Consort of a Thousand Faces - Chapter 96

Chapter 96
Su Xi-er closed her eyes, taking a deep breath before pus . h . i . +ng him away . "This servant has killed someone . "





"So be it . They deserved to die anyways . " Pei Qianhao released her before raising his hand to try to wipe the tears from her eyes . However . . .

Su Xi-er was taken aback . I didn't shed tears . What is he wiping?

"You didn't cry," Pei Qianhao stated slowly . He then retracted his hand and looked at the two men lying on the floor .

Wu Ling chose this specific moment to walk into the room, jumping in fright when he noticed the scene before him . Were these two men killed by Su Xi-er?

For a small and weak woman to kill two men with her own hands… How much courage and strength must have been required . . . ?





"Pa . s . s on this prince's verbal edict to summon the county magistrate . Disperse everyone else in the inn . " Pei Qianhao's voice was flat, but filled with an oppressive aura .

Wu Ling immediately bowed and accepted the order before swiftly leaving .

The fact that Prince Hao was staying in this inn had created a hubbub throughout the entire small county . When the county magistrate received word of the incident, his expression completely changed . When Imperial Bodyguard Wu reported that it had been a fatal incident, the country magistrate could only tremble again .

Having been able to steadily hold onto the t . i . tle of county magistrate, I have certainly coveted certain things occasionally, but I never thought that I would provoke Prince Hao .

With the inn being sealed off to prevent anyone from entering or exiting, the manager and employees could only nervously await their fate .

The County Magistrate followed Wu Ling upstairs to the Earth Word Room on the second floor . The bloodstains had already been wiped away, leaving only the pallid corpses of the two men lying on the floor .

"This humble official pays respects to Prince Hao . " The County Magistrate knelt with a thud .

"This is a small county with few people . Do you recognise these two men?"

"This humble official . . . recognises them . They sell pork on the west side . They like to spend silver and play with women . "

The County Magistrate had punished these two men numerous times, but on the account that they hadn't threatened human lives and also gave quite a lot of silvers, he simply detained them for a few months before releasing them . Who would have thought that these two would provoke Prince Hao .

"Hara . s . sing innocent women . This crime is sufficient to ask for their heads . You, throw these two to the unmarked ma . s . s grave and feed them to the wolves . Put up a public notice on the announcement board; their fate will serve as a deterrent to others . If this kind of thing happens again, behead them in public without exception . " Pei Qianhao's tone was icy, and his expression solemn .





The County Magistrate shuddered . "This subordinate obeys the orders . " He immediately got up and instructed the bailiff runners[1] to haul the two men away .


The crowd outside the inn paled in shock when they saw the two bodies being carried out . Upon recognising their faces however, they instead became ecstatic .

"Finally, these two have been brought to justice . Acting cool and bullying so many maidens just because they had a few silvers, it serves them right! They should have chopped off their family jewels . "

The County Magistrate instructed the bailiff runners to swiftly carry the bodies away so as to avoid attracting gossip and getting himself implicated .

In the Earth Word Room, Wu Ling asked in confusion, "Prince Hao, there is definitely a problem with this county magistrate . Why didn't you punish him?"

Pei Qianhao stood up . "Of course he must be punished; this prince orders you to decapitate him immediately . You will be tasked to supervise it for the time being until a new county magistrate can take his place . Once they have arrived, you will come to Nanzhao . "

"Ah?" Wu Ling was stunned . He's telling me to temporarily stand in for the position of county magistrate .

"This matter has already been decided . There's no need for more discussion . " Pei Qianhao then took Su Xi-er to the Heavenly Word Room, helping her settle down while the imperial guards stood in front of the door .

Su Xi-er was sitting on a wooden stool when she heard the sound of the door opening . She immediately stood up and bowed to Pei Qianhao . "Many thanks to Prince Hao . "

Pei Qianhao waved his hand . "No need for thanks . You got rid of a scourge for the people . To end the two of them with one slash apiece, you seem to have quite a bit of skill . "

1 . You may also know them as yamen runners .

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