in2ebook Chapter 260 Aren’t you afraid that the prince will kill you?
Chapter 260 Aren’t you afraid that the prince will kill you?
Retreating to the wall, Li Xiaoyu made a gesture to his master.
Seeing her movements, the master, a scholar who didn't know any martial arts, was a little unsure.
He whispered to the woman, "Let's go back and call for help first."
Just as he finished speaking, he received a cold and cruel glare, which showed that he was extremely guilty.
Retracting his gaze, Li Xiaoyu only said three words: "Follow me closely."
The next moment, she swiftly climbed into the yard in front of the master, and the master thought she could be no worse than a woman.
He also quickly looked inside.
Li Xiaoyu's movements of climbing over the wall were as skillful as they were funny.
He climbed up with his legs tilted sideways. He heard the sound of fighting coming from the house, and the thief's triumphant voice turned into wailing.
"Where did you come from, bitch? You came to me on your own accord. I'm going to kill you."
Before he could say anything proud, it turned into: "Auntie, be gentle, my arm is about to break."
"what!"
Following a wolf howl that shook the sky, the scene returned to silence.
When the lawyer finally got up, he saw that the new painter Li had blocked the thief's mouth with a piece of rag and tied his wrists with a cloth strip.
"This....I caught it..."
He finished his words stumbling over his words in disbelief and was just about to tidy up his messy hair.
The thief was suddenly pushed over, and at the same time, Li Huashi said calmly: "Take him back."
The villagers who lived in the same township heard the howling and all ran over to watch the fun. Seeing them gathered outside, Li Xiaoyu briefly explained the situation to the village chief and then took the thieves back to the yamen.
This was the first time that the yamen had properly tried a case.
All the officials in the government except Xiao Wang were excited. Even the county magistrate was a little excited during the trial.
The gavel in his hand was heavier than usual.
"You bold thief, why did you steal the chicken?"
The slightly plump man who got beaten glared at the woman who was sitting with the master in dissatisfaction, and the latter narrowed her eyes.
When she finished the portrait, she put down the charcoal.
A slap landed on the table with a loud bang, startling everyone present.
The county magistrate froze for a moment.
He was just about to tell Li Xiaoyu to calm down when he heard her cold voice scolding the thief: "If you take something without buying it, it's stealing."
After hearing this, everyone thought she was quite rational.
The next sentence made the master feel embarrassed. She asked coldly: "If you glare at me again, I will beat your face to pieces."
He quickly whispered to his colleague: "Master Li, don't be angry, he will get the punishment he deserves."
Then, Li Xiaoyu glared back with a look even more ferocious than that of the fat thief.
The latter shrank his neck and said to the county magistrate in a panic, "Sir, I will confess. I will confess everything."
It turned out that the thief was lazy and had no money to buy meat for a long time. He also had no hunting skills and could not go to the mountains to hunt, so he could only think of stealing.
After much thought, the old lady in the village is the best target.
He was very nervous the first time he went to steal. He was so scared that he deliberately hid away when the people from the government office came to the village.
I didn't expect that the government not only failed to find out about my case.
The chickens were returned to the old lady’s house, and he continued to steal with a clear conscience until he was caught this time.
Seeing that the old lady was crying so hard, the county magistrate asked the bailiffs to put the thief in jail and asked the lawyer to comfort her. He then called Li Xiaoyu to the backyard to talk.
"Master Li, this is the government office. Don't be too impatient when handling cases next time, or you'll be criticized."
Hearing this, Li Xiaoyu only asked one question.
"The county magistrate and the lawyer were gentle in their actions. They even bought chickens and sent them back. Did they leave a good reputation?"
She checked the information in the warehouse.
Jiaochang County ranks last every year, and most of the reasons are due to the county magistrate and legal advisors who do not do anything as they should. If the leaders are lazy, the people below will be lazy too.
I'm so lazy.
The county magistrate thought about it and replied angrily, "That's not the case."
Li Xiaoyu asked again: "Have you ever thought about why the performance is ranked last every year?"
The county magistrate was not afraid of her speaking frankly.
After all, no one had talked to him about this kind of thing for a long time.
Inviting Li Xiaoyu to sit down in the study, he said thoughtfully: "Master Li, you don't know that this Jiaochang County is rotten from the root. Among the county magistrates before me, there was a very upright one who was determined to make changes."
"As a result, he died unexpectedly within half a month. I just came here and wanted to clean up the mess. I have seen too many complicated things. I just want Jiaochang County to be in a mess.
I will be satisfied if I can live to see my retirement.”
After listening, Li Xiaoyu frowned.
She looked at him with complicated eyes: "So, you just let it go on like this, and you are not willing to think about the cause and effect of even a small case."
Hearing her words, the county magistrate looked at her frankly and said, "They are all rotten, some are completely rotten and some are slightly rotten. If you were in my position, you would find that there is no difference."
After that, he said, "Miss Li, have you heard a saying?"
Li Xiaoyu was thinking in his heart, and asked calmly: "Sir, what do you want to say?"
"A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake."
Hearing this, Li Xiaoyu was stunned. It seemed that the person behind Jiaochang County was related to the imperial court.
The air became quiet for a moment.
After a long while, Li Xiaoyu nodded to him, stood up and walked out. Before leaving the door, the county magistrate told her: "Painter Li, as a member of the government, I don't want you to get into trouble. I also hope that if you encounter tedious matters in the future, you can do it according to your ability."
Li Xiaoyu lowered his eyes, turned around and smiled at him.
"Thank you, sir, for reminding me."
The government office finally solved a case, and everyone from top to bottom was very happy, so today's meal was much more sumptuous.
Xiao Wang is on duty tonight.
There is basically nothing to do in the yamen at night, so it is enough to leave one person in the front and one person in the back.
Xiao Wang was guarding the back door and Li Xiaoyu didn't go back.
She told him what she had talked about with the county magistrate during the day. After listening, Xiao Wang probably understood what she meant and whispered back, "Xiao Yu wants me to check the background of Jiaochang County."
Li Xiaoyu nodded: "Understand it clearly, so that you can have a better idea of what to do in the future."
"it is good."
Although Luo Feng was in the imperial city, he spent most of his time assisting with palace affairs. He accidentally heard from the Ministry of Revenue that a female painter had taken office as the mayor of Jiao County.
There are many women who can paint, and most of them do it for their own entertainment at home.
There are almost no female painters who can take on this position.
He asked his men to investigate and happened to run into Xiao Wang.
They all knew each other. Xiao Wang went to meet Luo Feng alone and learned from him that the female painter was really the little princess.
Luo Feng slapped his forehead heavily.
Speechlessly, "Aren't you and Lao Lu afraid that the prince will kill you?"
"Even if you kill me, I am willing to help the little princess."
Luo Feng had seen Li Xiaoyu's portrait, but had never seen her in person. This made him curious: "Why?"
"She treats people very sincerely. Besides, she is willing to come to the imperial city to be a painter, partly for the prince. If you want to write a letter to complain, go ahead. I am not afraid of death."
He looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
Luo Feng was silent for a while, then asked him, "Why are you investigating Jiaochang County?"
On the same day, a peasant girl covered in blood rang the drum outside the yamen.