Chapter 339 A brutal beating

The four people inside the door were startled. They looked at Lin Changning, who was standing at the door holding someone, and then saw Yue'er in Lin Changning's arms. Their expressions were shocked.

Upon seeing Li Mingshu behind Lin Changning, he instantly guessed who the newcomer was and his face turned pale.

This is Taiyuan, the territory of the King of Chu. It goes without saying that they will not get away with gossiping about the King of Chu's daughter here.

After kicking open the door with Yue'er in her arms, Lin Changning stared intently at the group of spoiled brats who had just been gossiping about others.

The leader was someone whose family worked in the Chu Prince's mansion. Lin Changning recognized him as soon as he opened his mouth; this was the same person who had led the group to slander others.

"Brother, there may be some misunderstanding in this matter. Why don't we sit down and talk it over properly?"

Lin Changning sneered, turned around and handed Yue'er to Li Mingshu, then turned to prepare to fight.

Seeing the disgust in Lin Changning's eyes, Li Mingshu gently tugged at Lin Changning's sleeve: "Forget it, Changning, don't stoop to their level. The private room is ready, let's go eat shaved ice."

Lin Changning pursed her lips, feeling somewhat unhappy, and glanced at Li Mingshu with a slightly aggrieved expression.

"Mother, Yue'er doesn't like them. Why do they say Yue'er is a monster? Yue'er isn't a monster..."

As Yue'er spoke, her little mouth pursed, and large tears slid down her cheeks.

With a tone full of grievance, she clutched her mother's collar and choked out, "Mother, Yue'er is really not a monster."

Upon hearing Yue'er's words, Li Mingshu's nose tingled with emotion, and she slowly released her grip on Lin Changning's sleeve.

Her eyes were also a little wet as she wiped away Yue'er's tears, saying, "Yue'er, it's not, it's not, don't cry, don't cry."

Seeing that the person had let go, Lin Changning suddenly turned his head, his sharp eyes staring straight at the group.

The moment the murderous aura was released, the group of people couldn't help but tremble. Lin Changning slowly approached them, asking questions as he walked.

"Unfaithful to women? What? You saw it with your own eyes?"

"White hair? How does that make you a monster? Have you ever seen a monster?"

"A bunch of grown men hiding underground gossiping about women and children, you've got some nerve."

"Marry her? You're not even worthy of crawling through the dog hole of this royal palace. Beautiful wives and concubines? You've got a dream come true, don't you even know if you're good enough?!"

Lin Changning approached the group and cornered them.

One of them, with nowhere left to retreat, craned his neck and looked up at Lin Changning's face: "And who are you? We were just joking."

Lin Changning snorted coldly, picked up a stool from the ground, and broke off the leg with one hand. He looked at the group of men with a sinister gaze and said.

"Just kidding? Just kidding, right? I like to joke too."

As he spoke, he swung the stick around and aimed it at the face of the person who had spoken.

With a loud crack, two teeth flew out of the man's mouth. He was knocked to the ground by a stick, and blood gushed from his lips as he lay there.

Lin Changning slapped his palm with the stick and sneered, "Don't you love gossiping? Today I'll teach you a lesson about your gossipy ways."

As he spoke, he swung the stick around and struck the remaining three men in the corner.

One of the men seemed to be trying to escape, so Lin Changning grabbed a teacup from the table and threw it at him.

With a muffled thud, the man was hit on the back of the head. The cup bounced and fell to the ground, spinning twice before coming to a stop.

The remaining two were so frightened that they didn't dare to say a word.

Lin Changning grabbed the man by the collar and punched him twice in the eye sockets.

The man let out a wail, closed his eyes, and covered the spot where Lin Changning had hit him with his hand, barely able to stand.

The last person was hiding in the corner of the room, his legs trembling. When Lin Changning glanced at him, his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground.

Yue'er stopped crying and covered her eyes with her little hands, pretending not to dare to look, but she secretly peeked through the gaps in her little hands at Lin Changning beating people.

Lin Changning snorted coldly, his gaze sweeping over the four people on the ground: "I don't care which family you belong to, listen to me carefully, within three days, I want to see you kneeling at the gate of the Prince's mansion, carrying thorny branches, begging for forgiveness, or else..."

Lin Changning's cold gaze swept over the group: "This is, after all, the prince's fiefdom. If you don't want to implicate your families, I advise you to think twice!!!"

After speaking, Lin Changning turned around and looked at Yue'er, who was peeking at her through the gap of her small hand. She changed her expression and went to the outer room, where she gave Yue'er a gentle smile.

"Don't be afraid, Moon."

Suddenly, Yue'er let go of him and stretched out her arms for Lin Changning to hug her, saying as she did so, "Yue'er isn't afraid, Yue'er isn't afraid, Uncle Lin beats up bad guys, he's awesome!!"

Li Mingshu looked at Lin Changning, then at the four disheveled people on the ground, and her eyes crinkled into a smile.

"Thank you, waiter. Put all the damaged items on my tab. I'm sorry for the trouble you've caused today."

The waiter pulled the shopkeeper aside and answered tremblingly, "Your Highness is too kind. You are a regular customer, how could I let you compensate me? It's truly unfortunate that Your Highness was frightened in my shop today. Alas, Your Highness, how about this, all your purchases in the shop today are on the house?"

Li Mingshu didn't stand on ceremony with the shopkeeper, nodded and said, "Thank you very much."

After saying that, he looked at Lin Changning and said, "Let's go, Changning, to the private room."

As Lin Changning carried Yue'er away, he glared fiercely at the few bastards who had been badly beaten in the room.

He snorted and followed Li Mingshu to the room next door.

The private rooms here seem to be always available, with several large buckets filled with ice placed between them.

As if afraid that it wouldn't be well-ventilated in the summer, even the windows were covered with a layer of light gauze, so you couldn't feel the slightest bit of stuffiness when you entered the room.

Lin Changning rarely comes to places like this, but just looking at the furnishings inside, he felt it was elegant.

Li Mingshu led Lin Changning to sit at a long table. After they were seated, she explained, "Before I got married, I often brought young ladies from Taiyuan here to discuss poetry and hold poetry gatherings."

Hearing this, Lin Changning nodded. No wonder he thought this place was so elegant; the layout and screens all looked like they had been carefully designed.

There are eight stools under the long table, which must have been a place where the princess often gathered with her young ladies before she got married.

Yue'er looked around curiously. Her eyes were still red from crying, and she would occasionally hiccup.

"Mother, what is that?"

As Yue'er spoke, she pointed to a painting in the room.

Lin Changning subconsciously followed Yue'er's hand and looked over.