Your Majesty, Please Stop!

Chapter 175: Picked Up a Little Girl

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.

Huang Dagui's face turned red as he pointed fiercely at Lao Chunxiang, "Xiang'er, whose side are you on?"

Xin Zhuo sighed inwardly, Huang Dagui had lost this round.

Sure enough! Lao Chunxiang's face changed and changed again, gritting her teeth, she said, "Huang Dagui, stop causing trouble. Leave quickly, or things will turn ugly and no one will look good."

"Xiang'er, why are you treating me like this..."

Huang Dagui felt like he had been struck by a thousand arrows, instantly losing all hope. He staggered back a few steps, his face turning pale.

"Surround the area, don't let him escape!" Suddenly, a hurried sound of footsteps came from outside. Dozens of constables surrounded the entire courtyard, making it impossible to escape.

"Hehe..."

"Master Sun" stood up, his face full of mockery, looking disdainfully at everyone. "Huang Dagui, you are a murderer. How dare you come back after all these years on the run? I have already informed the yamen. Where do you think you can escape to?" He cupped his fists towards the outside, "Gentlemen, please capture this thief!"

Even Lao Chunxiang gritted her teeth and stood up, "My husband and I don't know these people. They must be the notorious river pirates who have come to our door. Gentlemen, please capture them quickly!"

Huang Dagui was completely stunned. Things seemed to have taken a completely different turn from what he had expected. He couldn't help but laugh bitterly and his body swayed.

Xin Zhuo couldn't bear to watch anymore and signaled to Sheng Lingge, who immediately took out a waist token and handed it to the head constable. "Quickly call the prefect here."

The head constable looked at the waist token in surprise. As someone who often dealt with official matters, he naturally recognized many official seals and marks. His face changed slightly and he signaled to the other constables to temporarily surround the area and not act rashly. He then hurriedly left with the waist token.

Xin Zhuo helped Huang Dagui sit down in a nearby seat, gesturing for him not to get agitated.

Huang Dagui did calm down a bit, but he couldn't help but look at the couple opposite him with a complicated expression.

Lao Chunxiang and Master Sun naturally saw the token that the head constable had taken. Their eyes wandered for a moment, feeling a sense of unease. They opened their mouths but didn't know what to say, so they could only grit their teeth and sit down. "It would be best if the prefect comes!"

After a while, the sound of horse hooves could be heard outside. A brown-robed official rushed in with soldiers, constables, and scribes. He scanned the room and looked at Sheng Lingge.

Sheng Lingge pointed at Huang Dagui, and the prefect immediately stepped forward. "I have seen General, I don't know what brings the General here?"

The faces of Lao Chunxiang and her husband changed drastically. General?

Huang Dagui suddenly put on an act, sighing, "I am a general born in this place, just here to visit an old friend."

"I see!" The prefect wiped his forehead and looked at Xin Zhuo and Sheng Lingge and the others. His eyes flickered for a moment, revealing a flattering smile.

On the other side, Lao Chunxiang and her husband were trembling all over, not knowing what to do.

Master Sun had a keen eye. Although his family had some wealth, they were only able to associate with the constables in the yamen. At this moment, how could he not understand that the situation had changed drastically? He quickly knelt down, "General Huang, please forgive us!"

Lao Chunxiang followed suit, tears streaming down her face.

This left Huang Dagui at a loss, he quickly stood up, "Enough, enough, let's go!"

"Where are you going?"

Xin Zhuo casually picked up the merchant's abacus hanging nearby and played with it, making a clattering sound. "Fifteen years ago, Huang Dagui lent three thousand taels to Chunxiang, a girl from the Cuixiang Building. According to the local interest rate, after fifteen years of compounding, it has become a total of eleven thousand three hundred taels. In consideration of our past relationship, let's round it down to ten thousand two hundred taels!"

"We need to see the money before we leave. If there's no money, we'll ransack the house, Lao Sheng, go crazy!" Sheng Lingge cupped his fist and said, "Yes!"

...

The group left the Sun Mansion in the afternoon. Bai Jianxi and Han Jiulang struggled to carry all the savings of the Sun family, which amounted to just over nine thousand three hundred taels.

For ordinary merchants, having tens of thousands of taels in assets was extremely unrealistic.

Huang Dagui walked with the head of the family, filled with gratitude and melancholy. "Thank you, head of the family... young master. I am already satisfied!"

Xin Zhuo patted his shoulder again. "Don't talk about emotions in the future. Emotions are fleeting while forgetfulness lasts a lifetime. Joy is only a moment, but pain will accompany you forever!"

"You're absolutely right!" Huang Dagui nodded heavily.

Cyan Yi and Han Qiniang looked at each other in surprise, then looked at Xin Zhuo. "Has the prince had contact with any other girls? Are there any bloodline omissions?"

Murong Xiu laughed heartily. "The prince is still a beginner, cherishing his experiences!"

He had completely forgotten that he was also one.

"..."

Xin Zhuo was speechless. He was busy running around all day, where would he have the opportunity to practice?

"Prince, ladies."

At this moment, a timid voice came from behind. "C-Can I be taken in? I have nowhere else to go. As long as I have something to eat, I can do anything, like washing clothes, cooking, cleaning the courtyard, anything."

Everyone turned to look and saw a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl speaking. She was wearing tattered clothes made of coarse cloth, with a dirty face, but she had bright big eyes and small red lips. There was a hint of fear and uneasiness in her eyes, but apart from being dirty, she looked quite likable.

Cyan Yi and the others couldn't help but look at the head of the family. To be fair, they felt a bit of sympathy, coming from similarly tragic backgrounds.

Xin Zhuo looked at the girl for a moment and smiled lightly. "Bring her along!"

Cyan Yi frowned slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she didn't speak.

They left the city, and the cavalry and carriage continued on their way.

The girl was also brought into the carriage by Xin Zhuo. She sat in the corner, still dirty, nervously rubbing her hands, her big eyes wandering, looking at Xin Zhuo, then at Cyan Yi beside her, gathering her courage. "My name is Aju, I am..."

She spoke for a while, but no one paid attention.

The carriage kept shaking.

Cyan Yi looked at Xin Zhuo, while Xin Zhuo was lost in thought.

After a while, Xin Zhuo looked up and asked, "Great Master Cyan Yi, tell me the truth, does the Jiang family have enemies?"

A faint smile finally appeared on Cyan Yi's cold face as she asked, "Oh? Why does the prince ask this?"

Xin Zhuo said, "Tattered clothes, messy hair, but the nails are exceptionally clean. Although she hasn't practiced martial arts, her blood qi is very pure, not like the appearance of hunger.

Her eyes dodge, showing fear and uneasiness, but also some pretense, even with a hint of determination. This is clearly the appearance of someone who has been trained.

Her teeth are snow-white, not the yellowish color of someone who eats indiscriminately. Ordinary soap can't achieve this, it would cost at least one or two taels of silver for expensive toothbrushes.

If this little girl is not a scheming person, I really can't think of any other reason."

The little girl, who had been rubbing her hands, couldn't help but change her expression.

(End of this chapter)