Chapter 24: Zhenyu Tower

The soldiers of the Jingji Camp found it somewhat difficult to accept this sudden change of personnel.

Although the training methods of the Fifth Princess Feng Bai Wei were also special and novel, they lacked some of the excitement and boldness compared to those of the Seventh Princess Feng Bai Su.

Especially in the subject of horseback archery training, when Feng Bai Su was still there, although the soldiers in the Jingji Camp privately cursed her as an inhuman devil, deep in their hearts they still admired her. They had long been convinced by Feng Bai Su’s abilities!

Now that she was suddenly replaced by Feng Bai Wei, they all felt somewhat stifled.

After staying in the Jingji Camp for a day, Feng Bai Wei also noticed that these soldiers in the Jingji Camp were somewhat rejecting her. Although they were quite respectful to her on the surface, their behavior and gestures revealed a sense of perfunctoriness.

This was really different from what she had initially imagined!

Feng Bai Wei really couldn’t understand, how could that good-for-nothing Feng Bai Su be compared to her? Were these soldiers blind to prefer such a rotten person?

Her deep black eyes became somewhat dark and unclear, a trace of coldness flashed through the depths of her eyes.

Feng Bai Su didn’t know that although Feng Bai Wei had entered the Jingji Camp as she wished, things were not going smoothly.

At this moment, she was sitting in the office hall of the Jingzhao Prefecture, and the two deputy prefects quickly brought her the cases that had piled up over the past few days.

Feng Bai Su relaxed her body against the back of the chair, her peach blossom eyes slightly drooping, extending her slender fingers to casually flip through the cases on the desk.

There was nothing major, just some trivial family matters. Things like causing trouble by riding horses recklessly, or being bitten by a neighbor’s dog and not being compensated. And so on, too numerous to mention!

These matters didn’t even require Feng Bai Su to intervene, after reviewing them, they could be directly handed over to the two deputy prefects below.

For a whole day, Feng Bai Su just sat in the office hall and stamped a few seals, nearly falling asleep!

She yawned deeply, rubbing her neck with both hands to loosen up a bit.

Putting the reviewed cases on the desk aside, she got up and walked out.

Just as she stepped out of the door, she was met by a young woman walking in anxiously.

She was wearing a blue official robe embroidered with cranes, and looked to be the same age as Feng Bai Su. Her appearance was proper, with the air of a scholar.

This person was the top scholar of this year’s imperial examination, Shi Xue Yuan. She currently held the position of Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.

Seeing Feng Bai Su, she first bowed respectfully: “This official pays respects to the Seventh Princess!”

Feng Bai Su immediately stopped, looking at her with a slightly raised eyebrow: “Is there something?”

“This official comes on behalf of the Minister to seek Your Highness’s assistance.”

Her expression was somewhat embarrassed, obviously feeling that her request was somewhat thick-skinned.

After all, the Court of Judicial Review and the Jingzhao Prefecture had always been two independent departments, usually minding their own business.

For someone from the Court of Judicial Review to suddenly come to the Jingzhao Prefecture to find Feng Bai Su out of the blue, Shi Xue Yuan, this newly appointed top scholar, felt somewhat unable to save face.

“Oh?”

Feng Bai Su was rather curious, “Now I’m intrigued! What can I, as the Prefect of Jingzhao, do to help your Court of Judicial Review?”

Shi Xue Yuan pulled at the corner of her mouth, steeling herself to say: “The Princess of Xuan and the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister’s family have gotten into a fight. The two are causing a commotion at Zhenyu Tower, and even accidentally injured customers in the shop. Someone reported it to the Court of Judicial Review. The Minister asked me to convey that since this disturbance occurred within Fenglin City, it also falls under the jurisdiction of the Jingzhao Prefecture, and hopes that you could intervene together.”

After speaking, her face reddened again, finding the last sentence somewhat difficult to say.

