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

The next day, Xiao Han went to court. After the palace gates opened, the officials walked orderly toward the main hall.

Emperor Sukang sat high on the dragon throne, receiving the kneeling obeisance of all the officials. After Emperor Sukang granted them permission to rise, everyone stood up.

Before the emperor could speak, Xiao Han stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

In the imperial court, in front of all the ministers, he implicated the Minister of Justice, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, the Prime Minister, and the Vice Minister of Works.

It directly points out that they failed to properly educate their children, and that they had long indulged their sons and grandsons in bullying others, acting tyrannically, and humiliating women in the street.

They also said that if they couldn't even control their own families, how could they manage the affairs of the court? They took the salaries paid by the people, and instead of helping the people, they only caused them trouble.

Xiao Han's words surprised not only the four people impeached, but also the court officials below.

The princes were also surprised, wondering what had happened that the seventh prince had openly confronted several ministers in court.

Only the Prince of Jin knew what had happened. He thought that yesterday's events had come to an end, but he never expected that the Seventh Prince would publicly impeach several ministers in the main hall.

After learning yesterday that their beloved son and grandson had been beaten, the four officials finished their own business and rushed to the government office, only to find that it was already over and the case was hastily closed without a satisfactory result.

Already dissatisfied with the outcome, seeing his family members covered in injuries only fueled his rage.

They were planning to settle scores with someone today, but unexpectedly, someone beat them to it and even criticized them for failing to raise their children properly in front of so many colleagues. Where did that leave their pride?

After hearing this, Emperor Sukang had the memorial presented to him. He examined it carefully and then asked Xiao Yue, "Prince Jin, is this true?"

Prince Jin stepped forward, took the memorial, and read it through. He said, "Your Majesty, this is indeed true."

Xiao Yue recounted yesterday's events in court, and also mentioned a few of their past offenses.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Sukang was also furious. He fined the men their salaries and ordered them to return to the Yan family for discipline, to prevent any further trouble, and to make sure they would not be let off lightly if they did so again.

In front of so many colleagues, the group was filled with shame, indignation, and anger.

Although they were displeased, they could not refute it and could only accept the order, promising to discipline them properly upon their return.

After the matter was brought to the attention of the imperial court, they dared not bring up the matter again, as they still had to save face and only wanted the matter to pass quickly so that everyone could forget about it soon.

She just silently made a mental note of Xiao Han's actions.

After the court session, the brothers walked together, and Xiao Han expressed his gratitude to Xiao Yue: "Thank you very much, Second Brother, for speaking up and helping to confirm this matter."

Xiao Yue said, "I was merely stating the facts impartially."

The other princes were completely bewildered. The seventh prince hadn't attended court for several days, and today he arrived accompanied by several ministers. They were all shocked; this blatant defiance of the ministers was not a good sign! What on earth had happened?

Prince Rui asked with a serious expression, "Seventh Prince, it is not a wise move for you to openly oppose them in the court."

Prince Yu also expressed his confusion: "Yes! Those guys are all stubborn. Offending them won't do you any good."

Prince Qi and Prince Xuan were also puzzled. When they went to his residence yesterday, everything was fine. They didn't expect so many things to happen after they left, and that they even had a confrontation in the palace.

Seeing their concerned expressions, Xiao Han reassured them, "Don't worry, I've thought about these things too. I don't need their help, and it doesn't matter if I offend them. On the contrary, they're living too comfortably, so we need to give them a sense of crisis."

Upon hearing this, the princes also looked helpless. They had heard about those纨绔 (playboys) before. Was it worth offending several important officials for the sake of a maid and a coachman? This puzzled them.

Xiao Yue was quite helpless about his actions, but he still had some doubts and wanted to ask what his relationship with Long Chuqing was.

Just as he was about to ask, Prince Yu saw Prince Xuan walking with a limp and interrupted him, "Hey... Sixth Prince, what happened to your foot? Are you injured?"

Upon hearing this, King Xuan glanced at King Yu, then turned to look at King Qi and King Qin. He raised his eyes slightly and swallowed hard. "It's nothing. I just tripped and twisted my ankle yesterday."

He was too embarrassed to tell his buddies that he was in such a state after a girl stepped on his foot; he couldn't bear the loss of face.

After hearing this, Xiao Han stood aside in silence, while Prince Qi suppressed a laugh. Xuan Wang glanced at him.

“Ahem…” Prince Qi coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment.

Prince Rui glanced at his feet and chimed in, "You're really something, managing to sprain your ankle like that."

King Xuan couldn't say it outright, so he could only hold his breath, scratch his head, and give an awkward smile.

Zi Guang was recuperating in Qiu Shui Pavilion. Xiao Han wanted to send another maid to serve her, but Long Chu Qing refused.

Now that she has nothing to do, she doesn't need anyone to serve her. She and Granny Lin take care of Ziguang together, helping her wash and change her dressings.

Zi Guang looked at Long Chuqing applying medicine to her and said with a guilty expression, "Originally, it was this servant who came to take care of you, Miss, but now it is you who have to take care of me."

Long Chuqing poked her forehead: "What are you thinking about! Take good care of your injury."

She continued, "It's all my fault. I asked you to go buy chestnuts. If I had gone with you, you wouldn't have been beaten." She sighed with shame.

Zi Guang gently shook his head: "No, it's not your fault, it's those guys who are too bad."

"Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. It's all in the past, and the young lady has avenged you. Let's put this matter behind us," Granny Lin comforted Ziguang.

"Things are inherently uncontrollable, so there's no need for you to feel guilty, Miss," Granny Lin comforted Long Chuqing.

Since the deed has already been done, there's no point in discussing right and wrong anymore. Long Chuqing smiled and said, "Alright, let's not talk about it anymore."

In the afternoon, Qingying hurriedly entered the study in Qinli Courtyard.

Inside the study, Xiao Han was holding a portrait from a missing person poster. Several identical portraits were also on the table; these were the ones Qing Ying had brought back from outside.

“Your Highness, although this painting doesn’t quite resemble her, the obvious features and surname clearly indicate that it is indeed a portrait of Miss Long,” Qingying said, holding up a portrait. “Moreover, it says on the portrait that she was lost from their Yuexi Tower, which makes the meaning quite clear.”

Holding the portraits in his hand, Xiao Han said with a sullen and displeased expression, "Where did you see these portraits?"

“Now, notices are plastered all over the streets and alleys of the capital. I have ordered people to take action secretly, and some of them have already been removed.” Qingying also looked solemn.

Xiao Han considered for a moment: "First, find someone to remove the remaining portraits, and then see what other moves they make and what they're planning to do."

"Yes," Qingying accepted the order and left.

Although they had taken down some of the missing person notices, many were still left untouched. Hearing that there was a high reward, many people came to watch and discuss the matter.

The group stood together, discussing the matter animatedly.