Chapter 19

Lin Nanqi and Si Nanhao were shocked, and the diners in the lobby of Zuixianju were also shocked by this sudden change.

The woman was wearing a rough dress and looked like the daughter of a poor family. Her face was pale and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. Her frail body was twisted in pain where the stairs fell, causing the diners nearby to look unbearable.

Whose girl is this? She has such a miserable end. It's simply too tragic to watch!

At this time, a man in fancy clothes appeared from the stairs. He looked good, but his appearance was distorted by his hypocritical temperament.

He rubbed his sleeves impatiently and looked at the woman on the ground with disgust: "I think you are so bold that you even want to report to the police. Don't you see who I am? Shuntian Prefecture is mine!"

As he spoke, the man walked down the stairs. When he passed by the woman, he suddenly got angry and kicked her in the chest: "How dare you sue me for raping a woman? You are a farm girl, so poor that you can barely make ends meet. It is your blessing that I like you! Get out of here!"

Lin Nanqi's eyes were blazing with anger.

After raping a woman and getting her pregnant, he just pushed her down the stairs and caused her to give birth?

Isn't this a crime!

Lin Nanjie couldn't bear the anger anymore, so he stood up and was about to go forward, but was stopped by a middle-aged diner next to him.

The guest tried to dissuade him: "This is Liang Chengkai, the nephew of the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture. His uncle is the commander-in-chief of the Left Army. You can't afford to offend him!"

Shuntian Prefecture Governor? Left Army Commander-in-Chief?

Lin Nanjie was indignant. No matter how powerful one was, could he be greater than the emperor?

He was about to speak, but unexpectedly Si Nanhao raised his hand and slammed the table, then walked up to Liang Chengkai and angrily said, "What a crap Shuntian Mansion, you have the guts to shout so loudly after committing a crime in public?"

"Didn't your father teach you to keep your mouth clean?"

Liang Chengkai's nose was crooked with anger: "Who the hell are you? How dare you scold me? You must be really brave!"

Si Nanhao kicked Liang Chengkai to the ground and stepped on his face with his black boots: "I'm your father! I'm here to teach you a lesson on behalf of our ancestors!"

Lin Nanqi, who stood up first, was stunned by this sudden change.

Is his brother...so impulsive and violent?

No matter! Lin Nanjie took two steps at a time and stood next to Si Nanhao: "How dare you be so unruly and bully a woman under the emperor's feet? Even if your father is the king of heaven, I can't stop you!"

Liang Chengkai was so angry that his nose was crooked: "How dare you..."

Just as Lin Nanqi and Si Nanhao were punishing Liang Chengkai, a group of officials suddenly broke into Zuixianju. The leading servant pointed at Lin Nanqi and Si Nanhao and said, "These two villains bullied the young master in broad daylight!"

The leading bailiff shouted "Catch them!" and in the blink of an eye, Lin Nanjie and Si Nanhao were tied up tightly.

Lin Nanqi was dumbfounded and asked Si Nanhao in a low voice: "What should I do?"

Si Nanhao didn't expect the other party to come so quickly. He thought that the Liang family servant had leaked the news through the back door. He swallowed his saliva and said, "If my boss finds out, I will definitely be dead."

Lin Nanjie: Huh?!

Liang Chengkai got up from the ground and yelled at Si Nanhao: "You dare to hit me? Let your family wait for your body to be collected!"

"And this bastard who tried to blackmail me, take him all away!"

Lin Nanjie and Si Nanhao were taken to Shuntianfu Prison and locked in the same cell. Lin Nanjie couldn't believe that he was imprisoned for the second time in such a short time.

The woman was still in prison, and she looked dying. Lin Nanjie quickly helped her lie down on the hard bed.

Si Nanhao put his hands behind his back and paced around the Shuntianfu prison, observing the surroundings and making clicking sounds.

"The prison in Shuntian Prefecture is far inferior to our Beizhen Fusi."

