"Is there a match?" Handing her the directory roster, I asked quietly.

"The proprietor laughed, how could I care about such things that men like?" Jiang Zhuo didn't take the roster, but glanced at me with a frown, and refused without being salty.

"Well, I was abrupt." Withdrawing my hand, I looked at the roster again, and casually asked the shopkeeper about the profitability of the shop, but suddenly I had an idea in my heart: if she doesn't like ordinary jewelry used to decorate, what about gadgets with special functions?

I remember a friend from the history department who was obsessed with cold weapons for a while, including endless hidden weapon props, one of which she showed off in front of me more than once; Since nothing else is pleasing to you, you might as well try this - of course it's just a dead horse as a live horse doctor.

I drew a simple pattern and handed it to the shopkeeper, and discussed the specific process and details with her, and after getting her affirmation, I took a sip of tea comfortably.

Instructed her to send some of the money to Shen Youlan's house later, and agreed to deliver the finished product to the inn in a day's time, Jiang Zhuo and I left the store - as far as she knew, there were several shops that were all owned by the same proprietor on another street, and this was also the destination I was going to next.

"The owner is just ...... What are you doing? Walking side by side beside me, Jiang Zhuo leisurely swept past the stalls on the side of the street and asked as if he were unintentional.

I stared sideways at her and unconsciously softened a lot of lip line, and smiled mysteriously: "You'll know when the time comes." ”

When she heard this, she stopped, looked back at me, raised her eyebrows, nodded thoughtfully, and walked on to herself.

"Hey!" I hurriedly followed, and without thinking deeply, I suddenly took her hand and asked, "Are you angry?" ”

“…… Never. She struggled symbolically, but I clutched her palm tightly, and couldn't break free—she just let me pull and pull along the way, unconcerned about the occasional strange look from the people around me.

"It's good if you don't have it." I bit my lip and smiled, secretly glad that she didn't shake off my hand, just thinking: if I can go all the way like this, there is nothing I don't want to do.

When they reached the corner, they saw a large crowd of people bustling around the street, and the sound of crying and scolding came from the encirclement, and the people stopped to find out.

I didn't want to be nosy, but who knew that the crowd later also squeezed in that direction, and Jiang Zhuo and I were slowly pushed to the center with the flow of people - the matter has come to this, so let's take a look, and it should be a pastime.

Holding Jiang Zhuo's hand, and having to get close to her because of the crowd, enjoying her as if she were protecting me by her side, I just didn't notice it, but my heart was bubbling with bubbles, and it was sweet and greasy honey when I poked it.

"You bullies, robbing people on the street and bullying others, is it still reasonable?"

"Bully? Grandma and Auntie will teach you what a bully is! Come on, grab it for me! ”

"Stop! Stop! ”

After being blocked from the crowd, I could barely hear these words in the noise, and I could probably understand what was going on - it was nothing more than a group of ruffians snatching other people's things.

In this case, it is necessary to report to the local law enforcement department.

It's just that when we were stuck here for half a cup of tea, no one left to report to the official, and those pedestrians who had gathered in the front row to watch the excitement hid backwards, as if they were afraid of being affected by the conflict in the middle.

-- Isn't it true that these troublemakers are very promising, and no one dares to offend?

I always thought that wherever I went, there should be righteous people who saw injustice and drew their swords to help, but the sight in front of me taught me to waver...... Are these wicked people too strong, or are the hearts of the people here numb to such a point?

"Do you want to meddle?" Seeing that the onlookers who were standing in front of us had already fled one after another, Jiang Zhuo and I became the first spectators to bear the brunt of the audience—she asked in a low voice as she turned sideways to protect me.

"Don't worry, let's see." With the usual caution, I took her hand and took her a few steps back, but my eyes were fixed on the men.

At the center of the confrontation were several women in bright brocade clothes and a thinner woman in cloth clothes, and behind her there was a shivering young man holding a young child, presumably a family of three.

The family made a living selling bamboo strips, and there were still a few delicate small bamboo baskets left in front of the stall, but the rest had been broken up; The cloth-clothed woman had traces of being beaten on her face, and her family was well protected, but her face trembled with tears, and her eyes were sad and desperate, which made people unbearable when they looked at it.

This situation, I don't need to guess to know that it is a drama of bullying the weak, even if I don't know how to do kung fu, I can't turn a blind eye, and I must say something to stop it - not to mention, I still have Jiang Zhuo by my side.

Thinking of Jiang Zhuo, I was proud and sweet in my heart, and I actually had a little bit of caution that I couldn't wait to show off to everyone: this beautiful and handsome, gentle and considerate woman who is both civil and military...... It's someone I love.

"Wait!" Hiding the shyness and fluttering vanity in my heart at that moment, I cleared my throat and took a step forward, stopping the brightly dressed women before they were about to start again.

