When Qiu Yilan arrived at "Renqingtang", the entire shop, including the two-story building behind the shop used as accommodation and warehouse, had been smashed beyond recognition. Fortunately, since it was the first lunar month, almost all the shops on this street were closed for the New Year. There were not many people watching, only a few, and they even dispersed when they saw her coming.
This made Qiu Yilan, who was prepared to face the unpredictable and unpredictable scene, relieved.
But just as he got off the carriage, he heard He Zifu squeaking and looked sadly not far away: "Princess! Look there!"
—This is a plaque made by famous artists who paid a lot of money when "Ren Qing Tang" opened decades ago.
This signboard, which was usually polished to a shiny and discernible look, was now smashed into pieces and deliberately abandoned on the street in front of the shop. People came and went, either intentionally or unintentionally, and gradually stepped into the soil. middle!
Turning around, I saw that the place where the plaque was originally hung was now replaced by a bloody and shocking banner saying "Kill for life"!
"Let's go in first." Qiu Yilan narrowed her eyes and walked towards the "Renqing Hall" without asking anyone to clean up the broken sign. She paused on the threshold, looked up and admired it, and was actually a little pleased, "The writing is not as good as mine."
Behind her, He Zifu and others all asked the sky speechlessly: Is now the time to care about these things
After entering the door, the lobby, which had been smashed and leaked from all sides, looked like ruins, with a simple mourning hall built in the middle, but the atmosphere was surprisingly harmonious -
"...His Highness's righteousness is so great that the common people have nothing to repay!" The middle-aged couple, wearing sackcloth and filial piety, with their children in tow, howled bitterly.
"As the prince of Darui, I also have the title of King of Zhou. Since I am supported by the state, how can I sit back and watch you and other good people being oppressed by the powerful?" Chu Weizhou, the king of Zhou with a luxurious sable fur coat and delicate features, looked pitiful and pitiful. He was sparing no effort to show his people-friendly style. I don't know if he saw Qiu Yilan coming in. He even condescended to personally help the husband of the couple.
Chu Weizhou was as kind as spring, "Get up! Get up! This is what I should do."
"His Royal Highness King Zhou is such a good man!" The oldest of the ignorant children who knelt down and knelt down with their parents suddenly said.
"His Royal Highness King Zhou is so approachable!" The other two children were stunned, and one subconsciously said.
"...His Royal Highness King Zhou is the best!" The youngest child looked to be only four or five years old. He was pinched several times by his elder brothers and sisters before he remembered what he should say.
Chu Weizhou looked at them kindly, with that look and expression, as if he was looking at his own illegitimate son - the one who was born to a true love that could not be combined, had been living outside for more than ten years, and had been wronged so much that it was easy to recognize him - that was called a Overwhelming kindness!
Turning to Qiu Yilan who was walking up to him, Chu Weizhou immediately changed his expression as ruthlessly as the autumn wind sweeps fallen leaves: "Princess Ningyi! What do you have to say?!"
"Ning Yi pays homage to His Highness the King of Zhou. May His Highness the King of Zhou be blessed with peace and prosperity!" Qiu Yilan bowed politely.
Chu Weizhou sneered and waved his hand: "Stop talking nonsense! Renqingtang randomly grabbed medicine and killed innocent people. You can't just rely on your status as the princess and the power of General Ruan to let it go!" Since the king met them today, he must uphold justice for them! No nobles will be allowed to bully others and ignore the laws of the country!"
Qiu Yilan glanced at him with a smile, and the beast in her heart ran wildly: "I and General Ruan want to be powerful, how dare you, a fool like you, come knocking on the door?!"
"Since Your Highness mentioned the national law, I dare to ask Your Highness, which of the laws of our country in Da Rui allows the prince to smash people's shops at will?" Qiu Yilan secretly recited "I am a lady and a princess now" several times. , asked with a faint smile.
Chu Weizhou was stunned, as if he was surprised that she didn't accept her apology and actually dared to question him in turn.
Fortunately, he was not slow to react. He immediately sneered, looked around and said, "Who said this place was destroyed by me?!"
