If I send you to join the army and marry a woman, will you conquer the Empress?

boom!

The entire alley was in complete uproar!

The exquisite and beautiful sedan chair stood quietly at the entrance of the alley, yet it seemed to exert an invisible pressure that made the entire alley feel suffocated.

Gao Yanei's maniacal laughter froze completely.

He opened his mouth but couldn't utter a single word; he stood frozen in place, looking like a comical sculpture.

Yun Qingya really came!

For this impoverished family?

not good!

Zhao Quan's expression changed drastically, and he trembled. He immediately straightened his official robes, strode forward, and bowed deeply to the sedan chair, his posture extremely respectful.

"This humble official, Zhao Quan, the Junior Magistrate of the Capital Prefecture, greets Miss Yun!"

"I was unaware of your presence, Miss. Please forgive my lack of hospitality!"

He, a fourth-rank official of the imperial court, was now as humble as a servant.

There's nothing we can do; even a low-ranking official has to stand before the prime minister.

What's more, the person sitting in the sedan chair is the most beloved daughter of the Left Prime Minister Yun Song!

The sedan curtain was not lifted, but a clear, cold voice slowly drifted out from it.

"Lord Zhao, there's no need for such formalities."

"The constables who just arrived have already explained the whole story to me."

"That five hundred taels of silver was indeed a gift from me to Qin Feng."

What?!

These words shocked everyone present!

Gao Yanei felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, his legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground.

The surrounding neighbors were in an uproar, and the way they looked at Qin Feng completely changed.

So... he wasn't bragging!

The Left Prime Minister's daughter really did give Qin Feng five hundred taels of silver, thus proving his innocence.

More importantly, she was willing to come and clarify in person, so their relationship must be extraordinary.

Zhao Quan was so frightened that his back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

He suddenly turned around, bowing and scraping to Qin Feng, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"Oh dear! I was blind to your greatness! I didn't know that Young Master Qin was Miss Yun's...fiancé."

"I was very rude just now. Please forgive me, Young Master Qin and Miss Yun, and don't hold it against me!"

……

In the courtyard.

Bai Wanqing and the Shangguan sisters finally breathed a sigh of relief, their eyes gleaming with admiration as they looked at Qin Feng.

This man always manages to create miracles in desperate situations!

Gao Yanei was also terrified. Even if he was stupid, he would understand that he had kicked a terrifying iron plate!

He scrambled to his knees and knelt down, desperately kowtowing in Qin Feng's direction.

"Young Master Qin... no, Grandpa Qin! I was blind to your greatness! I can't possibly say anything virtuous!"

"Please, have some magnanimity and just let me go!"

However, just when everyone thought the matter was settled.

"Wait!"

Inside the sedan chair, that cold, clear voice rang out once more.

"Lord Zhao, you've misunderstood."

"The money was indeed given by me. It was because my Yun family, remembering the kindness of the Marquis of Loyalty and Valor, couldn't bear to see his descendants living in such poverty, so we stepped in to help them."

"As for the engagement—"

Inside the sedan chair, Yun Qingya paused, her voice suddenly turning cold.

"I have no engagement whatsoever with Qin Feng!"

"Qin Feng, you'd better watch yourself! From now on, you are not allowed to use the Yun family's name to swindle and deceive others, tarnishing my reputation!"

After he finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.

The atmosphere, which had just eased, instantly became tense again!

Everyone was stunned; this reversal happened way too fast!

Gao Yanei stopped kowtowing and looked up in astonishment.

Zhao Quan's back straightened up slightly.

So he wasn't her fiancé after all?

Is it just simple charity?

"hehe!"

Qin Feng suddenly laughed, looked at the sedan chair, and shook his head.

"Yun Qingya, you think far too highly of yourself."

"If it weren't for proving my innocence today, do you think I would want to have even the slightest connection with a self-righteous, foolish woman like you?"

"you!"

Inside the sedan chair, Yun Qingya was clearly angry, and her breathing became more rapid.

Gao Yanei knelt on the ground, his heart bursting with joy!

Although he didn't know what the grudge was between Qin Feng and Yun Qingya, it seemed that the Yun family was not going to protect Qin Feng!

The wind stopped, the rain ceased, and he felt he could do it again!

Gao Yanei suddenly got up from the ground, regaining his arrogant demeanor, and pointed at Qin Feng to complain to Zhao Quan.

"Godfather, even if this brat didn't steal the money, the fact remains that he injured more than a dozen of my servants, right?"

"Look at these servants, their arms and legs broken, bleeding profusely! Is there no law left?"

"According to the laws of our Great Xia Dynasty, anyone who commits violence in the street, causing serious injury, shall be punished with thirty strokes of the cane and exiled a thousand miles away!"

His reminder brought Zhao Quan back to his senses.

Yup!

Even if Qin Feng wasn't a thief, he still injured so many people.

As the Vice Magistrate of the Capital Prefecture, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to deal with a commoner like him?

Perfect, this is a good opportunity to save face!

Thinking of this, Zhao Quan straightened his back again, his official authority reappearing, and said in a deep voice, "Qin Feng, is what Gao Zicong said true?"

"I was the one who hit those people," Qin Feng admitted frankly.

"good!"

Zhao Quan waved his hand and shouted sternly, "Since you confessed yourself, the evidence is conclusive! Guards! Seize this murderer!"

"yes!"

A dozen or so constables responded in unison, brandishing their fire and water sticks, and pressed forward again.

"Little Wind!"

"My husband!"

Bai Wanqing and the Shangguan sisters were on tenterhooks once again.

They wanted to help, but were powerless to do so.

"Qin Feng!"

Suddenly, Yun Qingya's voice came from inside the sedan chair again, seemingly carrying a hint of condescension.

"If you beg me now, out of consideration for the past favors of the Marquis of Loyalty and Valor, I might save you this once!"

Beg her?

"hehe!"

Qin Feng laughed, a laugh filled with utter disdain and contempt.

He stood tall and proud in the courtyard, facing everyone's gaze, and spoke with an air of arrogance:

"A true man should not be corrupted by wealth or subdued by force!"

"You want me, Qin Feng, to bow down?"

"Unless you, Yun Qingya... kneel down!!!"