Xie Ming

Chapter 562: Chaozong's Words
The situation in the Shen Mansion suddenly changed, and the host couple knelt down hurriedly.

Knowing that I had offended someone, I felt extremely regretful and horrified.

"Hehe, forgive me?"

"Where is the sin?"

"Liu, I asked you to call Yuzhen and Xiao'e out, how is it?"

"You're not at home, or are you afraid that I, Xiao Jingchuan, might offend those two girls? Huh?!"

Xiao Lang pretended to be ignorant even though he knew the truth. His words were intimidating without him being angry, and his tone was unquestionable.

After he finished speaking, Chaozong was terrified.

Hearing this, Liu Wanyun, who was lying on the ground behind her, shuddered all over.

It’s difficult to answer at the moment.

At the same time, at this moment, suddenly, the bamboo curtain moved.

Changting glanced and rushed in from outside.

Seeing the situation, Xiao Lang also remained silent. With a glance, he ordered everyone in the court to be quiet and stand still.

Gu Changting nodded in understanding, knowing that the topic was at a critical juncture, so he kept silent and hurriedly walked to the end to finish the matter.

In contrast, at the intersection in front of them, the couple Shen and Liu saw someone else coming in and sweat profusely on their foreheads.

Liu Wanyun glanced up secretly and saw that it was Duke Binwei.

Seeing that this person was still waiting for the words to come out of his mouth, I was afraid that I would not be able to get away with it if I didn't say anything to him.

So I just spoke it out tremblingly and vaguely.

"Ah, this, this"

"Why did the Duke suddenly ask about those two girls?"

"Yu, Yuzhen, the palace recently held a beauty pageant and came to Yangzhou."

"Yuzhen is blessed. She has entered the palace and become a queen."

"God's grace is so great, may the Bodhisattva bless you."

"Well, as for that little girl Xiao'e, it's because they are sisters with deep affection."

"I think I accompanied my eldest sister on this journey."

"So we went to Nanjing together and said goodbye to each other."

"Right now, I'm not at home."

"She is young, so it's possible that she wants to play around for a while."

"I'll spend a few more days in Nanjing, so I'm not in a hurry to ask her to come back!"

"I don't know you, Duke."

Under pressure, Liu replied nervously.

The words do not express the meaning clearly and are rather concealing.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lang immediately interrupted him, spoke coldly and gradually showed a stern attitude.

"Ah!"

"Still trying to bluff me!"

"Look at you two, you really are both masters at playing dumb!"

Snapped!
As he spoke, Xiao Jingchuan suddenly made a move, slapped his palm on the table, frowned and shouted.

"Xiao'e is hiding in a private house in the deep alley of Dongpailou Street beside the Qinhuai River!"

"Avoid disaster and live in fear all day long!"

"Liu, is this what you call fun?!"

"Humph!"

"A good couple, a vicious couple!"

"Do you think that I, a military officer, am easy to fool, or do you simply don't take me, Xiao Jingchuan, seriously?!"

"To enrich oneself at the expense of others is truly despicable!"

"I think you guys don't want to stay in this wonderful Yangzhou City anymore."

"Master, take care of it immediately. Let's go to another place to discuss this matter!"

After saying this, Xiao Lang pretended to be a ruthless person who was going to bring an army to bear to punish someone.

With his eyebrows and eyes moving, he was guiding the whole hall and making plans for General Quan, and suddenly he took a step forward.

Seeing this, Shen Chaozong, who was kneeling at his feet, was horrified.

As for Liu Wanyun, she was a woman after all, and she was even more frightened at the moment. She looked panicked and terrified, and it was obvious that she was crying in her moans.

"My lord, please forgive me!"

"Please forgive me, my Lord!" "No matter what, please listen to what I have to say, please listen to what I have to say!"

When facing danger, Chaozong banged his forehead against the ground and kowtowed several times in an attempt to gain justice.

At this moment, Changting had already stepped out. Without saying anything, he hung one arm on Chaozong, waiting for Xiao Lang to die.

Stretch out your arm and wave your hand!
Xiao Wei said nothing, and gestured to the court to pause for a moment.

To cooperate with the performance, Chang Ting took a step back, but did not forget to hang the sword on his waist again with one hand, to show his power.

"Duke!"

"Let's listen to what Shen has to say."

"This matter is definitely not what the Duke thinks."

"That's why the two girls, Yuzhen and Xiao'e, from the Shen Mansion, have to suffer this."

"The real culprit is actually the Gu family from Yangzhou!" Having said this, Bian Zai Changting's body tensed up unconsciously.

"The Gu family has been in Yangzhou for a long time and is a powerful official family in the area."

"There is a son, Gu San, at home. Not long ago, I heard the news about him, but I don't know where he got it from."

"He came to ask for a marriage, and he asked Yuzhen to marry him without even asking for her name!"

"If this matter is about family background, then there is nothing else to say."

"However, you should ask around about the Third Young Master Gu of the Gu family and the city of Yangzhou."

"He is a well-known bad boy. He is good at eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. He has everything."

"How can I allow such a person to do whatever he wants?"

"The two sisters, Yuzhen and Xiao'e, have not been in my Shen Mansion for long."

"But I, Shen Chaozong, truly treat them both as my own flesh and blood."

"I can't help it!"

"Gu Jiatong and the Yangzhou prefect, Zhao Xiande, are brothers-in-law."

"I can't explain it to the military commander Liu Zeqing."

"I am under your roof, what can I do, Duke?!"

"We can't stay in Yangzhou any longer. The two girls have nowhere to go."

"In order to protect these two girls, I, Shen, spent a lot of money to find the opportunity of the imperial selection. I had no choice but to send my daughters to the palace."

"Xiao'e couldn't stay, so I went to Nanjing secretly after many twists and turns."

"What does it matter if my Shen family suffers?"

"I can't just watch two virgin girls fall into the hands of that evil young man Gu San from the Gu family!"

Having said this, Shen Chaozong hurriedly wiped the sweat from his forehead and took a deep breath.

In fact, as soon as Xiao Lang revealed Xiao E's whereabouts, Master Shen already understood clearly that there was no way out.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Jingchuan had such great powers that he was able to find Xiao E one step ahead of others.

Then he had to reveal all the plans he had made to retreat that he had planned earlier.

Don't seek to be meritorious, but seek to avoid mistakes.

With this kind of talk, he put the blame on the Gu family and the Zhao family.

If there is a situation where they can atone for their crimes with their merits, the Shen family will have a chance to escape.

Afterwards, Shen Chaozong got his breath away and stole a glance at Xiao Lang who was sitting on the seat.

Seeing that the boy had stayed where he was, without making any decision to submit his report, he could not help but feel uneasy and hurriedly asked for more firewood.

"My Lord, you are a generalist, a great talent!"

"I think you understand the affairs of the two sisters, including the situation of my Shen family."

"Please understand, my Lord!"

"I, Shen, have tried my best to protect Yuzhen and Xiao'e from the beginning to the end, in order to keep their identities secret."

"Even if we don't talk about the life-and-death friendship with Zhu Chunchen in the early years, just look at the two girls' loneliness."

"I, Shen Chaozong, am determined to treat him as my own son. Heaven can bear witness to my thoughts!"

"Of course, Lord Jingguo, you and the two sisters have lived together since childhood, and you have a deep friendship."

"Mr. Shen understands the Duke's current mood."

"However, when you were in Shandong, Yuzhen did have the idea of ​​bringing you in for help."

"But, we are just ordinary merchants. We don't have the ability or the means to go north to seek help."

"It's too late in terms of time."

"These are all the last resort."

(End of this chapter)