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    Li Yuan looked around and saw a group of guards wearing East Palace uniforms standing guard on both sides of An Linmian and the Tongluo team, blocking the crowd of onlookers and patrolling guards at the periphery.

    “What do you mean?!” Li Yuan was furious, pointing at the guard and yelling, “Under the emperor’s feet, is there any way to stop the Wucheng Division from arresting people?”

    The guard’s expression remained calm, and he only said: “We are ordered by the prince to protect the safety of the Wujiang girl, and we don’t care about anything else. If the Wucheng Secretary wants to take someone from us, he must first get His Highness’s handwriting.”

    Li Yuan was so angry that his face turned red and white.At this time, An Linmian had finished scolding Li Yuan. He raised his left hand and the paper in his hand flew out. An Mai beside him immediately handed over a new scroll with pictures and words.

    An Linmian glanced at it, coughed, raised the trumpet in his right hand, and said loudly: “Zhao Da? Zhao Da! Where is the censor Zhao Da! Come out! Just you! Stop hiding, come out!” An Linmian pointed at the person hiding behind the official, and regardless of whether the person came out or not, he opened his mouth and said: “Zhao Da, right? I think you are really looking for a fight! Ling MianYou’re a weakling, you don’t care about rape and robbery. As a parent and an official, you’re happy to fall in love with me eight hundred times a day!Why?You’re jealous of a young couple’s relationship, right?Oh, it’s no wonder that your wife is such a cuckold!”

    “What…what are you talking about! Who is a cuckold?! Who is a cuckold?!” Zhao Da, the imperial censor who had been hiding among the officials and swallowing his anger, couldn’t help it when he heard the word “cuckold”. He pushed through the crowd and rushed to the crowd. He pointed at An Linmian with a red face and trembling fingers: “What are you talking about?”

    “Oh, it seems that Mr. Zhao doesn’t know yet,” An Linmian suddenly put on a smiling face, bent down and looked down at Zhao Da with a smile, and whispered softly: “Your wife and your housekeeper are sleeping together, don’t you know? There is still your wife’s bellyband hidden in your housekeeper’s room~”

    “You!! You’re talking nonsense!”

    An Linmian spread his hands and said, “Did I tell you nonsense? If you go home and take a look, it’s in your butler’s closet. But I advise you to run faster. If you’re late, the stolen goods will be wiped out…”

    Zhao Da didn’t even wait for An Linmian to finish speaking. He pushed away the crowd with his clothes and rushed out.

    An Linmian let go with satisfaction, then took another scroll and continued to call people…

    The blocked officials gradually realized that the An Xiaoyu mentioned by the woman in front of them was their Crown Prince. All the officials pointed and scolded by the woman were those who had impeached the Crown Prince.Officials who responded had different reactions: Those who have not been impeached will naturally have nothing to do with themselves and watch the fire from the other side.Some of the officials who had impeached Lu Qian wanted to run away, not necessarily because they felt they had done something wrong, but more because they were afraid that the disgraceful things they had done would be exposed in person and they were afraid of being embarrassed.They obviously realized that there was nothing they could do against An Linmian. First of all, there were guards from the East Palace accompanying him on the orders of the prince to protect him, and they could not afford to offend the people behind him.Even if this matter gets serious, it is just insulting the imperial official. But as I said earlier, I am the prince’s savior. For this reason, the charge of insulting the imperial official in the street is completely insignificant.

    Secondly, An Linmian came to An Linmian not to speak dirty words like a street scoundrel, but to expose the shady secrets of various officials on the street. You can say that she spread rumors and asked the government to arrest people according to law, but then she got into trouble with the government. The government had to investigate whether it was true or not before they found out. Those who were scolded obviously did not want to go to the government, because they knew best whether it was true or false, and they knew better if it could withstand the investigation.

    Unless someone more powerful than the prince came to stop it, they could only stare.

