Chapter 339 - 123 The Cry of Injustice_2
The streets of Yanjing City were much wider than those in Tongxiang, bustling with people and horses. Taverns were built tall and grand, and street performers and sugar-coated hawthorn vendors could be seen everywhere. For the people of Tongxiang visiting the capital for the first time, it was almost too much to take in. The elderly still managed to keep their composure despite the novelty, but the younger ones couldn’t help but become dizzy with excitement, almost tripping over as they walked.
While the people of Tongxiang marveled at the sights, the Yanjing people were also curious about this conspicuous group from out of town. A group so obviously not local, appearing in Yanjing, was bound to attract attention. However, the attire of the accompanying members was quite ordinary, and even somewhat simple, so they were clearly not imperial kinsfolk and nobility on an outing.
Some recognized the escorts traveling with the caravan and whispered to the person next to them, "Hey, aren’t those guards from the Chief Minister’s Residence?"
"The Chief Minister’s Residence? No one from there left the capital recently. Could it be Miss Jiang the Second? Wasn’t it said that she brought a group of villagers to the capital to petition for a wrongfully condemned official? Now that she’s back in Yanjing City, the timing is about right."
"Miss Jiang the Second has returned with the Tongxiang County Citizens," the news spread through Yanjing City like a tide. It reached every alley and street, and those eager to watch the spectacle came out of their houses.
Someone asked, "Is Miss Jiang the Second planning to bring all these people back to the Jiang Residence? The Chief Minister’s Family may be prominent, but housing so many people would surely be difficult. And would the Chief Minister allow these people to stay? Even with the best of intentions... It could lead to trouble!"
"I don’t know, but if it were me, I definitely wouldn’t do it."
"Ah, this daughter of Jiang family, she’s really going too far. Having such a daughter brings nothing but unrest to the household, unrest indeed!"
Inside the Chief Minister’s Residence, Jiang Yuanbai had just left the imperial audience hall. He had hardly removed his outer robe and taken a sip of the hot tea Ji Shuran had brought him when someone came to report, "My lord, Miss Jiang the Second has returned to the capital!"
"What?" Jiang Yuanbai paused in his tea-drinking, "When?"