As soon as Qiu Yan finished speaking, Qiu Dayu had already pressed the dagger against the scarred man's fingers, startling him into a cold sweat.
"I'll write it, I'll write it." He finally gave in.
After leaving Xingyue Tower, Qiu Yan prepared to take Song Jiao and Qiu Dayu back to their small courtyard to live.
Before going home, she took a stroll around the perimeter of Xingyue Tower, as was her usual habit, to see if she could find any clues.
Suddenly, Qiu Dayu felt an unbearable itch in his nose and sneezed, "What's this smell?"
Qiu Yan walked to his seat. "The scent of perfume on a woman. Could it be jealousy born of love?"
"Huh?" Qiu Dayu usually disliked this smell the most. His nose would itch and he would feel extremely uncomfortable whenever he smelled it.
Song Jiao also came over. She took a careful sniff and said, "It smells like crabapple blossoms."
As Qiu Yan pondered, she picked up a sachet from the ground and smelled the jasmine scent again.
These sachets are readily available everywhere and are not reliable indicators.
Qiu Dayu scratched his head and moved away from the sachet. "Xiaoyan, what does this mean?"
Song Jiao bit her lip. What had she done to deserve this? Why was she being made things difficult for a weak woman like her?
At dawn the next day, a large crowd of early risers gathered at the main gate of the county government office.
A man wearing only underwear was tied up tightly and thrown in front of the county government office.
Pedestrians were talking amongst themselves, pointing and whispering about the man.
The scarred man was then brought to the courtroom. His eyes were closed, and he was thrown to the ground like an animal, barely breathing.
The county magistrate frowned as he looked at the confession in his hand.
Soon, Manager Gao was escorted into the main hall by two officers.
He knelt down and bowed, looking completely bewildered. "Sir, what crime have I committed?" He was arrested by the officials early in the morning, before he was even fully awake, and was still in a daze.
Tang Yi threw the confession on the ground and said, "Look for yourself!"
Manager Gao picked up the confession, examined it closely, and nearly vomited blood. "Sir, this is utter nonsense! I'm innocent! This must be the work of Xingyue Tower..."
"Whether it is or not, you'll know as soon as you ask!"
After Tang Yi finished speaking, he had someone splash a bowl of water on the scarred man to wake him up.
The scarred man was in a daze. When he opened his eyes, a magnified face appeared in front of him.
Manager Gao shouted, "Who are you? I have no grudge against you, why are you harming me?"
The scarred man was shaken so badly he was about to faint again, but fortunately the officer next to him pulled the manager back, preventing him from falling into a deep sleep.
He gritted his teeth, neither explaining nor speaking.
What's the use of explaining? He did indeed go to Xingyue Tower to cause trouble. Song Jiao is the magistrate's lover. If the magistrate finds out about this, his fate will only be worse.
Therefore, he chose to remain silent.
Manager Gao was speechless and Tang Yi was too lazy to deal with such a trivial matter, so he immediately ordered the two to be taken to jail and locked up.
This Qiu Yan, who sent people to him for no reason, while she watched the show from afar, made him very uncomfortable.
Qiu Yan, Qiu Dayu, Song Jiao, Gao Yuan, and Zhang Ming stood not far from the county government office.
Qiu Dayu, Gao Yuan, and Zhang Ming had originally planned to testify in the main hall, but it turned out that they were not needed at all.
Qiu Yan watched helplessly as Manager Gao and the scarred man were taken to prison. She wondered why the man wouldn't reveal the real mastermind behind it all, and what their relationship was.
Could it be that she's overthinking things, and everything is just a coincidence?
If that man hadn't been stabbed unconscious by Qiu Dayu last night, she definitely would have pressed him for answers.
Just as she was thinking this, Qiu Yan saw a beautiful figure in the distance.
That person, like her, was also watching the scene at the county government office from afar.
It was none other than Hu Ying.
Just then, Tang Yi stepped out of the hall and saw Song Jiao in the distance. He walked over to her.
