Chapter 36 At this moment, there is a huge contrast with the outside of the house separated by a wall.

This is quite an arrogant tone.

The leaders said miserably, "It's been snowing for days now, and the relief food supply ran out last week! Why haven't we received any yet?"

"Yes, we just want an explanation from you, sir. Are we wrong?! With natural disasters approaching, even with money, we can barely afford food. Why hasn't the imperial court distributed the relief grain in advance?"

However, before they could finish speaking, the guards pushed them aside without hesitation.

Now Ruan Mian finally understood that Ding Cheng had already stopped being a human being before the natural disaster actually came.

The original book recorded how much relief food he withheld. Even the temporary relief funds and food were embezzled by him.

As more and more suffering people gathered, more and more guards were sent.

After Ruan Mian stepped into the mansion, he saw the roar of gongs and drums, and the prosperous and luxurious scene inside.

At this moment, it forms a huge contrast with the outside of the house separated by a wall.

The people kneeling outside to petition couldn't even afford a meal.

And at this time, there was such a luxurious party being held in the mansion, with singing and dancing, and plenty of money... I believe that monk Puhui should have seen this scene.

When this group of women arrived, the nobles in the mansion became even more excited. Some of them even took the initiative to come forward and couldn't help but hold the women's hands.

Although the women were afraid, they did not dare to resist.

The woman even smiled, and assigned the girls to the men one by one, just like a brothel madam.

She also kept introducing them, saying that this girl could sing and that girl could play the pipa.

After everyone else had been taken away, one of them, a woman with a pipa in her arms and half her face covered, walked up to Ding Cheng with her slender figure.

Her skin was whiter than snow, her eyes were as charming as silk. When she took off the veil, her pretty little face was revealed.

It would have been fine if he hadn't seen it, but once he did, Ruan Mian was shocked.

It turned out to be her former sister-in-law, Qi Lin, who was pretending to be crazy.

She actually got in too?

Ruan Mian narrowed her eyes slightly, and a look of interest appeared on her unmade-up face.

Ruan Mian was brought over by an old man with greasy hair and fat ears. Looking at her little face, the man was overjoyed.

He peeled melon seeds for her, poured wine for her, and helped her pick up meat to eat. He was really attentive.

The women on the stage were showing off their skills, while everyone at the table was praising Ding Cheng.

Ding Cheng, who holds a high position, is about the same size as the fat-eared man next to him, but Ding Cheng has a more mean face and his three white eyes show that he doesn't have much kindness.

He enjoyed the beauty in his arms, the flattery of others, and the melodious music of stringed instruments, but he had absolutely no sympathy for the people that a prefect should have.

Soon, Qi Lin volunteered to go on stage and play a song on the pipa.

She was more open than other women, and her eyes moved around as if to captivate people.

There is no trace of the sickly look at all.

This extremely lazy person did not treat the original owner as a human being for his own selfish reasons.

He had been pretending to be sick for years and still needed her to take care of his defecation and urination. Now seeing how eager she was to show off, it seemed that she had the same idea as her brother, and was desperate to escape exile, and was willing to do such a thing even at the cost of humiliating herself.

She really is his brother's sister.

But how could Ruan Mian do as she wished?

But she didn't expect that before she even started to take action, Qi Lin would target her first and try to kill herself.

After the song ended, she was admired by everyone. Ding Cheng felt that this woman was a top-notch one and stretched out his arms to embrace her in his arms.

During the conversation, Qi Lin actually pointed his finger at Ruan Mian.

She whispered softly, "Master, I see this woman has such a bright smile. I'm sure her skills are even better than mine. Why not let her demonstrate for you all?"

Behind the words, her gaze was as cold as an arrow.

But she knew that Ruan Mian was a fool!

Born into a merchant family, he had no knowledge of music, chess, calligraphy or painting, and was completely untalented.

When she first married into the Qi Mansion, her brother didn't even consummate the marriage because he despised her for not being able to read or write, let alone learn basic skills.

Moreover, she was dull and boring, which is why she was a widow for three years!

By pointing her out, Qi Lin thought Ruan Mian wanted to gain the prefect's favor just like her, so now she would make a fool of herself!

But she didn't know why Ruan Mian came here.

What Ruan Mian had in mind was Ding Cheng's worthless life and the immense wealth behind him!

However, Qi Lin took the initiative to provoke Ruan Mian at this time, so he took the opportunity and went with the flow.

She just stood up calmly. There were too many people around and she hid herself deliberately so that some people didn't notice her.

Now, in front of everyone, she was like a dignified and elegant magnolia flower, calmly and calmly letting the servants set up the piano.

She sat down calmly, placed her delicate hands on it, and the music started, instantly immersing everyone in her majestic and powerful piano music.

This was the muscle memory from the original owner. Ruan Mian didn't even need to think about it, his hands seemed to be able to bounce up by themselves.

The music scores that I had read in my mind were also quickly flipped through page by page.

The sound of the piano is not like the tinkling sound usually played by girls, but it is urgent and makes people feel uneasy.

So many people were carried away by the music, and when they saw her steal the show, Qi Lin realized she was no illiterate fool! She had clearly been hiding her incompetence before.

It seemed as if her back teeth were about to be bitten to pieces.

When the song ended, everyone applauded loudly. Ding Cheng no longer cared about Qi Lin in his arms. He pushed her away and walked to Ruan Mian.

He asked with a smile, "Girl, this song is so special! But is there any touching story behind it?"

Seeing his lustful eyes rolling around, Ruan Mian smiled slightly and turned to look at the people below the stage.

“There is indeed a story behind this song.”

"One year, a sudden disaster struck, with heavy snow falling. Countless people froze and starved. The city had no food or firewood, yet the officials, the parents of the people, were living in peace and prosperity, devouring food and looting wealth, using their flesh and blood to pave their own way!"

"This song is about the inhumanity of heaven..."

"How dare you! Someone come!"

Before she could finish, Ding Cheng, with his ferocious face, could already tell that she was clearly making a veiled allusion to him.

He was so furious that he interrupted her and yelled at the officer: "Take this little bitch away and beat her to death!"

However, at this moment, the eminent monk Puhui suddenly stepped out from the crowd and looked at Tian Xiang with great sorrow.

"This celestial sign is unbearable. It signifies that a great disaster is approaching and the end of fate is near."

"Sir, the number of people outside who need relief is increasing. Why don't you take advantage of your birthday today to distribute the necessary relief food so that..."

"You are such a troublesome monk! I have been so good to you, but you turned your elbow outward and slandered me with this bitch? Come here! Take them all down and beat them severely..." But before he gave the order, the people bribed by Ruan Mian had already run to the gate of the mansion and opened it!

He shouted to the crowd gathered outside the mansion.

"Ding Cheng withheld relief grain, abducted women, and committed countless evil deeds! Now that the snowstorm has arrived, if you don't want to freeze to death, you can go to his warehouse in the East Courtyard and divide up all the relief grain!"