Chapter 2: Taboo
Zhan Fei drove Wang Ruoyun all the way east. After walking for a few days, he arrived at Xinping County. As soon as he entered Xinping County, he was stopped by several businessmen and took him to the county government.
"Anyone who sees a beggar on the road, no matter whether he is young or old, or disabled, if he has no one to rely on, he will be sent to an almshouse!" There was a middle-aged man sitting in the hall, holding a book and reading.
"You two beggars, why don't you thank the county magistrate quickly?" the official on the side shouted.
Zhan Fei and Wang Ruoyun looked at these people. They were all wearing silk clothes, small hats with birds embroidered on them, and a few jade pendants wrapped around their bodies.
"We are not beggars, we are passing through your land! We have food, drink and money, so how can we be beggars?" Zhan Fei reasoned.
Before anyone could answer, Wang Ruoyun spoke again, "Where did this nerd come from to be an official? Just a random passerby was treated as a beggar! Is he stupid because of studying?"
"You beggars are not allowed to roar in court! You are covered in mud, and your clothes can be bought with dozens of coins. You are nothing if not a beggar! Everyone in Xinping County is dressed in silk and satin, and what you eat is chicken, duck, and fish. You car
She also brought pickled steamed buns with her, what is she if she isn’t a beggar? Hold her down on both sides, don’t let her act arrogant!” The county magistrate put down the book and ordered a few servants to hold Wang Ruoyun down.
When the officials were about to touch her, Wang Ruoyun clapped her palms and pushed them to the ground, "Don't touch me! If you want to fight, I will tear down your county government office today!"
Zhan Fei quickly grabbed Wang Ruoyun and said, "Mom, please calm down, we are not bad people, county magistrate! According to what you said, county magistrate, wouldn't Yuzhang City be full of beggars? We are not as rich as you, but we are not beggars either. We have not asked anyone
You ask for a penny in alms, not to mention that no matter how poor we are, we will never eat the food that comes to us!”
A man waving a white paper fan beside the county magistrate came down, "You don't kneel before officials at a young age, and your mother beats the official. With these two items, you can be imprisoned! But, our county magistrate is kind-hearted."
, don’t see poor people and beggars! As long as you obediently take a detour outside Xinping County, forget about it today!”
"Master Liang, I'm afraid it's better to be imprisoned. If the superiors find out that there are beggars in Xinping County, I won't be able to explain it to Mr. Xiao!"
Wang Ruoyun suddenly rushed to the county magistrate and grabbed him by the collar, "I will help you today and let you become a beggar!"
He started to tear off the county magistrate's official hat as he spoke, and then stretched out his hand to tear off the county magistrate's clothes.
The county magistrate shouted, "Men and women are not allowed to have sex! Someone come quickly!"
Several office workers timidly came forward with sticks, but Zhan Fei was the first to grab Wang Ruoyun's hand. "Mom, stop making trouble! We still have business to do!"
Wang Ruoyun turned around and said, "He is a coward and doesn't do his job. I'm going to let him do his job today!"
Zhan Fei was anxious, "If my father knew that my mother was acting like this, he would definitely not want us anymore!"
The master put away the white paper fan and walked closer, "Miss, please calm down. I can see at a glance that you are not ordinary people. You must have a lot of background. When Magistrate Cai first arrived in Xinping County, he bumped into the lady and asked her to show her respect.
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Wang Ruoyun let go of his hand, and Magistrate Cai took a few steps back, picked up his official hat from the ground and put it on, "You guys, it's troublesome to bring people to the county government! Why don't you apologize quickly!"
Several businessmen apologized to Wang Ruoyun with sad faces. Wang Ruoyun waved his hand, "Forget it, forget it! We are on our way!"
The master stretched out his hand to stop her, "Wait a minute, I would like to take the liberty to ask Miss Gao about her family background!"
"I am Wang Ruoyun, the daughter of the richest Wang family in Yuzhang! General Li Xiaofei, the Marquis of Nanhai County and Sima, is my husband!"
As soon as these words came out, the county magistrate and the master were stunned on the spot. The master looked Wang Ruoyun up and down with his eyes: "Miss, when you apply for a family, you must be reliable! The Wang family in Yuzhang was slaughtered more than ten years ago, and Li Xiaofei ten years ago
You were exiled overseas before, how dare you claim their names?"
"What did you say? Kill everyone? Fart! Aren't I here just fine?"
"Miss Wang, don't do anything. How dare we lie to you? If you don't believe us, go out and ask!"
Wang Ruoyun raised his hand and slowly lowered it, "If you dare to lie, I can't spare you! Come on, son, let's go ask on the street!"
Wang Ruoyun took Zhan Fei out and Magistrate Cai shouted from behind, "Master, we can't let them go to the street. Mr. Xiao will be here soon with his distinguished guests!"
"My Lord Cai, are you really confused or something? These two people are quarreling with the imperial prisoners. If we stay here, we will all be in bad luck! Let them go quickly!"
Wang Ruoyun took Zhanfei to ask several restaurants and shops, but was kicked out before he could speak.
"Let's go, beggar woman!"
"Take these two ingots of silver and don't come to my store!"
Zhan Fei comforted Wang Ruoyun, "The county magistrate and the master just want to drive us away, so they talk casually, mother, don't worry!"
"No, they said these things so clearly, it doesn't look like they were making them up!"
"The master in the yamen is a devil of a man. Didn't you see that the county magistrate listens to the master in everything? You see, just these words of his made you distracted and ran out to ask people everywhere!"
