Wang Yi was anxious to find Qin Chaiyan, so he only rested for two hours at night and rode at full speed for two days before arriving at Ningzhou Prefecture.

He didn't know Chai Qingyan's home address, but he knew Xu Lanyin also had a Xinyue Teahouse in Ningzhou Prefecture. He cleverly went to Xinyue Teahouse to inquire about Xu Lanyin's residence, saying that he was Xu Lanyin's relative in the capital.

Xinyu Teahouse had been instructed not to reveal the addresses of the Xu and Zhao families, so no one told Wang Yi. Even if his personal guards took out ten taels of silver, no one dared to say anything.

As luck would have it, Li Sangen, a neighbor of the Xu family, happened to be drinking tea there. Seeing Wang Yi and his companions leave, he followed them out, told them where the Xu family lived, and received the reward of ten taels of silver as he had hoped.

Wang Yi thought that he had come so suddenly that they were definitely not prepared. He hadn't expected Chai Qingyan to hide and Zhao Wu to come here.

He had met Zhao Wu and knew that he was the one who rescued Xu Qingyan from the enemy country and was Xu Yan's future son-in-law. However, he did not know that Zhao Wu and Xu Lanyin were already married and that the two families were neighbors.

Wang Yi also knew that Zhao Wu's martial arts skills were among the best among the masters in the palace, and that he and his four personal soldiers were no match for him, so he did not act rashly.

He said, "Where is Madam Xu? General Xu asked me to bring her a letter."

Zhao Wu said with a sullen face, "Lord Wang, please be careful with your words. There are differences between men and women. Even if my father-in-law had a letter for my mother-in-law, he would not trouble you, Lord Wang. Besides, my father-in-law has sent someone to deliver the letter day and night, and my mother-in-law left for the capital yesterday."

Wang Yi thought to himself, if that bitch really went to the capital, she would be traveling slowly in a carriage, so he would still have time to catch up with her. Then he thought, how could Xu Qingyan let her go to the capital without Zhao Wu escorting her? This guy was obviously lying.

He sneered, "Boy, Madam Xu and I are old acquaintances and relatives. I'll just say a few words to her and leave."

Zhao Wu teased, "Sir Wang, you are an official appointed by the court. You have married several wives and even more concubines. Why bother to bother with a decent woman? If this gets out, it will damage your reputation as an official. If you are reported by the censors again..."

Before he could finish his words, Wang Yi, who was furious, whipped him with a horsewhip and cursed, "You little brat, I'm going to whip you to death."

Zhao Wu raised his hand, grabbed the whip, and pulled it hard towards himself, causing Wang Yi to stagger.

Several personal guards came over to beat Zhao Wu, and the two constables and Yang Zhong and Ding Gu rushed over and started fighting with the personal guards.

Zhao Wu twisted the whip in his hand a few times, pulled Wang Yi in front of him, and said coldly, "Sir Wang, if we really fight, you won't get any advantage."

If his abilities had not been exposed, Zhao Wuzhen wanted to deal with Wang Yi just like he dealt with Zhang Heizi, kicking him to pieces with a few kicks so that he would never be able to do anything bad again.

Wang Yi said stubbornly, "How dare you!"

Before Zhao Wu could answer, a voice came over, "He doesn't dare, but I do. The hooligan who came to my house to cause trouble is always right wherever he goes."

As the words came out, Xu Qingyan strode over.

That afternoon, Wang Yi threw the written "letter of divorce" to Xu Qingyan and fled in a rage. Xu Qingyan feared Wang Yi would go to Ningzhou Prefecture to cause trouble for Qin, but he couldn't leave. He patiently discussed the follow-up matters with the others. He then asked Commander Chai for leave to go back to his hometown to pick up his family. He then returned home to write a letter to Zhao Wu, asking Ma Zi to take it to Ningzhou Prefecture. He would follow and would definitely arrive home before Wang Yi.

But he saw Xu Lanzhou's servant Huashan hurriedly running home to report the news that his master had been kidnapped.

Xu Qingyan said angrily, "Didn't I tell you to stay in the Zhou Mansion these days and not go out?"

Huashan stammered, "Master Zhou coaxed me out."

Xu Qingyan suspected that Wang Yi had ordered this, aiming to divert attention and trap him in the capital. Thinking that Ma Zi had already delivered the letter and that Zhao Wu was protecting Qin, Xu Qingyan led his men to look for Xu Lanzhou first.

Xu Lanzhou was found in an alley the next morning, with a bruised face and a broken leg.

Xu Qingyan was extremely angry.

Since her family was of low status, even if Qin Shi became the stepdaughter of the Nanyang Princess, she would still be just a stepdaughter. The Nanyang Princess's Mansion had already done a great job in helping her to this extent, so it was not a good idea to drag them into this trouble.

Wang Yi was the biological son of Princess Beiyang. Not only was Princess Beiyang favored by the emperor, but the Wang family was also vast and complex. He wasn't afraid of them suppressing him openly, but he was afraid they would act covertly and do something unexpected. He couldn't guard against thieves all day long...

Xu Qingyan took out the small wooden plaque his daughter had given him. He hadn't asked the Zhou family for help before, thinking that since his daughter had worked so hard to get it, he should try not to use it. But now it seemed that he had no choice but to use it.

He was extremely frustrated. He had always been full of confidence, thinking that after years of hard work, he had finally escaped from the secret guards and become an official, and that he could make his parents happy, restore his wife's status, and let his children live a rich and prosperous life.

But things weren't as easy as he'd imagined. Things kept coming up, and in the end, he still had to use this little wooden sign to solve them. Thinking about it again, step by step, problem by problem, his daughter seemed to have played a bigger role than his own. Even his life was saved because of her...

Xu Qingyan took Xu Lanzhou to the Zhou family to ask to see the old Grand Tutor Zhou.

He took out the small wooden sign, told about Xu Lanyin's encounter with the old doctor Zhang, and also told about his request.

Old Master Zhou took the small wooden plaque, looked at it, and said with a smile, "This is what I gave to the old doctor after he treated the prince. I didn't expect that he would give it to the little girl Xu. I did say that, and I will fulfill my promise. You can go and pick up your wife without worry. I will be the mediator..."

Xu Qingyan then rode his horse at full speed to Ningzhou Prefecture.

Seeing that this bastard really came to his house to cause trouble, and thinking of his injured son, Xu Qingyan's blood rushed to his head, and he stepped forward, grabbed Wang Yi and beat him up.

Although Wang Yi was a military general, his fighting power was far weaker than Xu Qingyan, who was a secret guard. He was beaten by Xu Qingyan without any ability to fight back.

Zhao Wu knew that Xu Qingyan wanted to vent his anger, so he didn't help him. Instead, he kicked several of Wang Yi's personal soldiers to the ground, and then stepped forward to break one of their arms to prevent them from doing anything bad.

Seeing Wang Yi lying on the ground with blood all over his head, Zhao Wucai went over to stop him and said, "Father-in-law, that's enough. You can't beat someone to death."

Xu Qingyan kicked him away and said, "Get out!"

Zhao Wu said to the constables, "Lord Wang is in poor health and cannot be overworked. Please rent an oxcart to escort him to the capital." Fearing that the constables would suffer, he added, "Just send him to Tong County."

The constables had received Qin Che's orders and were to follow Zhao Wu's lead. They then helped Wang Yi up and led him outside. Several personal guards also helped each other to their feet and followed their master.

Wang Yi was so stunned that he couldn't open his mouth to curse. He was carried out by the constable like a dead pig.