"Your Highness, the grass people have been wronged!"

In Tongcheng, a "poor and remote" place, he saw the four princes again, and after Liu Zeming was surprised, he was afraid.

Therefore, when all the sons looked ignorant, Liu Zeming took the lead in shouting injustice.

"When the grass people first arrived, they made a few friends, and for some reason they got involved in right and wrong. His Royal Highness, Cao Yongnai, the father of the grass people, is the head of the criminal department, and the grass people have also been taught by their father since they were children to follow the rules and dare not go beyond them. Among them, I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding. Could it be that a few days ago, I complained about Miss Cheng after drinking, and I was misunderstood by my friends, so they took action to vent my anger? Miss Cheng, I didn't mean to, we only met once that day, and we didn't cross paths after that, you persuade Your Highness to bypass you! ”

Liu Zeming's appearance of breaking the defense and collapsing like this was beyond everyone's expectations.

Yu Zhengming was faintly disdainful, while Cao Shiyou and Dong Wenping were more frightened and overwhelmed.

How did they know that Liu Zeming was afraid of seeing the four princes in the yamen.

The four princes are noble and rigorous, and they are the famous "iron-faced princes" in the capital.

If something happens in front of the four princes, the four princes will definitely find out, and they will not tolerate mercy.

Over the years, with the participation of the four princes in politics, how many high-ranking officials and lords have fallen in front of the four princes.

Yu Zhengming was clever and acting in front of the four princes, but he didn't know how powerful the four princes were.

He Liu Zeming didn't dare.

Therefore, when he saw the holy face of the four princes for the first time, Liu Zeming broke his defense and only sought self-protection.

He gave Cheng Yuguan a look as he spoke.

This drugging thing is not good to say.

Cheng Yuguan is also a noblewoman, and her reputation is the most important.

If people know that she was drugged, it will be in the way of the festival.

Therefore, Liu Zeming said that he had only met Cheng Yuguan once, which was to remind Cheng Yuguan not to tell him about going to the prison room that night.

Cheng Yuguan didn't bother to take care of it, and he didn't even look at Liu Zeming's "convulsive" eyes.

"Brother Liu, what if you get up, even if you are Qincha? Can you arrest people indiscriminately without evidence? ”

Dong Wenping said with a stiff neck.

When Liu Zeming heard this, his heart was miserable, and he just wanted to jump up and grab Dong Wenping's collar to shake him awake. It's just a matter of being ruthless with others, but you dare to talk ruthlessly to His Royal Highness, you yourself are stunned, don't bother me!

Dong Wenping naturally didn't know the wail in Liu Zeming's heart.

They were outside the city, and they didn't know that Qin Cha was the fourth prince, and they totaled it at that time, and they definitely didn't recognize it. As long as there is no evidence, they are all local squires, who would offend everyone in the county for Cheng Yuguan, an orphan girl?

As a result, as soon as he arrived in the lobby, Liu Zeming's face changed first.

Dong Wenping couldn't react, he craned his neck, squinted at the young Qin Cha, and looked unconvinced.

Cao Shiyou was behind the two of them, and his heart was bitter.

He had long regretted being with Liu Zeming, and he wanted to admit his mistake to Cheng Yuguan that night, but Liu Zeming successfully persuaded the magistrate to dispel this idea.

At present, Liu Zeming is on the ground and admitting it, he is not Dong Wenping's stunned, of course, he has some plans in his heart.

Li Mian, who was seated, didn't care about the faces of several people, he only looked at Dong Wenping, who "provoked" him.

"Okay, I want proof."

Li Mian said coldly, "Didn't you say that there was no evidence during the inspection just now?" Someone came, and Dong Wenping was escorted to the 20th board in public. I don't think you're telling the truth. ”

Immediately, a personal soldier came up and escorted the stunned Dong Wenping to the open space between the lobby and the entrance of the official office, and beat down one board after another.

A wail followed.

