"It's such a pity that a nice basket of tangerines is rotten like this." The old woman wiped her tears while bending down to pick up the tangerines that had been trampled to pieces.
Seeing this, Chu Yunning felt a little uncomfortable and stepped forward to support the old woman: "Old lady, don't pick these up if they are broken."
"Spoiling food will be punished by God."
The old woman was used to living in poverty, and she couldn't bear to see people wasting food. As long as she could have something to eat, she didn't want to waste it.
Not only the old woman, but also the nearby vendors who were affected were all squatting on the ground to pick up the damaged food, and many of them had red eyes.
"That's unreasonable!" Emperor Mingwen clenched his fists tightly, a surge of anger rising from the bottom of his heart, but Chu Yunning sneered: "This is just the suffering at the emperor's feet, there are many, many, many, many times more tragic than this, those people even
You can’t even chew the bark.”
"You dare to be so arrogant in the capital, and other places don't even take local officials seriously, hey."
A vendor not far away shook his head and sighed.
"It's not all the Duke Zhong's palace that is responsible for the trouble. Jing Zhaoyin also gave him some respect. As long as we don't trample people to death, we will lose a little bit, which is not enough to go to the Yamen Mansion."
"Okay, okay, please stop saying a few words. If those officials hear us, we will be in trouble."
The words of several people fell into Emperor Mingwen's ears verbatim. Emperor Mingwen curled up with a sneer and approached one of the nearest vendors: "Brother, what did you mean when you said this is the Duke of Zhongguo's mansion?
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The merchant glanced at Emperor Mingwen and saw that he was fair-skinned and quiet, and did not look like a bad person, so he said: "The princess who came from Yunlan Kingdom to get married is very impressive. Duke Zhongguo personally went to pick her up outside the city. This is not the first time.
Once, I was riding a horse on a busy street, and the day before yesterday I stepped on the foot of a Chaos guy, almost trampling him to death."
"What happened next?"
"Later?" the merchant sneered.
Another one answered: "Later, Jing Zhaoyin was passing by with his men on patrol, and happened to see this scene. He was knocked down after paying ten taels of silver."
"Only ten taels?" Emperor Mingwen was a little surprised. Looking at Jing Zhaoyin's conscientious appearance, he thought he was a dedicated person, but he didn't expect that he was such a bastard in private!
"It's enough if I can give you ten taels. As soon as Jing Zhaoyin left, his money was taken away from him. Poor Brother Wonton's legs, he doesn't even have money for medicine."
Everyone was complaining about their dissatisfaction. The more Emperor Mingwen listened, the more angry he became. The veins on his forehead jumped. He wished he could drag Jing Zhaoyin over on the spot and ask him clearly.
At this time, a scream sounded.
The horse's hooves were raised high, there was a sharp roar, the whip struck the horse's back, and a beautiful figure whizzed past.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
The group of people just turned around and came back. The leading woman was wearing a red riding costume, with a white veil covering her face, and she was galloping on horseback in high spirits.
After this, many traders were unlucky.
"That's unreasonable. This is a busy city, not a place for you to ride a horse casually!" Someone shouted when they saw injustice on the road.
Unexpectedly, the woman raised her whip and hit the passers-by, shouting: "A bunch of untouchables dare to stop me, they are looking for death!"
The passers-by were beaten until their skin and flesh were torn, and they kept wailing.
Not only did the woman not feel regretful, but she became even more arrogant and domineering: "Haha, it is indeed a shameful life. Death is not a pity. If you dare to say another word, I will kill you!"
Chu Yunning couldn't stand it anymore. A silver needle flew past her fingertips. The woman turned sideways and dodged, raising her whip to block the needle.
"Who is plotting against me? Come out!" the woman shouted angrily, pulling out the silver needle from the end of the whip.
Chu Yunning sneered and took a step forward: "You are just a plaything sent by Yunlan Kingdom for marriage. What qualifications do you have to make such a noise here!"
The woman is none other than the marriage princess of Yunlan Kingdom, Princess Yu'an.
Princess Yu'an frowned and glared at Chu Yunning displeasedly: "What nonsense are you talking about? You are looking for death!"
"Am I looking for death?" Chu Yunning laughed loudly: "Who here doesn't know that you will be the daughter-in-law of the Zhongguo Palace from now on. You are not a piece of shit princess at all. If you dare to hurt people here, do you take the emperor seriously?
inside?"
The more Princess Yu'an listened, the more angry she became. She raised her whip and hit Chu Yunning in the face. Chu Yunning quickly took out the hairpin and inserted it directly into the eyes of the horse under Princess Yu'an's crotch. She screamed, the horse was in pain.
He ran wildly and threw Princess Yu'an off the horse.
