Upon arriving at their destination, the county magistrate who had imprisoned the envoy from the Liang Kingdom was terrified and hesitated to speak.
The Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies found it strange and asked him what was wrong. The county magistrate then stammered out the story of how the envoy from the Little Liang Kingdom had escaped from prison the previous night, been discovered, and beaten half to death.
The Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial nearly fainted upon hearing this and quickly went inside to release the person.
When the envoys from the Xiao Liang Kingdom met the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies, they all lowered their heads in shame without him saying a word. The Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies was too embarrassed to reprimand them any further, so he asked them why they didn't say they were envoys from the Xiao Liang Kingdom when they were arrested, otherwise they wouldn't have had to suffer this physical pain.
The old man among the envoys from the Liang Kingdom sighed with shame, not for abducting a girl on the street, but for bringing shame upon his country.
These burly men couldn't even beat a girl. When they were dragged to the government office, they were too embarrassed to say that they were envoys from the Little Liang Kingdom. So they thought they would sneak away when it was late at night and no one would know that they had been beaten black and blue by a girl.
But who knew that the jailer was so alert? They had barely pried open the lock when they were discovered. The jailer shouted and woke up all the dozing guards, who rushed over with sticks and started beating them mercilessly.
The old man touched a red, swollen patch on his face and gasped in pain.
Several others were either bruised and battered or limping. They thought to themselves, "Who said the people of the Great Jin were so humble, polite, and easy to bully? They call themselves a fierce race, yet here they're in such a sorry state! They might be humble and polite, but they're definitely not easy to bully!"
Although they had only themselves to blame for beating them like this, the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial felt somewhat guilty and planned to find them a good doctor later.
As he was walking, a donkey cart came towards him, and someone on the cart was calling his name. The Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies looked over in confusion and saw his superior, the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies, waving happily at him from the donkey cart.
The Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial paused, feeling a little flustered. Why was he back? Thinking back to that day after court, General Shen had gone straight to deal with the quarry matter, so it was normal for Lin Jinjun to return now.
So he calmed down. Lin Jinjun had offended almost every official in the court, and the emperor had even temporarily appointed him as the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies. Even if Lin Jinjun returned, it would be difficult to restore order.
Thinking this, he went up to greet him and told him that the emperor had asked him to temporarily take over the position of Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies.
Lin Jinjun was stunned on the spot and blurted out, "Why?"
The Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial smiled without saying a word. Lin Jinjun looked at his smug expression and suddenly realized what was going on. She then launched into a tirade against the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial.
"You little brat! I knew you were up to no good. You must have done something sneaky while I was away! You despicable person! Trash! Scum!"
Lin Jinjun's insults grew increasingly vile, clearly showing his deep disgust for the despicable behavior of the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies. Not only did he hurl insults, he also took off his shoe and threw it at the Vice Minister's face.
The Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies was caught off guard by the stench of foot odor and almost vomited. Lin Jinjun was still not satisfied and planned to throw her other shoe at him as well. The people on the donkey cart quickly held her down. It wasn't that they felt sorry for the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies, but that if Lin Jinjun took off another shoe, they would also vomit.
Seeing the chaotic scene before them, where Lin Jinjun was being held down and cursing as she tried to break out, the people from Xiao Liang Kingdom all took a few steps back. They were wrong. The people from Da Jin were not only not easy to bully, but also not humble or polite at all!
The Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial was indeed very humble and polite when he received them before, but now it seems that it was all an act!
The Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial did not want to fight Lin Jinjun in the street, as it would be beneath his dignity! So, taking advantage of Lin Jinjun being restrained, he quickly led the group from Little Liang away.
Watching the despicable Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial disappear into the crowd of pedestrians, Lin Jinjun gradually stopped cursing, but still looked indignant.
The group breathed a sigh of relief; as long as they didn't have to take off their shoes, it was fine.
Besides Lin Jinjun, the people on the donkey cart included Tang Fengxing, Chuanwu, and two other elderly men in their fifties.
Upon arriving in the capital, Chuanwu bid farewell to the others and headed to the Changxing Marquis's residence.
Watching Chuanwu's departing figure, Aunt Tang narrowed her eyes. She rarely paid attention to anything except gambling, and she didn't even know that her apprentice was selling books very well, even to Lingshan County, which was a hundred miles away. He must have made a lot of money!
She had previously asked him for a thousand taels of silver, but he was too embarrassed to come up with it, so she thought he was a penniless wretch. Now it seems, haha, quite the opposite!
Aunt Tang's mind started racing with all sorts of thoughts again. After saying goodbye to the two old men on the donkey cart, she headed home.
The two old men inquired their way to the girls' school, and by the time they finally found it, it was already getting dark, and the girls' school had long since closed. There was only Uncle Han guarding the gate.
When Uncle Han heard that they were looking for Master Tian again, he was puzzled. He asked them about their background and learned that the two were Uncle Mei and Uncle Wu, whom the girl had mentioned that afternoon.
Uncle Mei was quite anxious at first. They got separated from the two young ladies on the way. Later, when they inquired, someone said that they had seen the two girls and could take them to find them. So they believed him. Who knew that the person was a womanizer who robbed their donkey cart and the New Year's goods that Uncle Wu was bringing to his master's house. He then sold them to a quarry.
Fortunately, a high-ranking official arrived shortly after they arrived, shut down the quarry, and released them all.
Coincidentally, on their way back, they ran into the man who had sold them. They grabbed their weapons and beat him up, stealing back the donkey cart, but all the New Year's goods on it were gone.
It's gone, so be it. Getting the donkey cart back is a pleasant surprise. But what Uncle Mei is worried about is what to do with his two young ladies!
They were anxious to see Tian Wanyin so that she could ask Zhang Qing for help.
However, after Uncle Han told them that two girls had already come looking for Master Tian, the two of them were no longer in such a hurry. They asked Uncle Han for Tian Wanyin's address and then drove away in their donkey cart.
Tian Wanyin lived in a small alley on Ping'an Street, which was a bit far from here. The two of them were not familiar with the capital, so they asked for directions along the way. By the time they found the place, it was already completely dark.
When Tian Wanyin first came to Beijing to look for a place to live, she had already considered that she would probably bring her two daughters to live with her in the future. So she rented a small courtyard with three rooms. Because she didn't have that much money, the courtyard was a bit remote.
Fortunately, it wasn't far from where Zhang Qing lived, so they could look out for each other.
After returning from school, Tian Wanyin went to find Zhang Qing, hoping he could help her find Uncle Mei. She also had dinner at Zhang Qing's place.
So when Uncle Mei and his companion found her address, they found the door locked. They guessed that Tian Wanyin must have gone to look for Zhang Qing, but they only knew that Zhang Qing had settled down in the capital and did not know his address. At this point, they had no choice but to squat at the door and wait.
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