Chapter 1100 Qi Heng is Arrested
Lin Yuesha needed a new storybook, and the shopkeeper needed "The Great Qi Chronicles." The two exchanged books, each getting what they needed. Lin Yuesha received another twenty taels of silver and was very satisfied with this deal.
In a corner of the bookstore, a scholar was copying a book.
Lin Yuesha glanced at it and immediately realized that something was wrong.
This feeling intensified after Lin Yuesha carefully examined the shopkeeper.
"Shopkeeper, I have a small question."
Lin Yuesha started chatting with the shopkeeper without looking closely. She assumed he was old because of his stubble and weathered appearance. However, the shopkeeper's voice sounded very young, suggesting he was just over twenty.
Is there some custom in Wuzhou that promotes a weathered, middle-aged look?
Lin Yuesha glanced at the other scholars copying the book and found that some of them had even put on fake beards, making them look a bit asymmetrical.
"You have come all the way from the capital, so you may not know this."
The shopkeeper gave a wry smile; he had no other choice.
Before the shopkeeper could explain, a fragrant breeze wafted in from the doorway, and a woman in a bright red dress entered. Because the door to the bookstore was too narrow and she was large, she got stuck.
"Men, tear this door down for me!"
The woman in red, as imposing as a giant, stood at the entrance of the bookstore. The scholar inside, copying books, quickly bowed his head and stroked his beard upon seeing her.
"Miss Shen, I smelled a fragrant breeze and looked up to feel as if I were floating in the air. It turns out that it is you who have graced us with your presence."
The shopkeeper immediately hid "The Great Qi Chronicles" and then beamed with joy, fawningly going to greet him.
"Get lost, you ugly hag, stay away from me!"
The door frame was removed, and the woman in red slowly entered with small, quick steps.
Lin Yuesha immediately hid to minimize her presence while secretly spying on the woman in red.
In Daqi, it was rare to find a woman who was so fat that she looked like a ball of flesh. The woman who came had a face full of fat, droopy eyelids, and her eyes were narrowed into slits.
The maid of the woman in red circled around, and seeing no handsome scholar, whispered a few words to the woman in red. The group came and went quickly.
The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief after the woman in red left.
"who is she?"
The shopkeeper addressed this person as Miss Shen. Could she be a relative of Prefect Shen?
“Prefect Shen’s younger sister, whose given name is Qianqian.”
This slender young woman was over twenty years old and had never married. It was said that she was originally quite beautiful, but due to a strange illness, she became three or four times her original size.
From then on, Shen Qianqian's personality changed drastically. She bought a private residence in Wuzhou City and went there specifically to collect handsome scholars.
Wuzhou was under the jurisdiction of Prefect Shen, and the people suffered greatly, but had nowhere to seek justice.
Fortunately, although Shen Qianqian would take people away, she wouldn't lock them up for too long; she would release them once she got tired of them.
The scholar being arrested and humiliated was an extremely shameful thing, and he dared not spread it.
Once, someone couldn't think straight and jumped into the river to commit suicide. That scholar was a successful candidate in the imperial examinations, and his mentor was also a successful candidate in the metropolitan examinations. It caused quite a stir, but in the end, Prefect Shen suppressed it.
The shopkeeper touched his cheek and said bitterly, "I have elderly parents and young children to support. If Miss Chen takes me away, how will I face anyone in the future?"
After sighing, the shopkeeper told Lin Yuesha that if her husband had a handsome appearance, she should darken her skin to ensure safety.
"Don't worry, shopkeeper, my husband is ugly."
Lin Yuesha thanked the innkeeper for his advice. Thinking of Qi Heng's pockmarked face, she smiled with satisfaction, hugged the newly acquired storybook, and returned to the inn.
As soon as Lin Yuesha returned to the inn, she was stopped by the inn's young waiter.
The waiter looked around and gestured for Lin Yuesha to go to the front desk. Seeing that no one was around, he said in a panic, "Honorable guest, something terrible has happened!"
"What is it?"
Lin Yuesha looked completely bewildered. The waiter sent by Prefect Shen to keep watch had probably completed his mission and left the inn, and the waiter had been replaced by the original person at the inn.
"Your husband... your husband has been taken away by Miss Shen!"
The man rubbed his face, finding it difficult to speak.
Outsiders visiting Wuzhou for the first time have no idea how corrupt Wuzhou is. But the waiters working in the restaurants are well-informed.
Miss Shen's abduction of people, even if they are men, will result in the loss of their innocence and leave a huge shadow on their lives.
The shopkeeper warned his employee not to talk too much, but he had received favors from VIP customers and felt guilty, so he couldn't help but tell them everything.
"Chen Qianqian?"
Lin Yuesha was completely confused. The bookstore owner had said that Shen Qianqian liked handsome and delicate scholars, but Qi Heng was far from being handsome.
Could it be... that Qi Heng removed his mask, revealing his stunning beauty, and was thus targeted by Miss Shen?
Thinking of this possibility, Lin Yuesha was very angry. She, as Qi Heng's wife, had never seen his true colors after being married for several years!
"You... knew about it?"
The waiter was helpless. Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast. Miss Shen's actions were often criticized, but no one dared to go to the yamen to plead their case.
"I've heard that Shen Qianqian likes handsome men. How was my husband captured?"
If Qi Heng hadn't taken off his mask, his appearance wouldn't have caught anyone's attention.
Lin Yuesha rubbed her temples, feeling utterly speechless.
Her man is innocent and pure; she hasn't even laid a finger on him. She's a perfectly good cabbage; she can't let a pig take advantage of her.
"this……"
The waiter, his face flushed, hesitated for a moment before glancing at Lin Yuesha, unsure of what to say.
Upon seeing this, Qi'er quickly slipped a handful of copper coins to the shopkeeper.
"It's like this, I had some things to take care of at home these past two days, so the new helper has been on night duty. That new helper said that you and your husband called for water seven times last night..."
Not only that, but after getting up in the morning, I called for water twice more.
It must have been because there were too many people and too many eyes in the inn that the news got out and reached Miss Shen's ears. So, Miss Shen was like a fly that smelled meat, and she sent people to arrest such a capable man.
Lin Yuesha was dumbfounded. It was indeed possible that the new employee was an informant for Prefect Shen and was sending messages to Shen Qianqian!
The room was not in disarray, indicating that Qi Heng had not resisted being taken away.
Lin Yuesha opened the candied fruit she had bought, and soon after, Qingxing also returned.
"Where is the Lord?"
Qingxing finally managed to sneak into the horse farm, threw the booklet in a conspicuous place, and watched as Prefect Shen's men picked it up and breathed a sigh of relief.
"They've been arrested."
Lin Yuesha pushed the dried fruit on the table and said with a smile, "Qingxing, try some. The dried apricots are sweet and sour and appetizing."
After washing her hands, Qingxing picked up an apricot and asked in confusion, "Miss, I have taken care of everything. Prefect Shen's men have no suspicions and the news has not been leaked. How could the master have been arrested?"
Seeing that his young mistress was very calm, he figured there was probably no major problem.
"Qingxing, our lord has really been captured, captured by a female hooligan."
After Qi'er finished speaking, she covered her face. In the end, it was all because the master and the young lady had repeatedly asked the water to harass Prefect Shen's people, which had incurred their resentment for no reason.
The Lord was captured and fell into the hands of Shen Qianqian, like a lamb entering a tiger's den.
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