"Yes, yes, what kind of status does our prince have? Your little 'Renqingtang' can let the prince come in and sit here today. It is already full of glory! Is it worthy of the prince to smash it?!"
"The prince is here. Not only is there no one at Renqingtang to entertain him, but after a long while, there is not a sip of tea or a bowl of water. Instead, he came to question the prince. It is really unreasonable!"
The attendants of Prince Zhou's Mansion helped me with every word.
"Then it was you who smashed it?" Qiu Yilan ignored the others, turned her eyes, and looked sharply at the couple wearing sackcloth and mourning!
The couple shrank their heads when she saw it, but after hearing Chu Weizhou cough, they immediately realized that they had a backer, and the backer was bigger than Qiu Yilan, and they suddenly became more arrogant: "It's, we were the ones who smashed it. ! You "Ren Qingtang" killed my father! It's only right to kill you! So what if you smashed your pharmacy?"
Qiu Yilan smiled coldly, her eyes like daggers: "First, whether your father died because of 'Renqingtang', it doesn't matter what you say, it doesn't matter what this princess says, His Highness King Zhou..." She glanced at Chu Weizhou, whose brows were gradually furrowing, and sneered, "It doesn't count even if you say it!"
"Princess Ningyi!" The servant of Prince Zhou's Mansion wanted to speak, but was ignored by Qiu Yilan again. She stretched out her slender white fingers and pointed in the direction of Jingzhao Mansion: "You should go to the officials! The officials will send someone to investigate. The body was inspected, and finally Jing Zhaoyin decided the case. What was the reason for his death? "
Putting down her hand, Qiu Yilan said coldly, "Before Jing Zhaoyin can tell right from wrong, what qualifications do you have to say that your father died because of 'Ren Qing Tang'?! It's hard for a random person to carry a corpse to this lobby." If you let go, you can destroy the shop and signboard with peace of mind! If you do this, who will dare to open the door for business in the future?"
"Second, even if Jingzhao breaks the news that Renqingtang is responsible, the compensation and punishment should be determined by the officials! Instead of you doing it yourself! Otherwise, everyone can do whatever they want if they take advantage of it. National law Where is the dignity?”
Qiu Yilan yelled angrily with her halberd finger, "You are simply ignorant of the laws of the country! You are so heartbroken!!!"
The couple were dumbfounded by her question, but their eldest child was smart and reminded: "Dad, Mom! Grandpa only died after taking their medicine!"
"Yes, yes!" The couple was reminded, and the wife immediately opened her throat and cried loudly: "Dad! It's so unjust for you to leave - the damn Renqingtang killed you today!"
"Shopkeeper He, go out and call someone to go to Jingzhao to beat drums and complain!" Qiu Yilan also raised her voice and said sternly, "Go and sue this couple for their treason! After murdering my old father, I framed our Renqingtang as the blame. False accusation of money!"
The wife's crying stopped suddenly, and she almost jumped up in fright: "You, you, you are talking nonsense!"
He Zifu was also stunned by Qiu Yilan's sudden order. He didn't know whether he should go out or not.
"What are you talking about?!" Qiu Yilan glanced at the wife contemptuously and said, "Then I would like to ask you - your father is dead and you suspect that 'Renqingtang' did it, why don't you go to the official? I want the officials to give you justice! Instead, you came to Renqingtang to smash and cause trouble - just to extort money! My father is dead, and you don't want to avenge him, but you are eager to extort benefits. This is not What is trying to make money! This is unfilial piety! Who knows how your old father died?"
Chu Weizhou finally couldn't hold himself back and said sternly: "It's just full of nonsense!"
As soon as he opened his mouth, the couple and their family breathed a sigh of relief!
"It's still the first lunar month, and the Jingzhao Mansion is open?!" Chu Weizhou is the King of Zhou after all, and he started to counterattack as soon as he entered the battle. "Besides, they didn't go to the Yamen and came directly here because they hate 'Renqing Hall'. I can’t wait for the Yamen to make the decision, so I’ll smash this harmful shop first to vent my anger—even if it’s against the rules, it’s justifiable!”