"Your Highness!"

Yu Zhengming was about to speak, but Li Mian looked over, "What, His Royal Highness rewarded him with a few boards, do you have something to say?" ”

Yu Zhengming held back and shook his head.

He had nothing to say.

If it were someone else, he could also break "benevolent government", "squire", "rules", "evidence" and so on.

But in front of him is Qincha, and he is the prince.

On behalf of the Emperor in person.

His Majesty will reward the people below when he says he will reward him, and punish him if he says he will punish him, and he does not need a reason.

What's more, Dong Wenping didn't know the provocation of life and death just now.

At this time, Yu Zhengming's heart was tired, how could he still have the eloquent appearance just now.

Sure enough, after the last few boards, Dong Wenping had already begun to beg for mercy.

"Your Highness!"

The soldiers dragged Dong Wenping to the court to resume his life.

Dong Wenping lay on the ground and cried but didn't dare to speak loudly, he was actually a person with eyes, and as soon as he went down, he knew who could and couldn't be provoked.

"This prince asks you, who framed the owner of the Cheng family's stone shop? Have you been involved? ”

Li Mian's voice came down from above, Dong Wenping lay on the ground, tangled for a moment, and then gritted his teeth and spoke.

"Your Highness, it's all about Cao Shiyou and Liu Zeming, and it has nothing to do with the grass people. Liu Zeming was hurt by Miss Cheng's face, and coveted Miss Cheng's beauty, so he bribed Zhao Patrol and wanted to vent his anger. Who knew that Miss Cheng got out, he made another move and invited the magistrate to come to discuss, how they discussed the grass people don't know, but after the magistrate went back, he ordered someone to summon Cheng Yuguan, and then said that Cheng Yuguan escaped from prison and sealed the Cheng family's shop! ”

Dong Wenping spit out what he knew.

His Royal Highness didn't blink his eyelids just now, and he "rewarded" him with twenty boards.

Dong Wenping knew that if he didn't say a word again, there would be a board waiting for him.

In order not to suffer from flesh and skin, Dong Wenping could only say everything.

And in Dong Wenping's cognition, this matter is all about Liu Zeming and Cao Shiyou, and he has long seen that these two people are not pleasing to the eye.

The two of them are the children of official eunuchs, and they look down on people openly and secretly, do you think he doesn't know?

So why did he suffer for Cao and Liu?

"The grass people are fascinated for a while, please punish Your Highness!"

Seeing this, Liu Zeming no longer struggled.

He knew that in the face of absolute authority, there was no need for skills, there was the confession of Zhao Inspector and Dong Wenping, if he still refused to admit it, what was waiting for him was nothing more than dozens of boards.

His father is the head of the criminal department, and he naturally knows that this is not a trick at all. There are many people who testify, and they have to be hard-mouthed, and it is normal to play a few boards.

In the blink of an eye, Dong Wenping and Liu Zeming confessed, and Cao Shiyou lay on the ground with a wry smile, pleading guilty and surrendering to the law.

When Yu Zhengming saw these two pig teammates, he was helpless and knelt down in the hall.

"Your Highness, the lower official acted inappropriately due to his selfish desires, please punish him."

At this moment, the people outside the door had nothing to say, and they all looked at each other, speechless.

Things change so fast that they can't react.

In a short time, a soldier brought a person who sold drugs in the pharmacy into the lobby, and it was already at the end of the day.

"Take a cadre into custody and punish the officials of the Criminal Department. The daily affairs of Tongcheng were first co-presided over by the county lieutenant. ”

Li Mian is in charge of the military, and the handling of local government affairs is not necessary, he only has the right to dispose of it, but has no right to decide.

…

A somewhat absurd drama ended, and Tongcheng changed the sky in a blink of an eye.

The magistrate who should have been promoted was imprisoned, and the county lieutenant who was originally excluded and idle took charge of Tongcheng County.

