Chapter 64: Arrest
In the hall, the mayor Ren Sheng tried his best to lure him into proposing, but was finally politely rejected by Qin Xingyi, and in anger, he grabbed a vase on the table and smashed it hard, and the vase fell to the ground and shattered.
Ren Sheng remembered that he had a good chat with Qin Xingyi just now, and the marriage proposal was very promising, but he was suddenly stopped by Xuanyuan Mingyu, Qin Xingyi's tone changed, and he had exhausted his own calculations, and in the end, the bamboo basket was empty, and he couldn't help but be annoyed and angry, and a wave of resentment turned to Xuanyuan Mingyu.
Ren Sheng was ashamed of himself, and felt that Qin Xingyi must have disliked his ugly appearance!
He was determined to show Qin Xingyi, even if he looked like a beautiful boy like Xuanyuan Mingyu, what was the use? The guy who doesn't like it is not held in the palm of his hand by himself, and it is up to him to pinch it into a square or a circle!
Ren Sheng made up his mind, pretended to be surprised, and covered up: "Oh, don't be careful, break the vase, and disturb the eldest lady, sin!" The mayor of this town still has one more matter, and he wants to discuss with the eldest lady about Xuanyuan Mingyu. ”
"What does Mayor Ren think of him? Xuanyuan Mingyu was brought by Miss Ben, could it be that Mayor Ren wanted to keep him? ”
"The eldest lady is really smart! Xuanyuan Mingyu kidnapped my second sister first, and just now he disturbed the mayor's marriage proposal, which is really a serious sin, and must be dealt with in accordance with the rules of the Ren family, so please hand him over to the Ren Mansion by the eldest lady. ”
Qin Xingyi listened to Ren Shengping's exaggeration of Xuanyuan Mingyu's guilt, thinking that it was very unfair, frowned, and asked:
"It's not that serious, is it? Xuanyuan Mingyu should be regarded as an attempted kidnapping. As for the crime of disturbing the marriage proposal, it is not established at all! As the mayor of the town, things should be done fairly and justly, please think twice. ”
"Okay, at least kidnapping my sister is a well-known and ironclad crime, and it will be dealt with by the family law of the Ren government."
"What will happen to the Ren Fu family law?"
Qin Xingyi asked. She understands that in the three-way zone of Moli Town, the mayor of the town is the judge and judge Lord Yan, and everything is decided by the mayor of the town.
"At least thirty lashes for the prisoner."
"So many whips? Xuanyuan Mingyu's seriously injured body will definitely not be able to bear it, and he will be beaten to death. Speaking of this, Qin Xingyi couldn't bear it.
"That's him damn it! The blame is self-inflicted, and there is nothing to do with others. If you kill it, you will bury it, at most it will be a stinky place, and there will be fewer people who have died in the town over the years? Especially those who are disobedient, disobedient thieves, need no sympathy. Ren Sheng replied coldly.
"No, you can't! Miss Ben objected. Mayor Ren, you can't kill innocents indiscriminately. ”
"What? Miss, isn't Xuanyuan Mingyu your father-killing enemy? ”
"Yes, Xuanyuan Mingyu is my father-killing enemy, and Miss Ben has physical evidence. However, he lost his memory and refused to admit it, and there was nothing he could do. Mayor Ren, you can't mix things up, one yard is one yard, and you have to treat them differently. ”
"Well, for the sake of the eldest lady's intercession, the mayor of this town will open the net, reduce the number of whips, ten lashes, and beat him ten lashes! This number has reached the bottom line, and it can't be less. ”
"Ten lashes is too much! Can't I leave it first? Can't see that Xuanyuan Mingyu only has one breath left? Miss Ben is going to have a use in keeping him alive! Qin Xingyi's tone became tougher and harder.
"That's a bit of a stretch! No whipping? How will Ren Fu stand up in the rivers and lakes in the future? The fathers and villagers of Moli Town will also point fingers behind their backs. Unless the eldest lady is willing to marry the mayor of this town, it will be a different matter. ”
Qin Xingyi sighed, feeling that she had become weak, if it was before, she would have drawn her sword a long time ago! Now, in the face of Ren Sheng, a powerful character who does not eat hard and soft, he is really helpless.
She thought faintly: Xuanyuan Mingyu is really her enemy! It was already thrilling for him to fight on stage just now, do you still have to agree to propose marriage in order to save him from being beaten?
Qin Xingyi knew that Ren Sheng's marriage proposal this time was completely out of interest, not out of affection, and politely delayed: "Mayor Ren, marriage is not a child's play. Miss Ben's real identity is the eldest princess, so I can't hastily promise you, this matter must be discussed in the long run, at least to inform His Majesty the Emperor of our country, and discuss it properly. ”
"Of course, this mayor understands! The eldest lady can repair a book, send someone you think is reliable to deliver the letter, and if you travel day and night, it will only take three to five days to get a reply. ”
"Okay, that's it! So, Xuanyuan Mingyu's whip can be exempted for the time being? What Qin Xingyi thought was that as long as he wrote back, his imperial brother, His Majesty the Emperor, would definitely send troops to surround Moli Town.
"Not all! Just cut it in half. Miss, you are verbose and bargaining, there are only five whips left, and you can't be hypocritical! ”
Five lashes? Can Xuanyuan Mingyu withstand it? Qin Xingyi hesitated, and couldn't figure out the result in his heart, but Ren Sheng refused to make any more concessions, if he forced himself to fight, I am afraid that there would be no advantage if there were many people in the Ren Mansion.
Qin Xingyi pushed open the window sash of the hall house, saw Blacksmith Xu standing not far from the wall with Xuanyuan Mingyu and Xiaodi, and asked, "Old Xu, come in, Miss Ben has something to ask you." ”
"If you have something to say, just say it!" Blacksmith Xu refused to move a single step.
