Chapter Thirty-Six

  Lin Ruolan felt quite curious, after all, this was the imperial capital; yet, on the main street, someone dared to extort money in broad daylight, didn't anyone manage this?

  Is the government office just for show? Or are those bailiffs only interested in taking bribes and not doing their job properly?

  "Your Highness, these people are also too lawless, aren't they?"

  Mo Zhu's temper is much more impatient than Bai Ju's steady one, Lin Ruo Lan hadn't even had a chance to speak yet; Mo Zhu already opened his mouth with an angry face.

  "This is under the emperor's feet, and yet such a thing happens in broad daylight; doesn't anyone care?"

  "This young man doesn't know the whole story." A bystander who was watching the commotion, with a kind face, cleared up the doubts in the minds of Lin Ruolan, Bai Zhi and Mo Zhu.

  "Just by looking at the three of you, I can tell that you don't often go out on the streets, little brother. These few people are notorious rascals in the capital city, and they usually spend their days idling around on the main streets; bullying men and women is a common occurrence for them. However, they usually won't provoke those wealthy and influential official families; ordinary civilians can barely avoid them, let alone take the initiative to provoke them."

  Mo Zhu was taken aback and asked somewhat puzzled: "Isn't there anyone going to Shuntian Prefecture to inform them? Isn't this aiding the wicked?"

  "You probably don't know, little brother?" The onlooker suddenly chuckled.

  "Is there something else going on with these people?" Lin Ruo Lan said thoughtfully, seeing the other party's sly smile.

  "Young master, you're absolutely right!" Passerby A heard Lin Ruolan's words and immediately slapped his thigh hard, then said in a low voice: "Isn't that so? I heard that the leader of this group is called Lai Liu, and it seems that one of his relatives works in the Rongguo Mansion; even the high officials in the Shuntian Prefecture don't dare to provoke them."

  Looking at the other person's gossipy expression, Lin Ruolan suddenly felt a little emotional; this ancient entertainment is really scarce, just look at this random passerby who popped up on the road; it's almost as good as the paparazzi elite of later generations.

  However, in Rongguo Mansion, the only one who is in charge and has a say is Lai Da's wife, Lai Mama, who serves beside Old Madame Jia.

  Lai Hua's mother in Dream of the Red Chamber is very famous, Lin Ruo Lan remembers it clearly; Lai Hua's mother was from a humble servant family and later became an official's wife.

  This Lai Popo not only has a garden in her own home, but she herself has also transformed from an old popo to an old noble lady; her grandson even went out and became an official, although the position is not very high, he really became a member of the official family.

  Being a slave is able to do like Lai's family, it's simply the model that all slaves are worth learning; it's simply giving her 32 likes and still feeling not enough!

  It's just Rongguo House... Lin Ruolan shook her head. Before today, Lin Ruolan couldn't say whether she liked or disliked Jia Min, the sister-in-law she was about to marry into.

  But today's events gave Lin Ruolan a wake-up call, and in order not to let her brother die young due to his sister complex; after returning home, Lin Ruolan felt that she should also consider the issue of brainwashing her family members.

  On the other hand, Lai Liu was secretly gloating in his heart: "Hehe... no wonder I heard magpies chirping loudly on the branches early this morning, it turns out that I, a great man, will meet a beautiful woman when I go out today!"

  Hehe... Lai Liu Ye, are you sure that what you heard this morning was the magpie chirping on the branch and not the crow cawing?

  This kid is still showing off to Lai Liu, and he doesn't know that what he kicked today was an iron plate; it's not those 'soft persimmons' that he usually pinches and kneads, but today he found a very hard 'hard bone'; soon Lai Liu experienced the feeling of falling from heaven to hell.

  Extreme joy begets sorrow, which is exactly what happened to Lai Liu today!

  It turns out that Lai Liu is actually a distant nephew of Lai Yu's, who serves as a maid beside Old Lady Jia. You wouldn't believe it... Lai Liu was able to bully men and women for many years under the feet of the emperor, relying not only on the golden signboard of Rongguo Mansion, but also because he has a pair of sharp eyes.

  To say something unpleasant, under the feet of this emperor's old residence; the official family is indeed not an exaggeration to describe as numerous as cow hair.

  Lai Liu was born with a pair of eyes that could see through people's nature, in short, Lai Liu can tell at a glance who he can mess with and who he cannot afford to mess with; this is also the main reason why Lai Liu has been bullying men and women in the capital for many years without getting into trouble.

