Did The Young Prince’s Kingdom Get Destroyed Today? Chapter 165

To be precise, the owner of this giant figure wasn’t watching the courtyard; he was watching the little one inside it.

He had just arrived, having been delayed on the road by some matters. After catching the scent of his little one’s presence, he hurried straight to this place.

Perched atop the courtyard wall, Ah Wu did not blink as he stared down at the little one.

The little one, standing on the ground, hadn’t yet noticed Ah Wu’s gaze.

He had practiced being an official during his lessons. Now, what he needed to do was to deal with the corrupt officials.

The little one took a deep breath, then tightened his expression, trying to look more authoritative.

“Sixth Brother, do I look imposing now?” he asked.

“You do,” Ling Fu nodded in confirmation. “You already look very imposing.”

The courtyard had a large water jar, and the little one turned to look at his reflection in the water. From the surface, he saw his own reflection.

Compared to Ah Wu, however, his aura still wasn’t quite enough.

Wanting to match Ah Wu’s presence, the little one reached up to touch his own face, adjusting his expression.

After a while, he imitated Ah Wu’s expression, leaving his small face completely blank.

He had finished adjusting his expression, but Jiao Da had still not shown up.

The only people who came were Madam Jiao and Jiao Cang. Jiao Cang was holding a thin whip, following behind his mother.

This pair, one older and one younger, didn’t look very similar.

Madam Jiao was a well-preserved beauty, but Jiao Cang’s appearance was far less appealing.

His eyes had a lot of whites in them, and combined with their triangular shape, it was clear just by looking at him that he was a mean-spirited child.

His gaze carried a blatant malice that silently declared his intentions.

“You really dared to come,” Jiao Cang mocked as he gripped the whip, staring intently at the little one’s face. “Do you think bringing a few followers with you will keep you safe here?”

The little one paid no attention to Jiao Cang.

With a stern expression, he said, “I don’t talk to children. Tell your father to come out.”

Jiao Cang: “…”

Jiao Cang: “You really think I’m going to show you any respect?!”

Jiao Cang was easily angered, and the little one’s words set him off immediately. He swung the whip toward the little one’s face.

Many of the children in the school followed Jiao Cang’s lead. 

These children all held a deep animosity toward the little one.

However, some children, though initially unfriendly, had grown to like him over time because of his good looks and kind personality.

Seeing the little one make friends annoyed Jiao Cang even more.

“You’ve come to my territory, so don’t think you’re leaving!”

The force of Jiao Cang’s whip was so strong that you could hear it cutting through the air.

He aimed it maliciously at the little one’s handsome face.

If the whip landed, it would surely scar his face.

But the little one stood firm, not blinking even once.

Bang!

Before the whip could land, Jiao Cang was kicked to the ground by Jiang Yan.

No one had anticipated this, least of all the Jiao family’s servants, who stared in disbelief at the young master lying on the ground.

After a few seconds of shock, they rushed forward to help him up.

The young master clutched his chest, his face contorted in pain.

Seeing her precious son fall, Madam Jiao hurried over to help him.

The moment her hand touched him, the young master groaned, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Yan’s kick had been aimed to kill. But due to his young age, Jiao Cang only spat blood and was not killed on the spot.

Jiang Yan coldly warned, “If you ever laid a hand on our little highness again, I’ll make sure you die.”

They had come here today with the intention of revealing the little one’s identity.

So this time, Jiang Yan didn’t hold back, openly calling him little highness.

“How dare you!!!” Madam Jiao shrieked.

Considering how she raised such an arrogant son, it was clear that her own behavior was no better. 

She had long been used to wielding power as the wife of the county magistrate, with people always bowing to her whims.

Now, these bold children had actually hurt her precious son right in front of her!

Their audacity sent her into a rage.

“How dare you touch my son! How dare you!!” Madam Jiao screeched as she held her injured child. She ordered someone to fetch a doctor while screaming, “Get them! Beat them to death with the thickest sticks!”

To her, the lives of a few children meant nothing.

She just wanted them dead.

The little one, meanwhile, was growing more and more disappointed in the servants of Jiao’s household.

“I want to see Jiao Da. Can’t any of you even pass along a message?” he said while rolling up his sleeves.

Jiang Yan held him back, stopping him from rolling up his sleeves any further.

“Little highness, there’s no need for you to do this.”

