I became a vicious stepmother and I went to the sea to feed my three children.

"If you continue to speak rudely, it will be more than just a slap in the face!"

"Just wait for me, I will make sure you die miserably!"

Zhang Qiaoer glared at Bai Qingyao fiercely, and the words that came out of her mouth were extremely vicious. "I will make you wish you were dead! And I won't let any of your family members go!"

Family is Bai Qingyao's bottom line. Zhang Qiaoer actually said these words so viciously and without any reservation. It seems that there has been a precedent before.

"To treat human life so casually, the Zhang family... is truly capable!"

"Of course. Even if you're the county magistrate, what can you do to my Zhang family? You're blind to provoke me, and you deserve to die!"

"If you know what's good for you, kneel down and apologize to me. Maybe I'll show mercy and let you keep your body intact!"

Bai Qingyao lowered her eyes and didn't look at her again. "It seems that your Zhang family is indeed very confident, but..."

"But what?"

Zhang Qiaoer frowned, not knowing what Bai Qingyao was going to do next.

"However, you are so arrogant. What would the county magistrate think if he knew that there was such a family that oppressed the people in Qingshui County under his jurisdiction?"

"Don't you think so, Master Tang?"

Bai Qingyao's words undoubtedly caused a storm among the crowd.

Master Tang? Which Master Tang?

Is there another Master Tang in Qingshui County?

Could it be... that it was the lawyer Tang who appeared before the county magistrate?

When Zhang Qiaoer heard what Bai Qingyao said, she was a little panicked.

Although the Zhang family is capable, they don't dare to speak so openly in front of the people in the county government.

In the crowd, after Tang Yicheng reacted, a faint smile appeared on his face, and he walked out of the crowd helplessly.

"Miss Bai, nice to meet you."

"Master Tang, long time no see."

'hiss--'

Hearing the two people's greetings, there was a gasp in the crowd.

It really is Master Tang Yicheng! He actually showed up at the dock.

It was a coincidence that Xue Ming had something to do today and couldn't leave, so he came to Dayuan Village in his place. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the dock, he saw Bai Qingyao setting up a stall. Before he could go up to her, the previous incident happened.

So he just looked at the crowd for a while.

"Master Tang, my personal safety has been threatened in Qingshui County, which is under the jurisdiction of the County Magistrate. I wonder if the County Government will take action on this matter?"

Hearing Bai Qingyao's words, Tang Yicheng looked up and saw Zhang Qiaoer with a panic-stricken look on her face, with a hint of sarcasm flashing in his eyes.

"Naturally, it's in charge, and..."

He paused, then continued, "I will tell you everything about today, my Lord, and you will be the one to judge."

"no--"

Hearing this, Zhang Qiaoer quickly spoke. Tang Yicheng frowned and looked over when she interrupted him. "I wonder what advice Miss Zhang has for you?"

He emphasized the word "teach me" and Zhang Qiao'er's expression became even uglier. Suddenly, something occurred to her and she looked at Bai Qingyao fiercely. "Did you do this on purpose?"

Bai Qingyao didn't look at her expression. "What do you mean by intentional? Didn't Miss Zhang say that herself?"

"you!"

Zhang Qiaoer lowered her eyes, but her mind was quickly thinking of a solution. Anyway, she must not let the people in the county government bear a grudge against them.

Moreover, my eldest sister had just been canonized as a concubine not long ago. If my father knew that she had caused trouble outside, the consequences... would be unimaginable.

"I...I was just talking nonsense—"

"Whether it is nonsense or not, your Excellency will decide for himself."

Tang Yicheng looked at Zhang Qiaoer and spoke expressionlessly. Judging from the heated attitude Zhang Qiaoer had just shown, it didn't sound like she was talking nonsense at all.

"Why? Miss Zhang, do you want to say something else here?"

Hearing this, Zhang Qiaoer's face turned pale and she left the place with her men in shame.

Seeing them leave, Tang Yicheng turned around and looked at Bai Qingyao. His eyes fell on Gu Yichen and his gaze froze.

Why... does this person give him a very familiar feeling?

I feel like I've seen him somewhere before, but... where exactly?

"Master Tang? Master Tang?"

Seeing that Tang Yicheng didn't respond after she called him twice, Bai Qingyao couldn't help but wave her hand in front of him.

Tang Yicheng finally came back to his senses, "Huh? What's wrong?"

"Master Tang, what's wrong with you?"

Tang Yicheng turned to look at Gu Yichen. "This... young master, have we met before?"

"Never."

Gu Yichen spoke decisively, without any change on his face, and his eyes looked at the stranger's expression without any fluctuation.

Bai Qingyao's eyes flashed, and she took a step forward. "Master Tang, you must have recognized the wrong person. He is the head of our family and the father of three children. He just returned from the army some time ago. How could he meet you?"

Hearing this, Tang Yicheng's brows still did not relax. He still felt like he had seen Gu Yichen somewhere.

However, after thinking about it for a while, he couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it.

If you keep thinking about it, you will be the only one who suffers.

He turned his head and said, "Miss Bai, did you notice me early in the morning?"

If she hadn't discovered him a long time ago, she wouldn't have said so much nonsense before.

"Master Tang is very different from the people here. It's hard not to notice."

In addition to Sun Yunyun, there were occasionally people wearing brocade clothes among the customers in front of her stall, but there were not many at the dock. What's more, his eyes were always on her, and it was difficult for her to pretend not to see them.

"It's my fault for being so abrupt."

I didn't expect that I would be attracted by that side, and because of this, I was exposed.

It’s worth it to be exposed.

I already smelled the fragrance of the noodles, and now that I was closer, they smelled even better.

"Miss Bai, do you have any noodles?" He said calmly, "I came here in a hurry this morning and didn't eat much. Now that I smell the delicious food around me, I'm really hungry."

"Yes, please wait a moment."

Sun Yunyun, who was standing by, was a little stunned when she saw this scene. She hadn't reacted yet until Xiao Tao pulled her sleeve, and she finally reacted.

Seeing Tang Yicheng speak so casually, she blinked in disbelief.

She knew a little about this Master Tang. When her father went to the county government office before, he said that this Master Tang was a black-faced devil who could not be offended. He always had a black face towards everyone.

Seeing you today...why is it a little different?

After taking a mouthful of noodles, Tang Yicheng felt his stomach dancing with happiness, but he could not ignore that fiery gaze.

He put down his chopsticks, looked up, and saw a cheek with scattered spots. His expression remained unchanged. "Miss, is there something on my face?"

"Ah—no, no..."

Sun Yunyun blushed immediately after being exposed. She had just forgotten that the other party was a man and she was a girl. It was really impolite to stare at him like that.