Chapter 198 Eye Gouging
Chu Jingqi seemed to be aware of this important matter.
Once the identity is exposed, it is rumored that County Master Chu Yu met a gangster on the street and was molested, no matter what the truth is, Ayu's reputation will be completely ruined.
And this joke will follow Ayu for the rest of her life, making her a joke in the mouths of others throughout her life.
"Let's go to Sanli Alley." Chu Jingqi made a decisive decision.
This place is more than 20 meters away from the intersection of Sanli Alley. He Donglin, Chu Zong, Ma Bao and the others are here, so it is not difficult to stop this group of people.
Chu Jingqi quickly fought off the three people, hugged Xia Zihan, jumped up, and flew towards the intersection of Sanli Alley on the heads of countless people.
"Chase, let me chase you. If you want to escape, there is no way." The big fat man saw that the two beautiful children were about to slip through the cracks of his hands, and he jumped up and down, furious and furious.
A group of people chased the two like a tide.
In the alley, Chu Cong and the others felt inexplicably uneasy when they saw that the two young masters had not returned for a long time.
"Mabao, I'm not worried about you, master. Let's go over and take a look." Chu Cong called Ma Bao and said with a worried look on his face.
Ma Bao and He Donglin discussed it and decided that Ma Bao, Shengdi, Chu Cong and Chu Lin would go to find the master, while He Donglin and the others would guard the carriage.
The four of them, Ma Bao, had just reached the intersection of the alley when they heard a commotion on the street. It was said that someone was fighting because the marshmallow was rubbed on their clothes, and someone was trying to snatch the little girl back to become the aunt of the seventeenth house.
Several people looked at each other with uneasiness in their eyes. Just as they were about to rush towards the place where the fight was taking place, they saw two young masters coming through the air from a distance.
"Stop them."
When Chu Jingqi saw them with sharp eyes, she didn't even stop, so she dropped these words, hugged Xia Zihan and went deep into the three-mile alley.
In the blink of an eye, the person disappeared.
The man who was chasing them rushed into the alley with too much force and hit all four of Ma Bao.
"Damn, you bastard, you dare to bump into your uncle and I, see if I don't beat you to death."
Ma Bao grabbed the other person and beat him to death.
The action of blocking their pursuit turned into a rogue action where the other party bumped into him and refused to let him go.
The other three people heard Ma Bao shouting and followed suit.
For a time, a large group of people were fighting fiercely, and pig-like howls of pain continued to be heard in the alley.
Shengdi Ma Bao has practiced martial arts since he was a child. He was specially trained by the old man of the Chu family to be Chu Jingqi's personal servant. He has superb martial arts skills, how can these thugs be able to deal with him.
In addition, I heard people say that this group of people want to steal the treasure that their master is protecting in the palm of their hands to become the Seventeenth Aunt.
Ma Bao was so angry that he didn't spare any chance and beat them all to death.
Damn, your grandma, any woman who dares to rob the prince is looking for death.
Chu Cang and Chu Lin were also unequivocal, beating the other party's troops until they cried like ghosts and howled like wolves, clutching their heads and running away.
The four of them were like murderous gods, blocking twenty people at the entrance of the alley with ferocity.
Four men are at the gate, and ten thousand men are not allowed to open it.
Ma Bao didn't stop until he beat them to the ground, cried for father and mother, and either lost their arms or legs.
When he thought that the jade-like sweetheart who was cared for by his master was actually coveted by a fat man, Ma Bao couldn't help but feel relieved.
Damn, your grandma’s, that’s the future wife of his family’s heir apparent.
Do you dare to covet it?
He was so angry that he cursed and cursed, "What a bastard, grandpa, I have such a noble body that you bunch of bastards can hit casually. Next time you let me see your grandpa, I will I’ll see you once and beat you once.”
Before leaving, he kicked the big fat man so hard that his legs were broken.
The big fat man screamed in pain louder than a slaughtered pig, and Ma Bao's anger subsided a little.
However, Chu Cong was more ruthless than him.
Just when the big fat man was crying like a wolf and howling like a ghost, Chu Cang walked over, moved his two fingers up and down, and dug out the big fat man's eyes.
Since these eyes dare to taint her little master, then they should be destroyed.
The big fat man fainted from the pain.
Seeing the cruelty of Ma Bao and the others, a group of thugs were so frightened that their faces turned pale and their whole bodies trembled, fearing that they would gouge out their eyes if they were upset.
Ma Bao and others stopped and returned directly to Chu's house.
Chu Jingqi and Xia Zihan had also returned to the Chu residence long ago. The carriage entered through the back door of the residence without letting Mrs. Zeng know.
Xia Zihan returned to the house, went to the bathroom to wash up, and asked Chu Chun to help her tie her hair into a simple bun. Then she went to the study to discuss tonight's night with Chu Jingqi.
"I always have a hunch that this matter is a conspiracy." Xia Zihan held the hot tea cup and frowned tightly.
"Someone tripped me, otherwise I wouldn't have rubbed the marshmallow on that fat man." Xia Zihan said.
There were many people at the time and the situation was critical, so she had no chance to tell her about it. Thinking about it now, this series of incidents was obviously a conspiracy.
"Don't worry, I won't let that big fat man go." Anyone who dares to covet his Ayu must die. What's more, the fat man has seen Ayu's face. If he recognizes her in the future, the consequences will be disastrous.
Then, only the dead will close their eyes and shut their mouths, which will make people feel at ease.
