"Shut up! Where did Diao Min come from, after eating the bear's heart and leopard gall, he dared to say it like this! "Yan Ke loves Kuang Xihan the most, but he is afraid of falling when he holds it in his hand, and he is afraid of melting when he holds it in his mouth, so how can I tolerate others saying that I am not good at all? In a fit of rage, he wished to take the speaker and put him in prison himself, and even the guards were affected in a fit of anger, "What are you all stupid doing? Don't take her down quickly! ”

And when she gave this order, the guards of the palace immediately came out of the ranks, and they were about to go up to get people with a tiger face; There was a commotion in the crowd, some of them were frightened by the posture of this official family and retreated, and some of them were bloodily aroused and refused to accept and intimidate, and they were about to rush forward to resist - seeing that they were about to make trouble, I had to stop them with a loud voice: "Wait! ”

While begging Yan Ke with his eyes to restrain those guards not to be impulsive.

She frowned, and did not want to brush my meaning, but with a wave of her hand, she taught the guards to stand in place, and with a cold face blocked everyone who tried to come closer, shouting to clear the scene, leaving me room to speak.

I smiled with her, but I couldn't help sighing in my heart: If I didn't intend to be so powerful and wealthy, and I believed that her love for Kuang Xihan didn't seem to be fake, and I was replaced by someone else, how could I tolerate such a housekeeper who speaks his own way and controls a qiē?

It is necessary to be afraid that she will deceive the young master, and there is a suspicion of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes.

Thinking that Kuang Xihan was so disgusted that Yan Ke slandered Kuang Xiqing in front of her, it was not a little rebellious.

"Who is the one who speaks? Don't hide in the crowd and hide your head and tail, blindly instigating and provoking ...... Since you keep accusing this king of his faults, you might as well stand up and make your words clear in front of everyone, and also teach this king to know that what does a natural disaster like the bursting of the embankment of the river have to do with this king's weak mortal womb! As I spoke, I motioned to the nearest guards and taught them to keep an eye on the person who had spoken, and if she tried to run away, they would arrest her and interrogate her.

How do you know that the person seems to be confident, hearing me say this, he didn't panic, but took a big step forward, let more than 100 pairs of eyes stare at her, and didn't care to make a gesture towards everyone, but his eyes were just staring at me with a mistake, and his eyes were full of provocation: "Contemptible Cao Xianmin, a native of Laijing County, Xiangwei City, lives by the river, three generations of ancestors and grandchildren have cultivated and studied the family, and when it comes to the contemptible generation, although there is no official, it is also a good citizen of the duty, the family has a few acres of thin fields, and the life is also good, who wants this big flood, The fields and livestock that have been flooded for ten miles and eight townships have been flooded, and there are countless villagers who have gone out of their homes! I am the only one in my family of 12 who escaped! ”

She spoke carefully, well-founded, as if she had prepared a statement in advance, and before I could ask questions, I listened to her turn her head, with a little crying in her voice, and a little resentment hidden in her eyes when she stared at me: "What a sin! The contemptible people only thought that this calamity from heaven was God's blame for our inattentive work and insincerity in sacrificing to heaven, but it was actually a good deed done by the corrupt officials and silverfish -- it was not a natural disaster, but it was actually *! ”

"A natural disaster is a natural disaster, *yes*, but you can't just listen to your slander and nonsense, what about the proof?" Yan Ke saw that I was interested in mediating with her, and did not urge me, beckoned the attendant to move the tables and chairs at the door of the post station, and put on a posture of wanting a long talk.

I couldn't shirk it, so I had to sit down; I didn't know that she sent an attendant to bring fruit and tea to eat with me, which was quite a bit of a spoiling color that let me mess around, but weakened my original serious interrogation momentum a little, and was more like a gentleman who had nothing to do.

I smiled bitterly in my heart, but I didn't see the contempt and resentment in the eyes of the onlookers, and put on a light look, but I couldn't help but quietly glance at Jiang Zhuo, who looked indifferent next to me, and had the heart to show it in front of her, so I cleared my throat, sat upright, and talked to Cao Xianmin, silently thinking about how to deal with it.

Hearing her sneer, she arched her hand towards the sky with her fists, and said solemnly: "The first emperor Shengming, knowing that my Xiangwei is located in the lower reaches of the river, floods are frequent, and every year in the flood season, a large amount of money must be allocated to strengthen the embankment, so the river is fierce today, but there are few major disasters; In the present ruling power, this precedent has not changed, if according to common sense, no matter how much the water of the river is surging, it will not be able to cross the embankment -- the Taishou of Xiangwei City is a fool with a lard blinded heart, not only deducting the money for building the embankment, but also cutting the wages of the workers, but the good embankment is only superficial, how can it withstand the waves like anger! ”

She analyzed it in such a straightforward way, which immediately aroused everyone's response, and for a while, the feelings that had just been suppressed had a tendency to rebound.

