Chapter 585 Lei Jing's Incident, Lin Hao Takes Control

"Stop talking nonsense!" Zhao Paner said coldly.

As she spoke, Zhao Pan'er took out the Heart-shaped Pendant that Ouyang Xu had given her from her sleeve and said decisively:
"This is the Heart-Shaping Pendant you gave me that year. I'm sure you really want to take it back, right?"

"I don't want the five hundred taels of gold anymore, but you must return the Night Banquet to me, and then I will return the Heart-to-Heart Pendant to you!"

"Then we will be even. From now on, we will go our separate ways. You and I will go our own ways. We will never owe each other anything!"

At this moment, Zhao Pan'er felt more relaxed than ever before, but her face still looked sad and resolute.

"Pan'er, listen to my explanation. I really had no choice but to marry the Gao family's wife!"

However, Zhao Paner interrupted Ouyang Xu directly and said with a determined look:

"Stop talking, I don't want to hear it. You must be here at this time tomorrow and bring the Night Banquet Map to exchange for the Heart Pendant with me!"

After saying that, Zhao Paner turned and left.

But Ouyang Xu refused to give up. Zhao Pan'er was so beautiful, and they had been together for three years, but he didn't even let her touch him. He really felt unwilling to accept this.

"Pan'er, wait for me!"

"Would you listen to my explanation?"

"You're already a grown-up, stop acting like a child~!"

Ouyang Xu chased her all the way from the teahouse to the street, making Zhao Paner very annoyed.

"Ouyang Xu!" Zhao Pan'er said with a bad face: "I warn you not to follow me again!"

"Unless you change your mind and listen to my explanation, I will follow you wherever you go today." Ouyang Xu said shamelessly.

"Okay, I'll go to the Gao residence now. If you have the ability, you can continue to follow me and see if you can successfully marry Miss Gao!"

Ouyang Xu's body froze when he heard this, then he gritted his teeth and explained:
"I know that what you said just now was just a momentary angry remark. I won't take it to heart. And I will always wait for you, until you change your mind!"

After saying that, Ouyang Xu trotted away. Based on his understanding of Zhao Pan'er, this woman really dared to go to Gao Guancha's house and make trouble.

If Zhao Pan'er really went, I'm afraid I would lose everything.

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After getting rid of Ouyang Xu's entanglement, Zhao Pan'er felt more relaxed than ever before. She walked towards the Marquis's Mansion with a brisk pace, humming an unknown little tune.

However, when passing a small bridge, I suddenly heard someone shouting:
"Get out of the way, get out of the way~!"

Zhao Paner looked carefully and found that a group of people were playing Cuju here.

Just then, a Cuju flew towards her, with a man chasing after it. Zhao Paner, in a good mood, also felt like playing.

So I kicked it, and then it became awkward.

I don’t know if it was because he hadn’t played for a long time and his technique was rusty, or if the man who was running after the Cuju was just unlucky.

Zhao Paner didn't kick the Cuju, but this kick hit the person in the face.

This scene shocked everyone around. They stared at Zhao Pan'er with wide eyes, as if saying, you're finished. If you kick our young master, you're dead.

"sorry Sorry!"

This kick obviously caught Zhao Pan'er off guard. She was stunned for a second or two before she came to her senses and hurriedly explained:

"I didn't mean it!" Zhao Pan'er said as she ran away.

Seeing all these people around her, surrounding the guy she kicked, who was dressed in brocade clothes and was obviously the leader of this group of people, shouldn't she run away and wait to be beaten with so many people around?
She was not stupid. If she was surrounded by them, she would not be able to escape easily. If she didn't run away now, when would she run? The worst that could happen was that she would let the Marquis Lin Hao deal with it.

"Are you okay, Young Master?" After everyone stared at Zhao Pan'er running away in a daze, the servants then remembered the Young Master's condition.

This young master was none other than the head of one of the famous twelve guilds in the capital.

Chi Pan, also known as Chi Yanei, is not a bad person. He is just famous for being stupid and having a lot of money.

"Nothing?" Chi Yanei glared and shouted:

"I'm going to kick you in the face, and see if you can survive.
As he spoke, Chi Yanei felt a warm stream flowing out of his nose and reached out to touch it.

"Blood, blood, bleeding!" Chi Yanei looked panicked.

"Yanei, I'll go call a doctor for you now!" everyone chattered hurriedly.

He wiped the blood from his nose, then pinched his nose and asked:

"What the hell is a doctor? Where is the little girl who just kicked me?"

