twin moon

Chapter 59, Scene [-]

Jiang Yan looked at the brothel woman in front of him in amazement who stood up for the old bustard, he was stunned for a while before bowing his hands and saying:
"If the girl was willing to come out to see me earlier, it wouldn't be such a trouble."

"The godmother didn't tell me anything about you before. It was only later that the maids quietly chewed their tongues behind my back, and the little girl only found out after hearing it." Zi Yuan also put her hands on her waist and saluted, dignified and decent, Be generous.

"Ziyuan! Why did you run out on your own? Hurry up and go back!"

When the old bustard saw that the girl he trained had exposed her treacherous plan, she immediately became furious and wanted to stretch out her hand to push her back.Seeing this, the black-eyed boy immediately raised his fist to block her, and shouted coldly:
"You bastard, if you dare to talk too much, I will beat you until you can't say a word in your life!"

The old bustard was too frightened to make a sound on the spot, and retreated timidly to the side.

"My lord, please calm down. Although you were deceived before, you also acted impulsively, causing Shihua Pavilion to suffer huge losses. The twelve gold bahts you spent today allowed you to see me here. If there is nothing else, please leave quickly."

Ziyuan opened her mouth to persuade, but each hit a stick, and she didn't take sides.However, Jiang Yan managed to see the oiran himself, so he was not willing to let him go, so he rushed to the opponent and stopped him:
"Girl, since you are willing to show up, you must have heard the doubts in your heart from the mouths of the maids—my surname is Jiang, and the single name is Yan. Is the girl an old friend of mine by the Yushui River many years ago? Now tell me the answer in person?"

Ziyuan raised a pair of big eyes that were also as black as ink, looked at the sincere general Yan in front of her, and sighed softly:
"I answer yes or no. The past that has happened in this world has not changed in the slightest. What's the point of asking this question? The little girl is doing well now, and she doesn't want to be disturbed anymore. Please go back."

"Is she the one Xiao Yuba wants to meet? She really has a pair of seductive winking eyes..."

Standing aside, Ning Yue only watched the two people's mouths moving, but couldn't hear what they said at all, so she couldn't help but feel a little jealous in her heart.But after getting into trouble, she didn't dare to act willfully any more, so she quietly approached the boy in white and asked in a low voice.

"Yeah, I don't know what question Jiang Yan asked the girl. But the eyes of the two of them are so dark, like ink..." Qi Ziyin also felt that there was something strange behind this matter, and frowned slightly. mused.

"Tch, is Lian Ziyin also fascinated by these eyes..."

The girl at the side lowered her eyes resentfully, and didn't hear what she said to her companion, but unconsciously combed her messy red hair with her hands.

The news spread quickly, and not long after, Xiang Baili heard that soldiers under his command had caused trouble on Zitong Street, so he hurriedly led a team of Chiling Guards who were in charge of security in Nanshi, and surrounded the entire Shihua Hall A leak.

Seeing that the commander of the boat division arrived with his troops in person, the bustard immediately cried loudly in front of everyone with snot and tears until he heard that Xiang Baili agreed to pay twice as much gold baht as he had offered, before nodding his head in agreement. Jiang Yan and the three of them left.And Ziyuan, who had come forward to persuade her before, also disappeared from everyone's sight amidst the chaos and noise.

"Little stammer was cheated out of twelve gold baht by the other party, why did you agree to pay that greedy bustard back, Uncle Baili?" As soon as the front foot left, Ning Yue couldn't help complaining.

Seeing this, Qi Ziyin also chimed in and said, "That's right, teacher. The money in the Shihua Pavilion is not clean, and tax evasion must be a common occurrence. Teacher, as the chief guard, why don't you order the Yuling army to take advantage of the situation?" Take this opportunity to check it out?"

"Do you two feel that I dealt with it unfairly and wronged General Yan?"

Xiang Baili, who had never opened his mouth to blame, stopped suddenly, turned around and looked at the boy and girl who were following him, but the expression on his face was not relaxed. Did you destroy it by yourself? Even if the other party has everything wrong, you have injured many people in the store, but you have not been injured. If you do not agree to compensation, you will really go to the king. Even I can't protect you! Even if the other party It's unreasonable, but young master, you have read many classics of sages with Taifu Gou, but don't you understand the principle of calming things down?"

