Chapter 1461 Untitled!

When Murong Xinyun heard An Miaoyi say this, he was stunned.

Some time ago, there was an incident of dogs being allowed to injure people in Yijing. The instigator was the younger brother of a fourth-rank official named Yang Feng. This man loved dogs very much and had five or six dogs at home. Whenever he went to restaurants to eat, he would bring his dogs with him every now and then.

During dinner that day, a man named Sun Dahai said that Yang Feng was more filial to his dogs than to his father, and was definitely a son of a bitch!

Because of this sentence, the two sides started arguing, and finally the conflict escalated to the point of fighting. Yang Feng's dogs bit Sun Dahai to death!
This matter was therefore brought to the Yijing government office. Because Yang Feng's family had some assets and his brother was a fourth-rank official, he did not take the matter seriously at first and only planned to pay a dozen or twenty taels of silver to be settled.

But unfortunately, Sun Dahai is not an ordinary person. Although he is not a native of Yijing, his family has some connections, and he doesn't lack your money at all. He just wants to sue you and want Yang Feng to pay with his life!

For this reason, Sun Dahai's family specially hired a lawyer to sue Yang Feng. Seeing that the other party was determined to fight to the death, Yang Feng also panicked. He used his connections to take out three hundred taels of silver to investigate the matter, and later increased the amount to five hundred taels of silver.

But Sun Dahai's family was determined to make him pay with his life, so the lawsuit was finally brought to the Yijing government office...
Both parties involved in the case have backgrounds, and this incident involves human life, so this case has also caused a lot of heated discussion in Yijing. Yijing Morning Post and Yijing Daily have reported on it, and many people in Yijing have paid attention to this case.

On the day when the lawsuit officially began, the lawyer representing Sun Dahai stated that although Sun Dahai was indeed wrong that day and should not have teased Yang Feng for being more filial to the dog than to his father and calling him a dog's son, Yang Feng was guilty of intentional homicide and he deliberately ordered the dogs to bite Sun Dahai to death!
The lawyer representing Yang Feng stated that although Yang Feng was very angry when faced with the insults that day, he remained restrained and did not instruct the dogs to bite Sun Dahai. The dogs took the initiative to protect their master, so they bit Sun Dahai!

Because according to Daqian's laws, intentional homicide is a capital crime, the lawyers on both sides engaged in a heated debate over this point, and the argument between the two sides also caused a lot of discussion among the people. Some people thought that Yang Feng was right, while others thought that Sun Dahai died unjustly.

Because this incident caused such a huge public outcry, it was extremely difficult for Liu Ning, the prefect of Yijing, to handle the situation. In the end, he could only try to smooth things over and give both sides fifty lashes.

Yang Feng was sentenced to twenty years of hard labor, and the dogs that bit Sun Dahai to death were all killed. Yang Feng's brother could not bear to see his younger brother serve twenty years of hard labor, so he sold some of the family's fields and shops, and scraped together a thousand taels of silver to give to Sun Dahai's family.

Sun Dahai's family was somewhat disappointed when they saw that they could not kill Yang Feng, so they finally accepted the 1,000 taels of silver and issued a letter of apology to Yang Feng...

After receiving the letter of forgiveness, Liu Ning commuted Yang Feng's sentence from twenty years of hard labor to five years of hard labor, and exiled him to Yongliang!

Because many wealthy families in Yijing keep dogs, especially big dogs to guard their homes. These big dogs often injure people, and dozens of people are bitten to death or injured every year.

So although the incident itself has come to an end, the discussion it sparked has not stopped, but has instead intensified. All parties have engaged in heated discussions on how to determine whether a dog has been allowed to injure someone!
Finally, Liu Ning, the prefect of Yijing, promulgated a public security regulation to resolve the matter, stipulating that large dogs are not allowed to enter public places such as restaurants, inns, and shops, and that large dogs must be kept on a leash when walking on the street.

The first time the offender is punished with a warning, the second time he can choose to be fined or beaten with a stick, and the third time he will be sentenced to prison.

After the promulgation of this public security regulation, some people also talked about how to identify a big dog and how to distinguish between a big dog and a small dog. Because this matter caused controversy again, Liu Ning simply made a one-size-fits-all decision that no matter whether it is a big dog or a small dog, they are not allowed to enter public places and must be on a leash when going out.

