Chapter 166 Xu Shi'an Leads Men to Settle Accounts

Xu Mansion

Shen Qingyu asked about the whereabouts of Doctor Hua every hour, but almost a day had passed and there was still no news. She got angry and threw things.

She swept the rouge and jewelry off the dressing table, scattering them on the floor with a loud crash!

"Miss, please calm down!"

"One hundred taels isn't enough to appease a beggar, how can the people be expected to be motivated to search for someone? Increase it to one thousand taels, and then post notices. Hurry up, if we don't find the person tonight, we won't have time left."

"Yes! This servant will go right away."

Just as the maidservant left, the sound of a man wailing and cursing came from outside again.

"Ouch! Damn it, that hurts. No one in Xuzhou has ever dared to touch me. If I find out who it is, I'll kill them."

"Quickly go and find the imperial physician."

Shen Qingyu asked, "What happened outside?"

The maid shook her head and said, "This servant doesn't know either, it sounded like the young master's voice."

"Don't you know how to go out and ask around? Do I have to teach you that?"

"Yes!" The maidservant responded and left. After a short while, she trotted back in to report, "Reporting to you, Miss is the eldest young master. She took a fancy to a woman on the street, but was beaten by her husband, it seems..."

The maid glanced at Shen Qingyu before lowering her voice and saying, "She is also an exiled prisoner."

"Who are they? What do they look like?"

"That girl was stunningly beautiful, about sixteen or seventeen years old, and seemed to be pregnant. The young master sent me back to ask if you recognized her."

Who else could it be but Yun Zhaoxue, a convict and a pregnant woman of sixteen or seventeen?

However, the phrase "beautiful appearance" didn't apply to her. Now that she was disfigured and heard the maid praising the person she hated most for being stunningly beautiful, she was filled with rage and slapped her across the face. "Slap!"

"Are you blind? If you are, gouge her out and feed her to the dogs! Where did you get the idea that she's stunningly beautiful? She's ugly as hell, not even as pretty as me! Humph!"

The maid, clutching her stinging face, quickly knelt down to beg for forgiveness. "Miss, please calm down. I misspoke. I didn't see it myself; I only heard it from the young master."

"Come on! Let's go see my older cousin."

Shen Qingyu almost fainted when she saw Xu Shi'an's face, which was swollen like a pig's head.

The physician was applying medicine to Xu Shi'an, who winced in pain. "Ouch~ be gentle, do you want to kill me?"

Shen Qingyu asked with concern, "Big cousin, what happened to you? Why did you make such a mess of your face?"

Xu Shi'an pressed his injured lip and glanced at her sideways. This face was too ugly. He only liked beautiful women. He used to think that marrying her would strengthen their family ties, but now he found it disgusting to even look at her.

He withdrew his gaze and said irritably, "How would I know? I just sent people to investigate, and they even tried to ambush me. If I find out who they are, I'll skin them alive!"

Seeing the hatred on his face, Shen Qingyu smiled with satisfaction. "No need to investigate. I know who they are. Her name is Yun Zhaoxue. She killed my older brother and disfigured me. My Shen family is sworn enemies with her. Cousin..."

Shen Qingyu still saw a scheme in her eyes: her uncle not only didn't help them take revenge, but he also didn't stop them from doing so.

Then let's use Xu Shi'an to kill them.

That night, Xu Shi'an led more than twenty men to surround the inn, armed with bows and arrows.

He shouted from outside the door, demanding that the person be handed over.

The shopkeeper hurriedly came out to greet him, asking with a smile, "Young Master Xu, what brings you here?"

"Are you deaf? Didn't you hear me say I was looking for Xiao Xuance and Yun Zhaoxue? Hand them over right now, or I'll have your inn razed to the ground."

When the innkeeper heard him say he wanted to raze the inn to the ground, his legs went weak and he almost knelt down. He waved his hands frantically and his hands trembled like he had Parkinson's disease.

"No, no, please, Young Master Xu, have mercy! This inn is something I've invested my entire fortune in; my whole family depends on it for a living."

"Then hand over the person."

The people in the inn were so frightened that they went to the escorts for protection.

Hearing the commotion, Yun Zhaoxue also came downstairs.

Old Liao asked her, "You've caused trouble again? Or is it the Xu family? Can't you just shut up? I shouldn't have let you out in the first place."

Yun Zhaoxue said, "Master Liao, you have wronged me this time. I was walking down the street in peace when he saw that I was beautiful and took advantage of my husband's disability. He wanted to take me back... Oh, no, I mean, Master Liao, you bought me back to be your mistress. My husband slapped him, and that's when he came looking for me."

Zhao Jiu, fearing that Lao Liao would beat someone up, stood in front of Yun Zhaoxue and said, "Brother Liao, you can't blame the princess. That Xu guy looks like a playboy who specializes in abducting women."

Old Liao remembered the life-saving grace from the previous night and did not get angry; normally he would have already lashed him with a whip.

He waved Zhao Jiu away, saying, "Get out of here, this is none of your business."

He pointed at Yun Zhaoxue and scolded her, "You're not wrong? You know you're attracting attention, so why don't you just make yourself look bad? Why can't you just be more tolerant and instead of causing trouble?"

Yun Zhaoxue shrugged. "This princess is naturally beautiful. She would look good even in a burlap sack. Men are lewd and lustful. How can you blame a beautiful woman for attracting attention?"

"I'm a rough man, I don't understand any grand principles, just tell me how to deal with this!" Old Liao slammed his fist on the table in anger, "Bang!"

"How to deal with it? Then listen to Master Liao. I'll endure it and go with him. He promised to let me walk around Xuzhou with my head held high, eat and drink well, wear fine silks and satins, and be adorned with jewels. It doesn't seem like a bad deal. It's much better than being a criminal."

Zhao Jiu thought she was serious and hurriedly advised, "Princess, this is not appropriate. He is obviously here to settle scores with you. If you hit him, he will hold a grudge against you and will definitely not treat you well."

Yun Zhaoxue spread her hands, "I had no choice. Master Liao didn't dare to offend the governor's son. The situation was beyond my control. What choice did a weak woman like me have?"

Old Liao remembered the life-saving grace from yesterday, and he held back.

They really owe them a debt.

"Bullshit! Do you think I'm afraid of a playboy like him? Even if Governor Xu came, I wouldn't be afraid of him. Let's go and meet him."

Yun Zhaoxue pulled her foot back from the doorway, stepped back, and waved her arms slightly. "Go, go."

Old Liao gave a forced smile, "If I can't solve it, you'd better figure it out yourself."

After saying that, he left with several guards.

Sitting in the sedan chair, Xu Shi'an looked disdainful. "So you're the head of the escorts? Hand over the two people I want, and I might let you off the hook. Otherwise, don't blame me for dealing with you all too!"

As he spoke, he crushed the pastry in his hand, and the servant wiped his hands with a handkerchief on the ground.