Chapter 34

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Qin Yongzhan turned to the big stage, ordered two bottles of wine, and watched the women on the stage, getting increasingly turned on.

This wine was very strong. After drinking a bottle of it, Qin Yongzhan was drunk.

He was sitting at the table with a young man wearing a triangle towel.

Qin Yongzhan stuttered to ask the man beside him, “Hey, you. Are those girls slutty? Have you slept with them before?”

The young man frowned and looked at him with a disgusted look. Obviously, he had not seen someone as vulgar as Qin Yongzhan. He said, “You are so rude. The girls here are all performing. If you want to enter their room, you must have their consent.”

When Qin Yongzhan saw that the young man dared to look at him with a disgusted look, he became angry and said, “How dare you? Do you know who I am?”

The young man snorted and said, “Who do I care?”

Qin Yongzhan stood up and shouted, “I am the son-in-law of Grand Preceptor! The Grand Preceptor is my father-in-law! Do you guys know Grand Preceptor Li? The favored official!”

The people around stopped looking at the girl anymore. They all turned to look at Qin Yongzhan.

Nanny Gui saw this and scolded them privately. She had to be a peacemaker. Otherwise, how could the girls continue to dance?

She felt she was unlucky to have such a guest today.

Everyone in Imperial City knew that Yixian Residence had a powerful background. Few people dared to make trouble here. Where did this guy come from?

She went over with a smile and said, “Oh, Sirs, you don’t need to be so angry. The ladies on the stage are still waiting for you. Please sit down and watch them dance.”

The young man straightened his sleeve and said scornfully, “I didn’t want to quarrel with him. He bragged about himself here and said that he was Grand Preceptor Li’s son-in-law.”

The crowd nearby roared with laughter.

Everyone in Imperial City knew Grand Preceptor Li had only two daughters. The elder married Duke Guangping as his second wife, and the younger was still unmarried.

Duke Guangping had not returned from his assignment in the past two years, and he was more than fifty years old. He was almost as old as Grand Preceptor Li.

Qin Yongzhan was not a handsome guy and looked kind of weak. However, he did not look as old as Duke Guangping.

Qin Yongzhan’s face and neck were red, and then he shouted angrily, “I’m the son-in-law of Grand Preceptor Li indeed. I just haven’t gotten married to her daughter yet! In a few days, that Miss Li will marry me!”

There was another burst of laughter from the people nearby. They were all watching the excitement. They had not met such an interesting guy for a long time, and they thought this guy was more attractive than the ladies on the stage.

One of them shouted, “What’s your name and family background?”

Qin Yongzhan raised his head and said, “You don’t deserve to know my name, but I am still telling you. I’m from the Qin family in Lian City!”

The Qin Family was mighty in Lian City. However, it was nothing in Imperial City.

The sound of laughter was all around again.

“I have never heard of the Qin Family.”

“Where is Lian City? I have never heard it before. How dare you make trouble here?”

And someone even shouted at Nanny Gui, “It seems that this Yixian Mansion is not as fancy as it used to be. Even a random street guy could walk in.”

“Mr. Qin, you don’t even know the full name of Miss Li. How dare you say that she will marry you? What the hell are you thinking?”

Qin Yongzhan was totally irritated. He clenched his fists, caught a young master nearby, grabbed his coat skirt, and said, “Do you guys look down on me?”

Unfortunately, Qin Yongzhan was weak, so he was pushed away easily.

The young man straightened his clothes and said, “I look down on you. So what?”

The young man looked at Qin Yongzhan contemptuously and said, “What a fool! How dare you say that Miss Li will marry you? How dare you say that you are the son-in-law of Grand Preceptor Li.”

Qin Yongzhan was almost thrown to the ground. He then said, “How dare you! Don’t be so arrogant. My aunt said that she would betroth that Miss Li to me. When I become the son-in-law of Grand Preceptor Li, I will get back ar you guys! What’s your name?”

The young master sneered and said, “My name is Shang Bowen. You can come to me whenever you want. I’m not afraid of you.”

People around seemed shocked.

Shang Bowen was also a famous young master in Imperial City. He came from the Shang family in Imperial City. His father was a vice first-grade provincial commander-in-chief, and his sister was the favored Imperial Concubine Shang.

No wonder he was so confident.

Another person nearby asked, “Who is your aunt? Does she have such great power? Can she really make Miss Li marry you?”

Only the Li family, the emperor, and the empress could directly make marriage arrangements for Li Baojia. They did not think other people could make marriage arrangements for Li Baojia.

However, the empress was not surnamed Qin.

Qin Yongzhan cried out, “My aunt is the Grand Preceptor’s wife! She is that Miss Li’s mother. She will make Miss Li marry me. Would Miss Li reject her mother’s order?”

Nanny Gui’s eyes lit up at that moment.

Since Qin Yongzhan said he would marry the young daughter of the Grand Preceptor, she stopped interfering and then heard him say that his aunt was Mrs. Qin, the wife of the Grand Preceptor.

Nanny Gui believed that there must be something wrong. This guy must have his reason since he dared say so. She sensed that there might be a plot behind this.

If Nanny Gui remembered correctly, Li Baojia was going to the royal family. She might not be the crown prince’s wife, but she was definitely going to the royal family.

This could be serious.

If that man cared about Li Baojia, Nanny Gui would be greatly rewarded after she reported this to that man. If that man did not care about Li Baojia, she had better not bother that man for this.

Although it was said that that man did not like Li Baojia, it was not proven. She had to see and hear to learn about the truth.

After all, she heard Li Baojia had breakfast with that man a few days ago.

People around started talking now. “There is a madam named Qin in the Grand Preceptor’s family, but she is not Miss Baojia’s mother.”

Although Mrs. Qin was also Grand Preceptor’s wife, not a concubine, she was later married to the Grand Preceptor. Li Baojia was not her daughter. She did not have the right to decide on Li Baojia’s marriage.

She had crossed the line.

Qin Yongzhan also was a little sober now. He became nervous.

Before coming to Imperial City, his aunt specially told him that there were many big shots in Imperial City, and their family background was just nothing here.

She told him not to make trouble at will, lest he should ruin his future.

Now Qin Yongzhan had told those people everything. After getting sober, he thought this was just a brothel anyway. Nobody would take his words seriously.

He just sat down and didn’t contradict them anymore. After a few days, he would be envied by everyone in Imperial City.

He did not have to argue with them now.

Qin Yongzhan secretly remembered the faces of these people and said with hatred to himself, “Let’s wait and see.”

His insidious eyes made people feel uncomfortable. And also, he looked foolish.

If Grand Preceptor Li really had such a son-in-law, he would soon become a joke in Imperial City.

Nanny Gui told her men to stay here to prevent them from making trouble again, and she returned to her room.

After putting on a cloak, she asked people to guard the door and twisted the vase on the table. The wall behind the screen slowly opened, and a secret passage suddenly appeared in front of her.

She took a lamp and went down.