Chapter 282: Wannian County Magistrate

On the first day out of the palace, Princess Ankang and Princess Yuan'an had a lot of fun.

Accompanied by the sound of the gong that indicated the closing of the market, the group reluctantly left the East Market.

It's not that the East Market is closed at night.

On the contrary, a more prosperous and lively nightlife is about to begin.

Many people who have just finished their work hurriedly ran into the East Market following the sound of the gong.

After the gong sounded three hundred times, it was time for curfew.

At that time, no one was allowed to walk on the avenue at will. Violators would be arrested by the patrolling Wu Hou, imprisoned for three days, and then rewarded with twenty boards before they could leave.

Those who repeatedly refused to change their ways would be punished more severely, and in the end they could even be beheaded.

After the curfew, although people were not allowed to wander on the avenue, they could still move freely in the market.

For example, in the East Market, as long as you enter before the curfew, you can play at ease until the market opens the next day.

Therefore, many people used the excuse that they could not come out before the market closed, so they "had to" stay in the East Market for a night.

Of course, twelve out of ten people who said this are talking nonsense.

Why be trapped in the East Market, where the nightlife is the most prosperous, where there is no place to be trapped?

In the evening of the East Market, there is no shop that is still open that does not have some spring scenery.

Some places are dedicated to dine-in, and some places can be called.

In the East Market, it is very busy at night. You can see sedan chairs running around everywhere, and the legs of the sedan bearers are running so hard that they are smoking.

Even some top brothels hold regular programs every month, and the parade of the courtesans is the top priority.

Several large movable stages will parade back and forth in the flower street of the East Market on the full moon day.

On the stage are the most popular courtesans of each family, showing their talents and charm.

It can be regarded as a large-scale advertisement jointly organized by various brothels, using courtesans to attract popularity for themselves.

The location of the East Market is the best in the whole capital, so the competition here is particularly fierce.

In order to adapt to such competition, several brothels with the best business came up with such a method.

In this way, most of the top girls who can participate in the Oiran Parade every month are their own top girls, and it is difficult for other smaller brothels to get a place to send their own Oirans.

There are a few small brothels that try to jointly organize similar activities, but because the funds are not as good as others, they are set off like a grass-roots team.

The Oirans who participated in the activities were also ridiculed and suffered a lot of grievances. They refused to do it again.

In this way, the Oiran Parade became more and more popular, and more and more brothels wanted to participate, so that the top brothels that organized this activity at the beginning began to benefit from this Oiran Parade.

Based on the principle of letting the benefits continue to roll, the Oiran Parade activities have become more and more colorful, and now it has almost become a wonder in the capital.

If you come to the capital, you must see it once, otherwise it would be a waste of time to come to the capital.

Princess Ankang and Princess Yuan'an were leaving the East Market, and the crowds were talking about the parade of the courtesans, so they couldn't help but hear a few words.

According to passers-by, the parade of the courtesans will be tomorrow, and many people are looking forward to it.

On the way back to Xingqing Palace, Princess Ankang and Princess Yuan'an looked at each other and saw the interest in each other's eyes.

But they were two girls, so it was really embarrassing to say such a thing.

"Sister, how about we dress up as men tomorrow and stay in the East Market for one night?"

Princess Yuan'an suggested.

"That's not a good idea."

Although Princess Ankang said so, she was already tempted.

Li Xuan meowed immediately after hearing it.

With such a big excitement, there will be no chance if you don't watch it tomorrow.

Who knows when they will leave the palace next time, and the parade of the courtesans is once a month, so it's still unclear whether you can meet them.

It was a rare opportunity, so how could we miss it?

Seeing that Li Xuan was restless in her arms, Princess Ankang quickly grabbed his two front and two hind paws, making him unable to move.

Even so, Li Xuan was still twisting his body anxiously, and his tail slapped Princess Ankang's face, trying to get her to agree quickly.

"Ah Xuan, you are just a kitten, why are you joining in the fun!"

Princess Ankang turned her head to avoid Li Xuan's furry tail, but she couldn't avoid it.

Li Xuan's tail slapped Princess Ankang's face randomly, almost stuffing it into her mouth.

"Okay, okay, let's go!"

"Can't we go tomorrow?"

"I really admire you, Ah Xuan."

Princess Ankang seemed unable to resist Li Xuan, and reluctantly agreed.

Princess Yuan'an watched the man and the cat having so much fun, and she was envious.

"I also want to hold Ah Xuan's claws tightly, put him in my arms and bully him."

"Hey... Hey..."

A silly smile gradually appeared on Princess Yuan'an's face, which made people look scared.

Yu'er silently turned the wheelchair to let Princess Ankang and Li Xuan stay away from Princess Yuan'an.

After all, she looked like a pervert now, not like a princess at all.

The two princesses went to bed early after returning to Xingqing Palace. They had been eating and shopping all day, which was very tiring, and they slept very deeply at night.

Li Xuan also lay on the head of Princess Ankang's bed and slept peacefully.

Although he was curious about what the night in the capital would be like, he was not in a hurry.

Today was only the first day, and there were still six days to go, so there were plenty of opportunities for him to explore.

And the capital was so big that Li Xuan couldn't go around it all this time. At most, he would look around nearby.

...

The next day.

The two princesses dressed up as men and went out early again.

They didn't go to the East Market today.

