Manager He still wanted to sit up, so Xu Yuehuai had no choice but to prop up the pillow behind him and help him lean back.
"Manager Xu, where am I?" Manager He asked, looking around at his surroundings.
“This is Tianxiang Tower, you are very safe now,” Xu Yuehuai hurriedly explained to him.
"That's good." Manager He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"What exactly happened? How did you get beaten up? How are you feeling now?" Xu Yuehuai asked when he saw him let out a long breath.
"It's that damned Maimaiti!" Manager He replied fiercely, but these words aggravated his wounds, causing him to gasp in pain.
"Don't get excited, don't get excited! Although you're awake now, you still can't move around too much. You need to rest and recuperate properly." Xu Yuehuai quickly comforted him. Although his body was covered in superficial wounds without any bleeding, the pain was still excruciating. However, as soon as she heard that it was related to Maimaiti, her mind cleared up considerably. It seemed that he was doing something shady behind the scenes again.
He Laosan nodded and replied, "Thank you, Manager Xu. It's not that I want to get agitated, but that Maimaiti asked me to harm you. He asked me to put poison in your food when you weren't paying attention. You said you treated me with sincerity. If I did such a thing, would I still be human? I might as well let them beat me to death."
As he spoke, he became somewhat agitated and even choked up. After all, what Maimaiti asked him to do went against his own beliefs, and even if it cost him his life, he would never do such a thing.
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai's eyes flashed. Ever since she saw He Laosan lying outside Tianxiang Tower, she knew that this must be Maimaiti's doing. She never expected that this person was so evil to the core that he would actually try to take her life.
She sighed softly and instead comforted He Laosan: "Manager He, you should focus on recovering from your injuries. Don't worry about the rest for now; let me handle it."
Upon hearing this, Manager He was somewhat excited. He was worried that Xu Yuehuai might not know his place and would definitely suffer if he offended Maimaiti. He was a very influential person in the Mingyue Kingdom. Little did he know that Xu Yuehuai had already crossed paths with Maimaiti more than once, and neither of them had gained the upper hand. It could only be said that they had each won and lost.
He wanted to offer some words of advice, but the pain was so intense that he could only cough a few times in the end.
"Don't worry, Manager He. I know my limits. When we do business in the Mingyue Kingdom, we naturally avoid these officials as much as possible. Otherwise, if we all get beaten up like you, no one can stand it." Hearing Manager He cough, Xu Yuehuai comforted him again.
After hearing this, Manager He's mood improved slightly. Xu Yuehuai continued, "I will take full responsibility for your medical expenses. Consider this a work injury. Just rest well and come help me as soon as you're healed."
After speaking, seemingly afraid that Manager He would refuse again, Xu Yuehuai hurriedly left, not giving Manager He a chance to refuse again.
"Manager Xu, I will definitely run Tianxiang Restaurant well, just like I would my own life," Manager He thought to himself.
After Xu Yuehuai stepped out the door, she hurriedly took a few steps outside. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that there was no movement from Manager He's side. However, now that Maimaiti had bullied her, she had to get back at him. Otherwise, he might think that she was really afraid of him.
After thinking all this through, Xu Yuehuai decided to visit the harem of the Mingyue Kingdom.
Looking up at the sky, he realized it was still early, so he hurried toward the palace.
When she got close to the imperial city, she saw that the palace gates were wide open and the inside was brightly lit, so she quickly walked forward, intending to go in before the palace gates closed.
But she was stopped by the guards as soon as she reached the door.
"Halt! It's too late to go in now!" a guard shouted.
Another guard explained, "At this hour, the palace gates are closed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave."
"But, guard, the palace gates are still not closed, are they?" Xu Yuehuai asked suspiciously.
“Young lady, you don’t understand. Didn’t you see that all the lights inside are on? If His Majesty weren’t still talking to someone, this palace gate would have been closed long ago. It’s just open now to make it easier for those officials to come out. Otherwise, it would have been closed long ago.” One of the guards patiently explained.
Xu Yuehuai was initially puzzled and even wanted to barge in, but after listening to their words, she quickly understood.
Indeed, it is already late at night, and entering the palace is somewhat inappropriate, and staying overnight in the palace is even more inconvenient.
Xu Yuehuai paced around the palace gate twice in frustration. Seeing that she had no idea what to do, she could only turn around and go find Zhao Yinfang.
She ran all the way to the Zhao residence, her forehead beaded with sweat, and quickly told the servant guarding the gate where she came from.
“I am Xu Yuehuai from the Central Plains. Please inform Lord Zhao that he knows my name.”
The two guards exchanged a glance, one of them quickly ran inside to report, while the other led Xu Yuehuai into the mansion.
Zhao Yinfang had already gone to bed. He had been feeling unwell recently and had been going to bed early these past few days. However, upon hearing that Xu Yuehuai was coming to visit late at night, he quickly got out of bed, casually put on an outer garment, and went over.
"Someone come here and serve tea," Zhao Yinfang ordered as he entered.
"Lord Zhao, there's no need to trouble yourself. I'm not quite 54 yet, and I've come today to ask you for a favor." Xu Yuehuai stated his purpose directly from the start, as it was already late at night, and if he continued beating around the bush, it might take forever.
Zhao Yinfang knew that Xu Yuehuai was a straightforward person, so he said directly, "Just tell me, I'll help you without hesitation if I can."
"Then thank you very much, Lord Zhao." Xu Yuehuai said, bowing to the man to express his gratitude.
Xu Yuehuai began, "I would like to trouble Lord Zhao to find me a place to stay, preferably a small courtyard, as I have a few friends who will also be staying there."
“No problem,” Zhao Yinfang readily agreed. After all, it wasn’t murder or arson, so finding a place to stay was a piece of cake for him. He had originally thought that he could just stay at his place, but when he heard that there were a few friends involved, he hesitated a bit. If it were just Xu Yuehuai alone, there would be no problem, but with so many people around, if there were any people with ulterior motives, it would be a big problem.
He was puzzled as to why Xu Yuehuai was acting this way. After much deliberation, he finally asked, "Manager Xu, have you gotten into some trouble? Why are you suddenly in such a hurry to find a place to stay?"
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