Inside the Spring Breeze Pavilion, wine cups clinked and women danced, their long sleeves billowing.

What a joyful and lively scene!

Qin Yu had no interest in observing any of this; he simply searched among the men drinking for anyone of note.

"Since Chunfeng Tower has such a close relationship with Reading, someone from Cui Renshi's faction will definitely come. Perhaps some insignificant nobody is actually a court official..."

This idea is not wrong.

However, Qin Yu had too little contact with the officials in Daqing, making it difficult for him to distinguish which people were officials.

At this moment, she found everyone suspicious and wished she could just go over and drag them out for questioning.

Could it be that thin man in the corner? He wasn't looking for women, just drinking alone. Perhaps he was feeling unappreciated and thus depressed.

Could it be the pot-bellied man not far away? He had a young girl on each arm, a wide smile on his face, and was laughing wildly.

Or were they the middle-aged men clinking glasses and exchanging toasts nearby?

Qin Yu recalled how the ministers of Qin behaved when they went on their incognito visits, and tried to match their responses with those of each person, but to no avail.

These people all seem to be ordinary people who are not important.

Qin Yu felt a sense of powerlessness.

"If we just wait for Daqing to fall apart, how long will that take? I must personally add fuel to the fire, or even be the one to start it..."

Qin Yu took a step forward.

"Little beauty, where are you rushing off to?"

A slightly teasing laugh suddenly came from behind, and then someone grabbed my wrist.

This sudden action displeased Qin Yu.

She instinctively pulled her hand back forcefully, her brows furrowing tightly. Turning around, she saw two men staring intently at her from either side, their gazes undisguised and utterly repulsive.

The taller one in particular had a lewd and unrestrained smile on his face, his gaze constantly wandering over Qin Yu's chest and waist.

His gaze was even bolder than that of the guests at Chunfeng Tower who looked at the women.

"Oh, you've got quite a wild side, haven't you? Young Master will definitely like that."

The carefree man commented with a smile.

Another man, who looked distressed, nodded slightly, as if agreeing with his companion.

Qin Yu subconsciously took a step back. "I'm not from Chunfeng Tower."

In fact, her first thought was to take direct action, but unfortunately, she was in the capital.

Even with Tang Huan as her backer, she doesn't dare to be too presumptuous.

After all, one's identity cannot be revealed in the light of day.

If things escalate, Tang Huan might abandon himself just like Redding abandoned Jia Yu.

Therefore, Qin Yu chose to clarify her identity, stating that she was not a dancer or singer who provided pleasure to customers.

However, this answer did not arouse the other party's fear; on the contrary, it attracted even more attention.

“You’re not from Chunfeng Tower…” the man smiled. “Then do you know who I am? Everyone in Chunfeng Tower has heard of my name. If word gets out, who wouldn’t know I’m Zhang Ling?”

"Never heard of it," Qin Yu replied coldly, then turned to leave.

The man who called himself Zhang Ling reached out to stop Qin Yu, but Qin Yu took a deep breath, turned around, and pushed the man in the chest with a palm.

Because he didn't want to cause trouble, Qin Yu didn't use too much force.

Zhang Ling didn't retreat too far. After staggering a step, he exchanged a glance with his companion and said with a smile, "It's rare to see someone who knows kung fu. Let's attack together."

Immediately afterwards, the two of them slowly approached Qin Yu together.

"To tell you the truth, I work for Young Master Zhang Jun. Even if you're not from Chunfeng Pavilion, it's an honor for you to have a few drinks with him. You'd better just come with me to see him and not make things too ugly."

Zhang Ling continued to persuade him, "If you gain the young master's favor, your whole family will benefit from it. This is a blessing that you can't earn even after burning incense for several lifetimes."

The two approached him.

Qin Yu could hardly suppress his anger and wished he could take action immediately.

But in the end, she endured it.

As two disgusting faces loomed close, Qin Yu casually picked up a glass of wine from the table beside him and splashed it on Zhang Ling's face amidst the shouts of the guests.

Then she threw the wine glass at him as well.

Taking advantage of the other party's dodge, she moved between several tables and then nimbly bypassed them.

Zhang Ling angrily wiped the wine off her face and kicked away the wine glass that had fallen to the ground.

Before the guest whose drink was stolen could even retaliate, he saw Zhang Ling's angry face and ultimately swallowed his anger silently.

"You bitch, you can't escape!"

Zhang Ling cursed loudly and chased after him.

The two pursuers left Qin Yu with nowhere to escape, and he had no choice but to return to the vicinity of Tang Huan and Li Daikui.

After a series of hurried footsteps, Qin Yu returned to Tang Huan's side.

"Come on, sisters, let's drink. It's such a pity that I only met you all today."

The girls were amused by Tang Huan's words.

"Lord Tang, what are you saying? It is our honor to know you."

Tang Huan casually remarked, "Hey, I'm nothing special. Compared to the officials my sisters talk about, I'm just a nobody. They wouldn't even notice if I were trampled underfoot."

Seeing that Tang Huan's attention was still on the women, Qin Yu couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Li Daikui is still out having fun somewhere and has not returned.

Qin Yu suddenly realized that coming back to find Tang Huan didn't seem to make much sense; perhaps it was just a matter of going from one person being bullied to two.

"You bitch, keep running! Why aren't you running anymore?"

Zhang Ling and his companion finally caught up.

The lewd smile on Zhang Ling's face vanished, replaced by a burning rage.

He glared fiercely at Qin Yu. "Don't let your good looks fool you. I have no mercy for you. Today, are you going to obediently come with me to see the young master, or am I going to tie you up and send you there? The choice is yours."

To boost his own morale, Zhang Ling spoke with great force.

When the sound is loud, a buzzing sound appears in my ears.

"Who's making such a racket here, disturbing my drinking with my sisters..."

After the complaints subsided, Tang Huan looked up and noticed Zhang Ling and the other person.

He glanced at Qin Yu sideways and asked, "Have you offended someone?"

Qin Yu was furious. "They want to force me to see their young master."

Tang Huan said nonchalantly, "There's no harm in going to see them..."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ling assumed that Tang Huan was afraid of her, and laughed, "Did you hear that? Even your own people are saying that. Why don't you hurry up and come with me?"

Qin Yu gritted her teeth and said angrily, "I am still your servant, your woman. Are you just going to let them take me away like this? This is a disgrace to you."

“That’s true.” Tang Huan pinched the cheek of the girl on his right and looked at Zhang Ling.

After thinking for a moment, Tang Huan said domineeringly, "You dare to kidnap my woman? Get out of here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Huan felt the girl in his arms trembling.

He asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

One of them mustered his courage and said, "He is Zhang Ling, one of Zhang Jun's men."