A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 394 Chapter 394 The Xiao Family’s Ring

"Whether the bandits' words are true or not, I don't dare to comment. Anyway, the superiors are now going to thoroughly investigate the case of female prostitute bandits in Jiyang! They also transferred my son from Yunzhou to Jiyang as the county magistrate, but my son... Your majesty, don’t you know about my dog’s lazy behavior?”

Lao Li was busy stirring the wontons in the hot pot, and from time to time he raised his head to talk to the two of them. Behind the steaming pot, Lao Li sighed in a long tone:
"He can't even get a wife, and he can't win in battles. If the superiors hadn't sent a female soldier to help, I think this case would have been dragged out until the bandits ran back to their lairs."

Yuan Wuyou nodded, fully understanding the context of what Lu Renjia said at the city gate just now.

There are no parents who don’t want their children to stand out and be respected outside. Therefore, when Gao Yanzong heard Lao Li call him "Quizi", Gao Yanzong seemed to be activated by some kind of smooth-talking Ren and Du lineage, and he immediately took over the words and said:

"Your Majesty, please don't be so humble. Your Majesty is very gentle and considerate. The Lord and I are able to sit in front of you now, thanks to Your Majesty's care for our old friendship."

"Hey, King Ande is too flattering to the dog, how can this make..."

Lao Li, who was behind the white mist, was as helpless as if he had been burned. He quickly picked up the round wontons in the pot, scooped them up and put them into a bowl.

As Lao Li approached, he put two bowls of wontons on the table. Yuan Wuyou, who had been playing with his wallet for a long time, took the opportunity to put a piece of silver into Lao Li's hand.

Lao Li quickly refused, "That's impossible! It's a blessing for me that the young master can watch my old man's wontons!"

Young Master Yuan sat upright, with a baby face with delicate features, but his eyebrows were tense and serious, and he said seriously:

"Take it, it will be your informant fee."

"Huh?" Lao Li held the piece of silver in his thick, rough, calloused palms and was stunned by what she said.

The next moment, the girl wearing golden light armor suddenly sat up from the table and magically took out a wide gold ring from nowhere and handed it to Lao Li.

"This was given to me by Prefect Yu of Xiangyang. The ring is engraved with the word "Xiao". I heard that Prefect Yu got a secret letter from you to collaborate with the enemy, so he immediately found this thing from you. I do know that this ring is from the Xiao family. Zhou Shizi wore it on his hand...Old Li, what's your explanation?"

Although the girl's tone was calm and her eyes were calm, her unruffled aura made Gao Yanzong, who was sitting next to him, nervous. He raised his head and looked at her eagerly.

As soon as she showed the ring, Lao Li was dazzled by the dove egg-sized sapphire on the ring. The old man was at a loss for a moment, but he actually dared to reach out to take the ring in a daze!

"Young Master, please let me explain this..."

As soon as Lao Li's hand touched the gold ring, the young master of the Yuan family turned over and took the ring back, then interrupted him with a voice——

"Stop it! I've known about the collusion between the Xiao family and the Yuwen family for a long time, but where did you get the Xiao family's ring? Did the Xiao family contact the Chishui female bandits through you, or did they collude with Yu Wenzhi through you? I'm afraid, this is the prefect Yu. Is that the purpose of bringing you to Jiyang?"

She didn't speak harshly, and even her tone was so calm that it was terrifying, but each word was sharper than the other, which made Lao Li's eyes go black, and he fell to his knees straight with a plop.

Yuan Wuyou was so shocked that his eyes widened, while Gao Yanzong, who was standing aside, only glanced at him and watched indifferently.

This sixty-year-old man was forced to speak poorly on the spot, and even his beard was trembling - "Young Master, you are aware of this! I definitely did not collude with the Xiao family, nor did I take bribes from the Zheng family's property!"

Lao Li knelt down there, and his words of loyalty were so sincere that everyone who saw him would feel compassion.

Gao Yanzong only turned his head to look at the girl beside him, and saw her stepping forward, bending her knees and helping her up.

"Old Li, what are you doing! I'm not here today to ask questions, but to ask you about the situation of the Xiao family!"

After Old Li Cheng stood up in fear, he said tremblingly, "Young Master, I don't know much, but a female general from the Xiao family came to me, threatened me with my son, and asked me to open the back door of Jingxiang Land. I didn't Do it." At this point, Lao Li suddenly realized and sighed: "Yes! It must be because of this that they came to Xiangyang Mansion to tell me!"

After hearing this, Yuan Wuyou frowned slightly, raised his lips and snorted coldly,
"Is there something about the Xiao family's daughter here again? Where did they get these conspiracy methods? Who do they have a lot of enmity with?"

"I don't know, old man, but I have to advise you, please don't get involved in other people's private affairs..."

Halfway through his words, he suddenly heard the sound of armor being drawn not far away. Gao Yanzong was instantly alert. He took a long step and stood beside Yuan Wuyou, "No! You must have arrested me?"

He turned his face to one side and pointed at Lao Li with a sharp gaze.

"When did you tip off the news?"

Yuan Wuyou looked shocked and looked at Old Li with a frown.

"what's the situation?"

Lao Li waved his hands in a panic, "That's not true! I, the old man, have never left you..."

While the three of them were talking, they saw several slaves in black clothes running towards the entrance of the alley, all carrying swords. Yuan Wuyou also pressed the scabbard of his sword in an instant.

The few Zaoli in black were rushing forward, but they turned around and saw the wonton stall here, and saw Lao Li at a glance.

"Hey, old Uncle Li? When will you come back? Weren't you transferred to Huyang a few years ago?"

One of the soldiers called out to someone, which attracted the attention of the leader.

Only then did the leader see Lao Li, and he came over to say hello enthusiastically. "You are discharged from the army at the old age, and are you coming back to see Magistrate Lu?"

As soon as the leader walked in, he discovered Yuan Wuyou and Gao Yanzong. He squinted his eyes and looked at the two of them.
"What are you doing with these two young generals? When are you going to raise an illegitimate child?"

When Lao Li heard this, he quickly waved his hands and said, "You're talking nonsense!"

At this time, Yuan Wuyou had already habitually blocked in front of Gao Yanzong, holding the scabbard of his sword vigilantly, and was about to draw the sword——

At this moment, a soldier pulled the leader and said, "Brother, please leave Lao Li alone, the case over there is important."

Lao Li perked up as soon as he heard this, "What case are you working on?"

The soldier said: "I received a report from the victim, saying that he killed several prostitutes from the county magistrate, and dared to rob civilian men in the city. He just kidnapped the second son of the Chiluo family! He even reported the case. People have also been raped! I heard that the female prostitutes have blocked the altar of Shao Siming, so I need to recruit more people."

After hearing this, these people obviously didn't care about Yuan Wuyou.

Gao Yanzong also secretly took off Yuan Wuyou's hand holding the scabbard and whispered behind her ear: "Don't be so guarded, it's too obvious."

When Lao Li heard this, he asked, "Who is the victim?"

"At Magistrate Lu's side, there is also the young master of the Chiluo family who is traveling with his brother. He is also with Magistrate Lu."

Lao Li clapped the white face on his hands and bravely stepped forward, "I want to go with you guys."