Spring Drunk Chang'an

"You think of a way?"

"What can you think of?" Shi Xiaoyue was stunned for a moment, then suddenly shook his head and said hurriedly: "Big Bear, Big Bear, we're back home now. You can't just sneakily hit whoever you want with a club or grab whoever you want and beat them up like you did before at the Geyuan Temple altar!"

"Liu Wenbai is the prince of the Duke's Mansion. He is different from the monks and pilgrims at Yuan Temple Altar!"

"You can't just beat him up behind his back and then drag him in front of me to vent your anger on me. Besides, he hasn't messed with me before."

"I didn't mean to hit him, it's just..." Xiong Zhen remained silent, as if he didn't want to say anything. But seeing his daughter's eyes wide open, anxious and curious, like a little rabbit, he said, "I wanted to knock him unconscious, strip him naked and throw him into the water, and then..."

"You go and save him."

It's normal to repay a life-saving favor with one's body!

Even though his own girl saw his body, he had to marry her.

"Uh~" Shi Xiaoyue's face flushed, and her heart actually fluttered for a moment. After a moment, she quickly shook her head, "No, no, if that happens, wouldn't I be a gangster? Do I want to break off the engagement?"

"The Duke of Ning's Mansion wants to marry me, and they're also planning to establish a relationship with my father, so they can get the Duke of Qi's Mansion to take sides. The princess just made it clear that my father is a royalist."

"Even if I insist on marrying him, my father won't side with the Crown Prince. Liu Wenbai will be at a disadvantage by marrying me."

"It's all for no reason. I don't want to cheat him. Anyway, if I don't marry him, I can still be with Sister Chang'an. Forget it."

Before Shi Xiaoyue's biological mother passed away, she left her with a lot of people. Her life in Yuantan Temple for fifteen years was very hard, but no one used the rules for women to restrict her. She had a clear understanding of the political situation, party struggles and factions.

It's just that she was timid and silent, so no one noticed.

"I will obey you."

Since the girl didn't want to get married, Xiong Zhen certainly wouldn't bother to hit her, so he just agreed silently.

Shi Xiaoyue's eyes curved into a smile, and she became happy again, chattering with him.

-

When Shi Xiaoyue received the news that the marriage was off, Liu Changan had just left the Prince's Villa.

Xiao Chuo's secret guard concealed his identity and sent the two bandits, who were still alive but knew nothing, and Wang Jin's body to the yamen.

Liu Changan went with him.

Upon entering Jingzhao Prefecture, Liu Changan introduced himself and made up a story for the yamen runners, "Gentlemen, I am a maid serving the wife of the Duke of Ningguo. Today, I have been ordered by the wife to go to the farm on the outskirts of the city to fetch some things. The wife has sent a groom to accompany me!"

"It was the man in the gray cotton coat, with the square face and big eyes, named Wang Jin, who accompanied me. But just as we were leaving the city, we encountered bandits on the road. They killed Wang Jin and took me away. Fortunately, I met some righteous men who captured the bandits, saved me, and sent us to the government office."

"Where are those heroes?"

The yamen runners looked at the bloody bodies of Wang Ya and the bandits and swallowed nervously.

"The heroes did not want to take credit for themselves, and were afraid of accidentally killing someone and getting into trouble, so they sent us to the yamen!" Liu Chang'an lowered his eyes, but he was not afraid.

She didn't even dare to look at Wang Jin's face, which was filled with dismay.

but……

Don't be afraid, they are already dead. No matter what, the dead will not come back to life and bite her!

Why be afraid?

When Wang Jin was alive, she ran away from him.

"Ah, this is a matter of life and death. We can't just take your one-sided account. We need to investigate." The bailiffs whispered, "Young lady, you have to cooperate with us."

The prime minister's doorman and a seventh-rank official, Liu Chang'an claimed to be from a noble family.

That is a super noble family, while the yamen runners are just "clerks". Not to mention "rank", they are not even in the mainstream. They may look glorious on the surface, but how can they compare to a "second lady" like Liu Changan on the inside?

That is the Duke's wife's confidant.

The yamen runners were very polite.

The sedan chair was carried by people, and the yamen runners were polite. Liu Changan was even more polite. "I don't know how I should cooperate with the officers. Are they going to force me into the hall?"

The prince never said that.

"No, no!" the bailiffs shouted repeatedly, "Young lady, you are the victim, how can you enter the court? You must tell us your address, and you cannot leave the city at will until the case is concluded. If we need to question you, you can come anytime!"

"That's easy!" Liu Chang'an felt relieved and said readily, "My family lives in the back street of the Ningguo Mansion, at the innermost part of Ju Ning Alley, the third house from the right. My father's name is Liu Laishun. If the officials want to find me, they can go directly to my house and ask my family to deliver a message to the Duke's Mansion."

"But I'll have to trouble you to wait for me. I'm a waiter in the Madam's courtyard, so I might not be able to come out that quickly!"

She deliberately mentioned Song all the time to show that Song couldn't live without her.

She is a confidant and a favorite.

Sure enough, after hearing her words, the yamen runners became more friendly and their smiles were more sincere. "It's okay, we are all on duty, we can understand the young lady, then we will send her back..."

By the way, let's investigate whether what she said is true or not.

At least we need to know that Wang Jin is indeed the groom of the Duke's Mansion, and then we can check the identities of those bandits.

Since there are two living ones, it is not difficult.

This was also because the case hadn't alerted the Jingzhao Prefecture. The two survivors had already confessed that they had robbed women and children. In the end, the women and children ran away, and when they chased them, they were killed by sword-wielding guards who appeared out of nowhere...

Who killed the groom?

They had no impression.

Wang Jin contacted the leader of the mountain stronghold. The captured bandits knew nothing and really treated him and Liu Changan as fat sheep.

After the trial of the living criminals, the case was basically clear. The bailiffs told Liu Chang'an to go to the Ningguo Mansion to investigate, which was just a formality.

"Miss, please don't find us annoying." The yamen runners smiled and were willing to talk things over.

"How could that be? It's obviously me who is in trouble and needs your care." Liu Changan replied quickly, with a look of joy on his face.

Her original intention in going to the yamen was to muddy the waters and confuse Liu Wenbai. She wished the yamen runners were willing to investigate and spend time on it.

He took out a purse from his sleeve, gave the yamen runners "hard work money", and thanked them sincerely. Then the yamen runners drew a portrait of Wang Jin, took off his badge, got on the carriage, and sent Liu Chang'an back home.

The masters of the Ningguo Mansion would certainly not condescend to entertain the mere yamen runners who came to the door and the lives of the mere groom and maidservants. However, the steward of the mansion also came out in person and learned about the situation.

Because Wang Jin was under the command of the Crown Prince, Liu Chang'an also had face in front of the Duke's wife. While sending people to verify the portrait and Wang Jin's identity, Chief Steward Li made two trips in person to report the matter to Song and Liu Wenbai.

Xiushantang.

Liu Wenbai couldn't believe it, "Wang Jin is dead?"

"Killed by bandits?"

What was he doing? It was clearly the bandits who kidnapped Liu Changan and killed her?

Why would it be...