Capital city, Ganyang Palace.
The prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture fell to the ground and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, in just these two days, just two days! There have been more than a dozen cases of vicious dogs injuring people in the capital. The common people are in danger and have no place to appeal.!
"I am a humble official of low rank and power, and my strength is limited. Even if I try my best, it is difficult to bring people to justice. All I can do is to collect a few dozen taels of silver for the medical expenses of these poor people.
But this amount of money is just a drop in the bucket for them and cannot make up for the huge losses they have suffered..."
Emperor Wu pursed his lips tightly, his face was frighteningly gloomy, and he said nothing.
His fists, hidden under his wide sleeves, were clenched so tightly that the knuckles turned white.
"I have really tried my best... I am really ashamed!"
"I have my own thoughts on this matter, you don't need to blame yourself..."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something bad has happened. The Princess of Chengyang County has been bitten by a dog..."
Eunuch Cao ran back to the hall in a hurry! Don't dare to delay for a moment.
Oh my God, something terrible has happened!
When the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture heard that something had happened again, and that this time many women from powerful families were involved, he wished he could faint on the spot.
This incident was too serious. How could a small prefect like him bear the responsibility?
Fortunately, I went to the palace early today to report the matter to His Majesty, so I don’t have to face those little ancestors who are not present. If we really want to hold him accountable, the most he can be charged with is negligence. The rest has nothing to do with him.
Fortunately, his men were smart enough and delivered the news to the palace as soon as possible. I'm afraid he doesn't have to take responsibility for this oversight!
While he was worried about the instability of his official position, he felt a little relieved.
You can show off all the time and keep dogs. Isn't it said that your own dogs won't bite people? Isn’t it said that a dog’s life is more valuable than the lives of ordinary people?
Now that it has bitten you, think about it, is your life more valuable, or the dog's life?
It is indeed the law of nature that will bring retribution. Misfortunes sent by heaven can be forgiven, but misfortunes brought upon oneself cannot be forgiven.
Even God can’t stand this! The prefect lowered his head, thinking with glee that it would be best to bite those black-hearted bastards to death!
You rely on the power of your fathers and do nothing all day long, but do evil and oppress the people!
It’s retribution, it’s really retribution!
In one day, many ladies were bitten by their own dogs!
Why would a puppy, who is usually docile and cute, suddenly change its temperament and attack its owner within a day? What is even more unexpected is that this matter is actually related to Qiao Xin.
The news quickly spread throughout the capital. Some came to watch the fun, some came to feel that they had finally got their revenge. The square in front of the palace was suddenly surrounded by people, and everyone was looking at the wailing children of the powerful and their servants, with different thoughts in their minds.
Eunuch Cao is still conveying messages to everyone.
"Today, the Lady of Chengyang County held a dog meat banquet outside the Peach Forest in the suburbs of Beijing. Half of the young ladies and gentlemen in Beijing were present today. Everyone brought their pet dogs and... rushed towards the passing carriage. The result... the result..."
"The result, what is the result? Tell me quickly."
All the civil and military officials in the court looked at Eunuch Cao eagerly, but at this moment his throat was blocked by a thousand-year-old phlegm, and he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.
"As a result, the dogs that rushed onto the carriage were either killed or injured. The dogs that hadn't had time to rush over suddenly turned their targets around and bit the girls."
"What's the situation now? Whose carriage was that passing by? Is there anyone to deal with it?"
"Your Majesty, the doctors from the Imperial Hospital and the government officials have already rushed over. The casualties are currently unknown. The carriage that passed by was carrying Prince Xu, Madam Qiao, and the children."
Everyone knows that Master Xu is the number one dandy disciple in the capital, who indulges in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and does nothing all day long. Didn’t I hear that you went out to have some fun some time ago? Why is this devil back again?
As soon as I came back, I was involved in such a big scandal.
Who is Old Madam Qiao? She sounds familiar, but few people can remember her. When did such a person appear in the capital?
It's a sunny and windy day today. Xiaoyao Hou originally wanted to steal a little time to relax and go to the court to join in the fun and see what interesting things were happening.
Who would have thought that when others were having a great time, I would suddenly find myself in the middle of the fun.
When he learned that Xu Can was also at the scene of the accident, Xiaoyao Hou could no longer suppress his inner anxiety and worry, and rushed towards Eunuch Cao who was standing in front of him like an enraged black bear.
His eyes widened as he roared, "Where is my son? Where is my son? How is he now?"
Whenever he encountered anything related to Xu Can, Xiaoyao Hou would have thrown all his so-called etiquette and education out of his mind. He grabbed Eunuch Cao by the collar and pulled him in front of him, staring at him with his eyes wide open.
Eunuch Cao was strangled to the point where he could hardly breathe and his face turned pale. She hurriedly explained, "Oh my goodness, Lord, please spare my life! The young master is safe and sound, and is staying with Old Madam Qiao!"
"Can you take this seriously?"
Xiaoyao Hou still had doubts in his heart, but his tone had obviously softened a lot.
"It's absolutely true, my Lord! I saw it with my own eyes. The young master is alive and well, jumping around. He's doing fine!"
Eunuch Cao nodded and bowed quickly to show that what he said was true.
Hearing this, the stone in Xiaoyao Hou's heart finally fell to the ground.
He slowly loosened his grip on Eunuch Cao's collar, his movements gentle and cautious, as if he was afraid of hurting the powerful man in front of him.
Then, he raised his other hand and gently smoothed out the wrinkles on Eunuch Cao's lapel that he had pinched. Every subtle movement revealed an almost humble attitude.
After doing all this, he silently turned around, faced Emperor Wu, knelt on his knees, and performed a standard and grand ceremony. He lowered his head and said firmly: "Your Majesty, I was disrespectful first, please forgive me!"
Emperor Wu raised his hand slightly and said kindly, "It's alright, my dear minister, you are just too concerned! Stand up."
Upon hearing the emperor's pardon, Marquis Xiaoyao stood up as if relieved. After expressing his gratitude, he walked aside, quickly adjusted his mood and expression, and in the blink of an eye he turned back into the appearance of a leisurely, contented, indifferent bystander.
He decided that this time when he returned he must give the Qiao family a big gift. Thank you Qiao family for saving my life many times!
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