Princess Promotion

Lin'er looked at the city wall of Yundu City in front of her, her face full of excitement.

Oh, heaven! Oh, earth! They have finally arrived at Cloud City!

It was not easy to get here. Her little treasury was almost emptied. Lin'er thought they would have to go out to beg on the street halfway through the journey.

Lin'er even thought that if she really spent all the money, she would let her three vase guards perform on the streets to earn money.

Lin'er turned her head and looked behind her, her eyes sweeping over Miss Xiaoyun, the old coachman, the wet nurse and the others one by one. She felt both reluctant to leave and relieved that the mission was completed.

Although she had many complaints along the way, Lin'er knew that being able to bring them safely to Yundu City was the most meaningful thing she had ever done in her life.

Although it cost a lot of money and effort, all the efforts became worthwhile when I saw them arrive safely.

Miss Xiaoyun looked at Lin'er with tears in her eyes. She took the lead and walked to Lin'er, kneeling down and bowing. "Miss, your great kindness will be unforgettable to Xiaoyun. Let us walk the rest of the way on our own."

Xiaoyun's voice was choked with sobs. They had already burdened Miss Lin'er enough. No matter whether they could succeed or not, they must not burden Miss Lin'er again.

A warm feeling surged in Lin'er's heart, and she knew that she really couldn't help them with anything that would happen next.

Lin'er leaned over and helped Xiaoyun up, saying, "I can only take you so far. The rest of the way is up to you. If you need anything, come to the inn and find me."

The old coachman and the wet nurse also came forward to say goodbye to Lin'er.

A tear flashed in Lin'er's eyes. She knew that everyone would eventually part ways, and all she could do was say goodbye to everyone properly.

Lin Er stood there and said goodbye to everyone one by one, the servants, the wet nurse, the cook...

After the last person disappeared in the vast crowd, only Lin'er, Xiao Liu, and her three vase guards were left.

Just like these people were by her side when she set out, they were still by her side when she reached the destination.

It is enough to have experienced the people and scenery you meet on the journey.

Seeing Lin'er standing there for a long time without any reaction, Xiao Liu stepped forward and comforted her, "Miss, don't be too sad."

Lin'er stared blankly ahead as she asked a soul-piercing question: "Xiao Liu, do you still remember who my cousin-in-law said her best friend was?"

Xiao Liu was stunned, and shook her head in confusion, saying, "I don't know! Miss, don't you know who your cousin's best friend is?"

Lin'er raised her hand to cover her forehead, feeling that she might have to sleep on the streets.

The excuse I used to come to Yundu City was to visit my cousin’s best friend.

My cousin's wife said that she had a close friend in Yundu City who had a wide circle of friends and could help her find some young men with good family backgrounds who could help Lin'er find her lifelong affairs.

Only then did she convince her mother to let her go on a long journey.

However, Lin'er always regarded this as an excuse, thinking that she had money and could rent a house in Yundu City.

Then you can live comfortably for a few months. As for your cousin's best friend, just say hello and ask her to take care of you.

How can I really have the nerve to trouble others? Besides, living in someone else's house is not as comfortable as living outside by myself.

But now people are poor and have low aspirations! Not to mention renting a house outside, they don’t even have the money to go back home. Lin Er is destined to trouble her cousin’s best friend.

But when she came out, she was so excited that she forgot to ask her cousin's wife who her best friend was. Her cousin's wife seemed to say that Bai Da would take her to find that person.

Lin'er turned around and looked at Bai Yehan expectantly and asked, "Bai Da, do you know where your cousin's best friend lives?"

Bai Yehan looked at Lin'er with a strange expression and nodded.

Lin Er heaved a sigh of relief and said to Xiao Liu, "This is our first visit, and we'll have to trouble them for a long time. It wouldn't be impolite to buy something before visiting."

Xiao Liu nodded and pointed to the pastry shop in front and said, "Miss, how about we buy some pastries?"

Lin'er thought this was okay, so she took out some change from her purse and handed it to Xiao Liu.

Xiao Liu took the silver and ran to buy some cakes. Lin'er turned around and looked at Bai Yehan and asked, "I've almost spent all the money I have. Now I'm going to seek refuge with my cousin's best friend. Are you going with me?"

Xiao Liang hesitated and said, "No, my grandfather is in Yundu City, and I came here to meet him."

Lin'er nodded. It was obvious that Xiao Er was not cut out to be a bodyguard. It seemed that he was from Yundu City and was stuffed in by his cousin's wife because it was convenient for him to go there.

Lin'er looked at Li Yinhan, who turned away and looked at the horizon and said, "I...I'm going to stay at my cousin's house."

