Chapter 12 Revenge at Night

The young man in the silk robe during the day was named Qiu. His father was a post station chief under Zhuozhou, just a minor official, but in this remote area, compared with the villagers, tenants, peddlers and hawkers, he could barely be considered a figure. What's more, those who can be so arrogant are often only minor officials. That night he was sleeping soundly in his upper room when he suddenly heard a knock on the door. He sat up and shouted, "Who is it?" while getting up very unhappily. After opening the door, Mr. Qiu was stunned for a moment. Standing at the door was a stranger he didn't recognize at all. He was wearing cloth clothes and had no hat on his bun. "What is it?" The stranger said with a foreign accent, "We need to do something, please go out for a while." Mr. Qiu was woken up from his bed by the noise, and the anger that he had just suppressed burst out, "Are you guys bored? The shopkeeper..." The stranger immediately interrupted him and shouted impatiently, "Get out of here!" "Fuck! Damn it!" Mr. Qiu cursed immediately. The stranger was furious. He grabbed Master Qiu by the collar and slapped him in the face. "Grandson, I told you not to scold grandma!" Several red fingerprints were immediately left on Master Qiu's face. He was stunned. The man dragged him outside and kicked him. Mr. Qiu fell face down on the ground. He was unable to get up for a long time. He was only wearing underwear and was covered in dust. He looked extremely miserable. Master Qiu finally got up and saw a large group of people coming into the yard. Some were wearing cloth clothes, some were yamen runners wearing blue and red tall hats, and there was also an official in a green robe! Everyone was holding torches, and the fireworks flickered in the black smoke. It was a grand ceremony. When Master Qiu saw that the official was dressed like a county magistrate, most of his anger disappeared and he stood there in a daze. what happened? A group of people walked straight to the entrance of a small door and crowded under the eaves. The official did not stand in front, but only stood beside him. Standing in the middle of the door was a young man in a gray cloth robe. After a while, the door opened. The people outside bowed respectfully, but the official's waist remained bent and never straightened up. At this time, someone spoke up, "General Qu Liangcai respectfully welcomes the Crown Prince of Yan, the Prince of Gaoyang, and the Third Prince. Has the Crown Prince recovered from his illness?" The official said, "I didn't know you were coming to our county, and I failed to welcome you. I am guilty of this." When Master Qiu heard this, he looked back at the scene around him. His legs went weak and he fell to his knees. "I deserve to die. I didn't know you were the prince!" The key is that the prince of Beiping wants to punish the officials and people of Zhuozhou. Isn't it a piece of cake? Master Qiu shuddered all over, and his mind immediately became clear as if a basin of cold water was poured over it: Could it be that he offended the noble yesterday, and now he has found such a group of people overnight, is it to take revenge? When Master Qiu shouted, a group of people turned around and looked at him in surprise. ...Only Qu Liangcai in front of him stared straight ahead, staring at Zhu Gaoxu. Qu Liangcai ignored the people behind him and said, "I am here on orders. I hope you princes will not embarrass me." The prince frowned and looked like he was about to speak, but Zhu Gaoxu shouted first, "Come here. Didn't you blame us yesterday for not knowing your name? Tell me your name." The young man's face was pale, and he crawled over using his hands and feet, trembling, "I shouldn't let the prince live in a small house, please move in now!" No one said anything, but they saw a kid who came from nowhere making jokes here, and the atmosphere was very weird. Seeing Zhu Gaoxu's sneer, the young man gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand and slapped himself in the face with a "slap" sound, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty." He glanced at Zhu Gaoxu and slapped himself again. Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said, "Whether you can be forgiven or not is not up to me. You have to ask this girl." The young man turned in the direction Zhu Gaoxu pointed and saw Du Qianrui. He immediately understood something and said, "I shouldn't have said such rude words..." Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Du Qianrui, who was standing inside, was so angry that her face turned red, even her ears turned red. The young man began to slap himself hard again, and with a loud and crisp slap, Du Qianrui's eyelashes trembled. Her expression was very rich. Her face was flushed as if she was drunk, and there was a bright light in her eyes. She was as excited as if her worth had increased several times. But she also looked at a loss, as if she was shy and didn't know how to respond after being praised. She looked a little embarrassed. "Please forgive me, young lady!" The young man slapped her again. Du Qianrui stuttered, "Stop fighting... that's all." "This girl is magnanimous and forgave you. You are lucky." Zhu Gaoxu said, "But..." He cleared his throat, looked around and shouted, "Do you know who we are? If you hurt us, can you bear the consequences?" The young man said in bewilderment and fear, "I dare not hurt you, I don't even want to think about it." There was a dead silence all around, and no one in the crowd said a word. Zhu Gaoxu's warning just now didn't seem to be meant for this young man. After watching the scene, Qu Liangcai said calmly, "My dear princes, I am honored to see you. Please come in." "Where are you going?" Zhu Gaoxu stared at Qu Liangcai's face. Qu Liangcai was not frightened by the look, and said calmly, "According to the emperor's order, please ask the Prince of Gaoyang and others to return to the capital for the time being. There is a case that needs to be investigated thoroughly." "Where is the imperial edict?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.