Concubine Agent: My lord, stop pretending

Chapter 216 Drumming, New Clues

The master was about to go out to check the situation when a yamen servant ran in and reported to Li Debun: "My lord, it's a woman beating the drums."

Li De frowned even tighter, and was about to shake his head to chase away people, but Su Yan said: "Since beating the drums, there is a grievance. Mr. Li, go to work, and don't need to accompany us."

"Yes, the prince and concubine can come as they please." Li De clasped his fists and said.

Su Yan nodded, but Ye Jing stood up and said, "I'm tired of watching too, I'll go with Mr. Li to watch the trial." Then he got up and walked outside.

"My lord..." Su Yan shouted hastily, but Ye Jing didn't even look back.What does this guy want?
Li De was also stunned, and quickly came back to his senses. Seeing Su Yu's worried face, he said with a smile: "Princess, don't worry, the front hall is the place where the trial is, and the lower officials will always take care of the prince."

Su Yan turned his eyes, suppressed his desire to keep up, nodded and said: "Alright, I will trouble Master Li."

"It's my duty to be an official." Li De bowed and said goodbye before leaving the door.

Su Yan watched them leave, thought secretly for a moment, then lowered his head and continued to check the information.

In the front hall of the government office, Li Dewei obediently led Ye Jing to his seat, and gave Ye Jing the seat of his governor.Although he is a well-known stupid king in Yutian, Li De is still very clear about his basic dignity, otherwise he would have fallen from the dark officialdom.

Ye Jing glanced at Li De, then unceremoniously sat down in the central seat, and curiously picked up the gavel on the case to play with.

Seeing Ye Jing like this, Li De breathed a sigh of relief.He sat in the master's seat, slapped the table, and shouted loudly: "Come on! Bring the drummer to the hall!"

Ye Jing was startled by his voice, the gavel slipped from his hand and fell on the table, the sound was not low.

"You should be damned, you disturbed the lord." Li De hurriedly got off his chair, pleading guilty again and again.

"Keep down." Ye Jing said.

Li De nodded again and again, returned to his seat, and said in a low voice: "Bring someone to the hall!"

After a while, two yamen servants brought a woman to the court.The woman is about forty years old, with a slightly fat body and an ordinary appearance, and her clothes are also ordinary people, very ordinary.

The woman entered the hall, knelt down tremblingly, lowered her eyes, turned to the presiding judge, kowtowed and said: "The lady He, I kowtow to your lord."

Li De glanced at Ye Jing and saw that he didn't respond, so he asked, "Mr. He, were you the drummer just now?"

He nodded, still not raising his eyes, but knowing that the sound came from the left, he turned his head slightly and said, "It's the women."

"What grievance do you have?" Li De asked again.

"The woman's husband has been missing for several days and has not returned, so he came to report to the official." He bowed his head.

Li De's voice showed a bit of impatience, and he waved his hands lightly: "Then you go to the missing place to register, if there is news, the yamen will..."

"My lord, the women's report to the official is not to find someone, but to expose it." He suddenly interrupted Li De's words, with a calm expression.

Li De was startled, and suddenly felt something was wrong, and asked in a low voice, "Who are you going to expose?"

Only then did He raised his head, looked at Li De and said, "The woman doesn't know either. Seven days ago, before the woman's husband left, he left a booklet for the woman, saying that if he didn't come back, he would Present this item to the Fifth Prince."

"Who is your husband? What does he do for a living?" Li De glanced at Ye Jing, seeing that his expression was the same, he still didn't dare to ask too directly.

He said: "The woman's husband's surname is He, and the family relies on fishing for a living. Seven days ago, he said that he would meet the fifth prince, but he never thought that he would never return." As he spoke, tears rolled down his face.

"Where is that booklet now?" Li De asked anxiously.The secret letter that day was written by a fisherman surnamed He.

He wiped away tears and said: "My husband has repeatedly told me that the booklet can only be handed over to the fifth prince."

Li De frowned, trying to reason, and said: "The fifth prince has also been missing for seven days, and he can't make decisions for you. It's the same for you to submit to this official."

He looked hesitant, looked at Li De, and then fell on Ye Jing, who was upright, and asked, "Who is this lord?"

Li De knew something was wrong.I don't know if King Jing is really stupid or not?For a while, he looked at Ye Jing, and said in a deep voice: "This is His Royal Highness King Jing, who came to investigate this case with the Fifth Prince. You can submit it to the prince."

Hearing this, He looked at Ye Jing again, and felt that although he was well-dressed, he seemed a little abnormal.After thinking about it, she still shook her head and said: "No, if the fifth prince is not here, the woman will come back sometime." She stood up after speaking.

"Presumptuous, do you come and go casually in the important places of the yamen? How can the prince and this official be fooled by you? Hand over the things quickly, or you will be punished!" Li De slapped the case and said angrily.

"Keep your voice down, and speak carefully." Ye Jing made a gesture of silence, and her handsome eyebrows frowned slightly.

Li De was stunned, and quickly bowed his head and said: "Yes, I know my mistake, and I was excited for a while, I hope the prince will forgive me."

"It's okay, you continue." Ye Jing said.

"Yes." Li De nodded, wiped off his sweat, sat down again, looked at Mrs. He, and continued, "Mr. He, quickly present the brochure!"

He glanced at Ye Jing, and said calmly, "I didn't bring the women with me, so I can only hand them over to the Fifth Prince."

"You're stubborn, come here, and you'll be charged with twenty sticks!" Li De said sharply.

"Stop!" A clear and stern voice came out, neither high nor low, full of deterrent force, making the two servants take two steps back unconsciously.

Su Yan came out from the back hall, his eyes swept across the crowd, and he walked to Ye Jing's side.

Li De got up and saluted respectfully, "Your Majesty has seen Wangfei."

Su Yan's eyes swept over the silent woman, then looked at Li De, and said slowly: "Master Li, why should you be angry? Since this elder sister is not willing to give us the things, we will follow her will and wait for us." It's good that the fifth prince comes back."

Li De was extremely unwilling, but Princess Jing said so, what can he do?He looked at the master next to him, and seeing him shaking his head, he had no choice but to give up first, and then make a long-term plan after he retreated.Thinking of this, Li De's expression softened, and he cupped his fists and said apologetically, "I was in a hurry and wanted to solve this case as soon as possible, so I lost my sense of proportion. I hope the princess will forgive me."

"Master Li is also for the case, which is admirable." Su Yan smiled and said.

"The lower officials are panicked." Li De wiped off his sweat in embarrassment, got down from his seat, and stood with the master, their eyes crossed and they understood each other.

Su Yu glanced at Ye Jing, then glanced at Li De, understood his plan in his heart, and said to He Shi calmly: "He Shi, since your husband is going to see the Fifth Prince, maybe the two of you are together at this time. At the place, Prime Minister Zuo is trying his best to find them. Why don't you go back to the station with us and wait, and we will know as soon as we have any news."

(End of this chapter)