I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Chapter 426: Not so smart Mrs. Lu.

"Madam Yunyun, don't be afraid. I don't believe that this capital is under the emperor's feet. Could it be that there is no law?"

"Yes! Kill us all if you can!"

With Yunyun's show-off, everyone's spirits were high again.

Seeing this, Shanshan waved her arms and prepared to take action:

"I will grant your wish!"

At this time, Mrs. Lu stopped Shanshan, walked to Yunyun, looked down at her, with a hint of disdain in her eyes.

"Whose courtesan is this girl?"

Madam Lu spoke in a calm tone, and her temperament as a superior was undoubtedly revealed.

"Who are you! Why doesn't Li Mu come out himself!"

Someone in the crowd was about to shout, but was immediately stopped by the person next to him.

"This is Prime Minister Lu's wife, a first-rank imperial official! Watch your mouth!"

"Why is Madam Lu here? Hasn't Miss Lu's engagement been cancelled?"

"Fortunately it was cancelled. How can Li Mu be worthy of the Prime Minister's family?"

Mrs. Lu listened to the discussion of the crowd and unconsciously straightened her chest, as if she was talking to herself or explaining.

"The Lu family and Prince Yan's Mansion are old acquaintances. Now that the prince is not here, I, as an elder, should take care of things."

"I wonder which family this girl belongs to?"

After she finished speaking, Mrs. Lu looked at the courtesan Yunyun lying on the ground again, and her tone was obviously more confident than before.

"It's true that Madam Lu is an elder, but in this matter...does the Prime Minister's Mansion really want to intervene?"

At this time, a young man in a white robe walked out from the crowd. When everyone saw him speak, they all made way for him, obviously believing that he was the leader of this group.

Mrs. Lu frowned slightly and looked at the man with some displeasure.

"I am Xiong Da, from the Xiong family of Wangzhou. I once met the young master of your house."

Xiong Da bowed and saluted, but there was a hint of arrogance in his tone.

Mrs. Lu raised her eyebrows slightly, pondered for a while, nodded, and said nothing more.

But anyone could see that Mrs. Lu's expression clearly meant that this was a small family and she had never heard of them.

Xiong Da obviously also saw this meaning, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he smiled and said:

"Although this matter is not a big deal, the prince's action is not glorious. Madam Lu insisted on coming forward. If it affects Prime Minister Lu's reputation..."

"You are the one who took the lead in this matter?"

"Mrs. Lu, you are joking. No one took the lead in this matter. We, the students, just want to seek justice for Madam Yunyun."

Hearing Mrs. Lu's unfriendly tone, Xiong Da bowed his hands toward the sky at a 45-degree angle and said righteously,

"If we are the ones taking the lead, it means we scholars have integrity and will not tolerate any grain of sand in our eyes."

"Yes! Brother Xiong is so righteous!"

"We want justice for Madam Yunyun."

Immediately, everyone responded loudly, each of them looking indignant.

"What justice do you want!" Mrs. Lu frowned her beautiful brows, obviously regretting not taking action directly.

"The prince used his power to coerce Madam Yunyun into serving him. This has violated the laws of our Xing Dynasty..."

"Then why don't you report to the police? What are you doing here?"

"Oh, report to the police?" Xiong Da sneered, but said nothing.

Mrs. Lu naturally knew what he wanted to say, as he had beaten more than one or two police officers in the past two days.

But it was obvious that they came here deliberately to cause trouble and to arrest people without any evidence.

Today they will catch the lady who buys groceries, and tomorrow they will catch the groom who feeds the horses. The main target is someone who is not very harmful but is extremely insulting.

"Move aside, I want to talk to this girl."

Mrs. Lu didn't intend to get entangled with him anymore, but Xiong Da stood in front of Yunyun, the courtesan, and said with a righteous look,

"Madam Lu, Yunyun is a woman and cannot withstand your threats and inducements, but we all know the truth of the matter."

"Today, I just want an explanation from His Royal Highness, and I have no other intentions."

"Who are you saying is using coercion and bribery!" Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lu's anger rose rapidly. She glared at Xiong Da fiercely, and her lips twitched with anger.

"Shanshan! Do it!"

"and many more……"

"Wait a minute!"

At this time, two voices came from the mansion and the street respectively.

As soon as Liu Mingyan shouted, she noticed two people walking towards her from the opposite direction.

Although she did not know Eunuch Deng, everyone in the capital's upper circles would recognize Zou Pu's face.

Seeing this, Liu Mingyan no longer showed up and dragged Yuanbao beside her back into the mansion.

Liu Mingyan's voice was obviously not small, and naturally attracted everyone's attention.

Many people couldn't help but gasp when they saw Liu Mingyan's appearance.

There have long been rumors in the capital that the exquisite waterside pavilion is filled with beauties, and that the women His Majesty rewarded were all the most beautiful women in the palace.

Everyone thought it was just a joke, but now it seems to be true.

