The servants who had simply been overwhelmed by planks had been dragged in once more. This time, every little thing poured out of their mouths like beans out of a bamboo tube, together with what the 2 stewards stated and why they did what they did.

“Your Highness, you see, since this matter includes the stewards of the Marquis residence…” Lord Wang smiled flatteringly at Qi Wang, “It’s higher to look into this matter totally.”

With His Highness Qi Wang’s benevolence and advantage, it was completely unattainable for him to ship individuals to do this type of factor. Sadly, the Pingyuan residence did not handle its subordinates effectively, and thus, Qi Wang’s popularity needed to bear such injury.

“It must be.” Qi Wang nodded, and advised his chief attendant, who was standing behind him: “Go and convey the stewards talked about by these two.”

“Fourth brother needn’t fear. Ben Wang’s individuals have already gone to fetch them.” Chen Wang smiled: “Absolutely fourth brother additionally is aware of that there are lots of good horses in Chen Wang’s residence as a result of Ben Wang likes to trip horses. The guards of the residence are additionally specialists at horse driving. They’re quick so we solely want to attend for a bit.”

“Fifth brother is considerate.” Qi Wang’s motion of stroking his yupei paused: “Your fourth brother forgot that you’ve quite a few valuable horses and colts in your residence.”

“It doesn’t matter. In case you overlook this subsequent time, I’ll remind you once more.” Chen Wang took out the pouch at his waist and dug round for some meals. However he had to surrender after not discovering something edible: “Ben Wang has by no means cared for such trivial issues.”

Paying attention to his actions, Jiuzhu fished out a number of items of dried meat from her pouch and stuff them into Chen Wang’s palms.

Chen Wang turned and stared at Jiuzhu, who blinked and smiled at him.

Lord Wang gaped at Chen Wang and the younger girl clad in pink who had been sharing snacks and took a deep breath.

Folks simply bought flogged with massive planks. How may these two handle to eat something at this second?!

The guards of Chen Wang’s residence had been certainly very quick. Not solely did they carry the stewards talked about by the 2 servants but in addition a steward from the Pingyuan residence.

After listening to what had occurred, the stewards of the manor seemed baffled: “My Lords, we’re merely little stewards of a manor outdoors the capital. How dare we be audacious sufficient to do such a treacherous factor?!”

Listening to their phrases, the 2 younger servants responded in anger, “Clearly what we did was your concept!”

“I keep in mind that you two secretly drank alcohol whereas nonetheless on obligation a number of days in the past and I deducted your wages. Is it due to that incident that you simply maintain a grudge in opposition to me and used this methodology to slander me?” A steward retorted: “The Marquis residence has at all times had strict requirements for choosing stewards. Why would they switch me for such a ridiculous purpose?”

Lord Wang nodded, pondering that this steward’s phrases made some sense. No grasp would really like subordinates who acted on their very own initiative; to not point out transferring to the Marquis residence, most likely they’d by no means suppose it was too late to drive that one out.

Jiuzhu didn’t have the guts to listen to what they talked about. As she seemed on the Marquis residence’s steward, who had a scar on his chin, her palms resting atop her knees clenched into fists.

The scar was the results of her stabbing him along with her silver hairpin. When the blood dripped on her face, it was sticky and smelled fishy.

That silver hairpin was the very first little silver hairpin that the masters had purchased for her after saving up for a very long time. She cherished it drastically, a lot in order that she made positive to shine it day-after-day earlier than fastidiously inserting it into her hair.

When she was gagged and thrown into the river along with her palms and toes tied, the little silver hairpin fell off someplace. Maybe it sank into the mud on the backside of the river, by no means to satisfy the sunshine once more.

“Who’s that?” Chen Wang pointed at that steward of the Marquis residence: “Keep far off, don’t let Ben Wang catch a glimpse of your face. You might be ugly.”

Executed talking, he stuffed a chunk of dried meat into Jiuzhu’s mouth: “Aren’t you hungry? It’s already time for lunch.”

Jiuzhu recovered. She turned to have a look at Chen Wang and chewed the piece of jerky with out saying a phrase.

The gaze of the scar-faced steward, whom Chen Wang bluntly identified to be ugly, turned gloomy however he didn’t dare to refute. He squeezed out a considerably distorted flattering smile and retreated to the nook, turning sideways in order that Chen Wang couldn’t see his face.

“Shocked once more?” Chen Wang raised his brows and checked out her.

Jiuzhu stroked buyao dangling by her temple; now she didn’t want to try this anymore.

“Your Highness.” Jiuzhu lowered her head and gently tugged on the accent hanging on her waist1T/N: ‘禁步’ [jìn bù] was an decoration used as a manner of imposing restriction on girls. This factor was like a jade decoration or yupei hung from girls’s skirts in historical occasions. The ladies at the moment weren’t allowed to take large steps when strolling, in order that they hung these gold, jade or bead ornaments on their skirts. In the event that they walked too quick or took steps a bit too massive, this decoration would jingle and that was thought-about rude. It restricted the ladies’s actions so it could possibly rightly be translated (actually) to ‘forbidding steps’ in English. .

“En?”

“Nothing.” Jiuzhu shook her head and raised her face to point out him an enormous smile.

Chen Wang pointed to the pouch at her waist: “Is there any extra dried meat?”

Jiuzhu nodded: “There may be.”

Saying so, she took off the entire pouch and put it in Chen Wang’s hand.

