The maids and servants were startled, as they were told to splash cold water on their mistress—a grave disrespect!
But the person in front of them was an official of even higher rank than their master, and someone they, as servants, could not afford to offend.
"Are you deaf? Can't you hear our boss?"
Ning Yan glared fiercely at the maids and servants, who trembled in fear and quickly went to fetch water.
Qian Xing had a wonderful dream in which he was promoted to the position of prime minister.
This was mainly because he married Guan Yulian, who was practically his lucky star, helping him climb the social ladder step by step. Then, they had their own child, who was well-behaved and sensible, and was clever and quick-witted from a young age, far better than the three illegitimate children born to Xia.
From this perspective, severing ties with those three wicked sons is a good thing. At least they won't provoke his beloved wife, nor will they come to make him angry every day.
He was dreaming that his youngest son was excitedly rushing into his arms when suddenly he felt a chill run through him, shattering his beautiful dream instantly. A woman's scream rang in his ears, and his consciousness quickly returned. He opened his eyes and saw the maids and servants of the house each holding an empty basin. He was furious and roared, "Insolence! Are you trying to rebel?!"
"Master, please calm down! Waaah! It was the commander of the Fire Cloud Division who ordered us to do this. Even the steward has been arrested!"
Several people knelt on the ground to beg for forgiveness, looking very frightened.
Before Qian Xing could react, Guan Yulian exclaimed in surprise, "Why are you arresting my brother?"
Guan Yulian was very flustered, with a bad feeling. She had just given herself to this old man last night, thinking that she could at least have a few years of good life to make up for it. She didn't expect that they would come to arrest her so early in the morning. She felt that this was premeditated.
That shouldn't be the case. Didn't Xinran say she would handle it?
Could it be that Xinran and the others also suffered a misfortune?
But it was perfectly fine yesterday!
"They...they said that my uncle cheated on the imperial examination..."
Guan Yulian's eyes widened, while Qian Xing scrambled to his feet, glaring fiercely at the servant on the ground, and said, "What did you say?"
"Lord Qian, are you awake? Then hurry up and come out, or the Fire Cloud Division will be going in."
Before the servants could speak, they heard Lou Chong shouting outside. They were so frightened that their limbs went weak and they had no idea what to do.
The cheating scandal in the imperial examinations happened so long ago, why are they only now talking about arresting people?
He always felt something was amiss; things couldn't be that simple.
At this moment, Guan Yulian snuggled closer to him, pleading pitifully, "My lord, I'm scared~"
"Don't be afraid, tidy yourself up first and then come out. I'll go see what's going on."
They had just gotten married, and Qian Xing was still dreaming. Even though he was a little annoyed by these things, he couldn't bear to lose his temper with her, and his tone was still relatively gentle.
"good."
Guan Yulian nodded aggrievedly, then watched as Qian Xing put on his clothes with trembling hands, and then, with someone helping him, he walked out unsteadily.
When everyone saw him like this, a mocking smile appeared on their lips.
Lu Baichuan looked him up and down and thought to himself: My wife's medicine is really amazing!
"What does Lord Lu mean by this?"
Although Qian Xing was somewhat unsure of himself, he still wanted to put on a show, so he spoke with a serious face and put on airs.
Without saying a word, Lu Baichuan waved his hand, and several members of the Fire Cloud Division stepped forward and restrained him.
"Lu Baichuan, what do you think you're doing! I am an official appointed by the imperial court!"
This sudden suppression almost made Qian Xing lose his balance. He instantly turned red with anger and glared at Lu Baichuan.
“Lord Qian, I’ve already let you hold your wedding banquet out of consideration for our past as colleagues. I’m even giving you face by dressing properly before I come to arrest you. You should learn to be grateful instead of yelling at me.”
Lu Baichuan's voice was somewhat lazy. Qin Jian was still asleep, so he had no mood to say much to him. Anyway, the evidence was conclusive, so he would just raid the house and be done with it.
After all, his wife told him last night that Qian Xing's assets had been transferred by his youngest son, and now the Qian family mansion was just an empty shell with not much of value, so he naturally had no interest in it.
Qian Xing froze when he heard what he said. What did he say?
If we hadn't been waiting for his wedding banquet, we would have already taken action.
So, Lu Baichuan already knew about his brother-in-law cheating?
This person is hiding so well?
Just yesterday, his whole family congratulated him, and he was quite happy. But today, they brought people to arrest him. It's outrageous!
"Why isn't the new lady coming out yet? We're going to the prison; there's no need for her to dress up elaborately."
Lu Baichuan urged them inside again, looking somewhat impatient.
When Qian Xing heard that she was going to arrest Guan Yulian, he could no longer contain himself and angrily cursed, "What business is it of hers, a woman, regarding the imperial examination? Besides, you're just making baseless accusations that I participated in cheating on the imperial examination. I will definitely petition the Emperor to impeach you!"
Qian Xing still didn't think Lu Baichuan had any evidence. After all, a long time had passed, and he was only coming now. It was too late. What evidence could he possibly have waiting for him?
Lu Baichuan stood still, tilting his head to carefully check whether the leather gloves his wife had given him were on properly before speaking: "The imperial examination cheating case is indeed unrelated to the new madam, but Qingyin Tea is inextricably linked to her. Now that the head of Qingyin Garden has run away, we can only come to the new madam."
Guan Yuping, who was standing nearby, and Guan Yulian, who was in the room, were both stunned when they heard this and happily ran away.
How is that possible?
Didn't you say everything was under control?
What's going on?
Guan Yulian's palms were sweating. She had given so much, how could everything have changed overnight?
Could it be that she and Guan Yuping were victims of the organization from the very beginning?
That's impossible!
They've been planning this pawn, Qian Xing, for a long time, and it wasn't easy to get Guan Yuping on board. How can they just give up like that?
Besides, she was, after all, the wife of a prefect. This status could help her do many things, and she didn't believe that she would abandon her.
This must have been something Lu Baichuan said to provoke her. Xinran is definitely still alive, and she has to go and find out the truth!
She dismissed the servants and tried to jump out the window to leave, but as soon as she opened the window, she saw a strange man outside the window giving her a half-smile.
No need to guess, this is definitely someone from the Fire Cloud Division!
"Where is the new lady going?"
Ning Yan crossed her arms and looked at her with a smile, but in her heart she was praising Lu Baichuan to the skies. The boss was really awesome. He knew she wanted to run away and sent him to stake out the place.
Guan Yulian's smile was rather awkward as she said, "It's a bit stuffy, I just need some fresh air."
As she was speaking, she tried to close the window, but in that instant, she darted out.
Seeing that she was still not behaving herself, Ning Yan chased after her and they got into a fight.
Guan Yulian prided herself on her skills, but she couldn't get the better of Ning Yan at all. In fact, Ning Yan noticed that she was struggling and clearly went easy on her.
Guan Yulian gritted her teeth in anger. If she hadn't been bullied by that old bastard Qian Xing last night, she wouldn't be in this situation!
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