Huh? Put a sack over it?
The three Ye brothers were even more shocked. Although they had never done it, they could understand what those three words meant.
Generally speaking, isn't this the kind of thing only despicable people would do?
"My three brothers, please don't misunderstand, I didn't do it." Seeing her third brother looking at her in surprise, Tianxuan quickly waved her hand to explain.
Then, seeing that her three older brothers were all looking at Hong Xiaoduo, Tianxuan quickly added, "My mother never did that either."
Listening to Tianxuan's desperate explanation, Hong Xiaoduo laughed and said, "Putting someone in a sack isn't something only villains do. Good people can put villains in sacks and deal with them too."
She vaguely remembered that she had once thought of putting a sack over someone's head. Who was it? Oh, she remembered. When she brought Kaiyang back to the Wei residence, she heard that Minister Gu had repeatedly exposed Lord Wei's wounds in front of him, which made her so angry that she thought of putting a sack over that bastard Gu's head.
Although he didn't actually do it, wasn't the final fate of that guy surnamed Gu even more satisfying than putting a sack over his head?
After Hong Xiaoduo finished speaking, she noticed that the three brothers sitting opposite her did not seem to accept or agree with her. She couldn't help but smile wryly. They were well-behaved children who had been raised in a proper manner.
"The South Street Teahouse has a famous shadow puppet show. Would you like to go see it?" Ye Liangwen asked after racking his brains.
Tianxuan looked at Hong Xiaoduo, waiting for her to make a decision.
This was because she was afraid that when she got to the government office, she would really go and make a move against that unapproachable Prince Mu. Hong Xiaoduo sensed the tension among the Ye brothers, including Tianxuan, and shook her head while suppressing a laugh.
Although Ye Liangwen was sixteen years old, he was already considered an adult man in this dynasty, since he was going to get married after the Mid-Autumn Festival.
But why do I feel like she would actually go and attack that Prince Mu? Does she seem like such a reckless and brainless person?
Or does he think that people in the martial arts world are all prone to acting on impulse? That's far too stereotypical!
"Young Master Ye, don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Hong Xiaoduo couldn't bear to scare these guys, so she quickly assured them.
Upon hearing her words, only Tianxuan immediately relaxed, and even felt a little annoyed. After following her for so long, why didn't she believe her anymore?
Let alone teaching that prince from the capital a lesson. So what if he's from the capital? So what if he works for the emperor? She's met the emperor and helped him in court and in his harem.
So what if she beat up that young master from the capital? Would the emperor really punish her? Would he even have the nerve?
As they were talking, the carriage stopped, and the driver reported, "Young Master, we have arrived at the government office."
Ye Liangwen gritted his teeth and reluctantly got off the carriage. Ye Liangcheng and Ye Liangxian, who were a little younger, were also a little uneasy, thinking that they had tried their best to come along.
Why did we come along? To see what might cause a huge mess?
Forget it, I should think about how to stop or prevent this young lady from acting strangely if we happen to encounter her in the future!
Perhaps the two sides will never even meet, and nothing will happen. Why scare yourself like this?
The yamen runners outside the government office saw that their master's sons had all arrived. This one who looked like the third young master's twin must be the fourth young master that the master had just found.
He looks so much like the adults. Oh dear, as they say, dragons beget dragons and phoenixes beget phoenixes. Even if the adults' son wasn't raised and taught by them from a young age, look at this noble young master's demeanor; he's in no way inferior to those three young masters.
Who is this dashing young lady, a relative or junior member of the adults?
"Is my father still inside?" Ye Liangwen asked, hoping to hear his father's response about taking that young master from the capital to the restaurant.
"Young Master, the magistrate is inside, discussing matters in the main hall with that person from the capital," the constable replied.
"Hmm, we'll go to the back hall ourselves, no need to follow." Ye Liangwen's heart sank, but he pretended to be calm and said to the yamen runner.
The yamen runners naturally wouldn't follow. This was the magistrate's son, and it was only natural for him to come to the yamen. Besides, he rarely came here on ordinary days. Even when he did come, he would find that the magistrate was busy with important matters in the main hall, so he would wait for him in the back hall.
The atmosphere in the lobby, while not exactly tense, was still quite lively.
"Lord Ye, please don't be so quick to deny it. Perhaps it was done by your subordinates behind your back? His Majesty has ordered me to thoroughly investigate this case. Lord Ye, you just need to cooperate."
"After all, whether it is or not is not up to me, Mu, nor is it up to you, Lord Ye, right?" Mu Rongjing said coldly to the person at the head of the table.
At this moment, Ye Ren'an's face turned ashen, and he said angrily, "I have already said that it was not done by me, nor by my subordinates."
This must be a deliberate frame-up. Your Highness, please simply give me your orders regarding how you wish to cooperate.
The clerk and the secretary standing beside him also looked furious.
To the right of the main hall is the only way to the back hall. Therefore, when Hong Xiaoduo and the others arrived here, although they could not see what was happening inside, they could clearly hear the conversation inside.
Lord Ye's anger, and the other person's cold-blooded ruthlessness.
Although Ye Liangwen knew that eavesdropping was wrong, the angry man inside was his father. Out of worry and eagerness to know what had happened, he subconsciously stopped in his tracks.
"Lord Ye, then please hand over your official seal first..." Mu Rongjing was about to say something when a female voice came from beside him.
"Oh dear, I thought Lord Ye had rushed to the government office before the banquet was even over because he was here to try some important case. Turns out he's being interrogated as a criminal." Hong Xiaoduo interrupted loudly, turning around and striding into the main hall.
"Young Lady Hong, you mustn't!" By the time Ye Liangwen realized what was happening and tried to stop her, it was too late.
He broke out in a cold sweat in that instant, stamped his foot in frustration, and quickly followed. Tianxuan and the other two followed without a second thought.
Inside the lobby, Ye Ren'an first heard Hong Xiaoduo's voice, then saw her stroll in leisurely with her hands behind her back. Ye Ren'an's scalp tingled, and his heart skipped a beat. Oh no, oh no, oh no, now it's not just about whether he has been wronged or not.
Looking at his four sons who followed him in, Ye Ren'an stared at his eldest son with eyes as sharp as blades. What's going on? Why did he bring people here?
At this moment, Ye Liangwen wanted to explain, but he couldn't.
What are you going to say in front of this prince of the capital? Say that you wanted to come over for a stroll after the banquet for your guests? This is a courtroom!
The Ye father and son were thinking, "Is this what they mean by 'extreme joy begets sorrow'?"
Ye Ren'an looked at Prince Mu again, thinking that he should lower his head now, say some soft words, and quickly let his sons and Lady Hong leave. But he saw that Prince Mu, who had been cold and indifferent to him just now, was now looking astonished.
The attendants beside him all wore the same dumbfounded expression.
Well, this is probably the first time this young master has ever seen the family of a high-ranking official strolling around the courthouse...
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