Chapter 187: The Crown Prince

Upstairs, Jiang Li pulled Du Ruo and prepared to return to the room.

The matter was now very clear: it was Lin Qingshuang who humiliated herself and framed Jiang Li.

The few guests also dispersed one after another, only that hot-headed youth came over awkwardly to apologize.

"Sorry, Bailiff Jiang, I misunderstood a good person."

Jiang Li was expressionless, "No matter."

Du Ruo smiled and gave a suggestion: "This young master, remember, in this world, it's not that you are reasonable because you are weak. On the contrary, the weak are more deceptive and more likely to use people's sympathy to achieve their goals. In the future, if you encounter the same thing, don't be blinded by bad people again."

The hot-headed youth nodded repeatedly, "Lady Du's lesson is right; I will definitely pay attention in the future!"

Seeing the young couple enter the room, he also subconsciously lifted his foot to walk in.

The next moment, only a *peng* sound was heard, and the door was slammed shut mercilessly in front of him, almost breaking his nose.

The hot-headed youth had to shrink his foot awkwardly, touch his nose, and go back in a dejected manner.

Inside the door, Du Ruo blinked, "What's wrong, Husband? Still angry at Lin Qingshuang?"

"Why would I be angry at her? She's not worth it." Jiang Li couldn't laugh or cry, "I just don't like that kid just now, staring at you like a fly, without any upbringing."

Du Ruo chuckled, pulling his cheek, which had no excess fat, "So someone is jealous."

Jiang Li reached out to tickle her, "Yes, yes, yes, it's so sour."

The couple played for a while, then talked about business.

Lü Xiue was to be beheaded in the vegetable market tomorrow, and many people would definitely go to the scene to watch, so Jiang Li had to return to the Ya Men to arrange manpower to maintain order.

But after what happened just now, he was a bit worried about leaving his wife alone in the inn.

Not to mention whether Lin Qingshuang would come to make trouble again, just that hot-headed youth just now, one look and you knew he had bad intentions toward Du Ruo.

Du Ruo wasn't afraid at all, "Don't worry, Husband, I can take care of myself."

At worst, she would sprinkle some medicine on the bad guys. Anyway, she had just won several thousand taels of silver; now she was a big rich woman, with unlimited supply of itching powder. Kill one if one comes, kill a pair if two come—it's great.

Jiang Li had to exhort her a few more times, telling Du Ruo to stay in the room and try not to go out, and that he would handle the matter and come back soon to accompany her for dinner or something.

Then he went to the Ya Men with reluctance.

The Ya Men was near the inn, and it took less than half a quarter of an hour to walk there.

As soon as he entered the door, he was pulled by Wang Bujiu to the corridor behind the Ya Men, "Brother, there is news about Mei Ruxi!"

Mei Ruxi, that flower-picking thief, had previously used the alias Mei Niang and used Jiang Zongbao to approach Du Ruo, and even drugged Du Ruo, almost ruining her purity.

Later, he was sent to the capital for trial.

However, there was a small slip in the middle. Ji Junwang, that old lecher, heard of Mei Ruxi's great name and specifically ran to the prison to see him.

It didn't matter if he saw him; his lecherous heart was stirred, and he insisted on following the escort team to the capital, under the guise of visiting his nephew, the Thirteenth Prince.

As for what the real purpose was, anyone could see.

I just don't know if Ji Junwang succeeded on this journey...

"How is it? Is Mei Ruxi dead?" Jiang Li asked.

"Dead my ass." Wang Bujiu spat, angrily, "That monster relied on his good looks to fool Ji Junwang. After arriving in the capital, he looked for connections and ways everywhere, and finally, I don't know what method he used, but he actually helped Mei Ruxi get acquitted!"

Ji Junwang was the Thirteenth Prince's uncle and could barely be considered a person of status in Fengyang Prefecture, but in the capital where royal relatives were everywhere, he couldn't even be ranked.

He actually had the ability to help Mei Ruxi get acquitted. Jiang Li didn't believe there were no other people's hands in this.

"Where is Mei Ruxi now?" Jiang Li frowned and asked.

