Bai Yao didn't say anything, and it wasn't good for him to say anything. Although he agreed to settle this matter to prevent Feng Ruonan from causing trouble, he was still on Feng Ruonan's side. He could suppress Feng Ruonan, but it wasn't good for him to side with Niu Youdao.
However, not saying anything was also a kind of attitude, a tacit agreement.
Niu Youdao naturally understood and continued, "Everyone might be wondering what is going on. There are many things that everyone might not be clear about. Princess said that I owed her money. That's right, I did borrow a sum of money from Princess because I was short on money. It wasn't a small sum, ten thousand gold coins! It was natural for Princess to ask for money, and I didn't say that I wouldn't pay it back. However, I have to clarify that the money was borrowed for the Prince, and I didn't spend a single cent. As for this sum of money, the Prefecture Chief has already said that it's waived. Although the Prefecture Chief said that it's waived, but if Princess insists on asking for money, then I have nothing to say. I would like to ask Senior Bai to make the decision. I really don't have this sum of money on hand, and neither does the Prince. Could you please extend the deadline? When we reach the next city and our Prince sells the warhorses, we will definitely be able to gather the money to repay the debt. What do you think? "
Shang Chaozong and the others were speechless, especially Shang Chaozong who was a little embarrassed. He said that he borrowed the money, but he couldn't deny it, and he wanted to sell his warhorses …
Bai Yao's mouth twitched, and Feng Ruonan almost vomited blood from anger. When she heard Niu Youdao's sanctimonious words, she thought that he would ask for more time to repay the money. After all this, he wanted to sell the warhorses again. If Feng Lingbo knew about this, it would be strange if she didn't get angry. In the end, it was all nonsense, to put it bluntly, he just didn't want to repay the money!
Niu Youdao didn't intend to repay the money in the first place, and he wasn't someone who didn't pay back money he owed. However, he didn't spend a single cent, and it was all spent by Shang Chaozong. Now that Shang Chaozong and Feng Ruonan were husband and wife, why did he have to repay the money? It didn't make sense at all!
Bai Yao glanced at Niu Youdao, this person was really shameless!
However, the others did not know about this. Some people secretly muttered, feeling that Feng Ruonan was being unreasonable. Since this money was borrowed by the Shang Chaozong, and she was already married to the Shang Chaozong, talking about returning the money was a bit too much.
In particular, some of the Shang Dynasty's guards were muttering to themselves, "Are we supposed to walk to Canglu County by selling our warhorses?"
This was one of the reasons why Feng Ruo Nan was so angry that she almost vomited blood. On the contrary, it was her who was being rude. Unfortunately, she didn't have a proper reason to argue about this matter. The more she argued, the more it seemed like she was messing around.
The reason why she couldn't help but want to make a fuss was related to Niu Youdao. Ever since she met Niu Youdao at the army camp, it became the start of her bad luck. Not only did she not get her revenge, she was also humiliated one after another. If it was anyone else, they wouldn't be able to take it lying down, especially a female general like her who was used to being straightforward. When had she ever been so aggrieved?
Bai Yao said, "Since the Governor has already said that the money is waived, then this matter will be over." He could see that if he continued to hold on to the money, based on this Niu Youdao's shamelessness, he might really continue to sell the warhorses. Once the news got back, it would be strange if Feng Lingbo didn't get angry. At that time, the one who couldn't get out of this situation would be Feng Ruonan herself.
"Good! Since Senior Bai has said so, then this junior won't mention this matter anymore. "Niu Youdao cupped his hands to express his thanks.
Lan Ruoting couldn't help but rub his forehead, his face was filled with helplessness. He realized that Niu Youdao was going against the Princess. How was this solving the problem? He was obviously trying to anger the Princess to death!
Feng Ruonan gritted her teeth, she had the urge to draw her sword and kill!
Niu Youdao continued, "Let's talk about another matter, which can be considered as the cause of today's conflict. Maybe everyone is curious, why? Actually it's nothing much. On the wedding night of the Prince and the Princess, the Princess refused to consummate the marriage with the Prince. Thus, the person that was captured by the Princess did something to make the Princess submit, allowing the Prince to display his manliness. The Princess couldn't take this lying down and wanted to settle the score with us! "As for the 'drugging' matter, it was played down.
Both sides looked at each other in dismay. There was such a matter? It was actually because of the help of an outsider that they were able to consummate the marriage? Someone couldn't help but laugh.
Shang Chaozong's expression twitched as he gritted his teeth. How could this matter be brought up?
"Shameless!" Feng Ruonan instantly flew into a rage. She didn't think that Niu Youdao would help her publicize this embarrassing matter. In the future, she didn't know how long people would talk about it behind her back. With a swoosh, she drew her sword and charged forward.
Bai Yao tilted his head. Mei Lan, Zhu Ju, and the other two moved in a flash and blocked the struggling Feng Ruonan.
Niu Youdao said, "Senior Bai, you were there on the wedding night. Others might not know what happened, but you should know. I won't say more. In short, today's matter was caused by that night. If the Princess really wants to settle the score, she can directly look for the Prince. Why must she make things difficult for us subordinates? Senior Bai, please uphold justice." Turning back to Shang Chaozong, he said, "Your Highness, the borrowed money was spent by you, the Princess was married by you, and the nuptial chamber was your pleasure. The consequences cannot be borne by us lowly people. This matter needs to be settled today, and there is no point in continuing this. What do you think we should do?" After saying that, he didn't care anymore. He waved his hand and led Yuan Gang, Yuan Fang, and the others to retreat, leaving Shang Chaozong at the front to face off.
