Watching the carriage gradually move away and finally disappear into the night. Xu Jingzong hurriedly turned around and walked to the place where the incident occurred. No matter what, he could not let anything happen to the prince's maid, otherwise, the prince would never let him go.
As for the people the prince ordered to protect Xia Zhi, Xu Jingzong was confused and didn't know who those people were. And judging from Xia Zhi's appearance, she didn't seem to know who these people were either.
So, do your Majesty and the Queen know? Xu Jingzong walked among the crowd of onlookers, thinking about this last question.
The people onlookers looked at Helan Minzhi, who was about to kick the young man underground to death, and the voices of the people talking began to get louder.
But no one dared to step forward to stop it, and at this moment, a clear female voice, although not loud, was like thunder exploding in the crowd under the circumstances.
"Stop." Xia Zhi's face was as cold as frost, and he walked slowly not far away from He Lan Minzhi, forcing himself to remain calm.
"Hey, who are you? You don't have the right to interrupt here!" The Chengwu Guards were in Jiangdu. Without waiting for He Lan Minzhi to give orders, he held the handle of the Hengdao in his right hand and walked over with a fierce look.
"Go away, you have nothing to do here." Xia Zhi said without even looking at Jiang Du, staring at Helan Minzhi.
"I rebelled against you, how dare you do this..." Before Jiang Du could finish his words, a cold horizontal knife was placed on his neck, forcing him to swallow the second half of his sentence.
Xia Zhi glanced at the city guard who had a knife on his neck. He suddenly felt confident and took two steps forward again. He silently recited what Li Hong said in his heart. He Lan Minzhi must be made to look ugly to civilians. Words from the heart.
So he looked directly at He Lan Minzhi's handsome face and said coldly again: "Take off your feet."
Helan Minzhi did not look at Xia Zhi first, but looked around first. He had just seen this woman today, so he naturally remembered that she was just a palace maid beside Li Hong. Seeing that the prince was not found, he sneered: "Xia Zhi , What? I want to fight but it won’t work out?”
"I asked you to take off your feet, this is the last time." Xia Zhi imitated Li Hong's method of dealing with things, glanced at Xu Yanbo who was stepped on the head by He Lan Minzhi's foot, and continued to stare at He Lan Minzhi and said.
"Xia Zhi, let alone you, even if your master is here, I'm afraid he wouldn't dare to talk to me like this. You..."
"You really think of yourself as a person." Xia Zhi interrupted Helan Minzhi, suddenly raised his foot, kicked Helan Minzhi's knee with a sound, and directly kicked Helan Minzhi's leg to the side.
"You..." Helan Minzhi, who was caught off guard, was kicked by Xia Zhi and almost fell down, feeling faint pain in his knees.
"How dare you, what kind of bitch, dare to do this to Mr. Helan!" Wu Yuanshuang and Wu Yuanqing saw that the situation was not right, and immediately stepped forward to help.
"Hmph." Xia Zhi snorted coldly. Looking at Wu Yuanshuang and Wu Yuanqing who were rushing towards him, he raised his leg and kicked Wu Yuanqing over again. Then he ducked sideways, grabbed Wu Yuanshuang's wrist and flipped it up. With a strong effort, there was only a "click" sound, and Xia Zhi broke one of Wu Yuanshuang's wrists.
"Come on, everyone, give me..." Wu Yuanqing's chest felt as if he had been hit hard by a sledgehammer, and he endured the severe pain and shouted to the Chengwuwei.
"Wait a minute." He Lan Minzhi interrupted Wu Yuanqing in time, and the city's military guards were being restrained, and those guards did not immediately surround Xia Zhi.
"What on earth do you want to do?" He Lanmin's leg was still aching, and his face was red, he yelled at Xia Zhi.
He knew better than anyone that the four palace ladies and four eunuchs in front of the prince were all highly skilled in martial arts.
Moreover, looking at the person behind Xia Zhi, although he stood there calmly, like an outsider, for some reason, he seemed to see the shadow of those people who had hijacked him in that person.
"Don't do anything. I can't bear to see you bullying others. First apologize to him and then get out." Xia Zhi said confidently and proudly with his head held high.
Since taking action, she has become not afraid at all, and she has also vaguely found a bit of the chivalrous feeling of the red Buddha girl, Mrs. Li Jing, the Duke of Wei.
"You... Xia Zhi, do you know who you are! Or do you not know who I am? How dare you stop me!" He Lan Minzhi said sinisterly, but his eyes were darting around in the crowd. He wanted to see, Is Li Hong watching all this in the crowd
"Haha...? What is your identity?" Xia Zhi was waiting for his words. As long as he said these words, Xia Zhi could make his behavior his own, rather than one involving the royal family.
"You...Xia Zhi, I'm warning you again, leave here immediately, otherwise, don't wait for me to come back and make you look good." He Lan Minzhi did not spot Li Hong from the crowd, but saw Xu Jingzong walking into the venue and talking to him. His son helped Xu Yanbo up together.
But the less Li Hong could be seen, the more uneasy and nervous he felt. Moreover, what kind of character is Li Hong? He knew very well that his father and his mother sometimes had to give way to Li Hong. Although he was favored by the queen and could ignore those princes, Li Hong definitely did not dare to Contemptuous and offended.
