Before Zhu Chen could answer, Zhu Yu, with his eyes brimming with tears, said, "Yes, Your Majesty loves the people most. He never imagined that his third son would open a restaurant where the staff would bully people and treat them like dirt. If Your Majesty knew, he would be heartbroken."
Upon hearing these words, the once arrogant and domineering burly men felt utterly dejected.
“Indeed, in my opinion, Third Brother, to avoid upsetting Father, it would be better to close this restaurant. It would also save your men from causing you endless trouble at any time.”
Zhu Chen clenched his fist, then slowly relaxed it. Enraged, he kicked a burly man to the ground and gritted his teeth as he said to Lu Xiaoyun, "Why make such a fuss over such a small matter before the Emperor? How about this, I'll give Lianfu Restaurant to Miss Lu. I wonder if Miss Lu would be willing to forgive me?"
The burly men, who had been kicked in the chest, didn't dare to breathe. Who knew that these people were the young master and young lady of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion?
It was fine in the first place; they could have just been bullied, but then His Highness Prince An got involved.
Zhu Yu looked up at Lu Yucheng: "Brother, is this okay?"
Lu Yucheng pursed his lips: "It's fine if my sister makes the decision."
After a long pause, Zhu Yu reluctantly nodded: "Alright then, with so many people watching, I can't force you. Since Your Highness the Third Prince is willing to settle this peacefully, I'll agree."
Is this what you call asking too much of others?!
Zhu Chen took a deep breath and held back.
"Luckily, it was just me and my brother today. If it had been someone else, things wouldn't have gotten so easily over. What do you say, Third Prince?"
Zhu Chen forced a very ugly smile, his heart aching: "Miss Lu is very magnanimous."
The bracelet was getting hot. Zhu Yu looked down and saw that it had reached 11,900 points, with each person contributing several tens of points.
"Yes, I've always been very tolerant."
“However,” he pointed to the burly men kneeling on the ground and smiled faintly, “I dare not take any of these men with my Lianfu Restaurant. I’m very timid. If they ever do anything to bully others again, I’ll be terrified, and they’ll ruin the reputation of the Duke of Zhenguo’s mansion.”
"Your Highness, please handle this yourself. You are a person who cherishes your reputation very much, and you must not let a few servants ruin it."
Upon hearing this, the burly men turned pale with fright and hurriedly kowtowed, pleading, "Your Highness, spare us! Your Highness, spare us! We'll never dare to do it again!"
The onlookers pointed and whispered, "Isn't that right? His Highness the Third Prince is usually so humble and polite, but we never expected his servants to be so arrogant."
"Tsk tsk, if these servants aren't punished properly, won't His Highness the Third Prince's reputation be ruined by them?"
Zhu Chen had suffered a huge loss today, and gritted his teeth, he ordered, "Men, take these bastards away!"
As for what kind of punishment they would receive if they were taken away, Zhu Yu didn't care.
Next, the group entered Lianfu Restaurant.
Zhu Yu turned to look at Qi Shaocheng, who was still standing to the side: "General Qi, did you see that?"
Qi Shaocheng was completely bewildered: "What?"
He gestured with his chin toward Lu Xiaoyun: "You're a general now, but you still can't handle this matter. They don't even take you seriously. Prince An is different; she resolved it with just a few words."
After saying that, he raised an eyebrow at Lu Xiaoyun.
So, Lu Xiaoyun, you see, my title of Prince An is quite useful.
Qi Shaocheng's mouth was slightly open, and he couldn't close it for a long time. People are born into good families, even riding a horse can't compare.
Lu Xiaoyun looked over: "General Qi, shall we have a meal together?"
Qi Shaocheng was about to say yes.
Zhu Yu interrupted directly: "No, he's busy."
"General Qi, you can't very well leave your brothers here and go upstairs to drink and eat meat by yourself, can you?"
After saying that, he pulled Lu Xiaoyun inside.
Qi Shaocheng and his group of armored soldiers were left standing there, bewildered in the wind.
The black-clad soldiers glanced sympathetically at their newly appointed general, then silently lowered their heads in unison.
"Return to camp immediately, each of you run twenty li!" Qi Shaocheng shouted the order.
The black-clad warriors who were caught in the crossfire wore mournful faces and dared not say a word.
Lu Yucheng ordered Luo Wang to summon the newly appointed Prefect of Jingzhao, and in his presence, the documents were reviewed. Both parties signed and sealed the documents, and Lianfu Restaurant became "Miss Lu's" property.
After leaving Lianfu Restaurant, Zhu Chen looked back at it for a few moments, feeling a pang of heartache. This restaurant was so profitable; it was part of Xu's dowry, and he had worked so hard to get it from her.
As a result, it became someone else's property after only half a month.
Inside a private room on the second floor.
Lu Xiaoyun said, "Ayan, come quickly and see how Miss Lu's foot is."
Zhu Yu stood up and spun around a few times: "I'm fine, perfectly fine."
The people inside the private room: "..."
Lu Yucheng's temples throbbed a few times. He put on a stern face and said, "Little sister, you're not allowed to be so willful next time. How can you fool people like that? Who taught you to do that? You don't learn anything good, only some unreliable things!"
As he spoke, he glanced at Lu Xiaoyun indifferently.
Lu Xiaoyun: "..."
Lu Yucheng's face was cold: "Thank you very much, Your Highness. Your Highness is busy with official duties, so my sister and I will not keep you for a meal."
Lu Xiaoyun: "..."
Alright, after asking Lu Yuyan to leave some medicine for treating external injuries, I left.
"Thank you for saving me, Young Master Lu and Miss Lu. Farewell."
After saying this, the woman in green turned to leave.
"Hey, young lady, please wait." Lu Yucheng hurriedly called out.
The woman in green turned around: "What are your orders, Young Master Lu?"
"I must thank you for saving my little sister today, otherwise she would have been thrown out of the room. May I ask your name and address? It is getting late, so I will send someone to escort you home."
"Thank you, Prince Lu. My name is Qin Xue, from Luoyang. I am an orphan and came to Shengjing to make a living, but alas..."
Qin Xue gave a bitter smile, tears welling in her eyes, and then turned to leave the room.
With a gurgling sound.
Qinxue awkwardly rubbed her stomach.
Zhu Yu opened his big eyes wide: "Oh, your stomach sounds like it's growling, are you hungry?"
Qin Xue forced a smile and said apologetically, "To be honest, I haven't eaten anything for two days."
Zhu Yu tugged at Lu Yucheng's sleeve: "Brother, she's so pitiful. Can we let her stay? She's very skilled in martial arts, and I really like her."
"With her protecting me, I won't be afraid of being bullied anymore. Hehehe, hehehe, I can take them down in no time. You saw it today too, if it weren't for her, I would definitely have been bullied."
Lu Yucheng's eyelids twitched. He really wanted to say, "Little sister, your brother is right here. You didn't see anything at all?"
But looking at his innocent and adorable little sister, he couldn't hide the doting affection in his eyes.
"Brother, please, please." Zhu Yu tugged at Lu Yucheng's sleeve and shook it, making Lu Yucheng feel a little dizzy.
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