Chapter 44
The voice was unidentified, yet it was incredibly slick. Although Yueming couldn't understand it, she could tell from the tone that it was not a serious person. Ai Ye and Ye Hu knew they had encountered a frivolous playboy, so they each supported Yueming's arms and hurried forward.
The man became more excited when he saw Yueming and his group avoiding him. Yueming's short hair tucked behind her ears and the men's clothes she was wearing showed that she was a Han Chinese. Han people who used Dai slaves in Yunxiang were only from wealthy families and were nothing special.
He walked a few steps to the other side of the street and stopped the master and servants. As soon as he arrived, Yueming could smell a strong odor of alcohol. The man in front of him was quite handsome, but his cloudy and dishonest eyes showed that he had been immersed in alcohol and women for a long time. His good looks were made vulgar by his eyes.
He looked Yueming up and down, chuckled and said in Dai language: "I didn't know that Yunxiang had such a beautiful lady, and I don't know from which family she is?" As he said that, he stretched out his hand.
Ai Ye quickly pulled Yue Ming back, and Ye Hu rushed forward to protect Yue Ming behind him and said, "Young Master, please be respectful. We are relatives of the Tusi Mansion."
Ye Hu thought that by mentioning the Tusi Mansion, she could scare off the lunatic in front of her. Unexpectedly, the man smiled even more smugly upon hearing the name of the Tusi Mansion. He raised his thumb to the tip of his nose and said, "What a coincidence! I'm also a relative of the Tusi Mansion. The third wife there is my aunt. I wonder if this person is a relative of my eldest cousin or my second cousin?"
Ye Hu was stunned when he heard him introduce himself. The third wife's nephew was only five years old. The one who called the third wife aunt must be from the next-door grandfather's family.
Yueming was surprised to see Ye Hu silent. Could it be that this playboy across the street was even more powerful than the Second Young Master? She quietly asked Ai Ye, "What did he say?"
Ai Ye lowered his voice and said, "He is a relative of the Third Madam's family."
Since they were relatives from the Third Madam's family, there was no need to deal with them, but for the sake of the Tusi Mansion, it was not good to cause any conflict. She pulled Ye Hu and whispered, "Tell him that the Third Madam is in the mansion and we are going to look for the Second Young Master."
This man was indeed Pujiang, the eldest son of Grandfather Mengding's family. Mengding Prefecture had gone to Lishengmeng to borrow grain but returned empty-handed. The housekeeper reported that the headman, Tao, was furious and had told the chieftain to manage the women in his household, saying they were being unruly and insolent. The chieftain, baffled, had his cousin's eldest son, under the pretext of delivering tissue paper and brown sugar to Yunxiang's mansion, come to complain and borrow grain. Since Lishengmeng had failed to borrow, the chieftain's family, considering their in-laws, would likely lend a hand.
Unexpectedly, the chieftain's housekeeper took the things in, but told him that there was no one in charge in the house and didn't even let him in. He stuffed a lot of money into the doorman and found out that the second young master had offended the third wife for a Han girl.
Although their entire family hoped that the only heir of Mengding Prefecture would die soon so that their family could legitimately inherit the position of Tusi Mansion, the fact that the Third Wife was favored in Yunxiang Tusi Mansion would benefit the entire Mengdingba. If a little girl wanted to stir up trouble in the Tusi Mansion, it would depend on whether the Mengding Tusi Mansion would agree.
After hearing Ye Hu say that they were going to look for the second young master Pu Jiang, he became more and more certain that this girl was the culprit who had caused the third wife to lose face.
He looked at Yueming again with his revealing eyes and said, "Although she is a little young, she is indeed a beauty. No wonder my second cousin is so obsessed with her."
Ye Hu's expression changed when she heard this. This jerk wasn't afraid of the Second Young Master's name, and he became even more aggressive. She pretended not to hear it, took Yue Ming's arm, and turned to leave.
Pu Jiang dodged and stopped them, and stretched out his hand towards Yue Ming again, saying, "She must be quite skilled in bed to be able to charm my second cousin. It's a pity she's a Han woman. If my second cousin ever gets tired of her, remember to come find me!"
