This was the first time Lin Xiuyan had heard Ye Junfei talk about the Prince of Pingnan and his mother.
She had found it strange before. Normally, even if the former Princess Consort of Pingnan had passed away, Ye Junfei should still have a maternal clan.
However, he and Ye Qingwan have had no help from their maternal clan over the years and have lived an extremely difficult life.
It turns out that the entire clan of the former Princess of Pingnan was wiped out. This brother and sister, who had no mother, had no father, and had lived a very difficult life over the years.
She reached out and gently took his hand. He smiled softly and continued, "Fifth Uncle has always regretted it."
"If he had come to save my mother back then, she wouldn't have died so soon."
After thinking for a moment, Lin Xiuyan said, "How can this be blamed on Fifth Uncle? It's just a cruel twist of fate."
Ye Junfei said calmly, "It's not so much a twist of fate, it's just that the old geezer is shameless."
"The Jiang clan is known for its beauties, and my mother was the most beautiful one in the Jiang clan. He was attracted to her beauty but then abandoned her."
"In order to consolidate his throne, his mother became a sacrifice."
Because of what the Prince of Pingnan did, he felt that if a child was merely a product of desire, and the man was irresponsible after the child was born, it would be better not to have one at all.
Having witnessed too much scheming, he originally had no expectations for love, until he met Lin Xiuyan.
During his stay at the Lin residence, he witnessed the way Lin Yunzhi and Qu Shuangyue interacted, which made him realize that there were still such loving couples in the world.
He then felt that perhaps he could also be a good husband and a good father.
Lin Xiuyan couldn't help but curse, "The Prince of Pingnan is a real scoundrel."
Ye Junfei tightened his grip on her hand: "I think so too."
The two smiled at each other and walked hand in hand to a bustling area. They saw a speeding carriage rushing past the roadside, and pedestrians on the side of the road quickly swerved to avoid it.
Suddenly, there were gasps of surprise on the road, and several people accidentally fell down.
The carriage knocked over a vendor's basket, scattering the fruit all over the ground.
A small child was standing in the middle of the road. He seemed to have been separated from his family and was crying. He didn't know to move aside when the carriage came.
Lin Xiuyan was furious when she saw this, and used her lightness skill to carry the child away.
The horse raised its hooves and stomped on her, but a flash of white light severed both the hoof and the horse's head.
Blood splattered onto the wall beside him.
The carriage lost power and lurched forward, the horse carcass and the carriage overturning together on the roadside, and screams came from inside the carriage.
The driver angrily shouted, "Who are you? How dare you!"
After he finished speaking, he picked up the whip and was about to lash out at Ye Junfei, but before he could even raise his hand, his tendons had already been severed.
The driver screamed in pain, "What are you? How dare you commit violence in the street! Do you know who we are?"
Ye Junfei's peach blossom eyes slanted slightly, his face was gentle, but his eyes were devoid of any warmth: "No matter who it is, no one can ride a horse freely in the street."
"This is a ban from Galewind City, you must know that, right?"
The coachman usually acted arrogantly, relying on his master's high status, and didn't care about the lives of ordinary people.
Seeing that Ye Junfei had an impressive bearing, but whom he had never met before, he said, "Who do you think you are? What gives you the right to lecture me?"
"What ban from Galewind City? Never heard of it! Don't you dare leave, just you wait!"
After he finished speaking, he used his other, uninjured hand to pull the carriage.
Ye Junfei ignored him and walked over to Lin Xiuyan, asking, "Are you alright?"
Lin Xiuyan wasn't injured when she arrived, but the child in her arms was so frightened that he started crying.
The commotion drew the child's father's attention.
He thanked Lin Xiuyan, but said, "Miss, you must be from out of town. Hurry up and come along, this is the Zhou family's carriage."
"They are extremely arrogant, and with the Prince of Pingnan's mansion backing them up, anyone who crosses them will either die or be seriously injured!"
Lin Xiuyan frowned: "The Zhou residence? Which Zhou residence?"
The child's father replied softly, "Which Zhou family could it be?"
"There are quite a few people with the surname Zhou in the entire Liefeng City. When people mention the Zhou family, they only think of the Zhou family in Zhouling Mountain."
When Lin Xiuyan heard the name Zhou Lengshan, her eyebrows twitched slightly.
What a coincidence!
She was still wondering what kind of person Zhou Lingshan would be yesterday. If he was an honest businessman, she wouldn't dare to make a move.
However, if Zhou Lingshan is a scoundrel who bullies the people by abusing the power of the royal family, then she will feel no pressure or guilt when she takes action.
The coachman had already opened the carriage door, and a young man covered in blood crawled out.
The young man was about eighteen or nineteen years old. He had a large bump on his head and looked somewhat disheveled.
He was dressed in fine clothes, with squinty eyes, a bulbous nose, thin lips and a large mouth, giving him a very mean appearance.
After he stood up straight, he began to curse: "Which bastard is so blind that he dares to stop my carriage!"
The child's father shuddered as the young man stepped out of the carriage.
He whispered to Ye Junfei, "This is Zhou Shuyi, the eldest son of Zhou Lengshan. You should leave immediately!"
After saying that, he didn't care about Ye Junfei and Lin Xiuyan anymore, and ran away with the child in his arms.
Lin Xiuyan and Ye Junfei exchanged a glance. She said coldly, "You ride your horse recklessly in the street, do you think you're in the right?"
Zhou Shuyi's eyes lit up when he saw Lin Xiuyan; he rarely saw such a beauty.
He stared at Lin Xiuyan with lecherous eyes and said, "This little beauty likes to meddle in other people's business. That's interesting."
He wiped the blood from his face and said, "If an ordinary person had offended me like this, I would have been beaten to death with sticks."
"You're quite pretty, little beauty. Here's what we'll do: come home with me, serve me well, and I'll let you go."
Ye Junfei wanted to take out his sword and chop him in half, but Lin Xiuyan pressed his hand down, telling him not to rush.
Lin Xiuyan said unhurriedly, "You want me to serve you? Judging from your tone, it seems you often abduct women?"
Zhou Shuyi glanced at her, then at Ye Junfei beside her.
She was exceptionally beautiful, and Ye Junfei was equally beautiful, yet he had no guards with him.
This means that although these two people are good-looking, they are not of high status and can be bullied at will.
He was the tyrant of Liefeng City, and knew all the powerful and influential people in Liefeng City, but had never met them.
Ye Junfei had only been back at the Prince's residence for a short time. Although he was the heir apparent, he did not hold any official position in the Prince's residence, and usually only members of the royal family had seen him.
Although the Zhou family had a large business, they were still just merchants.
Zhou Lingshan was a confidant of the Princess Consort of Pingnan and had met Ye Junfei. Zhou Shuyi's status was too low, and he was not qualified to meet Ye Junfei at all.
Zhou Shuyi chuckled: "What do you mean by forcibly taking a woman? If I've taken a liking to you, that's your good fortune."
"Your choice is to come with me obediently now, or I'll tie you up and take you back."
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