Yuanyuan instructed Xu Li: "When you work in the young lady's courtyard, you must be loyal and not be spineless. Don't let people think we are weak and easy to bully."
“Okay,” the chubby boy straightened his back and said, “Sister Yuanyuan, don’t worry, I will never admit defeat, even if you beat me to death.”
"Pah, pah, how can you let someone beat you to death? Be tougher, you know how to swear, right? If you can't beat them, swear back, swear back hard."
Xu Li tightened his belt and replied, "Understood, Sister Yuanyuan."
"Go and call Yin Jin'an and Li Yunmu to Qingyuan Teahouse for Miss. Tell them that the young master has something to discuss with them," Yuanyuan instructed. "Don't say that the young master asked them to come."
Upon hearing the names Yin Jin'an and Li Yunmu, Xu Li's legs immediately trembled and his teeth chattered: "Yuan, Sister Yuanyuan, what should we do if they don't listen to me?"
Those two are practically animals. They tease him when they're happy, and beat him up when they're not. It's not like he's never been beaten before.
Xie Zhaozhao saw that his legs were weak and his eyes were filled with tears, and she knew in her heart that this man was truly afraid of Yin Jin'an and Li Yunmu.
"Let's go, you drive the carriage, I'll go with you."
Xu Li's first assignment was to find Yin Jin'an and Li Yunmu, which dampened his initial excitement and happiness.
But when the young lady said she would go with him, he suddenly felt emboldened.
Quickly prepare the young lady's carriage, harness the horse, and have four guards ride alongside on horseback on both sides of the carriage.
Xu Li wore the most magnificent clothes he had worn in fifteen years. He sat in front of the carriage, waving a whip in his hand. For the first time, he felt that driving a carriage was so sacred, and the road had turned into a golden avenue to heaven.
"Xu Li, take the road outside the Colosseum and go to Qingyuan Teahouse."
Yin Jin'an and Li Yunmu, as usual, spent their days and nights at the arena.
Several scantily clad women were around him, some massaging his shoulders, some feeding him fruit, and a seductive woman was busy at his crotch.
Yin Jin'an pointed at the boy in the arena: "Bet on him, a thousand."
The sign was gestured to the alluring woman.
The woman waved her hand, giggled, grabbed a chip with the number "thousand," and called out sweetly, "Second Master Yin, one thousand taels, bet on number three."
A moment later, a curse rang out, and Yin Jin'an kicked the woman in front of him away: "Get out, get out, you're bad luck."
It's pointless to lose everything.
Turning my head, I saw Li Yunmu staring intently out the window, clicking his tongue in disapproval.
What are you looking at?
"Miss Xie's carriage has passed by; it seems she went to the teahouse over there."
"What are you looking at? She's a lady from a respectable family. A woman should stay at home and not linger in the courtyard. If there are guests at home, she should not make a sound... Come on, come on, this is so boring!"
Yin Jin'an tossed the remaining silver in his pocket to a few women and walked away with a look of disgust.
Although they were all so ugly they were nauseating, he didn't owe them that kind of money.
As soon as he stepped outside, he saw Xu Li, who was as round as a ball, calling out to him, "Second Master Yin, Second Master Li, my eldest son invites you both for tea."
Yin Jin'an immediately became interested. This little fat boy is interesting. Come on, let's call this little fat boy down for a fight.
Upon seeing Xu Li, Yin Jin'an, without saying a word, ordered his men to drag him off to the arena to fight the beasts.
Li Yunmu was still slightly wary: "Jin'an, he is Xie Yu's man."
Yin Jin'an didn't care at all; who had he ever paid any attention to?
He grabbed Xu Li and pushed him toward the arena, saying, "Get down here. I'm in a bad mood today and just want to see dead people. You feed them to the spotted tiger and cheer me up."
Xu Li cursed inwardly: You beast!
He clung tightly to the pillar beside him, not begging for mercy, only saying, "The eldest young master invites you to have tea with Master Li."
"What kind of tea do you want? I just want to see a tiger eat a man. I'm sure you'll be eaten, and I'm going to bet on winning."
"What kind of skill is it to bully the weak? If you're so capable, go talk to my young master! Don't you even have the courage to see my young master?"
"You little beast, trying to provoke me? I won't fall for it. Why should I go see Xie Yu? Just because he tells me to drink, I'll drink? I don't care about that pot of tea."
Xu Li was sweating profusely. Yin Jin'an was a beast. When he said he wanted to watch the tiger eat him, he wasn't talking nonsense. He was capable of doing it.
“You coward! You’re afraid to see my young master! I may be a servant, but I despise you. You’re a coward.”
Li Yunmu sneered from the side, "This bastard has gotten too bold now, trying to provoke you!"
But then he rolled his eyes and asked Xu Li, "Fatty, when did your young master go to the teahouse? Are you lying to us? Are you setting a trap?"
"This servant would not dare to lie to you. My eldest son has already gone and is waiting for you two at the teahouse."
Li Yunmu said to Yin Jin'an, "Don't be fooled by the fact that the tiger ate him. Since he's so sure that Young Master Xie is at the teahouse, let's go and see what Young Master Xie has to do with people like us."
He had a strange thought: Could it be that Xie Zhaozhao wanted to see them?
If I could meet Xie Zhaozhao, then... I'd have something to brag about later.
Last time in the palace, Zhou Lingyin said he saw how beautiful she was, but Li Yunmu didn't dare to look.
I heard she got engaged to that old man Gu Shaoyu. I'm going to go see what she looks like. Isn't it said that she has the face of Guanyin?
What does a living Guanyin actually look like?
Yin Jin'an was determined to see the tiger devour Xu Li, so Li Yunmu dragged him to the teahouse.
Yin Jin'an pointed at Xu Li and said, "You run behind my horse. If you dare to run away, I'll tie you up with a rope and drag you around the city."
Xu Li shuddered and cursed in his mind again: "Beast!"
They spurred their horses, and Xu Li ran as fast as he could. He was already fat, and he was so tired he was almost out of breath.
Upon arriving at the teahouse, Yin Jin'an and Li Yunmu called out to the teahouse owner to take the horses and tie them up, then went upstairs to find Xie Yu.
Xu Li was exhausted from running and collapsed on the ground, his vision blurring.
The shopkeeper helped him up, gave him a couple of sips of water, and sighed, "Heavens, how did he end up going up against Yin Jin'an and Li Yunmu?"
When Yuanyuan saw the two of them coming, she immediately came out to greet them, saying, "Young masters, please come upstairs."
Yin Jin'an looked at Yuan Yuan and said with disdain, "Why does Xie Yu keep a woman by his side?"
Yuanyuan didn't say anything else, just smiled and led the way.
Li Yunmu blinked; he was almost certain it was Xie Zhaozhao.
Upon reaching the third floor, the innkeeper had already prepared tea.
Yin Jin'an was momentarily stunned when she saw Xie Zhaozhao coming to greet her so confidently.
The woman before me was tall and slender, with a perfect figure. She wore a pink robe with a round collar embroidered with peonies, the collar of which was delicately decorated with peony embroidery. She also wore a white cross-collar undergarment and a purple horse-face skirt.
It doesn't feel luxurious, only elegant.
He had been a carefree and unruly man since childhood, and had been with countless women—dignified, alluring, gentle, and fiery… but he had never seen anyone like the one in front of him before.
Even though her smile was gentle and approachable, he still felt a sense of pressure and sacredness from her.
Her beauty was unique and dignified to the extreme; he couldn't find a suitable adjective to describe it.
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