Proud Feather

Chapter 44 Lively
"Name?"

"..."

"Name!"

"..."

The captain looked at the man in front of him angrily: "What are you doing? Still acting like a noble? Look at the cars parked outside and put down the fan!"

The young man in front of me was obviously a playboy. Not only was he dressed in fancy clothes, but he also had powder on his face. Just looking at him made me want to beat him up.

The captain hates this kind of young man the most. He relies on his family's power to live a life of luxury and cause trouble everywhere. When he meets him in normal times, he has to be polite to him.

But today is different. No matter whose family he is from, can he be more powerful than the princess? Just answer honestly!
Thinking of this, the leaders all raised their heads a little higher. It's good to have a backer!
The young man glanced at the car outside, his head tucked even lower behind his folding fan. However, he didn't dare not reply, so he leaned over and whispered, "Officer, I told you to keep your voice down. Don't let anyone hear."

"Why?" The captain looked at him suspiciously. "You didn't do it, did you?"

"How is that possible?" the young man said anxiously, "I'm a good citizen! Oh no, I'm a good official!"

The captain curled his lips. Judging from the young man's age and demeanor, he definitely did not pass the imperial examination. He could only have obtained the honorary position through his family background. The world is so unfair!
"Tell me! Your name!"

The young man was evasive: "...Chu Zhengrong."

"Chu... or the national surname!" The captain glanced at him, "Which family?"

"Prince Kang's Mansion."

"King Kang..." The captain was used to calling him that today, so he shouted it out as soon as he opened his mouth.

The young man was startled and quickly reached out to cover it: "Don't shout, don't shout!"

The detectives were in a state of tension. When they saw the young man rushing towards the head of the city, they drew their swords and rushed forward in a swarm of shouts: "How dare you, thief!"

The boy was so frightened that he jumped up and ran away: "Ah? Ah! What are you doing? Are you killing someone?!"

The captain was almost beaten to a pulp by him and angrily said, "Are you deliberately causing trouble, kid? Catch him!"

One party thought there was trouble, the other party overreacted, and with so many people in the lobby, screams broke out and the place became a complete chaos.

The young man was no match for the detectives from the Imperial City Bureau and was quickly surrounded and pinned against the wall.

"Ahhh! It hurts! Let go!"

The captain walked over angrily and said, "How dare you shout! You are so bold! You dare to make trouble here and disrupt the investigation of the Imperial City Division! I will escort you back and let you have a taste of prison! Come on -"

"You can't catch me! I am the ninth son of Prince Kang's Mansion, and I am a member of the royal family..." The young man struggled even harder, his eyes full of fear.

The captain was even more angry: "How dare you pretend to be a noble..."

"stop!"

"Who?" They all turned around and started to spray.

A young man who had been standing quietly in the corner waiting to be questioned stepped forward, his face filled with helplessness. "He really is the ninth young master of Prince Kang's mansion, his surname is Chu and his name is Zhengrong."

This young man was handsome and elegant, and it was obvious that he came from an extraordinary family. He began to believe it: "You are..."

This person was even more helpless: "Yang Yu, my family lives in the Ningguo Mansion."

"Oh, Young Master Yang!" The captain's expression softened. Young Master Yang of the Ningguo Mansion was quite famous in the capital, a gentleman of integrity and gentleness.

Chu Xiaojiu, who was pressed against the wall, said: "Let me go! I told you I'm from the royal family, and the princess is still my aunt!"

The captain waved his hand, and the detectives let go. Chu Xiaojiu grumbled, "It hurts so much! You hit me so hard... Oh, my gold-sprinkled fan! I've lost dozens of taels!"

The captain threw the broken fan on the table and said, "Master Jiu, couldn't you have just said it nicely?"

"What did you say?" Chu Xiaojiu huffed. "I finally managed to sneak out to play, and you yelled and told me everything. Are you going to get spanked when you get home?"

The captain: "..." He said he hated the playboys, who made such a scene just for such a trivial matter. "What kind of beating?" Just as he was talking, a voice came from the door.

The captain quickly bowed and saluted: "Princess!"

Most of the people in the restaurant were common people, and they were stunned when they first saw the princess. One of them was clever enough to remember the opera and immediately fell to his knees, shouting, "Your humble servant greets the princess. May your highness live a thousand years, a thousand thousand years."

Then they all knelt down and said, "Your humble servants pay their respects to the princess. May Her Highness live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

This bow was very grand.

Chu Ling couldn't help but laugh: "Stand up! There's no need to perform such a grand ceremony if it's not a national ceremony."

The guests were frightened just now, but they didn't expect the princess to be so kind and immediately felt a liking for her.

As expected of a princess, this is the royal style.

Chu Ling sat down at the table he had vacated and asked, "Have you finished checking everything?"

The captain replied, "Princess, please wait a moment. We have already completed most of the investigation."

"Let those who have been checked go. There are so many people here, don't disturb the public."

"Yes." The captain waved his hand and asked the investigator to release those who were confirmed to be safe.

So the group of people were filled with gratitude, kowtowed repeatedly and left smoothly. Seeing this, those who had not yet found out also lost their anxiety and resentment and waited obediently for the investigation.

Chu Ling turned around and waved.

Chu Xiaojiu turned his head and looked left and right.

Yang Yu couldn't bear it any longer: "The princess is calling you!"

"Ah? Me?" Chu Xiaojiu walked over hesitantly.

Chu Ling smiled: "I heard that I am your aunt?"

Chu Xiaojiu laughed dryly: "Princess, please forgive me. I was scared by them just now and said nonsense..."

Chu Ling picked up the broken gold-sprinkled fan on the table and said, "Prince Kang, I want to call you uncle. So, in this sense, it's not wrong for you to call me aunt."

Chu Xiaojiu's eyes lit up and she immediately said, "Yes, aunt!"

"Get up, my good nephew!" Chu Ling patted his shoulder with a fan. "You're afraid of getting beaten when you come out to play. Now you've gotten into even bigger trouble."

Chu Xiaojiu's face fell, and she asked in a low voice: "Princess, can we have a negotiation? Let them say they didn't see me. You don't know, my father is very fierce. If he knows that I caused trouble outside, it will be time to use family rules again."

"This isn't your fault!" Chu Ling asked curiously, "Is your father so unreasonable?"

Chu Xiaojiu hesitated for a while, but finally told the truth: "The Tian family got into trouble, and my grandfather didn't let us out because he was worried about getting into trouble. I sneaked out."

Chu Ling said, "So it's related to me. Did I get you into trouble?"

"I dare not!" Chu Xiaojiu waved his hands repeatedly, "The Tian family disrespected you, you deserve to be driven away! I was too playful. I heard that there was a lot of excitement in Dahuai Temple recently, so I wanted to come and see it. Who knew..."

Chu Ling nodded, and suddenly asked: "Young Master Yang, what about you? What are you doing here?"

Yang Yu stood by the wall without saying a word, just hoping to finish the questioning quickly and leave, but he didn't expect to be called out again.

He thought for a moment and replied, "Princess, there have been a lot of rumors about Dahuai Temple recently. I think something is a little strange, so I came to take a look."

"Oh." Chu Ling understood, "You are here to watch the fun too."

"..." Yang Yu hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly agreed.

As they were talking, the guests were released one after another. A scout came running in from the side room and reported, "Princess! We found a clue!"

Thanks to Dengzhuguang for the tip, and to Luoling HH and other classmates for the tip. I will save some manuscripts before going out, and adjust the update volume when I come back.