"Yuan Xu? What are you doing here?"
Seeing that she recognized him at a glance, Yuan Xu chuckled softly!
But the smile didn't reach his eyes at all.
"Ah! Of course, it's all thanks to you, young lady..."
The deliberately drawn-out tone, coupled with a forced, insincere smile.
Xie Li felt a sudden surge of fear welling up inside her...
Moreover, the alley she walked through today is usually quite crowded.
But for some reason, hardly anyone passed by today.
Xie Li guessed that this might be Yuan Xu's doing, and her disgust for him grew even stronger.
She suppressed her fear and said in a cold voice:
"I don't understand what you're saying. Please move aside, Mr. Yuan. I need to go back to the shop now."
"Since Miss Xie doesn't understand, then I, Yuan, will have to use another method to explain it to you."
Yuan Xu sneered and made a slight gesture with his hand.
Upon seeing this, the servants behind him immediately stepped forward.
As they drew closer, Xie Li's legs went weak, and her teeth chattered with fear.
She couldn't help but slowly back away...
But this was an alley, and soon her hand touched a wall.
She had nowhere left to retreat; this was a dead end!
Facing the men who were closing in, Xie Li suppressed her fear and shouted loudly at Yuan Xu, who was not far away:
"Yuan Xu! Let me tell you, if you dare to touch me, my family will not let you get away with it!"
Yuan Xu shook his head helplessly and chuckled softly, as if he had heard some earth-shattering joke.
After he had finished laughing, he slowly raised his eyes.
He approached Xie Li, grabbed her chin, looked at her with boundless pity in his eyes, and sneered in a low voice:
"It seems Miss Xie hasn't woken up from her dream yet! Do you still think you're the young lady of a noble family in the capital? Now you're nothing but a homeless orphan! Do you really expect your concubine, who came from a humble background, to stand up for you? Or do you want your crippled brother to stand up for you?"
Xie Li was well aware of what he was saying!
Even if she dies here now, no one in the Xie family has the power to seek justice for her...
Seeing the despair on her face, Yuan Xu felt extremely satisfied!
The humiliation she suffered at the hands of her and her aunt can finally be repaid to her today!
"However, there's one thing I've never understood. As the eldest daughter of the second branch of the Marquis's family, you insist on recognizing a servant as your mother. It's truly unprecedented. Tsk tsk! I'm really curious about what charm your concubine possesses that has captivated not only your father but also you. Alas! It's a pity she's a bit old, otherwise I would really like to send her to a brothel to see if she really has some unspeakable secret..."
"Yuan Xu, you are shameless!"
Xie Li suddenly found the strength to break free from the man's hold on her.
He slapped him hard across the face with all his might!
Because she had done a lot of work these days, she had become stronger.
The force was so great that Yuan Xu's face was slapped to the side!
"Young Master!"
The servants behind him gasped in surprise at the sudden turn of events!
Taking advantage of the moment, Xie Li shouted for help and quickly took off running towards the alley entrance!
"Help! Help me!"
Several servants, tall and strong, grabbed Xie Li and brought her back in just a few steps.
They raised their fists to teach Xie Li a lesson, but Yuan Xu stopped them.
"Step back! It's not your place to lay a hand on her!"
He stroked the spot where the soft little hand had struck him, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes, but it vanished in an instant.
"Miss Xie still enjoys using her hands as much as before, and I like that! But I still prefer you to use your hands on other parts of my body, for example..."
Yuan Xu slowly bent down and whispered a few words in Xie Li's ear.
Ignoring her furious glare, he slowly rose and instructed the servants behind him:
"Take them away!"
"Mmm!"
Xie Li was tied up and gagged, and could only watch helplessly as she was stuffed into a carriage...
At that time, Wang belatedly realized that Xie Li had not returned for a long time and became worried.
But she had to do the accounting for the customers and couldn't leave for the time being.
We can only ask Ye Jun to go and see what's going on.
Ye Jun called out loudly along the route he had taken before.
Because he was worried about damaging her reputation, he could only use the name of the aunt who washes vegetables.
Xie Li, inside the carriage, seemed to hear his call and desperately banged against the carriage wall, trying to make a noise to attract Ye Jun's attention.
Realizing her intention, Yuan Xu, who was inside the car, grabbed her and pulled her onto his lap!
"What, you want your little lover to come and save you? Save your energy!"
"Waaah!"
Xie Li was pinned down by the man beneath her, unable to move an inch.
She could only listen to Ye Jun's voice fading into the distance, and two streams of tears unexpectedly flowed down her cheeks...
Seemingly sensing something, Ye Jun turned around and looked back, only to see several people on horseback escorting a carriage.
The carriage was luxurious; it was clearly not for ordinary people!
After looking away, he walked in the opposite direction to search for the person...
Lin Yan, far away in the prefectural city, was naturally unaware of what was happening in the town.
All she can think about now is making money.
Ever since Xiao Jue came to the restaurant for hot pot that day, the restaurant's business has been booming!
After all, the common people don't care whether Prince Su is favored by the emperor or not.
All they knew was that Prince Su was a member of the royal family.
Royal blood flows in his veins!
After all, they were too far from the capital and the palace.
Prince Su was the only person they had any contact with the royal family!
Moreover, ever since Xiao Jue came to Baisu Prefecture, he has begun to implement sweeping reforms and diligently govern the prefecture.
Therefore, his image in the hearts of the local people was even better than that of the emperor!
Therefore, whenever Xiao Jue has eaten or visited a place, many people will rush to imitate and try it!
Of course, this time is no exception.
Lin Yan's hot pot restaurant has become a popular spot for locals in the city.
The hot pot restaurant's daily net profit has also rapidly increased from just a few taels of silver at the beginning to around twenty taels today.
In addition, the hot pot tastes excellent, so the daily customer flow in the store has never decreased.
Unbeknownst to her, Lin Yan had stayed in the prefectural city for a full half month!
Realizing she had been away from home for so long, she made arrangements for everyone and then embarked on her journey home.
This time, when she returned from the prefectural city, she did not go to the hot pot restaurant in town, but went straight to the village.
Lin Yan was unaware of this at the time.
She will regret this decision in the future...
Of course, what she didn't know was that from the very first day she arrived in the prefectural city, Xie Muqing had arranged for someone to record what she did and who she met each day.
Two gyrfalcons took turns flying back and forth each day to deliver the message to him.
A few days ago, Xie Muqing could still look at the letter with the same expression.
But the further he went, the darker his face became...
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