Lin Nanqi's eyes were dim.

***

Li Chenghuan didn't see Lin Nanjie all day, and even the next morning when Lin Nanjie was supposed to be on duty, he didn't show up. He couldn't help but feel puzzled.

He called Wang Dehai: "Where is Lin Nanye?"

Wang Dehai also didn't see Lin Nanjie. Although this kid was sometimes a little reckless, he usually never missed work. He wondered, "Maybe he overslept."

Seeing that it was time to go to court, Li Chenghuan had no time to ask any more questions and took Wang Dehai into the hall.

The morning court before the end of the year was still about the same things, which made Li Chenghuan's ears almost curl. However, the Ministry of Rites reported that the Goryeo Kingdom would send an envoy to meet the emperor and the envoy would arrive in half a month.

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Let the Ministry of Rites handle this matter. Guanglu Temple will assist us. We must treat them with courtesy and show the spirit of Daqi."

"I have a memorial to report!"

Li Chengqian looked at the people in the line and recognized a reader in the Hanlin Academy named Huang Ming.

"Tell me about it."

"I would like to impeach the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Si Yuanxun! He allowed his young son, Si Nanhao, to beat up officials' relatives in public!" Huang Ming threw his fist to the ground loudly.

Everyone's attention was suddenly focused on Si Yuanxun, who stood there in a daze.

Si Nanhao hit someone?

Are the people being beaten the relatives of officials?

The little bastard has become even more lawless after getting into the Imperial Guard! He only causes trouble for his father!

Li Chengqian looked at Si Yuanxun and said, "My dear Si, what's going on?"

Si Yuanxun was undecided. When he stepped out, his heart was beating fast. He gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know either. He didn't come back last night. I thought the Beizhen Fusi was busy. I wonder if there is a misunderstanding?"

Li Chengxuan raised his eyebrows slightly, Oh, Beizhen Fusi, it's my Jinyiwei team.

"Where is Si Nanhao now?"

Huang Ming added: "I heard that he was imprisoned in Shuntian Prefecture Prison, and there were his accomplices."

Si Yuanxun was shocked again. His good-for-nothing son was in prison?

Are you committing crimes together with your accomplices?

Si Yuanxun could no longer care about it and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, my son is naughty. It is my fault for not teaching him well. But the whole story is still unclear. Is there any hidden reason?"

Li Chenghuan ignored Si Yuanxun and frowned as he asked Huang Ming, "Who are the accomplices?"

Huang Ming said in a firm tone: "It is said that it is a palace eunuch. The eunuchs are connected with the Jinyiwei. We must take it seriously!"

Internal supervisor?

Si Yuanxun was shocked. The eunuchs were people close to the emperor, and it was a big taboo to collude with people around the emperor.

He knelt down quickly and said, "Your Majesty, my son is young and naughty, but he is definitely not a vicious person. There must be a misunderstanding. Please punish me."

Li Chenghuan was silent for a while, looking uncertain, and suddenly a ridiculous guess came to his mind.

Wang Dehai saw the emperor's expression and thought of it, and immediately asked Huang Ming: "Do you know who the eunuch is?"

Huang Ming: "Eye, it's the person wearing a white egret feather on his head during the ancestor worship ceremony."

At the time, he felt that a small eunuch was parading through the streets with so-called auspicious signs, which was simply a way to win favor from the public. Now that he was caught by the pigtail, of course he had to report him severely.

Li Chengqian was surprised at first, and then his mouth twitched slightly. This Lin Nanjie could cause such a big trouble just after leaving the palace, and he could go to jail after leaving the palace.

Li Chengqian was speechless: "Huang Aiqing, did you see these two people beating someone with your own eyes?"

Huang Ming paused, his eyes a little empty: "I heard it on the street, and many people saw it. I can't just sit there and watch."

He also heard it from his subordinates, but as a minister, it was his duty to report to the emperor. Huang Ming felt that there was nothing wrong with his approach.

