Chapter 74: Stop it All

Chapter 74

When the Qin family's carriage passed Chongren Street, the clamor coming from the entrance of a shop on the left front did not attract the Qin family's attention, and they continued forward.

Only when they passed that shop, Qin Sanfuren's personal servant, Li Mama, saw that the person arguing with others was Madam Gong from the Gong family.

After thinking for a moment, she softly said from outside the carriage curtain: "Mistress, it's Madam Gong from the Gong family arguing with someone."

Hearing it was that coarse woman from the Gong family, Qin Sanfuren lifted the carriage curtain and looked left.

She didn't know for what reason that woman was making a scene and arguing in public with guards from an unknown family, it was really improper.

"Ignore her, keep going," she said.

"Yes," replied Li Mama.

But they hadn't gone far when Qin Sanfuren thought of what Aqin had said at the racetrack outskirts earlier: "It was Xiaohua who healed Yao's face." Her heart struggled again, and she finally calmed herself and said, "Pull over."

"Yes."

Soon, with a yi sound, the carriage stopped. Qin Sanfuren got out of the carriage with Li Mama's support.

"Mistress."

"Let's go take a look."

"Yes."

By the time they had just walked to the edge of the crowd, they heard the woman say: "Everyone, judge for me, my daughter's wedding day is coming soon. As soon as that noblewoman came, she wanted the new closet I had made for my daughter. Can you believe she just demanded it like that? This is my daughter's once in a lifetime wedding event!"

"Yes, yes!" The onlooking crowd pointed at the Lin family members.

"Insolent! Do you even know that the noblewoman she's talking about is from the household of the Minister of War? Don't you want to live anymore?" The Lin family guard berated Madam Gong and the surrounding onlookers.

Hearing it was someone from the Minister of War's household, the onlookers didn't dare speak again, and even retreated back several steps to avoid implicating themselves.

Qin Sanfuren heard how things had developed, and thought to herself that the Lin family's connections with the imperial clan made them increasingly arrogant.

Their current behavior was no different from robbing and looting. They were becoming more and more shameless.

What's more, this was the dowry for her future daughter-in-law. How could the Lin family try to humiliate her like this?

Although she didn't expect the Gong family to provide a substantial dowry, it wasn't something others could casually interfere with either.

"What's going on here, causing such a disturbance in public?" Qin Sanfuren walked over from the crowd, followed by Li Mama and guards, and spoke to the Lin family members.

Not wanting to bother with her further, she turned and said to Lin Yueru: "Ruo'er, let's go."

Watching the Lin family members walk away, Qin Sanfuren calmly sipped her tea. Slowly she said, "What a pity. The Grand Dowager sent someone to tell me yesterday that she wanted me to visit her in the palace to chat. I wonder if I'll be able to mind my own business when I'm there."

Madam Lin stopped in her tracks, looking furiously at Qin Sanfuren, too angry to speak.

"You're using the Grand Dowager to pressure me?"

"I didn't say that."

"You... Fine, I'll take this matter as giving you face today. We'll see how things go." She pulled Lin Yueru and their entourage away angrily.

Seeing the Lin family leave, Madam Gong thanked Qin Sanfuren, "Qin furen, thank you for today's matter."

Qin Sanfuren immediately put down her teacup upon seeing this, smiling broadly at Madam Gong. "Mother, no need to be polite. We're one family, let's not stand on ceremony. Please look to me for any help you need in the future."

Madam Gong???

Who was it that just a moment ago refused to acknowledge her in public, calling her Madam? And now it was suddenly "mother." She sure switched faces quickly.

...

While the two madams of the Qin and Lin families were engaged in overt and covert contention, Gong Xiaohua in Longnan Prefecture encountered quite a headache.

She looked at the fiercely fighting Qin family guards and Nangong Jue, speechless.

The cause of this went back to Qin Chuyuan.

Ever since he first came to the relay station the day before yesterday, his behavior had become strange.

Every time he asked her out, supposedly to discuss important matters, he would be cold and stony-faced when they met, looking like he had something to say but couldn't speak.

And Nangong Jue always liked to hover around Gong Xiaohua, though who knows what he said to provoke Qin Chuyuan. It led directly to the Qin family guards taking action and the two sides fighting.

"All of you, stop!" A loud shout made the several people on the battlefield stop.

The Qin guards looked at their future mistress, then their young master. Seeing the young master silent, they retreated from the battlefield one by one.

"You want to fight? Fine, but if you lose, leave Longnan immediately," Gong Xiaohua said to Nangong Jue.

"Alright. When?" Nangong Jue thought for a moment before agreeing.

"Tomorrow, the hour of you [5-7pm], the outskirts of the city."

"Good, I'll be there on time." Having said that, he flipped over the wall and left again.