allonlinenovel Chapter 198 Hiding the Forbidden Book
Chapter 198 Hiding the Forbidden Book
Jiang Changle sent people to hunt down Gu Ci, and after he left, he set a trap just as Jiang Changle said.
That morning, Jiang Changle was playing with the children when she saw Shui Xing running in hurriedly, "Princess, County Master Hua is here."
Jiang Changle was startled. What was so strange about County Master Hua coming? Was Shui Xing really in such a panic?
As soon as Shui Xing finished speaking, the figure of Hua County Master appeared at the door. She was running, panting and sweating profusely.
"Princess, something bad has happened. I ran into a traveling inspector on the street. He was hurrying towards the Xuan family with a team of guards."
Knowing that nothing good would happen, County Master Hua immediately rushed to the Jiang family to deliver the news.
"Inspector?" This was the first time Jiang Changle heard of this position.
"The Inspector holds the Imperial Sword and is directly under the Empress. He has the power to execute first and report later."
Usually, inspectors kill people without hesitation, and even if the person dies unjustly, the death is in vain, which is particularly terrifying.
Oh, so this inspector is from the Gu family? Is he here specifically to deal with the Xuan family? Otherwise, why would the inspector show up right after Gu Ci left?
Or the kind that is not afraid of Jiang Changle's deterrent power, which is totally unreasonable.
"Do you know what it is?" Jiang Changle asked as she called Nanny Mu to look after the child. She stood up and walked quickly towards the Xuan family.
"I don't know. I only know the inspector, but I'm not familiar with him. I don't dare to ask him for fear of alerting him."
If he was finally arrested, who would report to Jiang Changle? County Master Hua shook her head.
"Okay, thank you! Come on, come with me to take a look at the Xuan family."
The Xuan family was not far from the Jiang family. Jiang Changle and his subordinates flashed and soon arrived at the Xuan family.
"Princess, why are you here?" The first person to discover Jiang Changle was Fen Shoufu. He was planning to take Xuanlan's child to Jiang's house to play, but he didn't expect Jiang Changle to arrive at Xuan's house first.
"What happened?" Jiang Changle's aura was too strong, and he didn't look like someone who came to visit.
"Has there been anything unusual in the Xuan family these past two days?" There are only two people in the Xuan family, Xuanzhu and Fenshoufu. The eldest brother Xuan is married and currently works in a workshop. The others have followed Xuan's mother to the west. How could something go wrong?
Is the Inspector targeting the Xuan family? Or the entire Xuan sect?
"There's nothing unusual. It's just that the young lady has been obsessed with reading books recently. They are animal skin books that she brought back from the Xuanmen."
It wasn't the kind of picture books newly produced by the Jiang family workshop. Young people nowadays really dare to do anything, and he even felt a little embarrassed to say it out loud.
"Go quickly and find the book." The unknown book might be the culprit. In any case, the inspector must not be allowed to find it. Jiang Changle ordered his men to act.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the book?" Mr. Fen was shocked and hugged his grandson tighter.
"I don't know yet, but the Inspector has brought people here, let's go find Xuanzhu."
Jiang Changle's task is to keep an eye on Xuanzhu, Fen Shoufu and Xuanlan's child, and not let the Inspector harm the Xuan family.
"Ah, let's go~" Fen Shoufu trotted in front and led the way, and the two soon arrived at Xuanzhu's room.
But at this moment, the Inspector had already broken in with his men. "Search! I want to see who is so bold as to hide the forbidden book!"
There was a lot of noise in the Xuan family courtyard, and the sound of Jiang Changle pushing open the door was also quite loud, but Xuanzhu seemed not to hear it at all. She lay on the bed reading a book with great interest.
Jiang Changle's mouth twitched. What kind of book was it? Even better than the picture books from the Jiang family workshop?
But she didn't say much. She went up and snatched the book from Xuanzhu's hand and stuffed it into her sleeve. "Do you still have this kind of book?"
Jiang Changming could tell at a glance that it was a Tibetan book related to Buddhism, but why would such a book be banned?
She didn’t understand, but that didn’t stop her from confiscating it.
"What are you doing, Princess? Give the book back to me." Xuanzhu stood up like a possessed person and tried to snatch the book back from Jiang Changle.
"Tell me! Do you have any more books?" Jiang Changle grabbed Xuanzhu's chin and forced her to look at him.
"No, no, I just borrowed one from my clan~" Xuanzhu suddenly woke up and answered honestly.
Jiang Changle then let the man go, and just at this moment the soldiers rushed in.
"Whoever is a disciple of the Xuan clan? Capture him and kill him immediately!" A majestic voice sounded from outside the door.
Jiang Changle sneered, "Ha! Who are you? You have such a powerful authority."
The Inspector didn't expect Jiang Changle to be in this room. "Fourth Princess, I am the Inspector of the Dynasty. The Xuanmen people are circulating and secretly hiding banned books, which are spreading the evil ideas of the Western Dynasty and endangering the people of the Eastern Dynasty.
I have been ordered by the Queen to eliminate these evil people.
Even if the Fourth Princess is here today, she cannot hinder me from carrying out my official duties."
"Oh, so you have evidence. Show it to me."
Jiang Changle sat elegantly on the chair, not in a hurry at all. However, the people from the Xuan family were so scared that their faces turned pale as paper.
The old inspector raised his head proudly. "Hmph, I only need solid and reliable information. I don't even need sufficient evidence to execute first and report later."
"Hehe, you try it~" Jiang Changle held his cheek and smiled innocently.
"Princess, are you insisting on obstructing me?" The Inspector was fearless and looked as if he would kill Jiang Changle if he dared to attack him.
"Produce the evidence, or else if anyone dares to move, I will kill him as well."
Jiang Changle not only talked, but also released high-pressure spiritual power towards the group of officers and soldiers who broke in, pinning them to the spot and making everyone unable to move.
"You?!" The Inspector was shocked. He didn't expect that the Fourth Princess, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, was so powerful. No wonder she was able to kill Zhou Hu.
"Princess, you dare to disobey the Queen's order? Do you want to rebel?" The Inspector drew out the imperial sword in a flash, but did not dare to point it directly at Jiang Changle.
"Okay, stop using my mother to pressure me, as if everyone doesn't know that you are the Gu family's lackey.
So guess what, if I kill you here today, will the Queen hold you accountable? Will the Gu family dare to rebel for you?
Tsk, you idiot, you're receiving a salary from the dynasty but you're working for the Gu family. Do you think I, the Jiang family, am easy to bully? Huh?!"
Jiang Changle didn't even need to stretch out his hands, he could use his spiritual power to strangle the inspector's neck from a distance, causing him to suffocate and roll his eyes.
The Inspector didn't believe Jiang Changle would really dare to kill him at first, but when his gradually blurring consciousness told him that he would really die, he said, "Please~"
In the end, the inspector was unable to utter a complete sentence. He collapsed with blood at the corner of his mouth.
Jiang Changle then withdrew his strength, and the group of officers felt relieved.
"Carry the man away quickly, or you won't be able to leave."
However, she did not really kill the Inspector. After all, he was the Queen's man, so Jiang Changle had to give him some face.
The situation at Xiaoxuan's house is under control, but things are still chaotic inside Xuanmen.