After being expelled from the mansion, I changed the dynasty by writing novels.

His Highness the Crown Prince, who was at the Tianxia Tea House early in the morning to handle urgent government affairs, couldn't help but sneeze.

I thought to myself: Someone is actually badmouthing me behind my back!

Qi Jingyue was handling official business in the private room. Just as he finished and was about to leave, Manager Ma asked to see him.

Qi Jingyue originally didn't want too many people to know that he had come to Tianxia Teahouse today, but after thinking about it again, he agreed to meet Manager Ma.

He didn't show his face, but looked at the manager kneeling on the ground through the thick screen.

Manager Ma was so frightened that he lay on the ground, too afraid to move. "Please, manager, give me another chance!"

Before entering, Manager Ma presented the day's accounts to Qi Jingyue.

Qi Jingyue took the ledger from the guard, and after flipping through a few pages with his slender fingers, he couldn't help but smile.

This Ye Yuwu is quite something; she's managed to steal all the business from teahouses across the land. No wonder she's been walking with such a powerful and imposing air lately.

However, having stayed at the bookstore for so long, he knew that this was her own skill, and he didn't know how a woman could have so many strange and unusual ideas. No wonder the shopkeeper couldn't beat her.

He closed the ledger. "Since that's the case, I'll give you one more chance."

He didn't care how much profit the teahouse could make; if customers were taken away, so be it.

The Tianxia Teahouse was merely a hiding place for spies to gather information about Bianjing, much like Bai Zunyue's Mingyue Restaurant. People of their status naturally needed a place to do these things.

Manager Ma was so happy that he kowtowed repeatedly, but Qi Jingyue didn't even glance at him and left without looking back.

As soon as Qi Jingyue left, Manager Ma stood up from the ground, and the waiter who had been waiting nearby came in from outside.

"how?"

"Manager, it's strange! That Mr. Wuming seems to have appeared out of thin air. I can't find him anywhere!" The waiter entered the room and bowed to Manager Ma to report this news.

Manager Ma frowned and asked him suspiciously, "You kid, have you not been taking this seriously?! Let me tell you, this is my only chance, and there can't be any mistakes!"

The waiter was intimidated by his imposing aura and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. "Shopkeeper, how could that be! I really did look carefully, but I just couldn't find this person!"

Manager Ma squinted his eyes. His eyes weren't big to begin with, and when he squinted like that, he looked like a thief.

"That shouldn't be the case! If we can't find them, let's stop looking for them for now."

"Then let's..."

"Since this little brat won't listen to reason, let's make her try the hard way!" Manager Ma said fiercely.

"Shopkeeper, what do you want to do..." The waiter leaned closer, looking like he was all ears.

Zhang Rouyan on the other side had just explained the whole story.

It turned out that Xueting, a young girl from the book repair department, had fallen ill these past two days. Zhang Rouyan hadn't thought much of it at first, but it just so happened that Zhang Rouyan had recently moved to a new courtyard, which was in the same alley as Xueting.

Naturally, some rumors and gossip began to circulate.

Zhang Rouyan hesitated for a moment, indicating that it was inconvenient to talk about it here, so they went to a relatively secluded room.

"What exactly happened to Xueting?"

"This... Xueting has contracted an incurable disease."

"What?" Ye Yuwu was stunned. Was it really that serious?

"What incurable disease?"

"...It's an incurable disease that only women get." Zhang Rouyan spoke softly, and seemed somewhat embarrassed to say it.

However, Ye Yuwu did not notice that her mind was filled with the four words "incurable disease" that she had mentioned, and she was somewhat worried.

In her memory, Xueting was a gentle and kind girl, but a little timid. She was young but very capable.

"How could she suddenly get an incurable disease?" She seemed so lively and energetic just a while ago. It seems life is unpredictable.

"Rouyan, let's go see her." We should at least do her a favor.

"I'm afraid it's not feasible for you to be the manager right now."

"Why?"

"Well, somehow word got out about her illness, and now the neighbors are saying that Xueting had an affair with a man and that's how she got the disease. These rumors are spreading like wildfire, and her family is forced to keep their doors tightly shut so that not a single whisper can get out!"

Unexpectedly, the rumors spread so quickly that everyone knew about them in less than two days.

Upon hearing Zhang Rouyan's words, Ye Yuwu's heart skipped a beat, and a thought flashed through her mind.

She felt that it shouldn't be an incurable disease, but she needed to see someone and ask them to confirm it before drawing a conclusion.

Ye Yuwu voiced her thoughts, "Xueting isn't that kind of girl."

“I think so too, but those people don’t. They only believe what they hear.” Zhang Rouyan couldn’t help but sneer at this thought.

"Let's go see her and see if we can offer any help. After all, Xueting has worked at the bookstore for so long."

Zhang Rouyan nodded and went out with Ye Yuwu. After leaving, they bought a bunch of fruit and carried the bamboo basket full of fruit towards Xueting's house.

The alley where Xueting lived looked very new, and the streets paved with blue bricks were very wide.

Xueting's house was right next to a willow tree. Before they even got close, they saw a group of people gathered at the door, making a lot of noise. It was hard not to notice them.

Zhang Rouyan and Ye Yuwu exchanged a glance, then lifted their skirts and walked towards the crowd.

"Let's let one let, let one let!"

"What's going on? Why are you standing in front of someone's house?!"

Using their petite stature and fierce demeanor, they managed to squeeze in, but their bamboo baskets were in trouble; the fruit was crushed.

The two who had finally managed to squeeze in didn't even bother with the bamboo baskets in their hands.

They only found out what had happened when they squeezed to the front.

At this moment, Xueting was wearing a veil and her hair was loose. One of her hands was being pulled towards the door by a group of old women, while her other hand was being held by her parents, who seemed to be crying.

Xueting cried out, "I didn't, I didn't, I've never done such a thing, I haven't had an affair with a man!"

"You still deny it? How do you explain your illness? A woman as immoral as you deserves to be drowned in a pig cage!"

Xueting could only shed tears, not knowing how to explain.

Most of the people around were just watching the spectacle, and some echoed the group of old women with a sense of shared indignation.

Now there was nothing she didn't understand. Ye Yuwu stepped forward and slapped the bamboo basket onto the old woman's hand, who was holding Xueting.

The old woman cried out in pain and immediately let go. Xueting was pulled back into her mother's arms, and the two of them burst into tears.

"Who are you and why are you meddling in other people's business!" the old woman glared angrily at the two women in front of her.

Ye Yuwu didn't want to waste any words. "Did you get permission from the government to do this? Don't rush to speak..." Ye Yuwu glanced lightly at the old woman, cutting off her rebuttal. "We've already reported it to the government. We'll say that you're abducting a woman in broad daylight!"