"Come here, beat this girl who offended the master to death on the spot!" Yun Qianmeng had just helped Ji Shuyu up when she heard the shrill voice of Eunuch Qu outside the car!
However, beating the person who bumped into the carriage to death without asking any questions was too cruel, especially since the carriage was passing through the most prosperous area of Kyoto. If such a thing was seen by the people, the Western Chu royal family would probably lose the support of the people, and it would not be good for Yun Qianmeng and Ji Shuyu who were riding in the carriage today!
"Wait! Eunuch Qu, what happened!" Yun Qianmeng and Ji Shuyu looked at each other, and understood what the other meant. Yun Qianmeng immediately spoke out to stop them!
"Miss, a maid suddenly rushed onto the official road and hit the carriage. Are you and your wife okay?" Unlike the cold-blooded punishment just now, Eunuch Qu answered Yun Qianmeng's question very gently at this time!
"My lord, help me! I didn't mean to do this. My lord, please be merciful and save me!" But at this moment, the little girl who was being held by several eunuchs broke free, ran to the carriage, grabbed the reins tightly, and begged desperately to be helped inside...
"Are they all dead? They can't even catch a maid, why don't you take her away immediately!" When Eunuch Qu saw that this girl was so bold, he immediately protected the side of the carriage and pointed at the eunuchs who were pushed away and cursed!
"Alright, you little bitch, you actually ran here! Look at me, I'll catch you and let you die!" But before those eunuchs could react, they heard an angry male voice coming from far away...
Yun Qianmeng and Ji Shuyu were unable to show their faces, but even though they hadn't seen the owner of the voice, from the tone and words, they knew that this person must be a playboy. They couldn't help but frown slightly...
However, Eunuch Qu, who was outside the carriage, recognized the man with sharp eyes and immediately put on a smile. He said to the man who was walking towards him angrily, "Hey, isn't this the young master of the Han Guo Mansion? This old servant is here to pay his respects to you!"
Eunuch Qu was quick-witted and quick-spoken. On the surface, he was talking to the man who rushed over, but in fact he was reminding Yun Qianmeng and Ji Shuyu in the car!
This Duke Han’s Mansion is none other than Concubine Yuan De’s family!
When the late emperor was alive, Concubine Yuan De was at odds with the Empress Dowager. Today, the relatives of the two families bumped into each other. Especially Yuan Qingzhou of the Duke of Korea's Mansion was uneducated and fond of women, and Yun Qianmeng and others were female relatives, so they had to be on guard!
Yuan Qingzhou hadn't expected to run into someone from the Empress Dowager's faction. The anger on his face immediately faded. He squinted his eyes at Eunuch Qu, then said with a forced smile, "So it's Eunuch Qu! What a narrow path for enemies. Aren't you going to serve the Empress Dowager in Fengxiang Palace today?"
Yuan Qingzhou spoke in a sarcastic tone, implicitly mocking Eunuch Qu as a slave. After he finished speaking, he led the servants behind him and burst into laughter. His arrogant and domineering appearance made the onlookers frown!
But there was no anger on Eunuch Qu's face. After all, he was going out to represent the Queen Mother and he must not let the Queen Mother be humiliated!
However, if a scoundrel like Yuan Qingzhou is not taught a lesson, he might really climb over the head of the empress dowager and act tyrannically!
Eunuch Qu glanced at the eunuchs beside him, and they immediately surrounded the carriage, preventing Yuan Qingzhou from reaching the little girl's hand. Then he smiled and said, "I am here today on business, following the Empress Dowager's decree. I'm not as leisurely as the young master, chasing women all over the street!"
As soon as Eunuch Qu said this, bursts of snickering sounds suddenly rang out all around...
Yuan Qingzhou was ridiculed in public, his face naturally drooped, his eyes suddenly showing a fierce look. He said to Eunuch Qu, "You are just a servant. How dare you block my way? Hand over that slave to me quickly, or you will be in trouble!"