Jiang Yan pointed to a spot off to the side. “Stand over there. Chen Zhou and I will handle this.”

The little one hesitated, but Ling Fu quickly pulled him over to the side.

“You guys can do it!” Ling Fu called out, stepping into the safe zone, staying out of the way so they could fight.

But just the two of them—Jiang Yan and Chen Zhou—weren’t enough to fight so many people.

In no time, as Jiang Yan and Chen Zhou started catching their breath, two guards emerged.

The two guards immediately cleared the scene.

Regardless of the bleeding Master Jiao or the crazed, screaming Madam Jiao, they were both sprawled helplessly on the ground.

“I want to see Jiao Da.”

The little one ignored the chaotic scene in the courtyard as if he didn’t notice it.

He walked over to Madam Jiao, bent down, and looked at her expressionlessly, “If he doesn’t come out soon, I’ll kill all of you.”

The entire Jiao family, young and old, had no redeeming qualities.

Especially Madam Jiao—what she had done over the years could easily warrant her death several times over.

The boy, with his cute, innocent face, had an expression that was actually quite terrifying.

Madam Jiao, looking at his approaching face, finally stopped screaming senselessly. She trembled and shouted, “Go get the master! Go get the master right now!”

The steward, who could still move, heard her words and scrambled away in a panic.

After crawling a few steps and realizing he hadn’t been caught, his pace quickened instantly.

“Master, Master!”

The steward shouted as he ran, and after some distance, he began to cry out in desperation, “Help, Master! The young master and Madam are being held hostage!”

As the steward ran to deliver the message, Jiao Da, who was in a mistress’s quarters flirting with her, initially didn’t hear him clearly and was irritated.

“What are you yelling about? Is the sky falling?”

“Master, if you don’t go now, it really will fall!”

The steward rushed over, tears and snot running down his face, and explained what had happened in the courtyard.

“The young master hasn’t even seen a doctor yet! Master, if you don’t go now, both the young master and Madam will be finished.”

Listening to the steward’s report, Jiao Da’s face was full of uncertainty.

“Are you sure just two adults took down all the guards in the courtyard?”

“I’m sure! And the two kids who started it were fierce too! None of them are to be trifled with, Master. They’re here to cause trouble!”

“Go, summon the soldiers from the county office for me.”

Even though Jiao Da had heard that his wife and children were being held hostage in the back courtyard, he still didn’t rush over.

He instructed the steward to call for the county’s soldiers, and only then did he head toward the back courtyard himself.

No matter how fierce those in the courtyard were, they were no match for his soldiers from the county office.

When Jiao Da strode over, the boy, now tired, was playing a questioning game from Guan Shan Residence.

He was interrogating each person in the courtyard about the bad things they had done.

While questioning, the boy raised his cute, chubby little chin, and his small face seemed to glow warmly.

Seeing his little appearance, Ah Wu wanted to sketch him.

“Stop!”

Before the game could finish, Jiao Da arrived, his deep voice commanding, “Causing trouble in my house—how bold you are!”

“Who said this is your house?”

The little one had developed a deep loathing for the entire Jiao family by now.

During his interrogation game, he found out even the servants had used the Jiao family’s power to do many evil deeds.

“If this isn’t my house, is it yours?”

“Yes, it is mine.”

The little one nodded confidently, “Under heaven, all land belongs to the emperor. Your Jiao family estate belongs to His Majesty, so it also belongs to me.”

Jiao Da found the little one’s words absurd.

“If the emperor wants my estate, I will naturally hand it over.”

“But who do you think you are, daring to say you’ll take it by force?”

Jiao Da’s patience was wearing thin. He was waiting for the county’s soldiers to arrive.

Once they did, he would have these people thrown into prison to await his judgment.

Minute by minute, time passed.

Still, the county soldiers did not arrive.

The boy looked around the courtyard and noticed a small stone table.

The table wasn’t too tall or too short—it was the perfect height.

“Lift me up.”

The little one tugged on the sleeve of the guard next to him, asking to be placed on the table. He thought climbing up himself wouldn’t be dignified.

Once on the table, the little one had a slightly elevated view.

“Jiao Da.”

The little one looked down at Jiao Da and formally announced, “I declare that from now on, you are no longer the county magistrate of Ping County.”

Jiao Da: “?”