Li Chengqian looked relieved and asked again, "Has Shuntian Prefecture handled this matter?"

"Si Nanhao is the son of Lord Si, I'm afraid I dare not judge him."

Si Yuanxun almost vomited blood. What did he mean by "because he was afraid that he would not handle the case"? What did he say?

Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "The country has its own laws. Let Shuntian Prefecture Governor Tan Zhicheng handle the matter according to the rules. It is better to bring him to the palace for trial today than to wait for a day. I will personally sit in the court and see who dares to interfere."

Huang Ming was overjoyed: "Your Majesty is wise."

Si Yuanxun stopped talking, feeling worried. Who did his son beat?

After two incense sticks of time, Qin Zhicheng led the criminal and the plaintiff to the Golden Throne Hall.

When he got up from the bed and received the eunuch's order, his heart was pounding. Such a small case was actually reported to the emperor? And it had to be judged in the palace, with the emperor personally in charge?

Qin Zhicheng knelt down when he arrived at the main hall and said, "I pay my respects to the emperor. Long live the emperor!"

Li Chengqian nodded and motioned him to stand up, his eyes wandering among the people behind him. He saw Lin Nanjie kneeling on the ground, wearing prisoner clothes, with his hair loose, two spots of dirt on his fair and handsome face, and iron chains as thick as forearms on his hands and feet.

Even his vision was a little blurry, lacking his usual spirit.

Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel nervous. He went out and not only was he arrested, but he was also beaten?

Lin Nanqie yawned quietly: [I’m so sleepy. I didn’t sleep well last night because I took care of Miss Luo.]

Li Chengqian: …

He shouldn't have thought about it too much.

Tan Zhicheng was already explaining the case: "Your Majesty, it was these two daring and unruly people who beat up innocent people in Zuixianju yesterday and disrupted the law and order of the capital. It was truly despicable!"

The hall was silent for a moment.

Civil and military officials looked at Tan Zhicheng in surprise. It seems you don’t know who you have caught!

Si Yuanxun immediately straightened his back, glanced at Huang Ming and snorted coldly.

See if anyone else says that he is secretly putting pressure on Shuntian Prefecture.

Is he the kind of person who is being shielded?

The emperor said nothing, and all the civil and military officials pretended not to know what was going on and continued to listen.

Qin Zhicheng did not notice anything unusual and continued, "Yesterday, Shuntian Prefecture received a report from the people and immediately sent people to Zuixianju to arrest the bandits. The man who was beaten was named Liang Chengkai, and he was also having dinner at Zuixianju that day."

Li Chenghuan pointed at the dying woman kneeling on the ground and asked, "Who is this?"

Qin Zhicheng replied, "Your Majesty, this woman's name is Luo Wan, and she is in cahoots with these two men. She was born in poverty, and coveted the Liang family's splendor and wealth, so she seduced Liang Chengkai. After she became pregnant, she blackmailed Liang Chengkai and demanded the position of his legal wife. When Liang Chengkai refused, she was beaten up by the people she hired."

“That’s how it all came about.”

Liang Chengkai knelt behind Qin Zhicheng, wearing a moon-white robe and standing straight. Especially when Elder Feng Ge and the Minister of Works looked over at him, his face was full of respect and humility.

The ministers whispered privately that Liang Chengkai looked like a handsome man.

They had also heard of this name. He was born in the Liang family, which had an excellent family background and was also well-known.

The elegant young man was plotted against and beaten, and was beaten by both the Jinyi Guards and the eunuchs. The balance in the ministers' hearts was immediately tilted.

The Jinyiwei is best at fabricating charges, and the eunuchs are best at spreading rumors to confuse the ruler. These two are combined together.

Everyone looked at Si Nanhao and Lin Nanjie with suspicion and scrutiny.

Lin Nanjie noticed everyone's gaze and looked at him dimly:

【……】

【When I’m happy, I call her Sweetie. 】

[When I am unhappy, I am a stinky eunuch? 】