Tianliangyuan

Chapter 206 Insulting the Princess

In the Marquis's residence, the favoritism shown towards Xu Zhaozhao was open, aboveboard, and brooked no argument.

Who can blame Xu Han and Wang Ruolan for only having this one precious daughter!

Moreover, several elders from Wang Ruolan's maternal family doted on Xu Zhaozhao, sending her many rare gifts every year. Who could say anything about that?

Zhang is now assisting Wang Ruolan in managing the household, and she is in charge of all the meals.

As the twelfth lunar month approached, various matters became more complicated, and Zhang was much busier than before.

Wang Ruolan wasn't the type to control everything herself, so she delegated the task of selecting clothing materials to the newly arrived manager of Anhe County.

Although the second daughter-in-law was a county princess, she has never put on airs since entering the Marquis's mansion. Instead, she has always followed the rules of her husband's family, regarded herself as a junior, and always treated her elder sister-in-law, Zhang, with great respect.

Now that Xu Junting's marriage is settled, the marriage of Xu Junqing from the second wife's side is also in the works. They just need to wait until next spring so that the two families can have a proper talk and it will be settled.

For the Xu family, this was one good thing after another, and everyone was in high spirits. However, the old lady who lived in the back was very unhappy.

Why?

Ultimately, it's all for Sun Qian.

No, that's not right. It should be said that it was for Xu Lin.

The Sun family was implicated because of the trouble caused by Sun Huaizhi. Although the Marquis's mansion did not directly say that it would deal with the Sun family, everyone is not stupid. Does Sun Huaizhi really think that everyone can't see through his treachery?

As a result, Sun Huaizhi's image in the eyes of many powerful figures in the capital collapsed.

I used to think that he was at least a scholar, and that he should at least be polite and sensible.

Now it seems that it was all an illusion!

Sun Huaizhi's official position was not revoked, which was also the intention of Xu Han and the Ministry of Personnel.

Sun Huaizhi made a mistake, but he is still Xu Han's nephew. We can't negate everything about this child just because of one incident.

Therefore, Xu Han only instructed that Sun Huaizhi be fined some of his salary before restoring him to his original position.

Even so, because of the trouble caused by Sun Huaizhi, it will likely be difficult for him to get promoted in the future.

Moreover, as the mayor of the East City Administration, if he cannot achieve some results, why should he be promoted?

To achieve results, one must either collect more taxes or offer suggestions and strategies, but clearly, Sun Huaizhi lacks these abilities.

Even if he did, the magistrate of the Eastern Market above him could easily claim credit for it.

Don't underestimate a small government office; there are many intricacies involved.

You are the nephew of the Marquis's family, and that person is the nephew of the Duke's family!

Who doesn't have a powerful backer?

Liu Qi has been practically living at the yamen (government office) these days.

With the emperor's capital under the noses and the year-end approaching, everything is geared towards stability.

Liu Qi had a large number of yamen runners under his command, along with a large number of unruly people, so he still had to play a role in maintaining the security of the county.

Of course, the specific matters were handled by the county constable under his command.

Liu Qi realized something was wrong after Liu Huaien's incident.

These days, he almost never accepts any invitations to banquets, devoting himself entirely to official business.

"My lord, something terrible has happened. A fight has broken out in Pingkang Ward. The county magistrate led his men there, but someone just came back with news that the county magistrate has also been detained there."

"Huh? Who is so bold as to detain an official appointed by the imperial court?"

"Your Excellency, I have only heard that the second young master of the Duan family is there, and it seems that there is also a young master Liu there, but I do not know which young master Liu it is."

Liu Qi's expression turned serious; it seemed he really had to make the trip.

The second young master of the Duan family?

That must be Duan Xing. He is the darling of the eldest princess, and even the emperor dotes on him. As a county magistrate, he can only treat such a person with utmost respect.

When he arrived, he discovered that several groups of people had gotten drunk and caused trouble.

Duan Xing was in a better situation. Qi Yunze and Liu Bo were with him. Among the people opposite him, some looked unfamiliar, but judging from their clothes, they should all be sons of officials.

When Liu Qi came over and asked, he learned that the two sides had fought, and if it weren't for Qi Yunze's presence, Duan Xing would probably have been bruised and battered.

After frowning, Liu Qi started by targeting Qi Yunze.

"As the magistrate of Wannian County, why are you not performing your duties properly and instead coming here to drink? Do you know that negligence and dereliction of duty are also serious crimes!"

Qi Yunze calmly replied, "Lord Liu, I wasn't on duty today. It was my day off, and I had arranged to meet Lord Duan for drinks and a chat. I never expected to encounter such ignorant people, which led to the conflict. To be honest, it's not a big deal. Let those guys sober up, and then they can come over and apologize to us."

After inquiring, Liu Qi learned that the other party was the son of the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies, and together with several officials from the Court of State Ceremonies, they had brought several envoys from Nanzhao to enjoy themselves here.

It wasn't originally a big deal.

However, their conversation was inappropriate and offended Duan Xing, which led to the fight.

Duan Xing was not drunk. He glared at him and said angrily, "How dare you! As officials of my Great Xing, you do not think about protecting the reputation of my Great Xing royal family, but only care about pleasing the envoys of small countries. What kind of logic is this?"

Liu Qi felt a chill run down his spine; the questioning came unexpectedly, and the people opposite him were clearly terrified.

It turned out that the envoys had mentioned requesting that the princess of Daxing marry into the royal family during their conversation. However, they also knew that the previous king of Nanzhao had married a member of the royal family of Daxing and made her a princess. However, after entering Nanzhao, the princess passed away after only five years due to differences in lifestyle.

However, the princess left behind a daughter, who is now the sister of the King of Nanzhao.

Because of the consideration for Daxing, the princess of Nanzhao was able to grow up safely and was never mistreated by the Nanzhao royal family.

After getting drunk, the envoys mentioned that they didn't know how many years the princess from Daxing would live after marrying into Nanzhao.

Another person joked that Princess Daxing was too delicate to withstand the favors of the King of Nanzhao.

It was this sentence that angered Duan Xing.

Although Duan Xing was not a member of the royal family, his mother was a legitimate princess.

How could he tolerate being talked about like this?

After Liu Qi understood the whole story, he simply said that it was no wonder these people were beaten.

Before Liu Qi could make a decision, Zhao Changqing rushed over.

The commotion here has become so great that it has already alarmed the Emperor.

Emperor Yong'an may seem easygoing, but he is actually domineering and forceful.

On his own turf, he would certainly not tolerate his sisters and nieces being insulted by outsiders.

As a result, all of these people were tricked and imprisoned by Zhao Changqing.

After that, all they had to do was wait for them to sober up so that their superiors could come and redeem them.

Duan Xing hit someone, but instead of being scolded, he was summoned to the palace by the emperor and received a lot of rewards before going home.