There is also an edict, Xuezheng, the son of the squire, the land-sitting household in Tongcheng, and a batch of them changed in a blink of an eye.

Xi Yan followed behind his young master and walked home tremblingly.

"It's so dangerous, fortunately, Dong Wenping always doesn't take his son-in-law seriously. So just above the lobby, there was no mention of his own son-in-law. They also survived, right? ”

Xi Yan shivered and turned back, and he was glad in his heart.

He looked up at his son-in-law, but saw that there was no luck on his face, nor was he relieved, but his face was heavy.

"Childe, Lord Qincha is here to suppress bandits. He tried the case today, and there will be no retrial after that, and we will get out safely, isn't that good? You seem, how are you unhappy? ”

After walking for a long time, it was far away from the county office, and seeing that there was no one on the street, Xiyan couldn't help but ask his son-in-law.

Wang Qin turned his head and looked at Xi Yan, "What is there to be happy about?" I'm not even in the eyes of Dong Wenping, let alone ..."

"What's more?"

Xi Yan subconsciously asked.

Wang Qin glanced at Xiyan with a complicated face, and turned to leave.

Xi Yan scratched his head, "Who else?" Cheng Gongzi is not in Tongcheng, so he can't be the fourth prince, right? ”

Thinking of this possibility, Xi Yan quickly patted his mouth, how could this be possible. Although he also respects his son-in-law, he is the fourth prince, His Royal Highness! And he is decisive in killing, shrewd and capable, how can his own son want to compare with His Royal Highness?

He must have been dizzy.

Shaking his head, he threw this "big rebellion" idea out of his mind, and Xi Yan hurriedly caught up with his son-in-law.

Although Childe looked calm, but he was holding Childe just now, Childe's hands were a little cold, and he must have been scared. When I go back, I must ask my wife to make a bowl of soothing soup for my son.

…

"What about Cheng Lang? Where did it go? ”

Li Mian did not stay in the official office, but went to the shop with Cheng Yuguan to rest.

When Cheng Yuguan returned to the shop, Xiao Wu and Liuyun had already returned, and they were cleaning up the shops and houses that had been messed up by the officials.

"Miss, I burned the brazier for you, you quickly step over the brazier, I still have grapefruit water here."

Liuyun milk swallow came over like a general, and after chattering, he found that there was a "nobleman" next to his young lady.

"See Your Highness!"

Xiao Wu had been in the capital for a few days, and he knew the identity of the person in front of him, so he hurriedly saluted.

Liuyun also pounced, knelt down and kowtowed.

"Meet Your Highness!"

Li Mian didn't have the coldness above the lobby at this time, just an ordinary cold face, but it was enough for others to stay away.

"Get up. Didn't you say there was yuzu water? Take it. ”

Li Mian spoke, his voice cold with an undoubted sense of superiority.

Xiao Wu hurriedly got up neatly to serve the grapefruit leaf water, while Liuyun took the grapefruit branch and shook it carefully a few times, for fear of spilling it on His Royal Highness beside the young lady.

Cheng Yuguan stepped over the brazier and looked at Liuyun and the two, "Go get busy, Your Highness and I will go to the backyard to sit for a while." ”

When the two heard this, they were pardoned, prostrated themselves, turned around and went to work.

"Is this shop that makes you endure the humiliation of assassins and insist on leaving the capital?"

Li Mian looked around at the door of the Cheng family's stone shop, and then looked at Cheng Yuguan in front of him.

Obviously, he did not hide that he knew about Cheng Yuguan's assassination outside the capital that year.

Cheng Yuguan just wanted to ask him how he knew that on both sides of the Cheng family's stone shop, many shopkeepers came over to congratulate Cheng Yuguan on his return from the catastrophe.

In the final analysis, they are a merchant, and they can come back unharmed when they are against the respect of a county, but they have returned from a catastrophe?

