PNB Chapter 391 This woman has such a sharp eye!
Chapter 391 This woman has such a sharp eye!
The people around were silent, and their eyes looked at Liu Xi as if they were filled with poison, wishing they could tear him into pieces!
Prince Li is the most meritorious king of Tianqi, who has defeated the Northern Di time and time again and defended the dignity of Tianqi. Now, even a eunuch dares to be so rude and disrespectful to the prince!
This is really outrageous!
Liu Xi noticed those unfriendly looks and looked aggrieved.
When did he disrespect Prince Li?
If this gets to the emperor's ears, will he be able to save his life?
"Your Majesty, this servant..."
Baili Moqing didn't give him a chance to explain, and interrupted him calmly, "Just now, Eunuch Liu Xi asked me if I had any information about the thieves. So, shall I report it to you now?"
Liu Xi's face turned purple, "Your Highness, I don't have any..."
"There is indeed news about the thief!" Baili Moqing interrupted him again.
"The individuals who robbed the Princess's Mansion and Prince Jin's Villa last night have been apprehended, and some of the stolen goods have been recovered, including the gold-threaded, glazed, jade-like flask bestowed upon me by my father."
Zhu Heng frowned slightly, a hint of doubt flashing across his face.
Did they catch him? Wasn't he the boss or the second one?
"Who is the murderer?" Liu Xi asked nervously, not realizing that his tone was disrespectful.
Xizhu's face was gloomy and he clenched his fists again and again, but without the prince's signal, he didn't dare to move at all, for fear of ruining the prince's plan.
Baili Moqing glanced at him, then looked at Xu Min.
Xu Min was also a sharp man. He immediately stepped forward and said, "The thieves are the Senior Cavalry Commandant Liu Yi and his deputy commander Ma He."
After hearing this, the expressions of the people in the field changed, especially Liu Xi and Xu Zike, who felt as if they had eaten a fly, feeling extremely aggrieved and disgusted.
"How could it be Liu Yi? It's clearly Zhu..."
Zhu Heng interrupted him, "Eunuch Liu, everyone must be responsible for what they say! I'll give you one more chance. What did you want to say just now?"
Liu Xi was choking, and Xu Zike stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, has this matter been investigated? Do you have all the evidence, witnesses, and evidence?"
"Xu Zike, what do you mean? Are you questioning my prince?" Xi Zhu asked coldly in dissatisfaction.
A mere commander of the personal guards, a junior general of the fifth rank, dares to ask the prince such a question?
"I dare not, but this matter concerns His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, and I must have a definite response..."
"Hmph, are you trying to take advantage of someone else's power? Do you think that mentioning His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin will change your status?" Xi Zhu didn't buy his story. With this status, he was not qualified for the prince to have a conversation with him!
"The prince has already reported this matter to the palace. I believe it won't be long before an imperial edict is issued from the palace. By then, His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin will know everything!"
Xu Zike looked embarrassed, but he didn't dare to refute any further, so he could only leave first.
Seeing this, Liu Xi suppressed his anger and prepared to leave, but Zhu Heng called out to him.
"Eunuch Liu, please go back and tell the Princess that I will never forget the humiliation I suffered today!"
One day, he will repay the debt to the Princess and Prince Jin!
Liu Xi's face was full of gloom and he snorted heavily.
After the guards of Prince Jin and the Princess left, Xu Min also stepped forward to take his leave. "Since there's nothing more to do in the Grand Tutor's residence, I'll be leaving as well. I still have official business to attend to in the camp."
Zhu Heng looked at him, his expression slightly softened. "Thank you so much for today, General Xu!"
Xu Min nodded, then left with the cavalry battalion.
Baili Moqing didn't leave. Seeing this, Zhu Heng said, "Your Highness, would you like to come into the mansion and discuss it in detail?"
He knew that Baili Moqing's visit this time was not just to rescue him.
The person who robbed the Princess's Mansion and Prince Jin's Villa suddenly turned out to be Liu Yi, and it was Baili Moqing who came to inform him personally, so he must have other purposes.
Baili Moqing heard this and happily agreed, "That would be great!"
