I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 1179 The Empress "Runs Away from Home"
As the old saying goes, "It is a blessing to have one's husband temporarily away."

It means that with her lecherous husband not around, she, as the wife, can be very leisurely and comfortable.

So today, Xia Fengxiang felt much better, though he had felt empty and listless since he woke up this morning.

But today, it was a rare treat that Su Chang'an and that scoundrel weren't around, so Xia Fengxiang was quite comfortable since no one was bothering him this morning.

There was no morning court session today, nor was there a small court assembly, so it was unusual for Xia Fengxiang to decide to review memorials at Lingqi Pavilion instead of going to the Imperial Study.

Even though some officials had important matters to attend to, Xia Fengxiang still instructed Feng Chun to bring them here.

just
It was alright at first.

But as time went on...

Xia Fengxiang felt inexplicably irritated as he looked at the memorial.

In particular, the memorial in his hand was a greeting to His Majesty, sent from Danzhou, which is located on the southernmost coast. The memorial simply stated that the weather was favorable and the harvest was plentiful, and it was a greeting to His Majesty.

Xia Fengxiang rolled his eyes, somewhat annoyed. Although he still replied with an "I understand" and something like, "The weather in the capital is also very nice."

But as soon as he finished writing, Xia Fengxiang habitually spoke up: "Su Chang'an, you..."

Before he could even speak, Xia Fengxiang looked up to the side.

Usually, that scoundrel would just sit here fiddling with his own gadgets, and wouldn't properly review the memorials sent to him; I had to help him read quite a few of them.

But right now, it's empty.

Seeing His Majesty like this, Aunt Sun smiled gently. She had been muttering to herself that the Empress was not here today, so she could finally relax.

But that's how it is now.

Xia Fengxiang frowned for no apparent reason and looked up at Xunxia: "When did the Empress leave?"

Xunxia immediately replied, "Your Majesty, I left an hour ago, and I think I should be at the Cui residence right now."

Xia Fengxiang said "Oh," and replied, "Only an hour? Shouldn't it have taken several hours?"

Then he picked up another memorial, a memorial from the Censorate, impeaching Bai Gui, who had just been transferred from Wannian County to the Jingzhao Prefecture as a vacant military advisor.

Xia Fengxiang frowned as he looked at the report detailing what Bai Gui had done.

This refers to a man named Bai Gui who colluded with martial arts figures, allowing them to commit all sorts of evil deeds in Wannian County, which was under his jurisdiction. Not only that, the martial arts sects would even pay him tribute, ostensibly as paying taxes, but in reality as showing respect.

Moreover, his son also joined a martial arts gang called Wanghai Gang in Wannian County to learn martial arts.

Having been transferred to the capital, I have only briefly investigated some of the recent fights among martial arts figures in the city, mainly because the instigators were members of the Wanghai Gang.

Moreover, the memorial clearly stated that the Wanghai Gang, due to Bai Gui's transfer to the capital, intended to expand its strength and, taking advantage of the large number of martial arts figures coming to the capital, began recruiting gang members to return to Wannian County to further expand its influence.

The report also listed the times and places where Bai Gui interacted with the Wanghai Gang.

After reading it, Xia Fengxiang took a cinnabar pen and wrote "Cha San" on it before closing the folded document and looking at Feng Chun.

Feng Chun understood immediately and quickly stepped forward to take the folded document with both hands.

Xia Fengxiang spoke up: "Dugu Ruyuan of the Dali Temple."

Feng Chun immediately bowed respectfully. As he turned around, a clever little eunuch outside the courtyard rushed forward, took the memorial, and ran away as fast as he could.

This matter wasn't considered a big deal by Xia Fengxiang. Not all officials in the Great Xia Dynasty were clean. Even if they seemed to be working hard now, there were plenty of shady people behind the scenes.

However, if the investigation finds out it's true, then it'll be a big deal for Xia Fengxiang, and he'll personally wait for the results.

Otherwise, if Xia Fengxiang had to put in so much effort and thought into each of these things, he would have been exhausted long ago.

He picked up another folded document.

But before even looking at it, Xia Fengxiang frowned.

Usually at this time, that sleazy guy would come up and ask, "What's up? Anything wrong? A case?"

But it's a bit quiet today.

Xia Fengxiang looked at Aunt Sun: "Aunt, is Xunxia mistaken? Su Chang'an has been gone for several hours now."

Xunxia, ​​standing to the side, was taken aback.

