Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1105 The Trouble with Children's Words
Ni Yuan looked gentle and refined, unlike the other young men who were rude and domineering. But although Miao's father and mother did not have much experience, they could see that this man was not someone to be trifled with, and they could not help but retreat a little. However, although Miao's mother instinctively grabbed her husband's arm, her eyes showed that she would not give in, and she continued to stare at the other party fiercely.

Ni Yuan smiled slightly, and his handsome face made many women around him look at him with shining eyes.

He took two steps forward and bowed to the Miao family members: "Ni greets you all."

After all, Mr. Miao is the head of the family. No matter how worried he is, he has to stand up at this time.

"What advice do you have for me, sir?"

"I don't deserve your advice. But as a subject of the Han Dynasty, I see something that is destabilizing the country and undermining social order. How can I not speak out for justice?"

Upon hearing this, Miao's father frowned immediately and his heart trembled.

"You... why are you slandering me like this? We are all hardworking common people, how can we destabilize the country and undermine moral principles?"

Mr. Miao's tone was a little excited, and he was obviously angry. After all, the charge was really too serious.

Miao's mother also grabbed her husband's arm with one hand and pointed at Ni Yuan with the other hand and started yelling.

"Who are you scolding, you little thief? I didn't provoke anyone, but you are accusing me of such a serious crime for no reason. If you don't explain it clearly today, I will never let you go!"

Ni Yuan still had that calm and smiling expression on his face, and said, "Don't worry, the two of you. This matter can't be blamed entirely on your family."

He took another step forward and turned his gaze to Miao Juan: "From what I know, while the eldest prince was recuperating in your house, he and your daughter seemed to get along well and have a deep friendship, right?"

Miao Juan blushed, but immediately shook her head: "No, Tietou and I... His Highness and I, we don't... we have no relationship..."

"Oh, really?" Ni Yuan's question made Miao Juan a little upset, and she couldn't help but shrink behind her parents.

Ni Yuan continued, "If there is no relationship, why did His Highness escape from the palace last night and commit murder and kill five people just for a commoner like you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around was surprised.

"What? His Highness actually left the palace last night?"

"And you killed someone? Who did you kill? Was it for this little girl?"

"That's hard to say. I met the eldest prince when the Miao family came to set up a stall. At that time, he had not yet fully recovered his memory. He was indeed quite intimate with the little girl from the Miao family in his conversation and behavior."

"Impossible? It is the period of mourning for the Queen Mother. His Majesty has issued a clear order forbidding the princes to leave the palace and to observe mourning for the Queen Mother for half a year. Moreover, there is a curfew in Luoyang City. Even General Guan is not allowed to leave the city at will after dark. This is the national law of the court and the military discipline. No one can violate it without authorization. Your Highness has been in the army for many years. How can you be so ignorant?"

For a moment, many people who had sympathized with the Miao family just now began to waver.

The empress dowager had always been kind and benevolent. Although she rarely left the palace, whenever there was a natural disaster, she would take out her own money and food to help the victims. In addition, she was born a country woman, so the people naturally felt close to her. Therefore, they had a very good impression of this great Han empress dowager.

What's more, the Han Dynasty has always ruled the world with filial piety. His grandmother had just passed away, and there was a ban from his father. Under such circumstances, even if it was a big deal, he could not act on his own. He violated his duty of mourning and also violated the curfew law in Luoyang City. As a prince, he knew it and broke it.

"I... I didn't... I'm not..." Miao Juan became more and more frightened and her speech began to stutter.

Brother Qin stood up and supported him: "Don't talk nonsense. This is a huge sin. I don't think Old Miao and his men are so ignorant. Why would His Highness go out of the city in the middle of the night for no reason? And why would he kill someone for this girl from the Miao family? There is no reason at all."

His words also made many people understand.

"Yes, yes, what Lao Qin said makes sense. You kid, don't talk nonsense and ruin the reputation of His Highness and the girl."

However, the faces of the Miao family members turned very ugly, because they knew that what Ni Yuan said was indeed true.

However, Miao's father thought that even if the other party found out about this matter, they had no evidence after all. As long as he denied it to death, they would be helpless. It was impossible for them to break into the palace and confront His Majesty and the Crown Prince face to face, right?

Anyway, apart from the prince and his own family, the only people who experienced this incident personally were General Zhu Ye and the captain who was guarding the city gate at that time. It was impossible for them to testify for these young men in front of them.

Thinking of this, Father Miao lowered his head and whispered to his wife and daughter, "No matter what, you must not admit this. Insist that they are just making up stories and accusing Your Highness. You must not ruin Your Highness's reputation for the sake of you and my family."

Miao's mother was at a loss at this moment. After hearing what her husband said, she nodded repeatedly without saying a word. Miao's father felt relieved and forced himself to calm down. He said, "You are really rude. You are a well-educated person, but you speak wildly in broad daylight, ruining my daughter's reputation and slandering the current prince. It's simply unreasonable! Don't leave, come with me to see the government!"

But even though he said it, he didn't have the courage to actually pull the other person.

Ni Yuan looked at their expressions and was secretly surprised.

