Moonlit Calamity: The Dragon Girl's Life of Idleness is Broken

After both sides' injuries had been treated, they were brought to the main hall.

Xiao Yue sat majestically on the high hall, while the four纨绔 (playboys) were carried into the hall.

Uncle Chen was not seriously injured and was helped up, while Zi Guang was more seriously injured and was brought to the hall while lying down. Only Long Chuqing was unharmed and stood in the hall.

Inside the yamen, both sides were filled with people, including onlookers who had come with them and a group of family members. They all looked at Long Chuqing with angry eyes and cursed him in their hearts.

The bailiffs spoke up to stop the commotion in the courtroom and called out to Long Chuqing, who was standing in the middle, "Who is there in the courtroom?"

She ignored him, as if she hadn't heard him. The constable shouted again, "How dare you! Why don't you kneel before the magistrate?"

Long Chuqing merely glanced at the constable and said indifferently, "I have done nothing wrong, why should I kneel?"

Xiao Yue waved his hand, and the constable stepped aside without saying anything more.

"Which of you will first recount what happened?" Xiao Yue said solemnly to the people below.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lan Hao, who was standing to the side, propped himself up and raised his hand to say, "Sir, let me speak first."

Since he had only stood aside and echoed the other three without saying anything offensive, he was only beaten and slapped twice. Compared to the other three, his injuries were the least severe, and now he was thinking of accusing the villain first.

Just as he was about to begin recounting what had happened, someone came from outside to report that the King of Qin had arrived.

With a calm expression, Xiao Han walked slowly past the crowd and immediately saw Long Chuqing standing in the middle of the hall. Seeing that she was unharmed, he knew that she had not suffered any loss.

When Long Chuqing saw him coming, she glanced at him and bit her lip lightly, looking a little guilty.

He glanced at the four of them as he passed by, then walked straight to the front of the hall and bowed to Xiao Yue: "Third Brother."

Upon seeing him, Xiao Yue asked in surprise, "Seventh Brother, what brings you here?"

Xiao Han glanced in the direction of Uncle Chen and Zi Guang, then turned back to Xiao Yue and said, "I learned that the maids and coachmen in the manor were beaten for no reason, so I came to see what happened."

"Third Brother, you do the interrogation!" Xiao Han continued, "I'll just listen from the side." After saying that, he walked over and found a seat.

When Xiao Yue heard that it was his manor's coachman and maid, he was clearly flustered and glanced at Long Chuqing.

If the coachman and maid are from his household, then who is this young lady, and why is she going out with the coachman and maid from his seventh brother's household?

But now was not the time to dwell on this matter. He quickly regained his composure and looked down at the audience with a serious expression.

The other bystanders, upon hearing that the person being attacked was from the Prince of Qin's residence, all looked on with amusement, standing below whispering among themselves.

The family members were clearly flustered upon hearing this, and after a moment of stunned silence, they began to whisper among themselves.

They couldn't help but mutter to themselves, "They're just a maid and a coachman! Surely the King of Qin wouldn't make trouble for them over a maid and a coachman? He wouldn't risk offending so many officials for that!"

After the hall fell silent again, Xiao Yue instructed Lan Hao to begin recounting what had happened.

Originally, he wanted to take this opportunity to smear Long Chuqing, but when he saw Xiao Han arrive and knew that he was from his residence, he reconsidered and dared not speak recklessly.

He recounted what had happened, glossing over the scenes of bullying Ziguang and Uncle Chen, and omitting a single word about the unpleasant things he said to Long Chuqing.

The text vividly describes the ruthless way Long Chuqing beat people, and even gestures when he gets excited.

Long Chu was speechless. She frowned and muttered to herself, "It's such a waste that someone with such eloquence isn't a storyteller. If I had known he was still so energetic, I should have punched him a few more times back then."

After hearing his description, the family members were even more furious, wishing they could tear Long Chuqing to pieces on the spot.

Xiao Yue ignored his words and had Chen Shuziguang and the eyewitnesses describe what had happened.

After hearing various accounts, which differed significantly from one another, he formed his own general judgment about the whole matter.

Xiao Yue looked down at the audience again, asking Long Chuqing, the only unharmed assailant, to explain the situation from her perspective.

She glanced disapprovingly at the angry family members, then said in a disgruntled tone, "My two friends have already explained the previous events very clearly, so I won't repeat them. I'll just share my perspective."

"It was the four of them who provoked, beat, and humiliated my friend without provocation. I was so angry that I hit them back, but who knew they were so easy to beat."

Upon hearing this, the four playboys and their families were so angry that they pointed at Long Chuqing and cursed him incessantly.

“My lord,” an older woman stepped forward and said, “listen to what she’s saying! What do you mean by ‘weak’? It’s as if she’s right to hit someone! She hurt my son so badly, doesn’t she feel any remorse at all?”

“That’s right, that’s right,” the family members next to them immediately echoed.

Xiao Han raised his hand in a gesture and said seriously, "Madam, when you said that, didn't you consider that the whole thing started because of the men lying next to you?"

"This..." The lady was speechless for a moment, and the family members beside her did not interrupt.

Just as she was about to say something, the young woman beside her pulled her back and gave her a wink, signaling her not to speak yet.

"Silence!" With a shout from a yamen runner, the yamen hall fell silent instantly.

After everyone quieted down, Xiao Yue looked at Long Chuqing and said, "Miss, please continue."

At this moment, Long Chuqing put on a wronged expression, pointed in Ye Linghan's direction and said, "He said he would kidnap me and take me back as a concubine, and that he would abuse me every day."

"And him." She pointed to Meng Rui again: "He said he wanted to play with me, to see what it was like. I was furious when I heard that, but I thought it was just a small request, so I had no choice but to give in. Sigh... but my hand is still a little sore from the hurt!"

As he spoke, he raised his right hand, looked at it from side to side in front of his eyes, rubbed it, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips.

Then she pointed at Cen Guwen: "And him, he not only had a lewd smile on his face, but he also tried to touch me. Since he didn't want my hand, I broke it." She then gave them a contemptuous look.

Xiao Han, who was listening from the side, had already turned pale and his eyes were full of cold light. Qing Tong Qingying also frowned as he listened.

Xiao Yue's expression was not good at this moment, but he still maintained his outward dignity.

“I was thinking,” Long Chuqing continued casually, “Several grown men, dressed like respectable men, came out in broad daylight, acting arrogantly and bullying the weak.”

“I thought they must have been born without parents and no one to take care of them, so I took pity on their parents in heaven and kindly took care of their family.”

"In order to avoid getting beaten to death in the future, it will be too late to regret it then. You don't need to thank me."