Chapter 44: Day 24 of Dressed as a Bird
Out of the inner city, New Year's Day, who was drowsy, suddenly heard a loud noise.
She opened her eyes in a daze and found that the carriage had stopped at some point, and Xiao Changqi was looking outside with the curtain of the carriage.
"Chirp?"
What to see?
New Year's Day flapped his wings and stood on the man's shoulder, tilting his head to look at the man's line of sight.
I saw a group of people resisting the plough and hoe surrounding several subordinates of the rich family, chirping and shouting.
"The rain is not good this year, the fields have been dry for more than a month, and we haven't received much grain for the autumn harvest, and the Qianwang Mansion still has to pay us twice the tax, so it's better to kill us."
"God, the Qianwang Mansion is going to kill us!"
The people were all complaining, but the man at the head of the subordinates was unmoved, with a sharp-beaked monkey cheek, and said impatiently: "Lao Tzu, no matter how much grain you receive, since you have tenanted the land of the Qianwangfu, you must pay rent, and not only have to pay, but also have to pay twice, otherwise don't blame the Qianwangfu for taking back the land." ”
When the people heard this, their emotions suddenly became more excited, and some old women wanted to step forward to plead for a few words, but the little leader kicked people away mercilessly.
"Don't touch Lao Tzu, if you stain Lao Tzu's newly bought clothes, can you afford to pay for it? Hey, that's a bad luck. ”
New Year's Day was furious, but he didn't lose his mind, but looked at Xiao Changqi with a tweet.
It means asking: Are these subordinates really from the Qianwang Mansion?
Xiao Changqi's face was as handsome and indifferent as ever, and he was not moved when he saw this battle of bullying and the scene of the common people.
New Year's Day was so anxious that he patted the man's face with his wings: "Chirp." ”
You speak.
Xiao Changqi took the bird down expressionlessly, and said in a faint voice: "This king doesn't know." ”
The big and small affairs of the palace are all in charge of the boss, and Xiao Changqi is almost a hands-off shopkeeper.
Because there is no housekeeper in the backyard, the boss is worried about Xiao Changqi's marriage.
Even thought about carrying a few concubines first, but the prince didn't let go, and he didn't dare to assert himself.
New Year's Day: "Chirp." ”
Then you just look at it, no matter what?
Xiao Changqi touched the bird's head, and smoothed the hair on its back: "Wait." ”
New Year's Day looked outside the carriage: "Chirp chirp!" ”
It's almost a fight outside, what are you waiting for?
"I've got the message delivered." Xiao Changqi said in a deep voice.
New Year's Day looked up at the man blankly: "Chirp? ”
To whom did the message be delivered?
Before the man could reply, the sound of horses' hooves was heard outside.
As soon as Steward Li on Zhuangzi received the message from the guards, he hurried over, and after dismounting, he first knelt outside the carriage and saluted Xiao Changqi: "The old slave pays homage to the prince." ”
Xiao Changqi didn't let him get up, but only asked in a cold voice: "Those people are from the palace?" ”
On the way here, Steward Li listened to the guards talk about what happened here, and he was worried that it was really the subordinates of the Qianwang Mansion who were bullying the people, but when he turned his head to look over, he didn't know them, and then looked at their waists: "Lord Wang, the old slaves didn't see the waist card of the Qianwang Mansion on them." ”
Since there is no waist card, it is not a descendant of the Qianwang Mansion.
dared to pretend to be the mermaid of the Qianwang Mansion, and was bumped into by the prince, these people are really tired.
So, without waiting for Xiao Changqi's instructions, Steward Li said first: "The old slave will deal with it immediately." ”
Xiao Changqi nodded dispensably: "Hmm." ”
After listening to their conversation on New Year's Day, he fell into deep thought.
Who sent these people?
Why do you want to use the name of Qianwangfu to fish the people and ruin the reputation of Qianwangfu?