Aunt Sun, however, said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, what time is it now, Your Highness?"

"Something terrible has happened!" But before Aunt Sun could finish speaking, Ku Yue suddenly descended from the sky, landing in the yard with the cat in her arms.

As soon as she stood up, Ku Yue threw the cat aside and looked at Xia Fengxiang: "Oh no! She's gone! Such a big person, gone!"

Xia Fengxiang looked at Kuyue, somewhat confused: "Speak slowly, what do you mean missing? And weren't you two with Su Chang'an? Where is he?"

Ku Yue looked at Xia Fengxiang with a confused expression: "After leaving me two taels of silver, she ran away from home!"

As he spoke, he took out a tael of silver, some loose silver, and some copper coins, saying, "I'll use the rest to buy fried dough sticks and milk tea."

Xia Fengxiang looked at Ku Yue, who had a pained expression, and was a little confused. "Huh?"

……

The Jingzhao Prefecture government office was not a single place, but rather three.

The largest seat in the hall is reserved for the Prefect of the Capital, while the smaller seat is reserved for the Vice Prefect of the Capital, who is in charge of interrogations.

Usually, joint trials by the three courts take place above the main court. Occasionally, if a serious offender needs to be interrogated separately, it is done at the office of the junior magistrate.

Most of the minor cases that don't require the involvement of the Prefect or Vice Prefect of the Capital are tried in this third courtroom.

Those who came forward to conduct the interrogation were usually officials from the Jingzhao Prefecture, such as the Registrar or the Six Ministries Military Advisor.

at the moment
It's yet another case of gangsters fighting in the streets of the market.

Those who had come to watch the spectacle were all speechless. Many martial arts figures had come from the capital, but there were just as many cases of people being arrested for fighting and brought here.

They either fought because the women were fighting, or because someone was harassing other female warriors and started a fight.

At the very front of the courtroom sat a middle-aged man with a goatee, looking down at the young man who was tied up in the courtroom.

"Master Bai, it's almost time," a clerk whispered in the middle-aged man's ear.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man, Bai Gui, the military advisor of the Jingzhao Prefecture, grunted and looked at the young man below: "No rush, this kid is tough. If we don't find a witness, he won't confess. We won't do anything to force a confession!"

The bound youth looked at Bai Gui, smiled contemptuously, and then simply closed his eyes.

Bai Gui saw this, a smirk playing on his lips. "I'll lock your collarbone later and make you kneel and beg me!"
A clerk served tea to the side, fawning over him with a smirk.

Bai Gui was very satisfied with what he saw.

In fact, Bai Gui gained power in just over a month.

In the past, when Yang Meishan was alive, although Bai Gui seemed to have a higher official rank, Yang Meishan's family background was superior. Even if it was a declining family, it was still more noble than someone like him who had nothing.

But Yang Meishan made a stupid mistake and did that kind of thing.

Without Yang Meishan, he naturally rose to prominence.

The Prefect was inspecting other prefectures and counties, while Vice Prefect Yang Guofu was raising military funds in Yan. As the highest-ranking military officer, he was the Registrar.

Moreover, that gang has now expanded its business to the capital, so not only have they paid more tribute to him, but his son's status has also risen. Sooner or later, he will swallow up that gang and rise to a higher level himself.

pretty!

nice!
"Give way! Give way!"

However, just as Bai Gui was feeling smug, Ke Xia pulled Su Chang'an through the crowd of onlookers and squeezed in.

Upon seeing that it was this little girl, Bai Gui couldn't help but frown.

But then he chuckled, "Are you really that stupid? You let me off the hook, and I just delivered myself right to your doorstep?"
Then he saw that a woman had been brought along, and Bai Gui was even more amused by the little girl.

Ke Xia looked at Bai Gui and immediately said, "Sir, I brought a witness with me. She can testify that my senior brother went to save that girl!"

The young man looked at Ke Xia, his previously calm expression turning anxious. "Why are you back?"

Ke Xia looked at her fifth senior brother: "I'm here to save you. This young lady witnessed the scene."

Yu Jin, the martial arts senior brother from Tianzhi Pavilion, frowned. "You get out of here now! Take this young lady with you!"

Xia ignored him and reached out to help her senior brother untie himself.

Snapped!
Gavel shot!
Bai Gui glared at Ke Xia: "Outrageous! I didn't even say a word in court, yet you dare to untie the prisoner without my permission!?"

(End of this chapter)