Chapter 13

  Is this going against heaven?

  Everyone else was shocked when Ting Zhaoyang said this.

  This young girl in her prime is actually appointed by the imperial pen to serve as a judicial officer? Although she doesn't have an official position, she has an official salary, which makes her an official!

  Fan Jiang was shocked and asked Xian Zhao in disbelief, "A woman walking around the Judicial Department? Does she know what kind of government office that is?"

  Zhan Zhao said calmly, "She knows." Otherwise, she wouldn't be so angry. Along the way, he had come to understand that her dissatisfaction wasn't with him as a person, but with the officialdom. Although she was quite skilled at investigation and reasoning, she seemed not to like this line of work very much.

  "Can she handle it?" Even if she was the adopted daughter of Grand Master Pong, the Emperor wouldn't be foolish to this extent, Jiang Ping thought it was too unbelievable.

  Bai Yutang replied, "Fourth brother, she is indeed capable of taking on the task. She is the famous female detective from Chenzhou, Feng Jie."

  Lu Xiaofeng glared at him fiercely, "No need for Wu Laoye to do publicity for me."

  Bai Yutang smiled and said, "No need for you to thank me, Fifth Master."

  Lu Xiaofeng finally knew why he could enter the Pang family's ancestral records even though he was not present, and Master Pang had thoroughly tied him to their ship.

  "This matter is not something that can be changed just because Zhan said it in advance, Miss. There's no need to be so angry."

  Lu Xiaofeng looked at him with a sarcastic smile, "Zhan Zhao."

  "Please go ahead, young lady."

  "Give it to me with your right hand."

  Zhan Zhao stretched out his right hand without hesitation.

  Lu Xiaofeng grabbed his hand and bit down on it.

  Ding Yuehua covered her mouth with her hand and swallowed back her own exclamation.

  Others also looked at her in shock and uncertainty.

  Zhan Zhao furrowed his brow and waited for her to finish biting before letting go.

  Lu Xiaofeng said to him: "If you had told me ahead of time, I wouldn't have bitten you."

  "It's Zhan Mou's fault."

  Luk Siu-fung asked again: "What rank of official position?"

  Zhan Zhao replied: "The salary of a fourth-rank official."

  Lu Xiaofeng laughed meaninglessly, "This isn't bad either. At least I've managed to become a national civil servant. Even if no one marries me in the future, I'll have enough money to support myself in old age."

  Bai Yutang burst out laughing with a "hahaha".

  Xiaohe helped to explain on the side: "The old master is because he knows that the young lady likes to travel everywhere, and is worried about the young lady's safety outside, so he entered the palace to ask for an edict from the emperor on behalf of the young lady, wanting to ensure the young lady's safety. It's just that I didn't expect the emperor to give the young lady such a great favor, so don't be angry with the old master."

  Lu Xiaofeng said: What's the use of me getting angry now? It's already a done deal.

  Zhan Zhao said to Ding Yuehua at this time: "Miss Ting is still called Miss Lu."

  Ding Yuehua nodded, "Lu Niang is great, I didn't expect Lu Niang to be so talented at such a young age, it's really admirable."

  "Don't admire me. Women who are usually admired don't have good lives. Women with good lives don't need to be admired, they just need to be envied."

  Zhan Zhao looked at her with an inexplicable expression.

  The sense of life's hardships that seeped through her words resonated with him for a moment, reminding him of the desolation he had once seen on her face. She was actually a girl with a story to tell, but no one knew what that story would be.

  Ding Yuehua also had a moment of surprise, then smiled and said: "Miss's words seem to make sense."

  Lu Xiaofeng also smiled, "I've heard others say that before, and I think it makes a lot of sense too."

  Ding Yuehua turned to Zhan Zhao and said: "Zhan Da Xia, your hand is injured, let me get someone to bandage it for you."

  "It doesn't matter."

  Xiaohe looked back.