Logically, since this matter was reported to the Court of Judicial Review, it should naturally be handled by them. However, the troublemakers were of noble status, and most officials in the Court of Judicial Review were selected through imperial examinations, with clean backgrounds. Naturally, they didn’t dare to directly confront these noble children.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, having been in office for so many years, had become increasingly smooth after suffering a few setbacks. In this Fenglin City where royal relatives and nobles were everywhere, it was best to avoid offending anyone if possible. He had managed to get by peacefully for so many years.

Who knew that this time they would encounter the Princess of Xuan. The Princess of Xuan’s mother, the King of Xuan, was the Emperor’s own sister. After the Emperor ascended to the throne, she was granted the title of King of Xuan and remained in Fenglin City.

This person was arrogant and overbearing, vicious and malicious. Usually maintaining a jovial appearance, anyone who fell into her hands never had a good outcome.

The Princess of Xuan, relying on her mother’s power, had caused no small amount of trouble in Fenglin City. It could be said that apart from members of the royal family, she feared no one. Moreover, she was extremely lecherous, and any man with a bit of looks could hardly escape her clutches. She had been reported to the Court of Judicial Review by the families of numerous victims.

Although the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review wanted to seek justice for these common people, he was ultimately powerless and could only temporarily shelve the matter.

Unexpectedly, this time she went even further, publicly harassing the eldest son of the Prime Minister’s family, Xu Kong Qing, directly angering the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister’s family. The two got into a physical altercation because of this.

Upon receiving the report, the old fox of a Minister of the Court of Judicial Review immediately thought of the newly appointed Feng Bai Su. He shamelessly sent Shi Xue Yuan to invite Feng Bai Su to come along.

Feng Bai Su instantly understood all the twists and turns in between, her expression remained calm as she raised an eyebrow.

Her gaze lightly swept over the slightly embarrassed Shi Xue Yuan, and after thinking for a moment, she finally agreed: “Alright, I’ll accompany you to take a look.”

Anyway, she was feeling a bit bored, so it wouldn’t be bad to go see some excitement.

Moreover, this excitement involved that foolish woman Feng Kou, which made her even more interested!

Feng Bai Su and the Princess of Xuan, Feng Kou, could be said to be at odds with each other, a fake prodigal facing a real prodigal, it could be said that neither thought much of the other.

Especially since Feng Kou was close to the Fourth Princess Feng Bai Shao. She disliked Feng Bai Shao, and naturally extended that dislike to Feng Kou, having no good feelings towards her.

Seeing Feng Bai Su agree, a joyful smile immediately appeared on Shi Xue Yuan’s face.

Thinking that the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review should have already arrived at Zhenyu Tower, she didn’t delay any further and quickly led Feng Bai Su out.

“Then let’s set off, Your Highness!”

Zhenyu Tower was on the main street in front of the Jingzhao Prefecture, not too far from here, so the two walked over directly.

When they arrived, Feng Kou and the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister’s family, Xu Qing, were still grappling with each other. Both were bruised and battered, their clothes in tatters, without any of the usual noble lady’s bearing. They looked extremely disheveled!

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review stood anxiously with his subordinates surrounding the two, not daring to use force for fear of hurting them, only able to stand helplessly on the side.

Seeing Shi Xue Yuan leading Feng Bai Su in, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review seemed to have seen a savior, his eyes lighting up. He hurriedly came forward to greet them: “Seventh Princess! You’ve finally arrived!”

Feng Bai Su nodded to him with a smile, “Greetings, Minister.”

Her movements were unhurried, as if she hadn’t seen the two people grappling in front of her.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, however, was sweating profusely, speaking anxiously: “Please, Seventh Princess, help separate the two of them, this… this official is truly powerless.”

This old fox was very cunning. When he sent Shi Xue Yuan to invite Feng Bai Su, he used the reason of her being the Prefect of Jingzhao. Now that Feng Bai Su had arrived, he didn’t mention the Jingzhao Prefecture at all, instead addressing her as “Seventh Princess” and putting himself in a subordinate position.

