Chapter 48: A Sweet Burden
"Girl, at the foot of the imperial capital, you still have to be reasonable. I know that you are the eldest girl of the Xiao family, you are rich, and you can't look down on my purse, you don't want to look at me as an ordinary woman who can be bullied casually. β
The fat lady had seen Xiao Lian in front of the Xiao family's mansion from afar, although it was a side face, it was amazing enough, she could recognize this appearance at a glance.
The persuasion was weak until it was gone.
Miss Xiao?
Xiao Lian?
You can watch juggling on the street, mostly ordinary people. Listening to the fat lady's pleading, a certain emotion that was born from the same root suddenly came up, and surrounded Xiao Lian as the center.
"Miss Xiao, why are you playing tricks on us, is it because we are poor and can trample on us?"
"Miss Xiao, this is our life-saving money, if you don't return it, it will be a waste of people's lives, and we will all sue the official."
After receiving assistance, the fat lady wiped her tears directly.
"You...... Give it back. β
The sound here happened to disturb the street patrol officer.
They came with a bang.
"What are you doing, what are you doing, are you going to make trouble!"
Since ancient times, the people have been afraid of officials, so fast, the crowd gave way, Xiao Lian looked up irritably, and waited to see the young man with white teeth and red lips at the front, his expression was stagnant.
Enemy!
The fat lady was not afraid when she saw that the official was impossible, and she was about to let go of Xiao Lian's hand, but she didn't dare to make trouble.
It can be seen that Xiao Lian's sluggish face is at ease. It seems that this little lady is afraid, she has a chance of winning here.
So she beckoned to the officials: "My lord, you have to be the master of the concubine." β
Zhu Xizhen, who took the lead, approached and looked at Xiao Lian's eyes with unkindness.
He said in a weird manner: "Miss Xiao is so majestic, and she has begun to oppress the people again. β
Xiao Lian looked at him and thought that this person had pressed her into prison, and she also had a bad complexion.
"The prince of Huayin has not yet been tried, so he has made up his mind. Is this your attitude? β
"You!"
When the fat lady saw the confrontation between the two people, she only felt that the victory was in her hands, and the big girl Xiao had a lot of money left and right, so she would pit more.
She cried and kowtowed to Zhu Xizhen: "My lord, the concubine is just a juggler, and I don't know where to anger this girl." I hid my purse for her, and it was my life-saving money. β
said and looked at Xiao Lian: "If it is annoying to the girl, then I apologize to you, please have mercy on me." β
What a good hand.
Everyone who listened couldn't help wiping away tears, only to feel that she was too miserable.
Zhu Xizhen looked straight at Xiao Lian: "What do you have to say?" β
He had the impression that this was indeed something that Xiao Lian could do, and he didn't like Xiao Lian's martial arts in the past, but he felt that this was her handwriting.
Xiao Lian was happy.
She wasn't in a hurry, but her eyes were gloomy looking at the hem of her sleeves, and her complexion was a little bad.
Even though Xiaohong was afraid of Zhu Xizhen, she still protected her calf: "The human and physical evidence is not there, how can the prince of Huayin listen to one-sided words?" β
Zhu Xizhen unconsciously needed evidence, the kneeling woman was too miserable.
Xiao Lian chuckled, in this world, I feel that the weak are reasonable, regardless of right or wrong.
Everyone only thinks that Miss Xiao can still laugh at this time, and she is really fearless.
However, they saw Xiao Lian walking up to the fat lady and looking down at her: "I really don't understand why anyone would believe your words full of loopholes?" β
Xiao Lian glanced at Zhu Xizhen lightly: "You said that you have life-saving money, let me ask you, you don't go to the pharmacy to grab medicine, but watch acrobatics here, you can live?" β
"How much bad luck did he have on a mother like you?"
With her words, the crusade weakened. If the child is really seriously ill, where can there be a mother's watch juggling?
Xiao Lian looked at Zhu Xizhen, and the sarcasm in her mouth was meaningful.
Xiaohong listened to her words and straightened her back a little, the girl wronged this fat woman, she would never tolerate it.
