#472 - The Jinyiwei has great authority! (4000 words)

Sitting in the teahouse, Xu Ming felt increasingly shocked as he listened.

The storyteller was already describing how he and the Dragon Queen had shared life and death, pledging eternal devotion to each other.

The other people in the teahouse, as they listened, felt more and more excited.

This was something they had never heard before.

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Although most people felt that this matter should be false, what if it were true?

There are so many unofficial histories on the market now, can you guarantee that all these unofficial histories are false?

That is definitely impossible.

Since this matter can be spread, then there must be a reason for it, there must be a certain fact as a basis, after all, no matter what, a storybook will definitely not be groundless.

“It is said that Lord Xu and the Eternal Dragon Queen were entangled for three days and three nights, and Lord Xu finally left the palace.

Lord Xu said to the Eternal Dragon Queen: ‘My country needs me, I have to leave.’

The Dragon Queen then said: ‘You have your country in your heart, but do you also have me?’

Lord Xu looked at the family in front of him, his heart filled with complexity: ‘I am unwilling to fail my country, and I dare not fail my beloved.’

The Dragon Queen's eyes flickered, her lips parted slightly: ‘Then I will wait for you.’

Lord Xu left the palace alone, and the Eternal Dragon Queen looked at Lord Xu's back, until Lord Xu disappeared into the distance, and did not take back her gaze for a long time.

Only the sky in the seabed left a touch of white.”

As the storyteller's voice fell, the sound of the woman playing the pipa next to him sounded again, and the sad melody spread throughout the teahouse.

Many of the tea guests sighed, and even felt a bit regretful, feeling that it would not be bad for the Dragon Queen and the Number One Scholar to be together.

But some people also felt that it would be better for Xu Ming to be with his own princess, otherwise, it would not be possible to let his own princess be a concubine, right?

Or are you going to let this Eternal Dragon Queen be a concubine? That's even more impossible.

Xu Ming took a sip of tea indifferently, thinking that it was finally over.

If it weren't for the fact that the Wu Kingdom had freedom of speech, even the emperor could be scolded.

If it weren't for Xu Ming's worry about bringing trouble to the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Otherwise, Xu Ming really wanted to use the Embroidered Uniform Guard's connections to ban this song.

The storytelling ended, and the blindfolded woman walked off the stage, holding a cane in one hand and a copper basin for tips in the other, walking in front of everyone.

Whenever the tea guests put copper coins or some silver into the copper basin, the woman would say in a soft voice: “Thank you, sir.”

And just as this woman walked in front of a wealthy young master, this young master took out a tael of silver and put it into the girl's copper basin.

The heavy sound made the girl stunned for a moment, and she quickly said several times: “Thank you, sir, thank you, sir.”

“I wonder what the girl's name is?” This wealthy young master sized up the woman.

The woman quickly replied: “My name is Mang'er.”

When the woman reported her name, it could be heard that the woman's tone was already a bit nervous.

“Girl Mang'er is so pretty, why don't you stop playing the pipa and follow me from now on, you can eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks, I guarantee you'll have no worries about food and clothing, that storyteller is your grandfather, right? Your grandfather doesn't have to tell stories anymore.” The desire in the wealthy young master's eyes was already undisguised.

“Thank you for your kindness, young master, but Mang'er still wants to tell stories with her grandfather, I hope you can forgive me,” she said, and the woman bowed and turned to leave.

However, this rich young master suddenly grabbed the woman's wrist: “Girl, don't rush to leave, I gave you a tael of silver, won't you stay and talk to me a little more?”

“Young master, please don't be like this.” This girl named Mang'er wanted to break free from the other party's restraint, but the other party's hand was holding her tightly.

“What's wrong with me?” The wealthy young master smiled lewdly, looking like he was above the law.

If the girl Mang'er hadn't been resisting with all her might, she would have already been pulled into his arms.

Xu Ming, who was sitting on the side, watched this scene and slowly put down his teacup.

Good heavens.

In broad daylight, still in Wudu, he's actually harassing a decent woman?

My cheap old man only dared to harass women in the villages in the suburbs, but you're doing it directly in the imperial capital?

You're really not afraid of death.

Don't you know that the more you are in this kind of power center, the more you have to keep a low profile?

Otherwise, not only will you not know how you died, but the people behind you will also be uprooted, and your entire family may be implicated.

And just as Xu Ming was about to stand up.

In Xu Ming's sight, a graceful figure flashed.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Ming saw a slender leg kicking the other party out.

