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Chapter 66 contains profound insights into Li Shimin!
These monks and their thugs were arrogant, but they were no match for them in a real fight.

Xiao Ran could take on several opponents, and Li Wu and Cheng Tiehuan were also quite skilled.

Simply beating these people won't solve the problem; the consequence of angering them will be that even more people will come.

Next time it will probably be even worse.

This time, Li Wucheng's iron ring is there; next time, Xiao Ran will face it alone.

Huikong, Wang Gui, and the others knew they couldn't repay the money, and it was obvious they were after Zhang Erya and the other girl.

Saying that one is forced to pawn oneself to a temple or become a slave is the least of one's worries; one might be sent to a brothel, which is forcing a good woman into prostitution.

It is indeed very difficult for ordinary people, while those with money and power can certainly do whatever they want.

As an ordinary person, I really can't do anything about these people. I guess Zhang Mingde wouldn't dare to offend them, and neither would Wang Shen.

If the prefectures, counties, and the imperial court in Chang'an don't care, then no one else would dare to do it.

"Now you're scared?" Wang Gui winced in pain, Li Wu's grip tightened. "Let go of me, you bastard!"

"Fifth Uncle, let them go first!" Xiao Ran called out.

"Okay!" Li Wu then let go.

Li Wu could kill these people without taking responsibility if he was protecting the princesses.

Although both were granted special privileges by the emperor, Li Wu's rank was clearly higher.

The three little maids had gathered around at some point, with Princess Li Lizhi pulling her close.

Although the little princess was young, she knew that these people were up to no good.

"Ugh~tui~" He spat at Huikong.

"Pah, pah, pah!" Princess Chengyang echoed.

Although it did not cause any harm to Huikong Wanggui and others, it did demonstrate an attitude and stance.

Xiao Ran smiled and said, "Little beauty Si Zi Fan Yin shouldn't spit like that, it's not elegant."

“But he’s annoying~” The little princess pointed at the people in front of her.

The two little princesses weren't afraid at all.

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Xiao Ran looked at Zhang Erya, "Second Aunt, do you know about the loan?"

"I'd heard before that it was indeed borrowed to pay for my mother's medical treatment, but..."

Zhang Erya's eyes reddened, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Princess Yuzhang gently held Zhang Erya's hand and whispered words of comfort.

Xiao Ran guessed that the initial purpose of borrowing money was for medical treatment, but it was estimated that the money was not spent on medical treatment in the end.

孽 孽!
"What else do you have to say? Pay up!" Wang Gui shouted at Xiao Ran.

"What are you yelling about!" Xiao Ran frowned. "There's definitely no such thing as that much money."

Even if Xiao Ran were here, I wouldn't return it!

"Are you trying to cause trouble?" Wang Gui glared at Xiao Ran. "No money? No problem, take all the livestock and people with you! The debt will be forgiven!"

"No money! And you can't take the person with you!"

"Are you deliberately trying to cause trouble?" Wang Gui was a little annoyed.

I haven't encountered this before.

"Here's what we'll do! I have three rather special fishing rods that are somewhat valuable. I'll give them to you."

"You know the Duke of Su's mansion, right?"

Wang Gui narrowed his eyes, surprised that Xiao Ran had this kind of relationship. "Of course I know."

"Take the fishing rod to the Duke of Su's mansion and say you're looking for the second son of the Duke of Su. When you see him, give him the fishing rod and say that Xiao Ran asked him for help because he's in trouble and has no other choice but to use the fishing rod to pay off a debt. If he's willing, he can buy the fishing rod at the price of the debt. If he's not willing, take the fishing rod back and we can discuss it further!"

After Xiao Ran finished speaking, Cheng Tiehuan looked puzzled. Wasn't his own family the Duke of Su's mansion?

What's the situation with Erlang?
Li Lizhi knew that this Erlang was her father.

"Why should I believe you?" Wang Gui didn't think a fishing rod was worth that price.

