Rebirth of the Golden Bastard

The person in charge of Xia's Embroidery Workshop is Hongxiu Niang.Cang Qiao met her once, but left a very bad impression.He never only asked about the Xia family's business, and it was useless if he asked, he didn't understand these things.So when he saw those badges, Cang Qiao had no expression on his face.Gu Xiao reacted greatly, pointing at those things and said: "Who would take such obvious things as evidence!"

Cang Qiao turned to look at him with a naive expression, "Is this a magical horse?"

Gu Xiao was filled with righteous indignation and was immediately discouraged. Xia Yunqing next to him explained: "All accessories and clothing produced by Xiajia Embroidery Workshop have special marks." He pointed to one of the sandalwood ornaments and said: "This begonia is the symbol of the Xia family."

Cang Qiao went over to take a look, and sure enough there was a small crabapple at the bottom of all the ornaments, which was very beautiful in full bloom.

"These sandalwood tags are the proof of the Xia family's guards." Xia Yunqing glanced at Fang Xing, then turned to Gu Xiao and said, "Go and find out who is missing from the family."

"Yes!" Gu Xiao ran out in a hurry, because she was too anxious, she staggered and swayed to the side.Suddenly, a hand stretched out from the slanting stab to help Gu Xiao, although it was only a light touch, it prevented the boy from falling to the ground.The golden embroidered sleeves were quickly put back, as if nothing had happened, Gu Xiao pursed her lips, thanked her, and hurriedly rushed out of the government office towards Xia's residence.

The Ninth Prince stood on the ground and straightened his sleeves, looking forward, calmly.

Taking advantage of this time, two Eight Immortals chairs were moved into the lobby.The Ninth Prince lifted his robe and sat down, while Nan Liu stood behind holding a sword.Master Guan respectfully brought him a cup of brewed fragrant tea, and another chair was moved behind Xia Yunqing.The master Bo said to Cang Qiao: "Young master, you are suspected now, so let's be wronged first."

Cang Qiao didn't care, he looked at Xia Yunqing again in a blink of an eye, and seeing that the other party didn't intend to leave or sit down, he sighed, "Sit down."

Xia Yunqing looked at him, and Cang Qiao said, "If you don't leave, just sit down. Choose the same."

Xia Yunqing simply sat down.The atmosphere in the hall eased up a bit, the host Bo coughed dryly and said, "Xia Cangqiao, tell me in detail what you did today and where you have been."

Cang Qiao nodded, starting from counting sparrows early in the morning to chasing after Wang Ma’s dog, all the way to the bet between him and Gu Xiao whether father would enter the door with the left foot or the right foot today, and talked about the kung fu of a cup of tea, Not to the point yet.Everyone dozed off hearing this, and the official slapped the gavel, "No, it goes without saying such details!"

Cang Qiao let out a groan, and said again: "I went to buy tofu, and then I heard Fang Xing calling for murder. I went over and saw that the person was dead."

The official slapped the gavel again: "This is too elliptical!"

Fang Xing said, "I met him at the booth where I was buying paintings, and he was malicious to me at that time."

Cang Qiao nodded, "Because you said Shen Yang's handwriting is ugly."

"What's wrong with me saying it's ugly?" Fang Xing was not convinced, "If it's not good, it's not good, and if it's good, it's good!"

"It's not good if you say it's not good, then I can say it's good." Cang Qiao said slowly: "Only I can bully my friends, others can't."

"You!" Fang Xing looked at the lord in the hall again, as if full of grievances, shouted: "My lord!"

Cang Qiao waved her hand, "Don't be an adult, I'll ask you a few questions, just answer me."

Fang Xing squinted at him, "What do you want to ask?"

Cang Qiao flicked his sleeves, stood with his hands behind his back, and said, "The first question, when you showed up, there were five calligraphy and painting shops along the road, but you didn't look anywhere, and you chose the painting stall in Shenyang. Why?"

Fang Xing was taken aback, "I can see whichever one I want!"

