Fragrance Returned

Ding Zhuang's loud voice could be heard clearly outside the door.

"Let me tell you, in the entire capital... no, in the entire Dali, my granddaughter is the most handsome, the most fragrant, and the most talented. She can write well and draw pictures well. She can do more work than the consort Feng Suzhen. She is the emperor and queen. They all like it so much..."

One person said, "Uncle, they say that among the 'Four Beauties' in the capital, you are the most handsome. Your granddaughter... Hehe, she must be the most fragrant..."

I don't have the nerve to say "I don't have the 'Four Beauties'".

Another person quickly said, "Have you drank too much yellow soup? The old man's granddaughter must be more handsome than the 'Simei'."

Ding Zhuang was unhappy and said with bulging eyes, "My granddaughter is not only the most fragrant, but also the most handsome. In front of 'Yixiang', the 'four beauties' in the capital are nothing."

"How are they beautiful? How beautiful are they? Not as good as my Xiang Xiangxiang or my Xiang Xiangjun. Some people are still unconvinced and say why should 'Yixiang' be better than 'Four Beauties'? Bah!"

"Why, you are not convinced? Grandma is a bear. You are a complete idiot. You drank my wine and ate my food, and you still dare to say that my granddaughter is not handsome..."

The man quickly explained, "Uncle, I didn't..."

Before he finished speaking, the door was kicked open.

They were two young men in fine clothes. They passed by the door of the box and happened to hear Ding Zhuang's words. They are the elder brother and younger brother of two of them, and one of them is Cai Jiahui's second brother.

Each of them was holding a prostitute, and they had just come out of the box after drinking. I don't want the servants to be an eyesore and let them eat downstairs.

Ding Zhuang's words made the two angry. You can call your granddaughter handsome, but you can't call others "farts", let alone your own most beautiful and pure sister.

They pushed the prostitute aside and walked in aggressively, pointed at Ding Zhuang and cursed, "Old bastard, you have the guts to say what you just said again."

Ding Zhuang stood up and shouted, "I'm not bragging. There's nothing I dare to say. In front of my granddaughter, all that beauty and beauty is just bullshit..."

The other three people saw that the two young men were not easy to mess with, so they quickly stood up and apologized, "I'm sorry, everyone, Uncle Ding is drunk..."

Ding Zhuang said, "I'm not drunk, it's just..."

Before he finished speaking, Ding Zhuang got punched in the nose by Lu Yang.

"Fuck your grandma! I, Ding Hongnose, am the top tyrant in Gu'an Town. You dare to beat me..."

Ding Zhuang got angry and punched and kicked back, and the three of them got into a fight.

Although Ding Zhuang was much older, he was a blacksmith by trade and had strong hands. The two young men were used to enjoying their delicate skin and tender flesh, so Ding Zhuang defeated them one against two.

The other three craftsmen were frightened. They were all nobles and they did not dare to start a fight, so they only tried to persuade them from the sidelines.

"Speak well if you have something to say."

"Stop it, don't hurt anyone."

"Ouch, uncle, please be gentle."

…

Hearing the commotion, the guests and the waiter ran over. Some were watching the excitement, some were trying to stop the fight, but no one dared to step forward to start a fight.

By the time the two young masters' servants ran up from downstairs, they had already fought for more than ten rounds. Ding Zhuang beat Cai Yong on the head until blood flowed profusely, and beat Lu Yang to the ground unable to get up.

There were seven or eight of those servants, who surrounded Ding Zhuang and beat him in a group, beating Ding Zhuang until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen.

Ding Zhuang knew that he was going to suffer a big loss, so he quickly took out a jade pendant from his collar and said loudly, "Stop, stop, this jade pendant belongs to the emperor... If you beat me... you are beating the emperor."

The voice was drowned in the noise, but the words "The jade pendant belongs to the emperor" were still heard, and the attackers stopped.

Cai Yong, who was slightly injured, took a look at the jade pendant that Ding Zhuang had on his hand. It was green and clear, carved with auspicious clouds and a dragon. It was indeed a sacred object.

He was thinking about whether he should continue to fight despite being punished or suffer the consequences of being dumb, when several government officials came over.

The government officials all knew these people who were fighting and causing trouble. One is Uncle Chengyi, a vulgar and unreasonable old country man, but his granddaughter is Princess Xiangxiang.

The other two are Cai Yong, the second son of Zhenxihou Mansion, and Lu Yang, the third son of Protector Mansion.

I can't afford to offend these government officials, so I'll just try to mediate them calmly.

Seeing that Cai Yong and Lu Yang were severely beaten, they were sent to the hospital for treatment. Their conflicts could be mediated by Jing Zhaoyin or the emperor.

The servants of the Cai and Lu families were unwilling. Why should their master be bullied by an old country man? In the midst of the commotion, the grandson of the Zhenhai Hou Mansion came to mediate, and they left cursing.

Cai Yong also shouted, "I'm going to file a complaint. Old Man Ding pretended to be the Holy One with a holy object, and dared to say that the Holy One's jade pendant belonged to him. If I beat him, I would beat the Holy One..."

Ding Zhuang roughly told Xun Xiang what had happened, slapped himself in the mouth and said, "I drank a few more sips of yellow soup. I lost control and started bragging again."

Xun Xiang stomped his feet. Ding Zhuang was quite cautious before, rarely going to restaurants in the capital to drink, and he didn't even dare to talk nonsense. After a few years of peace, I let my guard down, and today I fell into the same old habit.

The Cai family and the Lu family are all powerful. It is troublesome enough to injure their children, but they dare to say such things.

She said angrily, "Sir, do you know that you have gotten into big trouble? 'If you beat me, you will beat the emperor.' This kind of statement is treasonous. If the matter is not handled well, the beating will be light. If someone exaggerates those words again, You may be charged with treason."

Even if the emperor benevolently thinks it was a slip of the tongue, Ding Zhuang will be severely punished.

Xun Xiang regretted it very much. She had known that she would not give it to him. This jade pendant was supposed to protect Ding Zhuang from disaster, but he didn't expect that he would get into trouble by speaking out.

Ding Zhuang woke up from his drunkenness and said, "Xiangxiang, did I get you into trouble again?"

He is not afraid of causing trouble for himself, but he is afraid of causing trouble for Xiangxiang.

Xun Xiang said, "I'm not afraid of getting into trouble for me. I'm afraid that you might get into trouble for you and your family. Think about it again. If you beat me, you're beating the emperor. What did you say?"

This sentence is crucial.

Ding Zhuang was a little confused. He seemed to have said that, and he seemed not to have said that, but his granddaughter's attitude clearly didn't want him to say that.

Then he changed his mind and said, "I drank too much. I don't remember exactly what I said. It seems that's not what I said." He then asked the workers, "What did I say?"

Several workers were even more confused, shaking their heads and saying, "We were scared and didn't listen carefully."

Sun Yumu said, "Grandpa Ding hurriedly went to plead guilty to the Holy One. He only said that he was afraid of being beaten to death so he showed this jade pendant. No matter how they framed it, he couldn't admit it. He just said that they heard wrong and you didn't say that. I’ll go with you.”

Xun Xiang said, "I'd better accompany you."

If Ding Zhuang is found guilty and severely punished, Xunxiang will return the Pan Chi given to her by the emperor. Her wish is to ask the emperor to let her grandfather go.

Only one of them can go, and if they go at the same time, they will be stigmatized.

Sun Yumu said, "You go ahead. I'll go back to my house to find my grandfather. If Grandpa Ding suffers a loss, please ask him to intercede for mercy."

At this time, the door rang.

The door opened and King Duan stood at the door. (End of chapter)