The next day.
Officials of all ranks in the county town arrived at the restaurant early in the morning.
After washing up, Bei Menlin went downstairs and saw several unfamiliar faces.
As soon as he appeared, all the officials who were sitting in their seats stood up and called out, "Your Highness!"
Although this restaurant is grand, it is not as solemn as the county magistrate's office.
The county magistrate persuaded Bei Menlin to go to the government office to work.
Although the restaurant had been booked out, people were constantly coming and going outside, and the doors were left open. As they sat there, they were seen by passersby.
Bei Menlin chose to stay at the restaurant so that the people could see him.
He ignored the county magistrate and only asked everyone to report on the situation.
The magistrate's face was grim.
Before Bei Menlin arrived, he was practically the local tyrant of the county town, able to get whatever he wanted.
When has he ever been treated like this before!
He Feng was confined to the room, bored out of her mind.
Bei Menlin specifically instructed his subordinates to keep a close eye on her.
There were guards outside the door; the only way to get out was to jump out the window.
But she has no martial arts skills, and if she jumps from the second floor, she will definitely break her leg.
He Feng was standing by the window, hesitating, when a somewhat greasy male voice suddenly rang out from downstairs.
"Miss, are you going down? I'll have the servant catch you!"
A young man with slicked-back hair and fair skin was standing downstairs. He was dressed quite well, but he looked rather sleazy.
Bei Menlin was too busy to spend time with He Feng. She complained a couple of times, but didn't get a response from Bei Menlin.
If I had known this would happen, I would have stayed in Prince Sufeng's mansion. At least there are many fun things to do in the capital.
Although He Feng really wanted to go out, she also knew that if a woman jumped off a building in public and was being affectionate with a man, people would gossip about her.
She closed the window and sulked in the room.
For several days, Bei Menlin discussed flood control methods with the officials. Only after the plan was formulated and everyone's responsibilities were assigned could he finally take a breather.
He knew He Feng was feeling cooped up, so he thought he'd take her for a stroll around the county town.
He went upstairs to look for her, searching the entire restaurant, but couldn't find He Feng.
The guards remained outside the room the whole time, never leaving its side.
The room window was open, and the person clearly went down through the window.
But He Feng had neither martial arts skills nor agility, so how did she manage to get down there silently all by herself?
Without giving it much thought, Bei Menlin mobilized everyone to go out and find He Feng.
He Feng endured for several days, but in the end, she couldn't resist the temptation.
That young master teases her every day under her window. Today there's a lantern festival in the county, it's very lively.
He Feng told herself that she would come back after she had had enough fun.
When she jumped out of the window, she didn't know that the young man was the son of the county magistrate.
She was also unaware that the young man, having read too many vulgar erotic novels, happened to walk by that day and saw her standing gracefully by the window, and immediately thought of Pan Jinlian.
Pan Jinlian, Ximen Qing, and Wu Da in the Water Margin are a well-known romantic tale.
The magistrate's son called He Feng down several times, but she closed the window and ignored him each time.
The magistrate's son thought she wasn't that kind of woman, but he didn't expect that he could trick He Feng into coming down today with just a little bit of talk.
Actually, this woman was just pretending to be aloof; she was actually incredibly promiscuous and wanton.
After descending from He Feng, the magistrate's son already felt contempt for her.
Especially when he heard He Feng ask where the local brothels were, his contempt deepened, but he did have a smile on his face.
"Miss, you have quite the unique taste. I like it. The brothel isn't far. Let's go there together by carriage."
He Feng boarded the magistrate's son's carriage without any warning.
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