"You bastard boy, you actually dared to offend the Ninth Prince. I will beat you to death today! The Ninth Prince is magnanimous and doesn't want your life. He just asked you to come here for questioning. You are lucky..."

He deliberately praised Wen Jingchi in front of everyone.

In this case, if Wen Jingchi really wanted to execute his son, it would be a bit unreasonable.

Wen Jingchi had come here for serious business this time, and he didn't have the time to get entangled with them. Besides, he knew that the Ouyang family was so arrogant in the local area, and they must have power in the capital.

He has important things to do this time. If he falls out with the Ouyang family at this time, it will be difficult to get the news.

"It's rare that Patriarch Ouyang is so understanding. Since you have already punished him, I will let this matter go. I will definitely discipline him properly in the future."

"Yes, yes, yes. I will definitely remember the prince's teachings and discipline my son well. I am so sorry. It is all my fault for not being able to educate my son well."

Ouyang Feng clasped his hands together, bowed respectfully, and immediately made a gesture of invitation to Wen Jingchi.

"Your Highness must have been very tired after traveling all the way here. How about giving me a chance to apologize and visiting my home?

We are in a remote area, and there are not many good inns here. It would be better for you to stay at my home, so that I can have a chance to welcome the prince properly."

Wen Jingchi also wanted to take the opportunity to find out the situation, so he agreed without hesitation and took Chu Weiyue, Shen Mubai and several other men to Ouyang's house. The accompanying troops stayed there.

When Chu Weiyue arrived at Ouyang's house, she was shocked by the scene before her.

The other people outside were all skinny, but Ouyang Jia's servants were all well-fed and well-groomed.

Especially the wealth of their family is comparable to the wealthy families in Beijing.

Needless to say, all the wealth here goes into their pockets.

Chu Weiyue was full of contempt and looked down on them in every way, but he just followed Wen Jingchi and didn't say a word.

Ouyang Feng asked the butler to arrange the banquet, and took Ouyang Yu and several other sons to sit in the front hall with Wen Jingchi to drink tea and chat.

After a few brief polite words and asking about the situation in the capital, Ouyang Feng took the opportunity to inquire about the situation.

"By the way, Your Majesty, you have come here from afar just to understand the people's sentiments?" His eyes were somewhat gentle, and he looked like a good old man.

Wen Jingchi calmly explained: "Of course not. The emperor learned that there was drought in the north, so he wanted to build water conservancy projects and sent me here to supervise the construction."

After answering this question, Wen Jingchi continued to ask with a somewhat unfathomable look in his eyes.

"Why are the people here hungry all year round? They are all skinny. Why is that?"

Hearing this, Ouyang Feng sighed deeply: "It's because of the drought here all year round, the weather is too hot and it doesn't rain. I have donated many times for this, but there are too many people here, even if I empty my family's savings, I can't help them all."

Ouyang Feng's eyes were red and he looked annoyed.

Chu Weiyue snorted with disdain beside him, what a bad old man he was.

It is obvious that all the benefits were taken by the Ouyang family. They deliberately exploited the people and even pretended to be good people. How shameless!

At the same time, there was a noisy sound outside.

Hearing the noise, everyone came out to check. It turned out that the people were rioting, and the leader was a burly man.

There were many people following him, each of them holding a stick or shovel in their hands, pointing at Ouyang Feng, Ouyang Yu and others.

"Ouyang Feng, you shameless bastard, selfish and short-lived ghost, actually bought out the right to use the canal. It's obvious that you don't want us to live a good life. You are a bunch of despicable and shameless guys."

"You just want us to buy your rice and monopolize the entire northern food supply. Don't dream on. We will never let you succeed even if we die."

"You are a bunch of greedy and despicable people. I curse your entire family to death. You dare to dare to fight against the court as a businessman. You will not have a good death."

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These people are obviously organized and are not the ignorant and reckless people of the past.

Wen Jingchi stood calmly aside, listening quietly to the people's complaints without saying anything.

Ouyang Yu was the first one who lost his temper. He immediately walked forward angrily and grabbed a man by his clothes.

"What are you talking about, you bastard? We earn our money cleanly, and we paid for the canal, so why can't we use it?

We did grow a lot of rice, but we sold it to other places. What right do you have to accuse us like this?"

His voice was loud and he raised his fist to teach the man a lesson.

The man was not convinced and punched him hard in the face.

Ouyang Yu almost fell to the ground, which made him extremely angry. He rolled up his sleeves and planned to teach the man who had just hit him a lesson.

Chu Weiyue couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so she rushed over to block him and said, "That's enough. What kind of man are you to bully ordinary people?"

Ouyang Yu was originally furious, but when he saw Chu Weiyue's beautiful and charming face, his heart was disturbed and his eyes were shining with gold. He couldn't believe that there were such a family member in the world.

Although he had seen many beauties, none of them was as stunning as Chu Weiyue. It must be more interesting to get along with a woman like this.

The scene before him made Wen Jingchi look ugly, and he took the initiative to come to the people.

"My fellow citizens, I am the Ninth Prince. Don't worry, if it is true as you say, I will investigate this matter thoroughly."

The people were extremely shocked that the Ninth Prince could actually come. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed to express their gratitude, as if they had seen a living Buddha.

Today's fight was almost the same, and they would have a fight every once in a while, so it would soon disperse.

The news of the arranged marriage between Wen Jingchi and the eldest daughter of the Marquis's family had spread throughout the world, so Ouyang Yu naturally knew about it.

But Chu Weiyue presented herself as Shen Mubai's apprentice on this trip, so he naturally didn't know the true relationship between her and Wen Jingchi.

Looking at the backs of Chu Weiyue and Wen Jingchi as they walked in one after another, he clicked his tongue a few times.

"It would be a pity in life if I couldn't get such a beautiful woman."

Especially her aggressive behavior just now made him unforgettable.

At the same time, Ling Huate, the local grain and fodder officer, came to visit. The moment he saw Wen Jingchi, he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to apologize.

"Your humble servant greets His Majesty the Ninth Prince. Please forgive me for not receiving you!"

Wen Jingchi glanced at him coldly and said, "Get up. This matter has nothing to do with you. I came here in a hurry and did not inform you in advance."

"Thank you, Ninth Prince, for your generosity."

Ling Hua took the opportunity to get up from the ground, and Ouyang Feng enthusiastically asked him to sit down.

They, father and son, seemed to be doing a very good job on the surface, but they actually had evil intentions, just to satisfy Wen Jingchi and then leave here as soon as possible.

Soon the banquet began, and the table was filled with delicacies from land and sea.

Looking at the dishes of the Canbi Palace feast, Wen Jingchi frowned.