This made Li Shimin anxious, and he wanted to trade one for one with me.

As expected of Princess Luling, her presence is spot on...

Cheng Jun hid behind a wall at the street corner, watching Princess Luling sitting on horseback, whipping Wang Liang with her whip, and felt very gratified.

At this moment, Wang Liang, dressed in a green robe, was wailing and howling on the ground. Cheng Jun shook his head inwardly. This place was now a battlefield without gunpowder. Anyone who didn't meet the required rank and dared to get involved was just asking for a beating.

At this moment, he saw Yang Zuan, the magistrate of Chang'an, stride towards Princess Luling.

"Your Highness, if you keep hitting him, you'll kill him!"

Yang Zuan walked to Princess Luling's side with a furrowed brow and said.

Wang Liang recognized the other party as the magistrate of Chang'an and exclaimed excitedly, "Prefect Yang, you must stand up for me! I did nothing wrong, yet I was beaten up. The princess is being unreasonable!"

Princess Luling raised her riding whip and cursed, "I'm going to reason with you now! My surname is Li, the Li of the Tang Dynasty! Do you understand, you old fool!"

Snapped!

Seeing Wang Liang cry out in pain and rub his arm, Yang Zuan was speechless. He had been slapped so many times, yet he still dared to talk to her like that. He never learned his lesson.

At this moment, he saw Princess Luling sitting on horseback, looking at him intently, and immediately bowed his head and clasped his hands, saying:

"I am Yang Zuan, the magistrate of Chang'an."

Princess Luling's expression softened, and she put away her riding whip, saying, "Prefect Yang, someone told me about your affairs and said many good things about you. Otherwise, you would have received a few lashes today as well."

Yang Zuan suddenly realized and was secretly amazed. It turned out that Cheng Jun had arranged two groups of people. One group was in the open, guarding the Du family's gate, while the other group was in the dark, watching this side... How cautious!

Yang Zuan turned to look at the money-collecting clerks outside the Du family's gate and whispered a reminder:

"Your Highness, someone just left. They must have gone to call for help. Whether we can stop them depends on Your Highness."

"Understood. Now, tell me everything you know in detail again."

Yang Zuan stated succinctly: "The current situation is as follows..."

After listening to his account, Princess Luling hummed in agreement, dismounted, handed him the reins, and strode towards the Du family's gate. Standing there, she stared coldly at Lin Lingshi, who was standing at the very front of the group.

Lin Lingshi was somewhat frightened, but he still tried to remain calm and met her gaze. At this moment, he heard the voice of Chang'an Ling: "This is Princess Luling."

"I have met Princess Luling."

Lin Lingshi immediately bowed, then raised his head and said, "Your Highness, we are handling official business, but the eldest son of the Cheng family is obstructing us. We beg Your Highness to uphold justice!"

Princess Luling sneered, "Do you even know which side I'm on?"

Before Lin Lingshi could react, he saw a horsewhip coming straight at him. His expression changed instantly. It was too late to dodge, so he quickly raised his arm to block it.

Snapped!

A red mark immediately appeared on my arm.

Lin Lingshi grunted, enduring the whip's blow, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Princess Luling, I am an official under the Ministry of Personnel!"

Princess Luling raised an eyebrow and said, "So what if he's a subordinate of the Ministry of Personnel? I dared to hit that old man in the green robe over there, so why can't I hit you?"

"You assaulted a high-ranking official of the imperial court. If His Majesty finds out, he will surely punish you!"

"How dare you talk back?"

Princess Luling cursed and lashed out with her whip again.

Lin Lingshi immediately took a few steps back to dodge the whip, then turned around and shouted, "Prefect Yang, the princess is hitting people, why didn't you stop her?"

Yang Zuan said solemnly, "Your Highness, please stop."

Princess Luling pretended not to hear anything and angrily chased after Lin Lingshi with her riding whip in hand.

Yang Zuan spread out his palms and said, "Look, it's not that I didn't try to stop her, it's that Her Highness the Princess wouldn't listen to reason and insisted on hitting you. I had no choice but to do something about it."

Lin Lingshi was so angry he wanted to curse, but when the whip lashed out, he immediately swallowed the words that were rising in his throat and turned to run away with his head in his hands.

However, before he could run away, a burly figure suddenly blocked his way.

When Lin Lingshi looked up, he saw Cheng Chuliang smiling.

The next second, he felt a tightness all over his body, and the scenery in front of him blurred. When he came to his senses, he was shocked to find that Princess Luling was right in front of him!

Princess Luling was also stunned and looked at Cheng Chuliang.

Cheng Chuliang said sternly, "Your Highness, I've come to mediate this fight. Please stop!"

Princess Luling instantly understood his meaning, and without hesitation, she picked up her riding whip and lashed it heavily across Lin Lingshi's body.

