Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 259 Minglan’s Wisdom

The carriage was moving when it suddenly stopped.

"Uncle Wei, why did you stop?" Desheng asked in confusion as he opened the curtain.

Bianjing City is densely populated, and carriages cannot move very fast on the streets.

It was only about one stick of incense before we set off, and we didn't even enter the inner city.

"The road ahead is blocked." Coachman Welin said, pointing ahead.

Desheng looked up and saw that the street in front of the carriage was blocked by people. Because it was blocked by the crowd, he could not see what was going on inside.

"Wait a minute, I'll ask the young master."

After Desheng finished speaking, he lowered the car curtain and turned around and said, "Sir, I don't know what happened up ahead. The road is blocked."

Li An also heard the conversation between Desheng and the coachman, and had just opened the curtains to take a look.

As soon as Li Ang got out of the car, Liu Waner and Minglan had already walked over.

"Son!"

With Liu Waner's temperament, she probably wouldn't be able to persuade her, so Li An had no choice but to get out of the car.

"Miss San and Miss Sheng Liu got out of the car and said they wanted to take a look," Desheng said.

"Brother Ziqian!"

Hearing this, he said: "Go and inform the carriage behind, let's take a detour."

Even if ordinary people quarrel in the street, they will disperse quickly. If they are slow, they will be directly captured by the soldiers patrolling the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, which will not cause congestion at all.

Li An was a little speechless. This woman's desire for gossip really does not distinguish between eras.

"Brother Ziqian, look at how many people are gathered in front of you. There must be a lot of excitement. Let's go and have a look." Liu Waner said excitedly.

"There's so much chaos ahead, why don't we just take a detour? Why don't we join in the fun?" Li An said angrily.

Only those high-status young men would make such a big noise.

"Either the young master is having a conflict, or he is bullying ordinary people. What's there to see?" Li An shook his head.

Li An heard Desheng's shout from the car window, opened the curtain, and asked doubtfully: "What's wrong?"

If a prince breaks the law and the common people are guilty, just listen to it.

"Go and have a look, it won't take long." Liu Waner looked at Li An pitifully.

Bianjing is at the foot of the emperor, and the streets are often patrolled by soldiers from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division.

Desheng responded and got off the carriage.

"Don't do this with me. I said it first. It's OK to have a look, but you can't squeeze in, you know?" Li An said angrily.

"Yes!"

It's because those young masters caused some trouble, and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division didn't dare to arrest people easily, that's why they made such a big fuss.

Li An has lived in Bianjing for several years, and he has encountered this kind of thing countless times.

"I know, she's more verbose than my grandmother. Minglan, let's go!"

When Liu Waner saw Li An agreed, she pulled Minglan and ran forward.

"Wait for me!"

Li An was worried that something would happen to the two of them, so he quickly followed them with Desheng.

Although Liu Waner has a quick temper, she still understands the importance.

She led Minglan to the back of the crowd and did not squeeze in, but the street was blocked by the crowd watching the excitement, and her brother was not tall, so he could not see anything.

Liu Waner jumped up anxiously, but could see nothing except the human head.

"Sister Wan'er, there are too many people here, and we can't see what's going on inside. Let's go," Minglan advised.

Although Minglan is a bit gossipy, she is not serious about it.

And there are so many people around here, if one of them fails to cause a stampede, it will be troublesome.

"Yeah, there's no excitement here. Let's leave quickly. Don't you still want to go shopping at Yujie?" Li An said.

"Don't worry."

The more Liu Waner couldn't see it, the more itchy her heart became. She found someone and asked the maid to give him a piece of silver and started asking.

Bianjing is prosperous, but for ordinary people, a piece of silver is not something to look down upon, let alone picking it up for free.

After taking the money, the man quickly told what he knew about the situation.

The cause of the incident was that when Ning Guogong Qiu Jiasanlang passed by, a boy of seven or eight years old rushed out from the alley, causing the horse to be frightened.

Fortunately, the driver had good driving skills and nothing serious happened. However, Qiu Sanlang hit his head on the carriage because the horse was frightened.