"Your Majesty, please!"
As Baili Moqing lifted his foot, he remembered something, "Oh, there's someone else who wants to talk to the Grand Tutor. I wonder if the Grand Tutor would be willing to invite her along?"
Zhu Heng looked puzzled, but still agreed, "Of course."
The next moment, everyone looked at Prince Li coming in front of a woman.
Prince Li, who was rumored to be not interested in women, smiled softly and spoke to the woman, which surprised everyone in the room.
"Who is this woman? Why does she seem so familiar with the prince?"
"I've never seen him before! He doesn't seem to be from Kyoto! Could it be that the prince brought him back from Beisha City?"
At this moment, someone recognized Shu He and said, "What nonsense are you talking about! Isn't that the owner of the Zhenyao Pavilion whose shop was smashed by the two young masters of the Zhu family yesterday? Mr. Liu is also a skilled doctor!"
"I see! She's a doctor, and she's so beautiful. No wonder even the prince treats her differently!"
Baili Moqing ignored the people's comments and said to Shu He, "Since you are here, let's go in and listen. Don't you have something to ask the Grand Tutor?" It's about compensation.
Shu He thought about it and nodded. This was a good opportunity.
She and Zhang Zhirou followed Baili Moqing into the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
Jiang Dongping saw Zhang Zhirou and greeted her warmly, but Zhang Zhirou was obviously still a little annoyed and angry with him because of what Shu He said.
Anyone my sister looks down upon is definitely not a good person!
"Are you Mr. Liu from the Precious Medicine Pavilion?"
In the Zhu Mansion, after the servant served tea, Zhu Heng asked.
He had already learned the identity of this woman from what the people outside said.
"My humble self is Liu Ruxin, and I'm honored to meet Grand Tutor Zhu."
"Mr. Liu, are you here to ask for compensation?" Zhu Heng asked directly.
Seeing that his tone was not very good and seemed to contain some resentment, Shu He's face also turned cold.
"The two young masters of the Zhu family smashed my shop and forced a woman like me to strip before the public, completely destroying my reputation. Now, I'm here to collect the debt. Is there anything wrong with that?"
"Grand Master, you wouldn't think that just because someone is injured, they don't have to repay their debt, right?"
Zhu Heng obviously didn't expect that this young woman had such a sharp tongue. Even when facing the top official of the dynasty, she was not afraid at all.
"Of course my Zhu family will accept compensation! But isn't 550,000 taels a bit too much?"
Shu He sneered, glancing at the white porcelain teacup beside him, which was different from the ones used by Zhu Heng and Baili Moqing. "Grand Master, you should know that there are good and bad medicinal herbs, and there are expensive and cheap porcelains. Good ones have good prices, and cheap ones have cheap prices."
"Taishi, what do you think the Minshi Qingguang white porcelain is worth? And how much is the Jingde white porcelain worth?"
Just because you serve tea to guests in cheap white porcelain cups doesn’t mean you are using cheap medicinal herbs to treat patients!
Zhu Heng's face felt slightly hot. He had never expected this woman to have such a sharp eye that she could distinguish between Qingguang white porcelain and Jingde white porcelain with just one glance...
It's him who has made a fool of himself!
Zhu Heng's face turned cold and he shouted, "Someone come!"
The housekeeper came in and Zhu Heng scolded him coldly, "A distinguished guest has come to your house, and you're going to use this teacup to entertain him?!"
The butler was shocked and quickly admitted his mistake, "Master, please forgive me. I was dazzled and made a mistake. I will change the tea right away!"
After the servants cleared away the teacups, Jiang Dongping spoke half mockingly, "The servants of the Zhu family are truly clueless. If you didn't know better, you'd think the Grand Tutor did it on purpose!"
"Prince Dongping is joking." Zhu Heng glanced at him coldly.
In this capital, I guess no one likes to deal with Jiang Dongping. If it weren't for Prince Li, he wouldn't be able to enter the gate of Zhu Mansion today!
"No kidding, Grand Master, are you two ready to pay the compensation for the Treasure Medicine Pavilion?"