The entrance to the Princess's Mansion was filled with curses and insults, with rotten vegetable leaves and stones scattered everywhere. Chunyan and the others heard the noise and hurried to open the door to check, only to be hit on the forehead by a stone. They roared, "Who are you to cause trouble at the entrance to the Princess's Mansion? Get out of here immediately, or I'll report you to the police."

He Qinghuan's people in the crowd shouted, "Call out Shen Xue, that fickle woman. She's had affairs with multiple men and is corrupting the morals of the capital. Come out and kneel down and admit her mistakes before us, or we will not let her go."

Several of them were also arranged by He Qinghuan, and they echoed the shouts: "Yes, come out and apologize, come out... come out..."

Chunyan pointed at them angrily and roared, "My county lady is kind-hearted, responsible, and low-key. If you dare to deliberately slander my county lady again, I will tear your mouths apart."

"She is a fickle, immoral woman who has failed to uphold the code of conduct for women. Call her out and let everyone see the disgusting face beneath her hypocritical mask."

Su Mo and Su Xi heard the sound and came over quickly, "Chun Yan, what happened?"

"A group of ignorant people are slandering the county lord's reputation."

Su Mo and Su Xi looked angrily at the people shouting at the bottom of the stairs and said fiercely: "Do you know what crime it is to frame a county lady appointed by the emperor?"

"Everything we say is true, how can you accuse us of slander? Fellow villagers are so fickle and promiscuous, shouldn't we be driven out of the capital?"

Everyone echoed: "Drive them out of the capital..."

Su Mo and Su Xi exchanged glances before dashing towards the crowd and grabbing the two shouting people. "You're spreading rumors and causing trouble. We're going to the Jingzhao government office to verify the facts. Defaming the Emperor's personal appointment of the First Saint of Da Qi is tantamount to disrespecting the Emperor. Disrespecting the Emperor is a serious crime. Expect your heads!"

Su Mo and Su Xi effortlessly dragged the two screaming people, frightening them so much that they froze and stammered, "Let...let us go...we heard it from others, why didn't you arrest them..."

"You dare to refuse even when death is imminent."

The people watched this scene in horror and stepped back to make a path for them to pass. The onlookers whispered to each other.

Su Mo and the others turned around and glared at the woman who had spoken. "If you dare to say another word, I will send you to the Jingzhao government office to let you know what it's like to be in jail."

"If you dare to spread rumors and cause trouble at the gate of the Princess's Mansion again, you will suffer the same fate as them. If you still dare to talk nonsense, I will cut off your tongues and feed them to the dogs."

Everyone was so scared that they left, fearing that it would bring them more trouble.

Chunyan and Xia Xin watched the onlookers leave and hurried over to clean the entrance to the mansion. As they swept, they said angrily: "A bunch of ignorant people, they are trying to ruin the county lady's life."

"If the princess were still alive, they would dare to bully the county lady. They just see that the county lady has no one to protect her, so they slander her reputation so viciously."

"Xia Xin, when the county lady comes back, don't tell her about this, lest she be upset."

"Don't worry! I won't let anything slip."

At the entrance of Yipin Pavilion, the people surrounded it angrily, throwing stones in their hands at Manager Dong like raindrops.

Shopkeeper Dong tried to explain, "Everyone, calm down. My county lady is a kindhearted person. During the Jinzhou plague, she donated over a dozen carts of medicinal herbs and 10,000 dan of grain. She also personally led a rescue team to Jinzhou, both financially and physically, and just returned. This is a complete fabrication to deliberately smear my county lady's reputation. We will investigate this thoroughly."

Many people in the crowd were He Qinghuan's people. They shouted loudly, "Nonsense! She is your master, so of course you are on her side. She is a fickle and decadent woman who is ruining the morals of the capital. Folks, people like her are not worthy of living in the capital."

The others echoed, "That's right... Get out of the capital... Get out of the capital... She doesn't deserve the title of the First Saint of Da Qi, bestowed upon her by the Emperor himself. A Saint is sacred, and Shen Xue has tarnished the title."

A few people led the ignorant people to shout, and suddenly, stones hit Manager Dong all over his body, causing him to frown slightly in pain.

He looked angrily at the ignorant people below and roared, "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will report you to the police and have you arrested."

