Chapter 345: County Magistrate's Nemesis
As everyone knows, the prince is a heartless pig.
If you explain things to him nicely, he might be willing to listen.
But if you act pitiful and weak in front of him, you will basically be killed instantly by him.
This time is no exception.
Luo Qinghan looked at Lady Zhao who was crying non-stop and said coldly.
"You don't look that good anyway, even if you have a scar, it's still the same, what's the big deal?"
Lady Zhao: “…”
Xiao Xixi: “…”
Xiao Lingfeng, who was hiding outside the door and eavesdropping, said: "..."
Oh shit, what kind of prince is this?
Is his mouth poisoned?
Look, is this human language?!
Concubine Zhao looked at the prince in disbelief. Her cry was stuck in her throat, she couldn't utter it, nor could she swallow it. She was almost suffocating.
Luo Qinghan: "I told you a long time ago to behave yourself, but you didn't listen and insisted on running away. Now you've finally suffered the consequences, but instead of repenting, you even want to frame others. Your heart is uglier than your face."
Xiao Xixi smacked her lips. If venomous tongues were classified into levels, the prince would definitely be the undisputed king!
Concubine Zhao could no longer bear it and burst into tears.
But no matter how much she cried, Luo Qinghan was too lazy to even look at her. He just took Xiao Xixi away.
Xiao Lingfeng, who was hiding outside the door and eavesdropping, heard footsteps approaching. He quickly stepped back and ran away quickly.
When Xiao Xixi and the prince walked out of the room, Xiao Lingfeng was no longer visible.
The prince called Eunuch Chang and gave him instructions.
"Find two honest and reliable people to protect Lady Zhao and don't let her have any chance to act recklessly."
Eunuch Chang replied, "Yes."
He knew in his heart that what the prince meant was actually to put Concubine Zhao under house arrest in disguise.
If Concubine Zhao didn't have other opportunities, she would probably never be able to turn her life around in this life.
The prince and Xiao Xixi returned to the room, and the palace maids placed lunch on the table one by one.
Xiao Xixi asked while eating: "Have you dealt with the matter at Baihua Tower?"
Luo Qinghan: "Well, the matter has been investigated clearly. Baihualou has been involved in illegal human trafficking and forced women into prostitution. It has even forced someone to death. The family of the deceased went to the government office and demanded an explanation. In order to suppress the matter, the madam of Baihualou promised to give 30% of the profits to the county magistrate every month. After receiving the benefits, the county magistrate did not investigate further and even secretly supported Baihualou."
Xiao Xixi swallowed the food in her mouth and said speechlessly: "For such a small amount of money, she is willing to sacrifice her precious future. Is there something wrong with the county magistrate's brain?"
Luo Qinghan: "Money is a powerful thing. Not everyone can be like you. As long as there is food to eat, nothing else matters."
Xiao Xixi: "Are you implying something about me?"
Luo Qinghan: "What do you think?"
Xiao Xixi snorted, "You stinky prince!"
She ignored him and continued to eat.
After lunch, Luo Qinghan called Xiao Lingfeng over.
"Just let those people go."
Although the prince did not mention any names, Xiao Lingfeng knew that he was talking about the stall owner selling roasted sweet potatoes and those children.
Xiao Lingfeng bowed and responded: "Yes."
He turned and walked out, asking the Yulin Guards to release those people.
Xiao Lingfeng originally thought that Concubine Zhao would definitely take the opportunity to throw dirty water on Concubine Xiao, and he was already prepared to help Concubine Xiao clear her name. Unexpectedly, Concubine Xiao was safe and sound in the end, and Concubine Zhao was the one who got unlucky.
This outcome was beyond Xiao Lingfeng's expectations.
He felt more and more that the prince's character was unfathomable.
The local county magistrate was dismissed by the prince, and the local county governor was asked to send someone to take the county magistrate to the Shengjing Ministry of Justice, where officials from the Ministry of Justice sentenced him based on his crimes.
As for the madam of Baihualou, she was chopped to death with a single blow.
Even the thugs in Baihua Tower confessed their crimes one by one.
After the identities of the girls in Baihua Tower were ascertained, if they were of good origin, they would be released back to their hometowns; if they were of low status, they would be handed over to the local officials to be sold.
The matter was settled, and the prince's carriage set out again the next day.
Originally, the incident at Baihua Tower was just something the Crown Prince did for the sake of convenience. If the eldest prince had not gotten an upset stomach from eating at Baihua Tower, the Crown Prince would not have known that Baihua Tower was involved with the local county magistrate.
But after this matter spread, it gradually changed its nature.
The last time the prince went south to pray for rain, he killed Yang, the magistrate of Gangu County. Now the prince was going to Chenliu County and he killed another minor magistrate on the way.
There were some mischievous people in the community who joked that the prince was specifically trying to defeat the county magistrate.
As a result, the prince was given the title of the county magistrate's nemesis.
By the time this title reached the prince's ears, it was already a month later.
After a month-long trek through mountains and rivers, their team finally entered the jurisdiction of Chenliu County.
This is a small county town on the border of Chenliu County.
The local county magistrate had heard that the prince was coming, so he had the post station cleaned from inside to outside in advance, and even changed himself into a worn official uniform.
Not only him, but other officials in the county government did the same, deliberately dressing themselves shabbily.
When the prince stepped down from the carriage, he saw a group of officials in tattered clothes kneeling in front of him.
Even though the prince had seen many scenes, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned at this moment.
He thought about it and remembered that there had been no major disasters in the area in recent years, and the amount of tax paid each year was also quite good. Why were the local officials so down and out?
As soon as the prince and his entourage entered the post station, the county magistrate immediately fled with the officials. He was afraid that the prince would target him and he would become the third poor county magistrate to be brought down by the prince.
The prince always felt that the county magistrate's attitude was strange. He seemed to be very respectful, but in fact he was more fearful.
He believed that he had never done anything outrageous, so why did a mere county magistrate be so afraid of him?
He asked Xiao Lingfeng to go out and find out what was going on?
Xiao Lingfeng did not disappoint his expectations and soon found out the reason.
"Because Your Highness the Crown Prince has eliminated two county magistrates in a row, there are rumors that you are the nemesis of county magistrates, so the local county magistrates are particularly afraid when they see you."
There was no expression on Luo Qinghan's face.
He was just acting in accordance with the law, so why did he get the reputation of being the county magistrate's nemesis?
He said coldly, "If those county magistrates were not corrupt, why would I have attacked them? In the end, it was all their own fault. What has it got to do with me?"
Xiao Lingfeng complimented him, "Your Highness is right. Your Highness is so wise and brave, and it is a blessing for the people of the world."
Luo Qinghan was impatient to listen to these flatteries and waved his hand to let Xiao Lingfeng leave.
He turned his head and saw Xiao Xixi grinning beside him.
Luo Qinghan frowned slightly: "What are you laughing at?"
"I have only heard of people who killed their fathers, mothers, wives, children, and brothers and sisters, but I have never heard of people who killed the county magistrate. Your Highness has created a new synonym! If there are history books recording your story in the future, I must write this part in it. It will definitely be very exciting!"
Luo Qinghan: “…”
Luo Qinghan: "You don't have dinner today."
(End of this chapter)
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