It was said that the King of Hell was easy to provoke, but the little demons were difficult to deal with. Arrester Hou opened his mouth and was about to arrest her with a business-like attitude. Yu Shu didn't look angry at all. She pretended to be surprised and asked, "What did you say? My mother is an escaped slave? Arrester Hou, you've got the wrong person. Although my mother is of humble birth, I've long sought Imperial Consort Niang's permission to return my mother to a good citizen. Although this matter is not known to all, there is no lack of people who know about it. Who is it that is so unreasonable and falsely accusing my mother? "
Constable Hou said coldly, "That's right. Your mother's contract of sale proves that she is a servant of Assistant Minister Yin's residence. Otherwise, why would we dare to come to your residence to arrest her?"
"Contract of slavery?" Yu Shu shook her head and laughed, "Then there must be a mistake. My mother was indeed a servant of the Yin family a few years ago, but the madam of that residence was virtuous and virtuous. She returned the contract to my mother and acted as a matchmaker for my late father, allowing both of them to return home. It had already been more than ten years. How could there still be a contract of slavery? I said you've got the wrong person. Please leave. "
Arrester Hou saw that she was going to play dumb to the end. He looked at Yu Shu and saw that she was just a little girl around ten years old. She was rumored to be amazing and even thought that she was born with three heads and six arms.
Because he was ordered to come here, he was very confident. He thought that if he completed this task well, he might be able to show his face in front of the Assistant Minister. Immediately, he pulled a long face, raised his eyebrows and glared. He threatened, "There are witnesses and material evidence. Daren, are you going to defy the law?"
"Law? Do you have the final say in the law? " Yu Shu sneered and straightened her upper body. She looked at him and said, "Get the hell out of here before I get angry."
Just a moment ago, he had a friendly expression on his face, but now his expression had changed faster than flipping the pages of a book. That contemptuous gaze landed on him, as if he was looking at a dog instead of a human. Hou flew into a rage out of humiliation. He slammed the table and stood up, "We are under orders to capture the fugitive. Hand him over now, or don't blame us for being impolite!"
Yu Shu picked up her teacup. Expressionless, he said, "Send the guest off."
Zhou Hu stood behind Yu Shu and raised his hand towards the door. Two servants walked in and were about to drag a few bailiffs out. Arrester Hou's sleeve was tugged by someone. He subconsciously waved his hand to break free, but he ended up slapping the servant's face. The servant took a step back and fell on his butt.
He was stunned for a moment, but before he could react, he heard a "dang" sound. He turned around and saw that Yu Shu had slammed the teacup on the table and was looking at him expressionlessly, not waiting for him to speak. Behind him, the steward with thick eyebrows and round eyes walked out in large strides, bringing with him a surging aura. In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of him and kicked out, hitting him squarely in the knee.
"Plop!"
The arrester fell from his chair. Kneeling on the ground, Zhang Xuan didn't wait for him to fly into a rage before stomping on his back. The force of the stomp was so great that he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
The expressions of the bailiffs who had followed him all changed. They reached out and placed their hands on their swords, ready to step forward to rescue him.
Lu Hong and Xu Qing saw this. First, he stood in front of Yu Shu.
"Men!" Zhou Hu bellowed. In an instant, more than ten figures rushed in from outside the corridor. With Ah Ping and Ah Xiang around, they easily captured all the bailiffs present.
Arrester Hou, who was lying on the ground, was shocked when he saw this scene. He felt a sharp pain in his back. He couldn't speak. Then, a pair of lotus green boots appeared in his line of sight. The tips of the boots were embroidered with golden ripples, slowly enlarging. They stepped on his face.
"Who do you think you are to behave so atrociously in front of me? I'll teach you a lesson today. Remember to tuck your tail between your legs in the future."
With that, she walked away.
Arrester Hou was dragged out by his collar, together with the other bailiffs, to a large lotus pond in the front courtyard. It wasn't until someone pressed his head into the bone-chilling mud that he felt suffocated. He had no strength to struggle. Only then did he understand what Yu Shu meant when she said, "Don't wait for me to get angry".