The voice suddenly became sharp, "It's you! Princess Ning Yi! Look at you, a girl at a young age, with such a vicious mind! In front of the victim's soul and in front of the victim's family, you don't reflect on Ren Qing You are so disrespectful of people's lives, and you still want to confuse right and wrong and slander goodness! What a shame for a nobleman! Is it true that a person like you deserves to be the princess of the Ming Dynasty? "
"Your Highness, please respect yourself!" Su He and others changed their expressions after hearing this, but Qiu Yilan said in an understatement, "The title of Princess of this princess comes from my late father, King Xihe, and the title of King Xihe originated from Your Highness, your great-grandfather, Emperor Gaozong. ! Emperor Gaozong once promised me that the title of King of Xihe will be hereditary, and my daughter-in-law will be treated as the princess of the clan! If I remember correctly, according to the law of Darui, it is not up to the kings to dethrone the princess. Come and bring it up? This is the power of the harem, your highness is a man, haha!"
The essence of the word "haha" is still useful even if it changes in another life.
Chu Weizhou's originally noble and elegant expression, sometimes gentle and sometimes stern, gradually turned livid!
Except for his aunt Queen Jiang, who made him look like a mouse to a cat, he had never been ridiculed and provoked so repeatedly in front of anyone else, including Queen Mother Gu!
"Since you are telling me about the laws of the country." Fortunately, the top nobles' teachings he received since childhood allowed Chu Weizhou to calm down in the shortest time - he knew that despite his status, he did not need to talk about the laws of the country to a princess without a father or mother. What's fair, just use status to crush him! But the Princess Ningyi in front of her is the introduction to a new round of battle between the two queens!
Right now, whether it's Queen Mother Gu, Queen Jiang, or people from the Zhongli faction, it can be said that everyone in the government and the public is staring at her! At this time, using his identity and power to suppress her - Chu Weizhou's experience from childhood to adulthood, Chu Weizhou absolutely did not want to give his aunt any chance to cause trouble for him!
So he suppressed his anger and said solemnly, "Then I also want to ask you - what is the crime for slandering the prince?!"
Qiu Yilan was surprised: "How do you say this?"
"You just suspected that I smashed the 'Renqing Hall'!" Chu Weizhou was thinking about how he could use this excuse to deal with this extremely hateful princess - but Qiu Yilan was surprised and said: "Your Majesty, you said this Yes, when did this princess suspect you? I just asked you a question! Do you think that because you are also a prince? "
"You!!!" Chu Weizhou didn't expect that she wouldn't admit it on the spot!
But think about it carefully - Qiu Yilan's original words at that time were: "May I ask Your Highness, is there any article in the laws of our country of Darui that allows the prince to smash people's shops at will?"
She was clearly asking the same question back then!
But now, Qiu Yilan is obviously determined to kill her doubts - she even used a beautiful word for the doubts called "ask for advice"!
"Is it really lively here?" Chu Weizhou was furious when suddenly a chuckle that he had known since childhood came from outside the door. Then, a graceful and elegant young man wearing a gold satin brocade with cinnabar branches and four seasons flowers, slowly walked out. Step inside!
"Second Emperor Brother!" Chu Weizhou saw his half-mother, King Chu Weize of Yan, coming. He was overjoyed and stood up!
Qiu Yilan's heart sank slightly - even though she speculated that the two kings would not dare to do anything to her without reason, but the two kings were still the two kings - at this moment, Chu Weize came out from behind again One person, wearing a satin brocade robe with dark patterns on the pine green ground and cloud patterns, and an emerald bamboo hairpin, has an outstanding style. He has a smile at the corner of his mouth, like a spring breeze. He glances at the scene in the room and the smile on the corner of his mouth deepens: "Princess Ningyi, are you okay? Oh, Your Highness, King Zhou, we had a quick farewell yesterday, don’t you want to meet again so soon?”
"...Jiang Yashuang! It's you again!!!" Chu Weizhou gritted his teeth!