The first one to rush in was Lan Linxue.
"Chen Kuangzheng! You bastard! Where did you lock Qin Kou'er up?"
As she spoke, Lan Linxue, enraged, disregarded everything else and kicked the chair next to the table away.
Chen Kuangzheng wanted to come over and comfort her, but thinking of Lan Linxue's temperament, he deliberately put on a cold face and said irritably, "Where does Your Highness think I can lock Miss Qin up? Of course, in a jail cell! Shouldn't a citizen who sues an official be locked up in a jail cell too!"
Lan Linxue was so angry that her eyes turned red.
I had a terrible hangover last night, and when I woke up this morning, I saw Xiaoxian crying anxiously beside me. When I asked what was wrong, I found out that Qin Kou'er had been arrested and imprisoned. This was absolutely heartbreaking.
After getting dressed and washing his face, Lan Linxue led his men straight to the Censorate. He had made up his mind: if Chen Kuangzheng didn't return Qin Kou'er to him today, he would tear down the Censorate.
"Bullshit!"
Lan Linxue jumped three feet high.
"Xu Ming sent people to smash and loot in the streets, why don't you say anything? You actually locked Qin Kou'er up! What? Is this what the law says? Whoever has the highest rank protects whom! Chen Kuangzheng, I think you're getting more and more confused as an official!"
At this point, Lan Linxue was so angry that her head was throbbing. Pointing at Chen Kuangzheng's nose, she shouted, "You! You're no longer an official! I thought you were a person with a conscience, someone who could distinguish right from wrong, and I was even thinking of promoting you in the future. Now I see you're just a snobbish scoundrel! Don't say anything else, just release Qin Kou'er for me! Do you hear me?"
Chen Kuangzheng stared coldly at Lan Linxue. He was the kind of person who became calmer the angrier others were.
Seeing Lan Linxue's furious expression, he said even more coldly, "Your Highness, whether I become an official or not is up to the Emperor! Besides, in cases of commoners suing officials, the first punishment has always been thirty strokes of the cane, followed by imprisonment. I have already treated Miss Qin exceptionally well; I haven't laid a finger on her. What more do you want!"
After saying that, Chen Kuangzheng didn't even glance at Lan Linxue, but went straight to his seat and began to look at the petition.
Lan Linxue was so angry that her hand trembled as she pointed at Chen Kuangzheng: "Chen Kuangzheng! How dare you!"
As she spoke, Lan Linxue was about to rush up and give that deadpan face a good beating.
Shuanghua, Lao Qi, and the others quickly pulled and hugged her to stop her.
Shuanghua looked at Chen Kuangzheng, frowned, and said coldly, "Lord Chen! Please stop causing trouble for the Prince at this time. Open the door quickly and let the Prince see Miss Qin!"
"No!" Chen Kuangzheng's stubbornness flared up. "No one can see Miss Qin before the trial begins!"
Lan Linxue's anger flared even more. He looked around, then pushed people aside and started walking towards the prison: "Today I want to see Qin Kou'er! Let's see who dares to stop me!"
Upon seeing Lan Linxue's forceful approach, Chen Kuangzheng slammed his gavel: "Your Highness, do you intend to break into the imperial prison and become a traitor?"
When Shuanghua saw that Chen Kuang was serious, she quickly ran over and stopped Lan Linxue.
Of course, Lan Linxue also stopped at this moment, turned around abruptly, and stared at Chen Kuang.
Just as the two were staring at each other in a stalemate, someone outside suddenly announced, "Lord Chen! Lord Chen! The Fifth Prince has arrived! He's walking in!"
Upon hearing that it was Lan Xiuyuan, Lan Linxue immediately turned around and roared, "Close the door! Unleash the dogs!"
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