“Bang.”

This wealthy young master was directly kicked away, overturning the tables and chairs, and the tea splashed on his body, like scalding a pig.

“Hot, hot, hot!”

The wealthy young master quickly stood up and patted the tea off his body, but unfortunately, the tea had been served for a while, so it couldn't scald off a few layers of his skin.

Xu Ming fixed his eyes to see which chivalrous woman it was.

“Huh? Why does this person look a bit familiar?”

“Huh? Tang Ningzhi?”

When he first saw Tang Ningzhi, Xu Ming hadn't reacted.

Mainly because Tang Ningzhi was wearing a long dress, her hair was gathered up with a hairpin, and the rest of her hair fell over her shoulders. Compared with her previous sharp temperament, Tang Ningzhi's dress was indeed more feminine, and it was indeed very beautiful.

Xu Ming didn't expect that Tang Ningzhi was drinking tea in the same teahouse as him. He was so engrossed in listening to the storyteller just now that he didn't notice it for a while.

If Tang Ningzhi is here, doesn't that also mean that Liu Feng also came to drink tea?

But Xu Ming looked around Tang Ningzhi, and he didn't see Liu Feng.

That is to say, Tang Ningzhi came out to play alone.

“You dare to kick me? You dare to kick me?! Do you know who I am!”

This wealthy young master pointed at Tang Ningzhi and questioned her, his cheeks flushed with anger, wishing he could cut the person who kicked him into a thousand pieces.

However, when he saw Tang Ningzhi's appearance clearly, the anger in his heart was replaced by lust.

How could this girl be so beautiful?

In comparison, the woman just now was only good enough to be her maid.

“Who are you?” Tang Ningzhi asked, sneering in her heart.

“I am the son of the current Minister of the Court of Judicial Review—Zheng Qiu!” The wealthy young master shouted.

“The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.” Tang Ningzhi chuckled, her eyes full of disdain, “I heard that the Wu Kingdom's politics are clear and its laws are strict. The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review is the highest official of the Court of Judicial Review, responsible for justice, but his son is occupying a decent woman here?”

“This young master is giving her a chance, what do you know! As long as she becomes this young master's concubine, she will soar to the top and become a phoenix, and she will have no worries about food and clothing in the future.” The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review's son looked at Tang Ningzhi and swallowed again, “Now you kneel on the ground and apologize to this young master, and this young master will also give you a chance!”

Looking at the woman standing in front of him, Zheng Qiu's heart became more and more itchy. He had never seen such a beautiful person since he was a child.

“Apologize?” Tang Ningzhi walked forward step by step, her expression extremely unkind.

“You, what do you want to do?” Zheng Qiu retreated quickly.

“Ah!”

Zheng Qiu was kicked down by Tang Ningzhi again.

Tang Ningzhi kicked Zheng Qiu's body again and again, and Zheng Qiu screamed repeatedly: “You still dare to kick me, you know who I am, and you still dare to kick me? Even my father has never hit me like this, stop, stop! Go and invite the Jingzhao Prefecture!”

Zheng Qiu was like a dog, being kicked by Tang Ningzhi non-stop. Whenever he wanted to get up, he was kicked to the ground by Tang Ningzhi.

The waiter was stunned for a moment, and quickly ran downstairs to find his shopkeeper to see what to do about this matter.

After all, a high-ranking official was beaten in his teahouse.

However, just as the waiter was about to walk down the stairs, he was stopped by Xu Ming: “Not only call the Jingzhao Prefecture, but the Brocade Uniform Guard must also go.”

“Yes, yes, yes! I'll go and tell the shopkeeper.” The waiter understood and quickly ran downstairs.

“Girl, don't fight, you should leave quickly, the Jingzhao Prefecture will be here soon.” Mang'er quickly stepped forward and pulled Tang Ningzhi, just grabbing Tang Ningzhi's arm.

“Run? You can't run away! I've already remembered you! You're done for! Ah!”

Zheng Qiu still wanted to be tough, but he was kicked a few more times by Tang Ningzhi.

In fact, Tang Ningzhi had already restrained herself a bit.

Otherwise, with Tang Ningzhi's realm, this Zheng Qiu would have already been kicked to death.

“Heh, the Jingzhao Prefecture, huh?” Tang Ningzhi said disdainfully, “Okay, then let the Jingzhao Prefecture come.”

Tang Ningzhi sat on the stool next to her, her legs crossed under her skirt, looking at Zheng Qiu with a contemptuous expression.

