However, this worry did not last long, as it became a reality - before daybreak, a large number of officers and soldiers rushed into the post house, all of them looking ferocious. They surrounded the post house tightly, claiming that they were here to track down the murderer.
Wei An was woken up by the noise. When he opened his eyes, he saw Wen Xiu's worried face and asked, "What's wrong?"
Wenxiu hurriedly helped her get up, and while she was dressing and washing her, she whispered to her, "A large group of people came from nowhere and have surrounded the posthouse. They said they were here to catch the arsonist who set the fire last night..."
Wei An paused, hummed, and walked out. Seeing Han Bo and Qing Feng standing at the door, he asked, "How many people are here?"
"There should be at least three or four hundred people." Han Bo's face was unhappy: "We only have two hundred people... If they really use force, I'm afraid we won't be their match."
Wei An's expression did not change much. After hearing what he said, he asked again: "Who is this person? Does he know I'm here?"
"I've already gone out to ask, but the people behind them never showed up. When I asked them which government office they were from, they wouldn't say anything. When I told them that Princess Zhao was here, they just said they didn't know who Princess Zhao was and that they hadn't received any official documents from the court." Han Bo was even more angry and furious: "These people are here to cause trouble on purpose."
"This is a clear matter." Wei An's face was indifferent, without any extra emotion. He ordered Han Bo in a deep voice: "Go and tell them that I will be leaving soon. Ask them to ask those who can speak to me to come and see me."
She paused, a strange smile appeared on her face, and she turned to Qingfeng who had been standing beside her and said, "Go and invite all the masters who came before to come out. If someone doesn't come, don't force them. Just tell them that they saw how Master Xu died yesterday. If those people are cruel enough, they themselves may not be able to escape. So for their own sake, ask them to think about how to deal with this matter properly."
People are always selfish. Sometimes, solving problems cannot rely solely on other people's sense of justice. We still have to explain the interests involved to them clearly.
Qing Feng's eyes lit up. He knew what Wei An meant. Without stopping for a moment, he turned around and left.
Wei An went back to wash up, changed into new clothes, then slowly walked out of the small building. He stopped on the second floor, looked into the distance, and then walked downstairs at a leisurely pace.
A lot of people had already gathered in the hall. When they saw Wei An coming out, they all turned around to look at her. Some who saw her appearance clearly couldn't help but sneer and mocked her in a weird way: "She said she was the princess, but now the prince himself is not here, who knows what kind of monster she is?!"
In today's world, there are indeed people who pretend to be princes and nobles to deceive others. This is not without precedent.
But this is ultimately a great insult to humans. Everyone looked at Wei An, waiting for her to be offended or show anger.
But Wei An just laughed. "Whether I am the princess or not is not important. Whether you are soldiers or not is really the most important thing. I heard that you are unwilling to reveal your identities. I have seals and ceremonial guards to prove my identity, and even the confidants of King Zhao, but what about you? You surrounded the posthouse and besieged the princess and the ministers. Which government office's documents do you have? Which official's seal do you have? If you don't have any of them, how can I know who you are? Are you real soldiers? Or the bandits who colluded with Master Xu yesterday?!"
He actually followed their words and turned the tables on them. The soldiers over there were all silent and frowned at Wei An's sharp-tongued look.
A general who looked like a manager nearby coughed and said, "We are from the Shanxi Garrison. We have received orders from the governor to come and investigate the fire at the post station."
"Really?" Wei An hummed, then said lightly, "Then there's no need to mobilize so many troops, because I killed the murderer last night."
Kill?! Although the general was prepared, he was still stunned after Wei An said this. After a while, he asked, "What do you mean by kill?"
Han Bo had already stood silently behind Wei An, sneering and asking, "Don't you understand what people are saying? The princess said to kill him, so of course he deserves to die. In your eyes, is this arsonist worthy of being kept under the princess's care?"
The general's face was somewhat ugly, and he sneered and asked back: "You can kill him just because you say so?! This is in Shanxi, all matters should be handled by the governor! You are making decisions on your own, you don't respect the governor!"
Wei An snorted, and when the general turned around, he asked coldly, "So, if I was assassinated in Shanxi, should the governor of Shanxi be held responsible?"
The general was stunned. Seeing Wei An turned away uncomfortably, he shook his head guiltily and said, "This matter has not been concluded yet. Nothing can be taken seriously. It is even more impossible to say that someone really wants to assassinate the princess. After all, the princess is still fine, isn't she?"
"If that's the case, then if I was fine and not assassinated, then I killed Mr. Xu now, do you think I killed people recklessly?" Wei An didn't get angry at all, still looking cold and indifferent: "Then what do you want?"
The general was stunned by the question and didn't speak for a while. After a long while, he said vaguely: "The princess should go with us..." He then asked in disbelief: "Princess, where is Mr. Xu?"
"Dead." Wei An laughed coldly: "You think it's not an assassination, but I have already obtained evidence to confirm that he colluded with bandits to assassinate me. Since he was trying to assassinate the royal family, he deserves to die. My treatment is not overstepping my authority. If you think I have overstepped my authority, go find your governor to come and see me."
This was brought into the ditch again! The general was a little annoyed: "Princess, don't be so unreasonable. Up to now, everything is your one-sided statement."
"It's not just one side of the story." Wei An interrupted him calmly, "Because I have witnesses. The officials present can testify for me. Mr. Xu admitted to arson and to killing me. If his own words cannot be counted as evidence, and so many adults' witnesses cannot be counted, then I don't know what to do. Maybe this world belongs to the governor? Or is his surname Xu?"
This statement was so outrageous that the general turned pale. (To be continued)