Snapped!

Lin Lingshi couldn't dodge and was whipped. He cried out in pain, "Is this how you try to break up a fight?!"

Cheng Chumo snorted, "This is how the Cheng family has always mediated disputes!"

Snapped!

Another whip lashed out.

Lin Lingshi felt a burning pain in his shoulder and struggled, shouting, "Let me go! I don't want you to try and stop this fight!"

Cheng Chumo said with a stern face, "That won't do. You need to know that hitting people is wrong!"

Lin Lingshi was furious, "I didn't hit anyone, I was the one being hit!"

Cheng Chumo said solemnly, "My second brother is doing this because he's afraid you'll take action. In my third brother's words, this is called taking precautions!"

Lin Lingshi angrily retorted, "Then why don't you try to persuade Princess Luling?"

Cheng Chumo asked doubtfully, "Even Magistrate Yang couldn't persuade the princess, and you want me to?"

Snapped! !

After being whipped again, Lin Lingshi couldn't help but struggle.

However, no matter how much he struggled, it was all in vain. He was like that mischievous monkey, being held tightly in the arms of a silverback gorilla, his arms aching from the gorilla's grip. He was angry, anxious, and helpless.

Princess Luling gripped her riding whip tightly in her hand, whipping it as she glared at the clerks beside her, her face turning icy as she shouted, "Let's see who among you dares to step forward! That's what will happen to them!"

The clerks involuntarily retreated, their expressions filled with fear.

Even in the Zhenguan era, they still have such martial virtue... Cheng Jun watched with great interest. At this moment, he noticed someone walking towards them from a distance.

The others also heard the footsteps and turned to look.

A middle-aged man with a square face, dressed in a red robe, rode up on horseback with an imposing air.

Behind him followed a hundred burly officials from the Dali Temple.

A man from the Dali Temple... Cheng Jun looked at his clothes and immediately guessed his identity: Hu Yan, the Vice Minister of Dali.

Cheng Jun recalled that Liu Linfu, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, had brought twenty judges from the Court of Judicial Review that morning. This meant that Hu Yan had been sent by Changsun Wuji...

Fortunately, I summoned Princess Luling... Cheng Jun secretly rejoiced.

At this moment, Princess Luling also saw the other party and raised an eyebrow.

Hu Yan also noticed Princess Luling at this moment, paused for a moment, then immediately dismounted, straightened his crimson official robe, put on his black hat, and quickly walked towards her, cupping his hands in greeting:

"Hu Yan, Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, greets Princess Luling."

Princess Luling put away her riding whip and frowned, saying, "Did Changsun Wuji send you?"

Hu Yan said calmly, "The Dali Temple received an official document written by Minister Changsun himself. The document said that someone had committed a crime in Da'an Ward and that someone was obstructing the process. He asked me to come and take a look."

Lin Lingshi shouted excitedly, "Minister Hu, the criminal is inside! Cheng Jia Dalang is blocking the door and refusing to let him in, and Magistrate Yang is protecting him and refusing to arrest him!"

Hu Yan glanced at him, then looked at Cheng Chuliang. Seeing that the other party had the sense to release his arm and let Lin Lingshi go, Hu Yan turned his head and asked, "Prefect Yang, is this true?"

"He's just spouting nonsense."

Yang Zuan solemnly replied, "When I arrived, I heard from Cheng's eldest son that Du Jingjian and his mother had been invited to the Cheng residence, and they are not here at the moment."

Hu Yan snorted coldly, "But you just heard him say that the prisoner is inside."

"Open the door. I will go in and see for myself. If they are really not inside, I will hold him accountable. If the criminal is inside, then Magistrate Yang will be suspected of protecting someone. Don't blame me for being impolite then."

Yang Zuan immediately fell silent.

Hu Yan stopped looking at him and strode towards the courtyard gate.

Suddenly, a riding whip blocked his way.

"No entry allowed!"

Princess Luling said in a cold voice.

Hu Yan stopped in his tracks, met her gaze, and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, please leave and do not obstruct the Dali Temple's handling of the case!"

Princess Luling snorted coldly and didn't move.

Hu Yan's eyes narrowed, his expression turned cold, and he shouted, "Your Highness, you are interfering with official business and disgracing the royal family. Don't blame me for being rude!"

"Guards! Move Princess Luling aside!"

"promise!"

Two burly officials from the Dali Temple headed towards Princess Luling.

"You lawless bastard!"

Princess Luling's face turned icy cold as she raised her riding whip and lashed out at one of the Dali Temple officials who had approached.

The official from the Dali Temple decisively raised his hand, trying to grab the horsewhip.

The next second, he saw a young man, as burly as a silverback gorilla, roaring as he charged toward him.

"Stop fighting!!"

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Four updates today! Two extra chapters!