Chapter 109 Jingzhao Prefecture
Chapter 109 Jingzhao Prefecture
Seeing Shen Beiqi, Yang Lijun on the side was really scared.
She had been afraid of this cousin since she was a child. When she was a child, she called Shen Li a stinky beggar, so he punished her to kneel down and spanked her ten times with a board.
From then on, every time she saw him, she was like a mouse seeing a cat, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into.
Just like at this moment, she shrank her neck, wishing she could bury herself completely behind the door.
Because her wrist was still held by Shen Li!
"Let her go." Shen Beiqi said softly, then turned around and ordered Yue Yang, "Take everyone here to Jingzhao Prefecture!"
The people present were there to watch the fun, but they never thought that they would be involved?
The group of people looked at each other, looking at the handsome but cold and gloomy face of the man in the room. Although they felt reluctant, no one dared to speak.
A girl in yellow was a bit more courageous and asked directly, "Duke, what does this have to do with us? Why do you want us to go too?"
"Not just you!"
Shen Beiqi glanced coldly at everyone in the store, "The owner and boss of Jixianglou, anyone who heard these dirty words just now, must go together!"
The owner of Jixianglou is not here, and the person in charge here is a shopkeeper named Yuan.
He dared not disobey Shen Beiqi's words.
Manager Yuan has worked in Jixianglou for many years and often deals with government officials.
I have also heard of this Duke Jingguo.
I heard that he was famous for his brutal methods. When he was in the northern border, he disregarded humanity and attacked with oil and fire, almost burning down a city in the Northern Barbarian Kingdom, causing tens of thousands of casualties.
The means are so cruel that they are terrifying.
It was precisely because of his swift and decisive actions that it took him only three years to stabilize the northern border, which had been in turmoil for many years. The Beiyi and Beili countries were severely damaged and did not dare to attack for a while.
Now in Jiangdu City, who can compare with Duke Jingguo in popularity? No one dares to offend him!
It was just a trip to Jingzhao Prefecture, and the topic was not brought up by their Jixiang Tower, so there was naturally nothing to be afraid of.
The yellow-shirted girl became unhappy when she heard this. No matter how low their status was, they were still daughters of officials. How could they easily be promoted to a position like Jingzhao Yin?
If this gets out, people will think they have done something wrong!
"What if we don't want to go?" asked the woman in yellow.
"You guys?" Shen Beiqi glanced at her coldly, "If anyone doesn't want to go, I won't force them, but...you will bear the consequences yourself!"
"you--"
The woman in yellow was about to say something, but the woman beside her hurriedly whispered to her, "Stop talking, just let him be. Not to mention us, even our fathers and brothers can't afford to offend this man!"
Shen Li looked at him in confusion and asked in a very low voice, "Why do you want them to go together?"
"If water is not blocked from its source, it will flow again. They must go together. If they cannot see with their own eyes the fate of those who talk too much, they will not control their mouths!"
Shen Beiqi did not lower his voice. Every word he spoke was like a cold arrow, accurately shooting at Yang Lijun and everyone present.
Shen Li understood. Was he going to take everyone with him to make an example of them?
But Yang Lijun is Yang's niece, the daughter of his uncle!
"But..." Shen Li hesitated, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to Master Yang, right?"
Shen Beiqi lowered his eyelashes lightly, hiding the complex emotions in his eyes, "As a cousin, I have the obligation to discipline her!"
Yang Lijun was filled with fear for a moment. She was the 'talkative person' that Shen Beiqi mentioned. What would be the fate of a talkative person?
It will definitely not end well!
She knew she couldn't escape, so she quickly gave the maid a look.
The maid had grown up with Yang Lijun since childhood and was very good at guessing her thoughts. She immediately slipped away when no one was paying attention.
Yue Yang glanced at the maid's back as she walked away and asked, "Master, what about that maid?"
"Don't worry about her!"
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Yang Mansion.
Concubine Zhao in the palace has been depressed since her miscarriage, which makes Madam Yang very upset.
The more favored Concubine Zhao is in the palace, the more His Majesty will value the Yang family.
Outsiders see that the Yang family is now famous, but Mrs. Yang feels that the current prosperity is just the afterglow of the setting sun, which is gorgeous but cannot last forever.
Although my father-in-law is the Grand Tutor, he is old. How many days can he continue to serve the Yang family?
The younger generations below are all disappointing, and none of them can compare to Shen Beiqi from the eldest sister's family.
Back then, before the seventh day after the death of the old duke, Shen Beiqi went against the majority's opinion, signed the military order and set off for the northern border. Such courage and bravery are not something that ordinary people can possess.
After the death of Duke Shen, the Shen family was supported by Shen Beiqi and thus avoided decline.
If the father-in-law passed away, who would the Yang family rely on? Would they rely on their two sons who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun and were ignorant?
Or should she rely on her indecisive, limp and cowardly husband?
It gives me a headache just thinking about it!
Madam Yang was leaning against a silk pillow in a daze when she heard hurried footsteps coming from the courtyard.
Before anyone even entered the door, they heard several shouts, "Oh no! Oh no! Something's happened to the girl!"
Madam Yang's eyelids jumped, and she immediately stood up from the couch, went out and asked, "What happened? Why are you shouting so loudly?"
The maid even forgot to perform the formalities, and kept panting as she said, "The young lady... was... taken to Jingzhao Yin!"
"Jing Zhaoyin?"
Madam Yang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought it was a big deal, isn't it just a small Jingzhao Yin, do they dare to touch our Yang family's girl?"
"No!" The maid shook her head like a rattle, "It was Duke Jingguo who took her away!"
Duke Jing?
Madam Yang realized something was wrong, "What on earth happened? Tell me everything without missing a word!"
Listening to the maid's report, Madam Yang's face became increasingly gloomy, and she finally stamped her feet in anger, "What a fool this child is! How can he say such nonsense in front of everyone?"
She was flustered and paced back and forth in the courtyard, then called the servant, "Quick, go to the yamen and invite the master back, and the eldest master, invite them all back!"
The servant nodded and was about to leave, but Madam Yang called him back, "No, just ask them to go to Jingzhao Yinfu and tell them that the young lady is in great trouble and ask them to come and rescue her as soon as possible!"
The maid's expression became more serious. "Madam, at least the young lady calls the Duke "cousin", so he won't really torture her, right?"
Madam Yang's face turned pale for a moment, "I'm afraid he won't show mercy."
He just didn't mention what the Yang family did three years ago, but he didn't forget it, nor did he forgive it.
The hatred of people who have nothing to do with you may be able to be laughed off.
But the betrayal between close relatives is probably something that will be hard to forget for a lifetime!
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