Chapter Nineteen: Ugly Behavior Exposed
Li Yi burst through the door, startling Zhang and her daughter inside, who cried out, "Who goes there?"
Immediately afterwards, Wang Er was thrown in front of them, completely naked.
Zhang screamed incessantly, frantically calling for help, but unfortunately everyone else in the courtyard had been knocked unconscious by Li Yi, and she was left helpless.
Wang Er's body was so ugly that Chen Jiao couldn't bear to look at him. Compared to the tall and handsome Li Yi, the two were like the difference between a human and a pig.
Chen Jiao said in a trembling voice, "How dare you! I am the third young lady of the Chen family, Li Yi, are you going to betray your master?"
Li Yi's eyes were cold and indifferent as he said, "Li Yi only has one master, and that is the eldest young lady. You two plotted to harm the eldest young lady, so today you will also taste the bitterness."
After saying that, he looked at Wang Er, who was still lying on the ground, seemingly unaware of his own life. He feared that even if he were given the aphrodisiac now, Wang Er would still be unable to have intercourse.
Li Yi's eyes flickered as they landed on Chen Jiao and her daughter.
"I've got it!" he thought, pulling out the aphrodisiac from his pocket. Chen Jiao was startled, then blushed and angrily exclaimed, "Li Yi! You dog of a servant! If you dare touch a single hair on my head, I'll have my father kill you!"
"You're overthinking it."
Li Yi mercilessly shattered her illusions, then took out the aphrodisiac powder, scattered it into the air, quickly slipped out of the room, and closed the doors and windows tightly.
"Cough cough...cough cough cough...what did he scatter?"
Zhang inhaled a lot of Hehuan powder and coughed as he asked.
"Mom~ I feel a little hot~"
Chen Jiao let out a groan, her face flushed, and she began to tear at her clothes with her hands.
"A man! I need a man! Open the door!"
Zhang was even more impatient. She threw herself against the door and kept banging on the wooden door, trying to get Li to open it.
Li Yi stood a little further away in disgust, afraid that the foul language inside would soil his ears.
"Ah~ Mother, isn't there a man here too?"
All Li Yi heard was two women inside screaming and lunging at the unconscious Wang Er, so he stopped listening.
He woke up the people in the courtyard one by one, then disappeared silently, not forgetting to set the house on fire before leaving.
Chen Zhenyan had just woken up and was unaware of what had happened when he heard someone shouting, "Fire! Fire! Come quickly and put out the fire!"
"What?! A fire?" Chen Zhenyan immediately got up and ran out. "Where's Rulan? Where's Jiao'er?"
Even at this critical juncture, his biggest concern was still his concubine and Chen Jiao.
Wang Zhong rubbed the back of his head as he walked over and hurriedly said, "Master, Madam and the Third Miss are still in the room."
"Quickly call for help to put out the fire!"
Chen Zhenyan ran over in a panic and ordered his servants to break down the door.
The fire grew larger and larger, and the wooden house crackled and popped as it burned. It wasn't until the door was broken open that the people outside heard wave after wave of moans coming from inside, each one louder than the last.
"Master...Master!" The old woman who burst through the door first fainted at first sight and cried out in alarm, "Something terrible has happened! Madam and Miss are having sex with the guards!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhenyan looked up and saw a scene of passion and fleshy intimacy. His beloved daughter and Zhang Shi, their clothes disheveled, were vying to sit on the body of the guard, Wang Er, and rubbing against each other!
"Help! Something terrible has happened! The master has fainted from a sudden surge of anger!"
It wasn't until someone burst into the room and discovered their affair that Zhang and her daughter panicked and scrambled off Wang Er.
Unfortunately, it was all too late.
When Li returned, he relayed the good news to Chen Qing, who was so happy that he slapped his thigh and laughed heartily.
"Li Yi, you really are a clever fellow. How did you come up with such a great idea?" Chen Qing laughed until tears streamed down his face, wishing he could see Chen Zhenyan's expression for himself.
Seeing his concubine and daughter rape a guard must have been very upsetting for him.
Li Yi's act of setting fire was also brilliant. Even if Chen Zhenyan wanted to downplay the matter, how could he silence his servants?
Now, Chen Qing wanted to see how he planned to resolve the situation.
After a good night's sleep, Chen Qing woke up feeling refreshed.
Last night it was snowing heavily, but when I woke up this morning, the outside was covered with a thick layer of snow, but the sky had cleared up and the sun was out.
Chen Qing stretched and called out, "Xiao Wu."
Xiao Wu changed into clean clothes, her hair was tied in two buns with pink ribbons, and she looked incredibly smart and cute.
"Young Miss, you're awake!"
Not seeing Pei Xuan, who usually comes to her side as soon as she wakes up, Chen Qing asked Xiao Wu to bring her clothes and casually asked, "Where's Xuan Nu?"
Xiao Wu said, "He's learning martial arts from Li Yi."
