My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

"Yeah?"

Jiang Xiaobai chuckled dryly, glancing towards the direction of the Princess.

The two of them...have met before?

Otherwise, Lin Qinrou wouldn't have spoken up like that.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaobai still offered an explanation for the princess: "Oh, she's deaf and mute!"

"It used to be the little princess, and the maid over there."

"During the last court session, the little princess invited me to attend, and while she was at it, she bestowed this maid upon me!"

"I see!"

Lin Qinrou responded softly and did not ask any further questions, but her gaze still occasionally drifted towards the Princess.

The eldest princess naturally noticed Lin Qinrou's gaze, but she remained calm and quiet.

Jiang Xiaobai glanced at the two of them, but didn't say anything more. He turned around and started chatting with Li Zhiwei.

As Li Zhiwei listened to Jiang Xiaobai speak, she didn't know why, but her heart was pounding, and her face under the veil was flushed.

Therefore, she kept her head down almost the entire time, and didn't dare to look at Jiang Xiaobai even once.

"Knowledge is subtle!"

Seeing Li Zhiwei's expression, Jiang Xiaobai smiled again and said, "How about we go to our Marquis's residence for a visit?"

"No...no!"

Upon hearing this, Li Zhiwei quickly shook her head, her delicate hands nervously gripping her dress.

At the same time, the image of Jiang Xiaobai gently kissing her through her veil uncontrollably resurfaced in her mind.

Thinking of this, Li Zhiwei's face grew even hotter.

Jiang Xiaobai felt a slight flutter in his heart when he saw Li Zhiwei's shy expression.

For a moment, he became even more curious about what kind of face this woman had under her veil.

Lin Qinrou sat beside her, smiling with her lips pursed.

But when he occasionally glanced at Li Zhiwei, there was a hint of envy in his eyes.

Half an hour later, the carriage slowly came to a stop outside the Prime Minister's residence.

"arrive!"

Jiang Xiaobai lifted the curtain, glanced outside, and then looked at Li Zhiwei, saying, "I won't go in. Please give my regards to my father-in-law for me!"

"Um!"

Li Zhiwei glanced at Jiang Xiaobai furtively: "Then... I'll head back first!"

After saying that, he and Lin Qinrou got off the carriage together.

Jiang Xiaobai sat in the carriage and watched the two enter the Prime Minister's residence before letting Zhang Xinnian drive the carriage towards the Marquis's residence.

……

In the afternoon, outside the main hall of the Ministry of Justice.

Teng Zixiu, accompanied by Xiao Qin and a martial artist, stood at the door.

In Teng Zixiu's hand, there was also a petition.

"Zixiu!"

Xiao Qin looked at the gates of the Ministry of Justice ahead, his expression hesitant: "Will this work?"

"Heh, don't worry!"

Teng Zixiu smiled faintly: "We are, after all, guests from Beiyu and Qi, and the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion has never been well received in the capital."

"Once this complaint is submitted, the Ministry of Justice will report it to the imperial court!"

Indeed, as far as he knew, Jiang Jingcheng had always been at odds with civil officials because of his temper, and had been impeached by them countless times over the years.

In his view, the people in the Ministry of Justice probably wished someone would file a complaint against them!

Thinking of this, Teng Zixiu took the lead and walked towards the door.

"stop!"

The two constables at the entrance frowned simultaneously when they saw Teng Zixiu and his companions approaching: "This is the main hall of the Ministry of Justice. What are you doing here?"

"You two!"

Teng Zixiu stopped and looked at the two officials, raising his hands in a respectful bow: "We wish to see the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice!"

"Of course, it would be even better if we could meet the Minister!"

The two officers exchanged a glance, and one of them frowned, asking, "What business do you have with the magistrate?"

"Oh, we're going to sue Jiang Xiaobai, the young master of the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion!"

As they spoke, Teng Zixiu took out the petition in his hand.

"What the hell?"

Upon hearing this, the two officers turned pale instantly, their hands immediately gripping the hilts of their swords: "You...you say that again!!"

Ok?

Seeing their reactions, Teng Zixiu was visibly taken aback, but still spoke up, "I said... we want to sue Jiang Xiaobai of the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion!"

"Go to hell!"

One of the officers raised his foot and kicked Teng Zixiu in the chest.

boom!

Caught off guard, Teng Zixiu staggered backward.

"How dare you kick our young master!!"

The martial artist following Teng Zixiu instantly turned cold.

Clang! The long sword was drawn halfway out.

"Ah Tuo, no!"

Teng Zixiu steadied herself and quickly gave the man a wink.

Ah Qiu is already dead, and he doesn't want to see another person around him die.

The man named Atuo, though his face was grim, gritted his teeth and put his long sword away again.

"Gentlemen, we are guests of the Northern Yu Academy!"

Teng Zixiu took a deep breath, suppressing the surging anger in her chest, and looked at the two officers again: "Isn't it inappropriate for you to treat us like this?"

"Hmph! I don't care if you're a guest or not!"

The official, his face grim, said, "Get the hell out of here!"

"you……"

Teng Zixiu clenched the petition, her body trembling with anger.

He didn't understand; it was just a lawsuit against Jiang Xiaobai.

Even if these people fear the Marquis of Zhenbei's mansion, they wouldn't dare to attack them, would they?

"I want to see you adults!"

Teng Zixiu gritted her teeth and spoke again.

"You dare...?"

The official was about to unleash a torrent of abuse when a voice came from inside: "What's going on? Why is it so noisy?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a man walked out from inside. It was Feng Quan, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

"Lord Feng!"

One of the officers, upon seeing Feng Quan, immediately became respectful, then glanced at Teng Zixiu and the others: "They say they are guests of the Northern Yu Academy!"

"They even said...they'd sue Prince Jiang!"

"Who should we sue?"

Feng Quan was somewhat speechless.

"Young Master Jiang!"

The official spoke again.

"hiss!"

Feng Quan gasped, his face turning pale. He glanced at Teng Zixiu, then waved his hand without hesitation, saying, "Go to the Censorate, or the Court of Judicial Review, it's fine!"

"This matter... our Ministry of Justice won't handle it!"

After saying that, Feng Quan turned and walked into the Ministry of Justice.

That's right, he really didn't dare to take on this task!

How long has it been since Jiang Xiaobai led 30,000 soldiers from the Marquis's mansion to surround the entire Ministry of Justice?

Now they're sending the Ministry of Justice to provoke that evil star again?

Are you kidding me?!

He might be okay with others, but this jinx is someone he really can't afford to offend!

As Teng Zixiu watched Feng Quan walk inside, her expression grew increasingly grim.

He now understood why the two officers had reacted that way.

Because those in power fear the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion.

"Zixiu..."

Seeing that the Ministry of Justice's gates were tightly shut, Xiao Qin smiled bitterly and said, "What do we do now?"

"Walk!"

Teng Zixiu glanced at the petition in his hand, his face icy, and said, "Go to the Dali Temple!"

"Hmph, I refuse to believe we can't get this lawsuit filed!"