Qiu Yuanming was already scared out of his wits when someone cut his hair in his sleep.
The Qiu Family was heavily guarded, but someone still managed to break in. If this situation was not corrected, he might not even know if his head was cut off in his sleep.
There was also his wife and two daughters-in-law.
How could they meet people when they were bald? He wished he could just tell the public that these three women wanted to convert to Buddhism and send them to the family temple.
Now that he had fallen so hard, he was laughed at before he could get up. He was so embarrassed that his face turned red. Qiu Yuanming glared at the people upstairs and roared, "Go!
"Charge! Charge! These are arsonists! They're the ones who snuck into the Qiu Family and tried to steal! Capture them! Those who can take down that witch will be heavily rewarded! "
"Yes, Master!"
After receiving the order, the martial artists guarding the courtyard thought of the heavy reward and got up one by one as if they had been injected with chicken blood. They roared and rushed forward. Their angry roars frightened the "onlookers" downstairs.
However, the stairs were narrow, and the Jinghu Wei were each one against ten. They were very brave and good at fighting. With a group of people guarding the stairs, it was really difficult for the guards to break through in a short time. Unless they could get the guns of the Shen Ji Battalion, it was simply a fool's dream to catch Qin Yining.
Qiu Yuanming also saw that this could not go on, so he turned around and gave a few orders to his subordinates.
At this moment, there was a commotion in front of the inn.
Magistrate Wu, whom she met once yesterday, and Qiu Yuanming, who was wearing a royal blue round-collared robe, came together with his subordinates and guards of the Qiu Family. As they walked, the two of them whispered something, which showed that they were very close.
Qin Yining originally looked relaxed. Seeing Qiu Yuanming like this, it was as if he was looking at a clown.
But when she saw Qiu Yuanqing and Magistrate Wu together, and then carefully observed their expressions when they talked, she found that Magistrate Wu's attitude towards Qiu Yuanqing was very respectful and cautious. It was not like the attitude of a court official towards a commoner, but like a servant towards his master.
Seeing this, Qin Yining's heart sank.
In this place, the Qiu Family was powerful, and if the local government didn't dare to come forward to uphold justice, then everyone else could only suffer losses. Unless she could lower herself to cater to the Qiu Family.
But she, Qin Yining, was a person who wouldn't give in.
Magistrate Wu and Qiu Yuanqing frowned when they saw the commotion at the stairs.
"Stop." Qiu Yuanqing bellowed as he shot a glance at his followers.
The attendant immediately understood and went forward to help Qiu Yuanming, who was still pointing upstairs and cursing, down.
"Cousin Ming, what are you doing? Since you were frightened yesterday, you should recuperate well. There are so many people here. Even if you don't think about anything else, you should think about the reputation of the Qiu Family. Don't make such a ruckus. "
Qiu Yuanqing's voice was so low that only a few people nearby could hear it.
Qiu Yuanming was still angry, and he spat on Qiu Yuanqing's face, "Bah! You bastard, you are up to no good. Your nephew was disabled, your sister-in-law and I, and two niece-in-law were all shaved overnight, and we were almost burned to death. You don't care about anything, and you even make sarcastic remarks! Are you still a human? "
Qiu Yuanqing's face was covered with saliva, and he took the wet handkerchief from the attendant to wipe his face in disgust. His patience was exhausted.
"Cousin Ming, you are so angry that you are confused. Even if the Prince Zhongshun ordered someone to set the fire, the Magistrate will deal with it. It is not your turn to make trouble in the city. Aren't you making trouble for the Magistrate by doing this? "
Hearing this, Magistrate Wu immediately understood Qiu Yuanqing's intention. He went forward and cupped one hand in the other before his chest, "Princess, you have done such a thing, so I have to take you back to investigate carefully."
"Princess, what should we do?"
Several people around her were already angry, and they asked Qin Yining in a low voice. It seemed that as long as she nodded, the silver-masked spy and Jinghu Wei would turn into hungry tigers and hungry wolves, and pounce on the sheep downstairs.
Qin Yining's brain was working fast.
Magistrate Wu had already taken the Qiu Family's side without distinguishing right from wrong.
Not to mention Qiu Yuanming, that idiot, he could not represent the Qiu Family. Qiu Yuanqing seemed to want to arrest all of them.
He was polite yesterday, but changed his mind overnight. Qin Yining did not know why Qiu Yuanqing suddenly changed his attitude, but she knew that they were now facing the biggest family in Jianchuan and the local magistrate.
Looking at the anxious and angry faces of the people around her, Qin Yining pursed her lips and did not give the order immediately.
Although Qiu Yuanqing had brought a limited number of people to the inn, the Qiu Family was so powerful that they had plenty of people.
A strong dragon could not defeat a snake in its old haunts. If they fought head-on, even if she had brought all the peerless masters with her, she was afraid that she would be at a disadvantage in the end.
Qin Yining was not an impulsive person. Even if she had integrity and dignity, this integrity and dignity could not be achieved by sacrificing the lives of the people around her. If she was alone, she could not care less. But the people around her were innocent, and she could not implicate them.