Pei Xuan was extremely annoyed after being knocked unconscious last night, almost causing Chen Qing to get injured. When he woke up, he was too ashamed to face anyone. He didn't say a word, his face was gloomy, and he ignored Xiao Wu when she tried to talk to him.
"As soon as he saw Brother Li, he ran over and knelt down, wanting to become his disciple."
"He knelt down before Li Yi?" Chen Qing asked, his expression bewildered. He never expected Pei Xuan to go to such lengths for martial arts training.
"Yes, he said that if Brother Li was unwilling to teach him, he would kneel there until Brother Li agreed."
"Heh, I'm afraid Li Yi won't fall for that."
Chen Qing knew Li Yi well; he didn't seem like the type to compromise after being threatened.
Xiao Wu nodded and brought out silk slippers for the young lady to put on. "Brother Li was unwilling, saying that he was too old and in poor health, and not cut out for martial arts. But Pei Xuan said that he also wanted to protect the young lady, so Brother Li agreed."
So, he wanted to protect her, which is why he shamelessly knelt down and begged Li Yi to teach him martial arts?
Chen Qing never expected that this would be the reason.
She was momentarily speechless.
"Xiao Wu also wants to learn martial arts and protect the young lady!" Xiao Wu said dejectedly. She vaguely knew from Li Yi yesterday that something bad seemed to have happened, but Li Yi did not explain it in detail because she was still young.
If she were as capable as Li Yi, she could definitely protect the young lady.
Chen Qing rubbed Xiao Wu's head and said, "Okay, once we've settled down, I'll let you learn martial arts."
"Yay! Thank you, Miss! Long live Miss!"
Chen Qing was amused by Xiao Wu and told her that he had asked someone to help her find her father and brothers in the city, but unfortunately there were no clues yet.
Xiao Wu was a little disappointed, but then cheered up: "It's okay, once I learn martial arts, we can go find Daddy and Brother together!"
Chen Qing's breakfast is still a low-fat meal. She eats less every morning, a combination of whole grains and protein. She eats red meat, such as beef and fish, for lunch, and only has some vegetable soup for dinner.
Xiao Wu already knows how to take care of her. Although she is young, she is very smart and learns things quickly. She also has a good relationship with the servants in the Liu family's kitchen.
Xiao Wu went to prepare breakfast for Chen Qing, while Chen Qing called Li Yi over.
Pei Xuan was still standing in the horse stance in the courtyard. He had been standing there for almost an hour, and he was covered in sweat, his legs trembling uncontrollably.
Li Yi told him that as long as Pei Xuan could stand in the horse stance for a whole morning, he would take him as his disciple.
"Young Miss, did you sleep well last night?"
Li Yi personally combed Chen Qing's hair, which was so long it reached her tailbone, making it very difficult to comb. Chen Qing hadn't brought a maid with her on this trip; Xiao Wu was too young and didn't know how to style hair.
Chen Qing usually wears her hair in a simple bun, secured with a wooden hairpin, a style that is both simple and beautiful.
However, since Li Yi was willing to serve her, Chen Qing was happy to have an easier time.
She looked at Li Yi's face in the bronze mirror. He had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and was exceptionally handsome, yet he was unusually gentle with her.
The window next to the dressing table was open. Pei Xuan stood there, watching from afar as Li Yi whispered something in Qing Jie's ear, making Qing Jie smile gently.
Before meeting Li Yi, Qing Jie's smiles were clearly all for him.
However, after Li Yi appeared, Pei Xuan was quickly relegated to the position of a useless person.
He couldn't do anything but serve others, but Li Yi could still style Chen Qing's hair, which made Pei Xuan pale in comparison.
The resentment that sprouts in one's heart quickly takes root and grows until it becomes a towering tree.
He also wanted to become very capable, to be trusted and needed by Sister Qing, and ideally, to make Sister Qing unable to live without him and have only him in her eyes.
I really want Sister Qing to pat my head, to see her gentle smile. Even if I get scolded by her, what comes before her slap is Sister Qing's unique fragrance.
Pei Xuan had been holding on for a long time. He felt his whole body trembling, as if he would collapse from exhaustion at any moment.
He gritted his teeth, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead and into his eyes, stinging them, but he refused to close them.
Even if Sister Qing wasn't smiling at him, he still wanted to see her smiling face.
Li Yi told Chen Qing that Chen Zhenyan did not publicize the scandal involving Zhang and her daughter last night, and even ordered the servants of the Chen residence not to spread it, so as not to let Liu Shoubei's men find out.
He explained to the people at the Liu residence that the fire was caused by a candle accidentally igniting the curtain.
Then, under the pretext of preparing for the wedding, they separated Zhang and Chen Jiao, mother and daughter, and locked them up.
Tomorrow is the wedding day of Chen Jiao and Liu Shoubei's son, and it seems that Chen Zhenyan has made his choice.