When Murong Xinyun saw this incident in the newspaper, she just thought it was funny. She didn't expect that the same thing would happen to her two months later.

Although he felt very aggrieved and wanted to say that this was the imperial palace, facing An Miaoyi's stern gaze, Murong Xinyun could only bow and admit his mistake:
"Empress, I was wrong. I should have tied the rope for Mantou!"

Seeing Murong Xinyun admit his mistake so obediently, An Miaoyi was a little surprised. She wanted to wait for Murong Xinyun to make a few more excuses, preferably to make some extreme reactions, and then put a big hat on Murong Xinyun...

Although her little trick didn't work, it didn't stop An Miaoyi from embarrassing Murong Xinyun. She immediately said:
"Your Majesty has repeatedly stressed that officials from the former dynasty and concubines from the harem must follow the rules and abide by the law. Yunpin, you have ignored all these words!"

Hearing An Miaoyi say this, Murong Xinyun, who already felt wronged, felt even more aggrieved and was about to cry. She felt that she was clearly framed, and how come in An Miaoyi's mouth she became a sinner who did not follow rules and laws?

Although she felt aggrieved and felt very wronged, Murong Xinyun was not a fool. She could feel that An Miaoyi was deliberately making fun of her, so she knew very well that even if she defended herself, An Miaoyi would not let her go. This vicious bad woman would only get worse.

So all she could do at this moment was to endure it silently, and the little bun in her arms seemed to feel that its master was being bullied, and immediately bared its teeth and yelled at An Miaoyi.

"Ow! Ow! Ow!"

Seeing this, Murong Xinyun was immediately shocked and quickly covered Mantou's mouth with her hands, but it was too late. A cold voice came to her ears.

"Yunpin, you really have a good dog!"

As soon as these words came out, Murong Xinyun knelt down and said:

"Your Majesty Mantou is so naughty that she is not yelling at you. Please don't bother with her. If you want to punish someone, punish me..."

"Humph!"

"I will not let you off the hook, Yunpin, but it's because you're protecting it that this evil beast dares to act lawless!"

"Such an evil creature must not be allowed to stay here! Someone, take this evil creature out and smash it to death!"

As soon as An Miaoyi finished speaking, two maids came over immediately. Murong Xinyun knelt on the ground and begged:

"My queen! Don't!"

"Mantou didn't mean it, he wasn't yelling at you!"

Facing Murong Xinyun's pleading, An Miaoyi remained indifferent, her eyes still icy cold. Seeing that her master didn't say anything, Murong Xinyun held the steamed buns tightly in her arms and was unwilling to hand them over. The two maids simply started to snatch them away!

Although Murong Xinyun's maternal instinct was overflowing at this moment and she protected the steamed bun in her arms like a mother protecting her child, she was just a delicate and frail girl and was no match for two working women. After a struggle for a while, the steamed bun was snatched away by the two maids!

Seeing Mantou being taken away by the two maids, Murong Xinyun burst into tears, her expression full of sadness and despair, but An Miaoyi, who was sitting on the sofa watching this scene, seemed to enjoy it very much, and a faint smile appeared on her beautiful face. However, just as An Miaoyi and Murong Xinyun were waiting for the final verdict, the scream of dying did not happen. Seeing this, An Miaoyi also felt something unusual. Just when she was about to ask someone what happened, the two maids came back and reported to An Miaoyi awkwardly:

"My queen! That evil beast has been taken away by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"What? What is going on?"

Facing their master's cold question, the two maids answered in detail:

“Your Majesty, when we were about to throw this evil beast to death, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came over and asked us to hand the dog over to him. We told His Royal Highness that Your Majesty had given the order to throw this evil beast to death, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince insisted that we hand the dog over to him…”

"Your Majesty! We really didn't want to give it to him, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince snatched it directly from my hand. We were afraid of hurting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so there was nothing we could do!"

After hearing the two maids' narration, Murong Xinyun, who had been sad at first, immediately became as if she had reached the end of her rope and found a new way out. Her expression immediately turned from cloudy to sunny, while An Miaoyi cursed angrily:
"Useless! Two useless people! You can't even handle such a small matter!"

