The next morning, Ah Mei and the other woman brought Min Yueqing some good news.
"Miss, the veterinarian said our horse is mostly recovered, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, we can set off tomorrow."
Pei Ji and Shi Tou were naturally overjoyed upon hearing this.
These past two days, whenever they returned to the inn, they would run to the stables several times, fearing that something might have happened to their foal. Now that they heard the foal was getting better, they were overjoyed.
Min Yueqing secretly shook her head. Whether they could set off smoothly was no longer about the horses; it was likely that someone was trying to obstruct them.
However, Min Yueqing was somewhat surprised when this matter was brought up. It turned out that this man surnamed Feng was quite patient. She had thought that as soon as they returned yesterday, he would send someone to cause trouble.
Min Yueqing thought for a moment and then instructed, "Amei, go and tell all the workers to be careful these two days. Whether they are watching the luggage or going to buy things, they must let us know in advance. If they don't have to go out, they should try not to go out."
Upon hearing this, Amei asked in surprise, "Why is that?"
Since leaving the capital, Miss has never restricted the movements of her entourage. She even supports the two of them going out for a stroll, telling them in private that if they see something they like, they can buy it directly and get the money from her.
Stone interjected, "Yesterday, some ugly fellow had ill intentions towards Madam and was taught a lesson. Madam is afraid that they will cause trouble for others."
Amei immediately became anxious and asked repeatedly, "Miss, what ugly monster? Are you hurt? Oh dear, why didn't you mention it when you came back yesterday?"
Azhu, being impatient, pounced on Min Yueqing and examined her from head to toe with her eyes. She then circled around her from all angles, leaving Min Yueqing both amused and exasperated by her scrutiny.
Seeing that Amei was about to rush over, Min Yueqing immediately waved her hand, "You two don't need to bother, they're not hurt at all, you can ask them if you don't believe me."
Shi Tou watched as A Mei and the other woman circled around Min Yueqing, who looked helpless but was secretly laughing. Upon hearing this, Shi Tou said, "Madam was indeed not injured. Young Master and I both saw it."
Azhu cursed incessantly, "We're still not far from the capital, how come there are so many heartless bastards? Just two days ago there was a thief who poisoned us, and yesterday we encountered another one with ill intentions. Is Tongcheng some kind of place where no one cares? Such a small county town, yet it harbors so many bad people. What bad luck! If our horses weren't still not fully recovered, we would have set off and left right now!"
Stone listened with great interest and nodded repeatedly.
Even someone as good-natured as Amei couldn't help but chime in, "That's right! I'd never been out before, so I really didn't know. After coming out, I realized there are all sorts of monsters and demons out there. It's not much better than the Earl's mansion!"
Back in the Cheng'an Marquis's mansion, she and Azhu often discussed the mansion's secrets. There were many shady things hidden in high-ranking families, but she never expected that the outside world was no less so.
It seems that there are no exceptions in this world. No matter where you are, there are good people and bad people. You have to stand on your own two feet to live a good life.
Leaving aside other matters, just considering themselves, if it weren't for the young lady's serious illness and subsequent personality change, who knows what their situation would be like in the Jingyuan Courtyard now.
After venting her anger, A-Zhu felt a little better, but then wondered, "They got their comeuppance for their evil deeds, so instead of staying far away from us, they dare to come looking for us?"
Min Yueqing scoffed coldly, "I heard that they have a county magistrate uncle, who is very powerful."
Ah Zhu almost burst out laughing. A seventh-rank county magistrate from a small place was still acting all high and mighty. Among his master's students, there were countless officials who were higher than the county magistrate.
Amei was somewhat worried. Although both the Cheng'an Marquis's Mansion and the Min Mansion were of much higher status than this county magistrate, their people were not here. If this county magistrate was muddle-headed and tyrannical, they would suffer losses because they could not protect their few people.
Ah Mei and her companion went out on their own to find the other workers to relay the message.
Min Yueqing glanced at Pei Ji and Shi Tou, who had quickly locked the door and were about to start practicing their martial arts.
Since she wasn't going out today, Min Yueqing took out a book and continued reading. Compared to the original owner, her knowledge of ancient literature was far inferior, so she needed to brush up on it now, otherwise she might give herself away after only a couple of sentences when she met Pei Han.
The three of them were busy with their own things, and they were all quite content.
Unfortunately, Feng Ruichuan was destined to spoil the mood. Just after noon, four yamen runners dressed in black rushed into the inn.
The shopkeeper was startled, wondering which deity he had offended today to attract these powerful figures he couldn't afford to offend. He quickly stepped forward with a smile and said, "Gentlemen, what brings you to our humble shop?"
The tall constable at the head of the yamen glanced at the innkeeper and said rudely, "Don't you know who's staying here? Why are you asking us? Is there a woman with two children staying here? Which room are they in? Take us there right now!"
The shopkeeper was truly puzzled. She was clearly a noblewoman; what could she have done to warrant the arrival of the yamen runners?
He wanted to say a few words for Min Yueqing, but he didn't know what had happened and didn't dare to question the fierce-looking yamen runner. He wanted to send a servant to report the news, but he couldn't stand the yamen runner's urging, so he could only slowly walk ahead and lead them upstairs.
Min Yueqing naturally noticed the commotion downstairs early on. She went to the outer room, invited Pei Ji and Shi Tou to sit down on the couch, and even opened the door, waiting leisurely for the yamen runners to come over.
The constables went up to the second floor, shouting and yelling for bystanders to leave. Pei Ji heard the commotion and obediently sat down next to Min Yueqing, quietly watching the doorway.
Amei and her companion were next door. Hearing the commotion, they quickly came out and stood next to Min Yueqing after entering the house.
In a short while, the constables arrived at the door.
The tall leader, seeing that the doors were all open, grinned at his companions and said, "He's quite self-aware, knowing that the grandpas are coming to find him!"
The constables burst into laughter upon hearing this.
Their laughter was extremely arrogant, and the laughter continued even after they entered the door. The tall yamen runner grinned at Min Yueqing, but upon seeing her, he was secretly taken aback.
This woman was not only stunningly beautiful, but her air of nobility was also extraordinary. In his many years of service, he had never seen any official's wife as intimidating as this woman.
Lai Fu was chatting idly with his staff in the backyard when the innkeeper's waiter came to report that the government had sent someone to look for his wife. Lai Fu immediately panicked and hurriedly led his staff upstairs.
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