Adoption brings disaster

When it comes to worldly affairs, in addition to one's own efforts and planning, God's will is also extremely important.

I have done my best on the Taoist priest's behalf, and I can only leave the outcome to God.

Even though I am anxious every day, I still have to pretend that it has nothing to do with me, which is really uncomfortable.

Three or four days passed like this, but no news came. Instead, Liu Shui rushed into Qianqiu Pavilion without paying any attention to etiquette or regulations.

It was still three o'clock in the morning, and even the door locks in the palace were not fully opened. No one knew how Liu Shui came to Qianqiu Pavilion.

Liu Shui rushed into Qianqiu Pavilion with joy, not caring that everyone was still asleep, and just shouted: "Qianqiu, Qianqiu, you know, this is really gratifying."

When Chunyu heard Liu Shuiqing's loud shouting, she jumped up and tidied her hair. Then she hurried out and whispered to Liu Shuiqing, "Your Highness Liu Shuiqing, Your Highness Qianqiu and Your Highness Qi haven't gotten up yet."

"It's okay, it's okay. Qianqiu and I are so familiar with each other, Qianqiu won't blame me." Liu Shuiqing pushed the door open with his hands dancing and said, "Qianqiu, let me tell you, this is really gratifying."

"For Sixth Water Lord to completely disregard gentlemanly etiquette and barge into someone else's house in the middle of the night like this must be a very serious matter." The Seventh Prince was woken up and was now filled with resentment. He said, "I'm also very curious. Tell us quickly so that everyone can hear it."

Liushui has always been a little afraid of Chongguang. Now that he was the one who made the mistake and saw Chongguang angry, the excitement he had before was already gone with the fear.

Liu Shui was trembling with fear, not daring to speak. Seeing him like this, I found it funny and said, "Wait for me in the front yard. I'll pack up and come right over."

After hearing this, Liu Shui hurried out. When he retreated, he peeked through his fingers and found that there was nothing inappropriate between me and His Highness the Seventh Prince. He actually felt a little regretful.

I was really annoyed to be woken up in the middle of the night. I rubbed my face hard to wake myself up, and then let Ada and the others help me wash and dress.

After a quick tidy up, I went to the front yard.

Liu Shui was obviously frightened. When he saw me, he hurriedly asked, "Qianqiu, I wonder if the Seventh Prince is angry."

"That's just his nature. He's not angry. Don't think too much about it." I yawned and saw the moon was still above the treetops, as if mocking me.

I was also a bit grumpy after waking up at this hour, so naturally I couldn't be polite. I said, "What's going on? If you can't say anything today, you'll know that when I get angry, I'm much more terrifying than Chongguang."

"Yes, yes, it's really gratifying." Liu Shuiqing said excitedly, dancing with joy, "Qianxi went out of the palace yesterday and saw something very gratifying."

"What exactly is so pleasing to the people?" I asked in a bad mood, feeling unhappy.

Seeing that I was a little annoyed, Liushui stopped wasting time and quickly told me what happened. However, he kept talking about one thing and another, and I was completely confused and had no idea what he was saying.

It's really hard for me to understand what could have happened to a person who is so eloquent and eloquent that he couldn't even speak clearly.

But this is not important. I am really sleepy. I want to take a nap.

The weather is cooler now, but it's still a bit cold at this time in the early morning. Sleeping with the Seventh Prince in my arms is really the most comfortable thing.

Seeing that I was about to leave, Liu Shuiqing got a little anxious and pulled Qianxi and said, "Qianxi, tell Qianqiu quickly."

Qianxi was a bit reserved to begin with, and now that Liushui wanted her to speak, she didn't know where to begin. Her face flushed red, and after thinking for a long while, she stammered, "Yesterday, His Highness asked me to go outside the palace to buy some cakes. I left the palace quite early, and it was still dark when I arrived at Caishikou."

I looked at the still dark sky and complained, "It's still dark now."

"Your Highness, please forgive me." Qianxi knew that I was annoyed by being woken up by Liushui, and it made me feel even more embarrassed.

I waved my hand to indicate that it was okay and let Qianxi continue.

Qianxi continued, "There weren't many people in the vegetable market, only some people busy buying vegetables. I bought some cakes and came out, and I found a lot of people standing under the gate of the vegetable market, whispering to each other in groups of three or four."

"Gossip is human nature, but I don't think anyone likes to gossip so early."

This was originally a complaint about Liushui, but Qianxi thought I was talking about him and was naturally terrified.