"Miss Cheng is going to send us a circle of red cakes, these two times the servants came to the Cheng family's stone shop, we have all spoken up for Miss Cheng!"

"No, my legs and stomach are scared, and I still have to insist on saying a fair word to Miss Cheng."

Everyone was gossiping about the invitation, and Cheng Yu knew their kindness in his concern, and he was even more affectionate.

"It's good to say, I'll let the guy go to the Majia Cooking Cake Shop to order the happy cake in a while, and tomorrow morning, I will come to the door in person to thank you for the shopkeeper."

Cheng Yuguan bowed and thanked everyone for their kindness.

"If you know, it's good."

"Which son is this? A table of talents. Miss Cheng, let me tell you, if you have an accident this time, others will see you alone and bully you! You still hurry up and set a family business, so that even if you have an accident, your in-laws will give you a head, and others will want to bully you again, you have to weigh it! ”

When Cheng Yuguan heard this, he didn't look up, so naturally he couldn't see Li Mian's eyes.

No matter how strong a person is, there is no one who is too powerful to be feared.

It is often said that when lions are still napping, hunters generally do not dare to take the initiative to hunt wolves.

Several shopkeepers are all for her good, and Cheng Yu understands what she said.

Since she came to Tongcheng to settle down, these shopkeepers saw that she was young, so they helped her from time to time, treating her as a nephew in the next life.

Going to the soup is not what they should do, just speaking up and caring about greetings, Cheng Yuguan is already grateful.

Therefore, in the face of everyone's gossip of concern, Cheng Yuguan just smiled and gave his hand, without any impatience.

After a while, Cheng Yuguan got out and went into the backyard with Li Mian.

Li Mian was behind Cheng Yuguan just now, looking at her and thanking everyone, but she didn't speak, but when she arrived in the backyard at this time, she couldn't help but tease, "It's time to say goodbye." ”

Cheng Yuguan glared at Li Mian secretly, "Fourth brother, you're not kind." I just came out of my cell, and I haven't even breathed yet, so can't you say something I like to hear? ”

Seeing her like this, Li Mian couldn't help laughing, "You are very transparent on weekdays, why can't you think about this?" The queen mother is still left to you? ”

The two didn't say anything more about it, and turned to reminisce. In fact, both of them know that this is a very realistic thing.

Why was Cheng Yuguan neglected since he was a child and thrown in his ancestral land of Chengjia Village? Why was she fooled by her father and the dowry didn't come back? Why is she being hunted down when she is out of the city? Why does she have a big shop in Tongcheng, and Liu Zeming's sons and brothers dare to calculate? How many people in Yu Zhixian would dare to attack her?

In this world, men still have to be entangled in the clan to stand in the world, which is fearful.

If there is no queen, it is a member of the court, and some people dare to bully them.

In this world, a woman follows her father from her husband to her son in this life.

With her father's love, she has the identity and confidence to establish the world. With the favor of her husband, she has the respect of her mother's family and her in-laws, and the admiration of the world. Only when she has a son can she complete her mission as a woman, and she has the rest of her life to rely on.

This seems cold to say, but it is the idea and standard in the hearts of the vast majority of people. Some people say that it doesn't matter, but they exclude you at the first time, especially the most selective marriage and son-in-law, both parents and parents, which are prerequisites.

What about Cheng Yuguan? She had no relatives and love since she was a child, so she was thrown into Chengjia Village, no one cared about her, and even the clansmen dared to bully them.

is also because she is alone, so no matter how much she opens her teeth and claws, Cheng Hou and the Yang family do not take her seriously, and the old lady even teaches a lesson.

And this lawsuit, isn't it true that everyone else has been misled and knows that she is an orphan girl, so she acts unscrupulously?

It is precisely because she understands the root cause that the shopkeepers just now persuaded her to marry and have a place to rely on.

Li Mian also knew that this was the scar in Cheng Yu's concern, so he didn't say anything more and looked away.

"You look at ease in this recliner."