Fortunately, Princess Yu'an knew some martial arts. After rolling in a circle on the ground, she quickly stood up. However, her elbow was scratched and her delicate clothes were covered with dust. She looked very embarrassed.
"Who are you? Do you know who I am?"
"Haha, didn't this girl just say that you are just a plaything sent by Yunlan Kingdom, yet you dare to be so arrogant here." Someone in the crowd said angrily.
Someone immediately echoed, "No, you are already on someone else's territory, and you still dare to be so arrogant. The Duke of Zhongguo has been really unlucky for eight lifetimes to have such a daughter-in-law."
Someone stepped forward, and the rest followed suit, and everyone pointed at Princess Yu'an.
Princess Yu'an's face turned red and she was angry and angry. She glared at Chu Yunning: "Who are you? You have the ability to leave your name!"
She dressed up as a man when she went out today, so no one could recognize her.
"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that you are causing trouble and hurting people. You have violated the rules. You must apologize to the people here!" Chu Yunning said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, the vendors all cast admiring glances at Chu Yunning, finally having a hard time.
Princess Yu'an was accused, and her expression was a bit unbearable. She was not willing to come to the marriage in the first place, and was forced to do so.
If the marriage was really going to be an affair, she might be able to return to Yunlan Country. Thinking of this, Princess Yu'an lost her scruples and raised her whip and swung it around. This whip affected many innocent people.
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More than a dozen people suffered varying degrees of injuries.
"They are just a bunch of untouchables. I want to be arrogant. What can you do to me?" Princess Yu'an raised her chin with an arrogant look on her face. She raised her hand and whipped her again, catching everyone around her off guard.
Chu Yunning clenched her fists tightly and turned her head to look at Emperor Mingwen. At first, she just wanted to teach Princess Yu'an a lesson, but she didn't expect that the other party would scream again and again. If it weren't for the sake of the dispute between the two countries,
She had already taught Princess Yuan a lesson.
Emperor Mingwen nodded towards Chu Yunning.
After receiving the signal from his superiors, Chu Yunning could no longer hold back and said to the people on the side: "Who can take a trip and apply for an official position?"
"It's useless, Jing Zhaoyin doesn't care about this."
"Jing Zhaoyin didn't even have time to hide."
The people retreated one after another, no one wanted to get into any trouble, so Chu Yunning had no choice but to ask Eunuch Mo to go there himself.
After a while, Jing Zhaoyin arrived. He looked around and then at the angry two people, and suddenly felt a little dizzy.
Emperor Mingwen was hiding in the crowd. He wanted to see how Jing Zhaoyin handled the matter today.
"Lord Jing Zhaoyin, the Yunlan Kingdom came to our court to make peace and increase the friendship between the two countries. Our most noble princess is not for you to bully casually."
The envoy from the Yunlan Kingdom arrived quickly, riding on horseback, he said disdainfully to Jing Zhaoyin and pointed at Chu Yunning with his riding whip: "Why don't you make her kowtow and admit her mistake!"
Jing Zhaoyin turned around and looked at Chu Yunning. She looked familiar, but couldn't tell where she looked familiar. Looking at her ordinary clothes, she guessed that she was a young master from a certain family.
"Which family are you from?"
Although he was dressed very ordinary, his aura was very extraordinary, so to be sure, Jing Zhaoyin first asked about his identity.
Chu Yunning couldn't see what Jing Zhaoyin meant, and hummed: "My family also owns a shop. Although I am not a high-ranking official, I am still rich. I can't stand these people bullying others. As a parent official, Mr. Jing Zhaoyin can't stand it."
, we should think more about the people."
As soon as he heard about her simple identity, Jing Zhaoyin's attitude immediately changed 180 degrees, and he said angrily to Chu Yunning: "Do you know that this is the princess who came all the way to get married? If it's because of you,
You can’t afford to suffer harm to the harmony between the two countries!”
"That's right, it's better to listen to Master Jing Zhaoyin and kneel down and kowtow to apologize to our princess." The messenger said with a wild smile, his posture was even three points more arrogant than Princess Yu'an.
"It can't be that simple. I want her to crawl over and lick my shoes clean, and then kowtow three times before the matter is over." Princess Yu'an pointed to a pair of brocade boots at her feet.
The messenger nodded when he heard the words: "Princess Jinzhiyuye was hurt by such a villain, this request is not too much."
"Kneel down quickly!" Jing Zhaoyin shouted at Chu Yuning in a low voice: "For the sake of the princess's good mood, you should admit your mistake quickly, otherwise I won't be able to help you if you wait too long.
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Chu Yunning smiled when he heard this: "What if I refuse to admit my mistake, what will Mr. Jing Zhaoyin do to me?"
