Chapter 68 If You Can Do It, Go For It
"Coward!"
Upon hearing that Hou Yuanji was planning to desert the battlefield, Shadow's disdain was evident: "If you can't even do this, what use is there to His Majesty?"
Hou Yuanji's face flushed, and he angrily retorted, "So many elite assassins came that day, but they couldn't kill Xie Jingci. I'm just a messenger, how could I have such ability?"
He knew that those assassins were the emperor's men, perhaps sent by the Shadow.
So Hou Yuanji confidently spread his hands and said, "If you can do it, go ahead!"
…
"arrive."
Lu Wanyin and her group stopped in front of a silk shop.
The deed to this shop was obtained by her when she raided the Chenyang Marquis Mansion that day.
At this time, the shop was crowded with customers.
The servant had just eagerly seen a woman in gorgeous clothes off, when he turned around and saw Lu Wanyin and their flatbed truck parked on the side of the road.
The smile on his face was immediately replaced by disgust.
The servant cursed, "Where did you come from, beggar? Get away! Is this a place for you to stop? Get away!"
As he said this, the servant reached out his hand and tried to drive Lu Wanyin away.
Before his hand could reach Lu Wanyin, Xuan Qi grabbed his wrist in time, causing him to scream in pain.
The owner of the silk shop heard the noise and ran over.
While running, he looked at Lu Wanyin and the other two.
They were wearing the coarse cotton-padded clothes that the villagers wore. The women had no jewelry, and the men had no jade pendants around their waists.
But he has an extraordinary demeanor and it is obvious that he is not an ordinary person.
The shopkeeper was afraid that he had accidentally offended the important person, so he clasped his hands and apologized repeatedly.
"I, a young servant, am blind and cannot recognize a noble man. I apologize to you three on his behalf."
"Are you three looking for ready-made clothes? Or silk? I'm not exaggerating. I have brocade, shimmering brocade, flowered soft satin, fragrant cloud yarn, interwoven silk, and so on. Just name the type and I'll make sure it's delivered to you."
The shopkeeper spoke flatteringly, but his eyes kept darting between Lu Wanyin and the other two.
It was obvious that he still wanted to determine whether they were nobles in disguise.
Lu Wanyin was too lazy to say more to him, so she simply opened the deed to the shop and held it in front of the shopkeeper.
"I'm not buying any ready-made clothes or silk. I'm here to close the shop."
The shopkeeper thought he had heard a joke.
But he saw that the deed seemed to be real, and he immediately wanted to snatch it away: "Who is this madman? My shop is making a fortune every day, how could the owner change hands?"
Lu Wanyin took a step back, and the shopkeeper grabbed the empty space.
After making sure he had seen it clearly, Lu Wanyin took the deed and walked into the shop.
"This is my dowry shop. I'm going to transfer it to you later."
"The servants are all busy, so I won't set any rules for them. But you have to get out the account books for the past few years so I can check them."
dowry
The shopkeeper's eyes darkened a little.
He heard early this morning that the exiled second daughter of his employer was going to pass by here.
I thought we would never meet, but I didn't expect her to come to me.
The shopkeeper knew Lu Wanyin's identity, so he could naturally guess who Xie Jingci was.
In an instant, his initial flattery faded, his expression became arrogant, and his back straightened.
The shopkeeper scoffed, "I heard the second young lady was born to a concubine and treated like a servant in front of the Marquis and his wife. How could she possibly have the deed to my shop?"
"Could it be stolen?"
The shopkeeper looked at Lu Wanyin as if she were a thief, and his voice rose a few notches.
"Considering your relationship with my Lord, if you return the deed to me, I will pretend this never happened."
"Otherwise, don't blame me. I'll arrest you, a thief, and bring you to justice."
When they heard that they were going to "see the official", the curious people around naturally gathered around.
After listening to only one side of the story, he pointed fingers at Lu Wanyin and the other two.
A fierce look flashed in Lu Wanyin's eyes. "I'll see you then. I want to ask the county magistrate, who is going to sentence you for accusing me without any evidence?"
When the shopkeeper saw Lu Wanyin being so self-righteous, he couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Could it be that she is really right?
wrong!
At the end of last year, when he went to the Chenyang Marquis's residence to submit the account books, he heard that Lu Wanyin was punished to kneel in the snow for a whole morning because she scalded the eldest lady while pouring tea.
How could the lady give her this shop suddenly when she usually treats her like this?
Besides, he had never heard of this matter.
The shopkeeper laughed. "Alright, stop bluffing here! I advise you, since you are guilty, just go into exile honestly! Don't even think you can escape the punishment of the law!"
After saying this, he shouted to the crowd, "Everyone, this is Xie Jingci and his wife, who were exiled for rebellion."
When the people around heard that it was Xie Jingci, they immediately surrounded him.
"This is General Xie! Did he really commit treason and betray his country?"
"How could it be fake? Even a place this far away from the capital has posted a notice. It must be true."
For a moment, the faces of the onlookers were filled with contempt.
The shopkeeper was very satisfied and continued, "You all saw it with your own eyes today. They wanted to rob my shop. I returned kindness with evil and kindly persuaded them to surrender. If they escape today and the police find me, you must prove for me that I have no intention of shielding them."
Lu Wanyin turned her head to observe Xie Jingci's expression.
He didn't look sad, instead he smiled at her and comforted her.
However, deep in his eyes, there was endless darkness.
Lu Wanyin withdrew her gaze, her eyes cutting at the onlookers like a sharp knife.
Suddenly, everyone was so frightened that they dared not say a word.
Lu Wanyin said coldly: "I have risked my life for several years, only to protect a bunch of ungrateful people like you. Without Xie Jingci, the foreign enemies would have reached the capital long ago, and you would not be able to live such a good life."
This sentence awakened the memories of these people.
Unfortunately, it was only a moment of unnaturalness.
To these people, the truth is not important; they just want to watch the fun.
Lu Wanyin didn't expect them to be grateful.
She turned around and started to scold the shopkeeper: "I asked you to take care of the silk shop for a few days, and you forgot that you are just a watchdog, right? You want to be the master of your master and mine!"
The shopkeeper's face immediately turned ugly: "Who are you scolding..."
Lu Wanyin raised the deed in her hand and said, "I'm calling you a watchdog! Open your eyes and see clearly. The deed is in my hand, and I have to take it today!"
After saying that, Lu Wanyin walked straight towards the shop.
The shopkeeper quickly called the servant to stop her.
About twenty servants picked up sticks and surrounded the few people.
The shopkeeper stroked his goatee proudly and said contemptuously, "You've been demoted, yet you still dare to shout in front of me! I want to see how tough you are. Go ahead!"
At a command, more than twenty wooden sticks attacked Lu Wanyin from all directions at the same time.
The onlookers subconsciously closed their eyes.
On the contrary, Lu Wanyin was not affected at all.
He even used one hand to stop Xuan Qi who was about to take action.
The wooden stick was about to reach Lu Wanyin's head.
The wind blew up the hair in front of her forehead.
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