"Yes, madam."
The butler left, and Sima Ye, who was inside the room, reached out to help Liu Feixue up, comforting her: "Alright, go and rest for a while. I'll handle the rest."
Upon hearing this, Liu Feixue was alarmed. How could she let Ye handle such a matter? The person behind it knew her background, and might also know Ye's background. Thinking about this, she was even more frightened. It seemed that these people could not be allowed to live.
When the prefect of Donglin City arrives, she will make sure he arrests those people and throws them in jail. She will not let them go, and she will also find out who he is and why he knows about her.
Liu Feixue had made up her mind, and said with a smile, "Ye, I'm fine. I've always handled things at home, so don't worry about me. My child will be alright."
After saying that, she urged Sima Ye to rest: "Don't overwork yourself. Your memory hasn't returned yet. Didn't the doctor say that you can't overwork yourself? If you overwork yourself, who knows when your memory will return?"
Upon hearing Liu Feixue's words, Sima Ye fell silent. He desperately wanted to regain his memories, but more than half a year had passed, and his mind remained a blank. He only knew that he was an orphan without parents, and that he had married into the Liu family because he and Feixue fell in love. Feixue didn't get along well with the Liu family, so she moved to Shuangxi Town. Of course, all that he knew was from Feixue. He had always wanted to find his own memories, but he hadn't succeeded.
However, when Liu Feixue reminded him, he remembered his amnesia and quickly agreed.
"Okay, I'll go rest for a while, but please don't overwork yourself. The baby is the most important thing."
"knew."
Liu Feixue smiled and nodded, then called the butler in to help the young master into his room to rest, leaving the rest to her.
Sima Ye and the steward went out. As soon as they left, Liu Feixue's face darkened. She looked at the maid Ziyue to the side and ordered, "My identity was exposed today. It must have been those people from Anmanlou Inn who did it. You quietly go out through the back door and find out who those people are."
Last night, she sent people to kill them, but not only did they fail, all of her people were killed or injured. This shows that those people are very powerful and have a powerful background. Could they be her old acquaintances? Who are they?
Liu Feixue's face was unpredictable. The maid Ziyue accepted the order and went out to carry it out.
Liu Feixue remained seated, waiting for the prefect of Donglin City to bring his men to suppress the unruly people of Shuangxi Town.
At noon, nearly a thousand soldiers arrived on the main street of Shuangxi Town. Leading them was none other than Prefect Wei of Donglin City. As soon as the carriage stopped, Prefect Wei got off and glared angrily at the troublemaking people, shouting loudly.
"You bastards, how dare you cause trouble in front of the Liu residence? What are you trying to do, you bunch of troublemakers?"
When the prefect appeared, the people were naturally afraid, and their previous arrogance towards the Liu family diminished considerably. However, some people still shouted defiantly.
“We don’t welcome anyone from the Liu family in Shuangxi Town. She’s not from the Liu family at all; she’s Jiang Batian’s daughter.”
One person shouted it out, and the others echoed it.
"Yes, she is Jiang Batian's daughter. We people in Shuangxi Town don't welcome her. We want her to get lost."
"Get lost, get out of here."
Then someone started throwing rotten vegetable leaves, broken shoes, rotten eggs, and other things, making a loud crackling sound.
Prefect Wei's face darkened. He hadn't expected these troublemakers to be so arrogant right in front of him. They were outrageous! With that thought, he waved his hand and ordered the soldiers behind him, "Come on! Anyone who dares to cause trouble, arrest them and lock them all in the prefectural jail. Anyone who doesn't want to go to jail, get out of here! And if they ever cause trouble at the Liu residence again, I will make sure they don't let a single one of them go."
As soon as Lord Wei finished speaking, nearly a thousand soldiers behind him stepped forward and surrounded the gate of the Liu family. The soldiers pointed their swords at the common people, their faces expressionless, waiting for the prefect's order to begin arresting people.
This display of force indeed intimidated the people. Many looked at each other in fear, and then some dispersed. Eventually, more and more people dispersed, some walking very quickly, afraid of being caught if they were too late.
In no time, the entire street was deserted. Hailing and the others stood at a distance and watched with great regret.
I was hoping to see a good show, but who knew the prefect would actually lead troops to suppress it? It seems this prefect is also one of those who flatter the Jiang family.
The crowd dispersed, and the gate of the Liu family's house opened. The steward, along with several servants, respectfully addressed the prefect outside the gate.
"Lord Wei, my wife requests your presence."
"well."
Prefect Wei walked in with a smile on his face, while his soldiers stood guard outside the door.
Hai Ling glanced at them, then raised an eyebrow and looked at Shen Ruoxuan and Shi Mei to the side, calmly instructing, "It seems that Liu Feixue has set her sights on us again. She must have realized that today's events are related to us. Go back to the inn, retrieve your belongings, settle the bill, and we'll find another place to stay."
"good."
Upon hearing this, Shen Ruoxuan and Shi Mei responded and disappeared in the blink of an eye. They headed straight for the Anmanlou Inn, packed their things quickly, settled their bill with the innkeeper, and left Anmanlou, returning to where Hailing had stood earlier.
"Master, where shall we stay now?"
Hai Ling sneered. "Jiang Feixue, Jiang Feixue, didn't you want to catch me? I'd like to see how you do it."
As soon as the thought crossed her mind, she looked at Shi Mei to the side and said, "Go and see if there are any people renting houses near the Liu residence. We'll stay near the Liu family and keep an eye on them while we wait for Feng Qian's news. We'll talk about it when she arrives."
As for whether Feng Qian restores Feng Zixiao's memories or keeps her in her current state, that's her business, and outsiders like them have no right to interfere.
"yes."
Shi Mei responded and went to find a place, while Shen Ruoxuan accompanied Hai Ling and Mingzhu, remaining in their original spot to watch. Their location was a secluded corner, so no one paid them any attention.
Before long, Lord Wei indeed walked out of the Liu residence with a smile on his face. Then, as soon as he raised his head, his face turned fierce, and he ordered his subordinates: "Go, head to Anmanlou immediately and catch those thieves. How dare they steal from the Liu family! I will not let them get away with this."
The large group of people, like wolves and tigers, headed straight for Anmanlou.
At this time, Shi Mei had found the place and came to report to Hai Ling. Hai Ling nodded and followed Shi Mei and Shen Ruoxuan and the others to the rented place.
It was a quiet, small courtyard, not far from the Liu family's house, and surrounded by tall buildings. This small courtyard was in the most inconspicuous corner.
Hai Ling liked it immediately: "Okay, we'll stay here. Liu Feixue probably never dreamed that we would live near her house. We'll keep an eye on the Liu family from here."
"Yes, Master."
Shi Mei responded and went to tidy up the room. Then she invited Hai Ling to the room to rest, and they went about their own business.
After Hailing and her group left the Dark Manlou Inn, Prefect Wei, naturally, found nothing. In the end, he had no choice but to lead his men back to Donglin City. However, for some reason, when Prefect Wei returned to the city, his horse got spooked and threw him off, causing him to break his leg and two front teeth, a truly pitiful sight.
As for the Liu residence, a huge fire broke out that night, burning down more than half of the house. Not a single person in the surrounding area helped to put out the fire; instead, they clapped and watched the spectacle.