"You two should go to the Inner Court and get 20 strokes of the cane each! This will teach you a lesson!"

When the two maids heard that they were going to be beaten, their faces suddenly turned sad, but they could only bow and say:
"I receive the Queen's order!"

After the two maids left, An Miaoyi looked at Murong Xinyun again and said in a deep voice:

"Don't think I'll let you off easily just because that evil beast ran away!"

"Yunpin, you will be fined half a year's salary, and you will also have to write a thousand-word self-criticism. At the regular meeting next month, you must publicly reflect on your mistakes!"

Although she knew that An Miaoyi wanted to embarrass herself, Murong Xinyun didn't have time to think about it at this moment. Her thoughts were now on Mantou. She wiped her tears and said:
"I receive the Queen's order!"

"get out!"

Amid An Miaoyi's scolding, Murong Xinyun left An Miaoyi's room. Although she wanted to find Prince Ye Jingren and see how Mantou was doing, Murong Xinyun didn't know where Jingren was at this moment. After thinking it over again and again, she could only return to her own courtyard first...
However, what Murong Xinyun did not expect at this moment was that a little boy was squatting on the ground in the yard, happily teasing a puppy.

Seeing this scene, Murong Xinyun thought she was dazzled at first. She rubbed her eyes before she dared to confirm that the person in front of her was the Daqian Prince Ye Jingren and her steamed buns!

At this time, Jingren also heard the footsteps of Murong Xinyun coming back, and immediately stood up and bowed to Murong Xinyun and said:

"Jingren greets Concubine Yun!"

Murong Xinyun quickly returned the greeting and said:
"Princess Yun meets the Crown Prince!"

After the greetings, Murong Xinyun spoke sincerely:
"Thank you, Prince, for saving Mantou today!"

"Empress Yunpin is too polite. It's just a small matter!"

After saying this, Jingren glanced at the steamed buns on the ground and said:

"The queen's buns are so cute!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness!"

Jingren heard this and squatted down to touch the buns, then withdrew his hand with a sense of satisfaction and stood up and said seriously:

"Empress Yun, although I don't know why your puppy made my mother so angry, I advise you to give it away!"

Hearing Jingren say this, Murong Xinyun immediately said:

"That's what I meant!"

Jingren nodded upon hearing this and said:
"Empress Yunpin, my mother should be looking for me now. I'm going back now!"

After saying this, Jingren bowed to Murong Xinyun again, then turned and left. Although Jingren was already behind him, Murong Xinyun returned the bow sincerely and said:

"Your Highness, please take care..."

After saying that, Murong Xinyun watched Jingren leave. Looking at Jingren's back, Murong Xinyun felt very emotional!

She had been in the palace for more than half a year and had met Crown Prince Ye Jingren several times, but most of those times were at some ceremonies. She had never spoken to Ye Jingren, and when they did speak, it was just a bow and answering!

This was the first time they had a conversation like today, but before entering the palace, Murong Xinyun had heard many rumors about Crown Prince Ye Jingren!
These rumors all indicate that Crown Prince Ye Jingren is of average talent. Although he is young, he is very generous and kind, and has the demeanor of a sage.

Murong Xinyun didn't take it seriously at first. After all, in her impression at the time, Ye Mingsheng was a traitor who stole the country, and An Miaoyi was a vicious and cruel witch queen. So she preconceived that the son born by the traitor and the witch queen would most likely be a cruel and brutal kid!
After she entered the palace, although she did not have much contact with Jingren, she was surprised to find from the praises of some maids and palace servants that Jingren was not the cruel and brutal person she thought!
On the contrary, Jingren was really as generous and kind as the rumors said. He had never made things difficult for the palace maids and nannies around him. Even if they made mistakes, Jingren would forgive them and would not pursue his mistakes too much!
This also improved Murong Xinyun's impression of Jingren, but because she rarely had the opportunity to contact Jingren and her understanding of Jingren was all through others, Murong Xinyun did not have any specific feelings about Jingren's generosity and benevolence!

But today she really understood why so many maids and nannies in the palace admired this prince from the bottom of their hearts...
But she was also very confused. How could a woman with a heart as vicious as An Miaoyi give birth to such a generous son?