Zhao Jiaqi was curious, however, "How are you not being polite to me? Tell me, what do you mean?"
The waiter proudly raised his chin and pointed behind him with his thumb, "Let me tell you, my boss is the eldest son of the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion, and he is currently..."
"The maternal family of the current imperial concubine, the maternal grandfather of Prince Xiaoyao, am I right?"
The waiter was stunned and sneered, "Since you know, you still dare to cause trouble here? Aren't you afraid of losing your head!"
"Since I know, then I dare to say this and am not afraid of losing my head. Go, call your boss and tell him, the real owner of this shop has arrived!"
"You're dreaming. This shop belongs to the eldest son of the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion. How could it be yours, you crazy woman? If you don't leave, I will truly be impolite, and I will make you look good then!"
Seeing that the waiter was unwilling to go, Zhao Jiaqi took out the land deed she was holding. Qiufen unfolded the land deed and presented it to him. "Look carefully, this land deed for the shop belongs to my madam. We are here to take over the shop, so hurry up and call someone over!"
It was clearly written on the shop deed. After the waiter saw it, he stopped being arrogant and bullying. He immediately ran back to the back hall and, in a short while, his attitude changed.
"Madam, I apologize for my rudeness just now. Please have a seat. The steward is going to find the owner and will be back soon. Please wait a moment!"
As he spoke, tea and snacks were brought out.
Seeing this, Zhao Jiaqi did not dwell on it further and truly believed him.
She sat down to wait. After half an hour, a group of people dressed as servants arrived outside the shop. They entered the shop without a word, grabbed her and her maid, put them into a carriage, and took them directly to the government office.
The Capital Prefecture Government Office!
Good heavens, what did they take her for?
The Prefect of the Capital looked at the woman in the hall. On the other side, the personal guard of the heir of the Marquis of Ningyuan, Qian Guan, had escorted her.
He whispered a few words into the Prefect's ear. Before Zhao Jiaqi could speak, she was directly convicted: "For disturbing the peace of the city, you will be imprisoned for ten days to half a month. Let's see if you dare to impersonate others and seize others' property!"
Zhao Jiaqi frowned, "My lord, you have convicted me without even asking me. This is truly inappropriate!"
With a crack, the gavel made a resounding sound.
"You dare to make noise in the hall? Guards, drag her out and give her twenty planks to teach her a lesson!"
As soon as the Prefect finished speaking, the yamen runners immediately gagged her and pressed her onto the stool, preparing to execute the punishment.
Qiufen was anxious and shouted to the Prefect, "Our madam is the legal wife of the Grand General of Cavalry. If you dare to touch a single finger of our General's wife, the General will surely take your life when he returns!"
The Prefect raised an eyebrow and waved to the yamen runners who were about to carry out the punishment. "You must have evidence for what you say. If you deceive this official, you will be whipped."
"This servant speaks the truth, not a single word is false. If you do not believe me, you can go to the General's mansion to verify whether this servant is lying!"
Seeing her speak so confidently, the Prefect was uncertain. He looked at Qian Guan on the side and whispered, "Is the heir sure about this? Is this person lying to you about the land deed and trying to seize your master's property?"
"Is your excellency suspecting my master of making a false report? If you don't believe me, you can go and ask the heir directly and let him answer you!"
Qian Guan threw down a sentence, walked to Zhao Jiaqi, roughly took out the land deeds from her embrace, and left triumphantly.
The Prefect looked at the situation in the hall and was uncertain. If she were indeed the General's wife, then it would be terrible.
He pondered for a moment and directly said, "Hold her for now. I will make a decision after I have investigated clearly!"
On the street.
Wangcai frantically drove the carriage home. Upon reaching the General's mansion, he abandoned the carriage and stumbled into the mansion, shouting, "Steward Li, something terrible has happened! Madam has been arrested!"
Li Chuang, who was practicing his skills, suddenly heard this. He immediately left the kitchen and ran into Wangcai. "What's going on? Why has sister-in-law been arrested? By whom? Where was she taken? Is sister-in-law injured?"
Wangcai was very agitated, and with tearful eyes, he gestured, "I recognize that person. He is the personal guard of the heir of the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion, named Qian Guan. He took Madam and Qiufen to the Capital Prefecture. I don't know the specifics."
Fortunately, he hadn't followed his madam inside, or he would have been arrested too, and there would have been no one to send a message.
Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion?
Fan Xiaofeng saw Li Chuang pacing back and forth, making his head spin. He grabbed Li Chuang and said, "Calm down. Sister-in-law is so smart, she won't be in trouble."
"Wangcai, go to the camp outside the city to find elder brother and tell him what happened. Gou'er, have him gather our mansion guards, in case of any issues."
Wangcai, receiving the instructions from the elder son Fan, immediately turned and left. In his haste, he even lost one of his shoes, but he didn't bother to pick it up, directly driving the carriage away.
Gou'er quickly assembled the mansion guards, thirty of them, all in armor and looking spirited.
Li Chuang shouted to the thirty men, "The General's wife has been taken to the Capital Prefecture. We are going to demand her release now. Remember, do not conflict with anyone in the Capital Prefecture. Just surround the Capital Prefecture and create a big stir. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" The thirty men shouted in unison.
As expected of someone who had served in the army, their voices were loud and clear.
Fan Xiaofeng led the team out of the mansion, while Li Chuang stayed to guard the house. The brothers divided the work.
A moment later, Murong Sheng and Xie Kun were also summoned back by Si Xi, who was sent by Li Chuang. Upon learning of the situation, they all offered suggestions.
The well-trained soldiers suddenly appeared on the street, fully armed. The person riding at the front was not recognized by everyone. The common people gathered to watch the spectacle, watching the group of people depart.
Suddenly, this group surrounded the Capital Prefecture Government Office.
Fan Xiaofeng directly beat the drum to present his grievance. In the yamen, the Prefect, upon learning that his government office was surrounded by soldiers, was so scared that his legs went soft.
He hurriedly asked his advisor, "Did... did General Fan come?"
"No, it is said to be General Fan's younger brother, who is demanding the release of someone from outside. My subordinate let him in, but he refused. I think this matter might not be so easy to resolve. Your excellency might have been deceived by Qian Guan!"
The Prefect's intestines were turning green with regret. What else was there to say?
Supporting his advisor, he hurried to the prison!
He who tied the bell must untie it.
In the prison, Zhao Jiaqi, who was playing with straw, heard hurried footsteps and panting sounds.
In a moment, the iron door of the cell where she was held was opened by the jailer. In this short period, the Prefect appeared before her.
He smiled obsequiously and said, "Madam, this is a terrible misunderstanding. Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, Madam can go home."
Zhao Jiaqi threw down the straw in her hand and sneered, retorting, "Go home?"