The capital magistrate, Liu Dayou, had been very busy recently. Every day, he worked day and night. He was often busy until late at night. He could fall asleep with his head on the pillow, causing his wife and concubines to complain a lot about him.
He could only pretend that he did not see their resentful gazes. Several academies in the capital were still in the midst of preparations. After the corresponding preparations were completed, they would have to face the problem of recruiting students. Her Highness had handed this matter over to him, so he naturally had to do his best.
Now that His Majesty had retired and Princess Royal was temporarily in charge of the court, Liu Dayou had more opportunities than most of the officials in the court. After all, as the former magistrate of Anxi County and what he had done after coming to the capital city, he had long been labeled as Princess Royal. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to get such a great credit for the preparation of the academy.
Fortunately, since Princess Royal took over the government, the situation in the court had changed. Many people didn't know the situation for a while, so the capital city was much more peaceful. There were no more chores to bother him, so he could concentrate on the preparation of the academy.
"Your Excellency."
Arrester Zhao knocked on the door and walked in. He stood in the hall and cupped his hands respectfully to Wei Xiaobao.
"What's the matter?" County Magistrate Liu glanced at him and asked, "Is there another difficult case?"
"It's not difficult …" Detective Zhao shook his head and said, "Today I saw people from Marquess Chen's Mansion fighting with people from Marquess Ningyuan's Mansion on the street …"
"Marquess Chen's Mansion and Marquess Ningyuan's Mansion?" County Magistrate Liu put down his pen and frowned, "These two families have always been close, and they are both King of Shu's people. What kind of fight did they have? Did they report it to the yamen?"
"Not really." Detective Zhao shook his head and said, "People from Marquess Ningyuan's Mansion seemed to have suffered a loss and then went their separate ways."
County Magistrate Liu glared at him and said, "Why did you come to me if you didn't report it to the yamen? Don't you think I have enough things to do here?"
"I have spoken out of turn!" Detective Zhao hurriedly bowed and turned to leave the hall. He whispered, "Young Master Yu could have provoked anyone, but he provoked Third Miss Chen …"
"Who?" Hearing that name, County Magistrate Liu trembled and asked, "Who are you talking about?"
After a while, after listening to Detective Zhao's story, County Magistrate Liu breathed a sigh of relief and murmured, "It's good that you didn't intervene in it. Just pretend that you didn't see it. Don't get involved in it …"
He knew better than anyone else how Royal Prince Duanyang's two ribs were broken.
Furthermore, although he hadn't been in the capital for long, he had long heard of the rumors about the Minister in Charge.
That was a lunatic who wouldn't even recognize his own family as long as his reverse scale was touched. The Yu Family, the Yu Family, were in big trouble …
High Duke Chen Public House.
"Yu Family …"
Chen Chong took a sip of tea and said, "The Eldest Princess has visited three times, but Yu Dingfeng refused to see her, claiming to be sick. He has also announced that he won't sell a single piece of paper to the Academy. The official workshops belong to the imperial court and can't all serve the Academy. If this problem can't be solved, I'm afraid that the Eldest Princess's Academy can only be built in the sky."
Opposite him, Chen Qing nodded, "The Imperial Consort is very satisfied with the Yu Family this time. In addition, the Yu Family has always been His Highness the King of Shu's wallet. This time, the Cui Family has suffered heavy losses, so the Yu Family's importance is even more prominent. In the future, the Yu Family will have a high status in the imperial court. Perhaps at that time, even our Chen Family will have to rely on them …"
Although they didn't want others to climb over their heads, the Yu Family's importance now surpassed that of the Chen Family. If they really succeeded in the future, the Yu Family's contributions would not go unnoticed.
The two brothers continued to comment on the current imperial court situation when a servant came in to report.
Chen Qing looked down and asked lightly, "What's the matter?"
The servant immediately said, "Just now outside, a few guards of the Chen Family had a conflict with Third Young Master Yu of Ningyuan Marquis's residence."
"Third Young Master Yu of Ningyuan Marquis's residence?" Hearing this, Chen Qing frowned and asked, "Was it Li Yan or Li Xing? What happened? Was anyone injured?"
"It's not the two young masters. No one in our residence was injured, but Third Young Master Yu suffered a small loss."
"It's good that no one was injured." Chen Chong waved his hand and said, "Young people are hot-blooded and can be forgiven. This is nothing. Send someone to prepare a generous gift and send it to the Yu Residence. Then, this matter will be considered settled."
If it was anyone else, there would naturally be no need for generous gifts. However, the Yu Family was different. The Yu Family had a bright future ahead of them, so the Chen Family still had to show some sincerity.
