Jing Wei returned home from Changhe County.

Old He and his family also arrived at the Jing family's house.

The Jing family was attacked as if by Japanese devils; all the doors and windows were closed, and even the dog hole was blocked.

They're practically blocking the sewers. I doubt anyone's drilling into the sewers these days.

Jing Wei secretly slipped home and watched as his family ate their meals in secret.

Liao was helpless; that old man He and his family were utterly shameless. However, being from out of town, it was a matter of who could outlast whom.

Even if someone helps Old Man He, it would be shameful to help too obviously in Sheng'an.

Jing Wei already knew: "The Cui family and the Dong family are working together."

Liao's troughs are mostly without openings.

Jing Wei felt the same way. How could Consort Cui and Empress Dong always manage to get together? What kind of fate was that?

Do they think they can seize the position of a saint by doing this? They've made such a mess of old man He's life.

When Jing Que returned, things were quite interesting: "The Prince Zheng's mansion is in turmoil again."

Jing Wei didn't know.

Jing Que felt he had to tell his daughter this gossip: "Princess Huayang got Prince Zheng drunk and threw him and a beauty onto the bed. When Prince Zheng woke up, he drew his sword and killed him. He also killed five or six servants from Prince Zheng's mansion and the Cui family."

Jing Wei's face was flushed like the sunset: "Now, is Princess Huayang satisfied?"

Lady Liao's expression was also varied: "The Prince Consort of Huayang and the beauty are just a little better off, but is the princess really that bad?"

Jing Wei, however, thought: "The princess didn't kill the beauty?"

He immediately sneered, "Princess Huayang doesn't have that kind of guts."

Liao said, "If she kills the beautiful woman she's been with, how will we explain it?"

Jing Que said, "This beauty has some background. Consort Cui will probably take her as a concubine. Having a concubine tied up will make her more respectable than an ordinary beauty. If she can conceive soon, Prince Zheng's mansion might want to get ahead of her."

Madam Liao nodded: "Everyone's talking about the Crown Prince's offspring. It seems something's happened to the Crown Prince."

Jing Wei sneered: "The Crown Prince is not yet twenty, how old is the Crown Princess?"

Liao said, "There seems to be some gossip in the Di family, saying that the Crown Prince should not have a son until he is twenty, and that there are even rumors of a noble son."

Jing Wei blinked. "Isn't that Gui Zi?"

Ms. Liao told her daughter to go and rest first. It wasn't easy to make a trip to Changhe County.

Jing didn't rush to ask. After all, Old Man He had already made a scene.

To make a scene at the granddaughter-in-law's family home—that's really shameless of them.

Jing Wei isn't even married into the family yet. Don't you think the girls of the Jing family will never find a husband?

That's overthinking it. Jing Wei has absolutely no trouble getting married.

The Liao family had a connection to the Crown Prince, so they weren't worried about Old Man He ruining the Jing family's reputation. Dealing with this kind of thing wouldn't necessarily earn them a good reputation. Besides, once they got involved, it would be difficult to get rid of them.

In the evening, Jing Wei wore a blue satin jacket and an apricot-colored pleated skirt, which made her look more elegant.

Mrs. Liao watched her daughter walk out in the moonlight, and she was very satisfied.

Then I heard a commotion outside.

Bang bang on the door.

The servant had already received the order and ran off quickly; soon, officials from the yamen arrived to arrest the man.

A large crowd had gathered outside the Jing family's house, but they weren't there to admire the moon.

The officials are coming; everyone make way.

Good heavens! He Bo is smashing the door with an axe!

The bailiffs pounced on it, grabbed it, locked it up, and dragged it to the yamen (government office).

He Jing, who was over sixty years old, was dressed like royalty. He was particularly angry when he blocked his granddaughter-in-law's door and swung his cane at the yamen runners.

Neither Pan nor Mu were convinced, and they bared their teeth and brandished their claws, hurling insults!

The constables made a mistake, and one of them beat them up first.

"Ouch!" He Yuanbao sat on the ground and wailed.

The constables chained him up and dragged him away.

Several people quickly stepped forward.

General Lü came over with a stick and started hitting people. He didn't hit Old Man He's family, he only hit these troublemakers.