"Do you say that you are vicious, ignoring your own flesh and blood, or deliberately blackmailing money? I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen you stomp your face under your feet like this, ridiculous. β
"If you don't give the girl a clean slate today, don't want to leave!"
The fat lady is a scoundrel in the market, and there is the prince of Huayin in front of her, so she can only deny it to death.
"I just happened to be passing by, and I happened to wait and see for a while, which is also a sin?" She sobbed and covered her face with her hands.
"Lord Qingtian, don't you call me alive."
Xiaohong was mad: "Then you will die, go!" β
Xiao Lian couldn't help but pinch her bun face.
Zhu Xizhen always felt that this woman was too domineering. It was clear that Xiao Lian's words just now made him suspicious, and he felt that there was something wrong with this woman, but he had a bad impression of Xiao Lian......
He ordered: "Miss Xiao, return the purse!" β
Xiao Lian couldn't believe it, but gave him this call: "Huayin Shizi is such a big official, what you say I stole is what I stole it?" β
Zhu Xizhen looked at her almond eyes, a strange feeling in his heart, and after suppressing this feeling, he said: "Then you show evidence, otherwise, I will bother you to go to the yamen." β
This is the last time I didn't close enough, and I still want to close her again?
Depend on!
No wonder this Zhu Xizhen is the second male, and the heroine is a woman he will never be able to with, he deserves it!
How could Xiao Lian come up with evidence, the thief had already slipped away. It's so angry, she can endure humiliation in front of the male protagonist because she is afraid of being tortured to death by the male protagonist, but why does this fat lady pinch her!
I can't bear it!
She looked down at the fat body on the ground: "You say that I steal your purse, then you say, I steal how much money is worth in the purse." β
Her whole body was shining with gold, like a person who was short of money?
The fat lady's eyes were calculating: "1 tael of silver, there is 1 tael of silver in it." β
Immediately, she squeezed out tears again: "This is the life-saving money I borrowed from my neighbors and neighbors." β
As soon as her words fell, someone immediately echoed: "I saw her purse, not lightweight, I shouldn't be lying." β
1 tael is indeed a large amount for the poor and ordinary people, and it can be slandered for 1 tael of silver, which is unacceptable to Xiao Lian.
She touched the pearl on her neck with her fingers: "The treasure of Java going to sea, white and flawless, one will cost 50 taels." β
Before the words fell, there was a sound of inhaling one after another around, if someone else said this, everyone would only think it was exaggerated, but it was only from the mouth of the pampered Xiao girl, who dared to question it.
Xiao Lian: It's called a sweet burden!
She reached out to help the golden hairpin in her hair.
Everyone followed her movements, and their eyes fell on her black hair, and when they saw the color, they knew that it was not ordinary.
Then his gaze turned downwards and fell on her white wrist, where a bracelet hung there.
Xiao Lian smiled: "It's just 1 tael of silver, even if it falls at my feet, I'm too lazy to pick it up, you say I steal it?" β
The fat lady firmly grasped the cabbage in her hand, which contained several of the cheapest vegetables she bought, which could always make everyone ignore her fat body, showing that she was becoming more and more weak and helpless.
She wiped her tears with her sleeves: "Girl, of course I am vulgar and lowly, of course I am not as noble as you. β
Seeing that she was about to say crooked reasoning again, Xiao Lian hurriedly stopped her.
"You don't take those words in front of you, you know who I am, don't put yourself in it when you talk and do things, lest the gains outweigh the losses."
"I've never heard myself described like this, since you know that you are vulgar and lowly, and I will ask for your purse when I have a noble status?"
The fat lady knew that Xiao Lian was arrogant, and if she was angry, she would not make her feel better, she was ready to give Xiao Lian a beating, and the prince of Huayin immediately convicted Xiao Lian, she took 1 tael of silver, and she could also ask for a medical treatment and wine and medicine.
But she didn't expect that Xiao Lian was still arrogant, and her mouth was still poisonous when she was angry, but she didn't do anything.
The people around didn't think about Xiao Lian's words, the crowd looked at each other, and some people couldn't help but laugh after all.