But Liushui and I didn't let him hear it, so Qianxi had no choice but to be bold and pretend that he didn't hear the second half of my sentence. He continued, "Your Highness Qianqiu is right. I saw that it was still early, so I naturally went over and found that there was a person hanging on the gate tower."

Although I was the one who had this person hanged up, I was still shocked. Fortunately, it was dark and they didn't notice anything unusual about me.

I pretended to be nonchalant and said, "It's just one person who died. What's the big deal? At least three to five people die in this palace every day."

"These ordinary people have never seen anything like this before. They are so excited that they have stopped doing business and are crowding to watch. I almost couldn't squeeze out."

Qianxi recalled the scene and shuddered unconsciously, not knowing whether it was out of fear or excitement.

At this point, Liu Shuiqing's eyes widened, as if he had seen several boxes of gold. I also pretended to be very interested and let Qianxi continue.

"Soon after, the Jingzhao government officials arrived. After releasing the man, they were about to carry him to the government office. Then someone recognized him and called him something like 'cat' or 'tiger'."

Qianxi was a little excited when he said this. He paused for a moment before continuing, "Everyone was in an uproar. Some cried and screamed, some prayed to the gods, and some ran around telling others. The originally quiet Caishikou was instantly packed with people."

"Qianxi is useless. I asked him to find out some information yesterday afternoon, but he couldn't even find out the man's name. He only knew that he was called Xiaohu."

"What kind of thing did this guy named Xiaohu do that he could cause such a big fuss even after his death?" I said, pretending to be interested.

"This guy, called Xiao Hu, was originally a thug from Caishikou. I don't know where he got the power, but he suddenly became powerful. It's only been eight or nine months. His crimes are too numerous to list. The people suffered under him and had no recourse. Seeing him dead is as joyful as celebrating the New Year."

This incident caused widespread public outrage, and the war of public opinion was enough to keep Prince Gong busy for several days.

Thinking of this, I pretended not to care and said, "It's just a murder case. The Dali Temple will handle it. It has nothing to do with us."

After saying that, he went back to take a nap.

After hearing this, Liu Shuiqing was also shocked. He pulled me and said suspiciously, "Qianqiu, you are not shocked at all?"

Why should I be shocked? This was all arranged by me, but I couldn't say it directly. I could only feign innocence and say, "This man has committed a horrific crime. Even if he deserves to be killed, it should be the Dali Temple or the Ministry of Justice who should have convicted him according to the law and then executed, not just someone who violated the law by force and killed him."

I said this to Liushui, and even more so to the Taoist priest on the roof.

"Qianqiu, do you know that when Qianxi went out yesterday afternoon, all the firecrackers were sold out. They were bought to celebrate the death of this evil tiger."

Liu Shui disagreed with my point of view and said, "For such a vicious person, naturally everyone has the right to punish him. Qianqiu, why do you still say that he should be convicted according to the law? If he could be convicted according to the law, why would we need heroes to punish evildoers?"

I was really sleepy and didn't want to argue. Liu Shuiqing saw that I was dazed and silent, thinking that I disagreed with what he said. He was so angry that he said, "I didn't expect you to be like this, Qianqiu," and ran away angrily.

I didn't notice that he was angry, but I sighed in my heart that Liu Shuiqing's lightness skills were really good. I didn't even see how he left. What I didn't expect was that Qianxi was also a master of lightness skills. If he hadn't hurriedly saluted before leaving, I'm afraid I wouldn't have seen how he left.

A few days later, at the same time, Liu Shuiqing rushed into Qianqiu Pavilion and shouted, "Qianqiu, Qianqiu, look at this! It really pissed me off."

This time he came even faster than last time. Before his voice reached my ears, my door was pushed open by Liu Shuiqing.

Liu Shuiqing was extremely angry this time. He actually pulled me up from the bed despite the murderous look in the eyes of the Seventh Prince.

But this time I was well prepared. After all, it was me who collected all the evidence against Xiaohu and printed it into a book, which was then scattered all over the capital.

"Your Highness Qianqiu, Your Highness Qianqiu." Ah Da chased after me, put a cloak on me and said, "The weather is cold. The Seventh Prince asked me to bring a cloak to Your Highness Qianqiu. Don't catch a cold."

I let Ada put the cloak on me. Seeing that Liu Shuiqing and Qianxi were also wearing very thin clothes, I hurriedly asked Chunyu and the others to bring two robes over, so that Liu Shuiqing would not get cold.

"No need. I'm so hot right now. I'm really pissed off." Liu Shuiqing paced back and forth in anger.