Qi Ziyin was immediately reprimanded speechless, and lowered her head in shame.General Tsing Yi's eyes swept across the faces of the three of them one by one, and finally stopped at Jiang Yan:

"Everyone in the city knows that the backer behind the Shihua Pavilion is the Marquis of Jinghai. How dare you brazenly wear Mo Lingwei's uniform and go there to cause trouble?"

"But I didn't know beforehand—"

"I don't know if I don't know! Go back to the camp and ask, who dares to wear a military uniform like this and sneak into the brothel like this? Not to mention beating people in full view, could it be that all the laws and regulations of my Yuling Army are thrown away Have you gone beyond cloud nine?"

"But—is he allowed to be bullied like this?!" The black-eyed boy poked his neck and tried to defend himself.

However, Xiang Baili waved his hand heavily to prevent him from continuing: "I teach you martial arts, not for you to use them in this kind of place! If you have nowhere to use your strength, I will go to the camp to sweep it tomorrow. A hut for three months, fine and confiscation of all salary! Wrong is wrong, I don’t want to hear any more reasons!”

"Uncle Baili, it was clearly me who caused the trouble today, why did you only scold the two of them and only punish Jiang Yan? If you want to punish them, punish them together!" The girl couldn't help complaining for her companion.

But Xiang Baili turned around, and his tone had never been so severe: "If you say a little more, you will be fined for three months!"

Seeing that the teacher was really angry, Jiang Yan quickly pressed Ning Yue, who was stubborn, to keep silent.Resisting the pointers of onlookers, the three of them followed General Tsing Yi and left Zitong Street without looking back.

The next day, Xiang Baili took the initiative to report the matter in Wende Hall.However, Qi Heyin, the ruler of the country, felt that the disputes in the market were not very important, and did not continue to investigate further.

Afterwards, the morning went on as usual, and soon came to an end.However, just when General Tsing Yi thought that the turmoil was about to calm down, Duke Jinghai, who had remained silent all along, suddenly spoke:

"Your Majesty, I have a book to participate in."

"What happened?"

"What I want to play is related to the riot that happened in Shihua Hall yesterday."

"Didn't Baili Aiqing already played this matter just now?" Ye Guogong, who was about to leave the court, glanced at the angry prince, knowing that he was unwilling, and there was a hint of persuasion in his words "The widow understands that the Shihua hall is jointly operated by Brother Wang and others. It is natural to feel distressed to suffer such a loss. However, the widow has also heard that the method of making money in that brothel does not seem to be so fair. Now Baili Aiqing I have promised to use my salary to repay the loss, what else does Brother Wang think?"

All the officials in the hall looked sideways at Marquis Jinghai.They knew that the pudgy prince had always been at odds with Xiang Baili, but at this moment they couldn't understand why he, who had always put the country's society as the most important thing for decades, would be in front of the hall because of money and silk. entangled endlessly.

However, to everyone's surprise, Qi Shouyu gave the Tsing Yi general next to him a hard look, and suddenly knelt down on the cold stone floor, playing righteously:

"Your subject is not such a person who seeks self-interest. It's just that General Baili seems to have omitted some things in his statement about the riot in the Shihua Pavilion just now. Therefore, I feel a little puzzled, and I don't know if he deliberately concealed it, or Inadvertent omission, so I want to ask clearly in person."

"Oh? Baili Aiqing, is there such a thing?"

"As I reported earlier, the general Yan involved has been punished for forty years according to the military law, and his salary has been fined for three months. The young master also knew that he was wrong, so he returned to Guihong Garden to contemplate his mistakes behind closed doors. The loss suffered in the Shihua Pavilion, I have already paid for it. I ordered all the people to be counted in the register and double-checked, but I really don't know what the Lord Overseer said just now?"

Hearing this, Qi Shouyu, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately sneered:

"Xiang Baili, bullying the emperor is a serious crime! You know that the people who caused serious damage in the Shihua Pavilion yesterday were not the young master and the black-eyed brat, but the red-haired girl named Ning Yue. Didn't mention a word in the report?"

"It's pure nonsense! Ning Yue is just a mere weak woman, how could she cause serious damage to such a huge brothel?"

Xiang Baili's face changed slightly, and he firmly denied it.

"That's why you concealed it on purpose! How did this king hear the old bustard of the Shihua Pavilion say clearly that yesterday it was clearly the red-haired demon girl who cast a demon spell, which caused a whirlwind in the city and caused serious damage to the hall? Witches and spells were banned hundreds of years ago, what is your intention to protect this demon girl?"