Unfortunately, it was too late for regrets.
***
Yu Shu wasn't cruel enough to kill a few of her henchmen. She just gave them a light punishment so that they wouldn't dare to act violently again. However, when Yin Zhourong and his wife heard it, they had a different understanding.
"What! She beat away all the bailiffs who came to arrest her? "Madame Yin Deng cried in surprise.
Yin Zhourong had just returned from the yamen. Madame Yin Deng kept asking about the progress of the matter, so he had to talk to her with a sullen face.
In fact, when he knew what Yu Shu did, he was as surprised as Madame Yin Deng. He knew that Yu Shu wouldn't let her mother be taken away, but he didn't expect that she would dare to instruct her servants to beat up the bailiffs.
She didn't look like a little girl at all.
"Yesterday, the bailiffs from the yamen in the north of the capital were also beaten up. It seems that the women in her family were hurt. That's probably why she became so angry today," Yin Zhourong guessed.
"She's really lawless." Madame Yin Deng said worriedly, "What should we do now? If she doesn't hand over Xiaocui, how can we try the case?"
Yu Shu's guess was right. Yin Zhourong wanted to drag Concubine Cui to the court to testify against her. Only then would he be able to prove that Concubine Cui was guilty of absconding and capture Yu Shu's mother.
At that time, it wouldn't be a problem to deal with Yu Shu.
"What's the hurry? It's a good thing that she's so impulsive." Yin Zhourong sneered and said, "Let's send someone tomorrow. I want to see how many bailiffs she can beat away. She's not afraid of making a scene, and we're not afraid of that either."
"Master, what do you think? Let me know what to do. " Madame Yin Deng was afraid that she couldn't control Yu Shu this time, and she couldn't avenge her youngest son, who was ruined for the rest of his life.
"Humph, does she think she'll be fine after beating people away? As an official of the imperial court, she doesn't know how to behave. When she's done, I'll find Censor Wang to report her. If she's sensible, she'll come to beg for mercy. If she wants to fight with force, I'll make her lose her official position. Let's see how she can be arrogant then."
Yin Zhourong had a perfect plan, so he wasn't afraid that Yu Shu would turn the sky upside down.
Madame Yin Deng was a little worried, "Master, didn't you say that Yu Lianfang has a title given by the emperor? If we go directly to her and annoy the emperor, wouldn't we be shooting ourselves in the foot?"
"That was before." Yin Zhourong's eyes lit up. He leaned close to her and said in a low voice, "Do you know what the Xue family did?"
He whispered two words in her ear.
"What!" Madame Yin Deng gasped in shock and stepped back. "Are you serious?"
"Whether it's true or not, she won't have a good end if she's involved in such a crime. I'm telling you, you have to keep your mouth shut. The emperor gave that girl a title and publicized it to make her a 'wise ruler'. But think about it. Yu Lianfang has a close relationship with the eldest son of the Xue family. Once the Xue family is convicted, what will happen to her? I'll just ruin her reputation in advance. The emperor won't blame me. "
Yin Zhourong had been an official for many years. He had some experience and thought that he had figured out the emperor's intention, so he didn't have to worry about the consequences.
Madame Yin Deng was relieved. Thinking of Yu Shu's future, she was happy, but she said harshly, "Originally, I planned to force her to marry into our family and serve Yuanbo. Now I can't. When she comes to beg for mercy, I'll make her kneel in front of Yuanbo and kowtow to admit her mistake. Then I'll feed her a bowl of broth to relieve the hatred in my heart. "
A woman's heart was the most vicious. Madame Yin Deng showed it clearly at this time. Yin Zhourong didn't even frown when he heard this. Instead, he said faintly, "That's what she deserves."
He had never thought that Yin Yuanbo would end up like this. Wasn't he getting what he deserved?
