Behind him, Li Xianyuan's eyes narrowed.

In the hall, Ji Canghai, whose palms were full of sweat, also breathed a sigh of relief.

On the side, Li Xiaoer, who was about to cry out his grievances, was stunned and stared blankly at the Madam.

The bustard waved the flowered handkerchief and yelled: "What are you looking at! If you don't watch me, I will dig out your eyes!"

Li Xiaoer said anxiously: "This... bustard. You may not remember clearly. The one who kicked my brother into the river yesterday was the one named Li!"

He kowtowed to the magistrate several times, with tears in his eyes, pointed at Li Xianyuan and said, "Master magistrate, he visited a brothel at a young age, and he was so vicious, you have to make the decision for the villain!"

After that, there were a few more ringing sounds.

The bustard on the side dismissed his words, put his hands on his hips and cursed: "I have stayed in this Fangfang Courtyard for three years and eight months. I don't receive 180 customers on any day. Not to mention you, even your grandfather

I still remember that I came to the brothel last year. I found that girl for me. After that, the girl still disliked your grandpa. You still dare to come to the brothel because of your big bean sprouts. Bah!"

The crowd in the hall burst into laughter, and the magistrate and master also looked like they wanted to laugh but dared not.

Li Xiaoer's face turned red and he was speechless.

The magistrate coughed a few times and was about to speak. He saw a Yamen servant running from the back hall and whispered something to the magistrate.

"Xu Weichang?" the magistrate repeated strangely and said, "Send him up."

"Yes." The yamen servant retired. After a while, Xu Weichang, dressed in brocade clothes, came to the front of the hall and saluted the magistrate.

"I've met the magistrate."

The county magistrate waved his hand: "No need. What does nephew Xu Xian have to do with his visit this time?"

Xu Weichang glanced at Li Xianyuan, cupped his hands and said, "Master Magistrate, Wei Chang is here to testify for Brother Li."

The county magistrate asked curiously: "What kind of proof?"

"Sir, I heard yesterday that Mr. Li, who topped the Tongsheng Examination, was arrested by the police, so he left the matters at hand and came overnight from Shuntian Mansion. I can testify that the night before yesterday, Brother Li and I drank and talked in the Wanghu Tower until the whole night.

How can you go to a brothel to look for flowers and willows? Right? Brother Li."

After speaking, he looked at Li Xianyuan with a smile.

Li Xianyuan said nothing.

Suddenly I heard a shout coming from the crowd in the hall.

"Sir, I can also testify that Li Xianyuan came to my house later that day."

"Who are you?" The magistrate looked at a middle-aged Confucian scholar who came up from the crowd.

"I'm the housekeeper of the Li Mansion." The middle-aged scholar said with cupped hands.

The magistrate suddenly realized: "Oh... Mrs. Li is doing well now."

"Madam is fine, Lord Laozhi County is thinking about her."

After being polite, the magistrate patted the gavel and looked at Li Xiaoer, who was the only one kneeling down: "Li Xiaoer, everyone speaks for themselves. Now there are three witnesses who have proved that Li Xianyuan did not appear in the Shangfang Courtyard. What can you say?"

."

Seeing several people jumping out to testify for Li Xianyuan, Li Xiaoer's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He lowered his head deeply and did not dare to raise it. He said in a trembling voice: "This... maybe Xiaomin has recognized the wrong person..."

The magistrate in the hall snorted coldly and knocked hard on the wooden door, which frightened the latter and said: "False accusation will be increased to third level. Come on! Throw Li Xiaoer out of the county government office at thirty!"

Li Xiaoer's face was ashen and he was dragged away by two government officials one on the left and one on the right. Soon, hoarse screams were heard from the side hall.

The county magistrate shouted solemnly to the audience: "Li Xianyuan was falsely accused by Li Xiaoer, and the county found him not guilty. The case has been decided, withdraw from court!"

"Retreat--Tang--!"

"mighty--"

The magistrate stood up from the imperial chair and walked into the screen in the back hall with his master. The government servants on both sides and the people in the hall also left one after another. In a blink of an eye, the courtroom was empty except for Li Xianyuan and a few people.

Ji Canghai hurriedly ran to the hall, hugged Li Xianyuan's arm and refused to let go.

