Chapter 34 Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road
"Hey! Why are you so angry? Here is tea. Let's sit down and drink while chatting." Qing Yi put on a very friendly smile on his face, trying to ease the atmosphere.
"Bah! You ran away so fast yesterday! I've been looking for you all day, but I didn't expect that we'd meet here. It's your bad luck that I ran into you here. No matter who you are, I'm going to beat you until you kneel down and beg for mercy!" Xue An insisted. As the Queen's nephew, he held a noble status and lived a life of luxury, which naturally gave him the confidence to be arrogant.
Xue An knew almost all the noble families in the capital, but he had never seen this man before, so he was sure he was not from the capital. Looking at his attire, dressed in an ordinary blue gown, he was probably just a servant or some other family member. He felt even less afraid, and only wanted to save face for what happened yesterday.
"It's just a misunderstanding. How about I treat you to a drink to make amends?" Qing Yi didn't get angry and still said with a smile.
"Go to hell with you. My house has plenty of good wine. Look at how poor you are. Can you afford it? Are you scared now? Hahahaha, if you want to beg for mercy, just kneel down and kowtow to me three times and call me grandpa three times, and I will forgive you." Xue An spoke rudely, and his words completely angered Qing Yi.
The smile on Qing Yi's face disappeared instantly. He didn't intend to endure it any longer. When he was about to speak, a young eunuch hurried over with a jar of wine.
"Sir, this is what the young prince of the Northwest asked him to give to you." The young eunuch said respectfully to Qing Yi.
"What is this?" Qing Yi's attention was immediately drawn to the wine jar.
"This is the imperial wine and agarwood from the palace. The emperor just gave it to the young prince as a reward. The young prince asked him to deliver it to you." The young eunuch explained with a smile on his face.
"Wow, Chenxiang!" Qing Yi was overjoyed, his eyes lit up, and he wanted to open the jar of wine and drink it all on the spot.
"Heh, who was I thinking who brought this dog slave? Turns out it was Chu Qingyu!" Xue An immediately understood when he heard the words "Little Prince of the Northwest".
It turned out that this person was Chu Qingyu's man! Just now, when he accompanied his father to pay a visit to the Queen, he heard that Chu Qingyu had rejected their family's marriage proposal. Although he didn't know why his father and aunt insisted on marrying his sister Ruoxi to Chu Qingyu, he knew that the young prince of the northwest did not agree to this marriage, which meant that he did not give face to the Xue family.
"Hey, be polite when you speak!" Qing Yi couldn't help but remind him when he heard his harsh words and disdain in his tone.
"This young master is asking you, what is your relationship with Chu Qingyu?" Xue An looked at Qing Yi, with a hint of disgust in his eyes.
"What's it got to do with you? Who are you?" Qing Yi couldn't bear it any longer, his nature returned, and he retorted bluntly.
"Hahahaha, if I tell you about it, you'll be so scared that you'll pee and shit, and beg for mercy on your knees!" Xue An laughed wildly.
"Talk or not, just don't interrupt my drinking session." Qing Yi said, leaning over to the jar and sniffing the rich aroma. Three years ago, he had been dreaming of three kinds of fine wine, but only this one remained. Now he finally had the chance to drink it! His mood brightened, and Qing Yi's anger towards this incompetent young master also eased a lot.
"Go and catch him for me!" Xue An was furious and ordered the two men beside him.
As subordinates, they naturally had to obey their master's orders. The two men approached to capture Qing Yi, expecting it would be easy, but they didn't expect the young man to be so agile, dodging left and right. They didn't even touch his sleeves, and instead were teased by Qing Yi like a dog walking. Xue An, seeing this, was furious and joined in.
Qing Yi was a martial arts expert, a hundred times more powerful than these three. So he simply dodged and teased them, not attacking. After a long fight, Qing Yi remained calm, his expression steady, while Xue An and his two men were panting and sweating profusely.
"Hey, look how tired you all are. Just give up!" Qing Yi advised with a smile.
"You're courting death!" Xue An was completely enraged. He thrust out a palm, whirring like wind, straight at Qing Yi. Qing Yi nimbly dodged it, easily. But Xue An's martial arts skills were limited, and the attack was too swift and powerful, leaving him unable to stop, and he headed straight for the wine jar on the table.
Qing Yi looked back, thinking something was wrong, but it was too late to stop him. With a loud bang, Xue An shattered the wine jar with his palm, and the agarwood wine instantly flowed out, its rich aroma filling the entire room.
Xue An didn't expect that he would hit the wine jar with one palm. This was the imperial wine Chenxiang, not ordinary wine. If the emperor knew about it, he would be punished for disrespect. He was stunned for a moment, his face full of fear and regret.
Qing Yi was even more dumbfounded. Chenxiang, this was the Chenxiang he had been thinking about for a long time. Before he could even take a sip, it spilled all over the floor. How could he not be heartbroken?
Qing Yi finally grew angry. He turned to Xue An with a sharp gaze and said coldly, "You actually broke my wine?"
"You...what do you want to do? I...I am the Queen's nephew, you...you dare to come over here!" Xue An saw that the man in front of him had a stern face and no longer had the playful look he had before. An inexplicable fear surged in his heart and he stuttered when he spoke.
"You're looking for death!" Qing Yi shouted angrily, taking a step forward. Xue An's face turned pale with fear, and he stepped back repeatedly. In his panic, he didn't pay attention to the step under his feet, and his foot missed. He immediately lost his balance and sat down heavily on his butt.
Seeing this, his two men hurriedly reached out to pull him away, but they were a step too slow. It was such bad luck that a sharp piece of the wine jar happened to pierce Xue An's butt. Xue An screamed in pain, the sound could have broken through the roof.
His guards rushed forward to check, only to see blood gushing out from under the young master's buttocks. They couldn't help but shout in panic: "Oh no! The young master is injured!"
The commotion was so great that it attracted the eunuch on duty. He hurried to deliver a message to the head guard and Eunuch Chang and others.
After a while, Qing Yi saw Qing Feng and a tall, imposing man walking in. As soon as they entered the house, they were filled with the rich aroma of wine.
"Master Qingyi, what exactly happened?" Qingfeng asked hurriedly.
"Qingfeng, where have you been? I haven't seen you for half a day." Qingyi looked indifferent at this time. After all, it was Xue An who broke the wine jar, and he was injured because he sat on it. It had nothing to do with him.
"I had a few words with Lord Shen." The Lord Shen Qingfeng was referring to was none other than Chen Yan, who had come with him. Chen Yan was the head guard of the imperial palace, and it was Ye Qingyu who had asked Qingfeng to find him to learn about the comings and goings of the palace personnel.
"Sir, what on earth is going on?" Chen Yan asked with a frown. Someone had started a fight in the palace, and this was within his responsibilities, so he couldn't afford to be careless.
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