Chapter 77

  Turn over a new leaf

  This Xi Ling Hao is not Yin Ruofei. Yin Ruofei was pampered since childhood and rarely left the Houfu gate, fearing he would get hurt. Later when he grew older, he followed Ze Wang instead, with little time to himself.

  Xiling Hao's reputation was almost entirely built from a young age. In his youth, he was still somewhat manageable, only causing trouble in the Guo Gong Fu. However, as he grew older, now the entire capital knows about this little tyrant who loves to pick fights and stand up for what's right. Especially since he never acts alone, often bringing along his group of friends, all from noble families, making them even more formidable.

  In the capital city, there were many evil tyrants who had been beaten by him. The governor of Beijing was really helpless against him. Even the emperor himself called him "Little Tyrant King" with a golden mouth and jade teeth. If one were to say it recklessly, this could also be considered an imperial title bestowed upon him.

  Several yamen runners were eking out a living by their wits, and upon hearing Xi Linghao's voice, they revealed bitter smiles on their faces, wanting to retreat.

  Who knew the young man they invited was a roughneck, as soon as he came up, he shouted, "The government officials have arrived!"

  Several officials had a hard time speaking out, and now they couldn't leave, so they could only force themselves to go through the motions and pay their respects to Xiling Hao. One of them, who was considered worldly-wise, had seen Yin Ruofei following Ze Wang's side before. Although this official didn't know Yin Ruofei's identity, he knew that anyone who followed Ze Wang must be of higher status than Xiling Hao, so he hastily stepped forward to pay his respects.

  "Greetings to Young Master Gong, greetings to this gentleman." The others didn't understand what was going on, but they knew that he must be someone of importance and also hastened to pay their respects.

  "It's just in time that several of you have arrived. These few people wanted to rob us, but we subdued them." Xiling Hao put down his leg and said to the several bailiffs.

  "Yes, yes." Several people responded, but in their hearts they were crying and laughing, robbery? Daring to rob the young master of the imperial prince's mansion, isn't that just asking for death?

  "Officer Liu, Officer Liu, it's me, your second son!" Several constables rushed forward to lock him up, and Sun Er, who had been beaten and was lying on the ground, hastily shouted.

  Liu's mouth twitched with anger at being yelled at, and he wished he could punch him unconscious.

  "Liu, hurry up and save us! This group of bad guys has beaten us badly..." Sun Er was on the verge of bursting into tears after being beaten several times today. He didn't check the almanac before going out and ran into a group of thugs, what bad luck!

  "Nonsense! How can they be bad people..." Captain Liu could only shout loudly, hoping he would understand.

  Yin Ruofei smiled slightly and stepped forward, cupping his hands together in a salute. "Several honorable constables."

  "We don't dare, we don't dare." Several attendants didn't dare to confront him and hastily returned the courtesy, "Sir, please speak if you have any business."

  "It's not that, it's just that this Sun Er and those scoundrels robbed us because we had just finished eating at the Tianxiang Tower and they thought we had a lot of money. We scolded them with righteous words, but they ridiculed us, saying that even the Prefect of Beijing wouldn't dare to do anything to him, not only would he not be caught, but even if he was, he would be sent back unharmed. I'd like to ask, what kind of logic is this? Is it because the Prefect of Beijing and the Tianxiang Tower are in cahoots with each other, robbing customers?"

  "No, no, no..." Several yamen runners turned pale, "Don't listen to this kid's nonsense, he's a local rascal, what connection could he possibly have with our master?"

  Several yamen runners were secretly trembling with fear. What kind of reckless mouth was this Sun Er, daring to say whatever he wanted? Not to mention that there was no such thing, even if it was just a rumor... the common people would inevitably think that the Metropolitan Governor was a corrupt official, and when the time came, they would be beaten to death by their masters.

  Although the adults are a bit slippery, they are actually very upright in their bones. These underlings also dare to secretly take some benefits, if there is really a big right and wrong, who dares to do so? If it's like what Sun Er said about official-business collusion, how can one still sit stably as the Prefect of Beijing?

  "Really? Don't deceive me, Second Brother. Just now, the neighbors around us all heard his words. If you say it's not true, we'll have to go and take a look." Yin Ruofei smiled like a flower, but her mouth didn't relax at all.

  The people around heard this and immediately started shouting, several bailiffs secretly hated in their hearts, it seems that the gentleman in front of them was right, this Sun Er indeed talked nonsense, seeing the government not beating him dozens of boards first!

  "Everyone, this Sun Er is a local rascal, and there's also Hei San, who often causes trouble in the streets. Our master has already instructed us to keep an eye on them. Although Sun Er is cunning and usually doesn't come out of Tianxiang Tower, now that he's here, we must apprehend him and punish him severely! Everyone can rest assured, if you don't believe me, you can follow this gentleman to see for yourself." The lead constable Liu hastily spoke these words.

  Yin Ruofei nodded secretly, this Liu surname, still has some quick wit, he said so, it's actually clearing the name of Jingzhao Yin, however...

  Yin Ruofei sneered in his heart, Sun Er, you didn't take the path to heaven when it was available, and now you're voluntarily coming to hell where there's no door. This time, I won't let you get away with just a slap on the wrist, or else my years of serving by Ze Wang's side would have been for nothing.

  Yin Ruofei wanted to use this opportunity to lure out the people behind Tianxiang Building, and the original plan to fly a kite was naturally put on hold. Xiling Hao was most fond of excitement, and going to the government office to file a lawsuit was much more fun than flying a kite, there was no reason for him not to agree.

  Along with the rascals on the ground, Yan Ruo Fei and his group, as well as the surrounding crowd of people, all surged forward in a mighty tide towards the gates of the Prefect's mansion. People along the way didn't know what was happening, pointing and whispering to each other, and some even joined in the commotion out of curiosity.

