Chapter 11: Slapping the whole family in the face
"It's quite powerful, and the accuracy is acceptable." Mo Jin nodded in satisfaction and handed the crossbow to Chen Song. He then leaned over and looked at the people in the Marquis' Mansion who were kneeling in a row. A ruthless and dangerous smile was in his eyes. "Your Mansion is the first one who dares to blackmail this king."
When they heard the word "er", Marquis Jing'an and his wife felt something was wrong.
Soon, the Jingzhao Yin arrived, holding the deed to the blacksmith shop and taunting Li Jiaojiao, "You, young girl, how can you be so full of lies? Not long ago, you and Lord Chen Song negotiated a deal in front of the head of the Ministry of Revenue and the government office for 18,000 taels of silver to sell this blacksmith shop!"
"You are the first one to dare to blackmail the Regent!"
Zhou Yan looked at Li Jiaojiao quickly, his expression changing from disbelief to disappointment and confusion.
How could Jiaojiao, whom he trusted so much, lie to him?
Wait… she was selling it for a whopping 18,000 taels of silver?! There was no way they were forcing her to sell it at a lower price or stealing the shop!
So what happened to him just now when he stood up for Li Jiaojiao? He was just being unreasonable and a clown, making people laugh at him for no reason!
More and more people gathered around, and Zhou Yan's face turned red with burning gazes. The pointing and criticizing turned into sharp blades, pricking his head and causing him pain!
Li Jiaojiao cried and shook her head: "Cousin, things are not what you think. I will explain it to you when I get back."
He looked as if he had many unspeakable secrets and didn't know how to confuse right and wrong when he returned.
"Just explain it here if you have anything to say." Chen Song, who saw through everything, snorted, "Our country has laws that those who slander others will be imprisoned for ten days. Why don't you arrest her?"
At this moment, Li Ziyan hurriedly pleaded, kneeling down and kowtowed deeply: "Jiaojiao is an orphan left by my eldest sister who passed away young. I... beg the Regent to forgive her this time. I will bring her home and discipline her strictly."
She glared sternly at the people behind her, "Jiaojiao! Why don't you kowtow and apologize to the Regent?"
After all, Jiaojiao came from a remote village and had no idea how terrifying the Regent was. She caused such a disaster when she first entered the Marquis' Mansion. She even dared to sell her cousin's dowry shop without telling her son. How would she explain this to Su Luo later?
Li Ziyan was thinking anxiously that the Jing'an Marquisate had a shallow foundation and the title was not as solid as those earned in battles. It had always been looked down upon by the nobles, so she had been working diligently to build its reputation for decades. Now that this scandal had happened, the Marquisate would surely be mercilessly ridiculed by those aristocratic families!
Just imagining the gossip made Li Zi Yan furious, and the look she gave Li Jiaojiao was filled with unconcealable anger.
Li Jiaojiao lowered her head like a turtle, tightly grasping the hem of her skirt, sobbing and crying, feeling scared and frightened, as if she was going to cry herself to death.
Six armored soldiers walked over in a solemn manner, covering Li Jiaojiao like a huge shadow.
Her body trembled uncontrollably. If she was imprisoned, her reputation would be ruined. Even if she killed Su Luo in the future, she would never be able to become the Crown Prince's consort.
The wife of a wealthy family cannot be someone who has been imprisoned.
"No, no." Li Jiaojiao knelt over and kowtowed repeatedly. "I've lost my mind, which is why I got into a dispute with you, the Regent. I beg you to show some mercy. I won't do it again, and I will be careful with my words and actions in the future."
"You're so noisy." The impatience in Mo Jin's words made the hearts of all the people kneeling on the ground tighten, and they were so depressed that they didn't even dare to breathe.
"My Lord, please say a word for Jiaojiao." Li Ziyan said.
Zhou Zhizhang suppressed his anger and finally spoke under the urging of his son and wife: "Your Highness, please give me some face."
"There won't be a next time." Mo Jin's voice was cold.
"Thank you, Regent, for your forgiveness!" Li Jiaojiao knelt on the ground, crying with joy as if she had survived a disaster.
at this time.
Su Luo, who had walked out of the storeroom without knowing when, had changed her clothes and walked into the store from the front. Standing in the bustling crowd of onlookers, she pinched her thigh hard and said with red eyes, "My Lord, this is the most valuable shop in my dowry. Why did you give it to my cousin without telling me?"
Her aggrieved and tearful look instantly aroused the emotions of the onlookers, and their gossip hearts reached their peak at this moment:
"Look at these cousins, why are they still hugging each other?"
Zhou Yan, who had been protecting Li Jiaojiao, let go in an instant.
Li Jiaojiao also blushed and lowered her head.
Someone else covered their lips and pointed at Zhou Yan's back and said:
"This man is too much, isn't he? How can he give his wife's dowry to his cousin?"
"Something's not right. This is very wrong."
"There's nothing wrong!" Zhou Yan turned around with a guilty look on his face and glared at the crowd. "Anyone who slanders me will be jailed according to the law. Stop your nonsense!"
"Why are you so excited?" the man said boldly, "We didn't say anything."
A man in the crowd, dressed in flashy clothes, whispered to his friend, "Based on my experience, those two are probably up to something."
"Who said there was something wrong?" Zhou Yan stood up angrily and went to find the person who spoke.
The crowd booed and took a few steps back.
Zhou Yan then looked at Su Luo, whose eyes were red. Knowing that what he did was inappropriate, he bowed his head and apologized: "I was wrong."
Li Jiaojiao dug her nails into the ground, she was so angry that she was fuming. The prince actually apologized to Su Luo!
Li Jiaojiao knows very well what a man's bowing of his head and guilt mean!
A sneer flashed across Su Luo's eyes as she glanced at Li Jiaojiao. She then raised her sleeves to cover her face and pretended to cry, "My Lord, how could you do this to me?"
Zhou Yan felt more and more guilty.
How should this matter be resolved? Zhou Yan's expression faded, and he said to Li Jiaojiao, "Apologize to Luo'er."
"I...I? I apologize to her? Why...why?" Li Jiaojiao knelt on the ground, with great unwillingness hidden in her eyes. Su Luo, dressed in white as white as snow and as beautiful as a fairy, raised her sleeve to wipe her tears and lowered her eyes to smile at her sneer. Li Jiaojiao then became even angrier.
"Apologize, Jiaojiao." Zhou Yan said, "I don't want to repeat it a second time."
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