    Anmai, Anlinmian and the others had calculated exactly this.

    Therefore, these people with a weak heart are divided into two groups. One group wants to sneak away from the crowd and refuse to listen.But escaping was obviously not easy. The crowd of onlookers surrounded An Linmian and Baiguan. It was obvious that they could not escape from the front, left, and right sides, so some people took small steps and tried to sneak out from behind.

    “Hey, Zhang Yushi, where are you going?” When those people stepped back, their colleagues beside them took their arms with a smile, “I think this Wujiang girl has the backbone of your Yushi, she is eloquent and outspoken. As the saying goes, if you don’t do anything bad, don’t be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door.Zhang Yushi might as well stay and listen, and explain clearly if there is any misunderstanding…” Most of the people who stopped people were from the prince’s faction. They saw that the woman in front was an ally. Although they could not blatantly step forward and stand behind the woman, they could provide some help from behind.

    If they can’t escape and can’t fight head-on, those people have only one option left: call in foreign aid. No matter what, first put an end to the farce in front of them.

    Officials have different ranks, and their positions are also particular.Most of the people walking in front are people with high positions, such as prime ministers and officials from the six ministries.Most of those who followed were censors. Although they also went to court, their ranks were not high.

    At this time, someone quietly walked to the front from behind, bowed to the official in front of him, who was wearing a purple robe and had a beard of half a century, and said a few words in his ear.Then the purple-robed man glanced at An Linmian, seemed to hesitate for a moment, then nodded and gave instructions to the officials behind him. The officials behind him separated a path, and the man strode away from the path.

    An Linmian’s beautiful, rouged mouth was like a machine gun, and his witty words flowed out without a hitch.The paper in the left hand flew out one after another, and the speaking speed became faster and faster, but every word was extremely clear and loud, ensuring that everyone could hear clearly.

    The paper flew faster and faster.

    From the second floor of the teahouse facing Zhuque Street, you can see a group of eunuch guards in palace uniforms running quickly from the Meridian Gate.

    A sharp whistle came from the teahouse and resounded throughout the capital.

    At the same time, An Linmian suddenly stopped talking. Just when everyone thought that An Linmian was finally tired of scolding and wanted to cease the war, An Linmian put his left hand on his hips and raised the copper trumpet held in his right hand to his mouth. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes, he scanned the circle of people with a sharp gaze and shouted with an imposing manner: “Dear Jin people, my aunt, let me inform you that we are marrying your prince Lu Qian An Ran! You can’t help but agree!”

    After saying that, he raised the paper in his left hand, turned around and took the thick stack of paper in Anmai’s hand, and threw it vigorously into the sky. The paper with pictures and characters fell from the sky like snowflakes. The paper recorded the misdeeds of the officials they found, and detailed the officials’ names, ancestry, and portraits to ensure that they would not admit mistakes.

    In the teahouse on the second floor, An Xiaoyu and An Ran, sitting by the window, had a panoramic view of the scene on the street.Hearing An Linmian’s last words, a smile rose from An Xiaoyu’s eyes.

    Seeing this, An Ran couldn’t help but rolled his eyes and said, “How are you doing? Do you want to relieve your anger?”

    An Xiaoyu turned his head to look at An Ran, his eyes shining with tenderness, and he curled his lips and said, “Relieve your anger.”

    An Ran raised her eyebrows proudly: “Originally, An Linmian and the others were going to use force, but I was afraid that it would end badly for you, so I stopped them. I’ll beat them up when we leave.”

    An Xiaoyu laughed softly.

    Within a few words, the people from the palace were already behind Baiguan. He glanced at An Ran and said, “Let’s go down.”

    On the street, the pile of paper thrown by An Linmian was snatched away by the onlookers before it hit the ground, and they were whispering at the portrait.An Linmian jumped down from the stool, handed the copper trumpet to Antu, and clapped his hands as if to declare a truce.

