Chapter 65

Xu Ping knelt on the ground, his body shaking like a sieve: "Your Majesty!"

Xu Ping collapsed.

It’s actually the emperor!

He knelt on the ground, prostrated himself on the ground, and did not dare to raise his head.

There is only one thought in my mind.

The Xu family is finished!

Not only did he capture the people in front of him and arrange ghost marriages for them, he also tried to kill them all, and even spared no one else.

This is a serious crime of regicide!

In the worst case, the whole family will be exiled, and in the worst case, all nine generations of the clan will be punished!

Xu Jing also knelt down.

He only recognized Lin Nanjie as the eunuch Lin who was in charge of the spring imperial examinations, but he did not recognize that the person next to him was the emperor.

If he confronts the emperor today, not to mention the imperial examination three years later, he might even lose his head.

He burst into tears immediately: "Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty, please spare my life! I am blind and did not mean to offend Your Majesty!"

Not to mention Butler Jiang and the others, all of them knelt on the ground, leaving only Xu Yongjie standing.

Xu Yongjie stood there with his cane, opening his cloudy old eyes wide to try to see the face of the young man in front of him. He felt that the face looked familiar, and slowly it overlapped with the face in his memory. The hand holding the cane began to tremble.

He is... Li Chenghuan?

The current emperor?

Xu Yongjie whispered in disbelief: "Impossible, this is impossible!"

At this time, Fang Wenjue also took off the makeup on his face and said, "Xu Yongjie, at this time, are you still stubborn and stubborn?"

Xu Yongjie threw away his crutches and knelt down tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I, your humble servant, kowtow to you. I didn't know it was you, otherwise I would never have dared to let anyone bump into you."

Li Chenghuan's face was as cold as ice: "If it were someone else, would you be so careless about human life?"

Xu Yongjie's face turned pale.

Fang Wenjue, as the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple, must deal with the case according to the law. He stood beside Li Chenghuan and said, "Xu Yongjie, you captured innocent people to be buried alive, which is equivalent to murder. You also tried to kill people to silence them, and you almost committed the crime of regicide. You have violated many Daqi laws and regulations, and you cannot escape the punishment!"

Xu Ping pleaded for Xu Yongjie again and again: "Your Majesty! Lord Fang! My father is very old and has simply become senile and confused. Your Majesty, please spare his life!"

Fang Wenjue ignored him and turned to look at Li Chenghuan: "Your Majesty, what do you think we should do?"

After all, Xu Yongjie was old and had a great reputation.

Li Chengqian glanced at Xu Yongjie with disgust. His hair and beard were now all white, and he looked like an old man of high moral character and prestige. But Li Chengqian could still remember that when he spoke so righteously about killing the concubines in the harem, there was not a trace of grief on his face.

If the ministers had not tried their best to stop it, even the Queen Mother would have been implicated.

Lin Nanjie looked at Xu Yongjie and also felt angry.

[This old man has been harming women all his life, not only his family, but also many women have been kept from leaving their houses and going out of their homes because of his article "Female Virtue", ruining their chances of studying and writing. They can only follow the man they marry, and if they are not careful, they will make mistakes, and being beaten and scolded becomes a matter of course.]

[Bah! The bad guys are just old, but they are still bad guys! ]

Li Chengqian said in a deep voice: "You have done more harm than this. You studied for the imperial examinations, and you should have protected the people of the world. Men and women are all citizens of Daqi. You have used the doctrine of women's virtue to harm countless people. If you were simply exiled or executed, it would be too easy for you."

"If I don't get rid of these heretical ideas, I will be ashamed of the people of the world."

Wang Hui threw away the stick, lowered his sleeves, and stepped forward to say, "Your Majesty is right. I was foolish enough to let every woman, child, or daughter in my family have a copy of "Women's Virtues". I will immediately write a letter back to the capital and ask them to tear up the book!"

"In addition, we should find a truly learned person to write a new book to break this trend!"

Li Chengqian nodded: "Is there a suitable candidate?"

Wang Hui was about to pat his chest and recommend himself.

