Suzhou City has always been prosperous. Shortly after midnight, the streets in the city were already busy with traffic. Among the bustling people, the sounds of vendors shouting and selling could be heard everywhere.
After entering the city, Xie Xi and Lu Xiaoxiao got off the carriage.
The two walked side by side on the street.
Guard Mu Qing held the carriage dutifully. He slowed down and followed the two masters expressionlessly.
There are all kinds of snacks on the street. The smell of burnt aroma wafting from the front seems to be mixed with a hint of sweetness.
Even Lu Xiaoxiao, who had used pastries in the carriage before, couldn't help but stop and stare at the small stall in front of him.
Noticing Lu Xiaoxiao's strangeness, Xie Xi also stopped. Just as he was about to ask, he heard her voice first: "The stall in front is really delicious. It seems to be selling cakes?" I want to eat a little bit. 】
[But I just had breakfast, so if I buy it, I’ll eat half of it and not be able to finish it...]
Xie Xi followed Lu Xiaoxiao's gaze and looked at the stall in front of him.
There was only an old woman in front of the stall.
The old woman's hair was neatly combed, and the clothes she wore were simple and clean.
Xie Xi would never buy these snacks on the street.
However, since his wife wants to eat...
Thinking of this, Xie Xi moved her fingertips slightly, held Lu Xiaoxiao's hand through her wide sleeves, and led her quickly towards the old woman's stall.
Lu Xiaoxiao:? ? ?
[Why did Your Highness suddenly walk so fast? Where is this taking me? 】
[No, why did His Highness bring me to this cake dumpling stall! ? 】
[It’s impossible for His Highness to know that I want to eat, right? Probably not, maybe His Highness came here specially because of the fragrance? 】
[I have to say that His Highness’s move is very satisfactory to me! 】
Lu Xiaoxiao raised his face slightly, staring straight at Xie Xi's side face with his smiling almond eyes.
Listening to him ordering a sweet and glutinous cake from the stall owner, Lu Xiaoxin couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that His Highness would also like to eat such street snacks." 】
Xie Xi: "..."
Xie Xi did not explain, but took the cake wrapped in oil paper from the stall owner and handed it to Lu Xiaoxiao: "Ma'am, take it first."
"Okay, husband."
A sweet smile appeared on Lu Xiaoxiao's face, and he responded with a soft voice, thinking about reaching out to take it.
Suddenly, they heard an exclamation coming from the front, and the sound of rapid horse hooves suddenly sounded. Lu Xiaoxiao and Xie Xi looked up at the same time.
But they saw a man in green riding on a horse not far ahead. He looked gloomy, shouted to get out of the way, and came quickly towards their direction.
The people in the city were frightened for a moment, and they were all running around in panic. When some stall owners saw this, they were so frightened that they even gave up their stalls and ran away.
For a time, the bustling street was mostly empty.
Seeing this scene in front of him, Xie Xi's face suddenly darkened.
Xie Xi protected Lu Xiaoxiao and hid aside, calling out coldly: "Mu Qing!"
Mu Qing, who had been following the two masters, understood instantly. He let go of the reins in his hands, jumped up, and headed towards the man in green riding on the horse very quickly.
The long sword at his waist was instantly unsheathed, and Mu Qing was holding the long sword in his hand. Before the man in green could react, Mu Qing's sword had already stabbed the horse's butt. The horse was frightened and jumped almost like crazy. .
Mu Qing struck with his sword again, and the horse neighed in pain and finally fell to the ground. The man in green on the horse's back was also thrown out and fell to the ground.
Xie Xi subconsciously reached out and covered Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes.
Lu Xiaoxiao: "...?"
Lu Xiaoxiao didn't move, but he was confused: "Why does Your Highness have to cover my eyes?" 】
Xie Xi didn't want her to see the blood ahead.
The horse that fell to the ground had blood flowing from it.
Mu Qing put away her sword and was about to return to the carriage when she heard a cold shout from behind: "Stop!"
Mu Qing's face remained expressionless. He continued to walk forward without any pause, as if he didn't hear the voice of the person behind him.
"You killed my horse and you still want to leave!?"
Li Youbin, who was wearing green clothes, was furious. He quickly got up from the ground, holding a riding whip in his hand, and strode towards Mu Qing.
Because there was a horse on the bottom just now, Li Youbin was not hurt when he fell to the ground.
Mu Qing didn't walk very fast.
Li Youbin caught up with him, and as soon as he got close, he swung the riding crop in his hand and headed towards Mu Qing's front.