The boy continued, “During your time in office, you’ve committed numerous crimes—extorting and oppressing the people, accepting bribes.”

“I will investigate these thoroughly, and once I’ve gathered the evidence, I will punish you according to the law!”

The little one spoke clearly and without hesitation.

After finishing, he touched his waist and pulled out a badge.

“Open your eyes wide and take a good look at this!”

“I am the seventh prince, and I have the authority to deal with corrupt officials like you.”

Upon seeing the boy reveal his identity, all of the question marks in Jiao Da’s mind turned into cold sweat.

“You’re impersonating the seventh prince!”

Even now, Jiao Da’s legs hadn’t buckled. His back was drenched in sweat, but his voice remained steady: “The seventh prince is safe and sound in the capital’s palace. You’re pretending to be him—what are you after?”

“Men, seize this imposter for me!”

Jiao Da reacted quickly, but when he called for his men, no one responded.

“Jiao Laicai!”

Unable to summon his guards, he angrily called for the steward.

The steward had gone to summon the county soldiers earlier, but instead of soldiers, he returned alone.

“Master, it’s bad, it’s really bad.”

The steward’s face was drained of all color, and he stammered in terror as he reported to Jiao Da, “There’s a beast outside. It knocked out all the county soldiers!”

The steward had never in his life seen such a large and fierce beast. When he recalled the sharp claws and fangs of the beast he saw earlier, his whole body went weak.

Jiao Da was also stunned by this new piece of bad news. Today had been nothing but a series of disasters.

The guards in the manor were down, and the soldiers outside had also been taken down.

Jiao Da had no more support.

He glanced at the young prince, who was staring at him coldly. His throat bobbed as he swallowed, and he finally stopped insisting that the prince was an imposter.

Swallowing his pride, he directly knelt down. “This humble servant did not recognize Your Highness earlier and begs for Your Highness’ forgiveness.”

The little prince responded, “No forgiveness.”

Jiao Da: “…”

The little one didn’t want to listen to his nonsense. “Take him away.”

Jiao Da: “…”

Jiao Da protested, “Your Highness, please let me explain! Today’s events are just a misunderstanding!”

The little one interrupted, “Not listening, not listening.”

He wasn’t about to listen to a b*stard’s excuses!

The guards, who had no fondness for Jiao Da, immediately grabbed him and dragged him away after receiving the young prince’s orders.

Everyone in the Jiao family, both the high and the low, was taken away.

And naturally, the county office that had belonged to Jiao Da was no longer his.

One of the guards remarked with relief, “Your Highness, it’s fortunate that the county soldiers didn’t arrive, or else we wouldn’t have had it this easy.”

There were quite a few county soldiers, after all. If they had to fight them while protecting the young prince, it definitely wouldn’t have been as smooth as it was.

“Yes, very fortunate,” the little one said, his eyes curving in satisfaction. He hadn’t forgotten the steward’s earlier report.

The steward had said that a beast had knocked out all the county soldiers.

The little one thought about the beast and, where his expression had been stern earlier, now a warm smile spread across his face.

“Sixth Brother, let’s go to the county office.”

The little one didn’t rush to find the beast. Instead, he took his Sixth Brother, along with Jiang Yan and Chen Zhou, and headed to the county office.

The county office, which had once belonged to Jiao Da, was now his.

“Jiao Da’s manor and this place are both quite well-built,” Ling Fu observed as he glanced around, clicking his tongue in disapproval. “Who knows how much Jiao Da embezzled. His living quarters are grand, but the common people outside are living in shambles.”

“It doesn’t matter. All the money he stole will soon be returned to the people,” the little one said confidently. Now that the corrupt official was dealt with, the next step was naturally to improve the lives of the county’s citizens.

Corrupt officials were never-ending, but as the little one captured them, he would also take steps to benefit the people.

“Little Seven, the grain in the granary is piled so high it’s about to rot!”

“Look, there are a lot of chests here too!”

“Hiss—there’s silver in these chests!”

The children wandered around the county office, discovering many things.

After a few rounds of exploration, the little one stopped searching and sat down in the county magistrate’s chair.

He banged the gavel on the desk, producing a loud sound.

Clearing his throat, he adopted the serious demeanor of a little county magistrate, his face stern as he spoke to the empty air: “Ah Wu, come out and see the new territory I’ve taken over!”

Ah Wu: “…”

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