On the other side, somewhere on a street corner.
The street corner, which is usually deserted, is now filled with many people.
Without exception, these people had pale faces, looked haggard, and carried a sense of despair.
The leader was a man. He was as thin as the others and his clothes were tattered, but his eyes were blazing with fire, a fire of unwillingness.
"Ning Qiuze and I are both human beings, but as the prefect, he spends his days bullying the people and doing nothing about his job. Since taking office, he has never done what a responsible official should do. He is completely unworthy of the official uniform he wears."
"Because he suddenly announced a tax increase, everyone is now starving, but the people in the prefectural government are still living a life of luxury as before. Even the servants and livestock are eating hundreds of times more than the common people."
This statement was immediately echoed by others: "Maybe what they eat and drink is all our tax revenue."
"He is the prefect, yes, but there is no reason for him to be superior to ordinary people like us. It's unfair."
"My family almost starved to death because of the taxes, but while we were starving, they were enjoying themselves."
When talking about recent events, many people had red eyes and were filled with resentment towards Ning Qiuze.
Under the man's instigation and guidance, the people whose anger was successfully aroused all decided to go to the capital.
"There are many high-ranking officials in the capital, and the emperor is here too. There are plenty of people who can deal with Ning Qiuze. I don't believe that no one can deal with him!"
"Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will reveal everything Ning Qiuze has done and avenge the villagers he has harmed."
After the people's anger towards Ning Qiuze was aroused, the man said a few more encouraging words.
While the people were furious and too busy to pay attention to their surroundings, the man who first spoke out to instigate them quietly retreated from the crowd without attracting anyone's attention.
Only after he left everyone's sight did the man's pace quicken, and he came to a yard as if with a purpose.
"Master."
There was another figure standing in the yard. When he saw him, he just glanced at him calmly: "Hmm."
After reporting the entire incident to Qin Ye, the man said respectfully, "Everything is proceeding as you expected, sir. The people have decided to go to the capital and expose what Ning Qiuze did."
The man was one of Qin Ye's men, and what he incited among the people today was at Qin Ye's behest.
Not surprised by his words, Qin Ye narrowed his eyes slightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
After several seconds, he spoke again, "Send someone to protect those people. Make sure they reach the capital safely. No accidents should happen."
Given the current situation, if that group of people were allowed to go to the capital alone, it would be a question whether they could arrive safely.
"yes."
When the man was about to leave, Qin Ye suddenly stopped him: "Wait."
"What else do you want me to do?"
Qin Ye's eyes became obviously deeper when he suddenly thought of Su Qianbai. Even the man noticed that there was something wrong with the atmosphere around him.
The man subconsciously straightened his body a little, lowered his head even more, and felt a little confused.
When he came, I was clearly fine, but in the blink of an eye, I seemed to have changed so much.
"Go check Su Qianbai's identity."
"As you command."
After responding respectfully, the man was curious but didn't dare to ask any more questions.
After making sure that Qin Ye had no other instructions, the man turned and left.
Only after the man's figure disappeared did Qin Ye withdraw his gaze, his eyes gloomy.
The figure of Su Qianbai suddenly appeared in his mind, as well as the scene of Song Qianning arguing with him for her.
He was just a stranger who appeared out of nowhere. Why was he so worthy of Song Qianning being confused and even arguing with herself for him?
Thinking of Song Qianning's angry look, Qin Ye's expression also became subtle, with obvious dissatisfaction.
It was obvious that Su Qianbai had bad intentions. She showed up at such a coincidental time, so her purpose for coming to the restaurant must not be simple.
Song Qianning usually looked smart, but she couldn't even figure out such a simple situation.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Ye forced himself to suppress the unhappiness in his heart, opened his eyes again, turned around and walked into the room.
…
As time passed, Su Qianbai worked extremely diligently in the restaurant under the pretext of expressing gratitude to Song Qianning, and often came to work early.
Especially in front of Song Qianning, whenever she needed to do something, he would rush to do it.
Whenever she has time, Su Qianbai would get in front of Song Qianning, and use various excuses and opportunities to approach her subtly or get close to her.
Of course, the so-called unnoticeable was just what Su Qianbai thought.
That day, Song Qianning was sitting there counting the bills, while Su Qianbai was busy running around in the restaurant at first.
Seeing that Song Qianning hadn't looked at him, he rolled his eyes, put down the rag and ran towards the back while the work was almost done.
Not long after, Su Qianbai reappeared with a shy smile on her face and a plate in her hand: "Miss Song."
Song Qianning, who was busy settling accounts, didn't even raise her head: "What's the matter?"
"The kitchen has made some new pastries. Miss Song, would you like to try some?"
"Okay, just leave it there. I'll eat it myself later."
He spoke several words in a row without even looking up. A hint of displeasure flashed across Su Qianbai's pupils, which were blocked by her eyelids.
He deliberately glanced at Song Qianning's hands as she flipped through the account book, and said softly, "Miss Song, I know you care about the restaurant, but you can't just look at the account book and ignore your own health. I... everyone will feel bad too."
Su Qianbai's cheeks flushed again after she made an "unintentional" slip of the tongue. "Miss Song, you're busy looking at the account books, so I'm afraid it's inconvenient for you to eat. How about I feed you?"
Without giving Song Qianning a chance to answer, Su Qianbai lowered her head to take the pastries from the plate and wanted to feed them into her mouth.
When Qin Ye came over, he happened to see this scene and his face suddenly darkened.
A stone appeared in his bony palm at some point, clamped between two fingers.
Just when Su Qianbai was about to feed the pastry to Song Qianning's mouth, a stone came from the side and hit his wrist.
Su Qianbai's hand tilted and the pastry fell to the ground.
Noticing Qin Ye standing beside him, Su Qianbai's eyes turned around and a faint light flashed across his eyes quickly.
The next second, he deliberately exclaimed, covering his wrist, his face pale and weak.
His body was shaky, and he was afraid that others wouldn't be able to see how badly he was injured.
He looked in Qin Ye's direction, his face turned even paler, his shoulders hunched back, and he looked very pitiful: "Qin, Master Qin, why are you..."
Then, as if realizing he had said something wrong, he quickly lowered his head and said, "Yes, I was wrong. I'm not to blame for what happened just now. I don't blame Young Master Qin."
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