Chapter 26: The Country Has Its Laws

  The newcomer was Su Wu's elder brother, Prince Changshun of Su, Su Lin.

  "Big brother!" Su Wanru was overjoyed as if she had seen a lifesaver, and excitedly called out before rushing over to hug Su Lin's arm.

  "You're so old, yet you still make a scene on the street." Su Lin said with a scolding tone, but actually gave her a doting glance.

  Su Youhua waved his arm, with a smile in his eyes, and when he saw that the reinforcements had arrived, he became even more fearless, turning back to Zhuo Yihang with a raised eyebrow.

  Chu Youyang didn't move, only waiting for the two of them to approach before calling out to Chu Qihui, "Big Brother!"

  "Hmm!" Chu Qi Hui nodded slightly and then introduced, "This is the Crown Prince of Chang Shun, you shouldn't have met him before, right?"

  "Jiayang County Master, I've long admired your great name. I didn't expect to meet you here." Su Lin said, his tone extremely cold.

  Qing Luan felt that this man was somewhat arrogant from the first glance, and he actually only used the corner of his eye to size up Chu Muyang.

  Chu Youyang didn't mind and smiled: "Young Master."

  He didn't even bother to utter another polite phrase after finishing speaking.

  Chu Qi Hui glanced around and said, "I heard you're going to Ci Xiu An today, so go early and come back early, don't delay your journey, or you might not be able to return tonight."

  In short, it seems like they just want to let this matter drop.

  "Yes, I didn't want to linger here either, but for now, it's probably not possible to leave yet." Chu Jiu Yang said, turning his head to glance at the old horse being supported by Qing Ting standing on the side. "Someone hurt my coachman and I was just worried that there was no one in charge, big brother you arrived just in time, take a look at this situation and see what we should do."

  Chu Qi Hui's face changed slightly, and she was momentarily speechless.

  He opened his mouth to resolve the matter, but Chu Mo Yang not only refused to buy it, but also straightforwardly threw this hot potato at him.

  Su Lin's expression turned cold as he asked Su Wei, "What's going on? Did you offend the Lord of Jiangyang?"

  "It's not like I did it on purpose." Su Wei curled her lips, carelessly playing with the horse whip in her hand. "I came from the opposite side and didn't know she was in the carriage either. The two guards accidentally bumped into her carriage, but she just wouldn't let go."

  It turns out that Chu Zhiyuan made a big deal out of nothing.

  Chu Youyang didn't want to argue with her verbally, and only said, "As the saying goes, 'Ignorance is no excuse', since Miss Su said it was the fault of these two servants, if I were to make a fuss about it again, wouldn't that be me being petty?"

  Just as a few people were about to breathe a sigh of relief, she suddenly changed her tone and said to Qing Luan, "Follow my previous orders, take these two ignorant slaves to the government office and let Lord Gu handle them severely."

  This Zhu Mo Yang is indeed impervious to reason and advice.

  Su Lin's eyes were furious, but Su Wei suddenly became anxious and stepped forward to stop him. "Even if my servants are reckless, I will punish them myself when the time comes. There is no need for an outsider like you to point fingers here. Let them go immediately."

  "You people from the Su family want to discipline your servants, then go back to your Su family and close the door to teach them a lesson. This is the capital city, it's a bustling market, not the backyard of the Longshun Wangfu.

  Chu Jiu Yang's expression was calm, but his words were devoid of any courtesy: "Today I'm talking to you about national law. The imperial court strictly prohibits galloping in the market, and you're disturbing the people. Now you've startled my horse, injured my coachman, that's another count. Do you want to handle your Su family's internal affairs? You should first ask the pedestrians on this road who were shocked and disturbed by you if they agree or not."

  "Hmph!" Su Wei let out a cold laugh from her nose, but she didn't think much of it.

  How dare those plebeians say anything against her?

  Her mind was a mess, but she didn't have time to think about it as he continued without waiting for her response, "And even if they don't hold anything against you, I still need to settle this account with you!"

  Su Wan is the only legitimate daughter of the Su family, spoiled since childhood, always being catered to and never scolded like today.

  "You——" Su Wei's face suddenly changed color, and he pointed at Chu Yunyang's face with the horse whip in his hand.

  Just then, before an action was completed, Qing Luan suddenly flashed forward, directly drawing the soft sword from her waist and sweeping it horizontally.

  Everyone saw a flash of cold blade in front of their eyes, and Su Wei could even feel a chill wind sweeping past his finger joints.

  The next moment, the whip in her hand was tightly attached to her fingers and fell to the ground.

  Su Yu's heart was shocked and suddenly lost his confidence, stunned there.

  Su Lin's eyes flashed with a cold and fierce killing intent, just as he was about to speak, Qing Luan had already put away the soft sword and said in an icy tone, "Disobeying the imperial edict, you still dare to whip our county lord? If one didn't know better, they would think that under the heavens, everyone has to show respect to your Su family!"

  Once this is said, it's quite serious.

  Not just Su Wei, even Su Lin's face changed along with Qi Qi's.

  Su Lin and Su Wei's grandfather, Su Jin Rang, was a meritorious official who helped the emperor ascend to the throne back then. The Su family is currently the only one in Western Yue State with an imperial title of a different surname, making them unparalleled in prestige. Similarly, the existence of the Su family has become extremely sensitive.

  Su Wei no longer dared to cause trouble and took a step back, retreating behind Su Lin, saying in a low voice, "Big brother!"

  Chu Qi Hui's heart skipped a beat, and he stepped forward to mediate, "Jianyang, it was just a misunderstanding. The young master of Suzhou is still young and doesn't understand things. Let's let it go for the sake of our brotherly relationship..."

  "Big brother's meaning is that I should yield to her?" Chu Jiu Yang looked at him, the expression in his eyes was icy cold.

  Qīngténg listened from the side and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh out loud.

  Chu Youyang is fourteen this year, while Su Wei has already reached the age of hairpinning and is half a year older than Chu Youyang. If anyone should make concessions, it should be Su Wei who takes the lead.

  Chu Qi Hui's face turned red and white, and she was suddenly speechless.

  Just as they were in an awkward situation, a loud and rough voice was heard from the other end of the street, "Make way, make way! The government is handling a case. All onlookers, get out of the way, don't block the road!"

  Su Lin's face had already turned ugly beyond recognition, her fingers hidden in her sleeves slowly clenched into fists, but she couldn't lash out.

  In an instant, Du Changming, the chief of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, had arrived with a team of yamen runners.

  Deep blue followed them back, and when he saw Chu Jiu Yang, he was overjoyed, smiling and walking up to him: "Young Master, I've seen you again."

  "It seems like you've gained weight!" Chu Xiangyang also liked this little girl who loved to smile, so he reached out and pinched her chubby cheeks.

  The sparkle between her eyebrows was bright and beautiful, with a few more playful touches, completely different from the intimidating look she had just now.

  In this smile, Qu Xiangyang suddenly felt a sense of relaxation all over his body, and subconsciously turned to look at the open window of a teahouse across the street, where he met a pair of gentle eyes that were as warm as the sun and as soft as a breeze.

  Digression

  Handsome guy appears suddenly, I just thought of the legendary pot in my house o (╯□╰) o

  PS: Both are siblings, this difference is really heart-wrenching, I quietly crawl away...