"So, we have to go back to settle the score with them?"
"Forget it, forget it, mother, we have to do business and we can't waste time for some boring people!"
The mother and son continued to get on the carriage and walked out of the city. As soon as they arrived at the city gate, they heard the noise of gongs and drums.
"When distinguished guests arrive, idle people stay away!"
"The carriage in front of you, step aside quickly! Don't block the road!"
"X, what kind of county magistrate is this Cai Fu? Didn't he brag that Xinping County is a wealthy township? Why did he meet a beggar when he entered the city?"
"Come quickly, get the beggar in front of you away!"
Suddenly a group of servants dressed in red rushed over to drive away Wang Ruoyun, mother and son.
Wang Ruoyun was not polite, got out of the car curtain and kicked the servant who was about to lead the horse to the ground. "You dare to rob at the gate of the city in broad daylight! I won't hack you to death today! Fei'er, give me the sword."
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Zhan Fei held the sword, "Mother, you can't do it. You can't kill people casually in broad daylight. This is a violation of Daliang's law. You can't do it!"
Wang Ruoyun reached out and grabbed the sword, "Pedantic! When I followed your father Li Xiaofei to kill people in Yuzhang City, you weren't there yet?"
A man immediately came out of the large carriage opposite and said, "Stop it! Stop it!"
This man was eight feet tall. He was dressed in white and had a Xiao token on his waist. He was holding a brocade box in his hand. "You two are frightened. The servants don't understand the rules!"
Several slaves nearby whispered, and the man in white glared at them, "You don't want your life?"
When Zhan Fei saw that the person opposite him suddenly became weak, he tugged on Wang Ruoyun's sleeve and said, "Mother, let's go! Let's go!"
Wang Ruoyun put away his sword and got into the hood of the car. Zhan Fei continued to drive, and the convoy on the opposite side also retreated.
When Zhan Fei passed by the man in white, the man in white secretly made a few gestures with his right hand, and two painters in the car behind him began to paint Zhan Fei's portrait.
"Mr. Xiao, this boy really doesn't look like Li Xiaofei. His nose, eyes and eyebrows don't even look like him.
, only those who dare not fight and kill are so similar!"
After Zhan Fei left, the man in white picked up the two portraits and asked his old servant
"Perhaps it's been a long time, and you don't remember that person's appearance, but his personality is so similar, probably! But this time, I can show off to the princess!"
"Sir, you come from a noble family, why bother befriending that domineering princess!"
"You don't understand. I am a concubine, the sixteenth son of my father, Xiao Xiangguo. With my father's protection, the most I can do in my life is to be a servant!"
"Cai Fu messed up things this time. I'm afraid Xinping County won't be able to receive Mr. Xiangguo!"
"No, no, no, no one thought that that person's family would be found out! It seems that the rumors back then were true! Xinping County's annual revenue from blue and white porcelain exceeds 80 million yuan, and everyone in the city is rich.
, my old man has wanted to come here for a long time. In fact, I just casually said that beggars and the like should not be an eyesore on the street, and the people working below took it as a golden rule. I heard on the way here that this Xinping
Whenever outsiders come to the county, nine out of ten they will be dismissed as beggars or driven away to other counties in cars!"
"Old slave, it seems that Mr. Xiangguo still trusts the young master, otherwise the richest magistrate of Xinping County would not be your disciple! This is all arranged by Mr. Xiangguo!"
"Old Wang, please stop trying to please me. It's just that I like walking around, not eating wine and visiting brothels. If my brothers hadn't been having sex all day long and spending money like a dam, how could I have failed to take care of the family property?"
Go to my bastard! Don’t say anything anymore, go directly to the county government office!”
Before reaching the county government office, Magistrate Cai rushed over with his master and the third team of government officials.
"Master Xiao, Mr. Cai is rude, please forgive me Mr. Xiao!"
"Mr. Xiao, you have a lot of people. Things at the city gate are our responsibility. We didn't do it well!"
Dozens of people knelt down in unison. Mr. Xiao asked Lao Wangtou in the car, "What do you think would be a good punishment for them?"
"These people are incompetent and deserve to be punished. It is entirely up to the young master to decide!"
"It's boring to punish them. They don't lack money here. Fines don't hurt. A beating is too much. Forget it!"
"The old slave has an idea. He will punish them by only eating bran porridge for five days!"
"You are so evil! You know clearly that these people are used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas. Now, if you let them eat bran porridge for five days, isn't it worse than killing them? But I like it! Come and tell them!"
"Master Xiao punishes you by only eating bran porridge for five days! If you make a mistake next time, you will not be punished lightly!"
Magistrate Cai and others quickly gathered around Mr. Xiao's carriage to express their gratitude.
Mr. Xiao got out of the car and said, "Okay, okay, you are the county magistrate, I am just a commoner. Don't do this. It's not good for the people to see it! Where is the official body?"
"No, no, no, Mr. Xiao is indifferent to fame and fortune and should be a role model for our generation!"
"Mr. Xiao, the county government has arranged a banquet at Longyue Tower, please appreciate it!"
"You guys are just disobedient! I told you I only like to eat green vegetables, tofu, radish and vermicelli!"
A group of people rushed to the Longyue Tower. Outside the city, Zhan Fei was thinking about everything. He was clearly at war with him before. No, he had already taken action. His mother said a word and the other party stopped.
Even though Li Xiaofei held a high position in the past, he has disappeared for ten years now, and those people don't seem to respect him. On the contrary, hearing this name is like avoiding the plague.
Chapter completed!