Whereas consuming the dried meat, Chen Wang listened to Lord Wang’s interrogation. After the 2 servants lastly pleaded responsible, he slowly opened his mouth and stated: “Ben Wang has heard concerning the Pingyuan residence’s manner of conduct to some extent. Simply didn’t anticipate them to not make clear even after two of their servants dedicated such an enormous crime.”

The scar-faced steward standing within the nook: “……”

Earlier than he got here, the guards of Chen Wang’s residence solely stated that the servants from the surface manor had finished one thing incorrect. Who knew it was such an infinite factor?

“Oh, Ben Wang forgot.” Chen Wang checked out Qi Wang: “Marquis Pingyuan is fourth brother’s maternal uncle. With such a nephew, it’s regular for Pingyuan residence to not be too nervous.” 

Qi Wang’s chief attendant’s expression instantly turned unpleasant. What did Chen Wang imply by this?

“Ben Wang has suffered such an incredible humiliation however didn’t see anybody from Pingyuan residence coming to apologize. It could be assumed that they merely don’t suppose a lot of Ben Wang.” Chen Wang stood up, not forgetting to stuff the dried meat that Jiuzhu gave him into his sleeve: “Fourth brother doesn’t must plead on behalf of the Pingyuan residence anymore. Ben Wang will enter the Palace to satisfy Father Emperor and ask him to decide for me.”

Qi Wang’s chief attendant: “……”

His household prince clearly didn’t utter a phrase. What did Chen Wang imply by saying that?

After making such an enormous fuss and bringing individuals to the Justice of the Peace to settle the case, he lastly got here to the conclusion that Pingyuan residence didn’t suppose a lot of him?

“Fifth brother…”

“Fourth brother doesn’t must say something. As a youthful brother, Ben Wang is aware of that you simply really feel uncomfortable as a consequence of this matter.” Chen Wang’s pink sleeve drew a chic arc within the air as he spoke with a benevolent expression: “Don’t fear, this youthful brother gained’t blame you for this matter.”

After talking, he glanced at Jiuzhu meaningfully.

She bought up rapidly, thought for some time and raised her white and tender chin up. Snorting on the two servants who had been kneeling on the bottom, she adopted Chen Wang’s instance and swung her sleeves earlier than strolling out.

“Humph! Despicable evildoers.” After the chief attendant of Chen Wang’s residence dropped these unusual phrases, he led the opposite guards and left. Immediately, the Justice of the Peace’s yamen was vacated by a half.

Lord Wang hurriedly bowed his palms towards the gate that Chen Wang walked out of. Turning round, he smiled awkwardly on the unsmiling Qi Wang: “Your Highness…”

“Lord Wang has labored onerous. Ben Wang will now take his go away.” Qi Wang turned and left.

Lord Wang took off the black hat on his head and wiped off the chilly sweat on his brow together with his sleeve. Being the capital’s Justice of the Peace, he certainly didn’t have a day’s price of peace.

“My Lord, what ought to we do now?” Qi Wang’s attendant didn’t anticipate Chen Wang to deal with issues… as he happy like this. As quickly as they left, he spoke up in anxiousness: “This subordinate is nervous that Chen Wang will use this matter as a pretext to incorrect you.”

“Let Pingyuan residence’s shizi bar Chen Wang’s manner earlier than he enters the Palace and beg him for forgiveness.” Qi Wang introduced with a grave expression, “The extra honest the plea, the higher. Even when he has to kneel down on the street to plead responsible, he should do it. Everybody must witness Pingyuan residence’s earnestness in apologizing to Chen Wang.”

“This subordinate will set forth to meet this job instantly!” Because the attendant mounted his horse, he turned increasingly more essential of the Marquis residence. His grasp was often not favored by the Emperor so he by no means dared to take a incorrect step or say a incorrect phrase. The Pingyuan residence usually put forth the prince’s identify to go round within the capital. Nonetheless, even when they couldn’t assist in any respect, they need to chorus from changing into a hindrance to him.

After sending Ming Jiuzhu again to Assistant Minister Ming’s residence, Chen Wang rotated and rode in the direction of the Imperial Palace.

Since he had already stated that he would enter the Palace to complain, he would undoubtedly not wait till the following day.

Halfway, Chen Wang seen the homeowners of two eating places quarreling throughout the road, accusing one another’s cooks of not being genuine sufficient of their cooking.

“My chef cooks the genuine delicacies of the capital however yours has the style of Lingzhou delicacies in every little thing! And you’ve got nonetheless the nerve to assert the title of being a century-old restaurant of the capital?”

Chen Wang pulled the rein of the horse and pointed on the restaurant proprietor who was being scolded for not serving genuine dishes. He advised his attendant: “The chef who can prepare dinner Lingzhou delicacies, go and invite him to prepare dinner on the residence.”

The attendant promptly replied: “My Lord needn’t fear. This subordinate will certainly deliver that individual into the residence earlier than it will get darkish at the moment.”

Listening to this, Chen Wang turned his head and have a look at the attendant. His unhealthy popularity outdoors will need to have one thing to do with this type of subordinates who didn’t know the way to converse correctly.

“Your Highness Chen Wang, please wait a second!”

Chen Wang seemed again and noticed Pingyuan residence’s shizi driving a horse at full pace and following him. He advised the guard: “One shouldn’t trip so quick within the downtown space, go and cease him.”

After he completed talking, he patted the horse and continued to maneuver in the direction of the Imperial Palace unhurriedly.

Need him to attend?

Humph.

Did he, a dignified prince, want Pingyuan residence’s blockhead to show him the way to do issues?

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