Chapter 33
Qi Xilian's story was long, but also very sad.
Qi Xilian was originally a young lady from a wealthy family. She had been proficient in zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting under the guidance of a famous teacher since she was young, and her father was also a famous local gentry.
She was the second child in the family. She had an elder sister and a younger brother.
Everything had been very blissful, but as her sister grew more and more beautiful, she had been chosen by a profligate son at the Shangyuan Lantern Festival last year. This good-for-nothing son was the Prince of Qinghe, Zhao Wenyun.
Zhao Wenyun inquired about Qi Xilian's sister's family background and sent someone to matchmake her sister. Her family was also a noble family, so how could she let her eldest daughter be a concubine? Even if the other party was the Regional King.
Qi Xilian's family did not agree, but Zhao Wenyun did not give up. He sent people to persuade them many times. Finally, at the beginning of this year, Zhao Wenyun could not wait any longer and sent people to rob them at night. He wanted to do it without anyone knowing.
Zhao Wenyun's men had also done it, but one of his men had lost his waist tag, which was picked up by Qi Xilian's parents. They knew who had done it. Zhao Wenyun was afraid that this matter would spread out, so he colluded with the local magistrate to silence Qi Xilian's family.
Only Qi Xi Lian was lucky enough to escape with the help of the old housekeeper in the residence, but her entire family was silenced. Even her ten-year-old brother was not spared. After that, Qi Xilian went to seek refuge with her uncle and told him about this matter, hoping that her uncle would complain and let Qinghe Prince Zhao Wenyun bring him to justice.
However, her uncle had never dared to go against the imperial clan. In addition, he had no evidence, so he advised Qi Xilian, this niece, to live a good life and not think about revenge. How could ordinary people like them fight against His Highness?
After that, her uncle gave the Wen Mo Xuan, one of the four largest brothels in the capital, to Qi Xilian, hoping that she could make a good living in this brothel.
However, Qi Xi Lian was not willing to give up. She wanted to take revenge, and then she thought of a way. She herself was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and her appearance was as beautiful as her sister's, so she became the Courtesan Belle of Wen Mo Xuan. Only she and the brothel madame knew about this. The people below did not know that this Courtesan Belle was their boss.
Because she heard that Zhao Wenyun was also a hedonistic son of a rich family in the capital and often frequented brothels. If she was the courtesan, she would have the opportunity to get close to Zhao Wenyun. If she could make Zhao Wenyun kneel before her, killing Zhao Wenyun and taking revenge would be as easy as flipping her palm.
" Lord Marquis, this is too hateful. There is such a hateful person in this world. Let's report this matter to Lord Bao. If Lord Marquis and Lord Bao join hands, they will definitely be able to punish Zhao Wenyun."
Zhan Zhao gritted his teeth as he listened from the side. He was originally a Jianghu person and had a strong Jianghu habit. It was something that Jianghu people were proud of to help when they saw injustice.
"They can be punished by joining forces? The crime of punishing Zhao Wenyun was not a matter of joining forces, but evidence. He was the eldest son of Zhao Deming, King Gong of Chu, and the future heir to the throne.
Do you think it's that easy? There was no way to convict him without solid evidence.”
Pang Yu rolled his eyes, then looked at Qi Xilian and said,"Although your background is pitiful, I don't agree with your actions. Zhao Wenyun was indeed the King of the Imperial Clan. His status was respected, and ordinary people did not dare to go against him.
But why didn't you go to Kaifeng Prefecture to complain? I know about Bao Heizi. He is impartial and impartial. He would even punish a prince for committing a crime, let alone a county king. If you don't have evidence, he will help you find evidence. Now, you haven't taken revenge, but you've gotten yourself into a lawsuit. Your personal maid, Xiao Cui, died because of you.”
Qi Xilian cried on the ground. She didn't expect things to develop to this extent.
"Alright, stop crying. Xiao Cui's death, he still had to take responsibility and punish her. However, I can promise you that before Zhao Wenyun is punished, you won't have to go to jail. I'll let you watch him go to hell with your own eyes.”
Pang Yu said coldly. A blissful family of five, with only one woman left to live alone in this world. He could feel the suffering that Qi Xi Lian suffered every day.
"Really?"
Qi Xilian looked at Pang Yu in disbelief. She could not believe that Pang Yu would stand up for her. One had to know that Pang Yu was the imperial uncle of the current dynasty, the son of the Grand Preceptor. His status was revered, while she was just a woman from a brothel. Her status was lowly. Using two words to describe her status, she was a slut.
Brothel girls were considered lowly in ancient times, so there was a saying that they were lowly.
