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Chapter 117 It’s time to change the carriage

Zhou Chang changed his clothes and left the palace with Yuan Qi.

As soon as he walked out of the palace gate, Yuan Qi's dark red and silver gauze carriage stopped in front of him, emitting a gorgeous and dazzling light in the early morning sun.

You don’t know until you compare. Once you compare, you can’t help but take a few more glances.

The carriage was made of hard phoenix wing wood, and the roof, carriage, and wheels were all made of rare phoenix wing wood, painted with fine vermilion and gold lacquer. The curtains used inside the carriage and on the windows were thick silk with bright moon yarn and silver thread patterns, which were gorgeous and heavy.

Behind this carriage were two other carriages covered with coarse blue cloth, and it was obvious that they were filled with a lot of things.

Compared with Yuan Qi's carriage, or even the carriage behind it that was loaded with goods and carried servants, her carriage seemed too shabby and shabby.

Although Prince Yi Fengming's carriage was a red-roofed, gold-rimmed carriage exclusively for the royal family, most of the gold and red paint had fallen off after being exposed to the wind and sun for a long time.

The cloth used for the carriage was also the most common dark red oil-red linen cloth, which was torn in some places and let air in.

Not to mention that the frame of the carriage had become loose, and every time it started running, the carriage fell apart, but the people on it fell apart.

Especially the big box and the ladder at the back of the car are particularly eye-catching, revealing an indescribable shabbyness.

Poor people play with cars, rich people play with watches.

Prince Yi Fengming has nothing.

Yuan Qi knew nothing about Zhou Chang's inner thoughts and just waited for Zhou Chang to get on the carriage first.

Zhou Chang stepped onto the carriage with the help of Shouhou, and the body of the carriage shook, making a series of clanging sounds.

The guard Gao Yuan followed Zhou Chang into the carriage. The skinny man swung his whip and the carriage sprang out.

Then Yuan Qi's three carriages followed.

The carriage swayed for half an hour before it suddenly stopped.

Zhou Chang got off the carriage in front of the Ministry of Justice's Tianlao Gate. He was shaken all over the way and felt dizzy. He barely climbed out of the "washing machine" and almost vomited.

Yuan Qi also got off the carriage at the back, and eight servants carried six boxes of things, four large and two small, from the two carriages further back.

The skinny monkey drove and ate all the way, and drove and ate all the way without wasting anything. When he stopped the carriage, he ran up the steps and reported.

Zhou Chang stood beside the clanging carriage, swallowing his stomach hard and unable to speak.

The leader of the guards on the steps of the Ministry of Justice denied it outright: "I have not received any order from Lord Pei."

"Don't you know His Royal Highness Prince Yi, nor his carriage?" The skinny monkey turned around and pointed.

Zhou Chang suddenly felt uncomfortable. When it comes to inner strength, she is no match for the skinny monkey.

The leader of the guards took a few glances at Zhou Chang's carriage. Its "shape" was indeed eye-catching. It was so tattered that wind was leaking from all sides, and there was a large box on the back. No one who had seen it once would forget it.

But he still didn't dare to make the decision on his own: "I'm sorry, the order I received is that no one can enter the Ministry of Justice's prison without a token."

The skinny monkey ate most of the remaining breakfast that Yuan Qi brought along the way. He was very satisfied and thought about doing his part to help Yuan Qi.

He rolled up his sleeves and was about to have a good fight with the guards when he heard the sound of horse hooves not far away and a new, shiny carriage with blue silk, yellow wood and copper frame drove over.

"Ding, a customer has placed an order for a pair of bronze Xiezhi animal heads." The ordering sound from the viewpoint system had not been heard for a long time.

"What is that? Shoes?" Zhou Chang was confused and saw nothing.

At the same time, the carriage slowly stopped behind their carriage.

"The pair of bronze objects with horns on their heads in the front room of the carriage that just stopped diagonally in front of us are the goods ordered by the customer." The viewpoint system pointed out patiently.

Zhou Chang looked carefully and found that on the bronze horizontal bar in the front room of the carriage, there were two identical bronze statues standing on the left and right, with strange appearances that were neither unicorns nor lions.

