The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 261 Beauty Bewitching

As Fulu finished speaking, the crowd outside the government office suddenly knelt down one after another and burst into an overwhelming cheer:

"Long live His Majesty King Cheng!"

"The kidnapper has been brought to justice!"

"capital offense!"

"Well judged!"

"In this bright and clear world, there is still justice in the world!"

"Long live His Majesty the King! Long live His Majesty the King..."

Some people knelt outside the yamen and kowtowed continuously until their heads were broken and bleeding. They cried and laughed, looking like crazy.

Seeing this, Shi Yao quickly climbed onto the carriage and turned back to shout, "Cousin, get in quickly!"

Jiang Miao was confused, but his body reacted before his brain and he followed Shi Yao into the carriage.

Aunt Liu Hua gritted her teeth and immediately got into the carriage, sitting between Shi Yao and Jiang Miao, staring at them eagerly.

Muxiang and Banxia looked at each other, thinking that Shi Yao was about to leave, and immediately climbed up.

The carriage of the Duke's Mansion was originally very spacious, but with five people sitting in it, it suddenly seemed small and cramped.

Except for Shi Yao, the other four looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.

Jiang Miao asked hesitantly, "Cousin, what's the matter? Where do you want to go?"

"Shh!" Shi Yao put her index finger on her lips, carefully lifted a corner of the curtain and looked outside.

Outside, the crowd retreated to both sides like a receding tide, revealing a path in the middle. The Fourth Prince Zhou Shao walked out with Shi Mingzhu, who was wearing a transparent veil.

The two of them stood shoulder to shoulder, like a loving couple, with their heads held high and smiles on their faces. The man was handsome and the woman was pretty, making others envious.

Seeing someone at the end of the road kowtowing and bleeding, shouting "Long live the King", "King Cheng is the great judge", "Thank you King Cheng for ruling for common people like us", Zhou Shao took a few quick steps, helped the man up, and said:

"Old man, please stand up quickly! I am just an observer. The one who tried the case was the prefect, and the one who saved the man was a young nun. If you want to thank someone, thank the prefect and the young nun."

The man knelt on the ground and cried, "Your Highness, King Cheng! I and my wife only have two daughters. The eldest daughter was kidnapped five years ago and her whereabouts are still unknown. The youngest daughter was kidnapped five days ago and was found today.

If it weren't for the intervention of His Royal Highness King Cheng, the help of the little nun, and the justice of the prefect, my wife and I would not have been able to find our daughter, and we were planning to jump into the river together in a few days! I beg His Royal Highness King Cheng to make the decision for me and help me find my eldest daughter!"

Zhou Shao's hands froze.

The case was closed quickly today, firstly because the young nun surnamed Xie discovered the kidnappers' lair, and secondly because the scholars united to put pressure on them.

He stepped forward to make the decision because Shi Mingzhu said that by doing so, he could win the favor of the candidates and the love of the people.

But other cases are not so easy to resolve. Reporting the case, searching for people, and finding evidence is a long process.

If you do it well, the people will have forgotten about it long ago and you may not get a good reputation. If you do it poorly and the ministers in the court bring it up, then you will be in a thankless position.

Moreover, human trafficking cases are usually related to forcing women into prostitution. Brothels are a huge industrial chain that involves a wide range of issues and is difficult to investigate in detail.

As expected, as soon as the white-haired father-in-law finished speaking, more than 20 victims knelt on the ground and begged Zhou Shao to help find their children.

"Your Highness King Cheng is wise! Please help us make the decision too!"

"Your Highness! My daughter was kidnapped and sold to Wangyue Tower. The redemption silver is two thousand taels! Even if I sell my family, I can't raise the two thousand taels! Please, Your Highness, help me get my daughter back. I will work like a cow or a horse in my next life to repay you!"

"Your Highness! Our daughter was sold to Chunfeng Tower by a kidnapper. When she tried to escape, she was beaten to death by the madam and the kidnapper. One of my legs was also broken by them. I beg Your Highness to investigate and seek justice for my poor dead daughter!"

"Your Highness, my son was only five years old. He was kidnapped last year. This year, my husband went out to do business and saw him begging on the street in Yun County with both of his hands broken. My husband wanted to take him home, but the kidnapper beat him severely and he almost died.

It turned out that they deliberately chopped off my son's hands so that he could gain sympathy from passers-by at such a young age. I went to look for him later, but he was nowhere to be found. Now I don't know whether he is dead or alive. Please, Your Majesty, help me with my son's affairs!"

"Please make the decision, Your Majesty!"

"Please Your Highness, please make the decision!"

"..."

For a moment, outside Jingzhao Prefecture, the ground was filled with wailing.

The crowd watching could not help but shed sad tears, and the candidates took the lead in shouting: "Please pity the parents in the world, please ask the king to make the decision for us!"

The people cried out, "Please, King Cheng, please help us!"

Zhou Shao: “…”

King Cheng is just a prince without an official position and has not yet participated in political affairs. King Cheng cannot make this decision!

Today he finally understood what it meant to be roasted over a fire.

Zhou Shao helped his father-in-law up from the ground and was thinking about how to smooth things over when Shi Mingzhu, who was standing by, sobbed, "Please stand up, everyone, please stand up!

Your Highness, King Cheng enjoys the offerings of the people of the world, and will definitely make the decision for everyone! Your Highness, they are so miserable, you will definitely take care of it, right? "

Shi Mingzhu looked at King Cheng with tears in her eyes, her beautiful eyes were full and touching, as if she was looking at the mountain she admired.

Zhou Shao's heart softened and he blurted out, "Of course I will take care of it. I will write a letter to ask my father for permission. In the capital, under the feet of the emperor, how can we allow human traffickers to be so arrogant!"

The crowd was silent for a moment, and then burst into thunderous cheers: "Long live His Majesty King Cheng! May His Majesty live a long life and live a long and healthy life!"

After Zhou Shaofang finished speaking, he regretted it.

This matter is not as simple as writing a memorial.

The censors will keep an eye on him until he finds all the lost children of the people present or gives them justice.

No, no, no, it can’t be stopped. There will definitely be more people coming to him to ask him to find people in the future.

The thought of being surrounded by people every day, shouting "Long Live the King" and begging him to find someone, made him shudder.

He is a noble prince, not a coolie who helps the common people find their loved ones.

Zhou Shao smiled and promised that he would take care of it, but his heart was filled with bitterness, secretly hating himself for not being able to resist the temptation of the beauty.

In the carriage, Shi Yao covered her mouth and chuckled, then turned around and said with a smile: "Your Highness Prince Cheng is indeed the emperor's most beloved prince. He really loves the people like his own children and has a kind and sincere heart."

Jiang Miao shook his head with a smile.

He finally understood why Shi Yao climbed into the carriage in such a hurry.

Because she didn't want to be like those people outside, kneeling on the ground and shouting "Long live the Buddha".

Muxiang and Banxia were silent, both complaining in their hearts: Look at the doting smile on the cousin's face, I wonder if he can make the girl change her mind.

The young cousin is gentle and considerate. He is a scholar who the old lady has high hopes for. He can also protect the young lady from being schemed against and harmed by the Duke's Mansion in the future. Why wouldn't the young lady want to marry him?

Shi Yao wanted to watch the fun, so she opened the gap in the curtain a little wider.

She looked around and finally found an exceptionally tall and outstanding figure on the second floor of a teahouse not far from the government office.