Just as the two sides were about to collide, Shi Yi flicked his fingers and threw something out, accompanied by the sound of a horse’s whinnying and the dull thud of a person hitting the ground.
A horse lost control, and the horses following behind couldn’t stop in time, causing a chain-reaction rear-end accident.
"Damn it! What are you doing!" The person on the ground was not seriously injured, got up, and started cursing at Shi Yi: "Do you know where this is? Daring to make a move, are you tired of living?"
"Move!" Shi Yi said only two words.
"What did you say?"
"Move!"
The people opposite exchanged glances, as if they had heard some hilarious joke.
One of them stepped forward, arrogantly lifting his chin: "Seeing you are outsiders and don’t understand the rules, today we won’t hold it against you. Kneel and apologize to us, then clear the way, and this matter will be over."
Ying Xiang was furious: "Miss, these people are too much, to say something like this!"
Chuzheng: "..."
The bystanders whispered among themselves, and a few words drifted to Chuzheng’s ears occasionally.
"How can the people from the Feng Residence be so odious? I really don’t know when someone will deal with them."
"You better not speak carelessly, be careful not to get arrested!"
"The Feng Family is not to be messed with..."
Feng Family?
Just as Chuzheng was about to step out, the sound of galloping hooves approached, and a young woman came riding with her entourage.
"Whoa!"
The girl in pink reined in her horse, her gaze swept over Shi Yi, a mixture of undisguised amazement and greed in her eyes.
"Miss."
"Miss."
The people on this side immediately surrounded her.
The girl in pink slightly lifted her chin, looking at Shi Yi arrogantly: "Who is he?"
"Miss, it seems he is from outside; we were just about to make him clear the path."
From outside?
The girl’s eyes brightened, and she urged her horse forward, asking coquettishly, "May I ask, young master, your noble surname?"
Shi Yi frowned and did not respond.
The girl’s lackey couldn’t help but shout: "Miss is asking you a question, did you lose your voice!"
"Silence!" The girl in pink first scolded them: "Who asked you to speak?"
The crowd: "..."
"Young master, if there was any offense just now, please don’t take it to heart."
Ignoring the way the girl’s eyes almost clung to Shi Yi, her words were still polite.
Seeing that Shi Yi still wasn’t responding, she added: "How about this, I’ll apologize, hoping the young master will be magnanimous."
"No need, move aside."
Shi Yi finally said four words.
The girl’s expression clearly darkened: "How can you be so rude, young master?"
Chuzheng thought what should follow would be the classic scene of a strong-arming local girl... no, local boy.
Sure enough, the lackey quickly spoke up again, offering advice: "Miss, why bother talking, if you fancy him, we can just take him."
"Yes, yes, yes!"
When the lackey said this, he was very practiced, clearly not the first time he did it.
"Outrageous!"
The previously quiet carriage was suddenly opened, and Ying Xiang came out, standing on the carriage.
Ying Xiang took a deep breath, straightening her back: "Which family are you from? Do you know who is in this carriage!"
The lackeys laughed loudly: "Whose carriage? Hahaha, here, who could be more powerful than our Feng Family!"
Ying Xiang: "???"
Is your Feng Family the Emperor?
"Everyone shut up." The girl in pink softly scolded, her eyes falling on the carriage.
With Shi Yi’s attention-grabbing presence, the girl hadn’t really paid attention to the carriage.
The carriage didn’t look particularly special, but both in material and decoration, it was clearly not ordinary.
And to have such a handsome man accompanying...
The girl thought deeply and felt the matter was not simple...
"Clear the way."
"What?" The lackeys were dumbfounded: "Miss, this is..."
"Move aside, don’t you understand?"
The lackeys, accustomed to swaggering around, reluctantly moved aside at this moment.
Chuzheng was also a bit bewildered, she was prepared to press them down and rub their faces in the dirt, but they suddenly backed down.
Wasn’t this supposed to be a scene of wicked girls snatching men?
Isn’t this plot going forward?!
What’s going on, little buddy!!
How am I supposed to perform now!! Why are you chickening out, aren’t you a bully? Stand up to the power, go on!
Shi Yi, not wanting to be entangled any longer, once the path was clear, hurriedly led the group away.
"Miss, are we just letting it go like this?"
"This group seems not easy to mess with, go check where they are staying." Her father did say not to provoke those powerful figures, otherwise, her opportunity to show off would be gone.
Clearly, the girl wasn’t foolish.
That young master is attractive... it’s not too late to figure something out if he has no background.
She quickly found out that following her father’s advice was indeed the right move.
The place this group lodged in was the newly designated Princess’s Mansion.
Who is this Commandery Princess? She is none other than Yann Qin’s sister, the Minister of the Appointments with sway over the entire court!
She never imagined this Commandery Princess would enter the city so low-key!
If only she had known earlier...
She would’ve listened to her father and stayed in the residence lately.
Not listening to the old wisdom leads to immediate regret.
The girl regretted it bitterly.
"Mis... Miss, is it still time to go and apologize now?"
Girl: "..."
How the heck would I know!
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The Princess’s Mansion wasn’t newly built; it was chosen from an existing estate and refurbished.
The estate wasn’t smaller than the Yann Residence, seemingly selected as the best mansion by Yann Qin.
"Young Master Shi Yi, your room is here."
"This is Miss Yann’s residence; why is my room here?"
"This... the little ones were not sure, but it was as Miss Ying Xiang instructed." The servant showed a helpless smile.
Shi Yi: "..."
Ying Xiang’s instructions meant it was that person’s command.
"Then please rest first." The servant opened the door for Shi Yi: "I will go busy myself now."
The arrival of the new owner required many tasks.
Everyone in the estate appeared busy, except Shi Yi, who had nothing to do.
As Chuzheng came to the city, word quickly spread, and people came visiting.
Chuzheng had no interest in dealing with them, but she couldn’t be too rude, so she had someone inform them that a banquet would be held in a few days.
Everyone wanted to make their presence known to Chuzheng; after being refused, they clearly suspected someone might have met her privately.
After some inquiries, no one had seen this Commandery Princess, and everyone calmed down.
It was fine as long as they all started on the same footing.
However, the incident with the Feng Family’s young lady spread widely.
"I heard that the Feng Family’s girl offended the Commandery Princess."
"Is that true?"
"It’s definitely true; so many people saw it. They blocked the Commandery Princess’s carriage on the street, and there was a confrontation."
Everyone knew Feng Family’s young lady was arrogant and liked handsome men.
Because the Feng Family was the most powerful official before the Commandery Princess’s arrival, it was said there was a connection above, almost like a local tyrant no one could challenge.
Whatever the Feng Family did, people could only fume in silence.
"And then, what happened next?"
"What happened? The Feng Family’s young lady made way in the end."
The crowd: "..."