"What are you doing to stop my aunt and grandmother? Don't be nosy, be careful of beating you up! The woman who seemed to be the leader glanced at her contemptuously, and when she saw Jiang Zhuo, she was angry, and then turned her face away with a cold snort, but she didn't shift the spearhead as I expected, but just warned.

――I was shocked by Jiang Zhuo just from the momentum, it can be seen that I am just some people who bully the weak and are afraid of the hard, so I am a little more sure.

"In broad daylight, when you commit murder on the street, do you still have the royal law in your eyes?" With Jiang Zhuo by his side, my wording couldn't help but be a little tough, and even the volume unconsciously raised a few points, which was quite a bit of a fox and a tiger, but others couldn't see the pride in my heart at the moment.

"Hah, Wang Fa? In this Zechang City, my aunt and grandmother are the king's law! She laughed wildly, unimpressed by my questioning.

"Presumptuous! Dare to call yourself the king, where do you put the royal family of Dawu? "I don't know if my anger at the moment is because she bullied the weak more, or if she flouted the imperial power more so openly - could it be that I have subconsciously accepted my status as a prince and am proud of it?

"It's you who are presumptuous! I am the procurement of King Ling's Mansion, acting on behalf of His Royal Highness King Ling! To oppose me is to offend His Royal Highness King Ling! Can you afford it? She snorted coldly and said quite smugly.

In my ears, it was like a thunderclap.

- King Ling?

Isn't that ...... Me.

If these people knew that it was King Ling himself who was in front of them, how would they react?

Besides, this woman actually said wildly that she wanted to represent King Ling...... The dignified prince, how can he be casually pulled by someone as a shield?

It's a big face.

I was secretly amused, and I really sneered and asked: "The procurement of the Ling Wangfu?" What about tokens and vouchers? Where is the sign of King Ling's Mansion? ”

I asked this because I had seen the same accessories on the attendants and guards in the palace, but I didn't know if there was a unified sign in the palace and whether it would issue token certificates, so I just casually lied to her.

As expected, she was stunned when she heard this, her face showed a little unnaturalness, but she still stiffened her neck and said, "What kind of certificate do you want!" I myself am the best proof! The things collected now are all to be handed over to His Royal Highness King Ling, do you dare to obstruct it, are you impatient? ”

"Since you keep saying that you are from the Ling Wangfu, then do you dare to go to the official mansion with me and make a clear argument?" I saw that she was already very nervous when she mentioned the certificate, and I didn't expect that I would have the courage to make trouble with the government, so I mentioned it half-truthfully.

"Who wants to go to the government with you! Eventful person...... "She seemed to be bluffed by me, and she didn't dare to really make a big deal out of it, waving her hand to her companion to slip away, and didn't forget to put down the cruel words, "You wait for me!" Hum! Let's go! ”

Seeing a few of them running away in a gloomy manner, the onlookers laughed, and there were even more applauding echoes, obviously many of whom had been harmed by these women who claimed to be procured by King Ling's Mansion; And the family who sold bamboo strips was even more grateful to me...... But my heart suddenly became heavy.

I didn't want to deal with them too much, so I simply dealt with it and walked back with Jiang Zhuo, and I didn't even have the interest to continue hanging out.

Probably seeing that I was in a bad mood, Jiang Zhuo thoughtfully didn't ask much, just walked silently on my side, separating me from passers-by, took the initiative to hold my hand with one hand, and the warm and powerful palm taught me to calm down a lot.

After walking for a while, I finally couldn't help but speak: "That incident just now...... What do you think? ”

"Nameless Xiaoxiao took advantage of the situation to bully others, although it was an impostor, it would ruin the reputation of Ling Wangfu after all." Her analysis captured the crux of the matter, but it wasn't the cause of my depression.

How could I not know how bad Kwong's reputation is outside, and a large part of it is the result of conniving at evil servants to go about their crimes; But that incident just now made me suddenly have an idea: What if these things that ruined the reputation of Ling Wangfu were deliberately done by someone with intentions?

From what I know about Yan Ke, although she is rigid and sometimes ruthless, she is also a person who follows etiquette and is strict; And the palace attendants and guards under her jurisdiction are all cautious in their words and deeds, and they obey orders, where can there be such audacity and arrogance?

Even Kuang Xihan himself is also accustomed to playing prestige with the prince, but this kind of bullying men and women on the street is also disdainful.

Despite this, the prestige of King Ling's Mansion is declining, and it is not as good as day by day, if it weren't for the people in the mansion who carried Yan Ke on their backs to cause trouble outside, it would be to teach people to design...... Or maybe both.

This Zechang City is some distance away from the imperial capital Guanlan, but it can also meet people who pretend to be Ling Wangfu, so in other places, how many such real or fake palace procurement?

If this is the case, who is secretly pushing this qiē?

――Suddenly, I thought that maybe the original owner of my body was not as evil as the rumors, right?

Can the distance between me and Jiang Zhuo be closer because of this...... I couldn't help but have such an expectation.