Chapter 1050: The Law
Soon, another woman came down from the second floor, looking enraged. Clearly, she was the one who had thrown the punch.
Curiously, the one who got hit was smiling, while the one who threw the punch looked furious, as if she were wronged.
Qi Xuansu withdrew his gaze and said nothing.
In Jade Capital, such scenes were rare because everyone behaved cautiously, fearing trouble. But outside of the Jade Capital, petty tyrants were everywhere. They were often arrogant and lawless, constantly causing scandals. Some even brought their arrogance into Jade Capital, as can be seen when Wang Danqing provoked Qi Xuansu.
Back then, Qi Xuansu spent his days wondering how Wang Danqing dared cause trouble in Jade Capital and inside the Ziwei Hall, no less, even mobilizing a Spirit Guard. Even the Junior Imperial Preceptor Li Changge would not dare act so recklessly. Later, Qi Xuansu finally understood. Wang Danqing was simply too used to being a tyrant in Poluo, and old habits die hard. Thus, the pudgy man thought that Jade Capital was his own backyard.
The outcome was predictable. Sage Donghua handled the matter personally, leaving Wang Jiaohe at a loss for words. Wang Danqing was fined 30,000 Taiping coins and demoted from the fifth to the seventh rank and banned from entering Jade Capital for three years. Only out of respect for Wang Jiaohe was the arrogant boy spared imprisonment or hard labor. This would have ruined one’s entire career. Someone like Qi Xuansu, who actually cared about career advancement, would never act so recklessly, fearing irreversible consequences.
Qi Xuansu kept drinking while the drama continued.
The young noble who had been knocked downstairs spoke calmly. “You hit me.”
The woman glared at him. “I hit you because you’re a scoundrel!”
The young noble brushed his sleeve and smirked. “You dare strike someone in broad daylight in Thanglong? Does the law still exist in your eyes?”
The woman became even more infuriated. “Because you deserve it!”
The noble kept smiling. “Whether I deserve to be hit should be judged by the authorities—either the royal court or the Daoist Mansion. It’s certainly not up to you. You can’t just declare guilt, unless you’re saying your word is the law?”