When Magistrate Ke heard the report, he was also stunned. His heart even skipped a beat. He thought to himself, "Could I be so unlucky as to have been discovered by these two?"
But as the two men entered the lobby and the plaintiff, who was emptying chamber pots, stepped forward, Prefect Ke finally learned what had happened.
His lips were constantly twitching, and his suppressed expression made his whole face look like it was twitching.
Prefect Ke felt that he had been through all sorts of ups and downs over the years and had long since developed the ability to remain calm even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him.
But after hearing such a bizarre story today, Prefect Ke still felt that he lacked experience.
The crowd outside the hall burst into laughter, but little did they know that when their mouths opened wide, the stench was so overwhelming that it almost killed someone on the spot!
Prefect Ke's face twitched for a long time before he finally couldn't hold back any longer. He covered his face with his hands, lowered his head, and laughed silently.
I can't hold it in, I simply can't hold it in!
Qi Shiwei imitated it so vividly that even though Gu Yuzhi wasn't there, she could almost smell the disgusting odor, and her little face immediately scrunched up like a bun.
He blinked and sat down in the chair, taking a while to clear his mind of that disgusting image: "Guard Qi, Guard Qi, how did Chief Secretary Xie know?"
Surely it couldn't have been Prefect Ke who said it?
Qi, the guard, said aggrievedly, "Because these two people smelled incredibly bad and even beat up the person who was taking a night soil, the news quickly spread throughout the entire prefecture."
"Your Highness inquired about the situation in Jingxiang, so Chief Secretary Xie was thinking of asking the inn for some food or something. But as soon as he got downstairs, the two men who were beaten yesterday started arguing at the inn's entrance!"
Shu Xiaohan and Manager Wen exchanged a glance, and she couldn't help but curse, "Holy crap, what incredible luck!"
Gu Yuzhi suddenly turned around, his big eyes filled with curiosity: "Teacher Shu, Teacher Shu, what does 'Holy crap' mean?"
Shu Xiaohan's face turned pale. In her panic, she had completely forgotten that the young prince was beside her!
At that moment, Manager Wen also looked over, his expression clearly not very pleasant.
Although he didn't know what it meant, judging from the tone of her voice and the sentence she said later, he felt that the word was not a good word!
Shu Xiaohan gave an awkward laugh, feeling like her CPU was about to burn out: "This, this is it..."
"Grass is a type of plant!"
She breathed a silent sigh of relief: "But I've never seen this kind of grass in your Sang Dynasty. It's very common where I'm from, and many people like it."
She spoke with such seriousness that although Gu Yuzhi felt something was amiss, she chose to believe her and turned to ask Guard Qi, "And then what? Did Chief Secretary Xie find out about the argument between those two?"
Guard Qi nodded heavily: "Because both of them were beaten with sacks over their heads, they didn't know who was beating them, so they focused their attention on the other person!"
Ironically, these two men had fought before over the same prostitute, and this time they were convinced that the other had taken a fancy to the prostitute they had chosen, so they were trying to sabotage them.
"The two of them were arguing, and they were talking about sacks and sticks. Xie Changshi, who was on his way out to buy some things, overheard them!"
Guard Qi scratched his head: "I came back late yesterday. I wasn't even awake when Guard Qi kicked down my door!"
Gu Yuzhi's eyes widened, her mouth slightly agape, and after a long while she finally said, "What? What? Chief Secretary Xie kicked down the door?"
He shook his head vigorously, unable to imagine that Chief Secretary Xie would do something as impolite as kicking down the door!
Guard Qi nodded solemnly, demonstrating with his actions that he was right! Chief Secretary Xie had indeed kicked down the door!
Gu Yuzhi's lips pursed into a straight line, and after a while, she gently patted her chest: "Oh my god, so scary, so scary!"
Guard Qi looked puzzled: "Your Highness, what's so scary? Chief Secretary Xie didn't scold you, did he?"
They're the ones getting scolded, and they don't even seem scared. What does Your Highness find scary?
Gu Yuzhi snorted twice and said, "How is it not scary! Chief Secretary Xie is such a person who pays attention to etiquette, yet he actually kicked the door! It means that Chief Secretary Xie's anger must be particularly intense!"
Guard Qi nodded repeatedly: "Your Highness, you are right! That's why I was truly terrified when I saw Chief Secretary Xie!"
Not only him, but the guards standing behind Qi also nodded in unison, forming a neat row like a flock of roosters pecking at rice.
Gu Yuzhi clenched his little fists and said, "Prefect Xie is so angry but he didn't beat us up. Does he want to punish me by making me write big characters?"
Although he doesn't mind writing large characters, wouldn't he lose face if Xueye found out he was punished?
Upon hearing his concern, Guard Qi waved his hand dismissively, saying, "Your Highness is overthinking it. Chief Secretary Xie is a scholar; even if he wanted to beat me, he couldn't!"
Upon hearing what Guard Qi said, Shu Xiaohan couldn't help but laugh: "Don't think we didn't see it just now, Guard Qi scolded you so badly you couldn't even open your eyes!"
Gu Yuzhi immediately looked over and saw that Guard Qi looked like he was in charge because of his superior martial arts skills.
But the next moment, Xie Changshi's voice came from outside: "Is that so?"
The room was eerily silent. The once arrogant guard Qi was now pretending to be very busy, wiping here and moving there.
He was definitely not afraid of Chief Secretary Xie; he just felt that Chief Secretary Xie reminded him of his brother!
Especially when scheming against someone, their eyes narrow slightly, and you can tell at a glance that they're not thinking of any good ideas!
When Guard Qi looked up, he saw Chief Secretary Xie still staring at him with a half-smile. He blinked and said, "Oh, Chief Secretary Xie is back."
His tone was unmistakably affected: "I was just about to say I was going to find the waiter, but who knew you, Chief Secretary Xie, had already gone far away, and I couldn't catch up with you!"
He chuckled and pulled Xie Changshi to sit down, pouring him a glass of water: "Xie Changshi, you've worked hard. Drink some water to soothe your throat."
Drink more, drink more, keep your mouth full of water, then you won't have time to scold me!
Gu Yuzhi's gaze darted back and forth between the two of them, noticing that although Guard Qi seemed normal, the corners of his mouth were constantly turned down.
He felt that he was not only involved in what happened last night, but also the one who planned it. If Xie Changshi wanted to cause trouble, he should be the one to go after him!
He stepped forward and sat down in front of Chief Secretary Xie, saying, "Chief Secretary Xie, if you're angry, be angry with me!"
"Guard Qi and the others didn't actually intend to do this; it was I who instigated them! I felt that without concrete evidence, these big bad guys were getting away with it, and Guard Zhang and the others had suffered in vain!"
Gu Yuzhi said angrily, "This is not fair! Why should bad people be allowed to do bad things whenever they want, while good people are condemned for doing bad things?"
He snorted, "Even if bad guys get their hands on a sack twice more, it's only fair. Chief Secretary Xie, don't be angry!"
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