The Virgin Mary in the Book: I Decide My Life with Two Swords

Cangyue Country——Nanlai Street

Ye Ling surprisingly did not resist. He obediently followed the bailiff to the county government office, where he was put in jail and imprisoned face to face with Xue Jingchuan.

After the bailiff left, Xue Jingchuan quickly spoke up: "Ye Ling, what do you want to do? This is not your temper."

"Mr. Xue is a martial arts master, but he also followed me to prison obediently, didn't he? What are you thinking?" Ye Ling asked back.

Xue Jingchuan smiled helplessly: "Where's your knife?"

"They took it away! Don't talk to me anymore." After saying that, Ye Ling sat on the straw, closed his eyes and stopped talking.

"Master" Meng Meng quickly said: "Why are you so obedient?"

Ye Ling replied inwardly: "How can I know what they're up to if I don't obey? How can I let this get out of hand if I don't obey?" Just wait and see. The one most anxious right now is Xue Jingchuan. Once the authorities investigate, they'll discover that Fenghuang Mountain tried to kill me twice. Zhao Hongan is known for being stubborn and won't give face to anyone. I want to see how Nangong Chen ends this matter."

"So this is the master's plan!"

Ye Ling paused for a moment and continued in her mind: And those yamen runners, my name has spread throughout Nanlai, but they denied it outright, clearly looking for trouble. In that case, they must die.

At this moment, the cell became bustling with activity. Xuan Lei and the new county magistrate arrived together.

"Open the door, you blind bastards!" the new county magistrate shouted, then turned to Ye Ling and bowed, "Greetings, Princess."

"Princess, please come out," Xuan Lei said.

Ye Ling slowly opened his eyes: "You came quite quickly. You can catch me if you want to, and let me go if you want to. Xuan Lei, am I really that easy to talk to?"

"Please forgive me, Princess. The people below didn't know it was you," the county magistrate said.

"Don't know? My Lord, the county magistrate, this princess revealed her identity in the street, and they even mocked her. Besides, my Lord, the security in Nanlai is pretty good! Someone wants to kill me in broad daylight. Should I report this matter?"

"Princess, please calm down. I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter," the county magistrate quickly assured.

"Alright, I trust you on this matter. So, what about the people who arrested me? How does the magistrate plan to deal with them? They refused to listen to any explanations after they came up, and they didn't even give me a chance to show my ID badge. Is this how you always arrest people? Are you being selective and thinking a woman is easy to bully?"

"I dare not, why don't you come out and say it first"

"My Lord County Magistrate, if there is no satisfactory solution today, I will not leave. Of course, you can also protect each other and kill me in prison without anyone knowing."

"I want to see who has the guts to kill the princess personally appointed by my father," Nangong Xuan said as he walked in.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Except for Ye Ling, everyone bowed and paid their respects.

Xue Jingchuan and Xuan Lei looked at each other and were obviously nervous.

The new county magistrate was even more distressed. What kind of thing could this be? He encountered such a terrible thing on his second day in office.

"No need for formalities. I heard that someone attempted to assassinate the princess, but the government turned around and arrested the person. County Magistrate, what's going on?" Nangong Xuan asked.

"Your Highness, it was the subordinates who acted without any reason and made decisions on their own," the county magistrate replied.

"Really? A few slaves are so bold? Where are the people?"

"Your servant pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Six yamen runners entered the room and knelt on their knees.

Nangong Xuan glanced at the others and then said, "The Emperor does not allow me to participate in any government affairs. The county magistrate will handle it and make sure the princess is satisfied."

"Your Highness," Ye Ling said, "Your Majesty has not asked you to participate in any government affairs, but assassinating this princess doesn't count as government affairs, right? Furthermore, today, I ask Your Highness to uphold justice. These people refused to listen to my explanation before arresting me. Even when I revealed my identity, they still mocked me. If you didn't know better, you'd think they were in cahoots with the assassins."

"In that case, I will preside over the Zhuang Gong case on behalf of the princess. It seems that the bad habits of the previous county magistrate have not been changed! The death penalty can be avoided, but the living punishment cannot be escaped. So... each of them will be caned 200 times in court!" Nangong Xuan said lightly.

The five people kneeling down panicked: "Your Highness, spare our lives!"

The county magistrate wiped the sweat from his face and said, "Your Highness, if you were to be caned 200 times in court, would you still be alive?"

"How would I know this?" Nangong Xuan said, looking at Ye Ling: "Is the princess satisfied?"

"This is a good way to deal with it. Even though they are begging for mercy one by one now, they were not like this on the street just now. I still cannot forget the way they looked down on women and took advantage of their power. The beating in court is good. It can make them remember not to look down on others easily." Ye Ling was very satisfied.

"Your Highness, Princess, is this punishment too severe?" The county magistrate wanted to plead for mercy.

"Heavy? I'm already merciful enough by not executing their entire clan, right, princess?" Nangong Xuan asked with a smile.

"That's true," Ye Ling still agreed.

"Ye Ling, their crimes do not deserve the death penalty," Xue Jingchuan said in a low voice.

"Young Master Xue, kind people are often bullied, and kind horses are often ridden. What happened today taught me a lesson: people should never be kind, because cruelty is a knife that stabs others, while kindness is a knife that stabs oneself. Adults must pay for their actions," said Ye Ling.