He ignored Qiu Yan and the others, looked directly at Song Jiao, and asked gently, "Jiao Jiao, what brings you here?"
Song Jiao bent down, "Just passing by."
Tang Yi quickly supported her body with both hands, saying, "You don't need to be so polite with me."
This woman always makes him feel restless and anxious.
Qiu Dayu silently took a step back. Qiu Yan looked at Hu Ying, who was looking at them from afar. "Lord Tang, your concubine seems to be very concerned about this matter."
Tang Yi followed Qiu Yan's gaze and looked over. "She's just a woman. What could this have to do with her?"
"I don't know either. All I know is that our Miss Song Jiao plays the pipa very well, and all sorts of people want to come and listen to her play."
Qiu Yan left behind an ambiguous statement and turned to leave with Song Jiao and the others.
Tang Yi glanced at Song Jiao with concern, wondering what Qiu Yan meant by those words.
Just as Song Jiao turned around, he suddenly saw the purplish-blue marks on her neck.
"Jiaojiao, wait!"
Tang Yi grabbed Song Jiao's arm with one hand, forcing her to stop. "Who did this?"
Song Jiao felt a chill run down her spine whenever she thought about what happened last night.
Looking at Qiu Dayu's gaze, Song Jiao felt inexplicably wronged for some reason.
She told Qiu Yan and the others to go ahead first, and she would arrive shortly after. Then, when it was just the two of them, Song Jiao said to Tang Yi:
"The man you just imprisoned."
Tang Yi's expression changed drastically. "Why didn't you say so earlier!"
Song Jiao smiled bitterly. She didn't want to have anything to do with Tang Yi, and she didn't want to get any help from him.
...
Once Manager Gao went to prison, Shuangxi Restaurant was thrown into chaos, and business became sluggish.
His son, Gao Chong, was so angry that he blocked Qiu Xu's way when he saw him at Luming Academy early in the morning.
"Qiu Xu".
Qiu Xu just arrived this morning and is unaware of what happened last night.
He looked at Gao Chong indifferently, "What is it?"
Du Changjun and Qiu Dazhi, these two close friends, are considered top students at Luming Academy. They start reading early in the morning.
Turning their heads, they saw Qiu Xu being stopped by Gao Chong, and their eyes immediately lit up with a look of anticipation.
Gao Chong's tone softened as he considered asking for help: "Could you talk to your sister and ask her to release my father?"
Qiu Xu asked in confusion, "My sister kidnapped your father?"
Gao Chong lowered his voice, "Because of your sister, my father was imprisoned." He didn't want people to know about this, but he also knew that the truth would eventually come out.
"Then go find the magistrate, what use is it to come to me?"
After Qiu Xu finished speaking, he walked forward without looking back.
Gao Chong persisted, quickly catching up behind Qiu Xu and grabbing his shoulder with one hand. "If you don't help me, don't even think about studying!"
Qiu Xu slapped his wrist away and walked straight ahead.
Being in the academy, he was afraid of leaving a bad impression on the teacher, and he didn't want to cause any trouble.
"Stop right there!" Gao Chong caught up with Qiu Xu and blocked his way again.
He stood in front of Qiu Xu, and the two stood facing each other.
"Get out of the way!" Qiu Xu bypassed Gao Chong and continued walking, but Gao Chong forcibly dragged him out of the academy.
Qiu Xu, of course, refused and pushed Gao Chong away.
Gao Chong was pushed to the ground by Qiu Xu. Before he could get up, he grabbed Qiu Xu's legs.
His face was a little red. Compared to Qiu Xu, he was a full head taller. Where did this kid get such strength?
"I don't care, if you don't save my father today, don't even think about going to school." He did want to find Qiu Yan, but he had been looking all morning without seeing her.
Qiu Xu was both amused and annoyed. "Childish!"
Gao Chong roared, "Who are you calling childish?" He had actually been looked down upon by a ten-year-old boy.
Qiu Xu: "I'm talking to you."
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