The streets returned to calm, and then to their usual bustling activity.
Crescent Moon City is almost a thousand miles away from the capital, so the Western Rong definitely can't defeat it. The people of the capital aren't worried.
Close the window.
There was hot tea and several plates of snacks on the table.
Qin Sheng had little appetite but didn't want to waste the tea, so she drank her own tea and invited the two maids to sit down and have some snacks.
Qiao'er comforted her, "Don't worry too much, my lady. Our young master is the little war god of Da Xiang. If war breaks out, he will definitely crush the Western Rong people."
"..."
Qin Sheng pursed her lips and remained silent.
After sitting for about fifteen minutes, I suddenly heard a loud, excited commotion coming from outside on the street.
Since they were upstairs in a private room, Qiao'er wanted to see what was going on outside, so she asked Qin Sheng for his opinion.
Qin Sheng wasn't interested and told her to open the window and look for herself, while she was still thinking about what would happen after she went to Ningzhou.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Qin Sheng had already asked Yu Fu, the son of the Qin family steward, to help him look for a place to buy a house.
I expect to hear back in the next couple of days.
Suddenly, Qiao'er cried out in alarm, "Wife, come quickly and see!"
Jade also said, "It's Lord Yin, he's fighting with someone!"
"..."
Qin Sheng was taken aback. With Yin Wenxiao's scholarly airs, what kind of fight would he get into? He'd probably only get beaten up!
Qin Sheng put down her teacup and walked over.
The two girls quickly made way for Qin Sheng, who put on her veil and stood by the window, peering out.
On the wide street, a crowd of onlookers had gathered, watching three or four thugs beat up a man dressed in official robes.
No one stepped forward to help.
The person being beaten was indeed Yin Wenxiao. As they beat him, they shouted angrily, "Bah! What kind of trash are you! How dare you even think of coveting our young master's woman?"
"Exactly! Lord Yin couldn't possibly poison his own wife, could he be possessed by a demon? He wants to lay his hands on everyone's woman!"
"Lord Yin doesn't understand his place, so let us teach him a lesson!"
"Beat them! Beat them!"
"..."
Yin Wenxiao was completely powerless against these thugs, but they were also sensible and did not use lethal force when they beat him.
They could ensure he got a good beating, but also ensure he wouldn't actually die. After all, he was a nobleman, and if he really died, they would be in deep trouble.
Soon, someone shouted, "The soldiers from the Military Command are here!"
Upon hearing this, the thugs who had been beating the man immediately stopped and scattered in all directions.
Yin Wenxiao's servant was also released and stumbled over to help him up, his eyes red as he stammered, "Master..."
"..."
Yin Wenxiao, his face bruised and swollen, was helped up by a servant when he heard someone nearby say, "Serves him right, well done!"
"Exactly! How dare he poison his own wife? He deserves to be beaten to death!"
"Fortunately, that Mrs. Qin has already divorced him, otherwise, he wouldn't even know how he died."
"That's right, there are gods watching over us. You can't do anything wrong, or you'll get your comeuppance sooner or later!"
"..."
Yin Wenxiao had long since become numb to these words, ever since Qin Sheng started arguing with him about divorce.
He dared not ride a horse anymore, and traveled to and from the horse training center every day in a very ordinary sedan chair, and nothing ever happened.
But today---
Since Wu Tianlang, the heir of the Marquis of Wuping, went to the horse training center, he has not had a single day of peace.
Everything else was fine, but yesterday he openly brought two prostitutes to spend the night at the horse training center, making the place a scene of debauchery and filth.
As his superior, Yin Wenxiao couldn't help but reprimand him a few times. As a result, Wu Tianlang, disheveled, brazenly pushed a prostitute at him and told him not to pursue the matter any further.
Wu Tianlang is a habitual troublemaker; he's capable of any outrageous act.
Yin Wenxiao became furious and ordered him not to act recklessly again, or he would impeach him.
Then he turned and left the horse training center.
The original plan was to travel by sedan chair through these streets, exit the city through the south gate, and head to the horse farm; who knew—
I don't know who started it.
Someone threw an egg at Yin Wenxiao, and then a second person threw a handful of vegetable leaves at him.
Soon, more and more things started hitting Yin Wenxiao.
Eggs, rotten vegetable leaves, fruits, and even broken shoes...
The commander of the military garrison had a good relationship with Qin Yu. After watching the spectacle to his heart's content, he waved his hand and ordered his men to stop the increasingly agitated crowd.
Soon, the people stopped and dispersed.
Yin Wenxiao glanced at the commander of the military affairs department. He knew that the other party had been watching him make a fool of himself, so he left without saying anything.
"Serves him right!"
In a private room at Dengyun Tower, Qiao'er watched with satisfaction and said, "Now Lord Yin is truly a rat crossing the street!"
Jade also said, "It's all his own fault. Speaking of which, Old Madam Yin deserves a lot of credit for Lord Yin's current predicament."
"..."
Qin Sheng's face remained indifferent, devoid of any expression.
Thinking back to his previous life, Yin Wenxiao actually listened to Madam Yin quite a bit. Later, Ye Jiaoniang started to instigate things.
Ye Jiaoniang had great ambitions and was not content with the small territory of the Yin family. At first, she only accepted bribes, but later she extended her reach further and further.
But in this life, Ye Jiaoniang probably won't have the mind to provoke him anymore.
Qin Sheng curled her lips into a mocking smile.
Old Madam Yin had always hoped to rely on Yin Wenxiao to revitalize the Yin family. She wondered if, in this life, she would still be killed by Yin Wenxiao and Ye Jiaoniang.
Qin Sheng was somewhat looking forward to it.
...
Yin Mansion.
Granny Bi strode in, frowned, and sent away the two maids who were serving in the room before saying, "Madam, Concubine Ye sneaked out of the mansion again yesterday."
"Out again?" Old Madam Yin slammed down her teacup.
Having learned from the previous experience, when Ye Nishang came to the Yin family with the jade token, Old Madam Yin secretly sent someone to Hushan to thoroughly investigate the background of the mother and daughter.
You wouldn't believe it until you looked it up, and what you found was quite shocking.
Ye Nishang was originally a courtesan of lowly status. Later, because of her beauty, she was presented to Emperor Xianhui, who was traveling incognito.
However, Emperor Xianhui probably looked down on her background, so he did not take Ye Nishang with him when he left Hushan and returned to the capital.
Madam Yin spat and said, "I knew it! Since she has the late Emperor Hui's jade token, why hasn't she brought her daughter to the capital all these years? It turns out she's a lowly person. If she rashly comes to the capital with the jade token, will the royal family recognize her?"
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