I Am This Type of Woman

5

One must know that this horse was given to him by his grandmother. It is said that it was a pure-blooded horse given as tribute from beyond the Great Wall. It had strong legs and he suspected that the one who was kicked by it had been badly injured.

"And then?" Ban Hua frowned. Although her brother was an idle wastrel, he absolutely would not do things such as releasing his horse in crowded areas and hurting people.

"And then, I was about to take him to see the doctor, but suddenly a few more people rushed out from the side, hauled him off the ground and ran away before I could respond." Ban Heng touched his not very smart head and asked, "What do you think should be done about this?"

"Report it." Ban Hua shelled the nuts on the fruit tray before her and said lazily while eating. "Anyway, we can't find that man again and we don't want to be plotted against by others. So just report the case to the authorities. "

"What if they arrest me? "

"Do you have a pig brain?" Ban Hua stared at Ban Heng in a mood of hating iron for not becoming steel, "You must say that today you saw someone who looked like they were being hunted down to be killed and he also crashed into your horse. Moreover, you were worried that he might have met with some mishap and you wanted to report this case to the officials" Ban Hua gently stroked the blood jade bracelet on her wrist,"Who would dare to touch you then? "

"That's also true." Ban Heng thought that anyway he wouldn't be out of luck until after five years had passed and he was full of confidence. "What if it wasn't a kidnapping? "

"You just reported your suspicion as a matter of goodwill, right? "Ban Hua dusted off her hands and stood up,"Are you in charge of his business? Get yourself out of trouble first before worrying about other things."

"I understand, I will go immediately." Although Ban Heng's brain didn't work too well, he too had his strengths, one of which was that he could act on others' good ideas. So now that Ban Hua had said so much, he obediently did as told like a good child.

As night was about to fall, Zhao Dongan, the county magistrate of Beijing, was about to change out of his official gown and go home to dinner when he was interrupted by a bailiff informing him that Jingting Hou Shizi had come to report a case.

As a petty official of the Eighth rank who was responsible for public security in Beijing, Zhao Dongan spent his days between the devil and the deep blue sea because this was beneath the nose of the Emperor and any trivial event could blow up into something major at any time. In addition, there were many nobles in the capital and even ordinary people may have one or two prominent relatives. So for the sake of law and order in the capital, he went to a lot of trouble.

When he heard that the son of Jingting Hou had come and that too in order to report a crime, he almost spit out blood.

What couldn't be resolved directly by the grandson of the eldest princess? Even if something really happened, shouldn't he go to the Lord Mayor to report it instead of coming to him, a lowly eighth-ranked little petty official? Although he felt incomparably suffocated in his heart, County Magistrate Zhao didn't dare to show even a bit of displeasure on his face. He put his gown in order and strode out with large steps to welcome him.

As soon as he walked through the door, he saw a young boy wearing a brocade robe with a jade crown in his hair and an embroidered belt tied around his waist, standing in the yard. Contrary to expectations, he looked like a handsome and elegant young noble.

It was a pity that it was just in appearance.

"This petty official, Zhao Dongan, is pleased to meet Ban Shizi."