That evening, someone in the beggars' den somehow got wind of the news that a beautiful woman was working at a brothel, offering free services to beggars. The best beggar might win her heart.

The beggars were getting restless, and one by one they poured into the brothel at the alley entrance, forming a long queue. The madam tried to stop them, but the members of the Cabbage Gang appeared menacingly with axes, determined to protect the group of beggars.

At 3:45 AM, Magistrate Zhang Yan received news that brothels were trafficking innocent women and disregarding human life. He immediately dispatched a large contingent of constables to raid the brothels.

The investigation revealed that Yang Meiqin, the concubine of Wang Dafu, the richest man in Luozhuang Town, had colluded with a brothel to abduct and sell Wang's daughter out of jealousy and hatred.

The cause was that she resented the first wife for causing her to lose her child, and she wanted to destroy the first wife's child as well.

And so, she kidnapped Miss Wang Fu and took her to a brothel, where she summoned all the beggars in the city to humiliate her.

When Yang Meiqin was arrested, she was hiding in her friend's room, secretly gloating. Looking at the long line of beggars outside the door, she laughed so hard her face twisted: "Haha, I didn't expect Wang Fu to be so ruthless. Did he bring all the beggars in the county? Gu Nanjiao, didn't you look down on me?"

"After tonight, you'll be nothing but a pair of jade beggar pillows, a shameless woman who sleeps with anyone. Let's see if Lu Yanzhao still wants you."

Overjoyed, Yang Meiqin was about to leave, intending to watch the excitement early the next morning, when the door was suddenly kicked open.

Without saying a word, a group of armed constables arrested Yang Meiqin.

Yang Meiqin cried pitifully, "Sir, why are you arresting me? Sir, have you arrested the wrong person?"

Without saying a word, the constable stepped forward and slapped him: "Enough nonsense, take him away."

...

Poor Wang Fu was found barely breathing. His body was covered in bruises and filth, a truly pitiful sight.

Upon learning of this, Wang Dafu was so enraged he wanted to tear Yang Meiqin apart alive. Madam Wang, unable to bear the shock, rolled her eyes and fainted.

When Madam Wang woke up, the first thing she did was to grab Yang Meiqin, intending to tear her apart alive, skin her, and fry her in oil. Unfortunately, Yang Meiqin had been imprisoned the previous night at dawn. Madam Wang had no choice but to pull strings and bribe officials everywhere, determined to make Yang Meiqin suffer a fate worse than death.

Wang Dafu was so angry that he kept slapping himself, hating himself for letting the wolf into the house and letting that bitch ruin his daughter. He had been hoping that Wang Fu would marry into a wealthy family, but now everything was ruined.

Since returning, Wang Fu has been acting erratically, constantly shouting, "I kidnapped her, haha, she's being slept with by a bunch of beggars now, haha, you're too ashamed to face Young Master Bai now."

People didn't take her gossip seriously, thinking it was about her.

When Madam Wang came to visit her daughter, she was so heartbroken by the sight of the deranged Wang Fu that she almost fainted. When she heard Wang Fu's wild gossip, she couldn't help but wonder, "Who did you kidnap?"

"Haha, that lowly village woman, haha, she has the face of a vixen."

After asking around for a long time without getting any answers, Madam Wang assumed that the seductive and vulgar village woman Wang Fu was referring to was Yang Meiqin.

It seemed her daughter had tried to deal with Yang Meiqin on her behalf, but Yang Meiqin had turned the tables on her. Thinking of this, Madam Wang felt a pang of heartache and tears streamed down her face. Her foolish daughter! Why did she have to meddle in the affairs of the inner quarters? That vile woman Yang Meiqin didn't need her to lift a finger; someone else would have dealt with her. Why couldn't this foolish daughter restrain herself and insist on punishing her?

However, since Yang Meiqin had harmed her precious daughter so badly, she would definitely not let her get away with it.

Absolutely not!

...

The next day, news of Wang Fu and Yang Meiqin spread throughout the streets and alleys.

