The man ignored Yinzhen's words and said directly to Tong Cheng'er, "Miss, you are stunningly beautiful. Why don't you come back to the manor with me? I promise you won't be mistreated."
As he spoke, he reopened the paper fan, thinking himself quite dashing.
Tong Cheng'er felt a little embarrassed. This guy must be sick, and his behavior was really... how to put it... just incredibly pretentious.
It's simply unbearable to look at.
Although he knew it was impossible, upon hearing this, Yinzhen really wanted to gouge out his eyes. Since he didn't know where to look, there was no need to keep his eyes.
Before Yinzhen could speak, Tong Cheng'er said calmly, "You can't tell that I'm already married."
The man said nonchalantly, "I don't mind that you've been married before. Besides, I don't think your husband looks like someone who would care for others. I haven't seen him at the academy. He seems to be a merchant. I hope you'll think it over carefully, otherwise, Jiangnan might not be able to accommodate your husband."
Tong Cheng'er's face darkened upon hearing this.
At first, she thought this man was just a bookish, pedantic person who had become stupid from reading too much. She never expected that he would covet her beauty, and not just in an ordinary way, but by coercing and bribing her.
That's going too far.
“Oh, as long as my husband doesn’t do anything wrong, the prefect can’t let him leave Jiangnan without a reason, can he?”
The man scoffed, "Let's see if I can do it."
Tong Cheng'er feigned curiosity: "What, you can't just randomly pin charges on people, can you?"
The man smiled smugly upon hearing this.
Tong Cheng'er observed that he seemed to be able to easily frame people for crimes.
Wouldn't that mean the prefect could practically control everything in this area?
Thinking this, her expression immediately turned even more unpleasant.
Tong Cheng'er looked at Yinzhen: "What do you suggest we do?"
We can't just ignore it now that we know.
Yinzhen rubbed his forehead. He had come here to enjoy himself, so why did he have to encounter such a thing? This person must have done this kind of thing many times before.
Yinzhen: "Su Peisheng, tie him up, gag him, and take him to the prefectural government."
Since the prefect is bullying people by relying on his power, then the prefect probably really does have power to rely on. He knew that the official structure in Jiangnan was complicated, so he didn't intend to investigate this matter further this time.
He knows his own personality well; if he sees something, he really can't help but meddle and interfere.
Now that he has decided not to interfere, this person, as if afraid he would forget, has barged in and shown extreme disrespect to the young princess, which is unforgivable.
Su Peisheng moved swiftly and quickly, and even though people were pointing and whispering around him, it didn't hinder his movements.
After finishing tying her up, Yinzhen looked apologetically at Tong Cheng'er: "Cheng'er, I'm afraid this is the only way for today."
Tong Cheng'er: "It's alright, we've already had enough fun." Business comes first.
So, in full view of everyone, Yinzhen and Tong Cheng'er took away the nameless nephew of the prefect, their destination: the prefect's mansion.
Upon arriving at the prefectural government office, Su Peisheng stepped forward and knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" the person who opened the door asked, sounding somewhat impatient.
Upon opening the door, the gatekeeper saw Su Peisheng and his entourage, as well as the young master who was bound hand and foot.
The gatekeeper was shocked: "Young Master, how dare you kidnap Young Master? Someone has kidnapped Young Master!"
As soon as the gatekeeper shouted, a number of people came out of the gate and surrounded them.
Seeing this situation, Yinzhen's face turned very bad. He had actually been surrounded by people, and they were even the gatekeepers of the prefectural government.
The butler arrived shortly after.
The butler came over and said, "Why don't you untie the young master right away?"
When the gatekeeper heard this, he went to untie the ropes, but Su Peisheng naturally disagreed. He directly said to the steward, "Are you the steward of the prefectural government?"
The steward's face darkened: "Yes, who are you people? It's not right to kidnap the prefect's cousin for no reason."
The threatening tone was as if to say, "You're finished. How dare you kidnap Young Master Biao."
Su Peisheng said coldly, "Tell your prefect that our master has come to question us, and tell him to come out immediately."
The butler was taken aback by these words. He wasn't exactly a country bumpkin; could it be that these people were some kind of important figures?
Thinking this, he began to examine the group's clothing. The styles were all currently popular, and the fabrics were of excellent quality. Could it be that the young master had really offended someone he shouldn't have?
The butler grew increasingly alarmed as he thought about it, and when he looked at them again, his eyes no longer held any threat.
The butler asked Su Peisheng, "What is your master's name?"
Yinzhen took out a token and said, "Take this token and say you're from the capital. The prefect will understand."
The butler took the token and became even more hesitant to act recklessly. He glanced at the token, which only had the character "肆" on it, and couldn't discern anything else.
Although he couldn't discern anything, he knew that someone whose identity could be revealed by a token must be someone of considerable importance. The butler looked at the young master, who was still tied up, and thought that this time things might not end well.
The steward went to the mansion with a belly full of worries. As soon as he handed the plaque to the prefect, the prefect sat up in surprise: "You just said they came from the capital."
The butler nodded nervously, "Yes...yes."
Upon hearing this, the prefect's face turned pale, and he said, "That's a distinguished person from the capital. We're doomed."
Although I don't know what my nephew did to be tied up at the Fourth Prince's door, given the Fourth Prince's status, I can't save my nephew this time. I can only hope that the Fourth Prince will be magnanimous and not implicate him.
He usually dotes on his nephew and has taken care of a lot of "trouble" for him, but this time his nephew has really hit a brick wall.
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