sbdcsierra Chapter 1228 His Majesty is His Majesty
Chapter 1228 His Majesty is His Majesty
What century-old family? They just haven't been found yet.
Anyone who catches His Majesty's attention and survives more than three days is considered to have committed grave sins, and there's no way to investigate them all.
Within half an hour, the number of people coming and going was almost equal to the number of patrons of this brothel every day.
Each group of people who enters signifies that another of the Xie family's properties has been rendered obsolete.
Thinking back to when Xie's daughter was in high school, how glorious the Xie family was! How long has it been, and now the Xie family has become like this.
The Xie family's daughter will probably be implicated as well.
As he pondered this, the governor sat down next to Fei He, rolled up his sleeves, and began to help him check the accounts.
Seeing this, Fei He simply moved aside silently, giving the governor room to maneuver.
Then he continued with the tasks at hand.
The governor's hand, holding the pen, froze in mid-air. After a moment's thought, he still spoke, puzzled:
"It seems the master expected me to do this."
While checking the accounts, Fei He spoke without looking up:
“Under imperial power, there are always people who think they are more clever and can always win against fate, but His Majesty is His Majesty, and imperial power is imperial power.”
When people see no hope, they will resign themselves to their fate, no matter how glorious they were in the past.
Fei He has seen plenty of people like this in his life.
Only they themselves would think they are different from others; they are just mingling among the masses and have lost sight of their own true selves.
As the governor listened to these words, his hands slowly began to move, while his mind pondered the meaning behind Fei He's words again and again.
The system didn't want to look at these ledgers; they were almost overwhelming Feihe.
The system turned to find Xie Huanying, who was half-dead from the beating it had given him; Xie Huanying was still unconscious.
But as soon as the system makes a puppy whimpering sound in his ear, Xie Huanying will reflexively lie on the bed and struggle.
The system was having a great time, but Xie Huanying's limbs were all bound.
No matter how hard they struggled, they couldn't break free from the restraints.
The system scared Xie Huanying so much that he screamed and howled, and he didn't wake up until the system smelled a strange odor and left with a look of disgust.
Liang Chongyue sat in a chair in the restaurant and watched the system's mischievous antics unfold.
There was no intention to stop them; evil people will always have their own vicious dogs to torment them.
It's all retribution; no one can blame the system.
Just then, there was a gentle knock on the door of the private room from the outside: "Miss, it's getting late, shall we go back now?"
It was Yunling's voice. Liang Chongyue replied lightly, "I won't go back yet. Let Ping'an go back and inform Mother."
Yunling responded from outside, while Ping'an waited nearby. Upon hearing His Majesty's order, he immediately set off for the small courtyard.
On the way, Ping An passed by several shops that were being thoroughly investigated. He glanced at them and then saw a familiar dog head peeking out from above one of the shops.
Ping An immediately lowered his head, but he couldn't escape the system's sharp eyes.
The system was bored here and just wanted to stick its head out to get some fresh air, but everything turned out to be such a coincidence.
I peeked out and saw that everything was alright.
Looking in this direction, Ping An was heading back to the courtyard. The system stood on its two hind legs and shouted at Ping An, who was driving with his head down.
Ping An immediately sensed the puppy's bark, and all the guards surrounding him immediately turned their attention to him.
Ping An had no choice but to stop the carriage. When he saw the dog looking at Lord Fei's meticulous face, Ping An forced a "Your Majesty" expression and greeted Lord Fei.
Fei He became alert the moment he heard the puppy barking and rushed to the window.
Looking down, when I saw that everything was safe and sound, I felt more relieved than disappointed that nothing else had happened.
The system dashed downstairs in a flash, and Ping An only realized that this place was actually a brothel when she was waiting for the puppy.
When the puppy scurried down, it still carried the pungent fragrance of the brothel.
The system rubbed against Ping An repeatedly until its scent faded before climbing onto the carriage.
After settling in, he didn't forget to call out to Ping An, who was driving outside.
Ping An then cracked his whip and led the puppy back to the courtyard.
After returning to the courtyard, Ping An relayed His Majesty's instructions to the Empress. As he prepared to drive the carriage back to the restaurant, he gave the little dog a meaningful look.
The horses around here are well-fed, so a few extra trips won't hurt.
Although the puppy does have some weight on its back, the horse is probably used to it.
He gestured to the system with his hand and shook his head to politely decline.
It received the host's command as soon as it arrived in the courtyard.
Liang Chongyue: "It's good that you're back. Don't go out tonight. Stay in the courtyard and protect Mother."
The system originally only intended to take a short stroll and then return home, but it didn't expect to be bound by an invisible shackle by its host as soon as it got home.
The system lay down in front of Ping An, looked at the beautiful moon tonight, and sighed helplessly.
It's a pity the dog didn't know this sooner.
After being rejected by the puppy, Ping An did not linger and drove away from the courtyard in his carriage.
The system rolled over on the ground in the courtyard and quietly admired the moon.
When Ping An drove the carriage back to the restaurant, he happened to run into His Majesty coming out of the restaurant. Ping An thought he should hurry up and catch up with His Majesty.
Before he could even get close, he saw the hand gesture Yunling was giving him.
Liang Chongyue wasn't planning to go back so soon; Fei He had been investigating the accounts for quite some time.
The Xie family's connections in Qiyang are far too deep.
If the Xie family is destroyed, almost all the nobles in Qiyang will be implicated.
In the capital, there are countless marriage alliances and ties, not to mention in Qiyang.
The governor, provincial treasurer, and provincial judge of Qiyang have all been taken into custody.
While Li Yu'an was having a smooth investigation, Fei He was already getting a headache just looking at all these ledgers.
And new discoveries keep coming in.
Liang Chongyue felt that letting the system knock Xie Huanying unconscious like that was too lenient on him.
Liang Chongyue stepped into the brothel without rushing to see Fei He.
Instead, Liang Chongyue first toured the entire brothel, looking at the rooms that had been smashed out of the secret chambers. She checked each room one by one to make sure nothing was missed before going to the inner room where Fei He was.
Hearing the noise, Fei He thought it was a guard coming to deliver something, and casually pointed to an empty spot in the room: "Put it there."
Liang Chongyue glanced in the direction Fei He was pointing. The governor, who hadn't heard the guard's reply, looked up and saw that it was His Majesty.
His knees reacted faster than his brain; before he even stepped out from behind the desk, he was already kneeling.
"Your subject Zhang Duan, Governor of Qiyang, pays his respects to Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"
Zhang Duan knelt behind the desk and bowed deeply to Liang Chongyue, but the desk completely blocked his view of the three kneelings and nine kowtows.