Chen Qing couldn't help but laugh. She had always thought Chen Zhenyan was foolish, but now, looking at him again, she realized how heartless he was. He didn't love anyone; he clearly only loved himself. Even without Chen Qing's trick, he wouldn't have given up his life for Chen Jiao.
Now that the reputations of Zhang and her daughter are ruined, he'll just go with the flow and abandon them.
Chen Qing was delighted with this.
She was still focused on her diet today and had no interest in anything else. Li Yi had been stirring up trouble in the city these past few days, colluding with families connected to the county magistrate to put pressure on Liu Wei.
First, wealthy households in the city took the initiative to distribute porridge, and then all the pressure fell on Liu Wei.
Some say that Commander Liu owns several granaries with tens of thousands of dan of grain, yet he refuses to help the people in the city who are dying. Even the location of the granaries was discovered by Li Yi and informed of the people in the city.
"No wonder I saw soldiers all around the East City; there was so much food there! My poor parents starved to death! Liu Wei hid the food and refused to share it with us!"
"Liu Wei murdered the county magistrate, who was about to open the granary to distribute grain! If it weren't for Liu Wei..."
"That damned Liu Wei! Give me back my family's lives!"
The people of Qibao Town were filled with resentment. They thought there was no food in the town, but they never expected that Commander Liu had hidden grain. He watched helplessly as the people starved and froze to death in the snow, and he would not share it with them.
The people both inside and outside the city were full of complaints, and the calls for unrest grew louder day by day.
"Report! There's arson in the east of the city; this is the eighth fire today!"
"Report! A riot has broken out among the refugees outside the city. Some are trying to attack the city gates again. The moat is piled with corpses, and the refugees are able to pass through smoothly!"
One urgent report after another reached Liu Wei's ears, leaving him extremely anxious.
"Smack!"
Tea leaves splashed everywhere, the cup shattered into pieces, Liu Wei's head throbbed with pain, and he was furious: "Investigate! Investigate for me! Who's behind this?! If I catch him, I'll tear him to pieces!"
"Investigate the Wang and Xie families thoroughly!"
The Wang and Xie families were two families that were on good terms with the county magistrate and were quite famous in the city. After the magistrate died, they became cowards and dared not oppose Liu Wei anymore.
Since things had come to this point, Liu Wei had no choice but to try and work his way up to them.
Rows of soldiers, fully equipped and in a tense atmosphere, marched from the garrison headquarters to various parts of the city. Before long, screams could be heard coming from the once quiet mansions of the Wang and Xie families.
"What are you doing? What are you trying to do? Are you trying to drive us to our deaths?"
On this day, blood flowed like rivers in the mansions of many wealthy people, screams echoed, and the blood that flowed out stained the white snow red.
The city seemed much quieter, but undercurrents were actually surging.
When the news reached Chen Qing's ears, she knew that Liu Wei was extremely powerful.
Beset by internal and external troubles, if he were truly not afraid of the refugees outside the city, why would he have so heavily guarded the city to keep them out?
Now that he has reached his limit and has taken action against the Wang and Xie families, what will the other landlords and wealthy merchants in the city think?
The rabbit is killed once the hunt is over; the hound is cooked after the hunt is over.
A smile appeared on Chen Qing's lips. No wonder Liu Wei was so fixated on Chen Zhenyan, determined to take a piece of his flesh.
If this isn't done, the internal conflicts in Qibao Town will only deepen, and Liu Wei will be living in constant fear as the garrison commander!
Chen Qing instructed Li Yi to keep a close eye on Liu Shoubei's movements, and began to look forward to tomorrow's wedding.
If those refugees were to find out that Liu Shoubei's son was getting married with a feast of wine and meat, how would they react?
Chen Qing had to help them.
Time passed by, and since no one disturbed Chen Qing's peace and quiet, she used the time to exercise, combining anaerobic and aerobic exercises. When she wanted to rest, she would do meditation and yoga to slow down her pace.
She was the only one left in the room. The smokeless charcoal in the brazier was burning brightly, and the room was warm as spring.
Chen Qing opened his eyes after finishing half an hour of meditation, his expression calm.
"System, open the blind box."
She wanted to buy blind boxes yesterday, but was delayed by Wang Er's incident. Including what she got from exercising today, she has three more blind boxes, all of which are high-end blind boxes.
The first blind box I opened was a low-tier one, and I got skill fragments; yesterday I opened a medium-tier one and got Ice Skin Jade Bone; it seems that as the blind box level increases, the things I get will get better and better.
Chen Qing couldn't wait to find out what he could get from those three blind boxes.
[Blind Box Opened: Congratulations, Host, you have obtained 1 City Building Blueprint, which has been added to your inventory; the passive skill "Eye of Insight" is now active; 10 high-yield potato seed tubers have been added to your inventory. Please check your rewards. Good luck next time!]
The system kept popping up notifications, and Chen Qing's eyes lit up. He had drawn something good again!
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