Months ago, the newly appointed prefect of Yangzhou indulged his brother-in-law in bullying men and seizing women, suppressing local wealthy merchants. As a prominent magnate family, Gu Yanling'...
Chapter 16
Li Youfu had lived for most of his life and naturally knew what it was used for, not to mention that he was a eunuch.
However, seeing this thing in broad daylight without any warning made him a little surprised for a moment, but he was not so old that his eyesight was blurry, so he could see everything in the bundle clearly.
Chang Feng rarely saw Li Youfu with such an expression, and couldn't help but wonder: "What's wrong? What's in the bag?"
Before he could get close, Li Youfu had already tied up his bundle quickly. "It's better not to look at it. It might pollute your eyes."
Chang Feng saw that Gu Yanling's ears were red and about to bleed. He roughly guessed that it must be a private thing. Otherwise, given Gu Yanling's thick skin, he wouldn't be so embarrassed. He couldn't bear it and said for him, "Yuanbao has done nothing wrong. If it's just some personal belongings, you should return the bag to him."
Li Youfu said, "The things here are of unknown origin. I have to report this to the young master and see how he will deal with it."
When Gu Yanling heard that they were going to show it to Xiao Xinghan, she thought, "Wow, then he might as well just die." She didn't care about being embarrassed or angry, and hurriedly said, "I bought this! It's mine!"
"These items are not cheap. They appear to be made of fine jade. How can you afford so much silver?"
When Li Youfu thought about his thoughts about His Highness, he still felt puzzled. Where did this kid get his confidence from?
Now I am so impatient that I don't know where to find these filthy things.
It is truly audacious to set your sights on His Highness.
Gu Yanling: “…”
After all, it is something he will use on himself. No matter whether he can bring himself to buy it or not, he cannot buy inferior ones. Gu Yanling asked the shopkeeper to buy things made of top-quality jade, which is indeed very valuable. After all, the young master is not short of money, so he will not let himself down.
But his current identity is just a servant, so it’s no wonder that Li Youfu asked this question.
Li Youfu: "I can't tell."
Gu Yanling: "I bought it, why do you care where I got the money? Anyway, I didn't steal or rob!"
Li Youfu: "Since you won't tell the truth, then go tell the young master."
Not only did Gu Yanling's ears turn red, her face was red too, and it was obvious even with her dark skin tone that she was very angry. "I'm not going!"
Li Youfu: "It's not up to you."
Originally, such matters had nothing to do with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but who asked Gu Yanling to serve His Royal Highness now and be highly valued by His Royal Highness? Whatever evil intentions he had, Li Youfu was smart and quick-witted. He suddenly spent such a huge amount of money to purchase something for the harem, which was not a trivial matter. Regarding Gu Yanling's matter, Li Youfu felt that it would be safer to let His Royal Highness deal with it.
Just then, a patrolling guard passed by and was stopped by Li Youfu. Gu Yanling was held by his arms and moved forward. He kicked his legs uncooperatively, turned his head and looked at Chang Feng, saying aggrievedly, "Brother Chang Feng, are you just going to watch me get bullied?"
Chang Feng never thought that he would have to make trouble in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince again, and he couldn't help but feel embarrassed, "Yuanbao, why don't you explain to Li Youfu where you got the silver."
Gu Yanling wanted to say that he saved it, but that thing was really expensive. If he said that he sold the night pearl, he would be found to be lying once checked. He really couldn't come up with a good excuse for the time being.
I should never have gone to Zui Xiang Pavilion for dinner. If I had come back earlier, I wouldn't have met the nosy Li Youfu!
Damn Li Youfu!
Li Youfu said to Chang Feng, "Look, this guy can't explain where he got the money. Can I return it to him?"
Chang Feng didn't know what to say.
Gu Yanling and the guards holding him said unhappily, "Put me down. I can walk on my own."
Chang Feng: "Put him down."
After being released, Gu Yanling glared at Li Youfu angrily: "You meddle in other people's business! You'll have to wait and see what happens next!"
Li Youfu: "Oh, you see, he tried to scare me. I am also handling this impartially. If he tells the truth, there is no need to go before His Highness."
