"Are you out of your mind? I'll tear your mouth apart today!"

When the beggar saw Lin come out, he immediately denied it and even cursed her viciously. Although, when he saw Lin acting so unruly, the beggar was already scared out of his wits.

But at this moment, the beggar understood even more clearly that if this matter were resolved privately, Zheng Yu and Zheng Heyi might still let him off the hook. But if it were taken to the yamen, it would be like cutting off his lower body.

Upon realizing this, the beggar was terrified. He collapsed and hurriedly began kowtowing to He Yi and Zheng Yu, angrily pointing at Lin Shi.

"Young Master Zheng, it's the young princess! It's her, it's her! Last night, Lin was wearing this dress! If I've uttered even the slightest lie, I'd rather be struck by lightning!" Perhaps to save his life, this man was eager to tell everything clearly and plainly.

Yu Bing turned her gaze and stared intently at Lin Shi with her sharp, piercing eyes.

His gaze carried an almost invisible pressure. "Madam Lin, the witnesses are here. What do you have to say now?"

Lin was dejected. She was terrified of Zheng Yu when she was at home, and she was even more frightened when she saw him now. The worst part was that this damned beggar had clearly taken the money to slander people.

Little did he know that they had turned against him now. At this moment, Zheng Yu was looking at him so fiercely, and his gaze made him feel uneasy.

Lin sat down heavily at the entrance of Zhiweitang, waving her handkerchief haphazardly, and stammered, "Slander! This guy is slandering me! This beggar must be acting under someone's orders to deliberately harm me!"

Lin was fuming, glaring at He Yi with her venomous eyes every now and then. Zheng Yu had no intention of getting into a pointless argument with Lin on the street.

So he coldly scolded the beggar, "Get out of here! Don't let me see you again. If you dare to cause trouble at my Zhiweitang again, I'll send you to the yamen next time and let you taste all kinds of cruel tortures!"

Zheng Yu was not joking.

The beggar had already been taught a lesson that left him half-dead. Seeing that Zheng Yu had pardoned him, the beggar got up, hurriedly bowed, and disappeared like the wind.

As the beggar walked away as if granted a pardon, the crowd burst into laughter.

[I knew Zheng Yu was capable; the male lead is the male lead after all, he always has a way.]

But things are bound to be calm; the male lead is about to stumble.

Don't worry, the villainous female supporting character will definitely find a way.

As the beggar fled in disarray, people scorned him. Then they looked at the Lin family, who had just been preparing to continue their performance, but now everything had changed.

She slowly stood up, and someone pointed at her, "I am Aunt Lin. It's one thing for you to steal someone else's pastry recipe, but how could you betray them like this? You were lucky to run into Zheng Yu and the young princess today. If this had happened to anyone else, how many heads would you have?"

"Of course! You woman, you're already so old, yet you still act recklessly. You're really disrespectful to your elders."

"How vicious! Now I understand why Minister Zheng made you leave with nothing. Tsk tsk tsk." That was bad enough, but someone stood up, pointed at Madam Lin, and said something terrifying.

Those words were truly devastating. The man pointed at Madam Lin and said, "I heard that she and Lin Shoucai have an ambiguous relationship. Who knows what kind of relationship those two, sister and brother, have in private? Oh dear, I don't even dare to think about it."

Hearing this, Lin became furious and roared, "Get out, get out, get away from me!" But the crowd did not leave; instead, their laughter grew louder and more unrestrained.

Instead of leaving, the group observed Lin Shi, commenting on her appearance and pointing at the "Zhengtianxiangfang" sign, discussing it amongst themselves.

That said, everyone's eyes were filled with disdain and contempt.

Lin was filled with shame and indignation, and in her anger, she cursed and swore at everyone, but no one gave her any face. They all decided to take action to boycott Lin's workshop.

Upon hearing this, Lin's face flushed red and then turned pale. Unable to stay any longer, she glared fiercely at He Yi and Zheng Yu.

Then, looking disheveled, he turned around and staggered back.

Seeing Lin return to the other side, the laughter of the crowd grew even louder. Unable to bear the stimulation, Lin slammed the door shut with a loud bang.

Seeing that Lin was out of the picture, Zheng Yu walked towards He Yi, and He Yi also looked at Zheng Yu.

In that instant, everything that had been so cold in Zheng Yu's eyes melted away completely. Now, Zheng Yu seemed worried that she might have frightened him, so she said in a concerned tone, "It's alright, He Yi."

"I know." He Yi was very happy. When she saw the beggar suddenly appear, she felt annoyed. She was still thinking of ways to get rid of this damned beggar.

But unexpectedly, Zheng Yu appeared. Not only did Zheng Yu make the beggar escape with his "excrement soup", he also exposed Lin's true colors. At this moment, He Yi saw Zheng Yu's aura once again and thought to herself: The male lead is indeed the male lead, truly extraordinary.

Fearing He Yi would worry, Zheng Yu glanced in the direction the beggar had fled and said hesitantly, "He's just a clown, you don't need to take him to heart."

He Yi nodded.

She was about to tell her brother that she wasn't afraid at all, but just as she was about to open her mouth, her gaze inadvertently swept across the person opposite her.

Across the street, a magnificent carriage appeared, slowly passing by.

A slender hand slightly opened the curtain of the car window. The distance wasn't far, but He Yi could clearly see a pretty face appear inside the car.

Who else could it be but Jiang Shu? The moment He Yi saw Jiang Shu, she wanted to go over. Jiang Shu's face was as pale as paper, her eyes were empty and wooden, and she had no expression at all.

At this moment, Jiang Shu's phoenix eyes, as clear as autumn water, were staring blankly and absentmindedly over. Then, Jiang Shu saw Zheng Yu and He Yi standing side by side at the entrance of Zhiweitang.

Actually, He Yi and Zheng Yu were so busy dealing with the damned beggar and Lin Shi that they didn't even notice that Jiang Shu's carriage had been parked here for quite some time.

She had originally planned to come to Zhiweitang to greet Heyi, but she saw that there was a disturbance here. Then Jiang Shu saw Zheng Yu and found that when faced with the beggar's harassment and scheming, he was so calm and composed, as if retreating to advance.

His resourceful and clever image was completely etched onto Jiang Shu. Recently, Jiang Shu often compared Zheng Yu with that damned third-place scholar Gao Dekai.

[No comparison, no harm, hahaha.]

Zheng Yu is the male lead, and of course the male lead is much more handsome than the third male lead. Besides, Zheng Yu comes from a prestigious family, while Gao Dekai comes from a poor family. Can they even be compared?