Chapter 2012 - 2014: Paraded for Public Humiliation

Chapter 2012: Chapter 2014: Paraded for Public Humiliation

After resting for a night at the guest house, the next day, they headed straight to the busiest street in the Capital City.

This was also the plan agreed upon the previous day; first, they would take a stroll around the bustling Capital City, and then make further plans.

The Capital City was far more bustling than Shanshi County.

One could tell just by looking at the street buildings, the shops lining the roads were mostly two- or three-story little pavilions, quite antique, with many blue-brick and tile houses.

Because this place was set as the triennial exam point for the Autumnal Exam, it also carried a thick fragrance of books.

Just on the bookstore street alone, there were many stores, and books that couldn’t be found elsewhere could be found here.

The objects in the Silver Pavilion were also dazzling; it was said to be a branch of a Beijing silver pavilion, and most of the items were grand objects from Beijing, along with fresh gadgets brought from other places.

The Cloth Shop was also a notch above the Xiangxiang Cloth Shop.

Perhaps due to it being a large city, embroiderers had shown many more designs, and the styles of clothing were more diverse.

The first floor was dedicated to selling fabrics, and the second floor was dedicated to selling ready-made clothes!

Xiaoxiao specifically took a tour around this Cloth Shop, as it was also a learning process, to see how others did it.

In fact, without her needing to learn, when Yang Qiu saw such a Cloth Shop, his eyes gleamed, staring straight at it, and they became the foil.

The street was very long; the four of them went in and out, shopping from one place to another, and in no time, their hands were filled with bags.

Although they shopped for a long time and walked quite a lot, this did not diminish Xiaoxiao’s enthusiasm for shopping.

Because this place was indeed more bustling than Shanshi County.

Of course, bustling places naturally had higher costs, and this was no exception; prices were slightly higher than in Shanshi County.

Luckily, they had enough Silver Tael now, and lived quite freely.

The streets were always bustling with people coming and going.

Suddenly, the sound of drums and gongs echoed.

Xiaoxiao and the others looked towards the source of the sound.

They saw a crowd of people suddenly gather on the street.

Leading the way was someone wearing the attire of a government official, holding a drum stick, continuously beating the gong while shouting, "The case of sabotaging examinees has been resolved. Liu Yunping from Shanshi County sabotaged Yang Ming from Shanshi County, affecting Yang Ming’s exam, and then spread rumors of Yang Ming colluding with the proctor. The Prince has divine judgment and cleared Yang Ming’s name. This matter is of great consequence and has caused a very bad impact. The government office has decided to imprison Liu Yunping for three months, revoke his Scholar title, cancel his exam qualification, and forbid him from taking the exam for life. He is now being publicly paraded as a warning to warn the world."

The government officer repeatedly shouted this statement, aiming to let everyone in the Capital City know about this matter.

Many citizens shopping in stores heard the sound of the government’s drums and gongs, and the government’s officer’s shouts, each one coming out of the stores to watch.

At this moment, Liu’s hands were bound with chains, parading under the escort of government officials.

Xiaoxiao looked over, seeing someone wearing clothes marked with the large character "prisoner," hair unkempt, face looking grim and dirty, nothing like the scholar he once was.

Although Liu had a humble family background, he always dressed neatly, and his hair was well-groomed and clean, nothing like now, a mouse skulking the streets.

If not for his evil intentions, he wouldn’t have ended up in such a situation, truly pitiful yet hateful, deserving of his fate.

The crowd watching grew, and the voices were high, "Beat him."