Thinking of this, Qin Yining said in a low voice, "Where there is life, there is hope. Don't be impulsive, and listen to my orders. "
Several people understood Qin Yining's meaning. Although they felt aggrieved, this was indeed the wisest choice at the moment.
Qin Yining said, "Magistrate Wu, This King's Wife thinks that you are an honest and upright official, and has always had hope in the government. Is this This King's Wife's fault? I believe that the Magistrate, who lives not far from here, must have seen the fire in the courtyard of the inn last night, right? But why was it that at such a close distance, from the moment the fire started to the moment it was put out, I didn't see Magistrate Wu's figure appear at the scene of the fire?
"You can say that it was all a coincidence, but what about now? Someone brought people to commit murder on the street, and slandered This King's Wife without any evidence. As an official of the imperial court, you did not investigate carefully, and even brought people to arrest me. What, does Magistrate Wu want to make a confession under torture? "
Qin Yining's words pierced Magistrate Wu's heart, and he was speechless. He did not expect this Princess to be so sharp-tongued, and every word she said was reasonable, making him unable to refute.
Even if he was a puppet, he was not willing to lose his demeanor in front of the people. Afraid that Qin Yining would say something else, Magistrate Wu immediately said, "Princess, don't twist words and force logic. Since ancient times, it has been said that if the Emperor violates the law, he will be punished the same as if he were a commoner. Now that you are suspected of arson and allowing your servants to commit murder, then you will have to follow this official to the yamen to be tried. Could it be that Princess's principles are only used to restrain others, but they are not useful for you? "
Qin Yining laughed coldly, "How interesting. Since the Magistrate has invited This King's Wife to visit the yamen, I naturally can't embarrass you. But you have to think clearly. Everything has a cause and effect, right? "
These words were equivalent to telling Magistrate Wu that if anything happened to her, or the people he brought with him, Magistrate Wu would face the craziest revenge from Prince Zhongshun's faction.
Magistrate Wu shuddered when he heard this.
It was true that Pang Xiao's notoriety was not new. His various methods were not something that a mere magistrate like him could withstand. However, he had no choice but to lower his head under the eaves. If he wanted to protect his life and wealth, he could only rely on the Qiu family in Jianchuan.
Qiu Yuanqing was very likely to be the next head of the Qiu family. He did not know how long he would have to stay in Jianchuan. If he offended Qiu Yuanqing, what would he do in the future? What would his wife and children do?
Magistrate Wu shook his head helplessly and bitterly. The only consolation was that Prince Zhongshun did not come to Jianchuan. Moreover, Jianchuan Pass was extremely dangerous. It was really a place where one man could hold back ten thousand men. Even if Prince Zhongshun was a master of military strategy, he would not be able to lead his troops to attack.
In that case, he would still have to rely on the Qiu family.
Thinking of this, Magistrate Wu had already made up his mind to order his men to arrest Qin Yining and the others.
Qin Yining gave Mu Jinghu a look, indicating that he should calm down and not act rashly. The rest of the people also stopped listening to his orders and did not resist.
However, when no one noticed, Jing Zhe and Xiao Xue had quietly retreated. Using the tall bodies of the Jinghu Wei as cover, they quietly retreated to the window facing the street. After carefully observing the situation outside, they quietly sneaked out like two inconspicuous shadows.
Because of the verbal confrontation between Qin Yining and Magistrate Wu, the people present at the scene were all focused on these two people. They did not notice that two people had quietly disappeared beside the tall and sturdy Jinghu Wei.
Qin Yining led his men downstairs and followed Magistrate Wu, Qiu Yuanming and Qiu Yuanqing out of the inn without any resistance.
Qin Yining asked, "Magistrate Wu, how many days do you plan to solve the case? This King's Consort may look gentle on the surface but she is actually soft-hearted and easy to talk to, but she is not without a temper. You accuse me of arson and murder for no reason and you dare to frame me without any evidence. I can understand it as a slip of the tongue because you are too tired and worried. However, I will cooperate with you, so don't push your luck! "
Magistrate Wu's face turned red. He already had a guilty conscience and this time, it was all to cooperate with Qiu Yuanqing that he went to arrest them. After Qin Yining's words, Magistrate Wu felt even more ashamed.
Qiu Yuanqing timely broke Magistrate Wu's embarrassment and said, "The Princess is a noble. Even if she has done something wrong, she can't be locked up in the prison of the magistrate's office. Magistrate Wu, can you give me some face and allow the Princess to live in the guest house of the Qiu family? In this way, it will be more convenient for Magistrate Wu to interrogate and the Princess will not be wronged. "
Magistrate Wu nodded happily. He did not want to serve such a sharp-tongued person. Wouldn't it be better to live in the Qiu family?
Hearing this, Qin Yining became more vigilant in his heart. He now realized that Qiu Yuanqing's purpose might not be to avenge Qiu Feizhen or Qiu Yuanming of the sixth branch.
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