After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

"What are you thinking about? Why are you so absorbed in it?" A fellow servant came closer, looked at the carriage moving away, bumped into him with his shoulder and said, "Open it and see what's inside. It can't be silver again, right?"

At last he sighed bitterly, "I don't know what luck you have today, two nobles gave you things in a row, and they were both girls, fair and beautiful like fairies.

Alas...why don't I have such good luck?"

The soldier blushed and quickly put the sachet in his arms, "This is given to me by a noble man. Why... why should I show it to you?"

The other man was about to rip off his clothes to snatch them, but the soldier held them tightly and said, "If you buy me a drink tonight, I'll show you!"

"You're trying to cheat me again! I'm saving that for my wife!"

The two ran away fighting.

Yuan Qing lowered the curtain to block out the hustle and bustle of the street.

"Master, the carriage has stopped in front. Should we follow it?" Mu Xiaoxiao asked in a low voice.

"No one has arrived yet, let's wait a little longer." Yuan Qing closed his eyes, as if thinking.

It wasn't hot in the car, but her brows were tightly furrowed, and in a blink of an eye, a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead.

After a while, Mu Xiaoxiao said through the curtain: "Master, someone is coming."

Yuan Qing suddenly opened his eyes and leaned against the wall of the car to calm his breathing.

The panic in her eyes had not yet dissipated. She calmed herself down, wiped the sweat off her face, half-opened the curtain, and looked at the crowd from afar.

The master and servants who were in the carriage came out of the inn. The leading maid held an umbrella, protected the young lady in the middle, and reached out to lift the curtain of the sedan chair.

The woman lifted her skirt slightly, put one hand on the maid's arm, and was about to raise her leg to step on the small stool.

"This lady doesn't look familiar. Who is she from?" A richly dressed dandy led a group of servants and blocked their way. "My last name is Lu. I live not far away. The weather is so hot. Why don't you come to my house and drink some herbal tea to cool down?"

Three or five servants roughly pushed the maids away and trapped Miss Jiao alone.

The man surnamed Lu approached, fanning himself, his eyes extremely presumptuous, "Have you considered it, young lady?"

With such frivolous words, he doesn't look like a young man from a respectable family.

The woman clutched the handkerchief and took a few steps back, but was pushed back by the servant and almost fell into the open arms of the man named Lu.

She suppressed her fear and gritted her teeth, "What if I don't want to?"

The man surnamed Lu closed his fan and winked at the servants, who immediately started to smile evilly.

The maids pushed the servants away and surrounded their master tightly.

They laughed even more happily. "Look, there are still people who want to follow us. Then we can only invite them all back to have tea."

The leading maid cursed angrily, "Bah, you look like a decent person, but why do you have such a stinky mouth?

I don’t know who forgot to chain you properly, allowing you filthy creatures to escape and pollute the eyes of my master!”

"Huan'er." The woman scolded softly.

The man surnamed Lu pulled at his brocade robe and shouted, "You are blind, can't you tell what this is?"

"Oh, so you know what you are, I thought you didn't know!" Huan'er crossed her arms and said provocatively, "Calling you a dirty thing is flattering you, don't think you can really be considered a human being just because you are wearing a human skin!"

After she finished speaking, she deliberately glanced downward, then quickly covered her mouth and made a vomiting gesture, "Put your clothes on quickly, and leave the fat behind... Ugh... Just disgust yourself, but don't show it to disgust others, ugh..."

"You bitch!" The man surnamed Lu clenched his fists and cursed, "I am talking to you because I respect you, don't be shameless!"

Huan'er had a bad temper to begin with, and she put her hands on her hips and started to argue with him, "I'm so scared, you keep baring your teeth all day, afraid that others won't see the poisonous sores in your mouth!

You dare to call yourself a 'Young Master'? Don't make fun of yourself. You can only be called a 'Young Master' at best. The extra two taels of flesh are just a gift from God because he is afraid that you will starve to death!"

"Well said, girl!" Mu Xiaoxiao hid in the crowd and spoke out to cheer.

"Master," she leaned over and sighed, "Look, this is how I feel relieved. Last time, you made me feel depressed for several days."

Yuan Qing glanced at her and didn't explain. He just ordered, "Keep an eye on him and don't let him hurt anyone. We are here only for evidence."

People gathered in groups of three or two to watch the fun.

Someone who knew the situation explained the doubts to the people, saying, "I have seen this man before. When he was in the village, he was a bully who did all kinds of evil things. The neighbors who were bullied by him were all miserable.

This girl is obviously a well-educated and well-mannered noble lady. I'm afraid that the evil bully Lu is going to be in trouble!"

"Is there no one reporting to the police?" someone asked angrily.

The man sighed, "I heard that his whole family protects him like the apple of their eye. The families harmed by him are either threatened or paid money to keep quiet.

Some people went to the city to report to the police, but the bully Lu refused to admit it.

With the protection of his brother-in-law who is the county magistrate, there is no way to arrest him even if he is taken to the yamen without solid evidence. But if there is evidence, the bully Lu will always turn the tables and make the victims have no place to complain.

Besides, no one wants to make such a thing public and make their daughter embarrassed in the future. "

"Is this unjust?! I'm going to report this to the authorities and have this man arrested." A shirtless man in the crowd couldn't stand it any longer, so he tightened his belt and turned to leave. "If the county magistrate can't do it, I'll go to the prefecture government office and file a complaint one level at a time. I don't believe that he can't be punished!"

Just as he took a step forward, he was stopped by the man, "It's useless. Another reason why everyone is afraid to report to the police is his sister."

"His sister?"

"He has three sisters. The eldest sister was sold to Magistrate Liu as a concubine. The second sister fell in love with Young Master Lou at first sight and got married last year to become the eldest young master's wife of the Lou family."

The man swallowed his saliva, "No... impossible?"

What kind of existence is the Lou family?

If we were to say which family in Jiangzhou has the best reputation, it would definitely be the Lou family.

Whenever the city suffered a disaster, the Lou family was the one who contributed the most effort and money. Not only were all the local gentry on good terms with them, but even bigwigs from nearby states and counties would invite them to a small gathering from time to time.

The Lou family's reputation has been praised by many scholars and students. How could they do something that would destroy their own foundation?

The man asked quietly, "I don't think the Lou family is partial to anyone. Why don't we tell the Lou family about this and let them come forward to punish us?"

Many people shook their heads at him, sighing, "I know the character of the Lou family. It's not that we are standing idly by, it's really..."

But he couldn't continue.

Another person was also provoked to anger, “You are afraid of me, but I will tell you!

Two years ago, an old woman and her daughter reported the evil bully Lu to the county government office. However, the magistrate listened to his concubine Lu and hastily closed the case. Instead, he put the mother and daughter who had filed the complaint into jail, and they both died tragically in the end.

The old father who returned home from the army went to the county government office and learned that his wife and daughter were dead. From then on, he became mad and lived on the help of the villagers.

If a concubine could deceive the county magistrate into making a foolish judgment, what about the wife of the eldest son of the Lou family?

The Lou family has benefited the village for decades, so the people are naturally grateful. But who knows if the Lou family will do the same thing as the county magistrate for personal reasons?

The evil bully Lu is related to the Lou family. This is the real reason why the villagers are keeping silent."