“Well, Mr. Lei, why don’t we calm down and sit down for a proper talk? I think there must be some misunderstanding here.”

Tang Huan's words sounded like she was giving in.

But his smug expression only made Lei Yan more annoyed and angry.

Qin Yu couldn't help but put his hands to his forehead.

Such a plea for leniency would likely only escalate the conflict further.

But she knew she couldn't blame Tang Huan; after all, he was a powerful figure in Qihuai County, even more so than Lei Yan in the capital.

It's already quite an achievement to get him to back down.

“Young Master, stop wasting your breath on him. I told him before that I was working for the Lei family, but he was unmoved and arrogant, showing no respect for the Lei family at all.”

Jia Yu fanned the flames from the sidelines.

Lei Yan stared at Tang Huan and asked, "You said he came to the capital by imperial decree?"

"Yes, but I only glanced at him briefly and didn't have time to confirm his identity."

Lei Yan waved his hand and said, "So what if he's here on imperial orders? He's just a country bumpkin from some remote village. I don't believe it'll hurt to teach him a lesson."

Jia Yu immediately agreed, saying, "Young Master is right. Besides, he provoked us first. Even if it's reported to His Majesty, it's not our fault."

Lei Yan nodded slightly, then raised his hand.

Judging from their posture, they're preparing to have their subordinates take action.

Upon seeing this action, the others immediately rubbed their hands together, ready to take action at any moment.

Tang Huan's eyelids twitched even faster, and her left eye blinked uncontrollably as well.

"Left is auspicious, right is inauspicious... This Lei Yan doesn't seem like a kind person."

Li Daikui and Qin Yu approached Tang Huan at the same time.

The three of them huddled together, looking more like trembling, helpless people.

"Sir, what should we do?"

Tang Huan slumped her shoulders and looked at Li Daikui, "What else can I do? I've already admitted my mistake and begged for leniency. I've gone all out and disregarded my own pride, but they won't give me any face."

"How about we fight them?" Although Li Daikui knew he was probably no match for them, he still couldn't swallow his anger at Lei Yan's arrogance.

Having grown accustomed to his dominance in Qihuai County, he found it difficult to bear being suppressed for a time.

Tang Huan sighed and said, "Before entering the city, we hid the muskets outside the city to pass inspections. How can we fire them now?"

Should I really take action?

Tang Huan couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.

I'm actually not very willing to do it myself.

The atmosphere was tense; the situation could explode at any moment.

Suddenly, a playful laugh rang out.

"Hey, isn't this Xiao Lei? Causing trouble on the street so early in the morning? Did someone make you angry again?"

Two figures emerged from Chunfeng Tower and immediately noticed Lei Yan and his group on the street.

Lei Yan's expression immediately turned ugly.

A commotion arose from the crowd.

"Cui Yuanzhao and Wang Jingze, they actually came too. This is going to be quite a show."

"I heard that Cui Yuanzhao has always disliked Lei Yan. Could they be at odds?"

"How could that be? The Minister of Personnel is very close to the Prime Minister. The two families have a close relationship. Even if the juniors below them don't get along, they still have to give face to their superiors."

"That's right, it's good enough that Cui Yuanzhao isn't helping to deal with those three people."

Cui Yuanzhao walked to Lei Yan's side with a smile, hooking one arm around the other's neck.

The strong scent of rouge made Lei Yan turn his head away.

"Xiao Lei, do you need my help? We're on the same side, after all. I can't just stand by and watch you get bullied by others."

The two seemed to be familiar with each other, but Choi Won-jo showed a strong aggressiveness.

The two sides were indeed old friends, but Cui Yuanzhao had always hoped to trample Lei Yan underfoot.

The reason for doing so is quite simple: Lei Yan has caused a lot of trouble in the capital over the past few years, and has already stolen a lot of the spotlight.

Some even rated him as the number one playboy in the capital, which Cui Yuanzhao could hardly tolerate.

The number one playboy has to be myself.

The two young men greeted each other with forced smiles.

Wang Jingze stood quietly to the side, not participating.

He was indeed good friends with Cui Yuanzhao, but he had no connection with Lei Yan and had no intention of greeting him.

Out of curiosity, he looked across the way, wanting to see who had offended Lei Yan.

Cui Yuanzhao didn't care about such a trivial matter, but Wang Jingze was interested in taking a look. If the matter wasn't serious, he could try to find a way to protect him.

But when he turned around, Wang Jingze was stunned.

That is...

He couldn't help but rub his eyes and check again.

Yes.

Although he looked quite different from when we last met, and his clothes were completely different, his carefree and nonchalant demeanor remained unchanged.

That burly figure was equally impressive; Wang Jingze couldn't help but want to hold his pants down tightly.

"Yuan Zhao..."

Wang Jingze called out to Cui Yuanzhao.

Cui Yuanzhao was still engrossed in teasing Lei Yan, and he became even happier looking at Lei Yan's sour face.

"Omen!"

Wang Jingze shouted again, "Look who's that?"

Cui Yuanzhao reluctantly raised his head and followed Wang Jingze's gaze.

The next moment, he froze.

Immediately afterwards, the onlookers saw Cui Yuanzhao suddenly laughing wildly as he ran towards the three people.

Is it time to make a move?

Why did he suddenly rush over like a madman?

Could it be that Cui Yuanzhao took a liking to that beautiful woman at first sight?

But no one expected this, including Lei Yan.

Cui Yuanzhao ran up to the three men, suddenly opened his arms and hugged the man in the middle tightly. Wang Jingze, who had followed behind, also looked at them with a smile.

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