As he spoke, the evil slave behind Yuan Qingzhou made a move to snatch the man away...
But how could Eunuch Qu let them get close to the carriage? If Miss Yun and the lady inside were frightened, and the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion blamed them, his life would be in danger!
He took a step forward, blocking the crowd's approach. His narrowed eyes shone with an icy gaze, and his gloomy expression made people realize the majesty of the Inner Palace Chief Eunuch. "How dare you! How dare you block the royal carriage on the official road? You deserve to be killed!"
Such a loud shout actually made those evil slaves who were approaching the carriage with ill intentions stop in their tracks. They all turned their heads timidly to look at Yuan Qingzhou, as if asking for his opinion!
But Yuan Qingzhou is a little bully at home, and he is facing the enemy of his own family. How could he be afraid of the eunuch Qu Gonggong?
He quickly stepped forward, pushed aside the servant in front of him with one hand, and made a move to grab the little girl...
The little girl had been holding onto the reins tightly, but when she saw Yuan Qingzhou approaching her with a ferocious look on his face, her heart trembled. Without a second thought, she quickly climbed onto the carriage, lifted the curtain, and climbed in before anyone could react...
"Miss, Madam, help me!" When the girl saw two noble and beautiful women sitting in the car, she immediately kowtowed to them and kept shouting!
Yuan Qingzhou, who had been chasing after them, saw the person inside the carriage when the curtain was lifted. He was immediately attracted by Yun Qianmeng's beauty and stopped immediately. He asked the servant to help him fix his clothes and hair. Then he bowed to the carriage and said politely, "I apologize for offending you, young lady and madam!"
If it weren't for the scene just now, everyone would probably think that Yuan Qingzhou was humble and polite, but his performance just now was too deeply rooted in people's minds, causing Ji Shuyu in the car to frown, and Yun Qianmeng's eyes flashed with disgust!
"Why is he chasing you?" Yun Qianmeng asked when she saw the little girl was wearing shabby clothes!
"My family rented land from the Duke of Han's Mansion, but my father fell ill some time ago and could not pay the rent, so Master Yuan asked him to let me sleep with him for a month to pay the rent! My father couldn't bear it, so he let me escape, and he brought people to chase me! Miss, Madam, please help me, I am willing to sell myself to your mansion and work like a slave!" As she said that, the little girl began to kowtow again!
Seeing her like this, Yun Qianmeng had an even worse impression of Yuan Qingzhou. After asking about the amount of the rent, he took out an equal amount of silver from his purse and gave it to Eunuch Qu!
Seeing that Yun Qianmeng was a wealthy woman after all, Ji Shuyu spoke on her behalf, "Master Yuan, we already know the whole story! This is the rent. Please, don't embarrass her anymore! If this gets out and affects Prince Chen's Mansion, I'm afraid Concubine Yuan De will not let it go!"
This is a clever statement. The Yuan family has been able to prosper for a long time only because of Concubine Yuan De and Prince Chen. If Yuan Qingzhou offends those two because of a woman, this deal will not be profitable no matter how you look at it!
Moreover, Yuan Qingzhou was already obsessed with Yun Qianmeng at this time, so how could he destroy his image in front of such a beautiful woman? He immediately took the money in his hand and hurried back home with his little calculations in his mind...
"Here are ten taels of silver. Take your father to get treatment!" After Yuan Qingzhou really left, Yun Qianmeng took out another ingot of silver and handed it to the little girl!
But the little girl refused to accept it. She shook her head and said firmly, "I am yours now. I will serve you for the rest of my life!"
But Yun Qianmeng doesn't trust others easily. If what happened today was a trap set by someone else, wouldn't she be doing something bad with good intentions?
He immediately placed the silver in the girl's hand and asked Eunuch Qu to take the person off the carriage...
"Master, this daughter of the Yun family is quite clever!" Little did they know that at this moment, in the teahouse on the left side of the official road, a wooden window was half-open. A middle-aged man in a gray robe stood by the window, watching everything that had just happened...
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