Chapter 86 Fighting
Because the hot spring villa is doing so well, Zhou Luo, now a shareholder and general manager, is kept busy every day. Although he falls asleep as soon as he touches his pillow at night due to exhaustion, he feels extremely satisfied physically and mentally...
That day, he had just seen off a distinguished guest and was about to return to the villa when he heard someone shouting,
"Zhou Luo!??"
Zhou Luo turned around and saw a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy walking towards him with an arrogant look on his face and a group of servants following him!
Zhou Luo recognized the person at a glance and could only sigh helplessly: "Enemies often meet on a narrow road!"
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It turned out that the person who came was Hu Xiang’s youngest son, Hu Yi, Zhou Luo’s former mortal enemy!
Zhou Luo was still a child when the Zhou family was exiled. More than three years have passed since then, and Zhou Luo has grown from a chubby little boy to a tall young man.
Therefore, not many people in Kyoto know him now...
Although Zhou Luo did not mind his identity as the descendant of a criminal, he felt that there was no need to explain it specifically. Therefore, after the villa opened, when no one recognized him and just thought he was the general manager of the villa, he did not explain anything!
But he didn't expect that the first person to recognize him would be his former mortal enemy!
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Once upon a time, Prime Minister Hu's camp and the Prince's camp had always been in opposition. As a staunch supporter of the Prince's camp and a leading figure in the literati circle, Lord Zhou had always been a thorn in the side of Prime Minister Hu's camp!
Because Zhou Ge Lao had almost the entire literati standing behind him, the public opinion he aroused with each of his speeches naturally made people like Hu Xiang dare not underestimate him...
Minister Hu had always been a goody-goody, never willing to engage in direct confrontation. His scheming was always done in secret! But Lord Zhou was the exact opposite. He was a man of reason and open-minded, willing to argue openly and honestly. He was also incredibly sharp-tongued, often citing classics when insulting others, making him quite formidable.
Prime Minister Hu was humiliated by him in public many times, and he was very angry with him!
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Because of the conflict between Prime Minister Hu and Lord Zhou, Zhou Luo and Hu Yi also became sworn enemies when they were studying at the Imperial Academy. They often brought a group of people with them and fought non-stop!
At that time, most of the battles ended with Zhou Luo's victory. Later, some of them ended with the Zhou family being convicted and their property being confiscated, and Zhou Luo being exiled.
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Neither of them expected to meet each other again in such a place and under such circumstances...
"Oh! Who did I think it was?! Isn't this Mr. Luo from the Cabinet? What's the matter? Your grandfather's protection is gone? Can't make it in Liaodong anymore, so you run here to be someone's slave?! Hahaha, I didn't expect that you would have this day!
It just so happens that my shoes are dirty, and I see you don’t have a shoe shiner here, so why don’t you lick them for me?”
As soon as Hu Yi recognized Zhou Luo, he immediately started to ridicule her. Ridicule was not enough, he also stretched out his shoes and asked Zhou Luo to lick them.
This arrogant look immediately caused dissatisfaction among the people passing by the gate of the villa, but most people dared not speak out. After all, the current Prime Minister Hu had power over the government and the country, and the grandfather of the man opposite was sentenced to death by the current emperor just because he offended Prime Minister Hu. With his previous experience, who would dare to offend Prime Minister Hu to help Zhou Luo?
If there are things that I really can't stand, I just shake my head and avoid it!
Zhou Luo was also spoiled since he was a child. How could he bear that the guy who was bullied and beaten by him in the past was now yelling at him like this, and the other party's family had an irreconcilable feud with their family!
If this kid's father hadn't forced the emperor to punish his grandfather, his grandfather wouldn't have died at all!
Therefore, after hearing Hu Yi's words, he immediately retorted:
"I am a servant, and what are you? A bastard born to a concubine? Haha, if I remember correctly, it seems that your concubine's mother is also the descendant of a criminal, and was once punished by the Music Bureau, right?
According to the laws of our Great Yan, anyone who is registered as a lowly person cannot be a wife or concubine without special pardon. Even if she is a concubine, she is still a lowly concubine!
You are the son of a lowly concubine, and I am the descendant of a guilty minister. We are just the same..."
Zhou Luo deliberately emphasized the word "humble concubine" and sneered at Hu Yi.
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What Hu Yi hated most in his life was others mentioning his status as a bastard's son, let alone being directly called the son of a lowly concubine!
No matter how much his father doted on his mother, he wouldn't dare change the Great Yan law for her. Therefore, although they were doted on in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the so-called legitimate wife and son were completely subservient to him, his father, in order to show his mother respect, often took her out for social events. People outside gave him face and now called his mother "Madam"...
But these could not withstand scrutiny. Their lowly status was still the biggest pain in their hearts! They had always hoped that his father would have more power, enough to free his mother from her status as a slave and erase her history of being a member of the Jiaofangsi!
But before that, it is natural for everyone to pretend that they don’t know and not mention that period of history anymore!
Hu Yi never expected that Zhou Luo would bring up the history that no one had dared to mention for several years...
He instantly exploded in anger, picked up the whip in his hand and whipped Zhou Luo with a sullen face...
"You're looking for death!"
Zhou Luo had been on guard against him for a long time. Seeing him swing the whip, he jumped up and dodged it! Taking advantage of the gap when Hu Yi was about to whip him again, he dodged forward and hit him under the armpit, knocking Hu Yi to the ground in an instant and snatching the whip from his hand.
What a joke! He could beat up this kid when he was still a fat boy, let alone now?!
"Haha, I killed bandits on my way to exile and slaughtered Tartars during the defense of Fuzhou. With your two tricks, you dare to challenge your grandfather?!"
Zhou Luo swung Hu Yi's whip without hesitation and swung it towards Hu Yi, cursing as he whipped him.