  Following the meaning of several officials, people were pressed in directly. However, Yin Ruofei was unwilling, and with a glance at Xiling Hao, Xiling Hao already understood, and with a joyful expression, rushed over and beat the drum of injustice.

  The people around were all gathered together, but those ordinary citizens who didn't know what was going on were completely bewildered.

  Those who usually cry injustice are filled with resentment and anger, but also sadness. How come this kid is so happy that his mouth is splitting to the back of his head?

  Yin Ruofei covered her face and couldn't bear to look again, while Gong Jiu found this young master quite interesting and watched Xiling Hao with a smile.

  When the Prefect of Beijing came out, there was not a single person in the main hall. The yamen runners who should have been standing on both sides had all gone to watch the excitement. The Prefect of Beijing walked to the gate and looked outside, taking a fright. This sea of people, what kind of shocking case had occurred?

  He grabbed several yamen runners by the scruff of their necks and ordered them to open court.

  Liu Boji and others pushed Sun Er and others to kneel on the platform, while Yin Ruofei and Xi Linghao followed closely behind. As for the followers, they stood at the gate with the common people. On the one hand, there were too many people on the platform, and on the other hand, they mixed with the common people, and at critical moments, they could also stir up trouble and wait to see whether the prefect of Beijing was a corrupt official or a clean official.

  "Who dares to kneel under the hall?" The Prefect of the Imperial Capital slapped the alarm wood.

  "Sir, it's unjust———"

  Sun Er's words were not yet finished when he was stepped on by Liu Captor from behind, only managing to let out a non-human cry. Liu Captor feared that the more said, the more mistakes would be made, so he simply and briefly explained the situation.

  "This Sun Er actually dares to yell in the court, first slap him twenty times." The prefect of Beijing is named Feng Jixu, who is only in his early thirties this year. It can be considered a very rapid promotion to become the prefect of Beijing at such a young age. His own family is not prominent, nor does he have any remarkable talents, but his wife is quite well-connected, being the daughter of the Right Chancellor.

  Feng Jishu has been in office for several years, and although he doesn't seem to have any particularly outstanding achievements, the public security of the capital city is getting better day by day. As a person, he is even more slippery than before, never taking sides, and his style of doing things is even more mysterious and unpredictable.

  Ze Wang had dealings with him and was very conservative in his comments, making Yin Ruo Fei even more curious. Today, taking advantage of this opportunity, he also wanted to see what was special about this Jingzhao Yin.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, Feng Jishu's first move was extraordinary.

  Liu caught the words, mentioning that Sun Er said that the Beijing governor and the owner of the Tianxiang Building were colluding with government officials, which naturally made Feng Jishu's heart burn with anger. However, this Governor of Beijing didn't mention anything about the other party slandering the imperial court officials, but instead used a completely unrelated reason to take advantage of Sun Er's previous good words and slapped him hard in the face.

  Yin Ruofei's face faintly revealed a smile, this Metropolitan Governor, is interesting.

  "Are these two the victims?" The Prefect of Jingzhao looked at Sun Er with an inscrutable expression, his eyes seeming to bore into the man who had been beaten into a pulp, before turning to look at Yin Ruofei and the other.

  "It's true, we are the innocent travelers who were bullied and robbed by people like Sun Er." Xiling Hao said with a raised head. Yin Ruofei almost laughed out loud, what kind of bullied person would look so proud? "Lord Prefect of the Imperial Capital, please hurry up and judge the case, could it be that there really is collusion between officials and merchants?"

  "What's wrong with you, why didn't you kneel?" Feng Jixu's face sank.

  Yin Ruofei was taken aback and lost his smile. This Governor of the Imperial Capital is really vengeful, just because of a single sentence from Xiling Hao, he wants to give them a warning.

  "We are..." Xiling Hao was about to proudly introduce himself, but Yin Ruofei, who was standing behind him, pulled him back discreetly, and Xiling Hao immediately shut his mouth.

  Feng Jishu lived in a high place and looked down, naturally seeing this scene, his heart suddenly became curious. He had just heard Sun Er's slander, and he was so angry that he couldn't get out of it. The dignified Jingzhao Yin would collude with a wine shop owner, which was also too disdainful of him. After being slapped in the face, his heart felt slightly relieved.

  He has always considered himself not a gentleman and must retaliate when provoked. It's only natural to vent his anger first before talking things over.

  Turning her head to look at the two boys standing on the stage, the older one was probably thirteen or fourteen years old, and the younger one was likely less than ten years old. The older boy in front had an arrogant expression, and it could be seen that he came from a good family.

  As expected, this arrogant kid poked at his wound with one sentence, and the fire that had just been extinguished flared up again. However, it was not possible to give Sun Er another slap in the face at this time, so he could only scold this kid.

  But unexpectedly, as soon as the boy behind him opened his mouth, he was interrupted by a younger child behind him. It's hard to see that these two are actually listening to each other, could it be that the younger one has an even more surprising background?

  It's no wonder that Feng Jishu didn't recognize Yin Ruofei and Xi Linghao. He never got involved or took sides, and rarely interacted with those aristocratic families, so he didn't know these young masters. On the other hand, Xi Linghao had been getting into fights on the streets for the past two years, and the constables were all familiar with him.

  Liu caught a glimpse of his master having a fit on the two men's heads, and suddenly felt numbness in his scalp. It was already not good to speak just now, and it was even more impossible to speak at this moment. Later, when the master found out their identities, would he kick him to death?

  "It's not that we don't want to kneel, it's just that it doesn't make sense." Yin Ruofei stepped out from behind and spoke softly.

  "What's wrong?"

  "We are students of the Imperial Academy, and according to reason, we should be exempt from kneeling when entering the hall."

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