Ye Hu knocked his hand down and said sternly, "What are you talking about? This is the daughter of our Tao family. Don't you take Li Shengmeng seriously?"
As soon as Ye Hu finished speaking, Pu Jiang slapped him. Yue Ming screamed and tried to move forward, but Ai Ye held him back.
Pu Jiang pointed at Ye Hu, who had covered his face, and sneered, "Don't use the Tao family to pressure me. You, a slave, dare to tell me what to do. Li Shengmeng must have failed to teach you the rules properly." After saying this, he turned to Yue Ming and said, "Your father gave you to the Tusi Mansion for money. You little bastard dared to disrespect the Third Madam? When your second cousin gets tired of you, I'll see how you die."
Just by looking at his expression, Yueming knew he wasn't saying anything nice. Yehu couldn't just let it go after getting slapped. But in a fight, the three weak women wouldn't be his match, and he couldn't be alone. They had to go back to Han Yunkai. Yueming gritted her teeth and said to Ai Ye and Yehu, "Let's go."
Pu Jiang was gaining the upper hand and was about to let them leave. The tavern owner stopped him and said, "Young Master, please stop while you are ahead. Her father, Lan Caishen, is not someone you can easily mess with."
Pu Jiang pushed the tavern owner away and said, "I'm not afraid of a Han Chinese who runs errands for the Tusi Mansion."
The tavern owner quickly grabbed him and said, "You're a grown man, why are you arguing with a little girl? I'll take the wine bill for today. You just won a lot of money playing cock-a-boo. The people inside won't agree to leave like this."
In this way, Yueming and his servant had disappeared. Pujiang kicked the tavern owner and cursed, "You ruined my good deeds."
The tavern owner didn't dare to get angry after being hit. He smiled and pulled him into the tavern.
Yun Kai stood before the cockfighting fence, pumping his fist in support of the Burmese fighting cock. Feng Xiaosai came in and whispered something in his ear. Startled, he hurried to the door, saw Lan Yueming's pouting mouth, as if about to cry, and then looked at Ye Hu's face, which had a huge slap mark on it.
He asked angrily, "Who did it?"
Yueming originally just wanted to pretend, but when she saw Yunkai, her eyes suddenly felt sore and tears fell. She sobbed and said, "Your cousin?"
"Who?" Yun Kai was surprised. His uncle's cousin had come, so how could he have become an enemy of Lan Yueming? This shouldn't be the case. Lan Yueming didn't offend anyone except him.
He put his hands on his hips and looked at Ye Hu: "Who hit you?"
Ye Hu hesitated for a moment and said, "The Third Madam's nephew."
Yun Kai couldn't figure it out at once. How did the third wife's nephew get related to his uncle's cousin?
Yueming cried and enthusiastically provided an answer: "It was your cousin who beat him."
What a mess! He said to Yueming, "Just cry and don't interrupt."
Yueming almost couldn't cry anymore and really wanted to beat him up.
He frowned and said to Ai Ye, "You tell me, start from the beginning."
Ai Ye described the whole incident to him in detail from beginning to end, even not sparing the expression on Pu Jiang's face when he said those dirty words.
Yun Kai was a little bit incredulous: "You guys just got beaten and scolded for nothing, and you didn't fight back or talk back?"
Yueming wiped her tears and said, "I'm afraid I can't beat him?"
Yun Kai poked her forehead with a look of dismay, "You can't even bully others with your power, what else can you do?" The moment he bullied her, his eyes flickered with a sinister idea. Standing on the grounds of the Yun Xiang Mansion, Lan Yueming was actually being bullied by a poor outsider. She didn't consider that with her father's good reputation and his title as the second young master, if a fight really broke out, would those Yun Xiang people on the street put her at a disadvantage?
Yueming was prodded by him and stepped back repeatedly. She whispered, "But he is your relative after all. How can I confront him head-on?"
Yun Kai spat at the side and said, "He's nothing but a relative." Pu Jiang was actually accused of having an affair with Lan Yueming. He must not want to live anymore after being wronged like this.
He rolled up his sleeves and said to Feng Xiaochong: "Let's go. If I don't kill him today, I won't be able to stay in Yunxiang anymore."
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