Wang Bujiu pointed to the sky and lowered his voice, "In the Eastern Palace, the Crown Prince's mansion."

Jiang Li's expression became strange, "The Crown Prince likes men?"

Wang Bujiu shrugged, "I don't know about that. Anyway, entering the Eastern Palace, he is either a staff member or a beauty, or maybe both."

After a pause, he comforted, "Don't worry, Brother. Even if Mei Ruxi really wants revenge, he won't be able to come back for a while. He should be busy pleasing the Crown Prince right now."

Jiang Li nodded and gave an "en" sound.

He was ultimately too weak. Ordinary people were fine, but once he faced those powerful figures, he would only be crushed.

Perhaps he should find a way to climb up, otherwise he was really afraid that one day he wouldn't even be able to protect his family...

After finishing the matter of Mei Ruxi, Jiang Li prepared to go to the guard room.

Wang Bujiu pulled him back again and stuffed a large stack of silver notes into his hand, "Here, yours. It's four thousand taels in total, right? Count it."

Jiang Li stuffed it into his bosom casually, "No need to count. Can't I trust you?"

This was the extra two taels he borrowed, also let Wang Bujiu bet, and according to the odds of one to eight, he won four thousand taels in total.

Saying this, he took out twenty taels and handed them to Wang Bujiu, "I think you probably don't need the carriage now, so transfer that half share to me."

"Fine." Wang Bujiu took it without being polite, "I also won quite a lot this time; it should be enough to marry a wife. You don't know, my old mother nags every day about wanting to hold a grandson, which worries me to death."

He bumped into Jiang Li and chuckled, "Brother, does the sister-in-law have any sisters? Cousins are fine too. Preferably one as pretty as her, who can cook, and whose temper is a little gentler than hers. Introduce one to me as a wife, okay?"

Jiang Li had a wooden face, "No."

Then he turned and left.

Truly, it feels like the whole world is coveting his wife.

"Aiyoyo, Brother, don't be so perfunctory." Wang Bujiu chased after him relentlessly, "Think about it, this is great. From now on, we can be considered brothers-in-law, relatives on top of relatives..."

Jiang Li stopped abruptly, "Since you say so, I do remember one. Cousins are indeed not there, but there is a younger sister."

Wang Bujiu was overjoyed, "What's her name? How old is she? Is she married? Is she pretty? What's her temper like?"

Jiang Li smiled, "You've seen her."

He had seen her? When?

Wang Bujiu scratched his head and suddenly widened his bull eyes, "You don't mean, it's Du Mingzhu??"

*Peh peh peh*, even if he were a bachelor for a lifetime, he wouldn't marry that poisonous snake Du Mingzhu! Not only vicious, but also ugly like a toad!

Brother Jiang was clearly deliberately disgusting him.

Wang Bujiu followed behind Jiang Li, angrily muttering, "You've gone too far, Brother. If you say that, then I'll tell the sister-in-law about you hiding private money, and see what kind of good fruit you have to eat, *heng heng*..."

The next day, the vegetable market in the West Street of Wutou Xian was crowded with people.

Almost half of the county's people had come to join the fun.

People are like this; they seem to like watching extremely cruel scenes, appreciating the end of others' lives with the greatest interest and joy.

Just as the sky was getting light, a prison cart carrying Lin Pozi drove out of the prison. Lin Pozi was wearing shackles and foot irons, her hair disheveled like a ghost.

According to the rules, before the execution, she had to go around the downtown area once, let the prisoner take one last look at the prosperity of the world, and then go to the execution ground.

At this time, both sides of the street were already crowded with people, many of whom had lost everything in this bet, and one by one they vented their anger on Lin Pozi.

"Return my hard-earned money!"

"Poisonous woman, go to hell!"

"Go reincarnate as an animal in your next life!"

Some spat, some threw fruit peels, and there were countless rotten vegetables and stinky eggs.

Even the eight bailiffs responsible for the escort were innocently affected.

Wang Bujiu spat out a vegetable root that he didn't know what it was, and shouted speechlessly, "I'm asking all the fellow villagers, can you aim before throwing?" ===== CHAPTER 188 =====