"Who's afraid of you reporting to the authorities? We're not afraid even if the authorities come."

Immediately afterwards, more stones and rotten vegetables hit him, and his whole body was in a mess.

When several girls from Yipin Pavilion saw Shopkeeper Dong being hit, they hid inside and dared not come out. "Shopkeeper Dong, please come in quickly. They are just a bunch of lunatics."

"Lianxin, go through the back door and report to the authorities."

"I see."

Stones flew one by one, hitting the door with a loud noise.

Just when the situation was getting out of control, Ji Yanheng came over with people from the patrol camp.

He shouted angrily, "What are you doing here? All of you who are causing trouble will be arrested and put in jail."

Seeing the patrol battalion approaching, Shopkeeper Dong hurriedly said, "Commander Ji, you've arrived just in time. Please seek justice for our Lady of Ya'an. During the Jinzhou plague, the Lady donated over a dozen carts of medicinal herbs and ten thousand dan of grain. She personally led a team to Jinzhou to provide relief and has just returned from that mission. Such a righteous woman, and yet you've gathered together to defame the Lady of Ya'an's reputation? Please seek justice for her."

He Qinghuan's people were trying to incite the crowd, but Ji Yanheng looked at them coldly and shouted angrily, "Princess Ya'an, everyone knows about the disaster relief efforts in Jinzhou. All of you who are deliberately trying to discredit Princess Ya'an will be taken back to the prison for questioning."

The people planted by He Qinghuan tried to escape but were caught by the patrol camp. They shouted, "Let us go! You must have benefited from Shen Xue to arrest us and interrogate us. Do you have any law under the emperor's feet?"

"Don't you feel guilty about deliberately defaming a girl's reputation?"

"This is the fact, why dare you do it but not take responsibility for it?"

"Take them all away."

At this time, Su Mo and Su Xi also grabbed two people and came over. "Commander Ji, please bring these two people in for interrogation. They led the crowd to cause trouble at the gate of the Princess's Mansion and slandered the reputation of the Princess of Ya'an. We will not let this matter go."

"Although we are now the guards of the Princess of Ya'an, our true identities are the fourth-rank sword-bearing guards of the royal palace. We can enter the palace to see the emperor at any time. If Commander Ji does not give the Princess's Mansion an explanation, we will go to the palace to file a complaint."

"Don't worry, I will find out the truth as soon as possible and clear the name of the Ya'an County Lady."

Su Mo and the others clasped their hands and saluted, "Thank you, Commander Ji."

The patrol camp arrested the troublemakers, and the others were scared and left.

"Manager Dong, how are you?"

"I'm fine. Do you know who the county lady offended?"

"The county lady is either studying medicine or teaching at a medical school in the suburbs. Who could she possibly offend?"

"This man is so vicious and wants to ruin the county lady's life. He must be found."

"We will."

"Su Mo, you keep an eye on the patrol camp. I'll go take a look in the suburbs."

"it is good."

He Qinghuan's maid stood not far away and watched the whole process. She watched everyone leave and quietly return to the mansion.

"Miss, the people who caused trouble at the Princess Mansion and the First-Class Pavilion have been arrested by Commander Ji of the Patrol Battalion and taken to jail."

He Qinghuan was immediately panicked. "Do they know your identity?"

"They don't know my identity. I only gave them money but didn't show up."

"That's good. Don't go anywhere in the mansion during this period of time, so as not to be recognized."

"The slaves obey."

He Qinghuan's vicious face revealed a smug expression. "Even if everyone is arrested and taken to the patrol camp, so what? Everyone in the capital knows that Shen Xue is a fallen woman and a slut. Even if it's just a rumor, ignorant people won't know whether it's true or not, and will only curse her for being fickle and violating morals."

"Shen Rou, you humiliated me back then and ruined my reputation by forcing me to marry into the Zhou family, a family that clings to power. If it weren't for my father's support, I would still be living in that poor and remote place."

"Today, your sister has become the target of everyone's curses throughout the capital. No one will dare to marry a broken-hearted woman like her. She will live out her life in loneliness amidst the abuse!"

"Shen Rou, I will return the pain you have caused me to your sister many times over. If you were still alive, what could you do to me?"

He Qinghuan smiled a ferocious smile as he spoke, which made people shudder.

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