Chapter 365 This humble citizen is willing to go and bear witness for you.
"Your Highness, what brings you here?" Jiang Wanning asked in surprise.
Pei Yanchuan reached out and patted Jiang Wanning's head, his voice very gentle, "Liu Zhuang came to see me."
Are you injured?
Jiang Wan Ning shook her head gently. Actually, she had only suffered a minor injury from falling from the second floor, but Pei Yan Chuan had caught her in time.
Pei Yanchuan looked Jiang Wanning up and down carefully to make sure she was not injured.
He then turned to Qin Zhaolin and asked, "Lord Qin, do you still recognize me?"
Qin Zhaolin didn't understand what Pei Yanchuan meant by those words. Although his face didn't change, his legs began to tremble uncontrollably. "Prince of Langya, what do you want to do?"
"This is the capital city. Do you really think you can kill me in broad daylight?"
"I'm so angry I could laugh," Shen Ruzhi sneered. "You're not the one who was threatening and yelling at Ningning just now, are you?"
"How come you can kill the Princess of Langya in broad daylight, but the Prince can't take revenge on the spot?"
Qin Zhaolin retorted defiantly, "I was protecting myself, and besides, who said I hired these assassins?"
"Your Highness and Princess are usually arrogant and domineering, and have offended countless people. Don't make baseless accusations against me without evidence."
"So what if he's the Prince of Langya? Does the Prince of Langya have the right to convict me without any evidence?"
"I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you," Tuoba Yan'er retorted. "People like you are a disgrace to the people of Dongling."
"You outnumber me and have the power to say whatever you want. I'm just an honest and law-abiding official, and yet you bully me like this." Qin Zhaolin was cunning and shameless.
Even people with such volatile tempers as Shen Ruzhi and Tuoba Yan'er were rendered speechless by this kind of person.
"You think you can just be a dutiful official? Your son is already bragging everywhere that he's the top scholar in this imperial examination. I wonder if he really has the talent or if he's just backed by his father?"
Jiang Wanjun's voice rang out loudly in the crowd.
"However, I think we should be able to find the answer to this soon."
As Jiang Wanjun spoke, she walked into the crowd, "Let him have a match with me and see if he's got some skills."
"Jun Jun." Shen Ruzhi gave Jiang Wanjun a thumbs up.
"Don't make things up without evidence." Qin Zhaolin's eyes darted away.
“Yes! I didn’t say that, you’re framing me,” Qin Hualang echoed.
“There were so many people there at the time, so there must have been witnesses,” Jiang Wanjun said.
"Hmph, I'd like to see who dares to stand up and frame my son." Qin Zhaolin was not afraid at all; those people yesterday were nothing more than some poor scholars.
They have studied diligently for decades, all for the sake of passing the imperial examination. How could they possibly offend an official before they have even passed the exam?
Qin Zhaolin was very confident.
He just needs to deny it to the death.
"I can testify!" someone suddenly shouted from the crowd.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound. Mu Yunzhou was wearing a faded, coarse linen shirt with patches on the cuffs.
“I can compete with Young Master Qin, and I can also testify that Young Master Qin said such a thing.”
"You...you...do you know what the consequences will be for falsely accusing me?"
Mu Yunzhou stood straight, saying, "No matter what the consequences, I, Mu, can stand up and identify you. Even if I can't become an official in the court in the future, getting rid of people like you will be a great achievement worth boasting about in my life."
Qin Zhaolin wanted to threaten him again, but Pei Yanchuan had no heart to waste any more time with him. "Since Lord Qin keeps proclaiming his innocence, then go and proclaim your innocence before His Majesty."
Qin Zhaolin forced himself to stay calm and said, "I'll go then. I haven't done anything wrong, so I'll naturally act uprightly and honestly."
Qin Zhaolin was about to leave when Qin Hualang pulled him back, "Father, are we really going to the palace?"
Once you reach the palace, there's no way to escape.
Qin Zhaolin lowered his voice, "Don't worry, Consort Chun will naturally protect us."
After all, keeping it would still be useful to the prince consort; otherwise, how could those silver be laundered and sent to the prince consort's residence?
Qin Hualang was finally relieved.
The father and son had only taken two steps with their heads held high when Mo Ran stopped them.
"Your Highness, what are you doing?" Qin Zhaolin asked.
“No rush,” Pei Yanchuan said coldly. “Before you go to see the Emperor, I will break your legs first to make sure you don’t run away.”
Pei Yanchuan wasn't afraid they would run away; he just wanted to vent his anger for Jiang Wanning.
"You dare! Ah—"
As soon as Qin Zhaolin finished speaking, Mo Ran kicked him in the shin, then grabbed a stick from somewhere and struck him hard, causing Qin Zhaolin to fall to the ground instantly.
Before Qin Hualang could react, Mo Ran's stick had already struck his calf.
"Crack".
The sound of bones breaking rang out; with just one blow, both the father and son's legs were broken.
Qin Yasu was so frightened by the sight that she fell to the ground and pleaded with Pei Yanchuan, "Your Highness, this matter has nothing to do with me."
"I know nothing, please spare me."
Pei Yanchuan remained unmoved, while Mo Ran stepped forward and kicked Qin Yasu away.
"You like to drug people, don't you?" Pei Yanchuan said coldly, "Then I'll let you have your fill."
Mo Ran immediately understood Pei Yanchuan's meaning and loudly ordered the guards beside him, "Go to the clinic and get some aphrodisiac medicine, enough for one cow."
As Mo Ran spoke, he gave Qin Yasu a wicked look, "Then send Aunt Qin to a brothel and let her have some fun."
Upon hearing this, Qin Yasu's entire body went limp.
If it's the amount a cow would eat, she'd either die from the medicine or die in bed.
"Your Highness, I am your concubine."
“It is precisely because you are a concubine that the prince personally dealt with you; otherwise, you would have suffered the same fate as your father and brothers.”
Listening to Mo Ran's words, Qin Yasu could already foresee what the Qin family was about to face.
"Drag them away." Mo Ran ordered several guards to drag Qin Zhaolin and his son away.
For every additional wail Qin Zhaolin and his son uttered, they would receive another slap. "I advise Lord Qin to save your energy for complaining to His Majesty later."
"If you can't say anything in a moment, then you're at our mercy."
After Mo Ran finished speaking, the Qin family father and son fell silent instantly.
"Jun Jun." Jiang Wan Ning finally had time to speak to Jiang Wan Jun, "Why are you here too?"
Jiang Wanjun said softly, "It was Young Master Mu who heard what happened here on the street and came to tell me."
“Sister, we will all go to the palace with you and be your witnesses.”
Mu Yunzhou nodded in agreement, "Your Highness, this humble subject is willing to go and testify for you."
Jiang Wan Ning said, "Thank you, Young Master Mu. The Prince and I have already made arrangements for this matter, and we will definitely come to you if needed."
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