The sick king's bride to bring him good fortune

"You unruly commoners are so audacious as to speak rudely and disrupt social order. You two actually stole indentures and dismissed those prostitutes. You will be taught a lesson!" The Prefect of the Capital said sternly, his face flushed with anger.

However, Ruan Mozhu leisurely picked at her ear, looked at Jing Zhaoyi with an impatient expression, and said, "Uncle, are you done talking?"

"Hmm, what are you commoners doing?" The Prefect of the Capital looked indifferent, which made Su'er, who was standing to the side, snort coldly.

Not snorting would have been worse, because the moment he did, the Prefect of the Capital shifted his focus from Ruan Mozhu to Su'er: "Do you know that a lowly maidservant watched her mistress cause trouble and did not stop her, but instead encouraged her? Do you know what your punishment is?"

Su'er's eyes turned cold, and just as she was about to lash out, she noticed that Ruan Mozhu had already stepped forward before her.

Ruan Mozhu stood with her hands behind her back, her eyes icy cold, slowly scrutinizing the Prefect of Jingzhao before her. She couldn't help but sneer, saying in a strange tone, "Oh, seeing your woman being bullied, you feel sorry for her? I'd like to ask this gentleman, how have we, mistress and servant, disrupted social order? The madam of Yihong Brothel bought other women's indentures, and we two returned the freedom of those hundreds of women—was that wrong? Should they have lost their chastity to help you amass wealth?"

"And also," Ruan Mozhu's tone shifted, her eyes turning as cold as sharp blades piercing Jing Zhaoyi's heart, "who gave you the power to slander others? I remember I said I took it honestly, not by stealing, didn't I?"

"You unruly commoners dare to spout nonsense, disregarding social status and the law, and addressing me directly. Do you know what your crime is?" Although the Prefect of the Capital still spoke toughly, a layer of cold sweat had already broken out on his back.

He hadn't expected Ruan Mozhu to be so assertive and eloquent in front of him, leaving him somewhat overwhelmed.

“This servant thinks that although Prince Qi is bedridden, he is not weak-willed. He can easily suppress a minor official like you,” Su’er said, her eyes sharp as knives, which made the Prefect of the Capital tremble.

"Prince Qi," the Prefect of the Capital, never imagined he would offend a member of the royal family today. Although Prince Qi had been bedridden for years, the news of his improved condition and ability to walk was widely known in Chang'an; the Emperor clearly valued it highly. Therefore...

The more the Prefect of the Capital thought about it, the more uncertain his future seemed. If he had known that the woman before him was connected to the Prince of Qi, he would never have acted so brashly and cowardly. Women needed protection, but he couldn't afford to lose his official position either.

"You...you are..." Jing Zhaoyi bowed slightly and asked cautiously, his fear and apprehension even prompting him to use honorifics.

Su'er snorted coldly and said sharply, "The lady beside me is the Princess Consort of Prince Qi. Prefect of the Capital, tell me, did we do the right thing or the wrong thing today?" Now that her identity had been revealed, Su'er didn't bother with etiquette and directly called out the Prefect of the Capital's name.

The Prefect of the Capital trembled like a leaf. "It's all over! The Princess Consort of Qi is someone a lowly official like me can't afford to offend!"

Just then, the madam's shrill voice suddenly rang out in the room: "Jingzhao Yi, arrest those two immediately! That woman was sold from my Yihong Brothel to be someone else's wife, and she ran away. She's not Princess Qi at all!"

"Why didn't you say so earlier, you bitch?" Jingzhaoyi cursed under his breath, his eyes already flashing with murderous intent as he looked at Ruan Mozhu and Su'er.

"You unruly commoners dare to make malicious threats! Your crimes are unforgivable! Guards, take these two unruly commoners back to the government office and lock them up in jail for interrogation at a later date!" The anger of being mocked surged into his heart in an instant, and the Prefect of the Capital roared.

The soldiers outside the door were clearly not doing this for the first time with their leader, the Prefect of the Capital. They immediately filed in, forming a circle around Ruan Mozhu and Su'er.

Ruan Mozhu's expression remained unchanged. She gave a light snort and said calmly, "If I remember correctly, I didn't admit my identity. Lord Jing is quite adept at solving cases." Ruan Mozhu's words were full of sarcasm.

Caught off guard by Ruan Mozhu's sudden sarcasm, the Prefect of the Capital could only roar in panic, "Arrest these two troublemakers quickly!"

Upon hearing the order, the officers and soldiers immediately sprang into action, some taking out ropes and others handcuffs, and slowly approached Ruan Mozhu and Su'er.

Su'er was no pushover. Looking at the soldiers around her, she gathered her strength, grabbed the wrist of the soldier closest to her, and executed a perfect dive and over-the-shoulder throw.

"bang"

Under the watchful eyes of the many people in the room, the soldier instantly became a punching bag.

"bang bang bang"

Each muffled thud meant that a bone in the "human-shaped sandbag" in Su'er's hand had broken.

"bang"

With the final, powerful blow, the soldier was slammed to the ground, creating a crater in which the fate of the soldier inside was uncertain.