Lin Nanqi suddenly said, "Why not hand this matter over to the Princess, and let her collect the thoughts of women all over the world, compile it into a book, and circulate it?"

[It is most appropriate for the eldest princess to do this. 】

Li Chengqian nodded approvingly: "That's right, since it concerns women all over the world, it should be left to women to do it."

Xu Yongjie raised his head in disbelief: "How can you let a woman do this? It's ridiculous!"

Li Chengqian ignored him and ordered Fang Wenjue: "Exile Xu Yongjie to the bitter cold land of the northwest, send someone to follow him, and every time you dispel heresy, have someone read it word by word in his ear."

"In addition, Xu Ping knew that something was fishy, ​​but he did nothing to stop it. He was stripped of his official position and Xu Jing was not allowed to participate in the imperial examination."

After explaining everything clearly, Li Chengzhen left Xu Yongjie to the Jinyi Guard and left the Xu Mansion.

Xu Yongjie behind him was like a madman: "Women! How can you read books! How can women touch my works! It took me decades to make "Female Virtues" widely circulated. Women should behave like women. How can they read books and learn to write!"

However, no one paid attention to his crazy words.

Lin Nanqi followed Li Chengqian out of Xu's house.

He had been locked up in Miss Xu's room and had not seen the sun for a long time. When he stepped out of the Xu residence, he could finally see the real world of Hangzhou, with lush grass and chirping birds, and a warm spring breeze. Lin Nanjie took a deep breath.

Lin Nanjie had not changed his clothes and was still holding Miss Xu Si's ashes in his hands.

He hesitated for a moment, then said to Li Chengqian, "I want to hand over the ashes of the fourth Miss Xu to the third Miss Xu."

If there is anyone in this world who can understand her, they are sisters who share the same suffering.

Li Chengqian nodded, and Liao Baifan said, "I have already found out that the third young lady of the Xu family now lives in Yanchun Lane in the east of the city."

Li Chengqian paused, then said to Fang Wenjue and the others, "First, take people to arrest the Xu family. Mr. Fang will temporarily serve as the prefect of Hangzhou."

Fang Wenjue and the others took the order and left, and Liao Baifan also quietly hid in the dark.

Only Li Chengqian and Lin Nanqi were left. Lin Nanqi looked around and said, "Your Majesty, are you going to Yanchun Lane with me? I can go alone."

Li Chenghuan took out a fan from somewhere, opened it and fanned it twice casually, then glanced at Lin Nanjie: "You are unfamiliar with Hangzhou Prefecture. If you run into human traffickers again, I can't save you."

Lin Nanqi was holding the urn, feeling a little distressed.

[Yes, why do I always have trouble with these things? It was during the Lantern Festival, and now again.]

[This time, it’s all thanks to the Emperor’s timely arrival... What a coincidence, the Emperor is also in Xu’s residence. ]

Lin Nanjie glanced at Li Chenghuan quietly, and saw that Li Chenghuan was wearing a moon-white brocade robe and holding a folding fan in his hand. Without the solemnity he had in the court, he looked a bit like a young man from a noble family.

【I really have to thank the Dog Emperor this time. 】

The two of them were walking in the streets of Hangzhou. Their looks were already eye-catching, and Lin Nanjie was wearing a wedding dress, making it even harder to ignore him.

As they walked, people on the street all looked at them with attention.

Many young girls had surprised eyes and cast shy and timid glances at the two men, especially Li Chenghuan.

Lin Nanjie: [……]

【Flirting...】

A look of doubt flashed across Li Chenghuan's eyes, but before he could say anything, he was stopped by two young girls.

One of the girls, with rosy eyes and flushed cheeks, took off her purse and handed it to Li Chengqian with her delicate hands: "Sir, this is rusted by me personally, I hope you won't give it away."

Li Chenghuan's body stiffened, and the folding fan in his hand froze in mid-air.

Lin Nanqi glanced at Li Chengqian sideways.

[No wonder you had to come together, it turns out you were lonely. ]

Li Chengqian uttered two words stiffly: "No need."

