I looked at A Tai.
I remembered that he had once told me Ancient Shu City was governed by sages, with fairness and justice as its guiding principles. Above the sages were the Elder Council, responsible for oversight.
Yet now he said an outside force might have infiltrated them, and despite investigating for a long time, they had found nothing. He even suspected that the infiltrators were being shielded by the sages and the Elder Council. Wasn't that a little contradictory?
A Tai knew what I was thinking and gave a bitter smile. "What I said is also true. We only suspect it; we have no evidence at all. So on the surface, everything still appears fair and just."
I nodded. I understood what he meant.
A Tai continued, "Take the provocation from those two just now. Miss Qianqian has always been the most beautiful woman in Pompeii City. Who knew how many men considered her a goddess? It's only natural that they would react a little strongly after hearing that you were about to marry her."
A Tai was right.
Such melodramatic nonsense was even more common in our world.
"Even so, there aren't many who would dare come directly to Miss Qianqian's place and cause trouble. Actually, if Miss Qianqian had come forward and said a few words just now, perhaps this wouldn't have happened."
"Forget it. We'll take things one step at a time," I said.
Ye Jinghong said softly, "I'm worried someone will use this matter against us."
Just then, a commotion rose from the main gate again.
"Jiang Xiaobai, get out here!" Someone was calling my name, and their tone was extremely hostile.
"Damn it, I'm going to see who's acting so arrogant!" Jiang Xiaohui got angry. From the sound of it, it seemed to