Mu Qing's face did not change. He raised his hand and held the riding whip tightly in his hand. He said in a calm tone: "You ride your horse wantonly on the street and disturb the people in the city. If you are sent to the government office, what will you do?" You are going to be punished, but now that I have killed your horse, it can be regarded as helping you.”
"You still want to send me to the government office?"
Li Youbin sneered and said in a disdainful tone: "Do you know who I am? No government office in Suzhou City dares to torture me!"
"On the contrary, if you kill my horse, you should pay for my horse's life!"
Li Youbin raised his chin slightly, with an arrogant expression, and threatened Mu Qing in a sinister tone: "Either you go to the government office and be tortured, or you kneel in front of me and beg for mercy right now! Maybe I will let you go!"
[Who spoke so arrogantly and in such a loud tone! ? 】
Lu Xiaoxiao was really curious.
Lu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but quietly reached out and pulled down Xie Xi's hand covering his eyes. As soon as he noticed Xie Xi frowning, Lu Xiaoxiao immediately acted coquettishly at him: "Husband, I want to see."
[I want to see, who is this relative of the emperor, who behaves like this in Suzhou City, and no government official dares to punish him? 】
Xie Xi frowned slightly.
Xie Xi didn't remember that there was such a figure in the royal family.
This person acts so domineeringly, so he must have a backer behind him.
Before Lu Xiaoxiao could open the system, he heard the words of the old woman selling cakes: "You two should leave quickly. That is the young master of the Li family. I heard that his sister is the son of the governor of Jiangnan, Mr. Shi." I love my concubine and cannot be messed with..."
The old woman did not dare to say anything. Seeing the two customers in front of her still standing here, the old woman quickly closed the stall and did not dare to continue setting up a stall here.
When he heard that this person's backer was Jiangnan Governor Shi Weian, Xie Xi's eyes darkened, he smiled instead of angry, and said in a low voice: "Okay, that's really good."
It seems that Shi Weian really covers the sky with one hand in this area of Jiangnan.
If Shi Weian is not eliminated, the country of Li may be endangered in the future.
[Surname Li? The brother-in-law of Jiangnan Governor Shi Weian! ? ? 】
Having no time to pay attention to His Highness's reaction, Lu Xiaoxiao came to his senses in an instant, quickly activated the melon-eating function of the system with his consciousness, and quickly searched the face of the man in green.
Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up.
【Yes! 】
Xie Xi's eyes moved slightly and he listened attentively.
[The young master of the Li family, Li Youbin, whose parents are still alive, is engaged in business at home, has a small income, and has a sister named Li Qiqi, who is the outer room of Jiangnan Governor Shi Weian. 】
[Li Qiqi is beautiful, capable, and understands Shi Weian's thoughts. Now she is favored by Shi Weian. Similarly, Li Qiqi can also gain Shi Weian's trust...]
Xie Xi remembered that Lu Xiaoxiao had said before that Shi Weian's favorite concubine was the Li family.
Xie Xi originally just wanted to take Lu Xiaoxiao into the city to relax, but he didn't expect that the Li Youbin he met would be Li's younger brother. This was an unexpected gain.
[It’s just that with a sister who is a concubine, Li Youbin dares to call himself Shi Weian’s brother-in-law? Is he really not afraid of being beaten? 】
Lu Xiao carefully clicked his tongue and turned over the things about Li Youbin, but the more he read, the more angry he became.
Don’t do any good things, and take care of all the bad things!
[For a scum like Li Youbin, dying ten thousand times is not enough! 】
[I’m so angry. I’m really going to be so angry! 】
Lu Xiaoxiao suppressed the anger in his heart, firmly remembered Li Youbin's crime in his heart, and used his consciousness to turn off the melon-eating function of the system.
Lu Xiaoxiao raised her eyes, her face tensed. She looked at Xie Xi and said, "Husband, let's go there too."
"good."
Xie Xi didn't know what other news Lu Xiaoxiao had received. He couldn't hear the details, but he could only hear her anger.
However, Li Youbin was somewhat useful to Xie Xi.
After solving the Jiangnan matter, if Xiaoxiao is unwilling to let Li Youbin go, then he will leave Li Youbin to Xiaoxiao. Maybe it can alleviate Xiaoxiao's anger?
Xie Xi pondered: How about letting Mu Qing kidnap the person first tonight? At that time, Li Youbin can be used to threaten Li...
Shi Weian is too cunning. If you want to deal with Shi Weian, you can only deal with the people he trusts most.
If not...
At this time, Mu Qing was still blocked by Li Youbin and refused to leave.
