What King Runan said was sincere, but no one was willing to buy it.
Who on the field is not a human being, how can you not see what he is thinking?
Fang Xu couldn't help but laughed out loud, "The prince's behavior is still the same. If he can't stand, he will use the woman next to him to block the knife."
King Runan's expression softened somewhat, and he no longer showed the guilty look he had before, "Everything I said is true, but you turned it down and deliberately caused trouble."
"The prince can summon Liu Kuaizui and find someone to check carefully to see if someone from the Yongcheng Marquis has been looking for him." Fang Xu sneered, with a look of disdain in his eyes, "Then again, with your youngest son's reputation, Is there any room for defilement?”
Fang Xu's words were to the point, and his voice was loud enough that even the people outside could hear him clearly.
"Mrs. Hou, since this matter was done by Princess Runan and it is the first offense, you see..." Magistrate Liu squinted his eyes, and the consolation in his eyes was self-evident.
This is to avoid offending both parties, not only giving Fang Xu face, but also giving King Runan a favor.
No wonder he is a man who can serve as an official at the feet of the emperor. He is a clever person and his brain works very fast.
Fang Xu understood that this was the best result she could get at the moment.
"I can settle the matter, but the condition is that Princess Runan must prepare a generous gift, come to my daughter-in-law in person to apologize, and then write a letter admitting her mistake and hang it on the street in Dongshi for a whole month to calm my anger."
Fang Xu's eyes were light and his tone was calm, "If Princess Runan is unwilling to cooperate, I will continue to make trouble until she bows her head."
King Runan blushed and said in a deep voice, "Fang Xu, don't go too far!"
"Am I going too far?" Fang Xu sneered and turned to look at him, "If my behavior is called too much, wouldn't the prince be going to rebel?"
"I can go to court today, so I don't think I have to endure this bad breath." Fang Xu Dingding looked at him, feeling oppressed, "If I give in now, anyone can come and trample on the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion in the future. Feet, isn’t my mistress just a decoration?”
"This..." Seeing that Fang Xu was thinking hard, Magistrate Liu paused, looked at King Runan again, and whispered, "Since the princess has done something wrong, she should bear the consequences, and Madam Hou's request is also Within reason, if the prince relents, the situation will be resolved."
King Runan was silent for a long time before he whispered, "Okay."
After hearing the satisfactory reply, Fang Xucai turned around and said coldly, "Since the prince has expressed his position, I don't want to say anything more. If you still suspect that Liu Kuaizui's matter was my fault, you can send someone Go and investigate carefully, if I have any connection, I will cooperate fully."
She was confident that she could hold Liu Kuai's mouth.
On that day, Bai Ji had to go through many connections and go through more than ten attempts to get in touch with Liu Kuaizui.
From beginning to end, Bai Ji never showed up. Even if he was investigated, he could only find those middlemen.
King Runan clenched his fists so tightly that he wanted to tear Fang Xu alive.
"The matter has come to an end. The two parties have reached an agreement, so..."
"Master Liu."
Shen Ji, who had been silent for a long time, opened his mouth and said warmly, "I'm afraid you've forgotten me."
Magistrate Liu was stunned for a moment, his eyes fell on his handsome face, and he asked in a low voice, "Master Shen, aren't you here for this matter?"
"Of course not." Shen Ji smiled gently, but there was no smile in his eyes. "I came here today because of the business in the hands of King Runan."
Magistrate Liu looked embarrassed, laughed awkwardly, glanced at King Runan aside, and couldn't help but curse in his heart.
If a woman sues him, a man will sue him too.
What kind of bastard thing did a good prince do to make him so annoying?
"Master Shen, if you have anything to do, you might as well say it directly." Magistrate Liu straightened his expression and said in a deep voice, "I will not take sides."
joke,
He wanted to be partial.
But no matter who the flattery is, it's always a mistake. In this case, it's better to do it fairly and justly.
Shen Ji was silent for a moment, then a smile appeared on his lips, "As far as I know, King Runan has a gambling shop on the west side of Dongcheng. If it is just for business, then that's it."
"Prince Qiansheng came up with a strange trick. He had a casino on the left and a bank loan on the right. He squeezed people dry. If they can't pay back the money, the people in the shop will take care of it."
Shen Ji looked sideways at the livid King Runan, with a sneer on his lips, "The prince is really a businessman. The monthly profit of a gambling house alone exceeds 300,000 taels of silver, but the tax paid is not enough." Not on."
"The difference in taxes..." Shen Ji raised his eyebrows and laughed softly, "Where have they gone?"
King Runan's face instantly lost color and he looked at Shen Ji in disbelief.
Obviously... they had obviously prepared false accounts, how could this go wrong?
"Having taken away the hard-earned money from the people's pockets, can the prince live a stable life?" Shen Ji looked at him, but the conversation turned to Magistrate Liu, "The amount of money involved is huge, Master Liu must deal with it impartially."
"This...this, this, this..."
Is this something that a small prefect like him can handle?
Magistrate Liu's throat was dry and he was speechless for a while.
Shen Ji took out an object from his sleeve and said warmly, "I have a personal order from the emperor. Master Liu only needs to send enough people to seal down the gambling house, and there is no need to worry about the rest."
"...Yes." When Magistrate Liu saw the token, he stood up quickly, looking panicked and feeling sad in his heart.
After working on it for a long time, this matter has reached the ears of the emperor.
Magistrate Liu felt a lot of relief and was extremely glad that he had not said anything wrong.
Shen Ji looked back at King Runan, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said warmly, "Do you accept the emperor's decision?"
Seeing the token, King Runan's temples jumped.
Shen Ji used the emperor to pressure him, how could he dare to say no?
Wang Qiang of Runan smiled, but his smile was uglier than crying, "The emperor's decision is of course right. It seems that the shopkeeper under him got greedy and made a false account to deceive me, so I missed paying taxes. payment."
"The gambling den will naturally be closed down, and the people inside will also be arrested. I will naturally make up for the missed taxes, and those who borrowed money from my colleagues will no longer need to pay it back."
King Runan's eyelids twitched and he said in a low voice, "Please Sir Shen give me a message to reassure the emperor that I will definitely cooperate."
At this point, he could only reluctantly give up in order to preserve his reputation.
When the three people came out of the government office, King Runan didn't look at them and got on the carriage without saying a word.
Shen Ji looked at the carriage leaving quickly and couldn't help but sneer, "He reacts quickly."
"He is trying to survive with a broken arm, so he has some cleverness." Fang Xu spoke softly, without a trace of a smile on his face. "The gambling shop collapsed, but it was just a loss of some money. If you persist, you will never lose a single person." It’s as simple as a gambling den.”
"Cutting off one of his trade routes today can be regarded as teaching him a lesson. He has lost money and the emperor's trust, so he will definitely pin all his hopes on that mountain."
"By the time he is so anxious and exposes himself, we will have won completely."
