Chapter 212 I Have a Powerful Backer

The man in the silk robe paused, turned to look at the door, and his eyes lit up when he saw the pretty woman standing there: "Whose young lady is this? She's so beautiful!"

Ever since moving out of the Du family mansion, Yu Zhiyi has kept her clothing as simple as possible as she doesn't go to the palace.

At that time, she was wearing only a very ordinary gauze dress, neither particularly expensive nor gorgeous, but it was exquisitely tailored by Hongluan's meticulous design, perfectly highlighting Yu Zhiyi's ethereal temperament.

However, those who hold a sense of awe will naturally be somewhat wary of a person's demeanor.

But for those consumed by lust, it becomes the best catalyst.

The man in the silk robe didn't bother to figure out how the woman had gotten past the thugs guarding the door. He simply assumed the two thugs had been attracted by her beauty and brought her in for a treat. He praised them inwardly for their thoughtfulness and decided to give them a few extra taels of silver as a reward when he got back.

Out of the corner of her eye, Ms. Li noticed someone approaching. She initially thought it was a neighbor coming to her rescue after hearing the commotion, but when she turned around, she realized it wasn't someone she knew at all, but a complete stranger.

Most importantly, she was a beautiful woman.

At first, Li was somewhat disappointed, but after a moment she realized something and began to struggle frantically, making "woo-woo" sounds.

Hurry up!

Hurry up!

This man is a beast; if you don't leave now, you'll never be able to leave.

The man in the silk robe released Li Shi and walked towards Yu Zhiyi: "Beauty, what brings you here alone in the middle of the night? Did you know I was here and come here specifically to seduce me?"

His eyes were filled with disgusting, greedy desire as he reached out to touch Yu Zhiyi's face.

Li struggled to fall off the table, grabbed the only stool in the room, and was about to smash it against the man's head.

However, she stopped a second later, her face showing disbelief.

The unusually young and ethereal woman stood still, while the man in the silk robe turned his face away as if he had been slapped.

Along with his face, his body was also shaken.

Bang!

The man in the silk robe fell heavily to the ground, half of his face swollen up as if he had been severely beaten.

"You filthy bitch, how dare you hit me?!"

The man struggled to his feet, his eyes filled with apprehension as he looked at Yu Zhiyi. His mind, which had been clouded by desire, briefly came back to normal, and he finally realized that Yu Zhiyi hadn't come to seduce him.

Yu Zhiyi looked at him like he was an idiot: "Which eye of yours saw me hit you?"

man:"……"

"Do you even know who I am? How dare you ruin my plans? You must have a death wish!"

Seeing that Yu Zhiyi's clothes were not particularly luxurious, the man was wary of her strange ability to hit people, but he was not too afraid.

No matter how skilled you are in martial arts, you're still afraid of a kitchen knife!

"Oh, who are you? How dare you bypass the government and wield the power of life and death over people?"

The man sneered, "The government is nothing! Let me tell you, I have powerful backers in the court. If you know what's good for you, you'd better take off your clothes and serve me properly. If you dare to resist, you can just wait to die!"

Noticing that the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture had arrived, Yu Zhiyi asked, "Coincidentally, I also know a fifth-rank official. I wonder how powerful your so-called backer is?"

The man scoffed, "Only a fifth-rank official? The one I know would scare you to death if I told you. He's a first-rank duke, the Duke of Pingnan! Are you scared yet?"

Yu Zhiyi was taken aback, her expression turning strange: "Your backer is the Duke of Pingnan? What is your relationship with him?"

The man said impatiently, "What do you care about my relationship with the Duke? Anyway, I have the Duke's mansion backing me up. Your fifth-rank official backer probably won't dare to utter a word."

He then revealed a lewd smile: "If you don't want to suffer more, then obediently take off your clothes."

He was absolutely certain that the woman in front of him would comply.

During this period, he used the reputation of having the Duke's mansion as a powerful backer to deceive many women.

Although he only knew the head chef of the Duke's mansion, even a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister is more prestigious than many other officials.

A mere vassal of a fifth-rank official is nothing to fear.

However, the scene he imagined did not appear. The woman in front of him did not take off her clothes, but looked towards the door and said indifferently, "Did you hear that? This is a noble lady from the Duke of Pingnan's mansion. Why don't you go and invite the Duke to come and identify her?"

The man's smile froze: "You...who are you talking to?"

Before Yu Zhiyi could answer, he saw a group of constables burst into the dilapidated hut.

One of the constables stepped forward and respectfully asked Yu Zhiyi, "Lord Yu, what's going on?"

The man was stunned. "Lord Yu... Lord Yu? She's actually an official?"

Yu Zhiyi didn't give him time to be shocked. She looked at the constable calmly and said, "This man claims to be from the Pingnan Duke's Mansion. I would like to trouble you all to invite the Duke over."

The man panicked: "No...no need, is it? The Duke is so busy with state affairs, how could he have time to concern himself with such trivial matters? It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding..."

Yu Zhiyi: "Since it's a misunderstanding, it should be cleared up."

The constables have already been ordered to go to the Duke's mansion to fetch someone.

The man wanted to run, but with Yu Zhiyi and a group of constables watching him, he couldn't escape at all.

About half an hour later, Duke Pingnan walked into the dilapidated house with a gloomy face.

Seeing Yu Zhiyi standing inside calmly, his expression darkened even more: "What brings Lord Yu here in the middle of the night?"

Upon seeing the Duke appear, the man in silk robes felt his legs go weak.

With the chef's help, he had seen the Duke of Pingnan once from afar, so he naturally knew that the imposing old man in front of him was the Duke of Pingnan.

He never expected that this woman and her group of constables would actually have the guts to ask someone for help.

He never expected that the Duke of Pingnan would actually come.

That's a Duke!

It's not some Tom, Dick, or Harry!

Soon, something even more shocking happened.

The woman smiled and said, "My lord, it is not that I am trying to disturb your peace. It is just that there is a troublemaker here who is impersonating your relative and causing trouble. The person he is trying to bully is the very person that Yi Luan Charity has recently been trying to help."

"As you know, Yi Luan Charity's good deeds are approved by His Majesty. His Majesty values ​​our achievements very much. If any of the people we help encounter problems, I will have no way to explain to His Majesty."

The man in the silk robe collapsed to the ground.

At first, when he saw Duke Pingnan talking to Yu Zhiyi, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

When the constables went to fetch someone, they were sure to explain the whole story and the physical characteristics of the people present.

When the Duke arrived, he immediately confronted the troublemakers, which was perfectly reasonable.

But judging from the woman's attitude, she was not afraid of the Duke at all.

Most importantly, she even knows the emperor?!

The man had only one thought left in his mind—it's all over.