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“Ouch!!”
"Master!"
In an instant, Hu Yi's screams and the exclamations of the slaves behind him rang out simultaneously...
The servants behind Hu Yi never expected that their master would be subdued by Zhou Luo in just a few moves, and they were unable to react for a moment!
It wasn't until they saw Hu Yi being beaten that they realized what was happening. They were immediately terrified. What if my wife knew about this? Would she beat them to death?!
So they hurriedly drew their weapons and attacked Zhou Luo!
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Haha, even when he comes out to take a bath, his servants have to carry weapons, which shows how arrogant Hu Yi is!
Zhou Luo thought to himself that this matter today might not end peacefully, but since it had come to this, he couldn't back down anymore! Whatever happened, it would be fine!
So, he waved the whip in his hand and rushed forward!
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"Beat him to death! If you do well, I'll give you a big reward! If you kill me, I'll take care of you!"
After Hu Yi was helped up from the ground by his followers, he immediately jumped up and pointed at Zhou Luo and started cursing.
When his servants heard this, they beat him even harder. Zhou Luo was no match for four people and soon took several blows! He even got a cut on his arm!
When Hu Yi saw this, he became even more excited and started shouting!
"Good! Good fight! Kill him for me!"
"Where did this idiot come from? How dare you run wild in the hot spring villa!"
"Luo Ge'er, we're here to help you!"
Zheng Wen, Zheng Wu, and the others were patrolling the villa. When they heard the noise at the door, they hurried over.
Seeing Zhou Luo being surrounded and beaten by a dozen servants, he could no longer just stand by and rushed over immediately!
Many of the guests in the villa were also attracted by the commotion and gathered from afar to watch the excitement...
Some of the big guys were not convenient to show up, so they sent unfamiliar minions to check...
At this moment, at the gate of the villa, more than a dozen villa guards were fighting with more than a dozen servants from the prime minister's mansion!
The entire entrance of the villa was in an uproar!
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Zheng Wen and Zheng Wu were both good at martial arts, and their martial arts skills were not weak. They led their men to charge forward, and the situation immediately turned around, and it was the servants in the prime minister's mansion who were beaten!
Seeing that things were not going well, Hu Yi wanted to call for help. He came here with his mother, but his mother had just gone to the entrance next to them that was specially used to entertain female relatives...
But as soon as he took a step, he was stopped by Zhou Wu, who was holding a long stick...
Hu Yi's heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself, it's over. I'm afraid I won't be able to escape after being beaten today!
At this moment, a gorgeous carriage drove over from a distance! Behind the carriage were not only two carriages filled with maids, but also a dozen or so horseback guards.
Because this group was so powerful, the people fighting in front of the village stopped and looked towards the carriage!
Everyone was wondering which prince or noble was traveling in such a grand manner?
As a result, Hu Yi on the side shouted...
"Mom! Save me! Your son is being bullied!"
Zheng Wen, Zheng Wu, and others...
This guy! How could he be the first to complain?! Who bullied whom first?! However, seeing that they had more people, Zheng Wen immediately ordered Zheng An to go and get help!
The crowd watching the excitement...
I thought it was the carriage of some first-rank or second-rank lady, but it turned out to be Prime Minister Hu's ostentatious concubine...
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The carriage that came was none other than Hu Yi's mother, Tian's carriage...
Tian had recently been hearing the women in Kyoto talk about how beautiful this hot spring resort was, and how soaking in the hot springs made their skin smooth and comfortable! And soaking more often could even whiten their skin...
Tian was a woman of great beauty and vanity. Several times, at banquets, she'd listen to the women discussing the hot springs at the Hot Spring Villa. Since she'd never been there, never seen them, she couldn't get a word in. She was instantly jealous, and upon returning, she started a fight with Hu Xiang, demanding he reserve a few gardens at the Hot Spring Villa for her. She absolutely had to go and soak there...
Prime Minister Hu didn't want to agree to her request at first, after all, this hot spring villa was the business of the fifth grandson of the emperor. But he couldn't stand her endless nagging, and after trying all his tricks, Prime Minister Hu finally agreed to her request!
With a wave of his hand, he asked the manager to come directly to the hot spring villa and book two gardens, one for her and one for his son!
Tian was very pleased with herself, so she dressed up beautifully today and came with her son, servants, guards, and dozens of people...
As a result, when she arrived at the gate of the villa, not long after she separated from her son and had not taken a few steps into the villa, she seemed to hear her son shouting and cursing. Tian was worried about her son and wanted to see who was so blind as to dare to mess with her son, so she asked the servants to turn the car around and rush over!
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Hearing her son's cry for help, Tian hurriedly lifted the curtain of the carriage and stuck her head out to see her beloved son!
Then everyone saw a woman of extraordinary beauty, half of her body leaning out of the carriage, and shouting to Hu Yi:
"Yier! Are you okay? Who dared to bully you? I'll tear his skin apart!"
The woman was so beautiful that it was almost unnatural. When those onlookers who had never seen Tian saw her, they immediately understood why Prime Minister Hu doted on this concubine so much!
Who can stand this kind of style?
But the woman was beautiful, and powerful! Seeing her son being beaten by a group of servants from the hot spring villa, she immediately became angry. Without asking any questions or the reason, she raised her eyebrows and ordered the guards behind her:
"What are you still standing there for! Tie up these blind slaves! They dared to hit my son! They are courting death!"
Zhou Luo, Zhou Wen, Zhou Wu and others naturally could not surrender without a fight.
then…
Another fight broke out in front of the villa, but this time the situation was reversed!
The guards brought by Tian were all experts, and Zheng Wen, Zheng Wu, and Zhou Luo were unable to resist and were defeated...
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