Looking at this stunning beauty, Zheng Qiu wanted to say some harsh words, but he was afraid that she would kick him again.

Zheng Qiu didn't dare to leave, he could only sit on the ground, but he was already muttering in his heart.

The other party is so fearless and full of nobility, and her clothes are not like those of ordinary wealthy women. Could it be that this woman has a simple background?

“Who is causing trouble?!”

As a result, in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the constables of the Jingzhao Prefecture walked in.

As if seeing a savior, Zheng Qiu quickly stood up, pointing his finger tremblingly at Tang Ningzhi: “It's her! It's her! It's this woman who beat me! You quickly arrest her! This young master wants to interrogate her personally!”

Several constables looked at their leader, their eyes seeming to ask, "Who is this person? Why is he ordering us around?"

"This is the son of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. He just arrived from Jiangnan Prefecture," the constable leader said.

Previously, one of the constables had met this person and didn't have a good impression of him. He didn't expect him to be causing trouble here again.

The constables finally understood. Since the son of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review had been beaten, they had to intervene. No matter what, they had to arrest someone first.

One had to know that the current Magistrate of the Capital Prefecture had a very good relationship with the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. To some extent, the Capital Prefecture and the Court of Judicial Review were in a subordinate relationship.

"You two, arrest that woman!"

"What happened?"

Just as the constable leader was about to give the order, another voice came from the stairwell.

Everyone turned to look and saw five men in Embroidered Uniform Guards attire walking up the stairs.

Looking at these five men, the constables of the Capital Prefecture frowned, their expressions displeased.

Nowadays, who in Wudu didn't know the symbols of the Embroidered Uniform Guards: the flying fish robes and the Tang swords?

Originally, patrolling Wudu and protecting its peace was one of the duties of the Capital Prefecture.

But now, with the addition of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, a large portion of their power had been taken away. There was even a saying in Wudu: "Recognize only the flying fish robes, not the Capital Prefecture."

This made the Capital Prefecture very unhappy.

Although His Majesty later ordered that the Capital Prefecture would still handle matters in the capital firsthand, this was to avoid increasing trouble for the Embroidered Uniform Guards or, rather, to make the duties of the Embroidered Uniform Guards clearer.

In other words, the Capital Prefecture was still "managing" Wudu, and everything was at the mercy of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

And if the Embroidered Uniform Guards wanted to intervene, the cases in the hands of the Capital Prefecture had to be transferred to the Embroidered Uniform Guards unconditionally and without reason.

Although many people felt unbalanced, there was nothing they could do. Who told them that the Embroidered Uniform Guards monitored all officials and were only responsible to His Majesty?

The constable leader, Chen Wen, stepped forward, cupped his fist in salute to the five men in flying fish robes, and gave his name: "Chen Wen."

The leader of the five-man group returned the salute: "Liu Jiading."

Constable Leader Chen Wen said with a smile, "Fellow colleagues, the son of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was beaten by this woman. We received a report and came to handle it."

Liu Jiading nodded: "We also received the same report, but I just came up and heard that you were going to arrest people. It's not good to arrest people without asking what happened, is it?"

The constable leader's brow twitched: "Brother, this is the son of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review."

Liu Jiading snorted coldly: "The laws of the Wu Kingdom state that nobles and commoners are equally guilty! Don't even mention the son of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, even if the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review were here, it would be the same!"

Liu Jiading glanced at the storyteller on the stage: "Old sir, please tell us what happened."

"Sir, just now this young master grabbed the servant's wrist and wouldn't let her leave, wanting to take her into his room. This young lady stood up for the servant just now. Please investigate thoroughly, sir!"

Mang'er knelt in front of Liu Jiading.

Liu Jiading helped Mang'er up and looked around: "Is this what happened?"

No one around responded, but no one refuted it either. This meant that it was true. They were silent only because they were afraid of offending the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.

"Men! Arrest this son of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review!"

"You dare arrest me? Who dares to arrest me?"

Zheng Qiu was taken aback, then looked at the constables of the Capital Prefecture: "Are you blind? They want to arrest me? Why don't you stop them!"

The constable leader of the Capital Prefecture was very embarrassed.

Stop the Embroidered Uniform Guards? He couldn't afford to take the blame.

If he didn't stop them, how would he explain to the Magistrate of the Capital Prefecture?

"The Embroidered Uniform Guards have such great authority!"

Just then, a man walked down the stairs.