"That's welded on the carriage. Can you drive the carriage now?" Zhou Chang didn't think he could get the order.

The viewpoint system replied: "No, but I remind you that you can get a commission of 5,000 taels for this pair of bronze Xiezhi."

"Scared, yes." Zhou Chang had forgotten about the "loan" for several days, and the pressure doubled when he suddenly mentioned it.

While they were talking here, the chief guard in front of the Criminal Department had already rushed towards the front of the Xiezhi carriage.

A man in the carriage lifted the door curtain and walked down slowly. It was Pei Li, the Minister of Justice, the old man with a dark and thin face who could be dressed as "Bao Gong" if a crescent moon was pasted on his face.

Uh……

Pei Li has a new carriage?

Zhou Chang had not forgotten that when she was Mrs. Pei, Hu Wan, she had extorted a carriage from Hu Wan's family for Pei Li.

Pei Li looked up and recognized Prince Yi. He hurried over to Zhou Chang and bowed, "Your Highness Prince Yi, I apologize for your disrespect."

Zhou Chang's eyes were still fixed on the brand new blue silk carriage. He bowed slightly in return, "Master Pei, there is no need to be polite. I want to see Yuan Yu. The day before yesterday in the imperial study, His Majesty had already agreed. Master Pei knows about this."

"Your Highness, please forgive me. I did hear it the day before yesterday, but I have not received the official order from the court yet, so I dare not speak privately." Pei Li refused without even raising his eyelids, "Why don't you wait until the official order from the court is issued, and then Your Highness Prince Yi will come again."

It is true that the official document has not been issued yet, and it is also true that Pei Li still has to worry about Prince Duan's attitude.

"What formal decree? Your Majesty said it in front of so many court officials, isn't it? Quickly lead me in." Zhou Chang didn't expect that there could be any obstacles since the Emperor had already agreed to it personally.

Pei Li refused again: "Wait a minute, Your Highness Prince Yi. Without your order, I dare not make the decision on my own."

He is a cautious person and appears to be neutral in the court. Although he is determined to climb up the ladder with his own strength, he cannot ignore the forces of all parties.

In comparison, although both are princes, Prince Duan is a hundred times stronger than Prince Yi. It is better to offend Prince Yi than to offend Prince Duan. However, if the emperor issues a formal decree, no one can say anything.

Zhou Chang didn't have so many twists and turns in his mind, but his eyes were cold and his mouth corners unconsciously curled up: "It seems that Lord Pei must wait for the official document from the court, but what can I do? I must see Yuan Yu today. Why not ask Lord Pei to go to the Council Hall and get it in person, and I will wait here."

"This... I have many official duties to attend to, it is really inconvenient." Pei Li looked respectful, but his words were not so respectful.

Zhou Chang was about to say something else when she felt someone pulling her from behind. She turned around and saw that it was Yuan Qi wearing a sky-blue gauze hat.

Yuan Qi stretched out a hand from under the gauze curtain and handed out a folded silver note.

Zhou Chang refused to accept it. It was a fair and upright thing to do. Why should I give them money?

What's more, Pei Li is a strict and cautious person in handling cases. He does not covet money too much but pursues power, so he flatters the powerful and bullies the weak. Giving him money would probably be useless.

Zhou Chang pushed his hand away and refused, turning around to Pei Li: "Sir Pei, of course, official business is important, but I am quite free, and I have never visited the Ministry of Justice before. Since I am here, I can't come in vain, so I will go in and take a look at what good things the Ministry of Justice has."

When Pei Li heard that he was going to visit the Ministry of Justice, his whole body tensed up. He had heard a lot recently about Prince Yi's reputation of "leaving traces when the wind blows and plucking feathers when the wild geese pass by".

"Ah, Lord Pei's carriage is new, it looks really fresh." Zhou Chang took a look and thought it was time to change her carriage, so she could bring some goods to a client. "If a person doesn't collect, that's his problem.

If a group of people don’t collect it, it means they haven’t seen it.”