Chapter 345 The Iron-Faced Yama
"They won't hear a single word you're saying. I advise you to put away your little schemes." Qin Hualang acted as if he knew the other party very well.
"I'm not saying this to curry favor with anyone, but simply to state the facts."
"Your Qin family is quite something, using the national treasury's money to pave your own way, don't you?"
Qin Hualang was taken aback by Mu Yunzhou's retort. Seeing the strange looks from those around him, he panicked for a moment and immediately ordered, "Throw him out!"
"I've crippled his hands. I never want to see him in the capital again."
"In broad daylight, right under the emperor's nose, how dare you!" Mu Yunzhou shouted.
"Hmph, why wouldn't I dare?" Qin Hualang laughed. "Just you? You think you can stir up trouble in the capital?"
"If it weren't for my father's cautious nature, preventing me from showing off, I would have taken you to the Dali Temple prison today and subjected you to all sorts of tortures!"
“I think this is a good idea,” Jiang Wan Ning said. “Let’s go to the Dali Temple, what do you think, Young Master Qin?”
"Sister!" Jiang Wanjun said anxiously. Had her sister been so angry that she fainted? Why was she starting to speak up for the other party?
Jiang Wanning ignored Jiang Wanjun and continued speaking to Qin Hualang, "I heard that the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, Lord Shen Zhao, is an iron-faced devil."
"If you have truly made a mistake, even if the emperor came to plead for you, he would not let you go."
"Because he has offended quite a few officials, but no one can do anything about him."
"Who told someone to just pick up a girl off the roadside and raise her, and somehow she turned into a princess of Western Xia?"
Jiang Wanning said with a smile, "I also heard that the princess of Western Xia and the princess of Langya have a very good relationship, which has led to the Shen family and the Jiang family also having a good relationship."
"This Lord Shen has married the sister of the Duke of Rongguo. So... he certainly has something to back him up."
"It seems that the Qin family is not afraid of these people. Lord Shen will have to give you some face. How about we go to the Dali Temple instead?"
Jiang Wanjun then understood what Jiang Wanning meant.
The two figures standing far away at the door paused for a moment upon hearing Jiang Wan Ning's words and stopped walking forward.
"Your Highness, the Princess Consort is just toying with Qin Hualang," Mo Qing said in a low voice.
Pei Yanchuan's lips curled slightly, he crossed his arms, glanced at the empty table and chairs next to the door, and quietly went over and sat down.
He heard from the servants that Ningning had been called away by a maid. He was worried at first, but rushed over as soon as he finished what he was doing there. He never expected to see such a scene.
The other party is from the Qin family, which is perfect, as I've been investigating the Qin family these past few days.
"Yeah, yeah, why don't we go to Dali Temple?"
"Yes, Young Master Qin, let's go to the Dali Temple and have a word with them. With your status, even if you go to the Dali Temple, Shen Zhao will have to come out and bow to greet you."
"......"
"Fine, I'll go!" Mu Yunzhou flicked his sleeve. "I refuse to believe that all the officials in the capital are as you describe them."
"I don't believe what you're saying about Lord Shen being an official who can't distinguish right from wrong."
"Go and investigate this person," Pei Yanchuan said to Mo Qing.
Mo Qing glanced at Mu Yunzhou, said "yes," and turned to leave.
When Qin Hualang saw that everyone was crowding around him, wanting him to become the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, he thought, "Nonsense, do you think he can just go to that kind of place whenever he wants?"
Let alone himself, even his own father would have to bow and scrape before Chen Zhao.
He had only bragged a little, but unexpectedly he had been put in this predicament. Qin Hualang quickly signaled to his companion with his eyes, and his companion immediately understood.
"Well, Lord Shen is extremely busy, and the Court of Judicial Review is not a place to judge such trivial cases."
"If you're going anywhere, go to the government office, right?" the man said, glancing at Qin Hualang.
Qin Hualang: That's bullshit!
Although I can keep those people in the government office in check with my status, if my old man at home finds out, he'll definitely beat me to a pulp.
The old man repeatedly warned me not to cause him any trouble at this crucial juncture.
Even a small thing can be seized upon and blown out of proportion.
Qin Hualang's face looked as ugly as if he had eaten shit.
Jiang Wan Ning smiled slightly, "It seems that Young Master Qin doesn't want to go."
Fine, she didn't want to go with a large group of people; she had already walked enough today.
"Since Young Master Qin doesn't want to go, it means you have something to hide. Why don't you apologize to this Young Master Mu? I can consider not punishing you too severely."
At first, no one thought there was anything wrong with what Jiang Wan Ning said, but when they heard the last sentence, Qin Hua Lang was instantly enraged, "What did you say?"
"Did I hear that right?"
"You said you want to punish me?" Qin Hualang pointed to his nose. "Who are you? You want to punish me?"
"How will you punish me?" Qin Hualang asked in a nonchalant manner. "Will it be in bed?"
"I didn't realize you were so thirsty... Ah—"
Before Qin Hualang could finish speaking, his face was slapped by something, and it instantly swelled up. "Who! Who dares to hit me?"
"You have the guts to hit someone, but not the guts to stand up for them?"
Qin Hualang looked around, his gaze finally settling on Pei Yanchuan, who sat expressionless by the door. He pointed and asked, "Is it you?"
“Sister, it’s brother-in-law!” Jiang Wanjun said excitedly. “Brother-in-law must have come to see you.”
Jiang Wan Ning then noticed Pei Yan Chuan; why did he come for such a small matter?
Pei Yanchuan got up and slowly walked towards Jiang Wanning. Before he got any closer, everyone could feel the air pressure in the room drop a degree.
Some even unconsciously took two steps back.
Pei Yanchuan walked to Jiang Wanning's side and hugged her around the waist, "Why did you go out alone? You didn't even let anyone come with you."
"I left in a hurry," Jiang Wanning said softly.
"Oh~ who do we have here? It's your lover?" Qin Hualang pointed at Jiang Wanning.
Not to mention the Prince of Langya and the Princess of Langya, even his father rarely saw them. He could see the Prince of Langya when he attended court, but in the entire hall, the Prince of Langya stood at the very front, while his father stood in the middle towards the back.
When the court session ended, people didn't usually walk with them, either earlier or later.
Even if we met, we wouldn't be familiar with each other.
Therefore, Qin Hualang had no idea who the two people standing in front of him were.
Before Qin Hualang could react, Pei Yanchuan had already raised his hand and gently twisted it, and a shout even louder than before echoed throughout the teahouse.
"ah--"
Qin Hualang clutched his severed finger and wailed, "My hand, ah—"
"How dare you break my hand."
Next month is the day to take the imperial examination. Even if my hand is reattached, I will need to rest for at least a hundred days. Even if I find someone to take the exam for me, I can't just do nothing and not write anything.
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