Feng Bai Su looked at him, raising an eyebrow slightly, but a smile curved her lips: “No rush…”

As she spoke, she actually sat down on a chair nearby and leisurely poured herself a cup of tea.

Seeing her calm and unhurried manner, without any intention of intervening urgently, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review couldn’t help but wipe a cold sweat from his brow.

“Your Highness, this…”

He also knew that sending someone to invite Feng Bai Su over had some ulterior motives in his heart. But this was also an unavoidable move, after all, neither the Princess of Xuan nor the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister’s family could be offended by the Court of Judicial Review!

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review saw Feng Bai Su sitting there, sipping her tea one mouthful at a time, and stood in place somewhat anxiously.

Looking at the two in the middle still engrossed in their fight, he inwardly cursed his bad luck, how did he end up encountering this situation!

Xu Kong Qing, the eldest son of the Prime Minister’s family, had been standing in the corner, and he had seen Feng Bai Su when she entered. He had thought she would immediately step forward to separate the two, but unexpectedly, she just sat there watching the commotion.

Xu Kong Qing began to feel somewhat anxious.

Although Xu Qing was a scholar who didn’t know martial arts, she was naturally much stronger compared to that good-for-nothing Princess of Xuan. Although the two had gotten into a fight because the Princess of Xuan had harassed him, if something really happened to Feng Kou, the King of Xuan would surely not let it go. Although their Prime Minister’s family didn’t fear her, who knew what might happen if they got entangled with her.

Xu Kong Qing bit his lip, feeling that he couldn’t let the two continue fighting like this.

He walked out from the corner, approaching Feng Bai Su.

“Kong Qing earnestly requests Your Highness to save my elder sister.”

Feng Bai Su put down the teacup in her hand, her peach blossom eyes falling on him.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review also spoke up at the right moment: “Please, Your Highness, help!”

Both looked at her with sincere words.

Feng Bai Su glanced at the growing crowd of common people outside the door, and finally turned her gaze to the two in the center.

Hmm… they’ve indeed fought enough…

She slowly stood up.

Before anyone could clearly see her movement, she was already standing between the two. Her hands respectively grabbed the arms of the two, and with a use of strength, she forcefully separated them!

After being forcibly separated from Xu Qing, Feng Kou’s heart surged with violence. Seeing it was Feng Bai Su, her eyes filled with venom, and she actually wanted to attack Feng Bai Su.

“Get lost!”

Feng Bai Su’s peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, a flash of coldness passing through them. The hand gripping Feng Kou tightened forcefully, instantly causing her face to turn pale with pain. All her bluster ceased immediately.

On the other side, Xu Qing had stopped when she saw Feng Bai Su. Her blue robe had been torn open by Feng Kou, revealing the inner garment, her hair was in disarray, and there were several scratch marks on her face.

Although she wasn’t shouting like Feng Kou, her tightly pressed lips betrayed her inner discontent, clearly not having recovered from her previous emotional state.

Seeing that although Xu Qing’s expression was unpleasant, she made no other moves, Feng Bai Su released the hand that was holding her.

Xu Kong Qing, standing nearby, hurriedly stepped forward with a face full of anxiety: “Sister, are you alright?”

Seeing the bloody scratch marks on her face, tears involuntarily welled up in his eyes.

Xu Qing calmed the turbulent emotions in her heart, and seeing Xu Kong Qing crying, her expression finally softened a bit, “I’m fine, don’t worry.”

After patting Xu Kong Qing’s shoulder reassuringly, she turned her head to look at Feng Bai Su, her face darkening again: “I request the Seventh Princess to do justice for my brother. The Princess of Xuan, relying on her power, actually harassed my brother. Not only did she spout nonsense about taking my brother back to her rear courtyard, but she also tried to lay hands on him in public.”

She was trembling with anger, glaring fiercely at Feng Kou.

“You also know that my brother is already engaged to the Second Princess, and they will be married soon. Feng Kou’s actions are truly audacious and nonsensical!”

Xu Qing looked at Feng Kou with gritted teeth, wishing she could go forward and kick her a couple more times.