One night later, a new story emerged from the busiest vegetable market in the Eighth District.

"Have you heard? General Qin, the one whose first wife was stolen by the Ninth Prince a while ago, his father was framed and imprisoned. Can you guess why?"

The plump auntie selling wild mushrooms approached the bamboo basket stall, covering her mouth and grinning lewdly, making people even more eager to hear what happened next.

"Why? Tell me quickly."

The plump woman lowered her voice and whispered a few words.

The bamboo basket seller, a loud-voiced man, immediately shouted, "A daughter-in-law seducing her own father-in-law? Really?"

Hearing this, people from more than a dozen stalls around him all craned their necks to ask.

"Whose wife is this? So shameless. She should be dragged out and drowned in a pig cage."

The plump woman became the center of attention, unable to hide the smugness on her face, yet she still deliberately gave a stern warning.

"We've told you, so don't spread this around."

Everyone nodded and urged them on.

She then said,

"That's General Qin, the one whose wife was stolen from him before. He's really pitiful! He fought for five years and finally earned military merit, only to find out when he came back that his wife had already climbed up to the prince."

"Even General Qin couldn't win against him, so he had to accept his defeat and watch helplessly as his beloved wife became another man's concubine, while he himself didn't get a good official position."

"Now, he has become a victim of the infighting among officials. That shameless woman called his father to a remote place and insisted on falsely accusing him of kidnapping and having ulterior motives. She tore her own clothes to shreds and said it was her father-in-law who did it, and sent General Qin's father to prison."

"How could the Jingzhao Prefecture dare to offend that prince? They sentenced him directly and posted the notice. General Qin is probably no longer able to hold office. It's a pity that he fought for the Great Zhou for five years and ended up like this."

Upon hearing this, everyone shook their heads, sighed, and expressed their indignation.

"This is too much of a bullying."

"What can we ordinary folks do when they're royalty?"

"You can't say that. Are you going to let a great general who has served the country and its people be unjustly accused?"

“That’s right. Let’s spread this evil story. Isn’t it said that the will of the people is the greatest? There will always be righteous ministers who will write to the emperor to get rid of this villain.”

"But this Ninth Prince used to be the God of War of our Great Zhou, protecting our country."

"...It must have been that disgusting woman who seduced her. This kind of woman who brings disaster to the country and the people should be torn apart by five horses."

"Strip them naked and parade them through the streets, let's see who dares to be so unchaste!"

The more they discussed it, the more excited they became.

Whose wild mushrooms are these?

The plump aunt, who was talking animatedly, raised her hand upon hearing this.

"My goodness, little girl... Oh, it's you! Everyone come and see, it's that slut's maid."

Those around him were filled with righteous indignation.

Upon hearing this, an uproar erupted.

Some people were holding cabbages, some were carrying baskets, and some even grabbed large stones from the roadside and pounced on Lian'er.

"Strip her naked and let the whole capital see how shameless they, master and servant, are!"

Before Lian'er could react, a stone hit her forehead, and blood immediately gushed out.

Li Dou, who had just bought fish, happily ran over carrying a straw rope.

"Lian'er, the fish is so plump."

Lian'er covered her forehead and tried to rush over to him, but someone ripped her clothes to shreds, tearing half of her sleeve.

She screamed in fright.

He covered his arm and shrank back.

Li Dou's eyes turned red with anger. He swung the fish in his hand and charged forward, and Lian'er couldn't stop him at all.

Although the group of people buying groceries were all quite strong, Li Dou had learned a lot of ruthless techniques from Ye Qi recently, and he was even more ferocious when he fought.

In just a few moves, he sent the people surrounding him flying.

Screams erupted one after another.

In the chaos, it was impossible to hear who was shouting.

"Report to the authorities! Go report to the authorities immediately!"

"I have broken my arm……"

"My leg, they're trying to kill me!"

...

Jiang Qingwan was awakened by a strange maid.

"This servant, Qinghui, greets Madam Jiang. The Jingzhao Prefecture government just sent a messenger saying that Miss Lian'er has had an accident and asking you to go to the government office as soon as possible."

Although she wore a light green dress and had her hair tied in two buns with colorful ropes, her sharp features made her look unlike an ordinary maid.

Suddenly awakened from her sleep, Jiang Qingwan felt a headache coming on. She sat up with a frown and rubbed her temples.

"Who are you?"

Qing Sui said, "I am Ye Shijiu, the nineteenth guard of the Dark Guard. The Prince bestowed this name upon me last night. From now on, I, Qing Sui, will protect Lady Jiang's safety."

Secret Guard?

Jiang Qingwan recalled the imperial decree of marriage she had seen last night and understood, so she did not chase them away.

"What did you just say happened to Lian'er?"

"Miss Lian'er got into a fight with someone and was reported to the government office."

Jiang Qingwan finally regained her senses.

"Please fetch me a basin of water."

"Yes, this servant will go right away."

Qing Sui turned and walked out.

Jiang Qingwan said, "Just change back into your usual clothes. This doesn't suit you."

Even with just a few glances, she could tell that the girl was extremely uncomfortable.

Qinghui, who had already reached the door, suddenly froze.

"yes!"

Water was brought quickly, but Qinghui clearly didn't know how to take care of people, and just stood there handing out towels.

Jiang Qingwan told her to go change her clothes first. She tidied herself up briefly, casually tied her hair into a bun with a gold hairpin with butterfly tassels, and then took a cloak before going out.

Qinghui was already standing at the door waiting.

The two went out of the backyard together. Jiang Qingwan looked at the empty road and turned to ask her, "Didn't you call a carriage?"

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