“We can’t run away, you can come back again!” Xiao Ran said. The others didn’t know, but Li Lizhi understood what Xiao Ran was trying to do.

Xiao Ran went inside the house and took out three fishing rods.

He handed it to Wang Gui, saying, "This is it."

Wang Gui took the fishing rod, slightly curious, as he had never seen anything like it before.

"Could this be a fishing rod?" Wang Gui couldn't understand.

"Try it and you'll see." Xiao Ran didn't say anything more, and wasn't worried about losing it.

If the fishing rod were damaged or lost, the most anxious person would not be Xiao Ran, but Li Shimin.

"You'd better be telling the truth, otherwise if we do it again, the number won't be the same." Wang Gui put away his fishing rod, and the group mounted their horses and left.

Cheng Tiehuan and Li Wu didn't know why Xiao Ran was acting this way, and neither did Princess Yuzhang.

Zhang Erya felt more fear and helplessness. There was too much money, and the people from the Merit Temple looked fierce and were not to be trifled with.

She felt even more sorry for Xiao Ran.

“Young master, that fishing rod is priceless. Can you really trust it?” Princess Yuzhang asked.

"Otherwise, there's nothing we can do, right?" Xiao Ran rubbed San Niang's head to comfort the little girl, who had also been very scared just now.

Xiao Ran said to himself, "I'm just an ordinary person. I don't even have a registered household right now. I'm still dependent on my second aunt's registration. Those people are not people I can afford to offend."

"To be so arrogant even under the emperor's nose, it's clear that the person behind them is powerful and influential, someone we can't afford to offend!" Xiao Ran began to speak cryptically.

The one with the most profound meaning is Li Shimin.

Li Shimin is not present, but Li Lizhi will relay the message.

"The county magistrates, prefectural officials, civil and military officials of the imperial court, and nobles and members of the imperial family in Chang'an should know about this!"

"They don't care, so how dare I go against these people?" Xiao Ran looked at Li Lizhi meaningfully.

Li Lizhi understood that this was a ploy against her.

“These people live on the land of the Tang Dynasty, but the laws of the Tang Dynasty have no effect on them. They oppress the people and exploit ordinary people without any mercy.”

"They're all fat and plump, and they're eating the hard-earned money of ordinary people."

"Ordinary people work hard all year round, but their lives are still difficult. They can't get enough to eat or wear, and they still have to pay taxes."

"What contributions have those monks made to this country? How can they enjoy so many privileges?"

"They're already so wealthy, why won't they let ordinary people go?"

Cheng Tiehuan also sensed the hidden meaning in Xiao Ran's words.

"Fifth Sister, you are so knowledgeable and know so much. Can you tell me why monks in temples are so special? Why do they have so many privileges and act with such impunity?" Xiao Ran asked Li Lizhi.

At this moment, Xiao Ran lacked his usual approachable demeanor, making Li Lizhi feel unfamiliar with him.

It's as if they've suddenly become two opposing classes, people from two different worlds.

Xiao Ran couldn't put himself in the shoes of Li Lizhi and other members of the royal family; he put himself in the shoes of Zhang Erya and her siblings.

It's already tough enough, and now there are so many other problems.

They left us with absolutely no way out.

Before, I thought that life would be a little harder with Zhang Dalang gone, but now it seems that the sisters' miserable days have only just begun!

The imperial court did not allow this, but the temples had their own explanations to circumvent the constraints of the law.

Anyway, nobody cares, nobody wants to offend the temple, and nobody cares whether these ordinary people are being treated unfairly.

Princess Li Lizhi and the others did not abuse their power or act arrogantly; they were quite approachable during our time together.

However, after adopting this perspective, Xiao Ran felt a sense of disgust.

At this moment, Li Lizhi felt a little flustered.

If she hadn't witnessed it firsthand, these things wouldn't have happened to her.

(End of this chapter)