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He looked around, but didn't see a girl her age, so he couldn't help but wonder.

"Granny, why haven't I seen your granddaughter?" asked Meng.

The mother-in-law used the thread to thread the needle and lowered her eyes. Her granny had wrapped her gray hair in a headscarf that had been washed to an unnoticeable degree. Her clothes were made of cheap linen worn by the poor and were patched up everywhere.

"My surname is Zhao. Originally, my family had a small business, but a few months ago, the county magistrate took a fancy to my miserable granddaughter. How could my granddaughter be willing to follow that dog official?" That dog official … He actually found a reason to punish my shopkeeper, but how could my storekeeper submit to that dog of a officer, forcibly take away my granddaughter, and then kill my entire family. At that time, I happened to go to the river to wash my clothes, so I escaped this calamity. "What can an old woman like me do to a dog official?" When Grandma Zhao had finished speaking, her eyes were already filled with tears. She was wiping her tears with her sleeves.

After hearing the whole story, Meng Yanxing couldn't help sighing in her heart. She knew about the current state of the State of Han, but she didn't expect that the county magistrate would dare to act so domineeringly even in such a small city like this.

The monk walked over with half a pheasant in his hand. Grandma Zhao had also seen this very clearly. Without waiting for a reply, she got up and moved away.

The monk handed the pheasant in his hand to the man, who studied it for a moment. Ever since the little Munch boasted of being a heroine, not pretentious, not pretentious. She felt that there was no place in this country that dared to neglect her. Even she, the Emperor, and her brother-in-law had to give face to her elder sister. Naturally, they had her father as their backing, and no one dared to look down on her. However, the monk in front of her kept lowering her standards. She could not tolerate this, thought Meng Yanxing.

"You haven't even cleaned up your feathers, and your intestines are still clattering on top of you. Are you kidding me? " He pointed at the wild chicken, but his tone did not change at all. She believed that only by doing this would she be able to preserve her status as an honorable person.

Cygnus was stunned for a moment, and then whispered incoherently: "I was careless, you are just a girl. Forget it, I'll pick some fruits for you right now. " Cymbidium put aside half of the chicken and was about to get up when Meng said, "Let's go to the nearby bazaar."

"But we don't have any silver flowers, do we?" He sat up and put on his shoes. He shook the jade pendant on his waist and smiled, "We can only treat him as a silver coin."

The monk frowned and asked worriedly, "What about your leg?"

He moved from left to right, and although his legs were still aching, it did not stop him from walking. He said, "It's alright."

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When they arrived at the market, they found a pawnshop. The waiter was quite enthusiastic, "You two are very familiar with each other, what treasure are you two here for?" He took off the jade pendant hanging around his waist and rubbed it against his fingers.

Seeing her like this, the monk thought it was something very precious to her. As a result, he said, "Since you value this jade so much, then it doesn't matter. Day after day, the poor monk went up the mountain to hunt pheasant and hare. It's enough for us to eat. "

Without any hesitation, Meng Yuping placed the jade pendant on the tray in the waiter's hand and glared at the monk. She definitely would not eat with him. The waiter smiled and said, "Please wait for a moment. Our master will talk to you later." He found a wooden stool and sat down.

"Our family does have a lot of these jade pendants. However, I've been wearing them since I was young." The monk glanced at Meng Ke and said seriously, "I can see through the material of that jade pendant, especially the Qiong Qi beast on it. It's even more lifelike." Since you've been wearing it since you were young, your identity must be extraordinary as well. " How could the monk's probing tone be unknown? She changed the subject.

When she mentioned Jade, her eyes lit up. He sighed and said, "That pendant was nothing more than the love I had on my body since I was young. If you were to talk about rare jades, I have a piece of the Qin emperor's seal in my house. It is so beautiful …"

After the tea was brewed, the waiter walked out with a serious expression. The monks stood up one by one. "How much did the shopkeeper give me?"

The waiter looked at the two of them. One of them was a poor monk while the other one was a female beggar. His tone was somewhat slow as he asked, "May I ask where did the lady get this piece of jade?" "Of course it's my own, what do you think?" Why are you blabbering so much? "

The waiter then scolded: "How dare you make trouble for the people! How dare you steal the jade pendant from the mansion of Rucen the King?!" "Someone come, drag them to the government and let the county magistrate judge them!"

