Free Web NovelChapter 1211: Chapter 29: Debt of Joy (Part 5)_2
Zhao Xu overthrew the Nanliang Court to establish the New Dynasty. He had no brothers, only a younger sister, who was titled as a princess and is now the Heir’s wife of Duke Ning.
The most prominent aristocrats of Nanlin all followed Zhao Xu to build the kingdom; none of them seem to have someone as old as Su Yang in their families.
There are those Prince and Commandery Prince Manors of Nanliang, but they wouldn’t dare to be as ostentatious, right?
Especially since he holds the token personally gifted by the Emperor...
If one isn’t favored by the Emperor, they wouldn’t have it for sure.
The County Magistrate turned things over in his mind countless times, but he couldn’t guess Su Yang’s identity.
How could he guess that Su Yang had connections to the royal family far away in the Daqi Capital?
He wondered if the token was forged.
But surely, he wouldn’t be bold enough to forge a token, which is a capital crime.
The County Magistrate thought he might be overthinking it. He looked at Su Yang cautiously and said, "May I know who this distinguished person is?"
Su Yang cast an oblique glance, "Why is it that I need to report to a small County Magistrate like you?"
"No..."
"I wouldn’t dare," the County Magistrate’s throat shivered.
He signaled to the Master with his eyes.
The Master fell to his knees with a thud, offering apologies, indicating that the County Magistrate had severely punished his little brother-in-law, and hoped the distinguished person would forgive the offense.
Whether the County Magistrate punished those two rascals or not was of no concern to Su Yang.
People he personally dealt with would surely suffer.
As for this County Magistrate, he didn’t want to cause trouble while traveling outside, lest his identity be revealed.
But since they had delivered themselves to him, he certainly intended to extract a heavy price.
The Emperor forbade Dongxiang Marquis Mansion from looting in Daqi, but this was Nanlin, beyond the Emperor’s jurisdiction.
Su Yang felt a bit itchy.
What he had wanted most in his life was to promote Qingyun Mountain.
Unfortunately, that idea was stifled before he grew up.
He never even had the chance to legitimately rob anyone, so he started with the County Magistrate.
Su Yang ate his food and didn’t allow the Master to get up.
Even a little brother-in-law of a minor Master dared to act recklessly in the streets, being unreasonable first, then dared to imprison people and use torture.
Having him kneel for three to five days wasn’t excessive at all.
Seeing that Su Yang’s face showed no expression, the County Magistrate felt even more uneasy and offered a gift of apology.
Calligraphy and paintings, a White Jade Guanyin, and a dagger inlaid with gold and jade.
Su Yang had no interest in the calligraphy and paintings.
He didn’t even glance at the White Jade Guanyin.
But the dagger caught Su Yang’s attention, and he picked it up to examine.
He looked at it from different angles, and then took out his own dagger, and gently sliced.
Snap.
The dagger broke into two pieces.
Su Yang dropped the dagger to the ground.
The sound of the dagger hitting the ground felt like a hammer pounding on the County Magistrate’s back, causing him to break out in sweat.
Just a gentle slice.
The dagger had broken into two parts.
The cherished dagger seemed to be made of tofu dregs.
A distinguished person.
Definitely a distinguished person.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t possess such a good dagger.
Even if he had one, displaying it so openly would lead to it being seized.
The County Magistrate quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead, praising Su Yang’s dagger.
Su Yang’s dagger tapped against the White Jade Guanyin, producing a clear sound that was pleasing to the ear, making the County Magistrate’s heart shiver.
Please don’t shatter it.
"It seems the County Magistrate has amassed quite a bit of wealth," Su Yang laughed meaningfully.
The County Magistrate quickly denied it.
Princess Yinchuan walked in, and Su Yang put away the dagger.
The County Magistrate greeted Princess Yinchuan, hoping she would let bygones be bygones regarding today’s incident.
Princess Yinchuan didn’t show him any favorable expression.
Su Yang laughed and said, "Those two scoundrels casually robbed two thousand taels; the County Magistrate thinks this anger can be so easily dispelled?"
The County Magistrate felt like he wanted to flay the Master’s skin.
This was clearly a demand for two thousand taels.
Two thousand taels.
He wondered how long he’d have to plunder the public’s wealth to fill this gap!
But now, having offended the distinguished person, he had to pay whether he wanted to or not.
The County Magistrate hurriedly said, "Please, both masters, enjoy your meal, I will wait outside first."
Saying this, he quickly retreated, instructing his trusted aide to bring the money.
Retreating, he even closed the door, showing a respectful attitude with no room for criticism.
Princess Yinchuan remembered Su Yang had a token, and she asked, "Are you part of the royal family?"
More than just a member of the royal family?
No one was more royal family-connected than him.
In Daqi, Nanlin, and Beimo, Su Yang was part of the royal family.
Brother of the Daqi Princess.
Brother-in-law of the Nanlin Emperor’s cousin.
Future Prince Consort of Beimo.
Thinking about Beimo, Su Yang’s appetite waned, and he looked at Princess Yinchuan, "Are you part of the royal family too?"
Princess Yinchuan nodded lightly.
"Then I definitely can’t let you shame Brother Zhao," Su Yang said.
"..."
Who is Brother Zhao?