The girl's face turned pale, biting her lower lip, but she still mustered up the courage to say: "Are you two brothers? My younger brother is already married, so are you... already married?"

Lin Nanjie looked at her wedding dress innocently.

Li Chengqian took a deep breath and said, "My heart belongs to someone else. I can't accept the girl's kindness."

After saying that, Li Chenghuan grabbed Lin Nanjie and left.

Lin Nanjie was stunned for a moment by what Li Chenghuan had just said, and was then taken a few steps away.

【Where does your heart belong? 】

[Not like Miss Shen.]

【！ ！ ！】

[I've only been gone for a month, and the dog emperor has already found someone else?!]

Lin Nanjie's eyes were shining, and although he was looking forward, he was not focused.

[Wow! I wonder whose girl in the capital is this? ]

[There are quite a few girls of the right age in the capital, such as Lord Feng and Lord Lu, who want to send their daughters to the palace.]

[Wait, could it be that the person is not in the capital, but in... Jiangnan? ]

[Yes! Otherwise, why would you suddenly come to Jiangnan for a private visit! ]

Lin Nanjie felt that he had discovered the truth.

Li Chengqian looked a little depressed.

You're half right.

The other half is horribly wrong.

Li Chengqian felt depressed and finally realized that something was wrong.

Didn't you say you couldn't control yourself from him?

Didn't you say you think about him day and night?

When I heard that he had someone in his heart, my first reaction was not sadness, but... a tone with a hint of gossip?

Li Chenghuan paused and suddenly asked, "You haven't seen me for a month, don't you have anything to say?"

Lin Nanqi paused for two seconds and said, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty... Young Master for saving me. If it weren't for you, I would have died in Xu's mansion."

Li Chengqian thought, as expected, he had been deceived before.

His eyes stopped on a clothing shop on the side of the road, and suddenly an idea came to his mind, so he walked into the shop.

Lin Nanqi had no choice but to follow.

The shopkeeper saw that Li Chenghuan was dressed in an extraordinary manner, and his face was immediately filled with smiles: "What would you two guests like to see?"

Li Chenghuan folded his folding fan and pointed at Lin Nanjie: "Pick out some clothes for him."

"Okay!"

The shopkeeper took one look at Lin Nanqi's bright red wedding dress and asked, "Did she run away from her marriage?"

With a man?

The shopkeeper's eyes instantly turned curious.

Lin Nan subconsciously explained: "The shopkeeper misunderstood. It's not what you think."

[The shopkeeper's eyesight is not very good. ]

Li Chenghuan said nothing.

The shopkeeper picked out two sets of clothes. Lin Nanjie took off her wedding dress, put on clean clothes, and walked out while tying her belt.

Li Chengqian raised his head and his eyes froze.

The light and shadow shone in and fell obliquely on Lin Nanjie's body. He stood sideways, struggling with the long belt. His face was covered with a layer of fine light and shadow, his eyebrows and eyes were handsome, and his face was clean.

The clothes were sky blue, with a few barely perceptible bamboo patterns embroidered on the cuffs and hem, which suited his skin tone perfectly and fit him well, outlining his thin waistline, making him look like a rich and noble son of a wealthy family.

Lin Nanjie didn't notice that Li Chenghuan's eyes had not moved for a long time. His hands were on the jade buckles on his belt, and he was trying to buckle the two ends of the jade buckles together.

Although the belt was exquisite, he was somewhat confused about how to use it.

Just as he was about to ask the shopkeeper, a pair of slender hands took the jade buckle from his hand, and with a gentle "click", the two petals of the jade buckle were tightly fastened together.

Lin Nan raised his head subconsciously and met Li Chenghuan's gaze.

Li Chengqian had deep brows and eyes, and was looking down at him, as if waiting for something.

When their fingertips touched, Lin Nanjie retracted his hand as if frightened and spoke hesitantly.

"Sir, you are really smart. You can do it at a glance."

"Unlike me, so stupid."

[Is that enough? ]

Li Chenghuan withdrew his hand, raised it expressionlessly and flicked Lin Nanjie's head.

"A toady."