"Even if what you say is true, this king wants to ask - how did this Xiangwei City corrupt money, and how did it rely on this king's head?" Pushing away the fruit that the attendant had peeled for the handover, I knew that what she was talking about was about to be done, so I quickly sat up straight and waited for her to continue.

Sure enough, I saw her suddenly point at me, gritted her teeth and shouted, "Do you still want to deny it now?" Who doesn't know, who doesn't know, that Xiangwei City is too shou Wang Hu, who was pulled by your Ling Wang, and most of her greedy entry is in your pocket! ”

- Wang Hu? Who's that?

Besides, I really didn't know about it......

Kuang Xihan's scattered memories didn't have much of an impression, so I had to turn my head and whisper to Yan Ke: "Aunt Ke, what she said is true?" "Actually, I want to ask what Wang Hu is and what is the relationship with Kuang Xihan, but I am afraid that she will be suspicious, so I will not mention it.

"Nonsense!" Yan Ke immediately retorted, "What is the identity of Wang Hu, who is too guarded, and dares Xiao to want to be entangled with His Royal Highness?" Besides, even if Wang Hu has the heart to be filial, with the dignity of my Ling Wangfu, where can I see the income that these people are greedy for? ”

Her refuge sounded reasonable, but when she tasted it carefully, it was really shocking - although she despised the bribery, she did not deny the fact that Wang Hu was corrupt, nor did she clarify the position of Ling Wangfu, and between the lines it was actually full of arrogance that everyone had the highest quality, and if she was added to the vinegar by someone with a heart, she would not be able to get any bargain - I didn't know how to reply for a while, but it was a little messy.

That Cao Xianmin really didn't let go of the omission in her words, stroked his palm and smiled: "Yes, your Ling Wangfu doesn't look down on this city, I'm afraid that what you are plotting is the whole world!" ”

If she doesn't defend herself, it's okay to teach people to bully me as the weak King Ling, but she can't afford to be accused of usurping the throne for no reason.

"You're buttoning up your hat too much...... Do you know how heavy the punishment is for falsely accusing a prince? Looking back at the other party without shying away from it, trying to make myself look as dignified as possible, I raised my voice and asked, "This king is curious, you are a commoner, you say that you have not read any books, and there is no one in the family who is an official, why are you so sure that Taishou Wang Hu is suspected of corruption?" How do you know how the king got his official position? In this king's opinion, your conversation and vision are not what ordinary peasant women should have. ”

"This ......" She probably just thought that I would find a way to deny my ambitions and justify the suspicion of taking bribes, but she didn't expect that I didn't play according to the rules, and instead took advantage of the loopholes in her words to question.

Without giving her a chance to think about fighting back, I motioned for the guards on both sides to come forward and restrain her at once; One of them even cleverly pulled out a piece of fabric and quickly gagged her mouth.

Ignoring her fierce struggles, I looked at the crowd that was about to stir again because of this change, tried to make a gentle and friendly expression, and patiently explained: "Everyone, listen to this king. This king knows that his reputation is not good, and it is inevitable that you will misunderstand; However, the breaking of the embankment of the river today is a matter of the lives of the common people, and the greed for ink worship is also a matter of the royal family's face, and this king must not clarify one or two. This person is full of lies and mistakes, and must be deliberately provoked by rebellious ministers and thieves to incite trouble, if you listen to her slander and fall into a fool's throat and have a conflict with the palace guards, it is just a waste of your life, why bother? ”

After a pause, I looked sideways at Jiang Zhuo, who was frowning and looking at the bound Cao Xianmin, her expression was dark and difficult to understand; I felt a sense of loss in my heart, and I went to look for Yan Ke again, and she looked at me intently, and when she saw me looking at her, she nodded at me as a sign of encouragement - with her support, I felt a little more confident in my heart.

"In order to dispel the rumors, this king decided to fund the construction of porridge sheds, distribute rations, build houses and schools, and give relief to the victims of the disaster in the land affected by the river flooding - as for this villain who bewitches the people, this king will send her to the government for strict interrogation, I hope you will take her as a warning, don't make trouble out of nothing, and don't challenge the majesty of the heavenly family!" After speaking in a hurry, I got up and walked back to the post station with my head held high; Although I pretended to be nothing, my whole mind fell on the people behind me who were silent after I finished speaking, and I was so nervous that my palms broke out in a cold sweat, for fear that this perfunctory rhetoric of stealing concepts would teach people to debunk it.

