What to do with this person is a question.
Fan Beiran frowned and said decisively: "You can't send him to the government."
Once the case is brought to court, no matter whether this Xue guy is talking nonsense or telling the truth, this matter involves the reputation of my fifth sister. Girls are beautiful jade and porcelain, and they must not touch such rotten tiles, and I must not let this Xue guy talk nonsense outside.
Outsiders would not care whether Fan Mushuang was really innocent and pitiful. They would only think that flies would not bite seamless eggs, and would only find faults in her. They would even ask why the Xue family targeted her? So -
Fan Beiran had already made up his mind, so he decided to just kill him.
At this moment, Fan Beiran was still smiling, but there seemed to be a layer of frost in his eyes, and he looked very cold.
Gu Yanfei could see it, and reminded him in a leisurely tone: "This is the capital."
This is the capital, not a battlefield.
The Dajing Law was drafted by Emperor Taizu himself, and was far more detailed than that of the previous dynasty. Taizu often said that "the emperor is subject to the same punishment as the common people when breaking the law." For example, in the previous dynasty, a master who killed a slave only had to pay some silver, but according to the laws of this dynasty, the master who killed a slave not only had to pay money, but also had to serve for three months.
However, since the death of Emperor Taizu, in recent years, the government has basically not investigated unless the people file a complaint. No matter whether it is a family-born child or ordinary people selling their children into slavery, no one dares to sue the master for killing the slave.
What's more, this scholar named Xue had the title of scholar, a registered permanent residence, and a family. He also studied at Bailu Academy, where he had a teacher and classmates... unlike those slaves who sold themselves.
Murder is a serious crime. Even Chu Yi, the eldest prince, had a high-sounding excuse to kill Jingzhao Yin Feng He.
After the death of the former Jingzhao Yin, Chu Yi took advantage of the internal strife among the aristocratic families and transferred Zhong Zhen, the former left assistant minister of the Dali Temple, and appointed him as the new Jingzhao Yin.
A new official has three things to do when he takes office. When Zhong Zhen was an official in the Dali Temple, he was always known for his impartiality, fairness and strictness. After taking office, he vigorously improved the public security of the capital and punished several children of officials according to the law to serve as a warning to others.
After being reminded by Gu Yanfei, Fan Beiran also thought of it. He stroked the lines on the scabbard with his thumb and thought: Should he secretly take this Xue out of the city and throw him down a mountain, or let him encounter bandits on the road and be stabbed to death...
"Let him go." Gu Yanfei said calmly, "That's enough."
She spoke the last three words very slowly and meaningfully.
Both brother and sister Fan Beiran and Fan Mu looked at Gu Yanfei with confusion, their expressions were a little dazed.
"Don't worry about him." Gu Yanfei emphasized again.
She did not lower her voice deliberately when she said these few words; Gu Yuan and the Fan brothers and sisters could hear them clearly.
Gu Yuan patted Fan Beiran's shoulder rhythmically and gave him a wink.
Xue Shusheng, lying on the ground, was gasping for breath. His ears were buzzing from the beating and he could hardly hear what they were saying.
At this time, he had recovered from the fear of the baby Gu drilling into his nostrils, and found that apart from the external injuries, he had no discomfort. Even the restless mother Gu in his head had calmed down, and his head didn't hurt at all.
That’s right, this is a love Gu, not a murder Gu.
Xue Shusheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was wondering whether to beg for mercy or pretend to faint when he saw Fan Beiran and his group walking out of the house.
So, they let him go?! When this thought came to his mind, Xue Shusheng felt relieved, feeling both relieved and slightly proud.
Yes, he is not an ordinary citizen, he is a scholar with honors and a scholar.
If he were to die here tonight, his old friends would naturally file a complaint with the authorities, and I'm afraid the Fan family would also be implicated.
Even if the Fan family was very angry, they would just beat him up like this to vent their anger.
Xue Shusheng just watched them walk away without blinking, completely relieved. The corners of his lips curled up, and his cloudy triangular eyes flashed with pride.
As expected, the daughter of a wealthy family like this values her reputation very much and dares not report the matter to the government. Otherwise, she would probably never get married in her life and would have to cut her hair and become a nun.
Humph, they actually dared to hit him? !
