Hailing smiled and nodded, then looked at Shimei and Shilan.
"You and Shen Ruoxuan go together to handle this. Send everyone to the gate of the Liu family compound."
"Yes, Master."
The two maids, Shi Mei and Shi Lan, accepted the order and went to carry out their duties.
Hailin and Mingzhu went back to sleep. It was the middle of the night, and those of them who couldn't help should just go to sleep.
After two hours of work, Shen Ruoxuan and the others finally moved all the items out of the inn on the third floor and delivered them to the gate of the Liu residence. The people had been knocked unconscious by Shen Ruoxuan's acupoints, so they did not know how they returned to the gate of the Liu family compound.
After dealing with matters at the inn, it was almost dawn. Shi Mei hadn't forgotten what her master had instructed her to do the night before, so she and Shi Lan disguised themselves and went out to spread the word.
Shuangxi Town is not a large place, so it didn't take much effort for the news to spread to everyone.
After Shi Mei and Shi Lan finished everything, they returned to the inn, and it was already dawn.
The inn was in complete chaos, with many people indignantly shouting in the lobby on the first floor.
"I never expected that Madam Liu was actually Jiang Batian's daughter. No wonder she's so arrogant, no wonder the prefect of Donglin City is so careful around her. This woman actually came to our Shuangxi Town. No, we can't let this kind of person stay here."
"Yes, yes, we need to drive her out of Shuangxi Town."
"Yes, let's leave now and drive them out of Shuangxi Town."
The crowd erupted in shouts, their loud voices faintly reaching the third floor. Hailin and the others became interested: "Let's go, let's go see what's going on."
She wanted to see how Liu Feixue would handle the situation. How dare she send someone to assassinate them? She wanted to see if she still had time to deal with them.
When Hai Ling spoke up, Shi Mei and the others were naturally happy to go with her, but they didn't forget to remind their mistress.
“Master, we’re going to watch the fun, but we’ll stay far away. You’re pregnant, and crowds aren’t a good thing. If we run into you, it’ll be troublesome.”
"Okay, I understand."
Hailing nodded obediently. The group went down to the third floor. The lobby on the first floor was empty, with no one in sight. The shopkeeper and waiter craned their necks to look outside. They saw a large number of people heading east on the street outside the dark building, and the crowd was growing larger and larger.
Hai Ling knew perfectly well what had happened, but she still asked the shopkeeper with a curious look, "What happened so early in the morning?"
The shopkeeper said angrily, "I never thought that Madam Liu was actually the daughter of that bastard Jiang Batian. No wonder she's so arrogant and domineering. It turns out it's because she's Jiang Batian's daughter. But the people of Shuangxi Town don't welcome her, so everyone went to the Liu family to cause trouble and tell them to get out of Shuangxi Town."
After finishing speaking, the shopkeeper angrily slammed his hand on the counter, showing how much he hated Jiang Batian. If he didn't have to take care of the shop, he would have gone and caused trouble too.
Hai Ling nodded and led a few people out. The street was deserted, with no one in sight. Many shops were closed, and all the street vendors and pedestrians had disappeared, leaving only their belongings behind. Everyone had gone to the Liu residence to the east.
Hailin and the others became more interested: "Let's go, let's go see what's going on."
Outside the Liu residence, a huge crowd had gathered. The Liu family's magnificent gates were tightly shut, and there wasn't a single person in sight. The dead and injured people that Shen Ruoxuan and Shi Mei had brought over earlier were also gone; it seemed they had taken them inside.
Hai Ling thought about how Jiang Feixue's face turned green with anger as she looked at the dead and wounded, and her mood inexplicably improved.
She wasn't in a hurry to kill her all at once; she wanted to slowly punish her. Her mind was just as vicious as her father's. Just because she made her lose face, she sent people to sneak into the Dark Mansion at night to kill them.
If she could let go, she might be able to spare her. But now that she's so reckless and ruthless, she'll just play along.
On the side of the street, Hailing and her friends stood at a distance, watching the troublemakers in front of the Liu family's gate throwing rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs, and smelly shoes at the gate while cursing loudly.
"Jiang Feixue, come out! Jiang Feixue, come out! Get back to your hometown and don't stay in Shuangxi Town!"
"We people of Shuangxi Town don't like people like you. Go back now."
There was chaos outside, but the Liu family's gate remained tightly shut and was not opened.
Inside the house, Liu Feixue sat upright with a dark and gloomy expression, her face filled with a sinister and bloodthirsty aura. She couldn't understand what had gone wrong. These people from Shuangxi Town seemed to have taken some kind of evil drug, causing a disturbance outside their Liu residence. Moreover, who had leaked her identity? Nobody in Shuangxi Town knew who she was.
Liu Feixue called out to Heisha and Baisha in a gloomy voice: "You two go into Donglin City immediately and have the prefect of Donglin City bring people over to suppress these rioters. Remember, if these guys don't leave, beat them hard. These despicable scoundrels dare to provoke me; they're courting death."
Liu Feixue spoke angrily, and Hei Sha and Bai Sha responded and retreated. When they reached the door, they encountered Sima Ye coming towards them, and hurriedly bowed and respectfully called out, "Young Master."
Sima Ye nodded, ignoring Hei Sha and Bai Sha, and anxiously looked at Liu Feixue.
"Feixue, what's going on outside? Why are so many people causing trouble? And who is this Jiang Feixue?"
Sima Ye looked at Liu Feixue with a puzzled expression, remembering Liu Feixue's name.
"Isn't your name Liu Feixue? Why do they say your name is Jiang Feixue?"
Sima Ye's handsome, deep eyes were clouded with suspicion. Upon hearing his words, Liu Feixue's heart sank. She got up and went over to help him sit down, saying aggrievedly, "I don't know what's going on. Some people are spreading rumors. My name is clearly Liu Feixue. I don't know why these people are calling me Jiang Feixue. I think someone must be deliberately causing trouble to deal with me."
Liu Feixue recalled the incident last night when she sent people to kill someone at the Anmanlou Inn. Could it have been those people who did it? It must be. But how did they know her identity? Even Sima Ye didn't know her identity, let alone anyone else. What exactly happened?
Liu Feixue was afraid that Sima Ye would come up with some clues. Although she knew that Sima Ye could not possibly remember the past, she was still afraid. They had been staying in Shuangxi Town for more than half a year, and now she was even pregnant. She did not want any complications. When she thought of the child, a light flashed in Liu Feixue's eyes, and then she cried out.
"Ye, my stomach hurts."
Sima Ye's current name is still the one Jiang Feixue changed to, taking his mother's surname and his given name Sima Ye.
Upon hearing Jiang Feixue's shout, Sima Ye immediately tensed up, no longer paying attention to the people causing trouble outside the door, and reached out to help Liu Feixue sit down.
"How are you? Where do you feel unwell? I'll send someone to fetch a doctor."
Liu Feixue shook her head and reached out to comfort Sima Ye: "I'm fine. He was the one kicking me. He's been kicking me a lot lately. He seems to be a healthy boy."
When the topic of their child came up, their faces lit up with the glow of parenthood, and they supported each other, showing their deep affection.
At this moment, the steward of the Liu family walked in from outside and cautiously asked, "Madam, the commotion outside is getting worse and worse. What should we do?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Feixue frowned and waved her hand: "Ignore them. The prefect of Donglin City will soon bring people to suppress them. You just need to guard the gate. These unruly people are being used without even realizing it. They are truly ignorant and stubborn."