"If you want to commit a crime, why don't you have excuses? Dare I ask Lord Overseer, have you ever seen Ning Yue cast a spell in public? Is there any other witnesses to support the old bustard's words?"

"At that time, the neighbors who were watching near the Shihua Pavilion all said that when the witch was arguing with the old bustard, a whirlwind blew up in the sky without warning, and even made the sun dim. What is it if it's not a demon?! "

"It's a joke! Lord Overseer has been in politics for many years and is experienced. But can the occasional gust of wind blowing in the city now be used as evidence?" Xiang Baili snorted heavily.

Qi Shouyu was not enraged, but continued with a sneer: "That girl also whispered something in her mouth at that time, if it wasn't witchcraft, what could it be?"

"Lord Governor's words are wrong. If you say a few words in your mouth, you are using demon magic, and the people of the Li people in the Dasheng Dynasty may all be punished. Dare I ask Lord Governor, if that girl Ning Yue is really using demon magic How could you be besieged by the nurses kept in the Shihua Pavilion yesterday, and almost forced to jump down the stairs?"

"It must be that after the demon girl committed the crime, she realized that her identity might be exposed, so she restrained herself. General Baili, you have been trying to excuse that witch girl since just now. Could it be that there is some ulterior secret dealing with her? ?!"

Jinghaihou's words became more and more aggressive, and he refused to back down even a single step.And Xiang Baili also took a step forward, with full confidence and no fear:
"At that time, if the young master Ziyin and Jiang Yan hadn't arrived in time to rescue them, I am afraid that what we are arguing at this time is a murder case! Lord Overseer uses the topic to make a fuss, and every sentence wants to put a weak girl to death. I would like to ask You, what kind of heart do you care about!"

The two sides insisted on their own words, and neither one was willing to bow to the other. They fought like soldiers on the battlefield, both offensive and defensive, but not leaking.Seeing that neither of them could grasp any flaws, the two of them shut up at the same time after arguing for a while, cupped their fists and bowed to Lord Ye in the palace, saying in unison:
"I hope the Lord will see clearly!"

It was difficult for Qi Heyin to make a judgment for a while, and he couldn't help raising his hand to press the aching forehead, looking very embarrassed.But Jinghaihou didn't give up, he immediately got up from the ground, took a few steps forward and continued to speak loudly:

"My lord! Witches and curses have plagued the country, and mysteries have brought disaster to the country! If we don't punish that witch today, what will be the face of our Ye country in the future, what will be the prestige of the lord, and the country may even be shaken!"

However, before he could finish speaking, Qi Heyin interrupted him suddenly, with obvious displeasure in his tone:
"Enough! Whether or not the red-haired girl is capable of witchcraft cannot be determined by one or two testimonies that are hard to tell! At least for now, it has not been heard in the city that she has treated others more than half of the time. It's a bit of a hazard. Although you are the elder brother of the widow, but you are so desperate and want to force me to convict him, do you still pay attention to me, the lord of the country?!"

"I dare not, I just—"

"It's just what? If the red-haired girl is indeed good at demons, Ziyin hangs out with her all day long, wouldn't he know? My youngest son has read the books of sages and sages, and if he detects anything that is not good for the country or the society Clue, why don't you come and talk to me as a father? Brother Wang, you insist that the girl is a witch at this moment, do you still want to force the widow to punish your beloved son?! Back then, I had already betrayed Concubine Jin. Could it be that now? Do you want to bear her again?!"

Duke Ye finally expressed his concerns, and after speaking, he tossed his long sleeves and left Wende Hall.

Now that the lord had made his statement, all civil and military officials and maids and servants followed behind him and retreated, and they scattered like birds and beasts in an instant.

Now in the empty hall, only the short and fat prince was still hunched over, maintaining an awkward posture.After a while, he finally straightened up, but he walked towards the carved dragon and phoenix throne step by step.After confirming that there was no one around, he sat on it without any scruples!

"Xiang Baili, it seems that you won again this time. However, those three children really changed you, you became no longer decisive, and took up a lot of energy. In this way, this king I'm relieved."

The chunky prince laughed silently, the fat on his face was piled up together, squeezing his small eyes into two narrow slits.And it was from between the pair of narrow slits that a fierce light like a man-eating wolf shot out.

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