Cang Qiao ignored him, and asked again: "The second question, you are a scholar who came to Beijing to rush for the exam, and you also like to show off literature, but the folding fan you are carrying is a white fan with no ink on it, why is that?"

Fang Xing subconsciously reached out and touched the fan behind him, and frowned, "I like white fans, so what's the matter?"

"The third question is that fried tofu is at the entrance of the alley. You should come out after you buy it, but you go in the opposite direction. There is nothing on that back street except residents."

Sikong Shen raised his eyebrows, looked at Fang Xing with some inquiring eyes, but Fang Xing said: "We have just arrived in the capital! Where can we know the way?"

Cang Qiao nodded, "The last question, why are you blushing looking at Xia Yunqing?"

Fang Xing was taken aback for a moment, then was dumbfounded.He stammered, "This, this, this is... I didn't..."

Xia Yunqing glanced at Fang Xing in surprise, Fang Xing only felt embarrassment burning on his face, as if someone had slapped him.

Cang Qiao smiled, enough teasing, he yawned, "You said whichever one you like to see? When a group of you walked over, you walked up high, without squinting, making a big noise, as if you were afraid that others would see it. I didn’t see you. When I met the art booth in Shenyang, I suddenly lowered my head and stopped. You really know how to walk, but you walk with your head up, but your eyes are under your nose.”

The master book nodded while writing something in a swish, and the gaze of Cang Qiao improved a lot in an instant.It's quite a surprise.

"Do you like white fans?" Cang Qiao continued: "That's not what you said when you talked about it, what about Li Bai and Du Fu, I have a great reputation in my family, and this exam question is probably the one that I will remember the most thing……"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Fang Xing jumped and scolded, "I didn't talk to them at all, we didn't discuss these things at all!"

A smile flashed across Cang Qiao's eyes, "Then what are you discussing?"

"We..." Fang Xing was taken aback for a moment, but suddenly his eyes widened, "You, you set my words!"

Cang Qiao shrugged, "Wherever you go in the capital now, there is the sound of reading or guessing the test questions. You are a large group of scholars and you don't talk about these things? You are really confident."

Fang Xing's expression turned ugly, and he heard Cang Qiao say: "With such a conceited personality like you, it's impossible to like white fans. If you don't find a chance to show off yourself, you will feel as if you have lice all over your body. There is also the matter of the alley, You have only been in the capital for three days and you have inquired about my affairs clearly, how many paths will stump you?"

Fang Xing said angrily: "What do you mean? Could it be that I am the thief calling for the thief?"

Cang Qiao let out an aha and clapped her hands, "I didn't say that."

Fang Xing glared at him, "Master, don't forget, you are the last one, how do I know you will follow me? How do I know when you will show up?"

Cang Qiao smiled brighter, "What, so you didn't know that I would follow you?" Everyone in the hall also protracted the tone of "Oh".As if to say "So you don't know..."

After Cang Qiao finished laughing, her voice suddenly lowered a few pitches and said coldly: "My dirty water is not something you can splash if you want."

Fang Xing's face was already darkened, the master Bo looked sideways at the master, and the official also looked at Xia Cangqiao in a daze. When he felt someone whispering to him beside him, he suddenly came back to his senses and picked up the alarm. Take a shot!

"Fang Xing! What's going on, I still don't tell the truth!"

Fang Xing looked at the hall, "I have nothing to invite, right and wrong, please judge."

"This..." On both sides, the public said that the public was right, and the woman said that the woman was right. Cang Qiao's analysis seemed to remind everyone of something.But Fang Xing's evidence cannot be ignored.He looked at Sikong Shen who was sitting upright in embarrassment, but the other party was drinking tea slowly and showed no intention of interfering.

"Master!" Gu Xiao ran back panting, followed by Master Xia and Mrs. Xia.Master Xia's face was extremely ugly, and Mrs. Xia was also worried.

"The Xia family is missing three guards." Gu Xiaodao: "There are no traces of them anywhere."

Master Xia saw Sikong Shen at a glance, and saluted him first, "Ninth Prince!"

