Watching Elder Huang's angry departure, Young Master Xiao couldn't help but swallow hard before cautiously asking Zhiyin, "May I ask who Elder Huang is?"
"Yes, yes, that prefect is a high-ranking official of the fourth rank in the imperial court! Will Old Huang offend the prefect and be thrown into jail by him?"
"To be honest, this prefect isn't a good person either. When our shop first opened, he was openly and secretly trying to get money from us..."
…
Autumn Mother and the girls from the theater looked at Zhiyin nervously, their voices full of worry and anxiety.
They were afraid that Old Huang might not know the prefect's capabilities and act rashly, only to be bullied.
Zhiyin looked at them and smiled gently, her voice full of confidence and trust, "Haha, don't worry! Grandpa Huang wasn't exaggerating. Actually, I don't know exactly who he is, but since he said that the prefect is insignificant, then we don't need to worry at all."
"Sisters, don't worry, just keep doing what you need to do and wait for good news!"
"All right!"
Seeing that their confidants were no longer as anxious as before, they could only nod with some doubt, though they still had some worries in their hearts.
After all, in their minds, Old Huang was just an ordinary old man, and a glutton at that! Could he really have such great abilities?
…
Xiao Mansion
Young Master Xiao was leisurely reclining on the bed, with two beautiful maids serving him. Hearing the news from the servants, he burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, I knew it! It took my uncle's help!"
"You brat, you're still too green to mess with me!! You deserve it!"
Suddenly, his eyes darted around furtively, then lit up. He beckoned to his servant, "Go, tell that little brat Zhiyin that if she wants the teahouse and other shops to be unaffected, she'll have to make that old geezer Huang kneel down and apologize to me in front of everyone."
"Otherwise, I'll make her suffer! I'll make her cower in fear, and I'll sabotage her milk tea shop and dry pot restaurant every day until they can't keep operating!"
"Let her know that this is what happens when you offend me!"
After finishing his leisurely speech, Young Master Xiao seemed to have already imagined the scene of his kindred spirit coming to him for help, and couldn't help but let out a wild and wicked laugh.
"Young master, ah, open your mouth, let's eat grapes!!"
Seeing how happy he was, the maid beside him also became cheerful. She swayed her hips gracefully and peeled a large, round grape with her slender hands, feeding it to the Second Young Master Xiao in an ambiguous manner.
Young Master Xiao's eyes were glazed over, filled with joy. Just as he was about to swallow, heavy footsteps suddenly came from above him, accompanied by the sound of tiles colliding.
Just as everyone was wondering!
The next second, a large hole appeared in the roof, and a black-clad man exuding murderous intent landed directly on his lap.
"Snap!!"
"Cough cough cough!!!"
"Aaaaaah!!!!"
…
In an instant, as the sound of bones breaking rang out, Young Master Xiao's pupils widened sharply, almost as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.
The grapes in his mouth were spat out due to the excruciating pain, and feeling the pain in his legs, he immediately let out a pig-like scream!
The maid standing nearby turned pale upon seeing this, her eyes filled with fear, and her hands froze on the spot, unable to recover for a long time.
"You idiot, you think you can make my master kneel before you? You're really tired of living!!"
Ignoring the Second Young Master Xiao's heart-wrenching screams, the man in black continued to dance wildly on his lap.
She grabbed his collar without hesitation and slapped his face repeatedly without saying a word.
He struck quickly and accurately, leaving the weak and ineffective Second Young Master Xiao with no chance to fight back. In just a short while, the arrogant young master, who had been daydreaming, was completely disfigured, with several of his teeth knocked out.
Her whole face was swollen like a pig's head! She looked even uglier.
"Aaaaaah!!!! Help! Help! A thief has broken in!"
"Someone come quick and save the second young master!"
Hearing the indistinct, pig-like screams of Young Master Xiao, the two maids beside him hurriedly stumbled and ran outside, shouting as they ran.
Meanwhile, the servant, who had been terrified, looked frightened but gritted his teeth, picked up a stool from the ground, and rushed over.
"Young master, don't be afraid, I'll protect you!!!"
"Aaaaaah!!!! Damn thief, let our Second Young Master go! If you've got the guts, come at me!"
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"Hey, have you heard? It seems that the second young master of the Xiao family had his legs broken inside his own residence and was left at the prefect's gate."
"I heard that the thief was incredibly arrogant. More than a dozen servants couldn't stop him, and he even swaggered away with the person as if it were a deliberate act of revenge."
"Yes, yes, I heard about that too. I heard that she even had two teeth knocked out, and her whole face was swollen like a pig's head! If it weren't for the clothes she was wearing, I really wouldn't have recognized her."
"Who do you think did this? How dare they provoke the prefect? The person behind this is incredibly audacious! Do you think it could be the eldest son? After all, he and the second son have always been at odds!"
"Tch, a prefect? You guys don't know, do you? Even the prefect himself is in dire straits. My second aunt's third aunt's cousin's son works in the prefectural government. I heard a big shot has arrived..."
…
The provincial capital wasn't very big, but the Xiao family, as one of the most prominent and influential families in the capital, always attracted a lot of attention. Countless people wanted to see them make a fool of themselves and drag them down with them.
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