Just that Jiang Nianjiao is willing to cooperate, does not mean that others are also willing to cooperate.
A group of distinguished relatives headed by Mrs. Chen came to the door aggressively.
Looking at their postures, Jiang Nianjiao knew that the Prince of Liang was bound to have a verbal battle.
And the facts turned out to be as Jiang Nianjiao expected. The first person to take the lead was Marquis Leping's wife, Wang. This Wang usually had a fiery temper. In addition, her husband's family had not had much chance to enter the court in recent years, so even if it was just to please Mrs. Chen, she cannot help but take the lead at this time.
"His Royal Highness Prince Liang, you see it's already getting late, and something dangerous has just happened in Qi Mansion. Can you be accommodating and let us go back first?"
Although Wang is fierce, she also understands the principle of courtesy first and then fighting, so her words were not unpleasant at first.
Naturally, Zhao Nianze had no intention of falling out with these high-ranking nobles, so he only comforted him with gentle words: "Ladies, please understand the difficulties of Dali Temple. Although the murderer has been caught now, the person behind the scenes is still there. in the crowd, so I ask you to cooperate with the investigation and wait patiently."
"Investigation? Do you mean we are the ones behind the scenes?" At this time, another woman also came out and said aggressively.
And as soon as she said these words, this group of noble ladies suddenly exploded like boiling water.
"Everyone listen to my explanation."
"That was not what I meant."
"I will naturally protect your safety."
Even if Zhao Nianze tried to explain, his explanation was only drowned in the crowd by the ladies' condemnations.
Zhao Nianze obviously quickly realized that the advantage of this kind of verbal dispute was not his own, so when he saw these ladies arguing, he simply said nothing.
Anyway, all he has to do is let these ladies stay here.
And their quarrels are unlikely to turn into substantial harm.
However, I don’t know whether his silence gave others the courage to leave, or whether these people were simply bold.
Seeing that Zhao Yanzhen stopped saying anything, Wang, the wife of Marquis Leping, thought that he was at a loss for words, so she just said to the crowd behind her, "Sisters, why are we talking so much nonsense with them? Let's just leave. They What else can these little soldiers do to us?"
After speaking, the wife of Marquis Leping prepared to go over and open the door directly.
Others naturally swarmed forward when they saw this.
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Zhao Nianze only said loudly, "Let's see who dares!"
After saying that, he immediately winked at a guard next to him. Naturally, these people also knew the principle of setting a warning to others.
Therefore, after receiving Zhao Nianze's look, the guards quickly detained Mrs. Wang who went to unlock the door.
In just a moment, Mrs. Wang was grabbed by the arms and pushed to her knees on the ground.
The guard holding Mrs. Wang only used some strength, so the moment Mrs. Wang knelt down, she only howled like a killing pig, also because of her squealing voice.
The other ladies who were originally planning to imitate her were instantly frightened. When they saw Mrs. Wang saying that she would be escorted, no one dared to do anything wrong again. They even took a few steps back out of fear.
Seeing the defeat of the ladies' group, Mrs. Chen, who originally only asked them to clear the way for her, was obviously not happy either.
Therefore, she only said in a cold voice, "Your Highness Prince Liang, this is the wife of Marquis Leping. Although her husband is no longer an official in the court, she is still the sister of Emperor Ai. After all, you have to call her aunt. As a human being, Son, is this how you treat your relatives?"
When Zhao Nianze heard this, he only glanced at Mrs. Chen coldly and said, "There is no mercy within the law. No matter who it is, as long as it violates the law, I will not be merciful. What's more, today's matter is of great importance. If I can be accommodating, , who can take responsibility for delaying the case today?"
What Zhao Nianze said was righteous, but Mrs. Chen snorted coldly, "How can you guarantee that there are no other assassins in this room? We are all noble ladies here. It doesn't matter if I am injured. Could it be that they are injured?" It doesn’t matter? Can you bear my life? Can you bear the lives of all of us?"
When saying this, Mrs. Chen also gradually showed signs of
Show off your edge.
Zhao Nianze also said loudly, "I will be responsible for your safety! As long as you don't run around, I guarantee that your lives will not be in danger. If something happens to any of you, I will take the responsibility!"
After hearing his vow, some people slowly gave up the idea of leaving.
Mrs. Chen was still dissatisfied and said, "You are responsible, what are you responsible for?"
"If any of you are assassinated again today, I will take the heads on my neck to pay for it."
Hearing these words, even Mrs. Chen also weakened her voice, "Of course you can only say nice things at the moment. If something happens in the future, His Majesty may not be able to let you do it. His Highness, there is no need to say so nice things."