"She ran over there!" Everyone pointed in the direction Zhao Pan'er left.

"Run away?" Chi Yanei was stunned, then he said angrily:

"Then what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and chase him. If you don't catch him today, all the reward money will be gone!"

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at the same time.

After Ouyang Xu returned home, he began to search through boxes and drawers for the Night Banquet Painting, but he couldn't find it.

"Someone, call Uncle De to me."

"Yes~!"

After a while, Uncle De came to Ouyang Xu happily.

"Greetings, sir!" Uncle De said humbly, "I wonder what you want me to do in such a hurry?"

Ouyang Xu frowned and asked, "Let me ask you, where is the painting of the night banquet?"

"What Night Banquet Picture?" Uncle De was shocked and pretended not to know.

Ouyang Xu said impatiently: "It's the painting I took from Zhao Pan'er!"

"This, Lao Shuang doesn't understand this!" Uncle De said with his eyes rolling around.

"Tell the truth!" Ouyang Xu's face darkened. They had been master and servant for so many years, and he knew Uncle De was lying as soon as he saw his expression.

"Pa pa pa!" Uncle De heard this and knew he could no longer hide it. Without saying a word, he slapped himself hard a few times before answering:
"I am guilty. I put the painting in the birthday gift for Prime Minister Ke and gave it away!"

"Who told you to put the Night Banquet Picture in there?" Ouyang Xu was furious and raised his voice suddenly.

"Prime Minister Ke is your teacher and the prime minister of the dynasty. We should give him a big gift for his birthday!" Uncle De said with a loyal look, thinking only of Ouyang Xu.

"But we don't have anything to show for it, so I just gave away the Night Resurrection painting as a birthday gift!"

It's so stupid that it's hopeless! Ouyang Xu sighed in his heart, and then he kicked Uncle De in anger and said:

"Asshole, don't you know that the painting belongs to Pan'er? She's coming to me to ask for it, what do you want me to give her back?"

Ouyang Xu was almost furious. This old guy relied on his seniority to make his own decisions on everything and sometimes even went against his words.

Previously, I asked him to calm Zhao Pan'er down, but this old bastard acted on his own and made Zhao Pan'er angry, and he ran to the capital.

Now he has taken it upon himself to give the Night Banquet Painting to Mr. Ke. What will he use to exchange the Heart-shaped Pendant with Zhao Pan'er tomorrow?

At this moment, Ouyang Xu wanted to kill him. Why didn't he realize that Uncle De was so domineering before?

"This old slave deserves to die, this old slave deserves to die!" Uncle De said this, but he didn't think he had done anything wrong.

Instead, I felt that Zhao Pan'er was making a fuss and was heartless. Wasn't it just a painting of Zhao Pan'er?
It’s not like I haven’t taken it before, is it necessary to go and ask for it back?

At this time, someone reported: "Sir, Miss Gao is here!"

"I understand!" Ouyang Xu agreed, and then said coldly to Uncle De:
"Zhao Pan'er asked me to use the Night Banquet Picture to exchange for the Heart-to-Heart Pendant with her tomorrow. You know how important the Heart-to-Heart Pendant is to me!"

"I don't care what method you use, whether it's stealing or robbing, either get me the Heart-to-Heart Pendant or get me the Night Banquet Map."

"Did you hear that?" Ouyang Xu asked coldly.

"Old slave, you obey!"

"Go!" Ouyang Xu waved his hand, and the next second his gloomy expression instantly turned into a gentle smile, and he strode out to greet Miss Gao.

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"Don't run!"

"Stop~!"

On the other side, Chi Yanei and a group of servants were chasing Zhao Pan'er, all the way to the gate of Jing'an Marquis Mansion.

"Yanei, that woman ran into the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion. Should we still chase her?"

The little fat boy Zhang San asked weakly.

"Are you stupid? Can you just barge into the Marquis's Mansion?" Chi Yanei scratched his head. He couldn't bear to give up like that.

"Looking at the way the woman is dressed, and she doesn't have any maids around her, she doesn't look like the daughter of a wealthy family. I guess she is just a maid in a marquis's mansion!"

Chi Yanei then ordered the others, "You guys stay here and guard her. When she comes out, tie her up and bring her to me."

"I don't believe she won't come out!" Chi Yanei said harshly.

"What if it really doesn't come out?" Zhang San asked stupidly.