  Lu Xiaofeng raised an eyebrow, "What are you looking at?"

  "Miss, you're biting too hard."

  "It's only natural for me to bite if I'm not ruthless."

  Bai Yutang shrugged and smiled with a nod, this remark was too good!

  "Hey, take it, wrap it up."

  Looking at the handkerchief handed over by Lu Xiaofeng, Zhan Zhao smiled and said thank you, "Thank you, miss."

  Xiaohe automatically went over to help him bandage, it's not good for a young lady from their own family to let others trouble themselves.

  Ding Yuehua saw this situation and didn't say anything more.

  Then, a group of people went back into the house and started talking again.

  However, Lu Xiaofeng's original enthusiasm to observe the gossip had vanished, she never thought that today would bring such explosive news, like a thunderclap on a clear day, now her head was still spinning.

  Lu Xiaofeng reluctantly accompanied Zhan Zhao to deal with the Ding brothers and others, until they bid farewell and returned to their official residence, Lu Xiaofeng's mood was still depressed.

  Zhan Zhao returned to his own room and looked at the wound wrapped in a handkerchief on his hand, and after a long time, he let out a soft sigh.

  She bit even harder, the wound was deeper, he didn't blame her because he knew how angry and resentful she was at that time. She was like a riddle, making him unable to help but explore again and again, yet still couldn't find the answer, instead getting himself more and more entangled and unable to extricate himself.

  "Director Zhang, Director Zhang, are you there?"

  Suddenly her voice sounded outside the house, Zhan Zhao was stunned for a moment, and after confirming that it was indeed her voice and not his own hallucination, he quickly got up to open the door.

  "Lu's daughter."

  Lu Xiaofeng raised the porcelain bottle in his hand and said, "Help you apply the medicine."

  He looked at her calm expression and couldn't say anything, he just stretched out his hand.

  Lu Xiaofeng carefully cleaned and disinfected his wound, then applied the medicine he had brought with him, and finally bandaged it up.

  "Sorry, I was too impulsive at that time." She felt very apologetic, her emotions were really too excited at that time.

  Zhan Zhao was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and replied: "It's okay."

  "It's fine as long as Boss Zhang doesn't get angry."

  "I won't make the girl angry," he said sincerely.

  Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Zhan Daman, sometimes your good temper makes me feel that bullying you is a crime. You're not doing it on purpose, are you?"

  "You're saying this now, does it mean you won't bully me anymore?"

  Lu Xiaofeng was taken aback, not expecting him to respond with such a joke-like remark. But he immediately laughed and said: "Why not bully? Can't I bully you and you won't take revenge? Since there's no revenge, why not bully?"

  Zhan Zhao could only smile and shake her head, even if she was being stubborn, that's just how straightforward she was.

  Lu Xiaofeng propped up his chin with both hands, smiling brightly at him, "Then, the day after tomorrow is Ding's daughter's matchmaking drum, are you really not going to fight?"

  Zhan Zhao smiled and said: "Didn't you all say that Bai brother favors Ding young lady, and the Juque Sword is a must-have?"

  "If I tease the little white mouse, you'd believe it too, but mice getting angry is actually quite interesting."

  Zhan Zhao: "......" It turned out she was doing it on purpose.

  "Haven't you said whether you're going or not?" She was full of curiosity.

  Zhan Zhao slightly leaned in towards her and said: "I don't have plans to get married for now."

  Lu Xiaofeng hesitated for a moment, "So...?" Wouldn't the official match be settled at this time? Then what's the result of this arena match, is it inconclusive?

  "What's with you girls' family being so concerned about matchmaking? Can't even participate?"

  Lu Xiaofeng raised an eyebrow and said discontentedly: "Who says I can't participate? Maybe one day I'll hold one myself, then won't I be able to attend?"

  "Oh, really?"

  "What's wrong? If I'm going to do it, won't a few paparazzi come to take some shots? Am I that ugly and affecting the cityscape?"

