However, the person who rushed over to attack was kicked away by Marquis Zhongyi before he could get close to him.

At that moment, the man almost flew up, fell heavily to the ground, and screamed in pain on the spot.

"Master Yu, Master Yu, how are you?"

"Marquis Zhongyi, how can you hurt people at will?" Several civil officials who were nearby immediately ran over.

While they were trying to help him up, they were also busy holding Marquis Zhongyi accountable.

"Ah, don't move, don't move, stay away, call the imperial physician!" Yu Jingxuan immediately screamed in fear, wishing he could push away the people who surrounded him, but he didn't dare to move at all, because if he moved a little, he would feel a sharp pain in the back of his buttocks.

Even when he used force to shout, he felt his buttocks being pulled, making the pain more obvious, and he felt as if the bones inside were broken.

Naturally, someone went to ask for the imperial physician. Seeing how much pain he was in, the other civil officials did not dare to touch him anymore. Instead, they stood up and attacked Marquis Zhongyi.

"Loyal Marquis, you are a warrior who protects your country. Don't you always believe in fairness and justice and hate those who bully the weak?"

"It is precisely because I am a military commander who fights on the battlefield that I will not hold back against an enemy who attacks suddenly. You should be thankful that except for the Jinyiwei, no one else in the palace can carry a weapon, otherwise his head would have been chopped off by my sword."

Marquis Zhongyi sneered and was not at all bound by these moral kidnappings. On the contrary, he looked at them with extreme disdain, with a contemptuous expression on his face.

"You still want to kill someone? We will submit a memorial to the emperor later and ask the emperor to make the decision." Several civil servants shouted.

Marquis Zhongyi immediately strode over. The civil servants instantly retreated in panic, not daring to say a word. Instead, they ran away swiftly, completely ignoring Yu Jingxuan who was still lying on the ground.

Seeing how cowardly they were, the Loyal Marquis sneered again: "They are all a bunch of cowards. They haven't learned the integrity of scholars at all, but have retained some bad habits."

He walked directly to Yu Jingxuan and looked down at the embarrassed man.

Yu Jingxuan has always paid attention to his appearance. Even though he is very old, he always dresses neatly and appropriately. He only has some wrinkles on his face, but his demeanor is still gentle and elegant.

But now, this elegant Minister of Rites was just lying on the ground, with his hair disheveled, looking completely old and frail.

"If you want to write a memorial to the emperor to report me, go ahead. But in my opinion, it's all in vain. Sir Yu, it's been so many years, and your methods have not improved at all. You are still as despicable as ever!" After saying these two sentences in a cold voice, he turned around and left without looking back.

Yu Jingxuan was lying on the ground, his eyes still a little dazed.

The moment his mortal enemy looked down at him, his eyes were as cold as ice. Even though Marquis Zhongyi did nothing, he still felt frightened.

He knew that at that moment just now, the murderous aura emanating from Jiang Yiping made him feel scared.

***

In the Mansion of Marquis Zhongyi, Xu Wanying got up early on purpose. She changed into her going-out clothes and walked briskly to meet the women of the Jiang family in front of the mansion gate.

"Mom, why have you been out these days?" Li Chunlan had already arrived and couldn't help but ask.

Including today, they have been out for three consecutive days, and they only went out to visit her dowry shop and there was nothing important. Li Chunlan couldn't help but feel worried.

"Nothing. It's very boring to be locked in the backyard all day, so I thought of taking you out for a walk more." Cen Ying waved her hand and took the lead in getting on the carriage.

Li Chunlan lifted her skirt and wanted to chase after her to ask, but Xu Wanying immediately went up to stop her.

"Sister-in-law, what are you doing? It's so boring to stay at home. Of course you have to go out!"

"But mother obviously has other plans. She can't possibly take us just to go shopping. She must have other plans. I have to find out clearly, so that I won't be blamed for this." Li Chunlan had obviously noticed something was wrong.

It is impossible for the mother-in-law, who is so smart and capable, to just take them out for a stroll. She must have other purposes.

"Since mother-in-law has a plan, she must have a countermeasure in mind. Just follow her arrangements, and you will naturally know what she is going to do when the time comes."

Li Chunlan shook her head repeatedly, with a look of fear in her eyes, and said anxiously, "No, there were a few times before when my mother-in-law didn't tell me about her ideas, and then she implicated me later, and it backfired."

Xu Wanying blinked, an expression of complete disbelief on her face.

My sister-in-law is really amazing. It seems that she has a lot of history of making things worse.

"It's okay. I'm with you this time. You just do whatever I do." Xu Wanying naturally couldn't let her ask again.

They don't stay out for too long every day. If they are delayed any further, they will probably only be able to stay for an hour before having to come back, so she cherishes every minute and every second.

The group of four soon arrived at the bustling street. Since they were all Li Chunlan's dowry, the shopkeepers were extremely humble and enthusiastic when they saw them come in, and introduced the items in great detail.

Cen Ying took her daughter-in-law and daughter to stroll through the shops. Even though the items were very exquisite and the shopkeepers provided attentive service, she was unable to pick out anything. She didn't even feel like taking a second look. It was obvious that she had something on her mind.

Several people were in a jewelry store. Xu Wanying didn't care what the other three people thought. She was just concentrating on trying on the jewelry.

This shop is owned by her sister-in-law, so she can try on as many clothes as she wants without being looked down upon.

"Shopkeeper, can your craftsman make this jade pendant on paper?"

Just when Cen was about to take them away, a young and beautiful woman suddenly walked in from outside. Her clothes were not very good, but they were clean and her temperament was elegant and generous.

When Cen Ying heard the woman's voice, her concentration instantly increased.

She didn't know what Xing Xiaoya looked like, but every young woman who came in and out could be Xing Xiaoya, so Cen Ying was very sensitive.

The shopkeeper unfolded the drawing, and Cen Ying also stepped forward and took a closer look.

She recognized the jade pendant in the picture at a glance. It was the one Jiang Chengli wore on his body.

This was because Jiang Chengli had been in poor health since childhood, so he specially asked a master to carve a jade pendant, and then took it to a Buddhist temple to consecrate it, and then brought it back for Jiang Chengli to hang.

I don’t know if it was the jade pendant that worked, but Jiang Chengli’s health gradually got better, and he kept wearing the jade pendant.

But now this drawing has appeared in a jewelry store, which is obviously not a coincidence.

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