- In the end, I don't dare to swear to guarantee that Xiangwei is too clean, and I don't know the beginning and end of her and Ling Wangfu.

Giving money to appease the victims was the only way I could think of it.

Just as I was about to step into the inner courtyard after a dozen steps, I heard the sound of sparse chattering one after another, and the crowd of people who were still impassioned to rush into the inn dispersed in twos and threes, and this huge farce finally came to an end hastily - my heart that had been hanging high finally fell, my stiff back loosened, my legs and feet were weak, and I almost collapsed to the ground.

At that moment, a pair of hands reached out from the spurs and held my arms firmly; With inertia, I plunged headlong into the man's arms, and the familiar cold breath taught me to suddenly relax my guard, and simply leaned all the strength of my body on her, and she half-supported and half-hugged me to the room--I didn't care how many pairs of eyes I was watching in front of everyone's eyes, only the secret sweetness in my heart quietly fermented, teaching me to can't help but indulge in this moment of forgetfulness.

The distance was only a moment, and the short-lived sweetness was fleeting.

I sighed when I heard Yan Ke's suppressed cough, but I could only reluctantly get up from Jiang Zhuo's arms, sit back in the chair upright, and wait for her to ask a question - I also know that my appearance just now is really not like Kuang Xihan herself, and it is natural for her to be suspicious, but unfortunately I only tried to be angry for a while, but I didn't think about how to deal with it, I could only see the move.

"Your Highness......" Yan Ke looked at me and stopped talking, teaching me to tremble in my heart, and I couldn't help but have the idea of escaping.

"Someone, bring that Cao Xianmin up." Intercepting her words, I raised my voice to the guards outside the house and commanded - the corner of my eye swept to Yan Ke and shook his head helplessly, but he didn't hold on to me anymore.

That Cao Xianmin was twisted in by the guards, forced to kneel on the ground, blocked the fabric in his mouth, his hands tied behind his back, unable to move, only glared at me fiercely with a pair of eyes, and still refused to give in.

Knowing that most of the people gathered outside the inn had left, and that only a few remained at the door, intent on probing into some great secrets, I stopped the guards from driving them away, and did not allow the officers and men of the government to arrest people at will—if we provoked any more public indignation, then all our eloquent performance would be in vain.

With a little bit of luck in escaping, I didn't think of speaking harshly to her, but told the guard to close the door and take off the fabric from her mouth; pretended to pick up the teacup, skimmed the tea foam, and only waited for her to speak, and did not take the initiative to ask.

Her patience was not as good as I expected, but after a little tea, she couldn't help but ask in a dumb voice: "Even if you are a prince, you can't arrest me and set up a private torture hall without evidence!" ”

"You also know that this king is a dignified prince, what is the big deal about interrogating a civilian who has committed rebellion? Even if you are beaten to death indiscriminately, what can you do? Gently resting the teacup on the table at hand, I held my chin, learned the calm posture of Kuang Xiqing when he went to court, and said unhurriedly.

"You! Dog thief! If you have the ability, kill me! She shouted angrily, as if intent on teaching someone outside to hear.

I shook my head, not angry because of her abuse, but just displeased to teach others to denounce it in front of my sweetheart.

"Don't deliberately make such a gesture, this king doesn't eat this," looking at the tight doors and windows, I didn't bother to teach the guards to stop her mouth again, but warned in a cold voice, "Who is the master behind you, and what the purpose is, this king knows very well - if it weren't for the long line to catch a big fish, you would have been a corpse by now." ”

I say this just to deceive her, although there is a vague object of suspicion, I can't be sure in the end; And I can't do such a thing as torture, so I can only use this little trick to test it.

When she heard me say this, she sneered indifferently, her face full of disdain, but her eyes wandered for a moment.

I was about to ask carefully, when I heard Yan Ke slap his palm on the armrest, and said hatefully: "You say, is it Kuang Xiqing who did behind his back to send someone to ruin His Highness's reputation!" ”

I couldn't stop it, so I had to stare at Cao Xianmin's expression tightly; I saw her pursing her lips, as if she was panicked by guessing her thoughts, and her eyes suddenly revealed a touch of determination.

I secretly said that it was not good, and I was about to teach the guards to stop her, but Jiang Zhuo, who had been silent beside her, suddenly jumped to her side, pinched her chin, and with a hard hand, only heard a "click", and removed her joints - unfortunately, it was too late.

Cao Xianmin smiled, slowly fell to the ground, blood dripping from his mouth, mixed with saliva wet placket, and dripped onto the floor, gradually converging into a terrifying red.

The wheezing sound went from light to heavy, then softer, and finally lifeless; It was only a few breaths away, and by the time everyone had reacted, she had already lost her breath.