Chang Feng didn't say anything. He naturally sided with Gu Yanling and believed what Gu Yanling said about not stealing or robbing. If that was the case, then it was his freedom to buy whatever he wanted and there was no need to bring the matter to the Crown Prince. However, Chang Feng vaguely felt that Gu Yanling must have gotten into trouble again today, otherwise she wouldn't have been so abnormal.
Gu Yanling didn't make any more noise along the way. She had a cold face and didn't say a word.
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Xiao Xinghan was drinking tea in the front hall when he saw Li Youfu walk in with a bag, looking like he had something to report. "What's up?"
Li Youfu bowed and said, "Master, I happened to see Yuanbao coming in with this bag when I returned home. I was surprised at the time. Why didn't he serve you properly and go out to buy such a big bag? So I took the bag and found that it was full of disgusting things."
Xiao Xinghan took a sip of tea, put the cup on the table, and then spoke: "I told him not to wait on me."
Li Youfu was unsure of what His Highness meant and continued, "The main thing is that the things here are very valuable. Yuanbao said he bought them himself, but he couldn't explain where the money came from."
Xiao Xinghan knew that Gu Yanling was in the yard. After hearing this, he said calmly, "Let him in."
Li Youfu: "Yes."
Gu Yanling was in agony, and couldn't help wondering how Xiao Xinghan would react when he saw the bundle of things.
Can't wait for him to take his time!
Are you going to fuck his ass tonight?
If that's the case, he would never agree to it no matter what!
Seeing Gu Yanling lowering her head, not knowing what she was thinking about, Chang Feng frowned and said, "Yuanbao, tell me the truth, have you gotten into trouble again?"
Gu Yanling refused to admit it: "No way."
Chang Feng saw that he was absent-minded and did not ask any further questions: "In short, remember to tell the truth to whatever the young master asks you. Remember not to hide anything."
Gu Yanling: "I understand."
Li Youfu came out and asked Gu Yanling to go in, but he did not follow. Gu Yanling's heart was in turmoil. She stepped into the front hall, and walked a few steps in fear. She subconsciously glanced at the tightly packed bundle on the table.
Did you open it and read it or not?
Gu Yanling: "Young Master."
Xiao Xinghan originally wanted to give Gu Yanling the cold shoulder and make him reflect on his actions, but he never thought that he would cause trouble in such a short time. He was really restless. Seeing his furtive look, he felt a headache. "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Gu Yanling was a little uneasy at first, but now seeing Xiao Xinghan's attitude, she wondered if he had already seen what was inside and was sure that she was willing to obey him. She felt very happy, and her uneasy feeling instantly dissipated a lot.
"Master, are you willing to pay attention to me?"
Xiao Xinghan: "..."
Gu Yanling became more and more certain. She walked to Xiao Xinghan's side and filled his cup with tea. "Master, I was wrong. I won't play tricks on you anymore. Please don't chase me away, okay?"
She decided to go all out and imitated the flirting tactics of the young waiters in Nanfeng Pavilion. She sat sideways on Xiao Xinghan's legs, put her arms around his neck, and whispered softly to him.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really didn't expect him to behave like this. It was the first time in his life that someone sat on his lap and was so close to him. Before he could open his mouth to scold him, he saw Gu Yanling pouting with a fearless look on her face. Fortunately, Xiao Xinghan reacted quickly and raised his hand.
Gu Yanling had a small face and Xiao Xinghan had big hands, which completely covered his face.
“Mmmmm—”
Gu Yanling originally wanted to kiss Xiao Xinghan, but unexpectedly failed again.
What does that mean? He's already risking it all!
Don't you like him? Why are you being so reserved?
Xiao Xinghan felt the soft touch in his palm, and although he felt it was strange, he did not let go immediately, fearing that this guy would do something puzzling again. He said coldly, "Get off my legs."
Gu Yanling felt that he was having difficulty breathing. He reached out and pulled away Xiao Xinghan's big hand that was covering his face. He took two breaths. His skin was dark and his facial features were not as delicate as before, but his lips were bright red and a red tongue could be vaguely seen inside. At this moment, he had a look of reproach on his face.
