“Shen family, Wang Kuanqi, you will all die a horrible death! You killed my husband, sold my daughter for a pittance, and killed my son! You will all die a horrible death! You will all die a horrible death! There are gods three feet above your heads, and heaven is watching what people do. Your sins are obvious, and you will all go to hell sooner or later!” A madwoman rushed into the crowd and punched and kicked the Wang family members who were kneeling on the ground.

The Wang family was too large, including both old and young members. In order to force Emperor Mingde to lose the support of the people, they knelt very diligently. However, they were unable to get up and were kicked by the madwoman.

The maids, servants, and other servants came to stop the madwoman, but unexpectedly, small stones flew from nowhere and hit the pressure points on their knees, causing them to fall to the ground. A large number of the Wang family members were also knocked down along with them.

"Have Yang Quan find out who's hiding in the shadows," Yang Zhong whispered to Yang Fu.

Yang Fu curtsied and prepared to find the newly appointed Yang Quan, who was personally in charge of Qiu Tang's affairs. However, as soon as he turned out of Dongmen Street, before he even entered the alley, he was suddenly stuffed with a sack, and a sharp pain in his back caused him to faint. Before he closed his eyes, he didn't even see a single person.

Yang Zhong watched the madwoman crying and making a scene, and remembered that he had just asked a servant to fetch his students. He broke out in a cold sweat. "Yang Fu, where is Yang Fu?"

"Master, Steward Yang has left," the old woman came forward to report.

"Yang Shou, where is Yang Shou?" He was so flustered that he could barely speak and almost bit his tongue.

Yang Shou, another of his personal attendants, was serving Yang Yousu at the moment. Upon hearing Yang Zhong's voice, he hurriedly apologized and rushed over, "Master, you called for me?"

"Quickly, go tell Zheng Jian not to come over! Go now!" Hopefully, it's not too late. If those disciples see this farce at the Wang family, Wang Kuanqi will be completely beyond saving. Regardless of whether the madwoman's words are true or not, it cannot deny the fact that the Wang family is not strict in managing its household, which will greatly damage the Wang family's reputation.

It's true that he has students all over the world, but as the old saying goes, when the tree falls, the beard scatters. The Wang family still has Wang Jiyang!

At this moment, Wang Jiyang, Qiu Tangshi, Liu Huan, the Xie family, and other people from other forces were hiding in the shadows, idly watching the Wang and Yang families. Suddenly, they were startled by the cry and, after realizing what was happening, quickly ran back to report to their respective masters.

Little Zhu, with a licorice root in his mouth, hid in the shadows. When he saw Yang Shou run out, he immediately waved. Four soldiers dressed as ordinary civilians hurriedly followed. Commander Mo had said that when doing missions, the most important thing was to get back alive. Many hands make light work. Fighting alone was something only heroes did. They were soldiers, and fighting the enemy alive was what soldiers should do.

Yang Shou felt someone was following him, so he sped up, looking back as he walked. "Bang!" He only glanced back to see where the person behind him had gone before he was hit on the forehead with a hammer, leaving him dizzy.

Then everything went black, and he was stuffed into a bag. Zhang Liu, the captain of the C team of the garrison, kicked Yang Shou, saying, "Don't you watch where you're going? You keep looking back. Did you drop some money or something?" However, Yang Shou had already passed out and couldn't hear him anymore.

With great difficulty, Wang Kuanqi stood up with the help of a servant and said sternly, "Hurry up and tie up this madwoman!" After saying that, he said to the maid next to him, "Go and inform the gentlemen that they don't need to come today."

The maid was quite capable to be Wang Kuanqi's confidante; she left without anyone noticing. However, all of this did not escape Xiao Zhuzi's eyes. He beckoned, "This beauty is yours. Don't mess her up. Women down the mountain are tigers, remember that."

"Don't worry, Manager Zhu, I'm not that kind of person." After saying that, he tried to wink at Xiao Zhu, but Xiao Zhu kicked him away.

"Ouch, Steward Zhu, my butt~~~"

The madwoman was incredibly strong, kicking with all her might as if venting her anger. The Wang family members who were kicked by her were all staggering and falling. The servants, who had been exposed to the sun all day, were also exhausted. But there were people in the shadows helping them. In just a few breaths, the whole group was in complete chaos.

"Heavens! Please open your eyes and see if the world is still clear and bright. Please open your eyes and see if the evildoers have been punished. Look! My poor husband, my poor children!" The madwoman brushed aside her disheveled hair, revealing a pale face, which immediately caused an uproar among the Wang family members.

Some were terrified, some were astonished, and everyone stared at her in disbelief.

"You...you...Second sister-in-law?" someone in the Wang family exclaimed in surprise.

As he called out, everyone held their breath. What did they hear? Second Sister-in-law?

If I'm not mistaken, the one who just spoke was Wang Kuanwen, the fifth master of the fifth branch of the Wang family. If Wang Kuanwen could call her "Second Sister-in-law," then the madwoman in front of me must be Wang Fanshi.

Back then, the entire Fan family of Jiangnan was imprisoned for a heinous crime, and now no descendants of the Wang family can be found. In Jiangnan, the Fan family is not considered a great family because of its association with commerce, but it is a family of Suzhou embroidery masters, and its wealth is no less than that of other great families. Although the second son of the Wang family married the eldest daughter of the Fan family, their social status was somewhat different, but they were in love and it was a good match.

It is said that the second son of the Wang family and the eldest daughter of the Fan family met at the academy and fell in love at first sight. The second son of the Wang family insisted on marrying her, which led to the birth of Wang Fanshi. After marrying into the Wang family, Wang Fanshi did not behave in a vulgar or unreasonable manner typical of merchants. Instead, she was generous, proper, virtuous, and kind, which earned her the praise of Wang Jiangshi, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Wang family at the time.

When Wang Kuanwen thought of the Jiang family, he recalled that exceptionally talented genius in the Jiang family. Due to their improper flood control, more than 6,000 people drowned in the flood. To appease public anger, it was Grand Tutor Wang who put righteousness before family and had the entire Jiang family sent to the execution ground and sentenced to be executed.

"Fifth brother, I didn't expect you to still remember me. That's right, I am the second daughter-in-law of the Wang family! I was imprisoned by Wang Kuanqi and Shen Shi for fifteen years! They killed my husband, your second brother, and sold my daughter for a pittance! My poor daughter, I don't even know where she is now." She burst into tears as she spoke of her sorrow.

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