The person is actually quite nice!

In the following days, Qin Yu completely gave up.

After telling the old man the information he got from Lü Si, Qin Yu didn't care about what happened next.

He spent his days leading his men around causing trouble for others, looking like a madman on his deathbed.

His former cronies were also tormented by him and joined the army of sedan chair carriers.

Almost every day, Qin Yu would randomly choose one or two large restaurants on the street and treat passersby to a meal until the restaurants were full.

They called it: to taste the dishes for the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet!

However, he left the matter of paying the bill to his cronies.

Under Qin Yu's tyrannical power, even if those people were unwilling, they had no choice but to pay the bill.

Otherwise, Qin Yu would have dealt them an even harsher blow.

However, even though Qin Yu caused trouble everywhere, no one dared to stand up and fight him.

For this, Qin Fumeng gave him a severe scolding, saying that he didn't even have the ability to cause trouble, leaving the old man unable to find anyone to make an example of.

Qin Yu was also very frustrated with this result.

Who knew those bastards' families would be such cowards!

They've been bullied like this, and their families just kept putting up with it!

Qin Yu's actions naturally reached Zhao Luan's ears.

"Now, all the restaurants in the capital city are practically treating Qin Yu like a god of wealth, and they're all eagerly hoping to be chosen by him every day."

"Nowadays, many people in the capital call him Qin the Great Philanthropist."

"Now, whenever he goes out, he's surrounded by a large entourage. Many people are hoping that Qin Yu will treat them to a lavish meal at a restaurant."

"The people of the capital are spreading rumors that Qin Yu is speaking the truth as he faces death, trying to salvage his reputation before he is executed..."

Yunying reported Qin Yuqian's messy affairs to Zhao Luan.

Aside from setting up a restaurant, Qin Yu made absolutely no preparations for the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet!

To everyone unaware of the truth, Qin Yu was simply throwing caution to the wind; this was his final act of madness before his death.

"He didn't make things difficult for Lü Si?"

Zhao Luan asked without looking up.

Yun Ying replied, "When Lü Si first arrived, he asked Lü Si and Lu Yong to carry his sedan chair. After noon that day, he stopped making things difficult for Lü Si. It is said that he made some kind of gentleman's agreement with Lü Si. He lost a fight to Lü Si, so all their grudges were wiped clean..."

Zhao Luan's lips twitched, and a slight emotional fluctuation appeared on her face.

Did Qin Yu lose a fight to Lü Si?

If he can't even beat Lü Si, then he's truly beyond saving!

After a moment of contemplation, Zhao Luan looked up and asked, "Could he and Lü Si have some shady deal going on?"

Qin Yu directly asked him for Lü Si!

Given the grudge between Qin Yu and Lü Si, it would be a miracle if Qin Yu let Lü Si go!

Could it be that he just wants to drag Lü Si into this mess so that if he has to punish him, he'll have to punish Lü Si instead?

In order to prevent Lü Si from being punished as well, the Empress Dowager would say she was satisfied even if she was not.

If that's what he's thinking, then he's being incredibly naive!

"This humble subject has no idea."

Yun Ying gently shook her head, "Your Majesty, I will immediately order someone to investigate and try to..."

"No!"

Zhao Luan said calmly, "There are more important matters at hand. Don't waste your manpower on such trivial things! The envoys from Yan and Bei Qi should arrive in the next couple of days. Your men must keep a close eye on them for me!"

Since the day before yesterday, envoys from other countries have been arriving one after another.

She could keep a close eye on envoys from other countries, but she had to keep a close watch on the envoys from Yan and Beiqi!

There must be spies from both countries in the capital!

They are very likely to contact those spies this time!

If we could destroy their intelligence network, that would be the best outcome!

"yes!"

Yun Ying accepted the order and then asked, "Should we send someone to give Qin Yu a warning? His negligence is probably not a good thing."

"It's alright!"

Zhao Luan didn't care at all. "The Qin family is probably trying to create the illusion that Qin Yu is doomed to die, in order to distinguish friend from foe. Let them be!"

The chances of Qin Yu winning over the Empress Dowager were already slim, and now they're even slimmer!

He doesn't even bother to pretend; the Empress Dowager will probably be even angrier!

Then, wouldn't it be perfectly reasonable for me to find a place to "protect" him?

Shangguan Youyi frowned and advised, "Qin Yu has ruined the Empress Dowager's plans, and now his negligence will only further anger her! If the Empress Dowager were to unleash her fury in front of the envoys from various countries, His Majesty would likely lose face as well!"