Although it was nothing serious, he was very angry.

The boy's family heard the noise and rushed out. They knelt on the ground and begged, but Master Qiu said that he wanted the boy's family to compensate one thousand taels of silver.

The boy's family were just ordinary people in Bianjing. Although they were much richer than people in other places, they couldn't afford a thousand taels of silver.

Only by selling all the land and houses at home can we get the money together.

But this way the family would not starve to death.

At this moment, the boy's sister also came out worriedly.

When Qiu Sanlang saw that the boy's sister was pretty, he said that he couldn't afford the compensation, so he asked the boy's sister to be his concubine.

The boy's parents had only one son and one daughter, so they were naturally unwilling.

People from the Wucheng Army and Horses Division came. After asking about the matter, they learned that Qiu Sanlang was responsible, so they naturally favored Qiu Sanlang and asked the boy's family to quickly compensate for the incident.

After hearing this, Liu Waner said angrily: "It's too much. When I get back, I will tell my grandfather and ask him to impeach Qiu Sanlang and the Wucheng Army Division."

Li An shook his head when he heard this and said: "It's useless, they have their own reasons for this matter."

"Brother Ziqian, what are you talking about? Others are fine, why should they ask for compensation of one thousand taels?" Liu Waner was very angry when she saw that Li An actually spoke for those bad people.

Li An smiled bitterly and said: "I'm not going to speak for him. The compensation he wants is high, which is indeed excessive. But it does not affect the fact that he is on the right side in this matter. How do you ask the teacher to impeach him?"

Those young masters usually dare to cause trouble without being justified, let alone now that they are justified.

People like to sympathize with the disadvantaged, but the essence of this incident is that the little boy suddenly rushed out of the alley and frightened the horse.

"I…"

Liu Waner opened her mouth, not knowing how to refute.

"Isn't there any way to help them?" Minglan said unbearably.

"Help or..."

Li An was just about to say that there was still a way to help, but suddenly there was a noise and movement from the crowd of onlookers.

Several people looked over quickly. It seemed that someone was coming from the other side of the street. The crowd of onlookers was making way for the people on the other side.

It's a pity that there are too many people here and they can't see what's going on over there.

After a while, the crowd inside suddenly burst into cheers.

"What's wrong?" Liu Waner was anxious, but the people behind her couldn't see the situation, so she couldn't ask even if she wanted to.

"Someone should have come forward to help the boy's family." Li An said.

"Really?" Liu Waner and Minglan said in surprise.

"If this were not the case, do you think there would be cheers from the crowd?" Li An said.

Liu Waner and Minglan thought about it, but this way, Liu Waner wanted to know what was going on inside.

Li An was unwilling to persuade her to leave, but she would not leave until she found out.

Li An had no choice but to wait.

After waiting for a while, the crowd began to slowly disperse.

The crowd had almost dispersed, but the parties involved had already left.

Liu Waner was very disappointed when she didn't see the excitement, and asked the maid to find someone to inquire about it again.

After a while, the maid told what she had learned.

It turns out that Prince Yan passed by here just now. After learning what happened, he came forward to ask Qiu Sanlang to give him face.

Qiu Sanlang naturally did not dare to refuse and promised Prince Yan not to pursue the case.

Prince Yan comforted the boy's family, and then persuaded the people watching to disperse and not block the road.

After hearing this, Liu Waner praised: "I have heard before that Prince Yan is courteous to others, and he will take care of those playboys in Bianjing who bully the people. Now it seems that the rumors are indeed true."

Li An shook his head secretly when he heard this. He felt that things were not as simple as they seemed.

It's not that he thinks human nature is that bad. He has had several contacts with Zhao Xian and he still understands it somewhat.

No matter how he looked at it, he felt that this incident had elements of acting.

It is really clever to use this method to improve one's reputation.

"That's wrong!" Minglan said, "Since Crown Prince Yan is passing by here, it stands to reason that he came from the other side of the street and should have come in our direction. Why did he turn around and go back instead?"

Li An was a little surprised when he heard this. If Minglan didn't say it, he would have ignored it.

(End of this chapter)