Chapter 608: Zhou Family Makes Trouble
If their maid was bullied on the street just because she went out to buy vegetables, what would become of their family?
"Do you still remember what that man looks like? I must send someone to teach them a lesson." Hu Xiner said very domineeringly.
The two maids nodded vigorously and sobbed, "Thank you, Madam!"
Hu Xin'er felt extremely distressed when she saw their tearful expressions. After suppressing her anger and comforting the two, she angrily said, "How did this matter get out? Didn't I already order that it shouldn't be spread?"
Now, with such a scandal happening, if it is not clarified soon, not only will the Lu family’s reputation be ruined, but even Jiang Ning will end up with a tragic loss of innocence.
Mu Qing patted her hand and said, "Don't be angry, my lady. People outside are just spreading rumors. We just need to clarify them."
Hu Xin'er said angrily, "All the dirty water is thrown on you, and you act like nothing happened? By the way, how do you feel now? Is there any pain anywhere on your body?"
She was not in the mood to eat breakfast and was anxiously checking Mu Qing's body.
Mu Qing rubbed her head. "Didn't you check me many times last night? I don't know why, but I always feel like I'm not poisoned, or the toxins are reducing. I woke up feeling very strong, even more energetic than when I was first poisoned yesterday."
"Isn't it a last gasp?" Hu Xin'er became even more worried after hearing this. "No, I must ask Doctor He to come again."
Just at this moment, Miss Du rushed over.
Hu Xin'er hurriedly greeted, "Xiaoqin, have you had breakfast? I just have something to ask of you."
After hearing this, Miss Du agreed immediately: "Even if you didn't tell me, I would have invited my godfather over. I came here today for another matter."
Her face was very solemn: "Zhao Si just sent someone to tell us that the Zhou family has come to his place to cause trouble, and asked us to go there quickly!"
Hu Xiner was about to leave upon hearing this, but hesitated and held Mu Qing's hand tightly.
Mu Qing took the initiative and said, "I'll go with you."
"But what if there are assassins outside?" Hu Xiner asked nervously. She was worried that the prince would ambush people outside.
Mu Qing said gently, "We don't need to be so nervous. He's not that powerful. Besides, if he really wanted to harm us, he probably wouldn't be able to escape at home."
Hu Xiner thought about it and it made sense, so she said decisively: "Then let's go to Mu Xin's comic shop now!"
Now the comic book shop is the main source of income for the Lu family. If anything happens to Zhao Si, they will not be in any good situation.
But why do the people of the Zhou family always make things difficult for Zhao Si?
Mu Xin Comics Shop is now the most popular shop in the city. It is always crowded with people and customers on weekdays.
But today, several uninvited guests came to the door.
When Hu Xin'er and the others arrived, they saw Zhao Si being pinned to the ground by several burly men, begging for mercy: "Oh, please let me go—when did I ever offend you?"
Zhou Chenghe, dressed in black, stood with his hands behind his back. "Tell the truth, have you been slandering our young lady?"
Zhao Si lay on the ground and cried out in injustice: "Oh, don't you know how courageous I am? Even if you gave me 100 courages, I wouldn't dare to do such a thing!"
He grimaced in pain, which showed that the people who were holding him down were extremely cruel.
Because it was someone from the Zhou family who was traveling, even the onlookers nearby stayed far away, for fear of bringing bad luck to this evil star.
In another bookstore on the corner, people were whispering, "Didn't Zhao Si turn over a new leaf? Why is he doing bad things again?"
Another person held a book in his hand, pretending to read, but actually quietly watching the fun. "Hey, you still don't know the Zhou family's style? Does Zhou Chenghe need an excuse to settle accounts with someone? Humph, it's just a trumped-up charge."
"Brother, what you're saying is that Zhao Si didn't do anything wrong, it's just that Zhou Chenghe is upset with him? That doesn't make sense!" The scholar who spoke first was very puzzled. "I heard that Zhao Si is protected by the Du family. No matter how powerful the Zhou family is, they wouldn't dare to attack the Du family."
After hearing this, the scholar who spoke later was also a little surprised: "Who knows? Maybe Zhao Si didn't pay the protection fee."
"Hey, look, that looks like the Lu family's carriage. Why is it heading directly towards the comic book shop?"
"Lu family? Why haven't I heard of them?"
"The Lu family is the major shareholder of the comic book shop. Madam Lu is Zhao Si's biological sister, and the second son of the Lu family is Miss Du's sweetheart. I guess because of this nepotism, Miss Du will definitely protect the Mu Xin Comics Shop!"
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Hu Xiner heard their discussion and didn't care about Miss Du's gossip. After all, if everything went well, they would soon be a family.
As the carriage passed by, people kept moving out of the way.
Zhou Chenghe stared at Zhao Si, who lay prone on the ground, with a frown on his face. He deliberately raised his voice and said, "No need to quibble. Our Zhou family has already investigated everything. Rumors have been rife in Qingzhou City lately, damaging the reputations of the young ladies of the Du and Zhou families, and even forcing the young lady of the Du family to commit suicide. The mastermind behind this is you, Zhao Si!"
He used his inner energy to amplify his voice so that everyone could hear: "You, Zhao Si, you are a foolish toad. You are obsessed with Miss Zhou but cannot get her. Because you and Miss Du have a quarrel, you deliberately stir up trouble between the two families. You hope that when both families are hurt, you can save the beauty and force Miss Zhou to marry you! Is that right or not?"
Everyone within a radius of 100 meters heard the sound clearly and there was an uproar.
The incident between the Zhou and Du families caused such a big stir, and the mastermind behind it was actually Zhao Si?
Everyone was unconvinced at first: "How could Zhao Si have such ability?!"
But some people also murmured quietly, "Only Zhao Si could do such a despicable thing. This move directly destroyed the reputation of both young ladies, and yet he took revenge and married the beautiful woman. He is simply extremely vicious!"
"Well, Zhao Si, we thought you had changed, but we didn't expect you to still be like this!" Someone rushed forward indignantly and scolded Zhao Si.
There were already many bookstores nearby, and the scholars in Qingzhou City were basically all fans of Miss Zhou. After hearing Zhou Chenghe's words, they were all furious: "Zhao Si, a mere businessman, dared to treat Miss Zhou like this? It's simply hateful!"
Some even threw the comics they had just bought on the ground and stomped on them: "The shop owner has such bad character, I won't even read this comic."
Zhao Si's previous record of selling pirated books made people believe that he was the mastermind without much hesitation.
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