"Master Xia, please get up!" Sikong Shen stood up and reached out to caress him, "Thank you for your hard work, old man."

Master Xia also sighed, looked at Cang Qiao in the middle of the hall, and then at the adults in the hall, "My lord! It's because my family is not strict! But please believe me once, no matter how stubborn Cang Qiao is, he will never ignore human life in broad daylight!"

Fang Xing said even louder: "My lord! The evidence is sufficient! Can you still argue!"

Seeing that the situation in the lobby became unstable again, there was a smell of flames everywhere.Cang Qiao spoke suddenly.

"Then catch me."

The noisy voices of the crowd suddenly fell silent.Cang Qiao looked at the adults in the hall frankly and said, "Since the evidence is solid, then arrest me."

"But... this..." Xia Cangqiao took the initiative to say it, but it made people unable to do anything.No matter what, there is a feeling of "unjust prison"!

Master Guan was sweating coldly, he raised his hand to wipe his face and looked at the Ninth Prince again.But the Ninth Prince stood up, "Let's do it like this, my lord, please handle it impartially. I still have something to do, so I will take my leave first."

"Respect, send off the Ninth Prince!"

The official took a moment to react before standing up quickly and bowing his hands to salute. The group knelt again and sent the Ninth Prince out of the yamen, and then the master said, "Put Xia Cangqiao down."

"Brother!" Xia Yunqing stood up abruptly, and Gu Xiao's eyes turned red.

Master Xia's expression changed at the door, but he held back and didn't step forward.His footsteps swayed, as if he was extremely tired, Mrs. Xia hurriedly supported him, and called out: "Master!"

Both Cang Qiao and Xia Yunqing turned their heads, Xia Yunqing hurried over, "Father!"

Cang Qiao stood far away across from the three of them, only a few steps away, but it felt like thousands of mountains and rivers were separated.Looking at the wrinkled face, Cang Qiao's heart moved, and she wanted to speak, but she didn't know what to say.

"Cang Qiao." Madam Xia looked up at him at this time, smiled and said: "Don't worry, your father will be fine. The family will take care of him and Yunqing, so you can go boldly."

Cang Qiao was taken aback for a moment, and for some reason, suddenly felt her nose sour.This woman who has only been together for a few days seems to have seen through herself.He nodded slowly, his gaze swept across Fang Xing's face, and he saw the undisguised complacency in Fang Xing's eyes.

He and Fang Xing looked at each other for a while, and suddenly showed a bright smile.That smile surprised everyone present, as if the sun had faded, leaving only his flamboyant and confident smile in the whole world, with some provocation and some disdain.

"It's just going to jail." He said softly, "I've been used to being in prison for a long time."

……

On the gray stone wall, oil lamps are lit every distance along the road.The door at the end of the stone corridor was pushed open, the wind came in, the oil lamp swayed a few times, and the shadow projected on the wall was very coquettish.Someone stepped down the steps, and the soles of their shoes made a slight sound on the floor.Rows of wooden prison doors are fastened with huge and dazzling iron chains. Inside the prison doors, pale or ferocious faces watch people pass through the stone corridor.

After turning the corner in front, there are several large prison cells behind.In the first cell, there are mats, wooden tables and benches, and sandalwood to soothe the nerves.

A small bookcase is placed in the corner, next to a carved wooden lounge chair.At this time, there was a person lying leisurely on it, with his feet on the front pedals, his head raised, and he was snoring, with an unfinished book in his hand.

Someone knocked on the prison door, but the people inside didn't respond.He tapped again patiently, and the person on the couch moved slightly.

"Mr. Xiao Qiao." The man said coldly, "Or it should be called, Young Master Xia."

The man on the recliner slowly opened his eyes, without moving his neck, squinting towards the prison door.The black and white eyeballs seemed to be moving with streamers, even in this humid and heavy prison, his color did not diminish at all.

"Yo!" Cang Qiao smiled, showing her white teeth, "It's you, Master Pu!"