"Don't you like me like this?" After saying that, Gu Yanling put her arms around Xiao Xinghan's neck again and snorted, "Young Master is such a hypocrite!"
Xiao Xinghan's usually calm expression almost broke at this moment. He had never expected that this little black egg really believed that he had a crush on him, and after he felt that he had annoyed him, he thought that he could please him by using such seductive means.
Gu Yanling's action left Xiao Xinghan speechless for a moment, and he felt it was a bit absurd.
Gu Yanling was not familiar with this kind of brothel style, but just followed suit. Now sitting in the man's arms, seeing that the other party was silent and couldn't tell what he was thinking, he didn't know how to continue for a moment. He could only open his pair of bright black eyes and look at Xiao Xinghan, "Master, why don't you say anything?"
Xiao Xinghan looked at him and said, "Get off my legs first."
Gu Yanling thought to herself, I'm not heavy and I don't have much strength. If you really want me to get off, just push me away. He was right to say that he was a hypocrite. Although she was complaining in her heart, Gu Yanling still got up from Xiao Xinghan's legs and stood beside him obediently.
"Master, have some tea."
Xiao Xinghan was about to ask him about what Li Youfu had reported, but when he saw him holding the cup and feeding it to his mouth, he had no choice but to take it.
Seeing that Xiao Xinghan didn't drink, but stood up and walked to the bag, Gu Yanling screamed in her heart, Great, the real purpose is revealed, I can't wait!
"Master, it's still broad daylight, and I need to be prepared or I'll get hurt."
Xiao Xinghan's hand that was about to open the bundle paused because of his words. After seeing the objects inside, he instantly understood what Gu Yanling was talking about.
Seeing him staring at the contents of the bundle, Gu Yanling didn't dare lie this time and confessed truthfully: "I went to Nanfeng Pavilion specifically to ask the waiter. The young master is so big. If I don't prepare well, my butt will be in trouble."
Xiao Xinghan: "..."
If Xiao Xinghan hadn't noticed that Gu Yanling was genuinely unwilling at the beginning, he would have really thought that he was playing hard to get these days.
Gu Yanling was afraid that he wouldn't believe her, so she picked up the smallest one and said, "The waiter said we should proceed step by step and not rush. We should slowly move on to the bigger ones to avoid getting hurt."
Gu Yanling took another one and said, "This one is about the same size as the young master."
Xiao Xinghan's eyelids twitched, and he looked at the small jar inlaid with agate in his bundle: "What is this?"
Gu Yanling thought to herself, "How come you don't know as much as I do?" "This is applied to make it easier to dig the stone."
Xiao Xinghan didn't even bother to ask where the stone was: "...this bottle too?"
Gu Yanling's words were also a bit vague: "This is for maintenance. The pills inside are stuffed... I spent a lot of money on it."
Xiao Xinghan taunted, "You've prepared everything."
Gu Yanling thought that if it wasn't complete, wouldn't her butt be broken?
Xiao Xinghan withdrew his gaze from the bag and glared down at Gu Yanling condescendingly: "Isn't it nine generations of a single-line family? Aren't you afraid that your ancestors will crawl out from underground at night to find you?"
Gu Yanling didn't hear the ambiguity in his tone and gave him a resentful look: "This is all your fault, Master. If I didn't want to, you wouldn't allow me to serve you."
Xiao Xinghan: "Didn't you do something wrong?"
Gu Yanling thought to herself that since you have this intention, you will take advantage of this issue in the future. It doesn’t matter whether I do anything wrong or not!
Xiao Xinghan also saw that he had no intention of reflecting on his mistakes. Thinking of what Li Youfu said, "Where did you get the money to buy these?"
Gu Yanling had already thought of the right words. It was difficult to say those words to Li Youfu, as his relationship with Xiao Xinghan was about to deteriorate. So she said, "I borrowed it from that young waiter. I told him that if he served the young master well, the young master would definitely not be short of money from me, and I would pay him back double."
Anyway, Xiao Xinghan and his people regard Nanfeng Pavilion as a scourge, so they will not go to the waiter to find out the truth. Moreover, he did this to make things convenient for him, and he might be very happy about it.
Xiao Xinghan: "...?"