This Xiao girl is weird and cute.
"It's all said, the one who took your purse is a man in his forties, with a beard and a knife mark on his face, you are good, you got it on my head, what is the reason?"
She sneered and looked at Zhu Xizhen: "Huayin Shizi, the facts are all on the faΓ§ade, do you want me to go to the yamen for tea?" β
Zhu Xizhen's face was a little ugly, he was the pride of the sky, who dared to shout in front of him like this?
After making such a fuss, looking at the fat woman who was completely paralyzed and stopped talking, he only felt that there was a fly in his throat so disgusting.
It is impossible for him to lose face in front of Xiao Lian, who has always been unsightly.
"Miss Xiao has no evidence, and she has to pay attention to evidence in everything. The responsibility is to look at Xiao's eldest girl Haihan. β
It's all so obvious, you tell me the evidence.
You're poisonous!
His business-like attitude is very fair and average.
Distinct ......
["As I just said, you immediately start to prepare. Zhu Xizhen instructed his subordinates, after he fell in love with Xiao Yuan'er at first sight, he never forgot it, but he asked Cui Boling to take the lead. γ
[On the day the two got married, he wanted to set off fireworks all over the imperial capital. In the name of blessings, to express his last love, after today, he will be accompanied by him in the name of a friend. γ
["Young master, I'm afraid this will disturb the people. The entourage said, Zhu Xizhen didn't care: "I am the son of the world, even if they are dissatisfied, they have to bear it for me." βγ
Zhu Xizhen looked at Xiao Lian's cold face and said slowly: "Please cooperate with Miss Xiao, since this woman said that you took it, I have a way." β
Xiao Lian had a bad premonition.
"Then let's search your body!"
When he said this, the air froze a little.
Xiao Lian looked at a group of knife-wielding officials behind him, and felt that Zhu Xizhen was really shameless.
In public, it is humiliating to ask his men to search women's bodies.
There are people in the crowd who have bad intentions and put their eyes on her bulging chest, such a beauty, a few points of glamorous bones, if you can pinch it, tsk.
Everyone was in a commotion, and their eyes were a little hot.
Xiaohong rolled up her sleeves, she knew that Huayin Shizi was fascinated by the girl, and she had been trying to find a way to get the girl's attention, but this time it was too much!
"You said search is searching?"
If you want to touch our girl, you can dream about it!
Last time I was imprisoned, this time I searched my body, this Huayin Shizi really did everything, isn't it good to chase a girl well, do you have to make this trick?
Zhu Xizhen saw that Xiao Lian didn't speak, looking like you were crazy, and he felt comfortable in his heart, and he thought about being more comfortable.
"Miss Xiao, don't be afraid, if you didn't do anything like stealing chickens and dogs, of course I would let you go back."
He pondered it for a while and said, "Don't go back to the yamen, just here, let everyone testify." β
He was determined to embarrass Xiao Lian.
Xiao Lian looked straight at Zhu Xizhen, he clearly knew that it was not her purse, but he deliberately made it difficult for her. That's right, he should have seen Xiao Yuan'er at Princess Huayin's birthday banquet, and after seeing it, he thought of what happened to him, and he couldn't wait to accept it for her.
Therefore, it is normal not to make her feel better.
Xiao Lian's eyes fell on the scimitar on his waist, and he suddenly smiled: "Huayin Shizi, you are the only concubine of Huayin Mansion, and I am nothing more than a merchant girl, if you insist on searching me, how can I not obey, just ......"
She paused before saying, "You don't have a search warrant in your hand, I'm ignorant, I don't know if you are searching me with official authority, or with your status as the son of Huayin?" β
There is no evidence, and it is not in court, why did Zhu Xizhen search her.
Zhu Xizhen raised her eyebrows in surprise, Xiao Lian only knew how to oppress the weak, and she actually knew the three words of the search warrant, so she really underestimated her.
However, when he decides to do something, he never talks about it. He is used to it, otherwise he would not have given Emperor Xianguang a headache and asked him to come to the small yamen to do business.