Clearly, General Lü's staff is more imposing, and it exudes real killing intent when he goes into battle!

Several people suddenly appeared, and before they could even finish speaking, their legs were broken.

If you see an opportunity, run! This Lü Wenren is going to die!

General Lü, if you're going to die, you'll bite them to death first! His uncle is a senior official in the Ministry of War; what's his intention?

Jing Wei peeked through the crack in the door. The men in the Jing family were indeed not as imposing as General Lü!

Liao hurriedly invited him in, saying that the one who had been beaten earlier seemed to be from the Bai family.

Empress Wenming's surname was Bai.

Several dynasties have passed, and the Bai family remains glorious, but it is not what it used to be.

However, the Duke of Qin's mansion is no match for the Jing family. The Bai family is just an insignificant member, someone Lü Wenren can only afford to fight.

Lu Wen was thirteen years old, tall and strong, with an imposing presence.

Liao laughed and said, "This is not something that can be compared to the battlefield."

Lu Wenhe greeted his aunt respectfully, and whispered as he entered the room, "The Cui family is planning to send me a beautiful woman."

Jing Wei whispered to her cousin, "One isn't enough. We need at least six."

Lady Liao slapped her daughter: "Don't corrupt Lü Dalang. But which young lady is the Cui family willing to employ?"

Lu Wenhe sneered: "A proper noblewoman would look down on a martial artist like me."

Jing Wei sneered, "Does he think he can appease the Lü family with a concubine's daughter? The Cui family certainly has a lot of nerve."

However, he was humiliated by King Zheng's sword.

Liao also thought that the method was too despicable.

King Zheng is still a king of the Xie family; how can he be treated so disrespectfully?

Does the Cui family think they can afford to be so disrespectful?

The servant ran over and shouted, "That group has already been dragged to the yamen. However, several village women and girls have switched to crying scenes."

Jing Wei said, "So many performances? If Your Majesty has time, you can listen to them sing."

Lady Liao said, "Empress Huan doesn't have that much free time. The Emperor put her in charge of several princesses, and Consort Luo and Lady Mei have added countless dramas to the story."

Jing Wei blinked.

Lady Liao said, "Empress Huan made mooncakes with several princesses. I heard that Princess Yongning didn't ask for anything; she's so young, they probably wouldn't ask her to do anything. But Consort Luo was extremely aggrieved."

Jing Wei frowned: "Your Majesty has no intention of getting involved."

But it was the Emperor's decree, and besides, it wasn't a big deal for the Crown Prince to bring a few princesses along.

Therefore, Luo Jieyu was demoted to a beauty.

Jing Wei almost laughed. How dare a mere concubine like Jieyu get close to the Crown Princess? She wasn't even that favored.

Liao said in a low voice, "It seems they're following Empress Dong, doing all the work for her in vain."

Dong herself was on the verge of ruin, and Luo Jieyu was dragging her into all that trouble.

General Lü watched as an imperial envoy came to deliver mooncakes.

Mrs. Liao was overjoyed. Normally, her family would be absolutely not qualified.

However, Chang Dalang, whom Jing Wei had arranged, now had a reason to send some gifts.

Jing Wei looked at it and said, "They even gave away two osmanthus saplings?"

The eunuch smiled and said, "Once the saplings are planted and they grow up, we can eat mooncakes while looking at the osmanthus tree."

Mrs. Liao hurriedly said, "I'm thinking of planting a tree in the yard, and this osmanthus tree is the best. Maybe we can even pick osmanthus blossoms later."

General Lü and his cousins ​​went to plant trees together.

The house wasn't big, but there was still room to plant two osmanthus trees.

Besides, didn't Her Majesty say that it can be planted in a pot?

Jing Que shouted, "Let's plant them tomorrow!"

A group of energetic people made a mess of the yard.

Liao didn't care anymore. She thought the name "osmanthus tree" given by the Empress sounded nice.

For ordinary families, giving a small amount of silver won't make them rich overnight, but giving them two trees is quite a good deal.

Jing Wei looked at it and asked, "I wonder how many people will be sent?"

General Lü said, "The Pei family is definitely gone."

Everyone was speechless.