The room was completely silent; the sound of everyone swallowing could be clearly heard. Jing Zhaoyi was stunned. Where did this freak come from? He's so good at fighting.

Even Ruan Mozhu was taken aback, and even exaggeratedly rubbed her eyes with her hands, as if she couldn't believe her eyes.

Indeed, although Ruan Mozhu had seen Su'er use martial arts a few times, she had never seen Ruan Mozhu's violent side before, which excited her greatly. So domineering!

The madam was completely stunned. She was suddenly very glad that she hadn't angered Su'er earlier, otherwise she would probably be in the same situation as that unknown creature in the pit.

"You, you, you! Men, seize those two!" The Prefect of the Capital, out of fear, kept backing away as he sternly ordered.

The soldiers looked at Su'er with great fear, afraid of following in the footsteps of the previous soldier. However, they had no choice but to obey the order of the Prefect of the Capital due to the pressure. After weighing their options, they gritted their teeth and approached Su'er and Ruan Mozhu.

"Oh, still going?" Ruan Mozhu looked at the soldiers around her, a playful smile appearing on her lips. Looking at the Prefect of the Capital, she slowly said, "Aren't you afraid that your subordinates will all..." As she spoke, Ruan Mozhu placed her hand on her neck, making a threatening gesture.

"You!" Jingzhaoyi felt he had been insulted like never before. Pointing at Ruan Mozhu, he shouted angrily, "Guards, seize this scoundrel!"

After a moment of hesitation, the soldiers, unable to resist, could only press closer to Ruan Mozhu and Su'er once more. Because the room wasn't very large, they didn't use weapons like knives or swords, fearing accidental injury.

One of the soldiers looked at Ruan Mozhu with a dejected expression and said helplessly, "Young master, no, young lady, please have pity on us, we're not having an easy time either."

"Yes, I know it's not easy for you to do this." Ruan Mozhu nodded, looking at the officers and soldiers in front of her with a look of agreement.

Upon hearing Ruan Mozhu's words, the soldiers felt as if they had been granted a pardon and, no longer afraid, approached her step by step. Ruan Mozhu's words clearly indicated a concession.

"Snapped"

A crisp slap rang out, and everyone was stunned. It turned out that Ruan Mozhu had taken advantage of the soldier's unpreparedness and slapped him across the face.

"I can tolerate this, but I can't tolerate this! If they dare to bully me like this, I'll explode! I'm not going to see Ruan Mozhu again!" With that, Ruan Mozhu reached for the soldier's sword and snatched it away before he could react.

Su'er was already in battle mode. Seeing that Ruan Mozhu had already taken action, she was not willing to fall behind. She casually aimed at the knife in the hand of a soldier next to her and grabbed the soldier's wrist.

The soldier cried out in pain, his body arching in agony. Su'er snatched the knife from his hand, then gripped it in reverse and slammed the back of the blade against the soldier's neck.

The soldier cried out in pain, his vision went black, and he fainted.

Ruan Mozhu doesn't know martial arts, but at least she knows how to dodge attacks. Su'er has already used all sorts of martial arts techniques in front of her, but Ruan Mozhu is like a little white rabbit, hopping around everywhere.

"Snapped"

"bang"

With two muffled thuds, the officers and soldiers who had traveled with the Prefect of the Capital all fainted in the room, which was neither too big nor too small.

The Prefect of the Capital was so astonished his jaw almost dropped to the ground. Pointing at Ruan Mozhu and Su'er, his fingers trembled uncontrollably. After a long pause, he finally managed to say, "You unruly commoners, do you know what your crimes are?"

Ruan Mozhu's lips curled slightly upwards, she snorted coldly, and said indifferently, "At a time like this, you still use your official airs to intimidate people. Aren't you afraid that your official airs will accidentally crush you to death?" A rare glint of smugness and ruthlessness appeared in Ruan Mozhu's eyes.

Just as Ruan Mozhu finished speaking, someone suddenly burst into the room. When Jing Zhaoyi saw who it was, his eyes turned red.

The visitor was none other than Hua Song, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel whom Wei Jingnan had mentioned. Hua Song had rushed over immediately after receiving Wei Jingnan's letter, but he hadn't expected to see him in such a state.

When the Prefect of the Capital saw Hua Song arrive, he scrambled over to him, sobbing and crying, "Brother Hua, you've finally come! You! You! You! Arrest these two scoundrels! Do you see all these corpses? It was those two who did it!"

The "corpses" at Hua Song's feet felt a jolt of fear. Turning their gaze to Ruan Mozhu and Su'er, they frowned slightly and asked sternly, "These soldiers, were they killed by you two?"

Ruan Mozhu showed no fear whatsoever. Without hesitation, she rolled her eyes at Hua Song and said in a strange tone, "How dare I, Lord Hua? You should take a good look and see if this person is really dead or not."

Hua Song raised an eyebrow slightly, casually picked a "corpse," squatted down, and placed his finger in front of his nose.

This book was first published on Kanshu.com