The Emperor is Above

Chapter 58: Shrew Causes Trouble
"Bang-"

The heavy door panel fell down with a loud bang, revealing a field of carefully cultivated flowers and trees.

In mid-spring, these flowers and trees are still dry branches, but their beautiful shapes still make people feel refreshed.

Among them, the cold-resistant flowers such as wintersweet, red loblolly, magnolia, spring azalea and yellow rattan have grown small buds, and in half a month the garden will be full of fragrance.

A precious red-flowered Loropetalum tree stump near the entrance of the courtyard was crushed by the heavy door panel. Several beautifully shaped branches were broken, and a large piece of bark was also knocked off the gracefully shaped Crape Myrtle tree.

"Brother Gongsun, I'm sorry!"

Qing Yi spread his hands in embarrassment. This exquisite tree stump had obviously taken a lot of effort from Gongsun Wu's mother, but now it was a mess.

Although the kick just now seemed very powerful, in fact, only less than 10% of the strength was used. Otherwise, with Qing Yi's current strength of 3,600 kilograms, 2% of the strength would be enough to kick the fat shrew to death.

"Master, rest assured. I will fix the gate!" The loyal servant Da Niu immediately patted his chest and promised, "This tree stump is in the way of the gate. I will dig it out and throw it away."

"Pfft..." Qing Yi covered his forehead speechlessly and said unhappily, "You have no aesthetic sense. Just help fix the gate later. Don't move a blade of grass or a stone in the yard."

"Okay, okay!" Da Niu agreed with a silly smile on his face, not taking Qing Yi's scolding to heart at all.

Being interrupted by him, Gongsun Wu couldn't help but shook his head and smiled bitterly. He knew that the other party was helping him to vent his anger, so he just shook his head helplessly and said:

"Shang Shuyi, this bitch has quite a bit of wealth in the lower city. It is said that she has relatives serving in the city guards. I am afraid that she will not give up after being kicked like that."

"Which kid is this, so vicious——"

The fat shrew took a long time to sit up, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her face twisted in pain, stared at Qing Yi with vicious eyes, and finally stood up with the help of the wall.

"Oh? It seems that you think the kick I gave her just now was too light?" Qing Yi glanced at the shrew with disgust and pretended to step forward and kick her again.

"Little guy, just wait for me—"

The fat shrew was hit hard and didn't dare to curse any more. She left behind such a cruel remark and hurriedly staggered out, holding onto the earthen wall on one side of the alley.

"Oh my, this guy must be Xiao Wu's friend, you've just gotten into big trouble!"

Several neighbors gathered around, all of them were ordinary Chinese people such as uncles, aunts, and old ladies. Gongsun Wu seemed very familiar with these neighbors.

The uncle said sincerely, "That shrew has an extremely fierce personality and is always vindictive. You kicked her and she will definitely go back to find someone to take revenge. You young men don't know the seriousness of the matter. You should leave immediately."

Another aunt said, "In my opinion, it would be best for Xiao Wu and Jiang Ji to leave the capital for a while. Even if you can't afford to offend them, you can always avoid them.

The husband of that shrew relied on his family's wealth and coveted your mother's beauty a few years ago. I had long advised Jiang Ji that the other party had bad intentions and that she should stop going to Qu Yicheng's shop to consign embroidery."

"Ugh--"

Facing the persuasion of several uncles and aunts, Gongsun Wu's face became more bitter and he said,

"My mother had no choice. Although her embroidery was exquisite, the consignment price was the highest in the entire capital only at Quyicheng's shop. My mother had no choice but to support me all these years."

A neighbor old lady yelled: "The old saying is true: one should be grateful to others and one should be grateful to others. A few years ago, Jiang Ji received a favor from someone, and now the other party wants to force Jiang Ji to marry him.

Of course Jiang Ji refused to agree, and Qu Yicheng was so angry that he slandered Jiang Ji for damaging his embroidery. Not only did the shrew not stop him, she also took the initiative to harass and insult her. Jiang Ji was so angry that she fell ill yesterday and has not left the house today. " "Thank you, aunts and uncles, for helping to take care of my mother during this period. I will go to see my mother when I return from my long journey."

Gongsun Wu encountered such a setback at his doorstep, and heard that his mother was ill. He had been anxious to see his mother. After exchanging a few words with the neighbors, bowing and apologizing, he quickly ran in.

Qing Yi did not follow him in. He first asked Daniu to find tools to repair the knocked-down gate. Then he turned around and bowed to the neighbors with a smile on his face. He said:

"My dear grandmothers, aunts, uncles, if that shrew wants to find someone to take revenge, I wonder who she will find. What level is her relative in the city guards?"

At the beginning of this year, Qing Yi just turned fifteen years old. He is nearly eight feet tall, with fair skin, starry eyes, sword-like eyebrows, and neatly tied black hair. He has an outstanding temperament and can be described as a handsome young man.

Several neighbors were very fond of this handsome, kind and polite boy, and they all replied in unison:
"The husband of that shrew is a useless guy. Apart from opening a shop and making a lot of money, he has no accomplishments.

Her brother, however, is in the city guards. It is said that he was recently appreciated by a noble and promoted to Sima of the city guards. He should be a seventh-rank lower-armor soldier."

"I guess her brother can't come today. The king's youngest son was attacked yesterday, and the city guards were very busy. It will take at least tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to help her."

Finally, the uncle said confidently, "I think her husband will bring people here. Although Qu Yicheng is a loser, he is familiar with many rangers and young villains in the city. I'm afraid he will ask these people for help."

"Brothers, hurry up--"

At this moment, a shout suddenly came from outside the alley, followed by the sound of messy footsteps. It was obvious that the shrew who had just escaped was looking for someone to take revenge.

"Block the entrance to the alley first, don't let anyone escape!"

"Don't worry, Shi Ludan. This alley only has this exit. They can't escape."

"Post a few people outside the alley, be careful they don't escape over the wall!"

As the shouting sounded, it could be heard that there were at least 10 to 20 people, which made several neighbor aunties and uncles have a flash of fear in their eyes.

"Little brother, we have something else to do at home, so we'll go home first!"

In the blink of an eye, several uncles and aunts disappeared in the alley. Their speed was so fast that Qing Yi even wondered if these neighbors were masters who had hidden themselves in the city.

"Haha, it's not that a strong dragon can't cross the river, it's that these people hurt my sister-in-law!"

Amid the sound of chaotic footsteps, a dozen sloppy rangers walked into the alley, each dressed in strange clothes.

Some wore ill-fitting sheepskin coats, some had precious furs wrapped around their necks, and some wore brocade robes that were only suitable for late spring, but the brown hemp clothes could be seen at the lapels, collars and sleeves.

The young man in the lead had a four-foot broken sword slung across his shoulder, while the others held bone knives, sticks and other weapons. Even though they looked ferocious, it was clear that this group of knights were the lowest class in the capital.

"Slow down, it hurts me so much!"

Then the fat shrew appeared behind the group of rangers, supported by a thin and wretched man.

Seeing the faint mocking smile on Qing Yi's face, the shrew suddenly became furious. Thinking she had the upper hand, she yelled, "It was this little bastard who was so vicious that he kicked me and injured me. Cut off his hands and feet and throw him into the Xing River outside the city to feed the fish. Only in this way can I vent my hatred."

(End of this chapter)