Even this newly crowned courtesan Yunyun is not even considered an ordinary woman in front of Liu Mingyan.

"The fourth young lady of the Liu family..." Xiong Da muttered in a low voice with surprise in his eyes. He did not bother to continue causing trouble and turned around to leave.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, the black-bottomed blue cloud in front of him made him retreat several steps.

"Dark Ice...Zou, Lord Zou."

"Zou Pu, Eunuch Deng?"

Mrs. Lu suddenly saw the two of them and her brows furrowed even tighter.

"Madam Lu, His Majesty has an oral order..."

Eunuch Deng smiled and bowed to Madam Lu, then glanced at the people around him.

Mrs. Lu understood and after a brief thought, she led Eunuch Deng into the mansion.

Zou Pu glanced at Xiong Da, then his eyes fell on the courtesan Yunyun, and said in a light tone:

"May I ask who the girl is..."

"Master Zou, this is..." Seeing this, Xiong Da was about to speak, but Zou Pu glared back at him, and he quickly shut up.

The Dark Ice Guards were the personal guards of His Majesty. As the commander of the Dark Ice Guards, Zou Pu didn't even need a reason to kill officials below the fourth rank.

However, the atmosphere in the venue had already frightened the courtesan Yunyun to the point of being speechless. She collapsed to the ground, her body still shaking.

Seeing this, Zou Pu raised his eyebrows slightly and said lightly,

"Well, since you are the one that His Royal Highness has chosen, then just take your indenture and come to Linglong Waterside Pavilion to do His bidding."

"Master Zou, she is..."

"You will handle this matter, Wangzhou Xiong family." Seeing Xiong Da was about to speak again, Zou Pu raised his hand and pressed it on his shoulder, with a sneer on his lips.

"Remember, if this girl gets bumped, I will come find you."

Hearing this, Xiong Da's face turned pale. He glanced at the courtesan Yunyun who was still lying on the ground, gritted his teeth and was about to reach out to help her.

However, when his hand was only halfway extended, Xiong Da suddenly widened his eyes and watched his forearm twist 180 degrees in a very strange way and rest on his shoulder.

"ah----"

"Does it hurt?" Xiong Da had just shouted when Zou Pu's voice sounded in his ears again.

Frightened, Xiong Da quickly closed his mouth, not even caring about the severe pain in his arm, and shook his head desperately.

Zou Pu took two steps back in disgust, to avoid getting his clothes stained by the liquid that might be saliva or sweat, and said in a tone that it was for your own good,

"Even if His Royal Highness doesn't want something he likes, you can't touch it."

"Also, you'd better pray that she can enter the exquisite waterside pavilion. Otherwise, from today on, the two of you will kneel here. When the prince accepts her, you will leave."

After saying that, Zou Pu sat down on the steps in front of the gate of Linglong Waterside Pavilion, grinning at everyone like a idle man.

Seeing this smile, everyone immediately scattered. In a blink of an eye, only Zou Pu and two other men were left at the gate of the mansion.

Zou Pu glanced at the two of them and thought to himself how stupid they were.

These people can't even see how much His Majesty values ​​the Prince of Yan.

Now, His Majesty is obsessed with benevolent governance and is trying to fight against those fools in the court.

If Your Majesty gets tired of playing with these clowns, it would be a luxury for them to die quickly.

……

Inside the mansion, Yuan Bao saw this scene, and he arched his nose slightly, muttering softly,

"This Lord Zou is still so unpopular."

"Yuan Bao!" Liu Mingyan, who was standing by, bumped her shoulder against Yuan Bao and reminded him.

"Lord Zou must be your Highness' friend, so don't speak nonsense."

"Miss, why does His Highness want to make friends with such a person..." Yuanbao wanted to say something else, but saw Liu Mingyan's face frowned, she shrugged her neck hard, stuck out her tongue, and shut up.

"Shanshan, do you know why Eunuch Deng came to our house?" Liu Mingyan ignored Yuanbao and looked up at Shanshan beside her.

Shanshan shrugged, indicating that she didn't know either, and said with a lack of interest,

"Eunuch Deng must have conveyed His Majesty's order. Madam Lu has already taken him to see the princess... er... the master."

"Fourth Miss, why did you stop me just now? Didn't you say you could beat them up?"

Shanshan realized that she had said something wrong and quickly changed the subject.

"What the lady said is true. These people are just small characters. It's not worth wasting time on them. We won't ask anything. We can just smash their mouths and throw them away as far as possible."

Before Liu Mingyan could speak, Yuan Bao, who was standing beside her, said with an expression that said, "Look how smart Yuan Bao is."

"You have just found out the other party's identity. If you continue to take action, you will be caught by others."

Shanshan pondered for a while, then pretended to understand something, nodded at Yuanbao and said:

"Yeah! I felt that Mrs. Lu was not very smart before! If she hadn't stopped her, Shanshan would have already taken action."