Who says the prince is weak and can't take care of himself?

After a fierce fight, Wanqinzhai fell into a sudden silence. Everyone was watching, but no one knew what they were watching.

The steward came out to clean up the mess and comfort the guests: "We are sorry to have disturbed you, our distinguished guests. It is truly our Wanqinzhai that failed to take good care of you. How about we host you tonight and make all the drinks free? Everyone, please enjoy yourselves and drink. Miss Qiyue is getting dressed and will be here soon."

Qi Xiao smiled innocently, and when he heard Miss July's name, he showed joy: "Fifth brother and Seventh brother, you are here to listen to Miss July's music today, right? Don't let those insignificant things spoil your interest. The Jingji Protectorate will take care of Mr. Zhao's affairs."

"Are you here to see Miss July, too?" Fifth Prince Qi Li said with a look of disbelief. Qi Xiao had just arrived in the capital this morning, and now he was heading straight to Wanqinzhai. It was really too fast.

"To be honest, Fifth Brother, I have admired you for a long time."

Lu Fangjin returned to the compartment and politely greeted Qi Xiao. Then he simply ordered the partition to be removed, combining the two compartments into one. The originally awkward three people suddenly became an awkward four. Lu Fangjin secretly smiled at Qi Xiao, as if to say: Weren't you quite amused by my joke just now? Are you still amused now?

Before the four of them could sit down, people from the Capital Protectorate arrived. A large number of soldiers surrounded the building and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

The leader of the Jingji Protectorate was not armed with a sword but wore a crimson official robe. It seemed that it was Cao Weishan, the governor of the Jingji Protectorate.

"Your humble servant greets the Fifth Prince, the Seventh Prince, and General Lu. Your Highness, I beg your pardon for frightening you two."

Cao Weishan was about to kneel when the Fifth Prince Qi Lixu helped him up. "No need for that. We're fine, but Young Master Zhao is seriously injured. Lord Cao, please get down to business first."

"In compliance with the Fifth Prince's orders, I will immediately arrest the troublemakers. Come..."

"Wait," Cao Weishan was about to send people to search when he was stopped by the Seventh Prince Qi Ting. "Lord Cao, please go first. Etiquette cannot be abandoned."

Cao Weishan didn't react for a moment. Didn't he just greet the two princes and Lu Fangjin?

The Seventh Prince Qi Ting made way slightly and led the way to Qi Xiao: "Come here and pay your respects to His Highness the Ninth Prince."

Cao Weishan was stunned for a moment, then bowed deeply and said, "Your humble servant greets His Highness the Ninth Prince. I was not very observant just now, please forgive me for my ignorance."

"Master Cao, please don't be so polite. Don't mind it."

Cao Weishan's eyes swept over the four people in the compartment. When he heard that Zhao Yi was causing trouble again, he jumped up from the armchair in a hurry and rode here with his men. He didn't expect that Zhao Yi, who caused trouble every few days, was not a big deal at all. The four people in front of him, three princes and a general gathered together, which was a huge matter!

Qi Xiao smiled and said to Cao Weishan, "Sir Cao, the man who just beat up Young Master Zhao is the guard of Tang Ling, the Crown Prince of Zhou. Sir Cao only needs to go to the same guild hall and he will be able to find him."

Cao Weishan couldn't help but twitch his lips when he heard this. He was wrong, he was wrong again. Zhao Yi must have stirred up a hornet's nest this time! But the key point is, hornets sting everyone they see. He, the governor of Jingji Protectorate, is probably going to suffer as well!

The Jingji Duhufu, as its name suggests, oversaw the security and livelihood of the Yuanjing capital, reporting directly to the imperial cabinet. In practice, Cao Weishan was responsible for everything from petty theft to major and minor matters. Although he held the rank of fifth-rank official, he could issue orders directly to the emperor, a position of considerable power. But precisely because of his power, his position was even more challenging. Yuanjing was teeming with nobles, and Cao Weishan couldn't afford to offend any of them. For years, he had lived a life of constant obedience, becoming slick and slippery, ready to leave at any moment.

Cao Weishan did not dare to neglect the matter. While ordering his men to look after Zhao Yi, he summoned all of Zhao Yi's friends for questioning. He then turned around and bowed deeply to the four people in the compartment. "Since this matter happened in front of your three highnesses and General Lu, I dare not make any rash comments. I beg your three highnesses and the general to make a fair judgment."

Well, Cao Weishan involved all four of them with just one sentence. No matter how this matter ended, the princess could not blame Cao Weishan alone. The four people in front of him were enough to bear the princess's wrath.

Qi Xiao looked at Cao Weishan with a smile, and sighed in his heart that he was such a cunning old man. It turned out that the people in Yuanjing City were full of cunning people.

Soon, all the "friends" who had come with Zhao Yi were invited in. Seeing that the two connected rooms were no longer crowded, the manager considerately vacated the left and right rooms and merged them together. The stage in Wanqinzhai was instantly moved, right under the feet of Qi Xiao and the others. The guests around did not dare to watch the show openly, so they watched furtively.

"Tell me what's going on?"

Actually, it was quite simple. Zhao Yi, a jerk raised in a world of drinking and sex, had drunk too much today, or perhaps he was still hungover from yesterday. He'd gone out to pee and ended up wandering into Tang Ling's cubicle. It shouldn't have been a big deal; he could have just turned around and gone back. But Zhao Yi, a tyrannical scoundrel, took one look at Tang Ling's beauty and started to make advances. As soon as he touched her, Ye Huai punched him out.

Zhao Yi has been the only one who beats people since he was a child, and no one has ever dared to beat him. He immediately became furious and called all the guards in. Today he had to hold Tang Ling in his arms.

How could those guards be a match for Ye Huai? They were knocked down in a few moves. Zhao Yi even dared to pull Tang Ling, so he was severely beaten by Ye Huai. His legs were broken and he was thrown onto the stage.

The drinking buddies around Zhao Yi usually rely on their superiors for power, but when they meet someone like Ye Huai, they don't even have time to hide, so how could they dare to show up? They just watched Zhao Yi being taught a lesson.

After the story was told, Cao Weishan was not surprised at all. It was common for Zhao Yi to do such things, and he had expected it long ago. But this was the first time that Zhao Yi was beaten, and it was Tang Ling who beat him. He deserved it, but Cao Weishan didn't dare to say the word "deserved" to the princess, and he didn't dare to arrest Tang Ling. If it were someone else, he would have been locked up and taken to the guild hall to be dealt with by Tang Ling.

Tang Ling was a hostage of the Zhou Kingdom. Now the peace talks between the two countries have not been completed. Tang Ling represents the Zhou Kingdom. Cao Weishan knows that this matter can be big or small. If it gets big, it will be a dispute between the two countries and they may go to war at any time. If it gets small, it is best to just let it go. Zhao Yi admitted his mistake and went home to kneel in the ancestral hall. Tang Ling also beat him up. The adults did not bear grudges and let Zhao Yi go.

"This...what do your princes and the general think?" Cao Weishan threw this difficult problem to them. Whoever wants to take this hot potato can take it, but he doesn't want it!

Lu Fangjin rolled his eyes. What did this have to do with him? Wasn't he annoying enough? He casually picked up a wine jug, strode out, and shouted, "Someone, bring some wine!"