After listening to Li Youbin's arrogant words, Mu Qing didn't even look at him. He suddenly pulled out his long sword and placed the sword across Li Youbin's neck with a crisp movement. "Want to die?"
The sharp sword blade touched his neck, with a slight chill, which made Li Youbin's eyes widen in shock. Li Youbin didn't even dare to move, and said calmly: "You, you, you -"
"How dare you attack me!? You are so bold, I will definitely send you to the prison in the government office!"
"oh."
Mu Qing remained unmoved.
Mu Qing was waiting for his master's instructions.
There were not many people on the street at this time. Apart from the four of them, there were only a few stall owners secretly hiding in the corner, keeping an eye on the situation here.
However, no one deliberately ran to report the incident.
The young master of the Li family, Li Youbin, relied on the fact that his sister was the daughter of the governor of Jiangnan. He often ran rampant and acted recklessly in the city. Many people in Suzhou City had been bullied by Li Youbin.
What's more, Li Youbin also committed the evil deeds of robbing women and forcing girls into prostitution, which caused the death of other people's families...
All kinds of evil deeds, if Li Youbin didn't have a backer behind him, he would have died thousands of times!
Now that they saw Li Youbin being held hostage by a hero with a sword, they would only clap their hands secretly and applaud, wishing that Li Youbin would die in front of them!
Lu Xiaoxiao and Xie Xi walked towards Mu Qing.
The sword in Mu Qing's hand was very stable. Although it was pressed against Li Youbin's neck, it did not hurt him at all.
"Sir, madam."
Mu Qing said calmly: "This man rode his horse wantonly on the street and almost hurt my wife. I wonder how the young master will deal with this man?"
"Send it to the government office."
Xie Xi took off the jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Mu Qing, and said in a calm tone: "Tell the government office that he must be punished as he deserves. Otherwise, you will be responsible for the consequences."
The jade pendant on Xie Xi's waist originally belonged to his fourth brother Xie Jin, but it was borrowed by Xie Xi and never returned.
Nowadays, it is somewhat useful to deter Suzhou government officials.
Huh... do you think that by sending him to the government office, he will be punished?
Dream on!
Li Youbin sneered in his heart, that's just right. When he gets to the government office, he will also file a complaint with the adults!
"Yes, sir."
Mu Qing responded, quickly put away his sword, and carried Li Youbin towards the Suzhou government office.
Li Youbin did not struggle.
Anyway, on the way.
Lu Xiaoxiao was a little surprised at His Highness's decision, "My husband asked Guard Mu Qing to send him to the government office, so he will definitely be punished?"
[After all, Li Youbin has contacts with the Suzhou government office. If Li Youbin is sent to be tortured, maybe the Suzhou government office is just pretending? 】
"With the fourth brother's jade pendant here, the Suzhou government office shouldn't dare to fool him, unless he doesn't want the black gauze hat on his head. If madam is worried, why don't you accompany me to take a look?"
Xie Xi's eyes darkened when he mentioned his fourth brother. He had received news from Shengjing City last night, and his fourth brother was already on his way to Jiangnan.
Fourth brother...
Xie Xi no longer knew whether his fourth brother was still his fourth brother.
Although Lu Xiaoxiao wanted to watch it, she had other concerns in her heart.
[Officials in this area of Jiangnan are all protected by officials. If His Highness goes there and is identified by the gentleman from Suzhou, and sends a message to spread the news, wouldn't it be detrimental to Your Highness's secret search for evidence? 】
[Forget it, as long as the Mu Qing guards are watching over there, there is no need for me to go over and join in the fun. 】
[After all, His Highness’s affairs are more important right now. His Highness must not make any mistakes in hiding his identity. 】
"If I don't go, there's nothing to see."
Lu Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, shook his head and said, "Husband, I'm a little tired, why not go to Luoyang Inn first?"
"That's fine."
Xie Xi knew in his heart that Xiaoxiao was concerned about his identity. Since it was her kindness, he couldn't refuse.
Without waiting for guard Mu Qing to come back, Xie Xi and Lu Xiaoxiao walked towards the direction of Luoyang Inn.
However, they did not know that not long after they left, five government servants hurried over.
They couldn't find the person the adults asked them to find. They only saw a dead horse, and the blood on the ground was almost dry.
"Boss, no one was found over there."
A young government official searched everywhere and hurried back to report.
The leader raised his sleeves and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said: "We are too late. I'm afraid that person has already left. Let's go back and report to the adults first."
"yes."
The government servants who came together all responded.