  Apart from the fact that many people gave Rongguo House a few points of thin face, Lai Liu had always not gone to provoke those who could not be provoked.

  What a pity... This time Lai Liu was blinded by his own eyes, this is called - hitting the wild goose every day but being pecked in the eye by the goose.

  Simu San Niang and Yan Hong Ye, the mother-daughter duo, never thought that they would encounter such a troublesome situation just half a day after leaving Xuan Xin Zheng Zong.

  Bai Ji looked at Lin Ruolan with a somewhat puzzled expression: "Young master, don't you think that mother and daughter are really pitiful? Why not help them out?"

  Although Lin Ruolan returned to the mansion without revealing any means or truth, Bai Zhi had a kind of intuition; her own daughter should be someone with great abilities and fierceness, which is why there was such a rumor.

  "Right!"

  Mo Zhu heard Bai Zhi's words and hastily echoed: "Young Master, that guy called Lai Liu is really too despicable; Young Master, you must severely punish him."

  A bystander, who was watching the commotion, overheard Bai Zhi and Mo Zhu's conversation and took a look at Lin Ruolan's attire; he knew that these three people were not easy to mess with, they looked like young masters from a wealthy family. To avoid getting caught in the crossfire, the bystander, who was originally close to Lin Ruolan and her servants, quickly slipped away during the brief moment when Bai Zhi and Mo Zhu were talking.

  Lin Ruolan smiled slightly at her two maids, who were both scowling: "Bai Zhu and Mo Zhu, you two just wait and watch the show. Today, Lai Liu has finally kicked an iron plate; I'm afraid he'll lose his wife and also suffer a defeat." Lin Ruolan said with an inscrutable expression.

  "Huh? What does that mean? Bai Ji and Mo Zhu stared at each other, both of their faces filled with confusion."

  Simma San Niang was a vengeful person when she was young, and although she had become more restrained after marrying Yan Chixia in recent years, she still had a fiery temper. Especially today, her mood was already bad, so Lai Liu was doomed to be tragic.

  "Looking for death!" The aura around Sima San Niang burst forth, and the killing intent on her body, which had beheaded many demons and monsters before, was naturally not weak. At this moment, she did not conceal her aura at all, and that killing intent would be enough to make even a seasoned veteran like Lai Liu tremble with fear.

  Lai Liu was able to make a name for himself in the capital city, relying on his pair of eyes; as soon as Sima San Niang's murderous intent emerged, Lai Liu immediately turned into a soft-shelled shrimp; he took another careful look, and what was in front of him was not some beautiful young woman, but rather a man-eating flower.

  This woman is not simple, at least not as simple as she appears on the surface; Lai Liu's whole body immediately went limp.

  "You... don't come over here... I'll tell you, behind me is the Rongguo Mansion backing me up." Lai Liu looked at Sima San Niang who was step by step approaching him, his face tense and stuttering as he spoke.

  "What's the big deal about Rongguo House?" Sima San Niang sneered coldly, her face full of disdain. "Even if you were beaten to death here today, I still wouldn't believe it; the people from Rongguo House would not come looking for trouble with me, Xuanxin Zhengzong, just because of a small, insignificant person like you."

  Siman's three daughters' words completely stunned Lai Liu, and he felt like Alexander rising.

  "Xuan... Xuan Xin Zheng Zong? Don't deceive people, just... just relying on you like this, dare to say that you are a Xuan Xin Zheng Zong person; humph... cheat a ghost!?" However, Lai Liu was not out for the first time after all, and soon he thought of hitting him to death without admitting anything.

  Who is Sima San Niang? She saw through Lai Liu's trick at a glance; her pretty face sank and she scolded in an angry voice: "I am the authentic Sima San Niang, what else do you have to say?"

  As soon as Sima San Niang said she was the authentic Xuan Xin, two-thirds of the onlookers immediately ran away; what a joke! Whether it's the authentic Xuan Xin or Rongguo Mansion, neither is someone these ordinary people can afford to provoke.

  Cherish life and stay away from danger!

  After a loud noise, four-fifths of the onlookers disappeared, and one-fifth remained. At this time, after hearing Sima San Niang report her own name, they slipped away one by one, leaving no trace. The people present, except for Sima San Niang and Yan Hongye, mother and daughter, were only Lai Liu's gang of rascals and Lin Ruolan's master and servant, three people in total.

  Lin Ruo Lan raised an eyebrow, hum... good guy, it turns out that this Xuan Xin Zheng Zong and Sima San Niang's reputation is not just for show; damn? It's actually so useful!