  Zhan Zhao smiled but didn't say anything.

  "Zhan Daren, you said I'm now also receiving a fourth-rank salary, doesn't that mean I'm on the same level as you?"

  Zhan Zhao shook his head and said seriously, "Officials of the same rank are higher than military officers. Miss, in terms of actual position, you should be higher than me, Zhan. Moreover, with the golden plaque bestowed by His Majesty, you can investigate various prisons and local prison affairs, which shows how much hope the Emperor has placed in you."

  Lu Xiaofeng glanced at his own small shoulders and asked him, "Don't you think that my weak and small shoulders can't bear the responsibility as heavy as a mountain?" Sister doesn't want to be a tomboy, no one cares about a tomboy.

  "Zhan Mou believes that as long as the girl is willing, she can carry a mountain."

  Lu Xiaofeng slapped him on the shoulder with a "pa" sound, slightly displeased: "This is really treating me as a tomboy, why can't I be a pampered and delicate little bird-like lady who depends on others?"

  "Miss, is that really what you want?"

  "Can't I just think about it if I don't want to?"

  "Whatever you like."

  Lu Xiaofeng listlessly picked up the teapot on his desk and poured himself a cup of tea, holding it in his hands, looking up at the beam with a somewhat distracted expression.

  Zhan Zhao didn't disturb her.

  About half a cup of tea later, Zhan Zhao cast his gaze towards the entrance.

  A man jumped down from the house with a smile and slightly raised an eyebrow, "It seems I came at an inopportune time, didn't disturb you two, did I?"

  Zhan Zhao Wei was embarrassed.

  Lu Xiaofeng turned around and said: "Since you know you're disturbing us, please turn around and leave. Goodbye, I won't see you off."

  Bai Yutang: "......"

  Zhan Zhao: "......"

  Bai Yutang slapped his forehead and shook his head, saying to a certain cat: "Master Wu is convinced, this girl is really not an ordinary person."

  Zhan Zhao diverted the topic and said: "Brother Bai, what brings you here?"

  Bai Yutang looked at Lu Xiaofeng with some hesitation.

  Lu Xiaofeng looked at him, "If it's a private matter, I'll withdraw. If not, I'll listen and it shouldn't be a problem."

  Zhan Zhao nodded, "What she said is right, what's going on?"

  Bai Yutang still hesitated for a moment, thinking about her reaction just now, and finally decided to speak out, "It seems that Huadie has arrived at Songjiang Prefecture."

  "Flower Butterfly Flower? That notorious flower thief?"

  Zhan Zhao hadn't even had time to express anything before Little Phoenix sprang up from her seat.

  Bai Yutang looked sideways, reacting so greatly? And how does this girl know everything? He turned to Zhan Zhao and asked, did you tell her?

  Zhan Zhao shook his head and thought: I'm still curious where she heard that from.

  The cat and mouse were still muttering to themselves, when Little Phoenix suddenly slapped the table again, saying to herself: "Does he dare to come and fight? Isn't he afraid that the Jianghu people will rise up and attack him, and destroy him?"

  ……

  The cat and mouse looked at each other sideways, they already didn't know what expression to use when looking at her.

  "What am I doing wrong? Did I say something wrong? Shouldn't he be eliminated? The fewer scum like him, the better. How many people has he killed? He dares to attack strong and healthy men, but also takes advantage of weak women, raping and killing them, digging out their hearts and gouging out their eyes. What kind of psychological trauma did he suffer in his childhood to become so depraved?"

  Bai Yutang took two steps back, feeling that this girl with a face full of indignation and eloquence was now emitting all over her body something called "evil energy", as if she could really encounter gods and kill them, encounter ghosts and kill them.

  And why would a flower thief target men instead of women? Is this girl thinking a bit too much?

  Zhan Zhao sighed inwardly, regardless of how much she detested the officialdom in her heart, her words and actions all showed that she was very suitable for officialdom. She herself might not be aware of it, but she was filled with a sense of justice and righteousness, daring to speak out against injustice.

