Lian Rongrong smiled smugly, swaying her hips arrogantly.

"You also know Jiang Shun from the Ministry of Rites? I'm not afraid to tell you, Jiang Shun is my husband. My father-in-law will be in charge of the entire Ministry of Rites in the future."

You'd better kneel down and beg for mercy, offering the silk strings to me with both hands, or you'll regret it."

It turned out to be Jiang Shun's wife. Apart from being beautiful, she was extremely vulgar, and her actions and behavior were just like those of someone who came from a brothel.

Every word she utters involves the Jiang family; it's probably the only thing she can boast about.

"Oh, so you're from the Jiang family, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites. I heard that after Miss Jiang died, the Jiang family's official career suddenly became better than ever. It's a pity that Miss Jiang couldn't benefit from it."

This Jiang family is the same Jiang family that has a deep-seated hatred for Xie Wanwan. On the surface, they are the ones who sued the Xie family until they were destroyed.

When Lian Rongrong heard Su Luo mention Jiang Zhihui, her eyes widened. This was a taboo subject in the Jiang family, and no one was allowed to mention it. Su Luo dared to say it to her face.

"What nonsense are you spouting, Ah Ai and Ah Lian? Go and slap her!"

Lian Rongrong put one hand on her hip and pointed at Su Luo with the other, ordering the two maids behind her to slap Su Luo in the face.

Yi Huan stood behind Su Luo. The two maids looked frail and weak; they dared to come over only to bully her.

Su Luo raised the zither in her hand to block, and pushed it backward, causing the two maids to fall to the ground.

"You two good-for-nothings, get up and teach that bitch a lesson!"

Su Luo didn't want to get entangled with them any further. Not to mention that Jiang Shun had just entered the Ministry of Rites, even Lian Rongrong's father-in-law, Jiang Kangcheng, with his current official rank, had to bow to Su Luo.

The owner of the Zhiyin shop was at a loss when he saw that the two were about to fight. He was just a businessman, and he couldn't afford to offend the government officials.

"Boss, here's your money."

Su Luo placed another ten taels of silver on the counter and took the silk string from the shopkeeper.

"I...I...I..."

Before the boss could even react, the strings were gone.

"Huanhuan, let's go!"

Su Luo pulled Yi Huan past Lian Rongrong and was about to leave.

Lian Rongrong couldn't stand such an insult. She almost hit Yi Huan as she turned around. Fortunately, Yi Huan had learned a few tricks and bent back to avoid being hit by Lian Rongrong's sleeve.

"Stop right there! Who let you leave? You dared to steal my silk strings and gossip about the Jiang family. You won't be leaving this shop today."

Jiang Shun was selecting a sword in the shop next door; he only needed to shout to grab the woman in front of him.

Lian Rongrong dared to look down on Su Luo because she was wearing ordinary clothes. Anyone with a bit of face would be dressed in fine silk and satin.

"Everyone in the capital knows about Miss Jiang's affairs. The Jiang family doesn't even allow people to talk about it. I don't have time to waste on you. You'd better not bother me."

Su Luo ignored Lian Rongrong, hugged her zither, and pulled Yi Huan out of the Zhiyin store.

Lian Rongrong was furious. She had never been treated like this since she married into the Jiang family. Everyone knew that the Jiang family was the most promising family for official careers.

Everyone greets her with a smile; no one cares about her past status.

She finally got to experience the feeling of being high and mighty, and this woman dared to disregard her.

"A commoner is a commoner."

Lian Rongrong grinned, her eyes filled with malice, and ran out the door, intending to push Su Luo and Yi Huan down the steps.

The footsteps behind her sounded strange. Yi Huan looked at Su Luo and said, "Mother, be careful."

The mother and son each turned around, but Lian Rongrong couldn't push anyone away and couldn't stop herself, so she flew down the steps due to inertia.

"Ah...help me..."

Suddenly, Lian Rongrong's face made intimate contact with the ground.

"Ah... my face, ah... it hurts so much, I'm disfigured, ah..."

"Madam...Madam, are you alright...?"

Two maids rushed out of the shop, wanting to help Lian Rongrong.

Su Luo and Yi Huan stood at opposite ends of the steps. This person had come to cause them trouble for no reason; he was really annoying.

Before Su Luo could make a move, Yi Huan tossed a few taels of silver and several dozen coins to Lian Rongrong's side and shouted to the crowd on the street.

"Wow... there's so much silver on the ground! Who dropped this? Quick, pick it up!"

There were many poor people in those days. When someone saw that there was real silver on the ground, the first person came to pick it up, and then the second and third people came.

Even beggars swarmed over, desperately pushing others aside in their pursuit of silver.

They don't care who's being pushed; anyone who steals the silver is their enemy.

"Mine, my money, it's all mine..."

"Help! Don't step on me..."

Lian Rongrong's cries mingled with the voices of the crowd, and the two maids who tried to save her couldn't push their way through the throng.

One of the maids, being the quick-witted one, ran to the shop next door, presumably to seek help.

"Huanhuan, are you hurt?"

Seeing Yi Huan's little tricks just now, Su Luo didn't say anything. This kind of person deserves to be taught a lesson.

"Mom, Huanhuan is alright."

Soon, Jiang Shun followed the maid out of the weapon shop next door, carrying a long sword in his hand.

Upon arrival, he pointed his sword at the crowd and angrily shouted, "Stop! I am an official of the Ministry of Rites from the Jiang family. If you dare to cause trouble in the street, arrest you all!"

As soon as Jiang Shun spoke, the group of people fled in fear, not daring to linger regardless of whether they had found any silver or not.

After everyone had run away, Jiang Shuncai saw Lian Rongrong half-lying on the ground, her silk robes and satins all dirty.

Her once charming face was now covered in mud and scratched. Jiang Shun was disgusted and embarrassed when he helped her up.

"Husband, husband, you must stand up for me! It was that woman who pushed me down and even spoke ill of my sister-in-law."

Jiang Shun could tolerate anything, but he couldn't tolerate anyone mentioning Jiang Zhihui in front of the Jiang family. This was a taboo and a disgrace for the Jiang family.

"Who dares to be so bold? I will rip out her tongue."

Jiang Shun was so focused on rescuing Lian Rong that he didn't even notice Su Luo.

"My lord, it's that woman. You must teach her a lesson and avenge my humiliation."

Jiang Shun slowly stood up, pointed his longsword at Su Luo and Yi Huan, rolled his eyes and turned around. Seeing Su Luo's indifferent expression, he instantly dropped his longsword.

With a panicked expression, he walked down the steps, stood in front of Su Luo, clasped his hands in a gesture of fear, and said...

"This humble official was unaware that the Vice Minister of Agriculture was here. Please forgive me, Vice Minister of Agriculture."

Jiang Shun cursed Lian Rongrong in his heart. Of all things to do, she had to mess with the Deputy Minister of Agriculture. This woman was someone the Crown Prince was planning to bring into his camp.

Her official position is even higher than her father's. As expected, a dancer is just a dancer, something that can't be brought to the table. If things go wrong today, the Jiang family will be harmed by Lian Rongrong.