Lin'er showed disdain on her face. This Li Er was indeed a gigolo. He called his cousin whenever he encountered problems along the way and talked about his cousin every day.

It was as if his cousin was a wishing turtle in the pond, giving him whatever he wanted.

Lin'er now really wants to follow Li Er to see his legendary cousin, who even prepared the betrothal gifts for her cousin to marry.

Bai Yehan raised his hand and coughed twice to hide the smile on his lips, then said seriously, "Wan'er introduced me to a job, and I came to Yundu City to take up this job."

Wow, Lin'er kept saying, "Wow," and she said she felt something was weird.

It turned out that these three were not serious guards. She said that serious guards always picked up people on the way, got into trouble and even climbed over the wall in the middle of the night to commit crimes.

It turns out that they are not guards at all, they just brought her to Yundu City smoothly. They are capable!

In order to get her to pay for the journey, they all pretended to be guards just to save some money.

Lin'er felt like a sucker, having been badly cheated by these three people along the way.

Lin'er's chest heaved up and down with anger. If the three of them weren't so tall and strong that she couldn't beat them, she really wanted to kick each of them.

Xiao Liu came back from buying some pastries and saw that the young lady looked very unhappy. He asked anxiously, "What's wrong with the young lady?"

Lin'er grabbed Xiao Liu's wrist and walked forward, gritting her teeth and yelling, "We're parting ways now. Goodbye."

But after walking a few steps, he turned back and looked at Bai Yehan, saying with a gloomy face: "Take me to the place first, and then we will go our separate ways."

Bai Yehan suppressed his laughter and raised his hand to make a gesture of invitation, saying, "Miss, please come this way."

Lin'er took Xiao Liu and walked forward without looking back.

After walking a few blocks, he found Xiao Liang and Li Yinhan still following him, and asked in confusion, "Why are you still following me?"

Li Yinhan thought for a moment and said, "Actually, your cousin's wife's best friend is my cousin, so we are on the same path."

When Lin'er heard this, her anger subsided a little. She was going to live with her cousin, so it was only right for her to spend some money on her cousin.

Lin'er didn't doubt Li Yinhan's words. There was no need for Li Yinhan to lie to her about such an obvious thing.

Lin'er looked at Xiao Liang again and asked, "Why are you following me?"

Xiao Liang spoke frankly, "My grandfather... my grandfather worked at her cousin's house. When I first arrived in Yundu City, I didn't know where my grandfather lived, so I could only go to where he worked to look for him."

Although Lin'er felt it was a bit of a coincidence, she also felt it was reasonable. After all, the three of them were arranged for her by her cousin's wife.

It was normal that the three of them had close ties with my cousin's best friend, so I didn't ask any more questions.

When Lin'er stood under the imperial city, the towering city walls soared into the clouds, and the golden glazed tiles sparkled in the sun, demonstrating the majesty and dignity of imperial power.

The snacks and pastries she and Xiao Liu were holding were like two chicks that had strayed into an eagle's territory, tiny and inconspicuous.

Lin'er opened her mouth wide, her lips trembling from shock as she asked, "...this...this...this...is this...where my best friend lives?"

Xiao Liu also started shaking like a sieve and said, "Miss...Miss...Miss...We...We may have gone to the wrong place."

Lin'er just watched as Bai Yehan took out a token from his arms and handed it to her.

Then the imperial guards at the palace gate, who were originally expressionless like sculptures, immediately became respectful when they saw the token in Bai Yehan's hand.

The imperial guards didn't ask any questions or even hesitate, and immediately made way for Bai Yehan, Lin'er and the others to enter.

No matter how stupid or slow-witted Lin'er was, she realized that who else in the entire State of Qi could allow people to enter and leave the palace at will except that person.

But that was precisely why Lin'er didn't want to believe it. Her body stiffened as she slowly turned to Li Yinhan and asked cautiously, "Cousin from your house, could it be...could it be...his Majesty?"

Li Yinhan didn't answer Lin'er. Instead, he walked into the palace gate with his head held high. The imperial guards on both sides immediately saluted and said, "General Li!"

Lin'er took a deep breath. When she thought about how she had ordered Li Yinhan around these days, she felt dizzy.

Lin Er forced a smile and looked at Xiao Liang and asked, "Who is your grandfather?"

Xiao Er's surname is Xiao, and the only important official with the surname Xiao in the court is Lord Xiao. Could he be the legendary Xiao Liang, the most talented man in the Great Qi?

Xiao Liang said modestly, "My grandfather is Lord Xiao."