I glanced at the booklet and feigned surprise, saying, "In this important capital, right under the feet of the emperor, this bastard has actually committed so many shocking evil deeds."

"I'm afraid there's more. I had someone check. The books are full of heinous crimes, such as bullying men and women. Even if we write ten or a hundred books like this, we still can't finish them."

I asked Chunyu to bring some tea. After Liu Shuiqing drank it, he calmed down a little. He sat on the chair and sulked alone.

I know these things are all based on solid evidence, but I still said, "Could the above content be fabricated? I can't believe any of the above things could happen in the capital."

After hearing this, Liu Shui, who had finally calmed down, stood up again and said angrily, "At first, I also suspected that it was a fabrication or a frame-up, but I asked my fellow apprentices in Beijing to conduct a secret investigation. Every single one of these cases is supported by witnesses and physical evidence. There is no way it can be a fabrication."

"It's a blessing for this man to die like this. Even slow slicing can't solve the above matter."

Liushui was extremely angry. When he saw me scolding Xiaohu, he started scolding me too.

We cursed for a long time, which really made us feel better. If the Seventh Prince hadn't come down personally to carry me back, Liu Shui and I would have cursed until dawn.

Liu Shuiqing, who had been scolded enough, now returned to his original state. A look from the Seventh Prince scared him so much that he ran away like a dog with its tail between its legs. I was laughing to death when I saw him shrinking his neck.

Ten days later, at the same time, Liu Shuiqing came to Qianqiu Pavilion again in a hurry and shouted, "Qianqiu, Qianqiu."

"Will he ever stop?" The Seventh Prince said viciously with a face as black as coal.

I patted Chongguang twice to comfort him, then stood up, put on my cloak, and walked out before Liu Shuiqing pushed open the door.

Looking at Liu Shuiqing who was almost about to hit the door because he couldn't stop the car in front of me, he said, "You are so brave now. Aren't you afraid of being beaten by Zhongguang?"

Liu Shuiqing was extremely sad, tears welling up in his eyes. He no longer had any fear. He just said sadly, "Qianqiu, is there any justice in this world?"

I patted his back and said soothingly, "Six Water Lord, be careful with your words."

Liu Shuiqing burst into tears, hugged me and buried his head in my chest, crying so sadly, and kept saying, "Why, why?"

I didn't know what Liu Shuiqing kept talking about. I could only look at Qian Xi, who was trembling behind the pillar, and said, "What injustice did your Highness suffer? Why is he crying like this?"

"That's right, that's right, that's it." Qianxi said stutteringly while looking behind me.

I looked behind me and saw the Seventh Prince staring at Liu Shuiqing in my arms with a bad face. I felt that things were going to go wrong, so I quickly pushed Liu Shuiqing away and asked Qianxi to support him.

"It's still early, Chongguang, you should sleep a little longer."

In the eyes of others, the Seventh Prince went back obediently and closed the door gently. Only I knew how humbly I begged the Seventh Prince in my mind.

I also signed several unequal treaties with His Majesty the Seventh Prince. I feel bitter about this, but I cannot say it.

Seeing that the Seventh Prince had closed the door, Qianxi dared to speak, "News has come from outside the palace that the Dali Temple has issued a reward and must bring the criminal to justice."

Prince Gong is indeed powerful. In just ten days, he was able to suppress this incident that caused public outrage. No wonder he became the most powerful person in Beishang Kingdom.

I felt a little annoyed, but I could only take things one step at a time. I took a deep breath to calm myself down, and comforted Liu Shuiqing, "It's just a bounty, not a capture. Is it worth crying so hard?"

Liu Shuiqing looked at me and it seemed that was the case, and he didn't cry as sadly anymore.

I added, "Besides, this happened so long ago, that person must have left the capital long ago. Even if we find out who it is, the world is so vast that it's impossible to catch him just like that."

Liu Shuiqing stopped crying, but still looked worried. It took me a lot of effort to calm him down.

After finally sending Liu Shuiqing away, Ah Da came over again and said, "Should we send the Taoist priest out of the capital? There's a batch of military equipment to be sent to the northern border tomorrow. They're all our own people, so they'll be absolutely safe."

I was somewhat tempted by Ah Da's suggestion, but I felt something was wrong. Ultimately, my feelings overcame my rationality, and after a moment's thought, I said, "No need."

Seeing that I was not panicked at all, Ah Da thought that I had some tricks up my sleeve and flattered me a lot, so he did not mention the matter of sending the Taoist priest away again. Unexpectedly, it almost caused trouble.

Predict what will happen in the future, and listen to the next decomposition.