"Have you never heard of the Marquis of An Le in the capital? The Marquis of Anle had turned over a new leaf after being in a coma. He first avenged Qin Xianglian and her son, killed the emperor's son-in-law, and later punished this year's new top scorer for a disabled person.
Now that Marquis An Le has been praised as Marquis Qingtian, you don't even know about this? Now, the whole world knows about it."
Zhan Zhao said loudly.
"But the other party is the Regional King."
Qi Xi Lian believed that Pang Yu wanted to stand up for her, but the other party was a King, a member of the Imperial Clan. This wasn't like the Fuma or the new top scorer.
To put it bluntly, a son-in-law was a son-in-law who had to rely on the princess to have his status. Not to mention the new top scorer, how could his status compare to the descendants of the imperial clan?
"You still don't know, right? Now that Lord Marquis is highly regarded by the Emperor, he has personally bestowed the Imperial Sword and the Golden Medallion. Let alone the descendants of the Imperial Clan, even if the Prince committed a crime, our Lord Marquis can still punish him if he finds evidence ~"
Pang Yu rolled his eyes when he heard this. If someone called him Marquis Qingtian, he would probably go crazy.
"Alright. What are you talking about? We haven't finished our business yet. After this, I will temporarily suppress this matter and announce to the public that no one died. It was just that someone had fainted from exhaustion and was now resting.
Come to my side after the Courtesan Belle Competition. I still have some questions to ask you after I'm done with my business.”
Pang Yu looked at Qi Xi Lian and took a deep breath.
"I thank Lord Marquis for your great kindness. I will never forget it ~"
Qi Xi Lian knelt on the ground and kowtowed, crying.
"Alright, I still have something to do.”
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"I admire Lord Marquis 'divine judgement. I never thought that Lord Marquis would solve a case in less than two hours.”
Zhan Zhao cupped his fists and smiled at Pang Yu.
"This still doesn't solve the problem. Don't forget that Ouyang Xiu is still missing.”
Pang Yu shook his head slightly. Standing on the ship, he suddenly slapped his thigh as he looked at those flower boats.
"F * ck, how am I stupid? F * ck, why are you secretly looking for evidence?"
Pang Yu slapped his thigh, feeling that he was really stupid. Who was he? He was the Marquis of An Le, the current imperial uncle, and the son of the Grand Preceptor. Why did he need to look for evidence like Bao Zheng?
"Let's go back to the Grand Preceptor's Residence ~"
As Pang Yu spoke, he led a group of people back to the Grand Preceptor's Residence. When he returned, his father was still in the residence. This was just right, so he did not have to make a trip to the Imperial Court.
"Dad, why are you home? Just in time, immediately order the soldiers of the Imperial City Bureau to surround the Bian River where the Courtesan Belle Competition is held. He also announced that Ouyang Xiu had been kidnapped and that the imperial court wanted to arrest a felon.”
Pang Yu looked at his father and said loudly.
"Nonsense, the Courtesan Belle Competition is also a holiday for the imperial court. Why can't I stay in the mansion? But you want to publicize this matter? Aren't you afraid of alerting the enemy?"
Senior Grand Tutor Pang looked at his son and asked suspiciously.
"It's not scary to alert the snake, but it's just that the snake won't move. As long as the snake is alerted, the snake will definitely come out of its hole. I will be able to catch the real murderer once we get out of the cave.”
To surround the Bian River, it required a lot of troops. It was not something that could be done with just a few hundred people. At least four to five thousand people were needed. Gao Yamen had no way to deal with four or five thousand people, and he couldn't transfer them like this.
Unless it was his father, Grand Commandant Gao, the Imperial Court and the Emperor would have to ask about the mobilization of so many soldiers.
Therefore, he could only ask his father to transfer the soldiers of the Imperial City Bureau. With his father's cautious personality, he would definitely enter the palace to meet the emperor. This would not be a problem.
"Alright, this old master will give the order for this matter, but I have to go to the palace to meet the emperor first. Otherwise, this old man wouldn't be able to take on so many soldiers.”
As he spoke, Senior Grand Tutor Pang prepared to enter the palace to meet the emperor.
"Hurry up, the faster the better ~" Pang Yu nodded.
After saying that, he seemed to have thought of something and looked at his father suspiciously."Dad, why is the Courtesan Belle Competition on holiday? Could it be that the officials of the imperial court were going to visit brothels together?”
" Get lost! I'll beat you to death, you unfilial son!"
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He was chased out of the residence again. Pang Yu pursed his lips. Wasn't it just visiting a brothel? It was as if everyone knew about it.
"Let's go back to the Bian River. The soldiers of the Imperial City Bureau will soon surround the Bian River.”
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There's no one tonight. I'll go. If there's no one, then I'll save it for tomorrow.
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