"rest assured!"

Zhao Luan confidently stated, "If the Empress Dowager were to fly into a rage in front of the envoys from various countries, she would be slapping herself in the face!"

A look of understanding flashed across Shangguan Youyi's face, and he said no more.

……

After spending another half-day outing, Qin Yu returned to the Duke of Wei's mansion with a large pile of things he had bought.

Upon entering, I realized that we had guests.

Moreover, they were two people he used to hate.

Xu Kui and Xu Wan are siblings!

He disliked the two of them, not because they were bad people, but because they were too successful!

Their father, Xu Huben, was a former subordinate of the old man and died in battle a few years ago.

The brother and sister were actually childhood friends, and also considered half of the old man's apprentices.

The two were both experts at the seventh level at a young age, and were the best of the younger generation.

Now, one of them is the deputy commander of the city guard, and the other is one of the four military envoys of the Treasure Mirror Bureau.

That's the quintessential "other people's child"!

In the past, whenever the two siblings were mentioned, the old man would give him a good scolding.

The gist is, look how successful those siblings are, and then look at you, you piece of rotten dog shit, how can you be so shameless?

After being scolded so much, he naturally grew to dislike the brother and sister.

The old man once wanted Xu Wan to marry him, but he immediately jumped up and refused.

To put an end to the old man's hopes, he even went to Xu Wan and cursed her for being ugly, wicked, and trying to climb the social ladder, which made Xu Wan so angry that she wanted to kill him with a knife.

Upon seeing Qin Yu enter, Xu Wan immediately stood up: "Duke of Wei, please take care of yourself! My brother and I have other matters to attend to, so we'll take our leave now."

"What's the rush!"

Qin Fumeng stopped Xu Kui, who was about to get up, and said, "Stay for drinks tonight. If you and your sister don't want to see this beast, I'll get him out of here right now!"

Qin Yu remained silent.

I'm your grandson, you idiot!

"No, no."

Xu Kui shook his head repeatedly, "Envoys from many small countries have already arrived. Starting tomorrow night, the curfew in the capital will be extended by one hour. We still have to go back to work."

They hated Qin Yu, but Qin Yu hated them even more.

Since everyone dislikes each other, let's try not to look at each other, so as not to put Qin Fumeng in a difficult position.

"Curfew extended?"

Qin Yu's eyes lit up instantly. "What time has the curfew been changed to?"

Xu Kui glanced at Qin Yu with surprise, then replied calmly, "From 7:45 PM to 5:45 AM."

Surprisingly, he didn't immediately hurl insults at the siblings.

Qin Yu ignored Xu Kui's surprised gaze and secretly made plans in his mind.

Extending the curfew would be great!

An hour is enough time for him to borrow money from several different places!

"Duke of Wei, please take care of yourself. We'll take our leave now!"

Xu Wan took her leave again and bowed to Qin Fumeng.

"well!"

Seeing that they really didn't want to stay for dinner, Qin Fumeng didn't press them any further.

Xu Wan glanced at Qin Yu with a complicated expression, then said coldly, "Spend the remaining days with the Duke of Wei! We will take care of him in your place later!"

Ugh!

People!

People change as they grow up.

"..."

Qin Yu's face twitched slightly, and after a long while, he called out to the backs of the brother and sister, "Thank you!"

Qin Fumeng glanced around with a face full of regret, then glared at Qin Yu with wide eyes: "If you, you wretched beast, had even a little bit of self-control, Xu girl would be my granddaughter-in-law!"

"Here we go again!"

Qin Yu was speechless. "I'm telling you, I haven't seen you do anything these past few days. Are you planning to set me up with Xu Wan again?"

The old man is so quiet; he's either acting strangely or up to no good!

"Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? Do you even deserve her?"

Qin Fumeng gave him a disdainful look. "They, brother and sister, had arranged an escape route for you, intending to secretly send you out of the capital, but I refused."

"what?"

Qin Yu was surprised.

They... are actually pretty nice people!

"Look how good they are to you, you wretch!"

Qin Fu glared at him. "In addition, Xu girl also told me about the progress of the investigation into the matter that Lü Si told you about."

"Any progress?"

Qin Yu was overjoyed.

"You think this is so easy?"

Qin Fu glared at him: "Xu Wan has been investigating for days using the resources of the Treasure Mirror Bureau, but she hasn't found any clues! She's already sent people to secretly keep an eye on Lü Si, to see if those two will still contact him!"