"If you don't come out, you'll have to wait for me your whole life!" Chi Yanei said unhappily, then turned and left.

"Where are you going, Yanei?"

"I'm going to seek comfort from Miss Zhang Haohao!"

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Imperial City Division.

At this time, Lei Jing, the commander of Fucheng Division, was so anxious that he was like an ant on a hot pan.

He couldn't understand how Gu Qianfan was related to Xiao Qinyan.

He actually let Xiao Qinyan, the old fox who usually stayed out of everything, come to his aid and kill Zheng Qingtian with one move.

Of course, Lei Jing didn't care about Zheng Qingtian's life or death. What he cared about was whether Xiao Qinyan would report the fact that he had accepted 200,000 strings of cash from Zheng Qingtian to the emperor.

"Si Gong!" Yu Zhongquan, who was Lei Jing's confidant, said indignantly, "The whereabouts of these two people are strange. I will find out the truth and kill them."

"Snapped!"

Upon hearing this, Lei Jing slapped Yu Zhongquan in the face with his backhand, and then said fiercely:

"It's already this time, why can't you let go of your personal grudge with Gu Zifan?"

"Besides, can you just check on Minister Xiao casually?"

Now Lei Jing was increasingly displeased with him. It was this guy who advised him to accept 200,000 strings of cash from Zheng Qingtian, which led to the disaster he faced today.

At that time, Lei Jing was also thinking that although Gu Qianfan was capable, he had never been taken seriously. However, what the Imperial City Bureau lacked the least was capable people like Gu Qianfan.

The key point is that Gu Qianfan has no backing, and since someone is willing to spend 200,000 strings of cash to buy Gu Qianfan's head, Lei Jing is happy to accept it.

But now, Lei Jing regretted it so much.

You said that you, Gu Qianfan, have a backer who is so powerful, why didn’t you say it earlier?

If you had told me earlier that you were Xiao Qinyan's man, would Lei Jing have sold you out for just two hundred thousand strings of cash?

"Please calm down, Lord Si. Even if Xiao Qinyan is the future prime minister, he will never offend you just for Gu Qianfan.

Then Yu Zhongquan said firmly:

I have determined that your name will definitely not appear in Zheng Qingtian’s letter of apology.”

"I hope so!" Lei Jing murmured to himself.

But he felt that Xiao Qinyan would not fall out with him for the sake of Gu Qianfan.

After all, although two hundred thousand strings of cash was a lot of money, the government would not kill him for such a small matter. At most, he would lose his job as the commander of the Imperial City.

But as long as I am not dead, there will always be a day when I can make a comeback, and then Xiao Qinyan and I will be in a situation of life and death.

Therefore, he felt that Xiao Qinyan would not be so unwise, but he always had a feeling of uneasiness in his heart.

"Si Gong, the emperor summons you!" Someone else came to report.

Lei Jing's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and his bad premonition became even stronger. He then said:
"I see!"

In just a quarter of an hour, Lei Jing arrived at the Qinzheng Hall with an uneasy mood.

As soon as he walked into the Qinzheng Hall, Lei Jing's eyes fixed and he saw Lin Hao was there too. He wondered why Marquis Jing'an was there too.
However, he didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly saluted to the official and said:

"Lei Jing greets the emperor. Long live the emperor!"

"Snapped!"

Before Lei Jing could finish his words, the emperor threw a memorial in his face, and then he heard the emperor angrily say:

"Lei Jing, look at the good things you have done. You colluded with local officials to open the port and engage in illegal smuggling."

"After the truth was revealed, they were so cruel as to exterminate Yang Zhiyuan's entire family."

"Good boy Lei Jing, do you admit your guilt?"

Upon hearing this, Lei Jing's face turned pale with fear. He fell to his knees and shouted:
"The government has wronged me, and I, this old slave, am wronged~!"

Indeed, Lei Jing was wronged. It was true that he accepted 200,000 strings of cash from Zheng Qingtian, but the smuggling and the murder of Yang Zhiyuan's entire family had nothing to do with him, Lei Jing.

But what does it matter? It is a fact that he accepted 200,000 strings of cash from Zheng Qingtian, and it is a fact that Zheng Qingtian wiped out Yang Zhiyuan's entire family! Then don't even think about getting away with it.

But Lei Jing hated Xiao Qinyan so much at this moment. Was he trying to kill him?
Song Zhenzong shouted angrily:
"There are witnesses and evidences. Tell me how you were wrongly accused?"

