiliating.
Enraged, he vowed to tear the person who made the false accusation to pieces.
However, before he could go find the man, the other man's throat was slit and he was left at the entrance of the county government office.
...
In the main hall of the Song residence, Song Qingshan stared expressionlessly at Yu Xin'er.
“I placed these people around you to protect you, not for you to do evil. They just cured me, and you immediately went to falsely accuse them. Am I your enemy? Why are you trying to ruin my reputation like this?”
Yu Xin'er bit her lip and remained silent.
She never expected that not only would Xiao Qingyin escape unscathed, but Song Qingshan would also discover her tricks.
Song Qingshan sighed, "Choose one hand."
Yu Xin'er looked at him blankly.
I don't understand what he meant by that.
"Left hand or right hand?"
Song Qingshan continued.
Yu Xin'er finally realized that he was going to cripple one of her hands!
The tension in my mind snapped instantly.
"What did I do wrong?!"
She roared at Song Qingshan.
"They are clearly members of a pirate gang! They are wanted by the authorities! What's wrong with me reporting them!"
Song Qingshan sneered: "Then why don't you expose me? Why don't you expose yourself? Where did you get your current life of luxury? Wasn't it supported by pirates?"
Yu Xin'er immediately fell silent, as if someone had grabbed her by the neck.
After a long silence, she replied, "You promised my sister that you would take good care of our family and me. I didn't expect you to break your promise so quickly. How can you do this to your sister? She died trying to save you."
After saying that, she said self-deprecatingly, "You're so focused on that woman now that you've probably forgotten about your sister. People come and go, and you don't care about me, your sister. How could you possibly care about me?"
Their parents only had two daughters. One looked like their father, and the other looked like their mother. They looked very different.
The only thing they had in common was a pair of unibrows.
After she moved to the city, the rich young ladies looked at her with her unibrow as if she were a monster, and they gossiped about her behind her back.
She would rather suffer humiliation than pluck her middle eyebrow, just so that Song Qingshan would see her and remember her sister, and feel more pity for her.
She had always longed to grow up so she could marry him, but he fell for a woman he had only known for half a month.
Song Qingshan remained unmoved by her accusations.
How could he forget Lian'er? Over the years, he thought of her every day and fulfilled his promise, turning the Yu family from impoverished fishermen into wealthy families in Nanyue City and making Yu Xin'er a rich young lady.
He believed he had done nothing to wrong the Yu family.
But how did Yu Xin'er repay him? She framed his savior.
Having lost both legs, he could no longer serve as the gang leader. Xiao Qingyin's healing of his legs was tantamount to saving his leadership career.
For him, it was nothing short of a life-saving grace.
"If it weren't for your sister, you would be like that gang member, your body dumped at the gate of the government office."
He said calmly.
Yu Xin'er shivered.
She could hear the coldness in his tone, a tone she had heard many times before, but always when he spoke to the gang members who had betrayed him.
This time, however, it was directed at herself.
"Breaking one of your hands and sending you to the South Island to farm is already the greatest mercy I can show."
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