Listening to her strange words, Jiang Nianjiao, who was silent at first, couldn't help but said, "Cousin, why do we have to do such a thankless thing? In my opinion, we might as well let Mrs. Chen and the others go back. Since that man has one and two, he may inevitably cause some trouble in the future. Moreover, as the New Year is approaching and parties are going on one after another, it will be more convenient for the murderer to commit another crime. At that time, ladies and gentlemen, I don’t know who is going to suffer this unreasonable disaster.”
Jiang Nianjiao's words are naturally more sinister than Mrs. Chen, but she is also telling the truth. The New Year is approaching, and if the murderer is not found out, there will be several more incidents like this in the future. At that gathering, Tiantian Yingying will really be called out. The ground is no longer working.
After Jiang Nianjiao finished speaking, Xu Zhilan only helped her husband and said, "Madams, my husband can at least put his head on his neck as a guarantee to give you peace of mind."
"But what can Mrs. Chen promise you? If you go with her today, you are obstructing official business. She, Mrs. Chen, has Da Sima Chen as a guarantee, and Empress Min has spoken out in the palace. Even if the case is shelved, That won’t fall on him, but what about you? Can you guarantee that you can get away too?”
Xu Zhilan's provocation only divided some people.
The people who had originally made trouble stopped saying anything. Seeing that the situation was over, several ladies only took the initiative to say, "Mrs. Chen, why don't we just wait? Anyway, the palace sent so many guards here today, and everyone is in the courtyard." , come to think of it, even if there is a murderer, he may not dare to make trouble in front of us."
"Yes, let's go. If we are accused of obstructing official business, it will be difficult for us men to deal with the advice of the Yushitai in the court."
Everyone was persuading each other, and everyone had their own reasons for not wanting to continue to fight against King Liang.
Even though Mrs. Chen was so angry that her face was red and her neck was thick, she did not want to admit defeat at all. At this time, she also knew that the situation was over.
So she could only roll up her sleeves coldly, and then said, "You'd better pray that nothing happens to us, otherwise I will not let you go lightly."
As soon as the words fell, Mrs. Chen turned and left.
When the others saw that their mastermind, Mrs. Chen, had returned to the courtyard, they naturally followed closely and made the birds and beasts disperse.
Everyone left, leaving only one Mrs. Wang who was still crying out, "Don't leave! There's still me! Are you going to abandon me?"
However, no matter how much Mrs. Wang called, others ignored her.
Instead, when Zhao Nianze saw that the danger was over, he also signaled the entourage on the left and right to let Mrs. Wang go.
Then he whispered to Mrs. Wang, "My aunt just couldn't bear it. Please go with them and wait where you are."
Mrs. Wang was finally free, so naturally she quickly returned to where she was before, but after what happened just now, she obviously had some intention of re-evaluating where she should go.
Although Zhao Nianze showed some toughness just now, because the people who came to Qi Mansion this time were all high-ranking officials, except for the organizer of Qi Mansion, most of the other people here just made routine inquiries. However, after the inquiry, they also No one can leave.
After all, these people are very powerful. If they were allowed to communicate with the outside world, today's case would probably become an unsolved case again.
Although these ladies are extremely dissatisfied with this, because of Mrs. Chen's experience, no matter how dissatisfied they are, they can only live with it. ..
The main direction of Dali Temple's attack was obviously those assassins. Unfortunately, these people were very tough-talking. No matter how they tortured or tortured them in turn, they refused to reveal the secrets of any party.
secret.
Seeing that it was getting later and later, Mrs. Qi, who was in charge of Duke Qi's palace, was still under investigation, so the ladies sitting in the courtyard could not even take a bite of food.
In the end, Princess Liang spent her own money to go to a nearby noodle soup restaurant to make some soup noodles for emergency use, and everyone had a hot meal.
I think this should be the most unforgettable banquet among the many banquets they have attended.
And with this banquet, they may not want to attend the banquet again for a long time.
Compared with these people, it is obvious that the Qi family has more gains than the losses. Now the Qi family has finally managed to catch up with the Chen family. As a result, the two of them jointly held a banquet. Although the Chen family was only in name, it was the first time they held a banquet that they encountered this person. Not to mention whether the Chen family will take the Qi family with them, I'm afraid that the Qi family will get into trouble because of this.
It is also because of this that among all the ladies, Qi Peipei, who was originally very popular and good at dancing, was now isolated.
The ladies who used to call her sisters all the time were now avoiding Qi Peipei like snakes and scorpions.
Qi Peipei, who was worried about his mother's safety and experienced the warmth and coldness of the world at the same time, felt as if there was a secret demon in his heart.
No matter how good she was and how groveling she was, when things really happened, those people with whom she had a harmonious relationship in the past would not abandon her one by one.
And perhaps the only thing that can truly make a person invincible is a higher status.