Gu Nanjiao asked in surprise, "I haven't even done anything yet, and God has already taken them away?"

Lu Yanzhao's gaze softened as he looked at Gu Nanjiao: "Evil people will be punished by heaven. Their fate will not be good. Jiaojiao, you don't need to worry about it."

Gu Nanjiao nodded. She didn't believe that evil people would be punished by heaven. Someone must have taken care of them. She just didn't know who it was. Whoever it was, it was good that Wang Fu and Yang Meiqin reaped what they sowed, which saved her a lot of trouble.

Lu Yanzhao suddenly said, "This time, it's all thanks to Bai Luochen. If he hadn't noticed something was wrong on the road and followed, I probably wouldn't have found you so easily." After saying that, he stared intently at Gu Nanjiao's face, not wanting to miss any of her reactions.

Gu Nanjiao was stunned. She hadn't expected Lu Yanzhao to be so frank with her. Was he testing her? However, she was very grateful that Bai Luochen had followed her so alertly.

She might have been able to save herself; if Bai Luochen hadn't followed and provided clues, Lu Yanzhao wouldn't have found her so quickly.

Seeing Gu Nanjiao's silence, Lu Yanzhao's heart tightened slightly. Since last night, Gu Nanjiao's eyes had been full of tenderness when she looked at him. Now, both Bai Luochen and he had saved Gu Nanjiao's life; would she feel the same way about Bai Luochen...?

Gu Nanjiao smiled gently, then suddenly reached out and hugged Lu Yanzhao, nuzzling her head against his chest: "Let's go and pay our respects together another day! After all, they saved my life, and I feel at ease with you by my side."

Lu Yan's tense expression suddenly relaxed, and he smiled gently: "Okay!"

Mother Lu brought over the medicine. After Gu Nanjiao drank the medicine, Mother Lu scolded Yang Meiqin with a sullen face: "I never thought that this bitch would go so far. It's too good for her to be arrested by the government."

“My poor Jiaojiao has suffered so much, my heart is breaking. That bitch Yang Meiqin, and that Wang... they deserve their current fate.”

Lu's mother rarely swore, but now that she was so angry, she didn't care anymore and kept swearing.

Feeling a warmth in her heart at being shown concern, Gu Nanjiao said, "Mom, I'm fine, don't worry about me!"

...

When news of Yang Meiqin's arrest for framing the eldest daughter of the main wife reached Hama Village, everyone rushed to the courtyard where Yang Meiqin used to live to spit and throw stones.

Speaking of Wang Fu's tragic situation, everyone curses Yang Meiqin as a vicious prostitute who does all sorts of despicable things. It's pitiful that Wang Dafu let a wolf into the house and harmed his own daughter.

Li spat fiercely: "You promiscuous whore, you've finally gotten your comeuppance! How shameless of you to seduce my Yanping, ptooey!"

Li returned home cursing and swearing. As soon as she got home, she couldn't help but grab Huang Qingqing's hand and tell her about the incident.

Huang Qingqing frowned as she listened. What Yang Meiqin did was none of her business, and she didn't react at all.

Seeing that Huang Qingqing showed no reaction, Li shut up. Only after returning to the house did she dare to mutter under her breath, "Serves you right for not being able to win Yanping's heart. I've said so much and you haven't had a single reaction."

Lu Yanping, who was hiding in the corner, looked very unwell. He stared blankly at the ants crawling on the ground and didn't even notice Huang Qingqing coming over.

Huang Qingqing laughed teasingly: "Why do you look like this? Are you heartbroken to hear that your lover was arrested?"

Lu Yanping snapped out of his daze and gave a stiff laugh: "How could that be? I'm planning to live a good life with you now, so I won't think about anything else." After saying that, Lu Yanping reached out to pull Huang Qingqing into his arms, but Huang Qingqing pushed him away: "Don't touch me."

Lu Yanping's expression changed slightly: "Qingqing, you promised not to divorce me, and I have realized my mistakes and am correcting myself. Why won't you let me touch you even now?"