Upon seeing this, the constables quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Excellency!"
Chen Kuangzheng walked out with a rather unpleasant expression.
When Qin Kou'er saw Chen Kuangzheng come out, she bowed slightly and said, "This humble subject, Qin Kou'er, greets Lord Chen!"
Chen Kuangzheng looked at Qin Kou'er with an extremely cold expression: "Miss Qin, are you going to file a complaint with the authorities?"
"Yes! I want to report this to the authorities!" Qin Kou'er answered readily when she saw Chen Kuangzheng speak so decisively.
Which official?
"A high-ranking official of the first rank in the imperial court!"
Chen Kuangzheng raised an eyebrow upon hearing Qin Kou'er's words. This woman was quite interesting; she had only been in the city for three days before she was going to report to a high-ranking official in the imperial court. Putting aside everything else, her courage and boldness were truly admirable.
Chen Kuangzheng touched his cheek and said softly, "Which high-ranking official in the court?"
"General Xu Ming!"
Chen Kuangzheng was stunned again. Over the years, countless people had hated Xu Ming to death, but this was the first person to sue him.
What are you going to sue him for?
Qin Kou'er coldly curled the corner of her mouth: "I'm going to sue him for lax management, framing others, harassing commoners, and oppressing innocent people! I wonder if these four charges are enough for Kou'er to sue him?"
Chen Kuangzheng looked at Qin Kouer, but found that there was no hint of joking on Kouer's face, and her serious expression clearly indicated that she was going to really complain.
Do you have a legal document?
Qin Kou'er looked at Chen Kuangzheng with a cold smile, "Lord Chen, my house has been smashed to pieces. Where would I find pen, ink, paper, and inkstone to write a complaint? Why don't you have mercy and let me go inside to write a complaint? I guarantee that every word is true and there will be no falsehoods!"
Chen Kuangzheng found Qin Kou'er increasingly interesting and couldn't help but smile slightly. He put his hands behind his back and looked at Qin Kou'er, saying, "Miss Qin, I don't know how serious your grievance is. But according to the law, anyone who files a lawsuit against an official will be imprisoned. Have you thought it through? Do you want to sue an official? And do you want to sue Lord Xu?"
Qin Kou'er raised her head proudly, "Of course I'm going to sue! Not only will I sue, but I'll sue thoroughly! Don't worry, Lord Chen, I know the rules! I'll go to jail as soon as I finish writing the complaint! Perfect timing, Kou'er has never been to a prosecutor's jail before, I'll go tonight. But, Lord Chen, my shop has been smashed to pieces, and my people are lying on the ground waiting for help. Could you make an exception and take Kou'er to see them and make some arrangements? Then Kou'er will voluntarily come back to jail with you!"
Chen Kuangzheng hadn't expected Qin Kou'er to be so fiery, and his eyes lit up. He nodded and said, "Since Miss Qin dares to file a complaint, of course I will go with her to see it!"
With that, Chen Kuangzheng said to his men, "Go and move my horse over here. Miss Qin and I will go take a look together!"
Zhou Cong stared intently at Chen Kuangzheng, his face showing a mixture of unspoken words and something else.
However, the people below did not have Zhou Cong's composure. When they heard that Qin Kou'er was going to sue Xu Ming, and that their superior actually wanted to take the case, they couldn't help but feel apprehensive.
The leader stepped forward first, smiling obsequiously, and said, "Sir, this Miss Qin is still young and doesn't understand some things. We don't need to make the same mistake. That Lord Xu is not only a first-rank official in the court, but he is also the maternal grandfather of the Third Prince, commanding a million soldiers. We... we can't afford to offend him!"
Chen Kuangzheng's face immediately turned cold. "What? Are you scared? Hmph, do you think I don't know better than you what kind of background and official authority Lord Xu has? I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of? Even if a board falls from the sky, it won't land on your heads. Go! Get the horse!"
After being reprimanded by Chen Kuangzheng, no one dared to say anything more. They all knew what kind of person Chen Kuangzheng was, but they still harbored some illusions.
However, some people have already started to make plans: even if they don't take this job, they will definitely not provoke Xu Ming, that big tiger.
After his subordinate brought the horse over, Chen Kuangzheng glanced at Qin Kou'er and said, "Miss Qin, let's go!"
Qin Kou'er nodded, then mounted her horse and rode back with her men.
At that moment, Meiyan was leading a group of people in a dramatic, tearful performance.
When Chen Kuangzheng saw the mess in front of him, and saw that everyone's face was bruised and swollen, and that an old man was so badly injured that he couldn't even open his eyes, he was shocked.
"Lord Chen, did you see that? My Qin Tian Pavilion's shop, which hasn't even opened for business, is being called a black market?! Have you ever seen such an unreasonable argument? And our Head Manager Chen, an old man, just smiled at us, and we beat him up like this. Everyone says you don't hit a smiling face, so how come we broke the law just for smiling? Not to mention how these people arbitrarily labeled us traitors?!"
At this point, Qin Kou'er became even more indignant: "Lord Chen, let me tell you, if it weren't for the Fifth Prince passing by and arresting these scoundrels, my head would already be hanging on the city gate as a traitor for all to see! Is this how the bigwigs of the capital help the Emperor look after the world?"
"You mean the Fifth Prince saw everything just now?" Chen Kuangzheng looked at Qin Kou'er, his eyes flickering.
Qin Kou'er nodded, "The Fifth Prince and the Princess were just passing by when they rescued me! If Lord Chen wants to find witnesses or doesn't believe me, he can go and ask the Fifth Prince directly!"
Chen Kuangzheng shook his head slightly and said with a faint smile, "I completely believe what Miss Qin has said. Since Miss Qin has made up her mind, then please come back with me!"
Qin Kou'er turned to Mei Yan and shouted, "No need to cry, no need to pack your things, leave them here, let's take all our people back for treatment first!"
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