***
Yu Shu didn't stay at the residence the next day after she beat away the people from the Ministry of Revenue. Instead, she told Zhou Hu to do what she did yesterday if someone came to find trouble. As long as the other party made the first move, she would beat them up and then throw them into a cold pool to wake them up.
Bailiffs came to the Yu residence to arrest people for two days in a row. The matter was blown up and couldn't be hidden. Yu Shu sat in the Kunling Bureau for the whole morning. She heard a lot of gossip, but no one dared to say anything in front of her.
Wen Shao 'an asked for leave today, and Yu Shu had drafted the next month's book. She only needed Jing Chen to look at it and stamp his seal, but she didn't see him these two days. Seeing that the time limit was almost up and she couldn't delay it any longer, Yu Shu decided to go to the princess's residence to find him.
At dusk, Yu Shu's sedan stopped outside the princess's residence. The guards at the gate all knew her, so she entered the gate without any obstruction. As soon as she sat down in the living room, a steward eunuch came to serve her.
"Official Yu, please sit for a moment and drink some tea. Our young master is resting, please allow this servant to send someone to inform him."
Yu Shu's heart skipped a beat. This eunuch looked familiar, so she smiled, "It's not dark yet, why are you sleeping? Are you upside down?"
"You must be joking. The young master was summoned to the palace yesterday and only came back this afternoon. He didn't sleep well, so he's tired."
Yu Shu nodded. She could hear a lot of information from his words. After waiting for the time it took to drink a cup of tea, she saw Jing Chen come out. She could see his tired expression at a glance, so she asked, "What happened in the palace?"
Jing Chen dismissed the servants and sat beside Yu Shu. In a low voice, he told her, "His Majesty fainted yesterday. I guarded the Hall of Tranquil Peace for the entire night. His Majesty only woke up this morning.
Yu Shu's heart trembled, and she quickly whispered, "Is the emperor okay?"
Jing Chen shook his head, "It's not a big problem for the time being, but his body is a little weak."
"Oh." Yu Shu didn't know whether she should be disappointed or relieved. She continued to ask, "Why did he faint all of a sudden?"
Jing Chen naturally told her everything he knew.
"I only heard that the day before, the emperor sent an edict for Dong Jing Wang to lead troops to attack Wei Country. Yesterday, after court, Prime Minister Xue and a few elders of the court entered the palace to see the emperor. I don't know what they reported, but the emperor fainted from anger. The Empress heard the news and rushed over. She immediately attacked Prime Minister Xue and imprisoned them in the side hall. Then she secretly summoned the Great Tidian, the Count of Zhong Yong, and the Xiang Wang to enter the palace to accompany the emperor."
Yu Shu frowned. She thought, the Xue family had already been sucked into the rebellion and couldn't even look after themselves. What was Xue Ling Nan doing, giving someone else something to use against them. Wasn't it messy enough?
Noble Consort Xue was pregnant and became a thorn in the eyes of everyone in the hougong. If Empress Rui had a chance to hit her while she was down, she wouldn't easily let it go.
"Then why did you also go in?"
"It was the Great Tidian who informed me." Jing Chen warned Yu Shu: "The news hasn't leaked out yet. Don't mention it to anyone else. From what I can see, the emperor doesn't seem to want to make it public. As soon as he woke up, he ordered for Prime Minister Xue and the elders to be released and allowed to leave the palace to return home."
"I know." Yu Shu secretly broke out in cold sweat for the Xue family. She then thought about the missing Xue Rui.
"Right, what did you find me for?" Jing Chen asked her.
Yu Shu gave him the Great Earth Booklet, "After you read it, if there is nothing wrong, stamp it so I can report to the palace."
Jing Chen received it and called someone in. He ordered them to go to his study to get the stamp. Without flipping through it, he stamped his great seal on it.
After Yu Shu finished this matter, she politely declined Jing Chen's invitation to stay for a meal. She left the princess fu and returned home. She didn't want to see the people from Wang Ji Tower when she entered the house.
"Miss," The chambermaid Xiao Die welcomed her with red eyes, begging: "A group of troublemakers came to the restaurant!"
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