"Well said," Nangong Xuan said, "I don't like to pretend to be merciful. Pull them away. Shen Can, you supervise the process."

"Yes," Shen Can responded, "Take them away."

"Mr. County Magistrate, the assassination of this princess is such a serious matter. How do you plan to investigate it?" Ye Ling asked.

"Your humble servant...assassinating the princess is a serious matter, and your humble servant must report it to the prefect." The county magistrate was a smart man.

"Okay, then I'll wait for the result from the prefect and the county magistrate." Ye Ling was finally satisfied.

"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Princess, this is the prison cell, please move over," the county magistrate said, wiping his sweat.

After leaving the county government office, Ye Ling looked at Xuan Lei and said, "Please tell King Beichen a message. Some things can happen once or twice, but not three or four times. The two or three times I gave him is out of favor for him. I hope he will take care of himself."

"Princess, His Highness would like to invite you over." Xuan Lei had a headache.

"No need for that. The threshold for King Beichen is high, and my junior sister has the final say in the family. If I go there again, I will be labeled a vixen again. And Mr. Xue, don't come to me again, lest your junior sister tell everyone that I am seducing your brothers. Guys, I have something else to do. Goodbye." Ye Ling said and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute," Nangong Xuan suddenly said, "My princess, are you going to the Noble House? I happen to be going the same way."

Ye Ling smiled and said, "Your Highness, are you sure we're going the same way?"

"Sure." Nangong Xuan thought Ye Ling was going to be obsessed with him again, so he was very proud.

"Then let's go together," Ye Ling said, then flew up and stood on a rooftop. "Your Highness, let's go together! What are you standing there for? Aren't we all going the same way?"

For a moment, everyone present looked at Nangong Xuan. Xue Jingchuan even forgot about the unpleasantness just now and tried hard to hold back his laughter. Everyone knew that the prince did not know martial arts.

"Ye Ling, you did this on purpose, didn't you?" Nangong Xuan asked angrily.

"It turns out that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't catch up with me! He is too weak. Then I'll say goodbye." Ye Ling said without giving anyone a chance to react. He stepped on the light skills, up and down all the way, and arrived at the Guiren Pavilion smoothly.

Chan Juan personally welcomed her to the private room that Nangong Che had booked in advance: "Princess, His Royal Highness Prince Wen has not arrived yet, please sit for a while."

"Okay, thank you sister, you go and do your work, don't worry about me," Ye Ling said.

After Chan Juan left, Ye Ling immediately entered the space.

"Miss, are you injured?" The first thing Jiuyou did was to look Ye Ling up and down.

"How could I get hurt by those two rookies? Mengmeng, keep an eye on the outside. Tell someone in advance so I can go out." Ye Ling said as he sat on the sofa.

"Miss, I saw the badge on your waist and you are still a member of Phoenix Mountain today," Jiuyou said.

"This matter is not a simple one if you say it's a big one. It is related to Nangong Chen, Xue Jingchuan, and even Meng Molin. If you say it's a small one, it was assigned by Meng Shishi. Before the truth comes out, I will give Nangong Chen another chance," said Ye Ling.

"You took all the badges. Even if the governor is very powerful, he won't be able to find anything. So your actions today are just to scare them. Why are you letting them go?"

"Jiuyou, remember this: as long as there's no conflict of interest, don't contradict others, and don't easily offend anyone. Don't think Nangong Chen is being tolerant towards me now; that's just a superficial appearance. From ancient times to the present, which great figure has ascended to power without any clean record? He was able to become king at such a young age; there must be a side of him that you and I haven't seen."

"My subordinate understands."

"Some people are bad in public, like the prince and Ye Tingxun, while some people are bad behind the scenes, like a wolf that doesn't show its teeth. You never know if it's a dog or a wolf until it opens its mouth."

"So you don't buy into anyone's accounts. It seems that you can get along with everyone, but you can't get along with anyone. In fact, you treat them all as enemies and guard against them." Jiuyou summarized it very well.

"That's right. Take this sickly prince for example. Do you think he's really that useless? I've seen a lot of dramas, and people like this are often the most terrifying. They quietly do great things, and by the time everyone finds out, the situation is already out of control. We, on the other hand, have to learn how to survive in the cracks. We must not offend anyone, and we must not trust anyone. Of course, we must also fight back when we should offend someone."

"I will obey you."

"The Noble House will be very lively tonight. When I let you out, you will be responsible for keeping your eyes open. I'm afraid I'll miss something."

"Don't worry, Miss. I will listen more, watch more, and talk less."

"Miss, someone is coming," Mengmeng said.

Ye Ling instantly left the space and sat on the soft cushion.

"Princess, this is the best tea and snacks we have here, please try them." Chan Juan brought people in with the things.

"Thank you, sister."

"Princess, please don't say that. Come, try it." Chan Juan felt that she had a good eye. She felt that Ye Ling was no ordinary person from the first sight. Now that she had become a princess, her investment was not in vain.

"Sister, is anyone booking the next room?"

"no"

"Leave it for me. If I'm unhappy here, I might want to have a drink somewhere else."

"Okay, I'll keep it for you. The owner said that any time you come in the future, all fees will be waived."

"Thank your master for me."

"Why don't you thank us personally? Although the master is aloof, our Noble House has a much better information network than Langya Pavilion. I'm sure it will be useful to you in the future."

"Okay, I'll thank him in person."