"Miss Ben would like to ask you to help deliver a letter."
"No! I can't leave here. This little brother is in danger and will be bullied by the people of Ren Mansion at any time. ”
"Lao Xu, you calm down and think about it. There are many people in Renfu, and you have limited manpower alone, and hard work is not the way, so let's discuss a way to get the best of both worlds, isn't it? ”
Qin Xingyi persuaded, and then said to Ren Sheng: "Mayor Ren, you also have a message to your subordinates, don't mess around, tell them to wait." ”
Ren Sheng nodded, walked to the door, and instructed the second child of Ren Mansion not to act without authorization, and to wait for orders in place.
Blacksmith Xu heard that Qin Xingyi was reasonable, and when he saw Ren Sheng's words again, he relieved his heart, walked into the hall, and asked, "What letter does the eldest lady want to send?" ”
"Lao Xu, that's the case, Mayor Ren's proposal to Miss Ben has a lot to do with it, because Miss Ben's real identity is the princess of the Western Qin Kingdom, and the marriage is a state affair, and it should be approved by His Majesty the Emperor. Therefore, Miss Ben would like to invite you to take a trip to the Imperial Palace of the Western Qin Kingdom and send a letter to my imperial brother. ”
"Why don't you go by yourself? Wouldn't it be nice to ask this kind of thing in person? Blacksmith Xu felt that Qin Xingyi was writing an article to ask was simply going around in circles, and the back and forth delayed time, so it was better to ask by himself.
Qin Xingyi saw that Blacksmith Xu had a straightforward temperament and asked so bluntly, it would be a little hypocritical if he didn't answer truthfully, and replied: "However, Miss Ben also has difficulties and can't go in person." ”
"What's the difficulty? Is it the people of Renfu who are making things difficult for you? Xu Blacksmith's heart was bright, and he asked bloodily.
"Blacksmith Xu, don't be open-mouthed! The mayor of the town is kind enough to keep the eldest lady as a guest for three days, understand each other more, and deepen the relationship between the two sides, which is also human nature, and it is not impossible. Ren Sheng is clever and discerning.
Qin Xingyi was noncommittal about Blacksmith Xu's question in front of Ren Sheng, and changed the topic and said: "Old Xu, when you go to deliver the letter, maybe you will meet my junior brother Bai Yinfan halfway, you can tell him that I am in Moli Town." ”
Blacksmith Xu did not shirk and said: "It's no problem to send the letter, but there is one condition, I want to take Xuanyuan Mingyu and my son Xiaodi on the road together, and I don't worry about leaving the two of them here." ”
Ren Sheng smiled slyly, seeing that Qin Xingyi's concern for Xuanyuan Mingyu was obviously greater than hatred, in order to tie her up, Xuanyuan Mingyu had to be left behind, and asked Xu Blacksmith:
"And you'll be back? You took all the people you care about, what are you going to do when you come back? The mayor of this town might as well open the net, you go to deliver the letter, you can only take your son away, Xuanyuan Mingyu must stay. ”
"I'm going to ask." Blacksmith Xu said, turned around and walked out of the hall, came to Xuanyuan Mingyu, and asked:
"Master Xuanyuan, there is one thing that is very difficult, Miss Qin wants me to go to the Western Qin Kingdom to deliver a letter, I proposed to take you and my little brother away, but Mayor Ren did not agree, saying that I can only take Xiaodi, and I must leave you behind, but I don't worry, I want to hear what you mean."
Xuanyuan Mingyu was holding on to the wall with one hand, and the other hand was supported by Xu Xiaodi, standing there weakly, seeing the question, and replied: "Don't worry, don't worry about me, you can go." ”
"But it's dangerous for you to stay here, and they won't spare you."
"Oh, by the way, Uncle Xu, you and Xiaodi can't leave Moli Town for the time being, there are wolves outside."
"Really? Where is it? ”
"Really, I met it, and it's around here."
Blacksmith Xu felt that this news was very important, and hurriedly walked into the hall and told Qin Xingyi 1510.
Qin Xingyi also realized the seriousness of the problem and asked, "Mayor Ren, have there been wolves near Moli Town before?" ”
"No, there have been three or four wild wolves that were killed by our seven heroes in Renfu and sold wolf skins to eat wolf meat, haluha." Ren Sheng mentioned the past triumphantly.
"Mayor Ren, since there are wolves in the vicinity, people can't get on the road, so the matter of delivering the letter will be stopped for the time being. Miss Ben advises you not to take it lightly, maybe the wolves will gather outside the gate of Mo Lizhen before dawn, you better hurry up and find a way, right? ”
"What does the eldest lady think?"
"Miss Ben feels that Mo Lizhen is facing the threat of being attacked by wild wolves! The walls of the town are too low to keep the wolves at bay! In case wild wolves rush in, they are going to eat people.
"This mayor of this town knows what to do?"
"First of all, the gates of the town should be closed and the walls should be reinforced! Then, prepare the necessary equipment such as pine oil torches, bows, arrows, knives and guns, and prepare to fight wolves! ”
Ren Sheng understood when he heard it, and knew that he underestimated the collective strength of the beasts, this was a critical moment related to the life and death of Mo Lizhen, and human life was at stake.
He walked to the door and instructed the second brother of Ren Mansion to quickly take a few brothers and the courtyard to inspect the movement around the town wall, strengthen the defense of the wall, and at the same time, gather the people of the town to have money and strength to contribute, and unite as one.
In an instant, Mo Lizhen was boiling!
Regardless of the darkness, all the people rushed out of their homes and gathered around the four walls of the town, holding torches high and looking serious, and a wolf slaughter was about to begin.