    An Mai handed over a cup of tea with a smile, and An Linmian drank it in one gulp.

    An Ran and An Xiaoyu got off the teahouse, and the East Palace guards immediately cleared a path from the teahouse to An Linmian, Anmai, and Antu.Among the hundreds of officials opposite An Linmian, the purple-robed official at the front bowed to An Xiaoyu, who was walking slowly towards him, and said, “I see you, Your Highness.”

    Then came the sound of worship from all the officials behind him: “I see you, Your Highness.” The noisy crowd suddenly fell silent, and the guards of the East Palace shouted to the crowd outside: “Go ahead and do what you are supposed to do.” They evacuated the onlookers.

    The officials who had been scolded by An Linmian before did not know whether they were angry or embarrassed, but their faces were red and they lowered their heads and remained silent.Only Li Yuan, the first scolded minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, took a step forward, his face burning with anger, and made a scrawled salute houq to An Xiaoyu. He raised his head and looked at An Xiaoyu, and said aggressively: “Dare you ask the prince?”What does your Majesty mean?Even if you are guilty, you should be investigated by the Ministry of Revenue and Dali Temple.Your Majesty ordered his subordinates to slander and insult the imperial officials in the street, and to prevent the Wucheng Secretary from maintaining public order in the capital.Where is the law of our court?”

    An Xiaoyu’s expression remained unchanged and he said calmly: “Then Mr. Li will go and impeach the orphan in front of the emperor.”

    Li Yuan was startled when he heard this, then frowned and raised his voice, saying: “Your Highness! As the crown prince of a country, how can you say such irresponsible words? As a king, you should be careful in your words and deeds and set an example for the world. Your Highness ignores the law and human ethics–”

    “Bang–” Before he finished speaking the four words “Human Ethics”, a loud gong sound suddenly sounded in Li Yuan’s ears, making Li Yuan tremble in shock.

    Before the aftershocks of the gong in An Tu’s hand had subsided, An Linmian held up the brass trumpet and shouted in Li Yuan’s ear: “Master Li! Do you know why you can’t give birth to a son?! It’s! It’s! You! Control! Too much!”

    There was a burst of snickering from the crowd, and Li Yuan suddenly turned his head and glared at An Linmian with a fierce expression.

    An Linmian turned a blind eye and raised the trumpet to speak again. At this time, An Xiaoyu spoke first: “Since Mr. Li thinks that Gu De is not worthy of the position, he should go to the emperor to depose Chu.”

    As soon as the words came out, the official who had his head down immediately raised his head and looked at An Xiaoyu in shock.The leading official in purple robes also stepped forward to speak. He bowed his hands respectfully to An Xiaoyu and said slowly, “Your Highness, please don’t make such a joke. Your Highness was born according to nature and is the crown prince named by the late emperor. How can he be said to be unworthy of his virtue? Your Highness is responsible for the national destiny of the Kingdom of Jin. For the sake of our country’s prosperous national destiny and for the people to live in peace, Your Highness should be careful with what he says.”

    After saying this, the officials behind the purple-robed official knelt down and shouted: “I beg your Highness to put the people of the country first.”

    A gleam of darkness slipped through An Xiaoyu’s eyes. An Xiaoyu said to An Ran and An Linmian without looking at the crowd, “Let’s go.” After saying that, he turned to leave, but An Ran pulled down his sleeves.

    “The Queen Mother’s decree.” At this moment, a sharp voice came from behind the kneeling officials, and the kneeling officials made way for a group of people coming from the palace.The leading eunuch held the fly whisk and led several eunuch guards through the corridor, stopped in front of An Xiaoyu, An Ran and others, and said loudly in a high-pitched and thin voice: “The Queen Mother’s oral order announced that An Ran, An Linmian, An Mai, and An Tu will enter the palace.”

    An Ran looked at An Xiaoyu with a slight smile and said warmly, “It’s time to visit grandma.”

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