"I didn't expect these common people to be so courageous and not be intimidated by me. This is going to be difficult."

Several members of the Miao family hugged each other, and Miao's father stood in front of his wife and children with an alert and vigilant look on his face. The surrounding merchants, as well as the people who were watching the fun, saw how confidently the Miao family members swore, and they felt that Ni Yuan was talking nonsense.

"Hey, what do you think? What did I say? Your Highness is very wise and would never do such a thing."

"That's right. The Miao family is honest and upright. After receiving the reward from His Majesty, they have been living a peaceful life. How could they be so arrogant as to want to curry favor with the royal family?"

"This kid is making big lies and slandering the prince. He should be brought to justice."

Since Liu He ascended the throne, he has implemented benevolent policies, strict laws, orderly agriculture and commerce, and his prestige is extremely high. The eldest prince Liu Zheng joined the army when he was young and often charged at the front. He almost died in the Battle of Hulao Pass and guarded Luoyang City with his life. Naturally, the people admired him very much. At this moment, everyone was "certain" that someone had ruined the reputation of the royal family, and they became more and more excited, and began to denounce Ni Yuan and others.

Seeing that the people around were gradually getting excited, the other young masters could no longer sit still. One of them stepped forward, tugged at the corner of Ni Yuan's clothes, and said softly, "Things are not going well today. It's not easy to scare these common people. Why don't you and I retreat for now and make a long-term plan..."

But Ni Yuan was not convinced. He had always been suppressed by his brother in the family and in the Imperial Academy. When people mentioned the Ni family, they would only praise how smart Ni Heng was. When they mentioned him, they would at most say "he has some of his brother's style." Now that there was an opportunity for him to become famous, he would not hesitate to do so even if it meant offending the eldest prince. How could he let it go so easily?
He appeared calm on the surface, but his eyes were looking around. When his gaze swept over the Miao family members, he suddenly saw his brother hiding in Miao Juan's arms. His eyes rolled and he immediately came up with a plan.

He suddenly laughed out loud, looking up to the sky, surprising and puzzled everyone.

"Hahahaha...hahahaha...so this really didn't happen? I've heard that the eldest prince values ​​friendship and loyalty, but it seems like it was just a lie."

He turned around and looked at the spectators around him, and said seriously: "You may not know that since the Miao family received the generous reward from His Majesty, many hooligans and bullies have been eyeing them and trying to seize those properties. Among them is a man named Niu Ye, who brought more than a dozen men, armed with sticks, swords and knives, to cause trouble for them last night."

When these words were spoken, everyone was terrified.

"Master Niu? He's a bully outside Luoyang City. Although he doesn't dare to come to the city to act recklessly, he has gathered dozens of thugs and thugs to extort money from several villages outside the city. Although he has never committed a serious crime, he does small evils every day."

"Yes, I heard that he was arrested by the Luoyang magistrate no less than seven or eight times, and each time he could only be locked up for a dozen days. After a few dozen days, when he was released, he would go looking for trouble with the person who reported him to the authorities. He would block people's doorsteps every day, but he would not beat them. He would just throw stones and filth at your house or fields from time to time, which was very annoying and usually only cost money to avoid disaster."

"Old Miao and the others are really being targeted by Master Niu. That's going to be trouble."

"It's probably true. Didn't you notice that Lao Miao hasn't come to set up a stall for many days? I thought he was rich and didn't need to suffer anymore, but now I think that Lao Miao's character is not the kind of person who will live off his wealth. He must be being guarded by Master Niu at the door of his house, so he can't get out, right?"

"Yes, yes. I have heard that the Miao family has hardly planted any crops on the hundreds of acres of land that His Majesty rewarded them with. It must have been secretly sabotaged by Lord Niu and his men."

Everyone started talking at once and guessed what had happened to the Miao family being bullied by Master Niu.

When Ni Yuan saw this, he was very proud and immediately added fuel to the fire.

"I heard that someone got the news last night and rushed into the palace to report it to the eldest prince. I thought the eldest prince was very affectionate and would definitely find a way to help. How could he sit by and watch his savior being harmed by a bully? I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it..."

He glanced at the Miao family and raised his voice suddenly: "I didn't expect that the eldest prince is such a heartless and ungrateful person. He turned a deaf ear to this matter. It really makes me feel chilled..."

Miao Juan felt indignant when she saw him targeting the eldest prince. She was about to speak out in protest, but her father grabbed her and shook his head at her.

"This is a major event that we ordinary people cannot interfere in. The more we say, the more mistakes we make. If he wants to talk nonsense, let him talk. If we say something wrong, we will end up making things worse."

Miao Juan bit her lip and endured it reluctantly.

But at this moment, her brother suddenly shouted: "You are talking nonsense! Brother Tietou is a good man. Last night, he ran out and killed those bad guys, so we didn't get beaten. You said bad things about Brother Tietou, you are a bad person, you are a bad person..."

"Shut up, shut up now..." Miao's father's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly covered his son's mouth, but it was too late.

Ni Yuan's face changed instantly, and that "regretful" expression became as if he wanted to laugh wildly, but he forced himself to hold it back, making his face look a little twisted and hideous.

(End of this chapter)