"Helan Minzhi, you are just a young man from Founding County. What do you think you are? Oh? Do you want to say that you can freely enter and leave the palace, and the grace of His Majesty and the Queen is more noble than other nobles? Haha , I might as well tell you that the concession was given to you by His Majesty and the Queen out of love and concern for their family. Do you really think that the royal family will condone you because of your misbehavior?" Xia Zhi looked at Helan Minzhi with disdain and said? .
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw two figures in the crowd sneak into the restaurant, and seemed to say hello to the person behind her.
So I made up my mind that as long as the Korean lady and the Minister of War and others on the second floor did not show up, everything Helan Minzhi did today would be his own personal behavior and not connived by the royal family.
Thinking of this, Xia Zhi couldn't help but look at Xu Jingzong. Although she still didn't understand why the prince was angry with Xu Jingzong, she knew that if Xu Jingzong said a few words louder at this time, He Lan Minzhi's life would be over. Everything he does will have nothing to do with the royal family, but his personal behavior.
Xu Jingzong looked at Xia Zhi and looked at him. How could he not understand what Xia Zhi meant? He sighed in his heart that his plan was being gradually undermined by the prince. Not only was he helpless, but he also had to help the prince to push this matter away from the royal family. The further away the better.
"Mr. Helan County, although you are a member of the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty and the Queen have never shielded or protected relatives and relatives. If you commit a crime, you will naturally be punished according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty." Xu Jingzong looked at He Lan Minzhi and said with a heavy expression.
After finishing speaking, Xia Zhi was still staring at him. Obviously this was not satisfactory. He sighed silently and continued: "I, Gaoyang County Duke Xu Jingzong, was appreciated by His Majesty and entrusted with the important task of Minister. Shengyoupushe, a third-ranked member of the Tongzhongshu family, and a doctor named Guanglu, have always been fully aware of the kindness of His Majesty and the Queen, and have never shielded any noble relative for personal matters. "
Xia Zhi saw that the onlookers suddenly showed surprised expressions after learning Xu Jingzong's identity. The words spoken by such a high-ranking official would definitely not lie.
So there was a lot of discussion about Xu Jingzong's words. It seemed that many people no longer believed that He Lan Minzhi dared to be so arrogant and domineering because of the royal family's protection and connivance. It was entirely due to his narrow-minded nature.
Xia Zhi walked up to Xu Jingzong and whispered in his ear: "Taifu Xu, please praise His Highness the Crown Prince again." "
Xu Jingzong's face sank, and he wanted to refute, but looking at Xia Zhi's beautiful cheeks and gentle smile, he sighed helplessly and continued: "I am deeply grateful to Your Majesty and the Queen for their grace, but I am old and I cannot I wanted to resign and retire, but unexpectedly His Majesty cared about my lack of talents. While allowing me to resign, he also allowed me to join the East Palace as the prince's tutor, one of the three princes. He hoped to help the young prince learn righteousness and not shy away from the virtuous. My dear, I have learned how to accept others as my own! However, my country is prosperous in the Tang Dynasty, my majesty is wise and powerful, and my prince is smart and studious. I have never shielded or protected any royal family member in private. I have been the prince and tutor for more than five years, and I have always been very kind. I appreciate this of His Majesty the Crown Prince, and His Majesty has always taught me sincerely, so that the Crown Prince has inherited the fearless, fearless, and selfless style of our Tang Dynasty! This is the blessing of our Tang Dynasty, the blessing of the country, and the blessing of the people."
Xu Jingzong's words made Xia Zhi feel a little embarrassed, and Helan Minzhi's face was even more gloomy. Now he understood the purpose of these people, which was to make everything today be borne by him and to wipe out the royal family, so cruel. means.
Helan Minzhi really regretted what he said just now: "Do you know who I am?"
If it weren't for his words, he would have been able to escape safely today. Now it's better. Xu Jingzong's words completely stripped him of his relationship with the royal family. If he were to judge the crime and punish him, he would have to bear all the blame. .
Thinking of this, Helan Minzhi couldn't help but look at the second floor of the restaurant. At this moment, the windows on the second floor were tightly closed. Both the Minister of Justice and the Minister of War were parked inside silently, including his own. Mother Wu Shun, no one came down to say a word for her.
"Xia Zhi, you... are so cruel." He Lan Minzhi looked at the people watching around him and knew that Xia Zhi was trying to excuse the royal family. If he dared to say the word "prince" at this moment, Xia Zhi might dare to kill him immediately.
So he approached Xia Zhi and asked in a low voice: "What does the prince want?"
"Prince? His Highness is in the East Palace. What does it have to do with the Crown Prince? You should apologize immediately, and then go to the Ministry of Punishments to confess your guilt. This way, maybe you can avoid being looked down upon." Xia Zhi said calmly.
Even though Jiang Du was a pig, he could see that the situation was not good for Helan Minzhi.
He also knew that because of the words of the Minister of War, he came to stand up for Helan Minzhi, and it was the birthday boy who hanged himself. He felt that his life was too long. At this moment, the face with the knife on his neck was about to cry, and he began to regret what he called " "Loyalty".
(End of chapter)