Chapter 16 Reasonable Prince

The Liren market was full of people, and the shock came suddenly, and everyone was naturally in a mess under the shock and dodge. The child's mother took the child's hand tightly to dodge by, but under the constant crowd, the mother herself lost her balance and fell down. Naturally, the child was even more unbearable and was left on the road facing the horse.

At this time, the horse is only three feet away from the child. In an instant, the child will be knocked over by the horse and then turn into a pile of meat mud under its feet. The mother struggled to rescue, but her side was full of panicked crowds, completely cutting off her way, and she was too far away from the child to save her at all. As for other people closer to the child, they have not recovered from the panic, let alone dare to risk saving the child's life.

"No!" The mother's heartbreaking scream sounded. She rushed forward, but it was too late. Ma was less than ten feet away from the child, and the horse head was about to touch the child's petite body.

At this time, an agile figure suddenly jumped out of the crowd next to him, tilted his body, stretched out his long arm and suddenly copied it, and hugged the already scared child into his arms. Before everyone could cheer for the hero who saved people, they all screamed, because this time, it was the rescuer who faced the horse. The horse head has touched the man's back. Once it is hit, I'm afraid the man will be seriously injured, right?

Just when everyone was worried about this hero and sweated for him, his body suddenly became short, and he actually squatted down at the moment when he hit the horse's head and narrowly escaped the disaster. But the horse is still rushing forward. Even if he avoids the collision, the horse's hoof that follows can still trample him or even trample him to death.

At this time, everyone heard a shout, and saw that the man's other hand was already a steel knife out of its sheath, and the blade passed fiercely as the horse's hoof fell on him.

"Puff!" With a sound, the knife body quickly brushed a strong hoof of the horse, and the powerful horse's leg separated from the body. After receiving this blow, the horse immediately paused, and then hissed forward. People dodged until it fell to the ground and finally couldn't struggle.

The rescuer took advantage of the horse's meal just now to avoid the child in his arms, with almost no injuries except for being splashed with horse blood. At this time, everyone saw clearly the appearance of the hero who saved the child. He was just a 17- or 18-year-old teenager, but the vitality in him made people ignore his age. Of course, this person is Xu Jinghong.

When he found that the child was in danger, Xu Jinghong had made a quick decision. After giving the reins in his hand to the brother beside him, he rushed up without hesitation. He calculated the coming situation of the horse and had already prepared for the future, so he could retreat completely after saving the child.

After a period of silence, everyone couldn't help applauding and shouting. Everyone looked at Xu Jinghong with admiration, and someone had also begun to ask his name and origin loudly.

Xu Jinghong gave the child who was still stunned to his tearful face and didn't know what to say to his mother's arms. Then he hugged everyone and said, "Guys, it's really nothing to save the martial arts practitioners of our generation when they are in danger! It doesn't matter if you don't say my name!"

When everyone heard this, they admired him even more and firmly knew Xu Jinghong's identity. Just as they were making noise, several people dressed in luxurious clothes, but obviously dressed as family, suddenly opened the crowd and bumped into them rudely. Their eyes did not look at the people around them, but at the horse that caused the accident. Seeing that it fell to the ground and blood kept flowing out under them, their faces became gloomy, and they immediately shouted at the people around them: "What did this? Who hurt my horse?"

The crowd, which was still very enthusiastic, became quiet after seeing them talking like this. Everyone can see that the way these people dressed up are not simple. They are the slaves of a powerful family in Beijing. Now they say that the horse belongs to their family, and now the hero who saved people has caused trouble.

Although people dare not provoke such a character, they don't want to see heroes embarrassed by such people, so everyone kept silent. This situation made those families even more unhappy. The leader of them took off a leather whip from his waist, shook it in his hand, made a crack, and asked the question again: "Who injured my horse? It's a good man to stand up for me!" Seeing that no one stood up, he was even more angry and whipped the crowd: "Okay, since you want to cover up the murderer, no one can leave!" While talking, several other people have also pulled out a knife from their waists.

Xu Jinghong did not intend to argue with the other party. After all, he had just returned to the capital and had too many things to do. He really shouldn't have conflicted with people as soon as he came. Moreover, he can also see that the horse is very majestic. It is a good horse in a thousand miles. Now it is indeed heartbreaking to be hurt by his own knife, and the other party should be unhappy.

But seeing that the other party is so arrogant and domineering, it seems that if it goes on like this, it is inevitable that someone will be poisoned by these evil slaves. He has to take a step out and shout, "What are you going to do with the horse I hurt?"

Seeing Xu Jinghong standing up, his brothers were also unambiguous. They squeezed out of the crowd behind him, stood behind him, and confronted the five or six families.

Those families are all from rich families in Beijing. They have always been the only ones to intimidate others. When have they been so despised? Seeing that Xu Jinghong and his party dared to fight against themselves like this, they were even more angry, just because there were more people on each other than themselves, and they were all wearing steel knives and their faces were full of elite, so they did not attack immediately. However, they can't just forget it like this. The leader nodded repeatedly: "Okay, it's good if someone admits it!" None of you are allowed to leave. No one wants to leave without giving us a satisfactory explanation!"

