Li Xue knew that the Imperial Censor was a military officer dispatched by the imperial court to local areas, and he wielded considerable power.
Normally, this position is equivalent to that of the local prefect.
However, due to the Yuanxi incident, Prefect Shen received a reward from the imperial court, and his official rank was promoted from the fifth rank to the fourth rank, thus rising one level in his official position.
Even so, this Imperial Censor was still a heavyweight figure in Qing'an Prefecture.
If a son is so arrogant and domineering, then the father must not be a good person either, otherwise he wouldn't have raised such a troublesome son.
"So your father is an Imperial Censor, sir. My apologies for not recognizing you sooner." Li Xue immediately became respectful to this Young Master Xie.
Lin Xi began to look at this young master Xie with sympathy, knowing that his father, Imperial Censor Xie, was going to be in trouble.
However, some tourists nearby were unhappy to see that Li Xue's attitude had suddenly changed.
The tourists were very unhappy with what the young man surnamed Xie had done and hoped that the patrol team would take him away so that the locals could teach him a lesson.
But then a sycophantic female tourist appeared. How could she be so obsequious? Who would fawn over an official like that? They wanted to see what this female tourist was up to next.
The two patrolmen recognized Li Xue, and seeing the princess's attitude, they dared not speak and stood aside to see how she would handle the matter.
"Who are you?" Young Master Xie asked after sizing up Li Xue.
"Like you, young master, I am just a tourist visiting this place. Judging from your attire, you must be a student. I wonder where you study."
"I study at the Northern Academy. Why are you asking this? Do you have feelings for me?" Young Master Xie's words began to turn frivolous.
"Shameless scoundrel," Li Xue cursed inwardly.
"Beifu Academy is the most famous academy in Qing'an Prefecture, and countless scholars and officials have emerged from here."
"Several high-ranking officials in the imperial court have studied at the Northern Academy, but I don't think Young Master Xie is a student of the Northern Academy," Li Xue said.
"I do indeed come from the Northern Academy. How did you determine that I am not a student of the Northern Academy? These are my classmates and friends; you can ask them."
"I don't know if they are students of Beifu Academy, but you are definitely not."
As far as I know, the students of Beifu Academy are all of very high quality; they are handsome, knowledgeable, and reasonable.
"But you give off the impression of a street thug. How could Beifu Academy tolerate a local ruffian studying there? Wouldn't that ruin the reputation of Beifu Academy?"
Upon hearing this, the people nearby immediately burst into laughter, realizing that Li Xue was waiting for him there.
"Where did this wild girl come from, daring to humiliate me? Does she know the consequences of offending me?" Young Master Xie became angry again.
"I don't know, but I'd like to see what tricks Young Master Xie has up his sleeve," Li Xue said with a smile.
"Attendants, attendants, where have you all gone? Hurry up and come here!" Young Master Xie shouted.
Soon, two people jumped off a carriage not far from the lake and ran towards them.
"Young master, what's wrong? Is there something you need?"
"See this wild girl? Give her a beating and see if she dares to humiliate me again!" Young Master Xie shouted, pointing at Li Xue.
"Yes, young master, we understand."
After the attendant finished answering, his eyes immediately flashed with a fierce light as he walked towards Li Xue. "It's just beating up a girl, it's too easy."
The two had just walked in front of Li Xue and hadn't figured out how to make their move when they heard two crisp, loud "slap" sounds.
Lin Xi made her move, and each of her two followers received a slap in the face.
The two attendants were also tall and strong. Before they could even make a move, they were slapped across the face by a maid next to them. They were so embarrassed, and so many people around had seen it.
"court death"
The attendant was furious and abandoned Li Xue, preparing to teach Lin Xi a lesson first.
Just as they were about to make their move, two guards stepped out from behind Li Xue. They took a step forward and kicked the two men in the knees. The two men lost their balance and fell to their knees with a thud, wincing in pain.
Without saying a word, the two guards stepped forward, grabbed the two attendants, and then, with a sudden effort, lifted them both up.
"What great strength!" everyone exclaimed inwardly. But what no one expected was that the two guards threw the two attendants into the lake without the slightest hesitation.
Everyone was astonished; this was unbelievable. They cheered and clapped in delight.
The lake in this area was not deep. After being thrown into the lake, the two men were immediately disoriented. After floundering in the water for a while, they managed to climb out.
The two were covered in mud and looked quite disheveled.
All of this left Young Master Xie dumbfounded. He had originally intended to teach this girl a lesson, but unexpectedly, his attendant was taught a lesson by several girls. He had lost face big time this time.
Young Master Xie pointed at the crowd and said:
"You girls, just you wait, I'm going to destroy everything here."
"Young Master Xie, are you thinking of inviting your father, who is a high-ranking official, over? No need to trouble yourself with that; just have those two lackeys go back and invite him."
You should stay here quietly and not go anywhere.
Young Master Xie was taken aback; he had no idea what Li Xue was planning to do.
"What do you mean? What do you intend to do to me?"
"You'll find out soon enough," Li Xue said with a smile.
"Tie Young Master Xie to a pillar and let him bask in the sun to teach him a lesson."
Without saying a word, the two guards carried Young Master Xie to a pavilion. To allow Young Master Xie to bask in the sun, they found a sunny pillar and tied him securely to it.
The two attendants stood to the side, too frightened to breathe. They could tell that the girl in front of them was definitely not simple.
"What are you two still standing there for? Hurry up and invite Young Master Xie's father, who is an official, to come and save his precious son."
"With such a scorching sun, your master will soon be dried into a fish jerky," Li Xue said.
Seeing this, the two attendants knew their master was in trouble and hurried back to get help.
"Young master, please bear with it for a moment. We'll go back and inform the master so he can come and deal with these girls."
Although I knew these girls were formidable, I couldn't lose in terms of momentum.
After they finished speaking, the two got into the carriage and left quickly.
At this moment, Li Xue looked at the patrol team members and said:
"You two will have to work a bit longer to check the pavilions and towers to see if they have been damaged. If so, when Censor Xie comes over later, we'll have him make him pay for them."
"Yes, Princess." The two patrolmen acknowledged the order and left.
This time everyone heard clearly that the girl was a princess of the current dynasty, which explained why her attendants were so powerful.
The students who came with Young Master Xie were also dumbfounded. They hadn't expected that Young Master Xie had offended the current princess, and they might be in trouble as a result.
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