  He even felt that if the butterfly were in front of her at this moment, she would definitely rush up, although she didn't know why and had no reason to be sure.

  "How did you know all this?" Zhan Zhao couldn't help but ask.

  Lu Xiaofeng's heart tightened, but his mouth spoke naturally: "Don't you know I love going to tea houses and taverns? Those places are full of people chattering away, all sorts of rumors flying around, I heard it with my own ears."

  Xuan's expression turned silent, it seemed she had been indulging in tea houses and taverns during her leisure time because of this.

  Bai Yutang was shocked. This girl really didn't seem like a traditional lady, but rather an unbridled female knight-errant from the jianghu. How could Master Pang tolerate such a foster daughter?

  "When you were in Beijing, didn't you often have verbal conflicts with Tai Shi?" He couldn't help but ask.

  Lu Xiaofeng was perplexed, "Why must there be conflict? As a father, Taishi is still worthy of affirmation. As his daughter, I feel that I have no reason to question his stance."

  Zhan Zhao's heart smiled, this sentence has a lot of connotation, that is to say, apart from being a good father, other aspects are still very questionable.

  Bai Yutang asked her, "How could someone like you acknowledge Pang Taishi as your adoptive father?"

  Little Phoenix Maiden sighed, looked up at the beam with a hint of melancholy, and said in a somewhat stifled tone: "I told you I was dragged onto the horse by that little rascal Pang Yu on the road and brought back to the Grand Tutor's mansion to be recognized as his adopted daughter, do you believe me?"

  Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao, and Zhan Zhao nodded.

  Bai Yutang's eyes widened in surprise, "You're even better than a professional storyteller."

  Xiao Feng touched her own face, feeling extremely vexed. "It's all because of this face that I've gotten into trouble. Why did I have to look like the late Pang Erniang? Unfortunately, there's no place here for plastic surgery; otherwise, I would definitely spend money to get a makeover. Being ugly wouldn't matter, at least I wouldn't attract those flower thieves."

  Zhan Zhao turned his head, and the smile on his lips could no longer be concealed.

  Bai Yutang was also amused by her words, this girl is really uninhibited.

  "Never mind that, Huā Dié has arrived at Songjiang Prefecture, what do you plan to do? Beat her up?" As soon as this was said, Little Phoenix's eyes couldn't help but sparkle.

  Gangster picking flowers This is really possible, it seems that flower rushing was caught by gangster, and indeed, people and dogs are disgusted, making everyone want to step on them.

  Bai Yutang wanted to slap his forehead, "You're a young lady, always resorting to group beatings and killing, is that really okay?"

  "What's wrong with Miss's family? Is it not allowed for Miss's family to have feelings of love and hate, or can't they express their contempt for the scum of society?"

  Bai Yutang: "......"

  Zhan Zhao saw that Bai Yutang's eyes were full of smiles, and such a clever-tongued girl was indeed going to be a headache.

  "If Hua Song comes to Songjiang Prefecture, we must not be careless and should capture him as soon as possible to put the people's minds at ease." Zhan Zhao finally brought the conversation back on track.

  Bai Yutang nodded.

  Lu Xiaofeng also nodded.

  Bai Yutang saw it and said: "You'd better not get involved in this matter, girl. You should be more careful now."

  Zhan Zhao agreed with this, "Brother Bai is right, Miss should be more careful these days."

  Lu Xiaofeng said, "When it's going to rain, a mother is going to get married, these things can't be prevented no matter what. Unless someone is protecting you 24/7, there will always be times when you let your guard down and fall into a trap. The safest way is to capture Hua Chun and kill him with one stroke, eliminating future troubles."

  It was strange that both Cat and Mouse understood the meaning of her knife at the same time, so they looked at each other and both broke out in a cold sweat.

  This goddess is a tough girl, it's better not to offend her easily!

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