To him, if he wasn't strong enough, he should know when to retreat. It wasn't appropriate for him to stand at the front and fight head-on.
Shang Chaozong really wanted to pounce on Niu Youdao and bite him to death. How could a man not be able to consummate the marriage and need someone to help him? This made him lose all face as a man!
Bai Yao also couldn't stand Niu Youdao. He had the nerve to bring up this kind of trivial matter in front of everyone? And he wanted me to uphold justice?
Niu Youdao didn't care about all this. This adulterous couple had done everything they could. Why didn't one make a sound? Why did the other vent his anger on others?
"I swear I'll kill you!" Feng Ruonan roared. Not only did she embarrass herself today, she also made her subordinates realize a fact. She was a woman, and a woman was a woman. This had a huge impact on her prestige in the army. Actually, she had been intentionally diluting her femininity in the army all these years. In the army, even if men didn't say it out loud, they would still think 'hehe' in their hearts. What they meant was self-evident!
"Enough! This matter ends here. Don't make a fuss in the future. Whoever dares to make a fuss, don't blame me for being impolite! "Bai Yao shouted. He looked around coldly and said in a deep voice," Disperse! "
Lan Ruoting hurriedly waved his hand at Shang Chaozong's personal guards. Very quickly, the troops on both sides put down their weapons. Most of them were suppressing their laughter in their hearts and dispersed. There was no killing intent, they just treated it as a show.
After the troops dispersed, Feng Ruonan was so angry that her face was flushed red. She leaned on her sword and panted heavily.
"Stop making a fuss." Bai Yao stepped forward and warned her. He then moved closer to her and said in a low voice, "I know that you feel indignant because of the series of humiliation you've suffered, but you should know the severity of the matter. If you mess up this important matter, neither you nor I can bear the consequences! I'll give you a promise right now. As long as you find the item, you can do whatever you want to them. But not now! "
Feng Ruonan bit her lips. She had no choice but to marry. So what if he was a duke? He was just a stray dog. She looked down on Shang Chaozong from the start and knew that Shang Chaozong didn't truly want to marry her. He had married her purely for the sake of survival. How could she be willing to marry Shang Chaozong? She had originally thought of the bigger picture and feigned civility. At worst, she would just have to bear the title and not have sex with Shang Chaozong. Once the mission was completed, she would kill Shang Chaozong. Who would have thought that she would lose her chastity to Shang Chaozong? Other than herself, no one else seemed to care about the things that she cared about. They all felt that it was natural for Shang Chaozong to sleep with her. This made her feel so sullen that she had no one to talk to.
The farce seemed to have come to an end.
The matter had been made clear. With Bai Yao taking charge, the matter seemed to have passed for now.
Because of the heavy rain, the group rested for a while before setting off again.
Wen Xin, who was sitting on the back of the horse, could be considered to have suffered an unexpected calamity. Although her dislocated arm was back in place, it was hung on her neck with a wooden board. She didn't dare to move blindly without thinking, and her face was bruised and swollen.
This time, Yuan Fang followed closely behind Niu Youdao. Anyone could see that Feng Ruonan's anger hadn't subsided, but she had temporarily suppressed it.
However, this time, Yuan Fang had a good impression of Niu Youdao. He had really stood up for him and had really helped him overcome the crisis. He wasn't just saying that. He also had a good impression of Yuan Gang. He had immediately rushed out to kidnap Feng Ruonan's personal maidservant and even hit her in front of everyone. He had definitely taken the risk for Yuan Fang. This caused Yuan Fang to be slightly at a loss. Was he worth doing this for? He didn't think that he was worth much!
After experiencing this incident, even though Yuan Fang still wanted to find a chance to escape, he didn't realize that following these two gave him an inexplicable sense of security.
The monks of Nanshan Temple had the same mentality. Their impression of Niu Youdao and Yuan Gang had greatly improved, and they felt that these two weren't bad people.
Along the way, the monks of the South Mountain Temple, who were previously eager to avoid the two of them, gradually moved closer to the two of them. Previously, they thought that this group of people was dangerous, but now they felt that it was safer to stay with Niu Youdao and Yuan Gang …
In the Nanshan Region, the green mountains and clear waters flowed leisurely. A small boat floated on a lake.
Lu Shengzhong and An Xiaoman sat facing each other and drank at a small table. An Xiaoman was Lu Shengzhong's junior brother. Although the two of them didn't have the same master, they were both disciples of the same generation in Mount Five Liang.
Lu Shengzhong, who had arrived in the Nanshan Region, didn't rush to Green Mountain County. Instead, he first came to his junior brother's place to gather information. Although he had received instructions from Wang Heng, he didn't dare to act recklessly because he was afraid of the Heavenly Jade Gate. An Xiaoman was one of the Sorcerers under the Prefecture Overseer of the Nanshan Region, Zhou Shouxian. The reason why one of them was with Wang Heng and the other was with Zhou Shouxian was naturally because both Wang Heng and Zhou Shouxian were trusted subordinates of the current Emperor.
A young man dashed over on the water and presented a small scroll of a secret newspaper before leaving on the water.
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