I have traveled through time, who am I afraid of?

Chapter 258: Facing the Officials

The carriage first arrived in front of a silver shop.

Yin asked the servant to park the carriage on the street opposite the silver shop.

She lifted the curtain and looked toward the silver building.

At this time, there were no officers guarding the door of the silver shop as Madam Liu had said.

Yin just kept watching... and watching.

I didn't see anyone coming out, nor did I see anyone going in.

Yin thought, could it be that… not all shops are controlled by the government;

Or, after Leng Xian reported to the police, these shops returned to their original state?

Yin thought that no matter what, she was still the wife of the Marquis of Qinxing.

There's nothing wrong with going to your own shop and taking a look.

Even though this shop was under Fu Baozhen's name and now belongs to Leng Rongyue, I am Leng Rongyue's stepmother, so it's okay for me to show some concern, right?

Thinking of this, Yin encouraged herself, calmed herself down, and took Qiu Gui out of the carriage and walked towards the silver shop across the street.

At this time, the silver shop's door was neither wide open as during normal business during the day, nor was it tightly closed as after closing time. Instead, it was ajar, with a ray of light shining through the half-open door.

It looks like they are preparing to close and stop doing business.

Yin walked up the steps, reached out and pushed open the half-open shop door and looked inside.

When she saw the situation inside the silver shop, Yin's heart sank.

There are six officers inside.

Two of the officers were leaning over the counter, checking the account books;

The other four officers were checking the goods in the shop according to the account books in their hands.

At the square table for entertaining guests, there was an official in official uniform sitting nearby. At the moment, he was drinking tea and watching several officials busy at work in front of him.

The sound of Yin pushing the door startled the people inside, and everyone looked towards the door.

At this point, Yin couldn't leave anymore. Two officials walked quickly to the door, stared at Yin and Qiu Gui and asked, "Who are you? Can't you see that this silver shop is not doing business right now?"

One of the officers looked Yin and Qiu Gui up and down and asked, "I'm right, which mansion do you two belong to?

Didn’t you see the store was closed?”

When Yin heard the officer's question, she realized that even if she acted like a marquis's wife, her current attire did not make her look like a marquis's wife.

What he was wearing now was Madam Lu's clothes, which clearly made him look like a servant.

Thinking of this, Yin felt extremely ashamed.

She didn't want to talk, and turned around to leave, but was stopped by the official in official uniform, "Bring them both in for questioning."

"Yes, sir!" The two officers agreed and stepped out to block the way of Yin and Qiu Gui.

"You two come in quickly, our master has something to ask."

Seeing the two officers treating her like this, Yin suddenly felt extremely humiliated. After all, she was the marquis's wife!

However, for a moment, Yin didn't know whether she should reveal her identity as the marquis's wife.

If I don't make it clear, then when I face the police and the official's questioning, what identity should I use to answer?

If she revealed her identity as a marquis's wife, her attire, her current situation, and her embarrassing identity, it would be difficult for her to answer the officials' interrogation.

If the officials inside asked me why I, as the stepmother of Leng Rongyue, the real owner of the shop, came to the shop at this time, how should I answer?

During this pause, Yin had thought a lot.

However, she couldn't leave just because she wanted to now.

Yin thought about it and decided to act like a marquis's wife.

After all, his house had indeed been robbed and completely looted.

I am helpless in the current situation.

I think... the officials and police officers here can also be understood.

Yin looked up at the two officers who were blocking her way and said in a deep voice, "Two officers, please stop being so presumptuous!

This lady is the wife of Leng Xian, Marquis of Qinxing!"

After hearing this, the two officers were slightly stunned, and then they looked up, down, left and right at Yin again, making Yin feel uncomfortable all over.

The officer didn't say anything more, but pointed to the silver shop and said, "Since you are the wife of Marquis Qinxing, then... please go in first. My master has something to say."

Since they couldn't leave, Yin had no choice but to take Qiu Gui up the stairs again and enter the silver shop.

Everyone inside heard the conversation outside.

Several officers looked at each other, with a meaningful look in their eyes——

This woman who calls herself the wife of Marquis Qinxing should be the concubine...oh no...now she is the second wife.

This silver building was the dowry of the late madam, and now it belongs to Leng Rongyue, the eldest daughter of the Marquis’ Mansion.

Why is this lady, who was a concubine and then a second wife, running here in the middle of the night... and dressed like this?

Everyone looked at Yin with inquiring eyes as she walked into the silver shop.

Under normal circumstances, when the officials met the wife of the Marquis, they would bow respectfully.

After all, the wives of marquises should be crowned by the emperor.

And this lady... hehe... is the only one among all the marquises in the court who has not been granted a title.

Besides, almost everyone in the capital city knew about this lady's shameful history of rising to power.

Since they have no imperial decree, then as officials appointed by the court and government servants, they don't need to meet the emperor in person!