Lin'er felt that this world was not worth her staying in, so her cousin placed all the good husbands of the young girls in Da Qi in front of her.

She didn't cherish him, and she was always ordering him around and showing disdain for him. She felt sorry for her cousin's wife and her plans for her.

When he thought of how she boasted in front of the three of them that she was a lady from a famous family in the imperial capital, and that even the most popular nobleman of the day was fond of her.

Lin'er thought that she might as well faint and escape from this suffocating scene.

Just as Lin'er was about to faint in Xiao Liu's arms, Bai Ye coldly said, "Miss, you have to hold on! This is at the palace gate. Fainting here would be inappropriate and you'd be punished."

Lin'er stood up straight in an instant, looking as energetic as she could be.

She had just made up her mind. She didn't need a man, but she had to hold his thighs tightly. As long as she could hold His Majesty's thick thighs tightly, it didn't matter if she never got married in this life.

Lin'er took a deep breath and walked inside. Xiao Liu followed closely beside her, her palms slightly sweating.

"Miss, are we really going in?" Xiao Liu's voice trembled slightly, and her eyes revealed a hint of hesitation.

Lin'er took a deep breath and said, "Of course, we have come so far, we can't stop here."

A eunuch stepped forward through the palace gate and said in a calm and polite voice, "Everyone, please follow me."

"After that, he led Lin'er, Xiao Liu and the others through corridors and came to a side hall with gorgeous decorations.

The eunuch served each of them a cup of tea and said, "Please wait for His Majesty's summons."

After saying that, he left the side hall, leaving Lin'er and her group sitting inside staring blankly.

The first person to get restless was Li Yinhan. He called over the eunuch guarding the door and asked, "When will His Majesty adjourn the court?"

This was the first time that Li Yinhan took this formal route to meet Yao Chuguang. In the past, he would go straight to the imperial study or the council hall upon entering the palace.

No one in the palace would stop him, and no one dared to stop him.

This time he came at an inopportune time, as Yao Chuguang was attending court, so it was the first time he was brought to this side hall to wait for being summoned.

The eunuch naturally knew Li Yinhan, and he also knew that in the harem, apart from His Majesty, the person in front of him was the one who should not be offended the most.

If anyone else had asked the eunuch, he would have said nothing more, but since this person was the one asking the question, he had no choice but to answer, so he said directly: "If it were in the past, the court would have been dismissed by this time."

The eunuch paused before telling the truth, "But today, civilians were beating drums at the palace gate to complain. Your Majesty will definitely have to personally investigate, so it will probably take some time."

This was something he came up with himself. Li Yinhan touched his nose and nodded to show that he understood.

Yao Chuguang sat in the main seat in the hall, his eyes sweeping over the group of people kneeling in the hall.

Their clothes were ragged and their faces were haggard. On their desks, there was a pile of lawsuits.

The corners of Yao Chuguang's mouth twitched involuntarily. She remembered receiving a letter from Bai Yehan via carrier pigeon a few days ago. The letter mentioned that he encountered some unfair things on the way here and helped several suffering civilians to come to Yundu City to file a complaint.

Now it seems that the number of these so-called “several” lawsuits is really exaggerated!

She sighed softly. Handling one case is one thing, and handling more than one is no problem.

Yao Chuguang's fingertips gently slid across the paper of the complaint, his eyes sharp and focused.

These indictments record each case in detail. The plaintiff's statements are clear and the evidence is conclusive, which is enough to convict and sentence the corrupt officials involved.

Yao Chuguang put down the complaint in his hand, glanced at everyone in the hall, and couldn't help but sigh: how much injustice and evil are hidden under this peaceful world?

With so many complaints, once the arrests and investigations begin, the noise will be so loud that it is impossible not to alert these corrupt officials and bullies.

The biggest problem facing Yao Chuguang now is not to investigate these cases, but how to ensure that all these corrupt officials are caught in one fell swoop.

You have to know that once these people know that someone has come to Yundu City to file a complaint, they will know that no one can protect them and will immediately pack up and run away.

There are no camera chasers in this era, so trying to catch someone who has really run away is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

But the monk may run away, but the temple cannot. Yao Chuguang casually picked up the first complaint that came to his door, which detailed a land occupation case. The plaintiff's statement was clear and the evidence was conclusive.

Yao Chuguang looked at the head of the Wu family in the hall, who had kept his head down the entire time, trying to minimize his presence, and asked, "Minister Wu, what do you think of this case?"

At this moment, the head of the Wu family, who was named, felt a pang in his heart and cried out in his heart: God wants to kill me!