As night fell, the originally bustling streets of Kyoto were filled with cold wind, and Liu Chengyu's fast horse stopped in front of a cloth walk.
"Open the door quickly! I'm here to get this month's accounts!"
He patted the closed door of the store hard, and after a long time he heard a perfunctory voice coming from inside, "It's closed today, sir, please come back another day!"
"Things you can't see with your eyesight, I am your uncle!"
Unexpectedly, the person inside the door smiled disdainfully, "Uncle? Young Master is really good at joking. My uncle died in the war a few years ago, and the concubine of my family has been a widow for so many years. It's shameful for you to tell such lies." ?"
What? !
Liu Chengyu stared in disbelief. Didn't Xia Yunxian tell the clerk in the store that he had returned to Beijing?
impossible!
Even if she didn't tell him, the whole capital would know that he had been socializing outside for so long, right?
"Even Xia Yunxian doesn't dare to speak to me in this tone. Who are you? Open the door quickly, or else I will make her look good when I go back!"
After a while, the store door in front of him finally opened slowly. Liu Chengyu curled his lips proudly, lifted up his clothes and stepped in.
"First serve a pot of good tea, and then some snacks. I will pay the bill first to save you from fooling..."
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, the shopkeeper came towards me with a broom and said, "What kind of scoundrel dared to ruin the reputation of the Crown Princess!"
Liu Chengyu was unprepared, and it was too late to dodge. The broom hit him firmly, and a thick stench immediately dispersed.
His expression changed greatly and he frowned. The shopkeeper smiled and said, "I just swept away the dog poop. This is meant to beat the dog!"
"presumptuous!"
Liu Chengyu was furious. He immediately raised his foot with a ferocious expression and kicked the shopkeeper, who was over fifty years old, to the ground!
Damn it, even a slave dared to disrespect him!
Liu Chengyu was so angry that he rushed into the store and started rummaging through the cabinets, "Where's the money? Take out the money quickly, and I will spare your life!"
"They killed people! The bandits killed people -"
Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper on the ground wailed a few times and shouted at the top of his voice. Soon, several tall horses rushed to the front of the shop, and the aggressive officials surrounded Liu Chengyu without saying a word.
“I didn’t expect there would be fish that slipped through the net!”
Liu Chengyu was shocked and hurriedly explained, "I am the heir apparent of the Yongding Marquis Mansion and the uncle of this bitch slave! I am here to collect the accounts. If he commits the following offences, he will naturally be punished!"
"Nonsense! My noble concubine said that from now on the accounts will be sent to the Xia family. You are just a barbaric bandit, and you dare to pretend to be our uncle!"
The shopkeeper stared with an expression as if he had seen some shameless person!
Several officials looked at each other in tacit understanding, not intending to give Liu Chengyu a chance to explain, "If you have anything to say, we'll talk about it in prison!"
"You bastards! If you dare to arrest my son, the Marquis Mansion will make you miserable!"
Faced with such an arrogant threat, they smiled even more gloomily, "It's really scary! In this case, we must entertain him well!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the leading officer strode forward and punched him hard on the cheek. The man who had been bossing around just now was hit hard!
The punch made him dizzy, and he spit out a bloody tooth!
Liu Chengyu's eyes were instantly split open. They...they still dared to take action? !
"Take him away!"
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And the other end.
"My dear mother, Xin'er also wants to eat pork ribs. The meat buns from before were snatched away by Aunt Lei!" Two small figures were lying next to the door of Luoxueyuan. They were soon discovered by Chunxiao and led in.
While Liu Wenxin was just munching meat, Xia Yunxian noticed that Liu Wenyao was sitting aside with a sullen expression, his expression full of dissatisfaction.
"Yaoer, but the ribs are not to your liking?"
Xia Yunxian asked kindly, only to hear the little boy sigh sincerely, "I didn't want to say it originally, but now that my aunt asked, I have to remind him."
"My aunt is of high status, how can she hang out with these servants? If word gets out, the child will really lose face. These dishes are also worthy of them. The smell of sweat is really off-putting!"
"Furthermore, my aunt is becoming less and less interested in her children. She used to send some strange things every now and then, but recently she doesn't even have a decent gift!"
"Also, what does the life and death of the refugees outside have to do with my aunt's mother? In everything, the prince's house should be put first and the children first. After all, the aunt's mother will rely on her children in the future!"
As soon as these words came out, the servants in the courtyard stepped aside one after another. How could they dare to sit at the same table with Liu Wenyao again?
Chunxiao's face no longer looked good. He was so helpless. He said it was a reminder, but he said so many words!
As an adopted son, how dare you accuse your aunt like this, as if your heir apparent will never have your own flesh and blood in the future!
With his virtue, who dares to expect to rely on him in the future?
Even Xia Yunxian didn't expect that he only gave him freedom for a while, without interfering or disciplining him, but this child would actually become exactly the same as Liu Chengyu!
Every word is her fault, every word is his grievance.
Presumably, this child has forgotten how much I took care of him in the past, and is only thinking about the alienation these days!
When rice rises and rice grows grudges, rice hates enemies, that's all, right?
"Yes, my aunt, Xin'er's jewelry was also taken away by my mother... by Aunt Ruyan and exchanged for food. My aunt will have to replace it for Xin'er later!"
Liu Wenxin also stopped and asked naturally.
Xia Yunxian always had a smile on his face, "My aunt has been neglectful recently, thinking that if the refugees can be settled well, rewards from the officials will be indispensable in the future, which will not only gain a good reputation, but also pave the way for your future."
"Since Yao'er is not happy, then my aunt will not go to the western suburbs tomorrow and let others take the credit."
Upon hearing this, the two children were stunned.
"Will the officials give me a reward? Xin'er wants it!"
"My child didn't think it through well. It turns out that my aunt has the foresight. If she has made a contribution, those guys in the academy won't dare to look down on others anymore!"
Liu Wenyao's mood suddenly improved, and he suddenly had an appetite.
When Jiang Ruyan arrived, she happened to see a pair of her children surrounding Xia Yunxian, a loving mother and a filial son. She was so angry that she almost went crazy!
"Sister is here? Chunxiao, bring me some bowls and chopsticks."
"No, there are no outsiders here, why does sister have to pretend?" It's a joke, does Xia Yunxian treat her as a beggar?
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Liu Wenyao turned down his face and said, "Why is my aunt so unruly? My aunt was kind enough to give me stuttering. It's fine that you're not grateful, but she's still making trouble unreasonably!"
What?
Jiang Ruyan was startled, obviously not expecting that her son would help an outsider look down on her just for a few pieces of meat!
"Yao'er, don't be angry. In this world, even animals can fall out at any time, let alone humans."
Xia Yunxian only found it a bit funny. As the saying goes, a mother is a mother if she has breasts. Doesn't Jiang Ruyan still understand this?
In a place like the Hou Mansion, the so-called deep love between mother and child is not worth the temptation of interests. As long as the benefits are enough, it doesn't matter if they recognize the thief as their mother.
"You called me a beast?"
Jiang Ruyan almost lost her mind and rushed over. Unexpectedly, Liu Wenyao was afraid that she would make Xia Yunxian unhappy by causing trouble and affect her treatment of the refugees tomorrow, so he immediately stood in the way.
Jiang Ruyan was unexpectedly pushed to the ground by him suddenly!