The fat man must die.
"I will definitely find out who is behind the conspiracy, but don't go out during this period. I'm worried that the other party will do something to you." Chu Jingqi told her uneasily, but she had a plan in mind. .
If someone wants to frame Ayu, but uses this extremely despicable method, then he doesn't have to be merciful. Once he finds out who the other person is, he will pay it back a thousand times.
Let the other party have a taste of having their reputation ruined and being a concubine.
Ma Bao and others came back and reported what happened in the alley to the two young masters.
Chu Jingqi was immediately dissatisfied and ordered Ma Bao, "Inform Hei Lang that the fat man can't stay and ask them to do it more cleanly."
Ma Bao was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Xia Zihan who said nothing, nodded heavily, and resigned.
The next day, news spread in the capital that Mr. Liang Ge's younger brother, Mr. Liang Er, had been killed.
It was said that Mr. Liang Er went to the lantern festival yesterday and bumped into someone. He had an argument with the person in Sanli Alley. The two groups fought. Mr. Liang's eyes were gouged out and his leg bones were kicked. When he came back, He was also killed on the way.
Because the location was relatively dark and no one heard anything when he was killed, he was only discovered this morning.
As for the matter of Xia Zihan and Chu Jingqi, someone deliberately covered it up.
Such a big case occurred in the capital, which shocked all the court officials.
The case was reported directly to the Ministry of Punishment, and the Minister of Punishment was Fang Ge, who was from the same school as Liang Ge.
Mr. Fang Ge reported it to the emperor. The emperor was furious and immediately ordered the Yamen and the Ministry of Punishment to investigate the matter thoroughly.
The Criminal Department is the main one, and the Yamen is the supplementary one.
On the 16th day of the first lunar month, Mr. Shi, who was on duty on the first day after the New Year, received the case and sent Capt. Li to the scene of the crime with thirty officials and people from the Ministry of Punishment
Dozens of officials were within 1,000 meters of the scene. After a street stall-style search, they confirmed that there were no clues at all.
When Mr. Liang Er was killed, no one was around to see him.
Judging from the fatal wound on Mr. Liang's heart, the murder weapon used to kill Mr. Liang was a very ordinary broadsword. Generally, people with guards would have dozens or hundreds of them at home, which also brought a lot of trouble to solving the case. difficulty.
This clue, to be honest, is as good as not having it.
They can't go from house to house to investigate whose machete drank blood last night. Even if they drank blood, they would wash it off.
But the person who died was Mr. Liang Ge's biological brother. He was the only younger brother in Mr. Liang's lineage, and he was killed.
One can imagine how angry Mr. Liang Ge was.
Mr. Liang Ge urged Mr. Fang Ge every day to put pressure on the Yamen's Punishment Department, ordering the Yamen's Punishment Department to solve the case as soon as possible, find out the murderer, and bring the murderer to justice, so that his younger brother could rest in peace even under the torture.
But without clues, the Criminal Department and the Yamen can't do anything.
While the Criminal Department and the Yamen were intensively investigating the case, rumors spread on the street again.
It is said that Mr. Liang relied on the power of Mr. Liang Ge and often did things such as oppressing the people, robbing women, and occupying fertile farmland.
Mr. Liang Er owned more than ten farms, eight of which were stolen. He had sixteen aunts around him, and twelve of them were stolen. He even forced two girls to death.
After the two girls died, the family wanted to go to the government office to sue Mr. Liang, but they were beaten up by Mr. Liang's men and the whole family was driven out of the capital.
Among them, Mr. Liang Ge contributed a lot.
The rumors were so serious that they seemed to be true.
Some people even said behind his back that Mr. Liang Er deserved to die, and that was retribution.
On the second day after the rumor spread, there was a censor in the court who impeached Liang Ge for dozens of crimes such as assisting the emperor, pretending to be public for personal gain, deceiving superiors and concealing inferiors, and oppressing the people.
The emperor was furious again, and immediately ordered Mr. Liang Ge to go home to recuperate, and prohibited everyone in the Liang Mansion from entering or exiting. He would wait until someone was sent to investigate and find evidence.
Mr. Fang Ge and other ministers led by Mr. Liang Ge wanted to kneel down to plead for Mr. Liang Ge, but the censor's attitude was as if he would hit the pillar if he didn't investigate him thoroughly, and there was also the determination on the emperor's face. , which stopped Mr. Fangge from moving forward.
The emperor handed over this matter to Yuan Ge Lao, who was also the Minister of Household Affairs, to investigate.
An incident involving Chu Jingqi and Xia Zihan turned into a reshuffle among the court officials within a few days.
Liang Ge has always been the chief minister of the cabinet, and now he is being impeached. Once the evidence is found, it will be a trivial matter to lose his official position and confiscate his house, and it will be him who loses his life. Maybe a group of Tolaku officials will be involved, which is equivalent to a court official. A shuffle of their cards.
Therefore, during this period of time, the ministers lived in trepidation and uneasiness. Even when they went to court, they were silent for a long time. They agreed with everything the emperor said, and no one stood up to oppose it.
No minister who can achieve the position of a third-grade minister is a fool, and would pretend to challenge the emperor's authority at this juncture.
At this time, we have to be more careful in our actions. Everyone wants to disappear in front of the emperor, so how can they be the first to sing against the emperor.
Especially the people from Liang Ge Lao's group act more cautiously.
(End of chapter)