He looked at the servant and asked, "If it wasn't Li Yan or Li Xing, could it be Li Shen? We had just confined him a few days ago and just released him today, and he's already causing trouble again? "
The servant knelt on the ground and said in a low voice, "It wasn't Young Master Li Shen either. It was, it was Third Young Master Yu's guard. That, that Third Young Master Yu didn't know Third Young Master Yu's identity and said some vulgar words …"
"Miaoyu?" Chen Chong suddenly stood up from his chair and asked, "What did the one surnamed Yu say? Speak!"
"He, he said, said that Third Young Master is … is a prostitute …"
Crack!
The teacup shattered and the tea splashed everywhere.
"Bastard, he's Yu Ding Feng's good son!" An extremely gloomy voice sounded in the hall.
Not long after, a wave of disorderly footsteps resounded within the Chen Estate. The Chen clan's second master's face was livid, and a few dozen guards followed behind him as they hurriedly left the Chen Estate. They headed west in a threatening manner, and all the people on the way moved aside in terror as they gazed towards a certain direction with lingering fear in their hearts, wondering exactly what had happened …
Ningyuan Marquis's residence.
Tears welled up in the eyes of the gorgeously dressed woman. She held Third Young Master Yu's hand and sobbed, "Who, who did this to him? My poor Yu 'er …"
"Chen Family … How did you get into a conflict with the Chen Family? How many times have I told you? The situation in the Capital is unclear, so try not to cause trouble for me. Do you all have ears?" A middle-aged man stood next to her and glanced at the bruised and swollen face of Third Young Master Yu with a pained expression. He turned his head and asked the guards with a cold expression.
One of the guards replied fearfully, "Third Young Master didn't do anything and they attacked first. This time, it really wasn't Young Master's fault!"
As he spoke, he recounted the entire incident. Of course, he omitted the part where the young man had insulted the woman from the Chen Family.
"Offending the Chen Family just for a prostitute …" Ningyuan Hou, Yu Ding Feng's face darkened as he said, "When will you grow a little more careful?"
"The Chen Family has gone too far. Yu 'er didn't do anything and they beat him to this state …" The woman's eyes welled up with tears as she gritted her teeth and said, "Master, you must get justice for Yu' er!"
The middle-aged man looked at Third Young Master Yu and asked with a frown, "You already told them where you came from. Why would the Chen Family attack you for no reason?"
Third Young Master Yu's face was full of resentment as he said, "How would I know? The Chen Family are all crazy. That Second Young Master of the Chen Family is crazy, and so is that white-haired woman. I only said one thing to her …"
"What … did you say?" Ningyuan Hou's expression changed and his heart skipped a beat. "What white-haired woman …"
Third Young Master Yu acted as if he didn't see the panic on his father's face and said, "I don't know. I only heard that person say something about Third Young Miss …"
"Third Young Miss Chen, Third Young Miss Chen … Oh no!"
Ningyuan Hou's face was pale. He had just muttered a few words when someone ran in from outside in a panic.
A servant of the Yu Family panted heavily as he ran over and said with a terrified expression, "Master, Master, something bad has happened. The Chen Family … the Chen Family is here!"
Ningyuan Hou's expression changed drastically and he waved his hand without hesitation. "Quick, quickly hide the Young Master!"
…
The Second Young Master of the Chen Family had brought a group of people with him and aggressively attacked Ningyuan Hou's estate. Even in the capital, which never lacked for entertainment, it was still a big event.
After hearing the news, the entire capital was in an uproar in an extremely short period of time.
Countless people were paying attention to the development of this matter. Some people were watching from the estate while others hurriedly left and rushed in the direction of Ningyuan Hou's estate.
Inside the yamen, County Magistrate Liu reminded Constable Chen again, "Remember, you didn't see anything just now and you don't know anything …"
At the Ministry of Revenue yamen, Assistant Minister Zeng hurriedly took his leave and immediately left in a sedan chair.
At the Cui Family estate, a carriage drove out from the side door and quickly headed in a certain direction.
Qin Estate.
Qin Yan, who had just heard the news, quickly walked out of the estate. Just as he was about to step onto the carriage, a voice came from behind him.
"Big Brother, where are you going?"
Qin Yan already had one foot on the carriage. He turned his head to look and frowned. "Where did you go again? You didn't even eat lunch at home. Lord Father just asked …"
Qin Fifth Master smiled and said, "There was a new show at the brothel today. I was so engrossed in it that I forgot the time …"
"If you like to listen to shows, just buy a few actors at home. It's best not to go to that kind of place." Qin Yan said this and then boarded the carriage. He let down the curtain and urged, "Quick, to Ningyuan Hou's estate!"
Qin Fifth Master shook his head. When he stepped into the Qin Estate with his hands behind his back, he muttered in a low voice.
"How can the shows at home be better than those outside?"
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