Chapter 63 Whoever bullies you is my enemy
Before, the Ninth Thousand Year Old had accidentally helped Yun Zheng, but it was for official business, for his own dignity, and to maintain the dignity of the royal family.
Instead, it was for Yun Zheng.
Yes, that’s it!
Jiang Wenzhou couldn't hold it in any longer. "Your Highness, I know you were being manipulated by her for half the dowry. Of course, it wasn't for the dowry, but rather that she was morally blackmailing you and taking advantage of you."
Pingxi Hou secretly cried out that this was not good. It sounded as if Jiuqian Sui was coveting half of the dowry. How could Jiuqian Sui feel happy about this?
Jiang Wenzhou didn't receive his father's signal and continued to chatter, "It's just that this girl has a bad nature. She's using your name to bully others and damage your reputation."
"Yun Zheng is just a lowly merchant's daughter..."
Every word was extremely derogatory.
Before he could finish his words, Li Wuyang's cold gaze swept over and interrupted him coldly, "She is the Lord of Jinyun Township, appointed by the Emperor. She is a third-rank official. Jiang Wenzhou, what's your rank?"
Jiang Wenzhou's pupils trembled violently, his face turned pale, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead.
"I..." He forgot this on purpose!
Li Wuyang's eyes were filled with mockery. "How dare you, a person of low rank, bully the head of a village in the Great Qi Kingdom? Do you disregard the imperial court? Or do you ignore the emperor's will? Or do you harbor resentment towards the king?"
As sharp as a knife, every blow is deadly.
Jiang Wenzhou shuddered as if a basin of ice water had been poured over him. "I absolutely do not mean that."
Pingxi Hou was terrified and sweating profusely. "Wen Zhou was confused for a moment. It's my fault for not disciplining him well."
He glared at Jiang Wenzhou fiercely, thinking he was always offending people and might as well not have a mouth. "You bastard, I'll teach you a lesson for your insubordination. Slap your mouth."
My son is confused. Some things can only be understood but not spoken.
If we get caught with this, we'll be in trouble.
He swung his arm down fiercely, "Pah."
He slapped his son with all his strength, and Jiang Wenzhou's face immediately swelled up and burned with pain.
But he didn't dare to hide and could only let his father beat him.
The Marquis's wife felt very distressed but dared not say a word. Being beaten by her own father was better than being beaten by those guys from the Mingjing Division. Those guys were too ruthless. What if she was crippled?
Yun Zheng watched and felt extremely happy. Good, good fight!
Li Wuyang watched coldly until Jiang Wenzhou was beaten into a pig's head, then he waved his hand magnanimously and said, "Alright, if you do it again, I will punish you according to the law."
Pingxi Hou and his son breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Unfortunately, Li Wuyang hadn't finished yet, his expression still cold and stern. "Marquis Pingxi, are you ignoring what I said?"
Pingxi Hou shuddered and said with an apologetic smile, "We have a new village head in our mansion. It's a great joy for the mansion and an honor for the Pingxi Hou Mansion. I will support her, but it's not easy for me to control the jealousy between the children."
He completely rejected it. Li Wuyang snorted coldly, "Village Master, where is the jade ring I gave you?"
Yun Zheng picked up the jade ring and raised it, "Here."
Li Wuyang looked at her carefully for a few times, "You are under my protection. Anyone who bullies you is my enemy."
This was his official statement in public that he was standing behind Yun Zheng, and anyone who touched her should consider the consequences first.
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent, with different expressions on their faces.
Pingxi Hou and his men felt mixed emotions.
Ye Yizhen was jealous to the point of going crazy. Why was Yun Zheng so lucky?
She took the initiative to move forward, smiling sweetly, "Nine Thousand Years Old, you must have made a mistake. Yun Zheng is arrogant and domineering, disrespectful to her husband's family, and has flawed character. You don't need to protect her for half of the dowry. It's not worth it..."
Li Wuyang's eyes turned cold. "Who do you think you are? How dare you speak to me like that? It seems that the lesson I gave you last time was not enough."
He raised the small crossbow and shot it at Ye Yichen, hitting her shoulder and causing a streak of blood to spurt out.
The speed of the action and the brutality of the attack caught people off guard.
Ye Yizhen fell to the ground instantly, pressing her bleeding shoulder with her right hand and letting out a shrill scream.
Several figures rushed over and surrounded Ye Yizhen.
Jiang Wenzhou picked her up and felt heartbroken when he saw his beloved with a hole in her shoulder.
The two maids burst into tears, "Miss, you will be fine."
After examining the injury, the court doctor looked extremely serious. "The shoulder blade is broken, and the left hand... is useless."
Jiang Wenzhou's eyes went dark, and he couldn't believe his ears. "You must save her hand. She is a talented woman, skilled in painting and playing the piano."
Ye Yizhen spat out a mouthful of blood, her face turned pale, and she fainted.
On the other side, Li Wuyang put away his crossbow with an indifferent expression, "Thoroughly investigate the cause of the fire."
When he gave the order, no one dared to stop him. They were all scared, okay?
The Mingjing Division was professional in handling cases and quickly dispersed to inspect the scene.
Aunt An and the others came forward and saluted with great fear and trepidation. Li Wuyang did not call them and just let them squat.
His expression was stern. "You are all shrewd people from the palace. You don't want to offend people easily. You see through things but don't expose them. But, how dare you let such a trick of fooling the emperor and empress and ignoring the emperor's authority go unpunished?"
Aunt An and the others were sweating profusely. "This servant was wrong. I will be punished when I return."
Yes, they just pretend to be confused and follow the path of moderation.
Yun Zheng watched a good show and climbed down the wall with satisfaction, her movements quite neatly.
She even approached Ye Yizhen in a particularly provocative manner, staring at the bloody hole in amazement.
"That's terrible. It must be very painful."
"Is this hand useless? I don't work anyway, I just sit there and wait for food to come my way, so I can just let it go."
She spoke sarcastically, saying that compared to the suffering she had endured in her previous life, this was nothing.
Jiang Wenzhou found it extremely irritating, "Yun Zheng, don't you have any sympathy at all?"
Yun Zheng looked at his pig-headed face with disdain. It was so ugly. "Yes, I won't give it to you."
She put her hands behind her back, held her head high and walked out without caring about her relatives. She looked so cool.
She walked up to Li Wuyang vividly, almost making him laugh, and he tried his best to suppress the upturned corners of his mouth.
"Your Highness, I smell tung oil, there's no mistaking it."
Li Wuyang knew that some people had a particularly keen sense of smell, and some were particularly sensitive to certain smells. "Who do you think did this?"
Yun Zheng thought about it carefully. "According to the theory that whoever has a vested interest is the mastermind, there are two possibilities for the arson. One is that they wanted to burn me and the people from the palace to death. Jiang Wenzhou and Ye Yizhen have a grudge against me, and the people from the palace were here to discipline Ye Yizhen. Therefore, these two people are highly suspicious."
Li Wuyang nodded slightly, "Where's the second one?"
Yun Zheng analyzed carefully, "Second, it's to help Ye Yizhen escape punishment. Well, Jiang Wenzhou has this possibility, but Ye Yizhen...maybe has another trick up her sleeve."
The two looked at each other and exchanged a meaningful look...
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