readytorunbook Chapter 358 How Dare You Slap Me
Chapter 358 How Dare You Slap Me
"Greetings to the Prince of Yan and the Princess of Yan!" The bailiff came in and first glanced around the courtyard, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he slowly bowed.
The courtyard that was still uninhabitable at noon was cleared out by them so quickly.
Not only that, logically speaking, shouldn't they be in a very poor state? Why is there so much food on the table? There are both meat and vegetables... It's really appetizing.
"I wonder what brings you here, gentlemen?" Chu Nanyue glanced at the yamen runners and asked first.
The leading yamen runner cleared his throat and said sternly, "Princess Yan, Wang Erma next door reported that you stole his heirloom jade bracelet, and we have been ordered to come and investigate."
"Sir, they stole it. In the afternoon, I saw two guards on the roof of his house looking at my house with sneaky eyes. As a result, my family heirloom really disappeared!"
"Who are you calling a sneaky guy? I'm standing on the roof doing some repairs. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll beat your mouth!" Leng Jiu had never been humiliated like this before, so he shouted angrily.
"It's you. You glanced at my family so fiercely. I can tell at one glance that your family is poor and destitute, so you come to Yanzhou specifically to commit petty thefts!" Wang Erma said indignantly.
Leng Jiu's temper flared up again. He grabbed Wang Erma's collar and lifted him up into the air, shouting angrily, "I'm a decent person and I never do such things as petty theft. You better clean your mouth before you start spitting shit at me!"
"Ah! Sir, help me! Someone is killing someone!" Wang Erma was so frightened that his face turned pale and he shouted in the air with his teeth bared.
Seeing this, the yamen runner shouted: "How dare you! How dare you in front of the officials! Stand still!"
Chu Nanyue frowned slightly: "Leng Jiu, put him down first!"
Leng Jiu threw Wang Erma to the ground, snorted angrily and stepped aside.
Wang Erma got up from the ground and immediately hid behind the yamen runners, crying out in anger, "Sir, look, these outsiders are so arrogant in front of you, especially when no one is around. I hope you can search their homes, return my jade bracelet, and beat them in public to serve as a warning to others!"
The yamen runners had already been arranged by Shen Quan, so they nodded and said, "Come here, search the house!"
Xiao Hanye, who had been silent, heard this and said in a deep voice: "Who dares?"
The voice was not loud, but it carried the force of thunder, making people afraid to act rashly.
All the yamen runners shuddered, but they were no longer afraid when they thought about his loss of power and that they had the support of their masters, Shen Quan, and the eldest prince behind them.
"I hope that Lord Yan will understand. Since Wang Erma reported you for stealing his heirloom jade bracelet, as officials, we naturally have the responsibility to conduct a search!"
Xiao Hanye's face darkened, and he said in a cold voice: "Search? What basis do you have for searching? Just based on Wang Erma's one-sided statement? If everyone makes up stories about losing things, then wouldn't your county government be in a state of panic?"
The yamen runners were speechless after hearing his words. The leading yamen runner was even more shocked. However, thinking of Shen Quan's order and the power of the eldest prince, he steeled himself and pretended to be calm, saying, "Prince Yan, we are also following orders. Please don't embarrass us."
"Following orders?" Xiao Hanye sneered, "Following whose orders? Ji Qingfeng or Xiao Liangce? They are so arrogant that they even dare to interfere in my affairs!"
At this time, Ji Qingfeng, Xiao Liangce and Shen Meng'er rushed over after hearing the noise.
"Your Highness Prince Yan is wrong. It is our duty to investigate the case as ordered. Please cooperate with us, Your Highness Prince Yan!" Ji Qingfeng bowed with a formal smile on his face, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
On the contrary, Xiao Liangce's intention was very obvious. He stepped forward hypocritically: "Fourth brother...you are really blind...how can you be so miserable..."
"Snapped!"
However, before he could finish his words, a sharp slapping sound was heard in the air.
Xiao Liangce covered his aching cheek and said in disbelief: "Chu Nanyue, you bitch... How dare you slap me... I will beat you to death..."
The next moment, his raised arm was grabbed by someone with such great force that he could not move at all. He raised his eyes and glared, only to see that it was Xiao Hanye who had stood up at some point.
Chu Nanyue was ready to break his arm, but Xiao Hanye blocked it for her accurately. So, she put down her raised arm and said in a deep voice: "Xiao Liangce, I remember that I reminded you this afternoon. If I hear you say something disrespectful to my prince again, I will beat you too!"
Afterwards, she ignored Xiao Liangce's angry face and turned to everyone in the courtyard and said loudly, "Although I am a princess who has lost my power, I still have the power to teach a lesson to those who speak disrespectfully. In the future, no matter who dares to talk about my prince's eyes, I will beat you into pigs' faces!"
Her voice was firm and cold, as if carrying a force that could not be ignored, and it plunged the entire yard into silence.
Xiao Liangce was so angry at Chu Nanyue's words that his face turned blue, but he could not move at the moment. Even though his fourth brother was blind, he was a former god of war after all, and he could easily control him with just one hand. This was the crushing power of absolute strength.
Xiao Hanye disdainfully pushed him away and instead gently held Chu Nanyue's hand. At this moment, his heart was soft. It felt so good to be protected by someone.
Chu Nanyue gently scratched his palm with her fingers, then raised her eyes and said to Ji Qingfeng: "Master Ji, you also know that we just moved here at noon, and we haven't figured out the environment at home yet. If we are framed by someone with ulterior motives in advance, and some heirloom jade bracelet, priceless jade ruyi, famous calligraphy and painting appear in some corner... How can we explain it?"
At this time, they knew very well that Wang Erma was just a tool of Xiao Liangce.
Sure enough, the tool man suddenly exclaimed: "Oh, isn't this my family's heirloom jade bracelet?"
After saying that, he rushed straight towards Xiao Tao, ripped open her sleeve and said, "It is indeed my family's heirloom jade bracelet. Princess Yan is really smart. She knows that the most dangerous place is the safest place. However, the net of heaven is vast and nothing can escape it. Now that the person is caught red-handed, what else can Princess Yan say?"
Chu Nanyue looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Xiaotao was wearing a crimson jade bracelet on her wrist that she had never seen before...