Xu Jinghong hasn't spoken yet, and Mao Shun can't help saying: "If you want to leave, you can stay if you want. I'm afraid you slaves can't stop it!"

When these families saw that the other party was so arrogant, they called themselves slaves and became even more angry. Even if they are indeed slaves, how can they be so ridiculed when they think they are higher than ordinary people? Several people raised their knives at that time and were about to cut at Xu Jinghong and others.

"Hang!" With a sound, the 20 brothers also drew their knives at the same time. They have been on the battlefield for a long time, and many people are in the same heart, and now their movements have become neat and uniform. When those family men saw this move, their steps were stagnant. They immediately saw that these people were not easy to deal with, and now they are afraid they will suffer losses when they go up.

"What do you... want to do? But do you know which one we are from? How dare you fight with us!" Although the leading man shouted aggressively, he could see his fierceness at a glance.

Xu Jinghong sneered: "What a villain to sue first! Your horse knocked down so many stalls in this market, hurt many people, and even almost killed people. Your master's family not only apologized wrongly, but also blamed us for killing the horse who caused the accident. What's the reason?

When the people around heard this, they couldn't help saying yes. Although they did not dare to fight against those obviously came from a lot, this could not change their hatred of such behavior.

Those families were originally rational, and coupled with being indated by Xu Jinghong's momentum, they really didn't know what to say for a moment. After a long time, the leader said, "Okay, wait! When my little boy comes, let's see if you dare to speak hard!"

While talking, the crowd was separated again, but several men stronger than these men stopped the crowd, and then a brocade man came in from the passage opened for him with a folding fan in his hand. When those families saw him, they immediately shouted as if they had seen a savior: "Little...sir, you have finally come. They hurt your beloved horse and want to fight with us. You must not forgive them!"

The young man's eyes stopped on the horse, which seemed to be a little sad. Then he glanced at Xu Jinghong and waited, and finally fell on those families: "Waste, you can't see a horse!"

The young man's voice was very clear, and even when he scolded, but the arrogant family members immediately withered and even claimed to be incompetent, just like a mouse seeing a cat.

"Did you hurt my red cloud?" After scolding his own people, the prince turned his eyes back on Xu Jinghong. He found the blood stains on Xu Jinghong's body and naturally found the murderer.

Xu Jinghong nod: "Yes, I hurt the horse. However, I hurt the horse to save people. It's really out of helplessness. Please understand!" Seeing that the other party did not have those family-like arrogance, Xu Jinghong did not treat him with a tough attitude.

"Red cloud is a gift that my father bought for me from the Hu people in the north on my birthday, which is worth more than a thousand dollars. You said you would get hurt. I'm afraid you can't but give me an explanation, right? The prince did not take Xu Jinghong's words. He still said to himself and looked directly at Xu Jinghong.

"What does this gentleman mean?" Xu Jinghong frowned when he saw him talking like this, but he would not weaken himself because of this, so he looked at him. After careful consideration, Xu Jinghong had to lament the handsomeness of this young man. His facial features were very delicate and his skin was also very delicate, which made people feel amazing at a glance.

Amazing? He knew that such an idea had arisen in his mind, which made Xu Jinghong feel cold. He is a normal man, but he has not planned to lean over the camp of his friends. Then, he raised his eyes, but his eyes fell on the other party's throat and found that the young man's throat was very flat. So that's it!" Xu Jinghong smiled with relief. At least he has not become a friend.

"You... are so rude!" The prince was very uncomfortable being looked at by Xu Jinghong. Now he finds that the other party actually smiled deeply, which makes him feel that he seems to have been seen through something. Immediately, two red clouds appeared on his face, and he didn't know whether it was because of anger or other reasons.

Seeing that the prince was a little unhappy, the strong men who helped him clean up the passage suddenly looked at Xu Jinghong. Obviously, as long as he gave an order, these people would do it.

However, the prince quickly controlled his mood, and he still said in a clear voice, "Killing for his life, repaying debts!" Since you hurt my horse, of course you have to pay for it! This horse is worth thousands of dollars when you buy it, plus this year's consumption and ** cost, a total of 5,000 taels or cheaper for you!"

"Five thousand taels?" Xu Jinghong frowned again. And his action fell into the eyes of the prince, thinking that he thought he had too much money. He smiled and said, "If you can't afford it, you have to pay for it! Sell yourself as a slave to my Chu family, so that I can spare your life.

"The Chu family..." The people around who wanted to help Xu Jinghong say a few words heard the prince's words and retreated. The Chu family is one of the seven generations of the Song Dynasty. It is not something that small people can provoke. Now they just want to leave this place of right and wrong quickly.

