In the Ye family in the west of the city, seeing that it was getting late, Hua Shi, noticing that her daughter, son-in-law, and second daughter-in-law had not yet returned, went to the kitchen to prepare a simple dinner for the family.

Ever since her two daughters-in-law married into the family, they have always been very filial to her. In the early years, when her grandchildren were young, she helped her two daughters-in-law and took the initiative to do all the housework. Later, when the children grew up, her two daughters-in-law stopped her from doing housework, so she stopped cooking much.

Hua was washing rice and putting it in the pot when he heard the voice of his second son, Ye Xianzhang, coming from outside.

"Dad, you go to the kitchen and hide with Mom for a while. I'll go outside and take a look."

Seeing her old man being pushed in by her son, Madam Hua couldn't help but ask, "Second son, why did you let your father hide in the kitchen? What happened?"

“Someone was banging on the door. My son peeked through the crack in the door and saw a lot of people standing outside, holding sticks and looking menacing. My parents bolted the kitchen door and hid inside for a while. I went out to see what they wanted,” Ye Xianzhang said quickly.

Today, only he and his two elderly parents remain at home.

Those people outside looked very fierce, and he didn't know why they came. In order to prevent his parents from getting hurt, Ye Xianzhang naturally told them to hide first.

"Don't go!" Hua instinctively grabbed her son's arm.

"Mother, don't worry. This is the capital, under the Emperor's nose. Even members of the royal family must abide by the laws of the court. Unless they're tired of living, no one would dare to commit violence in the street. Your son will reason with them and will never lay a hand on them. Don't worry, Mother," Ye Xianzhang quickly reassured Hua Shi.

"Xianzhang, talk to them nicely and see if there's any misunderstanding. If they dare to make a move, run outside. There are many people outside, and the Imperial Guards patrol the streets. Don't fight back, or you'll suffer losses," Ye Jinghuai instructed his son.

"Son, I understand!" Ye Xianzhang nodded. Hearing the knocking getting louder, he worried that his front door would be smashed, so he quickly went out.

Ye Xianzhang did not open the door immediately, but instead asked loudly, "Who goes there? According to the laws of my Great Yan Dynasty, anyone who trespasses on a private residence is guilty and sentenced to one year of penal servitude. If you continue to knock on my door and damage it, I will take this to the Jingzhao government office and ask the prefect to do me justice."

The knocking at the door stopped quickly.

Granny Zhou walked up to Qi Fangya, curtsied, and said, "Princess, the people inside won't open the door and are even threatening us with the prefectural government office. Princess, should we have someone break down this gate?"

"He's just a poor, pedantic scholar who's only read a few books. How dare he threaten me, the county magistrate, with the laws of my Great Yan Dynasty? Doesn't he even know who he is?" Qi Fangya said with a cold snort, "Guards, smash this door down for me and drag everyone inside out."

"Yes!" The guards standing behind her responded and rushed forward to bang on the door.

The commotion was so loud that it had already alerted the people in the neighborhood.

In addition, the residents of the eastern part of the city were mostly ordinary people. When they saw that a distinguished person had come to cause trouble, they all rushed forward to watch. Some young people even climbed onto the roof of the house opposite the Ye family to watch. There were also people in the trees not far away.

Seeing that she was surrounded by people and there seemed to be a faint odor in the air, Qi Fangya felt extremely disgusted.

If it weren't for the need to drive the Ye family away, she, a noblewoman of the royal family, would never have come to such a poor and shabby place.

Fearing that his front door might actually be knocked down, Ye Xianzhang quickly opened it.

Anyway, they've done nothing wrong and are completely upright, so they're not afraid of these people at all.

"What do you intend to do?" Ye Xianzhang stepped out of the threshold and questioned loudly.

Qi Fangya glanced at Granny Zhou beside her. Granny Zhou understood and said in a deep voice, "This old woman is here on the orders of my lady to ask you, does Ye Miaoyun live here?"

After hearing what the old woman said, Ye Xianzhang knew that the woman standing next to her, dressed in an apricot-yellow dress and looking very elegant, was a county princess.

Upon hearing that they were looking for his younger sister, he immediately became wary.

"Ye Miaoyun is my younger sister. May I ask what business you have with her?" Ye Xianzhang asked while bowing.

"Your sister is a shameless, despicable whore! She flirted with our master in broad daylight, and after being rejected, she actually refused to leave the gate. Such a shameless woman doesn't deserve to stay in the capital! Guards... smash this place up and throw them out of the capital!" Granny Zhou shouted.

Qi Fangya, who was standing to the side, was slightly taken aback after hearing what Granny Zhou said.

She simply instructed Granny Zhou to find any excuse to send these people away, but she never expected her to give such a reason.

Granny Zhou, however, felt that she had handled the situation very well.

The county princess probably forgot that seven or eight years ago, a woman also harassed her master. It was she who brought people to their door, humiliated him severely, and then drove him out of the capital.

The county princess told her that she wanted to drive the Ye family away. The county princess hated the woman named Ye Miaoyun the most, so Zhou Mama subconsciously thought that she had encountered the same thing as seven or eight years ago.

"Nonsense!" Ye Xianzhang knew immediately that they were slandering his sister, and couldn't help but shout, "My sister is married. Ever since she came to the capital, her husband has accompanied her every time she goes out. You have insulted my sister's reputation. I will go to the Jingzhao government office to sue you."

Qi Fangya was already wary of the incorruptible prefect of the Jingzhao government. Hearing the Ye family, a lowly commoner, constantly threatening her with the Jingzhao government made her feel humiliated.

"Granny Zhou, there's no need to waste time arguing with them. Just get them out of the capital." Qi Fangya planned to go back.

She couldn't be bothered to deal with these filthy people; it would be beneath her dignity.

"Yes," Zhou Mama replied, and said to the servants and guards, "Smash this courtyard and drive all the people in it out of the capital. If they ever dare to set foot in the capital again, break their legs."

"Yes." The group responded and were about to rush inside when they heard a woman's voice behind them.

"Wait a minute."

Ye Xianya walked over with a cold face.

They had just reached the entrance of the alley when they were blocked by a crowd of people.

While Qi Jiu was asking around about what had happened inside, Ye Xianya had already started calculating with her fingers. Upon learning that there was danger at home, she disregarded everything else and used her mystical arts to clear a path, finally arriving at her doorstep.

This is a house she bought for several thousand taels of silver, so of course she can't let these people smash it up.

Just as Ye Xianya was about to say something, Ye Miaoyun stepped forward first.

"You're the vicious old woman who spews filth, saying I seduced that beast Jiang Mingtao?"

Ye Miaoyun sneered, "Jiang Mingtao abandoned his wife to marry someone else in order to climb the social ladder. I haven't even gone to the yamen to complain about him yet, and you're already coming to my door to accuse me. You're really shameless."