"Sir, this is clearly Xiao Qinyan's frame-up!" Lei Jing said quickly:
"I admit that I accepted 200,000 strings of cash from Zheng Qingtian out of greed, but the illegal smuggling and the murder of Yang Zhiyuan really had nothing to do with me!"

"Please let the emperor look into this matter!" Lei Jing said as he kowtowed heavily on the ground.

However, Zhao Heng was stunned when he heard this. It was obviously Marquis Jing'an who reported Lei Jing, so why did you involve Xiao Qinyan?

So Zhao Heng blurted out, "Wait, why is there still this matter about Mr. Xiao?"

Lei Jing was also stunned when he heard this. From what the emperor said, could it be that this was the memorial submitted by Xiao Qinyan?

Then who is making things difficult for me?
At this time, Lei Jing secretly glanced at Lin Hao who was standing aside and watching anxiously. Could it be that it was Marquis Jing'an who reported him?

"Your Majesty, Mr. Xiao's memorial has arrived!"

At this moment, an eunuch brought a memorial to Zhao Heng, who then opened it and took a closer look.

It was the memorial written by Xiao Qinyan reporting Lei Jing's corruption and collusion with Zheng Qingtian to engage in smuggling, which was also accompanied by Zheng Qingtian's confession.

"Snapped!"

After reading it, Emperor Zhenzong of Song slammed the table and said angrily:

"Originally, Marquis Jing'an said that you were corrupt and colluded with local officials, which made me a little suspicious. But now even Mr. Xiao has submitted a memorial to accuse you."

"And your accomplice Zheng Qingtian has confessed everything, what else do you have to say?"

After Song Zhenzong finished speaking, he was too lazy to listen to Lei Jing's explanation and simply waved his hand and said:

"Suppress it and hand it over to the Imperial City Division for interrogation. I want to see how many illegal activities Lei Jing has done behind my back over the years."

In fact, there was a reason why Emperor Zhenzong of Song was so angry.

In recent years, Lei Jing has been in charge of the Imperial City Bureau, but he always fails to perform the tasks assigned to him effectively, and is reported to the emperor by the civil servants almost every day.

As the saying goes, "three people make a tiger". Why did the upright civil officials report him? Song Zhenzong felt that the commanders of the Imperial City Department in all dynasties were regarded as thorns in the eyes and muscles by the upright civil officials, so they did not take it to heart.

But now even a noble like Lin Hao began to report his illegal activities, and the entire court could no longer tolerate Lei Jing. Zhao Heng thought to himself that it was time to change the black gloves.

He glanced at Lei Jing, who looked like a dead dog, and then at Lin Hao, who looked very imposing, and then he thought for a moment and said:

"Lord Lin, you have made great contributions during this trip to Qiantang. Not only did you solve the case of the Queen's prophecy, but you also uncovered the illegal smuggling of Zheng Qingtian, Lei Jing and others. I am very satisfied with your ability to do things!"

At this point, Emperor Zhenzong of Song paused and said:
"From today on, I will hand over the position of the commander of the Imperial City Division to you!"

Lin Hao came back and told Song Zhenzong that the Night Banquet Picture had been destroyed by him personally, and the matter about the queen was purely a rumor.

This made Zhao Heng very happy, and he valued Lin Hao even more. After thinking about it, he decided to hand over the Imperial City Division to Lin Hao.

He was just a little hesitant in his heart as to whether he should let Lin Hao hand over the command of the Fenwu Camp.

"I obey your command!" Lin Hao said seriously.

Seeing that Lin Hao didn't show any abnormal emotions, Zhao Heng was very satisfied with Lin Hao.

"Well, don't let me down~!" Zhao Heng wanted to say a few more words, but he had been suffering from headaches for a long time, and his headache came back again. For a moment, his head was splitting:

"Okay, you can back off~!"

Lin Hao's eyes flashed when he saw this. He knew that Zhao Heng had been suffering from headaches. Then he smiled and even said flatteringly:

"Sir, I have something that may be able to cure your headache!"

"Oh~, what is it?" Zhao Heng's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard Lin Hao say that there was something that could cure his headache.

He has had this disease for many years. It is fine when the disease is not flaring up, but every time the pain comes, Zhao Heng wants to die.

Over the years, Zhao Heng has tried various folk remedies and changed countless imperial doctors, but his disease could not be cured.

That is to say, the elixir refined by several Taoist masters could slightly relieve his pain, which is why Zhao Heng worshipped Taoism so much.

(End of this chapter)