Chapter 149: Chapter 149

After returning home, Shen He received the message and shared it with everyone.

Upon hearing the news, everyone was overjoyed and rushed to the town gate to queue for the distribution of silver taels and food.

Shen Qinglan, with nothing to do, also went along.

When she arrived, Duan Yunfei, Le Zhao, and the Xuan Family brothers were already there, sitting with County Magistrate Pei under a newly-erected tent, chatting.

Duan Yunfei spotted her right away but, seeing the Shen Family present, merely gave her a slight smile from afar. Read complete versıon only at novel⁂fire.net

"That gentleman is really handsome!" Madam Lu laughed, "He even looked towards us just now. Could he have taken a liking to the girls?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingju and Shen Qinghe looked over, and upon seeing Duan Yunfei’s face, couldn’t help but blush.

"He really is very handsome!" Shen Qinghe said, "But just now, it seemed like he wasn’t looking at us, but at Qinglan."

"Hey~" Shen Qingju nudged Shen Qinglan with her elbow playfully, "Who’s that handsome gentleman? Do you know him?"

Shen Qinglan was about to answer but was interrupted.

"Tsk~ Just a bunch of village girls, dreaming of something unattainable like a toad lusting after swan meat."

Hearing this, Shen Qinglan’s expression turned cold as she looked over to see a rather attractive yet arrogantly poised woman leading two little maids walking by.

As she passed, the woman deliberately bumped into the nearest Shen Qinghe.

Shen Qinghe stumbled a few steps, and Shen Qinglan quickly reached out to steady her.

Before Shen Qinglan could take action, Madam Jiang frowned and said, "That lady is really impolite!"

The woman suddenly stopped, turned, and glared coldly at Madam Jiang.

"I said you’re impolite, are you deaf?" Shen Qingju said angrily.

Afraid she would cause trouble, Shen Qinghe quickly pulled her back, noticing that the woman clearly wasn’t from an ordinary family.

"I’m fine, maybe this lady didn’t do it on purpose."

"What do you mean, not on purpose?" Shen Qingju said angrily, "The path is so wide, yet she chose to squeeze past you. Clearly, it was intentional."

The woman lifted her chin and said, "I did it on purpose, so what can you do about it?"

The two little maids beside her covered their mouths, secretly laughing.

Shen Qinglan gestured to Shen Qingju not to act impulsively.

She then moved forward and, as she passed the woman, deliberately stumbled a bit and knocked the woman to the ground.

Feigning innocence, Shen Qinglan said, "Oh dear! Sorry, I didn’t mean it."

The woman screamed, and the two maids frantically helped her up.

"You did it on purpose!" the woman yelled, furious.

"Yes." Shen Qinglan laughed, "I did it on purpose, and what can you do about it?"

"You’re courting death!"

The woman, enraged, raised a hand to slap Shen Qinglan fiercely.

With a slight raise of her hand, Shen Qinglan blocked her.

The woman’s hand was held painfully tight, causing her face to turn pale.

Two maids shouted angrily, "Bold village girl, let go of our lady at once. Do you even know who she is?"

"What does it matter who she is?" Shen Qinglan said with a faint smile, giving the woman a slight toss, causing her to fall to the ground again.

The nearby villagers were all focused on the food and silver, paying no attention to what was happening while Duan Yunfei and the others seemed to be discussing something important, not looking this way.

A slightly familiar voice called from the side.

Turning, Shen Qinglan saw Liu Chun, Liu Master’s son, leading a group of people over.

With an expression of concern, he said, "Oh my, Miss Pei, are you alright? How did you end up on the ground?"

"Mr. Liu, you’re just in time!" one of the maids pointed at Shen Qinglan, "It was this village girl, she attacked our lady!"