"You!" Jing Zhaoyin frowned: "I'm trying to persuade you, but don't toast me and you'll be punished with a drink."
"I'm a tough guy. I want to taste what it's like to be punished with alcohol." Chu Yunning took a step forward and pointed at Princess Yu'an: "They are just a few playthings, but they dare to make trouble here. If you don't want to stay, you can go back.
, you are not welcome here, I want to see if the emperor of Yunlan Kingdom will really send troops because of you!"
Since the Emperor of Yunlan Kingdom took the initiative to send a marriage envoy, it meant that he did not want to fight and would never use troops for a princess.
If you really care, how can you be willing to let someone come and get married?
"How dare you humiliate Yunlan!" The envoy looked fiercely and glared at Chu Yunning with great displeasure: "Come here, catch this bastard!"
"Master Jing Zhaoyin, this is the foot of the emperor. So many people have testified to me that I have never provoked the other party. It is true that Princess Yunlan injured someone on horseback. If I have any shortcomings, a memorial will be sent to the emperor.
I can guarantee that you will be the first to be unlucky!" Chu Yunning snorted and moved closer to Jing Zhaoyin: "After all, it was you who lost the emperor's face first."
"You!" Jing Zhaoyin was suddenly shocked by Chu Yunning's words. He endured it again and again, doubting Chu Yunning's identity again, and lowered his voice and asked: "What is your identity?"
Chu Yunning raised her eyebrows but did not answer directly.
"Why are you still standing there, why don't you catch her quickly!" Princess Yu'an said to Jing Zhaoyin angrily, with a commanding tone.
This time, Jing Zhaoyin was not happy either. His beard stood up in anger, and he immediately sent someone to invite Duke Zhongguo.
This is the future daughter-in-law of Duke Zhongguo. If she is to suffer misfortune, he will drag Duke Zhongguo with her into misfortune!
"Princess, wait a moment." Jing Zhaoyin said with a slightly tough tone. Princess Yu'an has been making troubles in the past few days. The capital city was in a state of uproar. Many people beat drums and complained, but they were all suppressed by the Zhongguo Palace.
Come down.
While everyone was waiting, Princess Yu'an became a little impatient and vented her anger on the vendors on the ground, smashing their stalls to pieces.
Chu Yunning's palms were itching. She must not let this princess fall into her hands. Otherwise, she would have to peel off her skin even if she didn't die.
Soon Duke Zhongguo came with Prince Li.
When Princess Yu'an saw Prince Li, she immediately became as shy as a bird and said aggrievedly: "Prince."
Li Shizi couldn't bear to see Princess Yu'an covered in dirty clothes, and quickly asked with concern: "Is the princess injured?"
The two of them together are quite eye-catching. Prince Li is very handsome. No wonder he was chosen by Emperor Mingwen to pick up Princess Yu'an.
"What on earth is going on?" Duke Zhongguo asked with a tigerish face. He was about to go to bed in the middle of the night, and he was suddenly woken up by someone. He had nowhere to vent his anger.
Upon seeing this, Jing Zhaoyin immediately stepped forward and briefly explained the whole story. Duke Zhongguo said disapprovingly: "What do I mean, Jing Zhaoyin, are you getting more and more confused? Big things like sesame seeds and mung beans are coming."
Please call me and stop being an official."
As he spoke, Duke Zhongguo compared him with his predecessor, Jing Zhaoyin: "You have only been in office for a few months, and you don't know how to deal with things. The princess has a noble status, how can you let the princess be wronged?"
Duke Zhongguo looked around, looked at the mess on the ground and said, "At the worst, we can just pay some money."
Jing Zhaoyin sneered twice. This matter is not as simple as what Mr. Zhongguo said. If it were in other places, it would not be a problem at all, but this is the capital. If a brick is thrown down, five out of ten will be affected.
Guan'er, the other five are not ordinary people either.
Once this matter reaches the imperial court, the mild case will be scolded, and the serious case will be a loss of head.
"My lord, I am stupid, so I came to ask my lord what to do. Since my lord has spoken, I will do what my lord says."
Just when Jing Zhaoyin was about to ask someone to compensate those traders, Princess Yu'an winked at the envoy, and the envoy immediately said: "Then what if this person beats the princess? If it weren't for the princess's good fortune, she would be killed today."
Lost in this."
Duke Zhongguo followed his gaze and stared at Chu Yunning, a thin and frail young man.
"The princess's request is also very simple, let him kneel down and apologize." Jing Zhaoyin said.
"Then why are you still standing there? Let her kneel down!" Duke Zhongguo raised his hand and asked the guards to come forward: "You guys hold him down, and you must satisfy the princess."