They had enough fun after a day, and they had to do some serious work.

The eunuch in charge of recording followed them all day yesterday, and remembered everything they ate and played.

In addition, it was probably the meeting with Zhao Si and Hou San that was worth recording.

Princess Ankang and Princess Yuan'an planned to go to Wannian County Court today.

After all, they left the palace to investigate a case, so they couldn't just go to the county court.

At least they had to go and see what case they were investigating.

The place where Wannian County Court was located was called Xuanyangfang, just west of the East Market and very close to Xingqing Palace.

When they arrived at Wannian County Court, the two princesses saw the Wannian County Magistrate, Tang Zhi, who was welcoming them at the door from a distance.

Tang Zhi looked to be in his forties or fifties, with a thin figure, a white face and a long beard, wearing a patterned green official uniform, with a gentle smile on his face, but he didn't look flattering.

The two counties of Chang'an and Wannian under the capital were quite special. The county magistrates of these two places were all sixth-rank officials, one rank higher than other places.

"Your Highnesses, I am sorry for not welcoming you from afar."

"Your humble servant Tang Zhi is the magistrate of Wannian County."

Princess Ankang and Princess Yuan'an immediately returned the greeting:

"Thank you, Magistrate Tang."

After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Magistrate Tang took the two princesses to the county government office.

Magistrate Tang made a brief introduction while leading them to the case library.

Before leaving the palace, the princes and princesses drew their own cases, and the numbers in their hands corresponded to their own case files.

Yesterday, many people had already come to see the case files of their own cases.

Princess Ankang and Princess Yuan'an came the next day, and they were the first.

Magistrate Tang had received countless princes and princesses, so he took them to their respective case files with ease.

The three children gathered together and looked through Princess Ankang's case file.

Her case file number was "Wannian, Ding Yi".

After checking the records on the case file, the three children were quite surprised.

I thought it was a big case, but it turned out to be a series of burglaries.

And the stolen property was not only gold and silver jewelry, but also some antiques, medicinal materials, four treasures of the study, minerals and ironware, etc.

Basically, anything that can be stolen and exchanged for money is on this list.

The owners are concentrated in the East Market and several markets near the East Market, which are all under the jurisdiction of Wannian County.

However, there is no direct connection between these burglary cases, except that the owners live very close to each other.

But for some reason, all these burglary cases were included in the same case file.

And it has been nearly three months since the first case.

Although Wannian County Government has caught many habitual thieves during this period, the burglary cases are still continuing.

Moreover, the case file records that these burglary cases were extremely sophisticated and no traces were left at the scene. It is suspected that they were committed by thieves from other places, so they were included in one case file. If there are more clues in the future, the cases will be split up.

However, apart from clues about the owner and the stolen items, there was not much other useful information on the case file.

After bringing the two princesses to the case file library, County Magistrate Tang said goodbye and left.

As the county magistrate of Wannian, he was still very busy every day, and it was very kind of him to take the time to receive Princess Ankang and Princess Yuanan.

You know, since yesterday, he has received more than a dozen princes and princesses.

Princess Ankang and Princess Yuanan were accompanied by a legal advisor and a group of clerks from the case file library to answer their various questions.

After asking for more information about the case, Princess Ankang realized that the county government had not found anything either.

If you want to get more clues, you can only investigate on your own.

The legal advisor arranged two constables for them to follow the investigation.

It was said to follow, but in fact it was just guidance.

After all, Princess Ankang and her friends were out of the palace for the first time, and they couldn't tell the east, west, south, and north of the capital, let alone visiting and investigating the case.

The two constables were very young, and looked to be around 20 years old, and they were the young and strong men in the government office.

They had probably been reminded that the people in front of them were not ordinary people.

Even when they were investigating some unimportant matters, they all followed the rules and dared not show any dissatisfaction.

This was as it should be. After all, they were investigating the case with the two princesses. If the superiors did not remind them, and finally caused trouble, it would be their immediate superiors who would be unlucky.

Princess Yuan An also got her own case file and also assigned two detectives to assist in the investigation.

Princess Yuan An was not interested in investigating the case.

"Sister, are you investigating the case today?"

It was obvious that Princess Yuan An had not had enough fun yesterday and seemed a little reluctant.

Princess Ankang smiled and persuaded:

"You have to pretend anyway."

"In this way, investigate the case during the day and play at night."

"When the bell for closing the market sounds, we will meet at the county government office, and then see the night view of the East Market today."

Princess Ankang said so, and Princess Yuan An felt that she could accept it a little.

Princess Yuan An was different from most princes and princesses. She didn't care about the competition in the imperial garden at all, and the winning points were useless to her.

Princess Yuan An would rather stay with Princess Ankang and look at Li Xuan more than wasting time on these things.

"Ah, ah——"

Li Xuan sneezed suddenly, and his nose was hanging long.

Princess Ankang took out a handkerchief with a look of disgust to wipe him dry.

Li Xuan accepted Princess Ankang's service with peace of mind.

Princess Yuan An was even more obsessed:

"Ah, I'm dying!"

"How can even sneezing be so cute!!!"

Li Xuan vaguely noticed Princess Yuan An's burning gaze, but pretended not to see it and turned his head away.

But the back of his head gradually became hot when facing Princess Yuan An, making him feel a little uneasy.

"Yuan An, this guy..."

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