Time Travel and Love

As they walked forward, Mo Jiangli and Mo Jiangheng's attention remained fixed on Chu Qingmeng, occasionally glancing down at her. Mo Jiangzhan, likewise, stood behind Mu Lingxue, watching her, both wary of strangers bumping into them.

But the three brothers' worries were completely unnecessary. The four of them, Chunhe, Xiazhi, Qiushou, and Dongzang, had already surrounded the two of them. Moreover, Shuang Cheng was also skilled in martial arts and concealed weapons, so the probability of them being encountered was basically zero.

It was originally just a quarrel between students, but the protagonist made Chu Qingmeng raise an eyebrow. It was Aunt Guihua's son, Wang Dalin.

"Since this brother has accused me of stealing your money, please provide evidence." Wang Dalin looked indifferent.

"You bumped into me just now and my purse disappeared! Who else could it be but you!" The young man dressed in light blue brocade clothes was sure that it was Wang Dalin who stole his money.

"Please produce evidence, brother." Wang Dalin was neither anxious nor annoyed, but just wanted him to produce evidence.

"Look at your behavior, wearing tattered clothes. You must have never seen silver before, so you stole my purse." The young man looked at me with disdain.

"Brother, you have no evidence whatsoever. You concluded that I was stealing just based on my clothes. It's hard to convince others." Wang Dalin's tone was still neither humble nor arrogant.

"you……"

"Make way, make way, the police are here!"

When the young man saw the officer coming, he immediately acted as if he had someone to back him up. "Officer, look how he stole my purse and refused to admit it!"

"Who?! Is it him?! Take him away and put him in jail!" This time the police officers and yamen runners had a keen eye. When they saw that the young man's clothes were made of brocade, they knew that he must be the son of a certain lord.

"Sir, you put me in jail without even asking me any questions. How can that be justified?!" Wang Dalin became a little anxious when he saw that the man wanted to put him in jail directly.

Chu Qingmeng frowned. How could he act like that? Mu Lingxue beside him scoffed disdainfully. Mo Jiangli, on the other hand, frowned, unsure of what to think. Mo Jiangheng and Mo Jiangzhan, in the same breath, had a flicker of disgust in their eyes.

"Reason? Wait until we get to the government office and then you can tell me your reason!" After saying that, he had Wang Dalin taken away directly.

"You don't want to do anything about it?" Mu Lingxue was surprised that Chu Qingmeng hadn't moved yet.

"I'll take care of it, but I want to watch for a while." Chu Qingmeng didn't know what he was thinking, and his words made Mu Lingxue laugh and cry.

"Let me go! I'm a scholar! Even if I made a mistake, according to the law, you have no right to tie me up! Even if I meet your prefect, I don't have to kneel!" Wang Dalin's few words made the yamen runners who were tying him stop.

As the yamen runners exchanged glances, Wang Dalin added, "The law states that if a scholar violates the law, he must first be reported to the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry will send someone to investigate and convict him, and then report to the Ministry of Rites to have his official title revoked before any further action can be taken. What do you think of your actions? If someone from the Ministry of Justice comes to investigate, are you capable of being investigated?"

Chu Qingmeng smiled and said softly, "Look, I said I'd wait and see. This kid is much smarter than I thought."

"Yes, why do I see the shadow of my second brother in him?" Mu Lingxue couldn't help but chuckle. "From your tone, do you think you know him?"

As soon as Mu Lingxue finished speaking, Mo Jiangli and Mo Jiangheng looked at her in tacit understanding. How could their mother know such a poor student? Chu Qingmeng hummed, "The student case was discovered because of him."

After hearing what Wang Dalin said, several yamen runners stopped their actions completely. They were small fry at the bottom and had to depend on others for their survival. They couldn't afford to offend the people from the Ministry of Justice.

"What are you still standing there for?! Why don't you take him away quickly?!" The young man in brocade clothes from before was unhappy. "Don't be afraid! My father is a deputy minister of the Ministry of Justice. If he wants to wait for the Ministry of Justice to come and investigate, does he deserve it?!"

Chu Qingmeng raised her eyebrows and asked, "What kind of official title is this Yuanwailang?" She remembered that this was the title for some gentry.

"Mother, I'm just a sixth-rank official. I'm in charge of sentencing in the Ministry of Justice." Mo Jiangli explained to Chu Qingmeng.

Someone nearby heard this and twitched his lips. It was the first time he heard someone say that the sixth rank was a minor official. The prefect of Shengjing was only the sixth rank, and they actually called him a minor official?

"Is that so?" Chu Qingmeng sighed as he watched the yamen runners abduct Wang Dalin. He couldn't escape on his own now. After all, they had their fingers on his wrist. "Stop! You haven't even investigated the matter thoroughly, yet you've rashly kidnapped someone and taken him into custody. Where is justice and law?"

"Who do you think you are? How dare you meddle in other people's business?!" The young man saw that the people were dressed very ordinary, and felt a little contempt in his heart.

"How dare you!" Mo Jiangli and Mo Jiangheng shouted in unison, their faces grim, ready to wave him off. Chu Qingmeng grabbed their arms, shook his head, and dismissed the guards who were about to step forward. Then he said, "It's broad daylight, a fair and just place, why can't you let me reason with you?"

"Reason? Humph, this young master is right!" Mu Lingxue laughed out loud at the young man's unreasonable attitude. The capital was filled with dignitaries and nobles, and how dare he, the son of a sixth-rank official, claim to be right? He called Jiang Zhan over and gave him a few instructions.