He would not be a gentleman if he did not take revenge. Tomorrow he would go and spread the story that he had a crush on the fifth daughter of the Fan family and wanted to propose marriage, but was beaten up by her parents and brothers.
These three people are like a tiger. He wants to see how the Fan family will deal with it! Xue Shusheng became more and more proud and impatient as he thought about it. He wanted to get up, but as soon as he moved his body, the parts that had just been beaten hurt so much that he broke out in a cold sweat, especially his dislocated right shoulder, which was even more painful.
Xue Shusheng simply lay on the ground motionless with his eyes closed and rested.
At some point, the broken oil lamp next to it went out.
I don’t know how long it had been, but the sky outside gradually brightened, from gray to pale.
He stood up with difficulty, leaning against a table, thinking that he would have to go out and find a doctor to reconnect his dislocated joint.
He supported his right shoulder and slowly walked out the door.
After walking in the narrow alley for a while, the door of another house in the alley suddenly opened.
A middle-aged woman walked out from inside. She wanted to turn around and close the door, but she happened to see Xue Shusheng a few steps away and was startled.
"Xue...Xue Xiucai, how did you become like this?" The middle-aged woman looked at Xue Shusheng, whose face was bruised and swollen, in shock. "You...were you beaten by someone?"
The woman who was carrying a basket to buy vegetables was no longer in a hurry to leave.
"Mrs. Li." Xue Shusheng greeted the other party weakly. He knew that this woman was famous for her quick talk in this area. She loved to gossip with those gossipy women on weekdays. If she knew about it, it would be equivalent to that everyone in the nearby streets would know about it.
"Hey!" Xue Shusheng was excited, but pretended to be sad. "I'm fine. I was just punched twice by my future brother-in-law."
Mrs. Li's eyes suddenly lit up, and she asked hurriedly, "Xue Xiucai, are you engaged?"
"..." Xue Shusheng nodded, then shook his head and sighed.
Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Mrs. Li felt that there must be something hidden, so she asked hurriedly, "Could it be that the girl's family doesn't agree with this marriage?"
"That's right." Xue Shusheng nodded awkwardly. He wanted to tell the other party that the fifth daughter of the Fan family had fallen in love with him and would not marry anyone else but him. However, the Fan family looked down on him and insisted on breaking them up.
But the words came out and became——
"I've fallen in love with myself..."
What?! Xue Shusheng was stunned, and Mrs. Li was shocked, thinking that she was hallucinating.
Mrs. Li swallowed her saliva and asked, "Xue Xiucai, what did you just say?"
Could it be that he said something wrong? Xue Shusheng said it again: "I have fallen in love with myself..."
"I am a talented person who is well-versed in ancient and modern times. I am a top scholar. Not only in Bailu Academy, but also in this huge capital city, no one can compare with me! I am so outstanding, and only I am worthy of myself."
"I have fallen deeply in love with myself, and I have sworn that I will not marry anyone but myself!"
Mrs. Li was stunned by Mr. Xue’s shocking words.
She had never heard of such a sensational thing in her life. All the previous stories about who had an affair with whom, which daughter-in-law gave birth to her father-in-law's child, or which brothers shared a wife, pale in comparison to Xue Shusheng's story.
She suddenly felt a strong desire to talk and wanted to tell others this secret.
Mrs. Li comforted Xue Shusheng perfunctorily: "Xue Xiucai, this is nothing, everyone has their own hobbies."
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
"I still have to go buy groceries, so I'll leave first."
After saying that, she ran away without waiting for Xue Shusheng to react.
Only Xue Shusheng was left alone in this narrow and deserted alley.
He blinked, and blinked again, feeling something was odd.
How could he have such deep feelings for me...
However, as soon as this thought came into his mind, he felt sweet, as if his heart was flowing with honey.
Yes, he is so good, a man of extraordinary talent. He will become a prime minister in the future, so of course he will be attracted to himself.
Looking at Mrs. Li's back as she hurriedly left, Xue Shusheng still had a lot of feelings to express in his heart. He wanted to call her, but she ran too fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Alas! Xue Shusheng sighed quietly. He didn't know who he could talk to about his feelings.
He wanted to tell everyone about his deep love for himself and wanted the whole world to witness this extraordinary love.
(End of this chapter)
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