Li Xianyuan ignored him, first looked at Butler Li and said sincerely: "Thank you very much, Butler Li."

Butler Li smiled and nodded: "It's okay, I just hope that Mr. Li can come to Li's house to walk around more in his free time. I have something to do at the house, so I'll leave first."

"I will definitely come to my door later to say thank you."

After Butler Li left, Li Xianyuan looked at Xu Weichang: "Thank you for helping me."

Xu Weichang has a handsome face with a warm smile, a graceful demeanor, and a voice as gentle as jade: "It's a trivial matter. If Zhitian hadn't come to find me, I wouldn't have known about it. But depending on the situation, you will be fine even without me.

I'm just the icing on the cake."

Li Xianyuan finally looked at the Madam of Shangfangyuan. Just as he was about to speak, he saw her waving her hands impatiently, crossing her arms and saying softly: "There is no need to be grateful. I just see the young master's outstanding appearance and can't bear it."

This didn't stop Li Xianyuan from doing anything, he still held his hand in front of him and thanked him.

The Madam waved her handkerchief and said nonchalantly: "Thank you. If you really want to apologize, how about having a fight with Nujia Yulu~"

At the end of her speech, her voice became delicate and she leaned towards Li Xianyuan.

choke--

The sharp sword was unsheathed, and the sword's light flashed so hard that it hurt the eyes.

"He's mine! Mine!" Ji Canghai held his sword horizontally in front of him, puffing out his chest and glaring at the bustard.

The Madam covered her mouth and chuckled, then winked at Li Xianyuan and said, "Then the slave family will be waiting for you in the Shangfang Courtyard."

After saying that, he walked away with charming steps.

Li Xianyuan was staring at her back in trance. Suddenly his arm hurt and he saw Ji Canghai staring angrily at him.

“Everyone is gone, but you’re still watching!”

"Ahem..." Xu Weichang coughed dryly and said, "By the way, Brother Li, I'm here to tell you something."

"What's the matter?" Li Xianyuan looked at him.

"After the Children's Student Examination, the successful candidates will gather at Wanghu Tower as usual. Yesterday, it was postponed for a day because of you. Today, Brother Li is free of charge..."

"I understand, I will go tonight."

Xu Weichang clasped his fists: "In that case, leave."

"Farewell."

After Xu Weichang left, only Li Xianyuan and Ji Canghai were left in the courtroom.

"This man's smile is genuine." Ji Canghai said displeasedly.

Li Xianyuan patted Ji Canghai's cerebellum and said, "Let's go too."

Ji Canghai nodded obediently, sheathed his sword, and followed Li Xianyuan out of the county government gate.

After they left, two figures walked out from the rising tide screen in the back hall. They were the magistrate and the master.

"I don't care if I am favored or disgraced. This mentality alone is excellent." The master nodded, his words containing undisguised appreciation.

The county magistrate also agreed: "It is indeed a good seedling. But I am worried that it is easy to break. This boy has a resolute temperament. I thought that being imprisoned for a day would change him, but he still remains the same."

Then he shook his head lightly: "That's all, anyway, it's not my county magistrate's turn to worry about. It's better to leave the headache to the academy. There are so many hard-nosed people there, and they don't miss this one."

The steps for child baptism are complicated. It needs to be carried out in Wuhou City Academy. It usually takes place three days after the announcement of the baptism, which is tomorrow.

The academies are divided into three or six nine levels: Tongsheng Academy, Xiucai Academy, Juren Academy, and above that are Imperial College, Qintian Prison, etc. The academy in Wuhou City is Tongsheng Academy.

Tongsheng Academy is meant for education and guidance. When a scholar becomes a scholar, he will be selected into the Scholar Academy. Here, the scholar who has read poetry and books will use the aura of awe-inspiring to start facing evil spirits.

"The world of cultivation is about the same. I heard that the fairy world sends out invitations to various sects and casual cultivators every ten years. Kunlun, the ancestor of ten thousand mountains, falsely recruits monks above the golden elixir stage and makes them heavenly soldiers and generals to fight against evil spirits outside the territory."

Ji Canghai followed Li Xianyuan and explained to him about the world of cultivation.
Chapter completed!