Seeing the reaction of the people around him after hearing the name of the Chu family, the young man showed a satisfied look: "I think you also have the ability. If you are willing to use it for my Xu family, you will definitely do something." With that, he looked at this very unusual man with eager eyes. Somehow, he had no disgust with this man, but was very interested.

Xu Jinghong heard the other party's words and laughed: "5,000 taels, but it's not expensive. I'll pay for it!"

"Hmm?" This time, not only the prince, but also the people around him and the brothers behind Xu Jinghong were greatly surprised. The first two were surprised that Xu Jinghong was so rich, and the latter did not believe that Xu Jinghong would be so soft, which was too different from his performance in Lingzhou in the southwest.

But Xu Jinghong's words were not finished. In the time when everyone was stunned, he said, "As you said, you owe money. I hurt your horse and lost money, but your horse destroyed so many stalls and injured so many innocent people, should you be compensated?"

"Ah?" The young man obviously didn't expect Xu Jinghong to say this, and he was really a little unable to deal with it. Although he is not a dloven who likes to bully others, because of his natural sense of superiority, he does not take the ordinary people in front of him very seriously. Even if his horse hurts someone, he can't say anything about compensation. Of course, those injured people and the lost vendors did not dare to ask him for compensation after knowing that he was the son of the Chu family.

However, this point was clicked out to Xu Jinghong's face, which made the young man really unable to turn a blind eye. After a long period of stunned, the young man nodded helplessly: "You're right. I should also compensate them." He is still a responsible person. Wrong is wrong. Then he bowed his hand to the crowd and said, "If you have any losses, report them now. I will definitely compensate you at the price!"

Although that's what he said, who has the courage to ask the prince of the Chu family for compensation, so for a long time after he said this, no one who was injured or in distress came forward to ask for compensation.

Seeing this, the young man laughed and said to Xu Jinghong, "As you can see, I have proposed to compensate them, but they did not mean to ask me for compensation. But you are different. Since I asked you for debt, you should take out the money. If there is no silver, you have to..."

Xu Jinghong didn't wait for him to finish his words, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I will do what I say. Naturally, I won't miss you. It's just that what you just said was also wrong. It's not that no one asked you for compensation.

"Has anyone raised any compensation? Why didn't I see it?"

"This person is just me!" Xu Jinghong looked at the young man jokingly: "I was almost injured by the horse just now, and now my heart is still beating wildly. Shouldn't you be compensated for this? And my dress is also stained with horse blood, which should also be attributed to your head, right?

"You..." The young man is angry, which is obviously a scoundrel. He could quickly hurt the horse, but he even said that he was frightened, and the blood stains on the clothes were even more because he hurt the horse himself. How could he blame himself?

However, the young man still suppressed his anger and said, "Well, since you said so, I will do what you wish!" Tell me, how much do these two cost? That 5,000 taels will be deducted. I'm afraid you can't afford to deduct a few taels.

Hearing this, Xu Jinghong smiled with a fixed smile: "My clothes were rewarded by the court after several achievements on the battlefield, which can be said to be of great value. Now it's stained by this horse's blood. I'm afraid I can't wear it. Why should it be worth 2,000 yuan? As for the shock I suffered, it is even more serious. The heart is the most important thing. If the heart is hurt, the damage to the human body is immeasurable. If you want to cure my injury, I'm afraid it won't work without 5,000 taels of silver. If the two add up, it will cost seven thousand taels!"

"What?" The young man was about to jump up: "Do you want 2,000 taels of silver for this shabby dress? What else is heartache... You are talking nonsense! You said that your clothes are worth so much. What evidence do you have? And when you are frightened, it's just your words. It's not count at all.

Xu Jinghong did not have any excitement: "Then your Excellency said that the price of this horse is also nonsense! It's just a horse. How can it be worth 5,000? Do you think it's made of gold and silver? You said I didn't have evidence, and you don't have any evidence to prove that this horse is worth 5,000 yuan?

At this time, the young man really can't give a rebuttal. Although he knew that the horse was indeed worth 5,000 taels and was not falsely reported, he could not provide evidence. He wanted to convince people with reason, but he didn't expect to be squeezed by this man in the end.

Seeing that it was almost done, Xu Jinghong didn't want to completely anger the other party, so he smiled and said, "I wonder if this prince can let us leave?" As long as you don't force us to compensate the horse, we won't let you pay for the clothes.

The young man lost his mind for a while and finally had to wave his hand and said, "You go!" Although he wants to seek justice for his beloved horse, it can be seen that he has regretted being destroyed by the horse and the person injured. Now Xu Jinghong is so impeccable that he has to swallow this tone. After all, he is not a troublemaker.

After Xu Jinghong nods to the young man, he led the brothers forward. He was still going to rent a house. At this time, the young man suddenly asked, "What's your name?"

"If you can't change your name, don't change your surname, Xu Jinghong! If your Xu family wants to find someone to revenge, just come to me!" After Xu Jinghong left this, he strode away.

"Xu Jinghong..." The young man whispered the name once, with a strange look in his eyes, as if to engrave this person and name in his heart!