After saying that, more than ten thugs rushed in from outside the door. "You are clearly a cunning merchant. Why can't I take my own possessions as my own?"

The monk took her by the elbow and tried to get her away. He said loudly, "If you want to leave, then leave! Even the county magistrate has to kneel down at my feet and call out 'Auntie' to me!"

The monk sighed and whispered in her ear, "You are really my great-aunt. Can you please not cause any trouble?"

The waiter and the thug surrounded the two of them, and the monk stood protectively behind Meng Huan Su. Seeing the thugs with heavy hoes in their hands, it wasn't going to be easy for the two of them to fight.

"Such an arrogant little girl, let's go!" "We'll take them to the government." The waiter spoke harshly. Hearing this, the thug was just about to grab Meng Yinsan's shoulder. Meng Yinsan's sharp eyes were about to smack down the thug's hand. He shouted loudly, "Impudent!"

Of course, Meng Xin was like a newborn calf that was not afraid of a tiger. She straightened her back and raised her neck, wishing that she could stand up straight. She shouted, "Grandmother knows how to walk. Snowy, let's go!"

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After entering the government, they naturally didn't have their own reputation. On the wooden signboard, there were four large, dragon-like, pitch-black words written in a simple manner, 'Honest Qing-jao'. Two rows of attendants were standing with wooden sticks held in their hands, looking straight ahead. But it's like that. Look at the top, yo! What a nice potbellied county magistrate.

The county magistrate narrowed his eyes as he stared at Meng Xin with a lecherous look on his face. It made his stomach churn and he rolled his eyes. The county magistrate, on the other hand, beamed, "What has this young lady done to offend you guys? You waiters are the one who bullies weak girls." "Tell me, I have always been strict with the law. I can definitely give you justice!"

-- Yan Ming, enforce the law! Yan Ming, your head!

Hearing that, the waiter immediately scolded him, he took a step forward and kneeled on the ground, and shouted: "Master, this woman dares to pawn the totem jade pendant of the Royal House of Ru, this lowly one naturally does not dare to take anything from the Wang Family, I do not know where she stole it from, I hope the master can understand."

The old master flicked his sleeves and put on his official airs, saying slowly: "Bring it up for me to see." After the waiter presented it, the head master looked left and right. Suddenly, 'pound!' He knocked on the door of the auditorium, causing it to shake three times.

"How dare you, you stole the jade pendant from the Royal House, what crime do you think you should be punished for!" The old man stood up. His belly also shook a bit.

"Insolent woman, kneel down!" The county magistrate pointed his finger at it. Naturally, his face and beard were like that of an old rooster whose hair had been blown off. However, Meng Ke's temper wasn't very good either.

"How dare you? This was originally meant to belong to me, so why would I steal it? " The old man was so angry that he slammed the table in front of him.

"How dare you!" How dare you! Tie this troublesome person up for me. " The county magistrate slumped back in his chair, his fingers trembling with rage.

The two lines of goosebumps on the ground were naturally the salary of a monarch, doing things for the monarch. However, the weak girl's actions were not ambiguous. It was obvious that she had never received such treatment before. This time, however, she lowered her baseline again and again.

"How dare you! Let's see who dares to make a move!" After growing up in the Royal family, he learned to show off his authority without getting angry. Sure enough, the servants did not dare to move. They could only watch the county magistrate's expression. Even the people standing outside were secretly cheering for her. This county magistrate usually forcibly robbed girls, killed people and embezzled bribes so much that they hated him to the core. It was just that the courage of this weak woman was admirable. However, the end result was inevitably a wolf entering the tiger's mouth. This truly made the people feel regret.

He was glad that the symbol of his status was still there. Otherwise, he would have to rely on the monk to clash head on with the dog official.

"I am the direct daughter of Rucen, the late emperor's relative, Princess Tao. This is the late emperor's seal. "How dare you!" Even the monk's eyes were wide open, the child's fist sized golden imprint, the seal of 'Princess De Tao' could clearly be seen. The county magistrate was flabbergasted as he hurriedly knelt down.