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Chapter 52 Ascension to the Hall
"Chief, can I ask you a question?" Fu Lu seemed to have been curious for a while, and now he finally had the chance to ask, "Are you... born with such courage?"

"That's not the case." Zhu Yu wanted to say that courage can be cultivated, but when the words came to her lips, she felt that as the concubine of King Shuo, it would be difficult to justify this statement. So she improvised another reason, "It's mainly because I figured out one thing: dead things will never jump up and hurt people.

When a person dies, the remaining body is no longer a thing, but what is the difference between it and the pigs and sheep on the butcher's table?
When did you ever hear of a butcher being afraid of the pigs he was killing?"

Fu Lu felt that what Zhu Yu said made a lot of sense. What he couldn't stand the most was those young girls and wives who were always startled and would scream "Ghost!" in a shrill voice when they saw the shadow of a tree shaking.

Although there are only a few maids like Mama Zhao in the Xiaoyao Palace, they are old and don't shout too loudly. But when I go to Yunyin Pavilion with my master, the prostitutes there always find various excuses to make some noise around me.

But it hurts his ears.

But he didn't say this out loud. After all, he didn't know whether his master had mentioned the matter of Yunyin Pavilion to his wife before.

In case it hasn’t been mentioned...it’s better not to say anything more.

Zhu Yu had no idea what Fu Lu was thinking at the moment, but he saw that he had been sweating a lot during his training, and the copper mask on his face was not very comfortable, so he said to him, "Why don't I guard the door while you go into the house and wash your face to freshen up, so that you don't get uncomfortable from the sweat."

Fu Lu looked at Zhu Yu with even deeper admiration.

My wife is truly talented and courageous, yet she's not arrogant! She's so much better than those high-class ladies who are so arrogant!
This time, the emperor has really given my master a good marriage!
As Fu Lu got up to wash his face, he thought silently in his heart, I just think too much and am too pessimistic!
He said that with the intelligence and ability of the master and the mistress, such an unlucky thing would never happen!
For a man as handsome and intelligent as me, it would be hard to find another woman who can match him except my wife. The two of them are simply a match made in heaven, and they must be together forever!

In this way, the two of them waited in the side yard for a whole day until it was completely dark. Zhu Yu was so bored that he dozed off with his head resting on the table. Suddenly, there were footsteps outside. Zhu Yu had just opened his eyes when Fu Lu, who was guarding the door, stood up cautiously, holding the sword at his waist.

Soon his frown relaxed, and he turned to Zhu Yu happily and said, "Chief Secretary, my elder brother is back! It seems that the adults have accomplished this!"

Zhu Yu was also very happy when he heard it. He quickly got up and went out, just in time to see Fu Wen running in from outside.

"Master, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting!" Fu Wen's face was also full of smiles. "The criminals behind the Ghost Fairy Temple have all been apprehended. My Lord said he was worried you'd be anxious waiting, so he told me to hurry back with the news and take you to the county government office to interrogate the criminals."

Zhu Yu had been listless all day, but now she was completely refreshed. She quickly patted the wrinkles on her clothes and said, "Let's go! Let's set off now!"

Normally at this time of night, Qingshui County is already very quiet.

But today is an exception.

The gate of Qingshui County Yamen was brightly lit, contrary to its usual practice. Standing in front of the gate were imperial guards holding iron spears, as well as unfamiliar yamen runners. However, none of the Qingshui County Yamen runners that were usually seen were to be seen.

Many people from Qingshui County gathered outside the county government office. There had been quite a lot of excitement in the county town recently, and every incident had touched the most sensitive part of these people's hearts, making them wish something more uplifting would happen.

After someone noticed something unusual happening in front of the county government office, word spread quickly, and many people, unsure of the cause, came to watch, wanting to see what was going on. After a while, a large group of people arrived from afar, led by none other than the censor who had recently shown these people the light.

When people saw that it was him coming, they immediately burst into cheers.

Behind him followed some unfamiliar yamen runners and imperial guards, and behind them were two men with their arms tied behind their backs. Their faces were dirty and their hair was messy, so their appearance could not be seen clearly.

Behind these two people was County Magistrate Li Wencai, whose hands were also tied behind his back.

This Lord Li no longer had his usual majestic demeanor. He was only wearing a shirt and his hair was half loose. He must have had a very hard time walking all the way. He looked so tired that he couldn't move his legs. There was also a huge bruise on his forehead, which was clearly visible in the light of the yamen gate.

The people in front saw the big bump on Li Wencai's head and his miserable appearance, and they immediately burst into laughter.

The people behind didn't understand what was going on and started to ask hurriedly.

"Lord Li was beaten into a pig's head!" Someone in the crowd shouted loudly.

The laughter suddenly broke out, one wave after another, and there was no way it could be stopped.

Li Wencai was tied up and tied to the back of a horse. He stumbled all the way. Now his legs were like lead and the blisters on his feet were all broken.

He had never suffered such hardship before. He was being tortured to death. When he heard that shout and the laughter from the crowd, he was immediately furious. He turned his head to see who was gloating over his misfortune. If he managed to get through this, he would definitely settle the score.

However, before he could see who was causing the commotion in the dark crowd, he was pushed hard by the imperial guards behind him, almost falling flat on his face, and was then dragged into the yamen.

Everyone gathered outside, craning their necks to see what would happen next. However, after waiting for a long time, they saw the golden-faced censor sitting in the hall without saying a word. The three people who had been tied up had their ropes loosened and knelt in the hall, and no one knew what they were waiting for.

When Zhu Yu and Fu Wen Fu Lu arrived, the yamen was already surrounded by people. Fortunately, someone recognized that the three masked men were the followers of the Golden-faced Censor, so the people in front made way to both sides and quickly cleared a path in the middle for the three people.

Zhu Yuce rode forward, jumped off his horse hastily at the gate of the yamen, handed the reins to the imperial guards at the gate, and rushed in quickly.

Lu Qing was sitting in the hall, and he saw Zhu Yu clearly all the way from the door to the outside. The corners of his mouth behind the mask twitched, and he sat up straight, looking very majestic.

"Since the Chief Secretary is here, let's go to court." He said to the yamen runners on both sides of the court.

(End of this chapter)