Chapter 110: I Will Help You Settle This Matter (1)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Rumble!
Rainstorms in midsumr always ca unexpectedly.
At River Shore Wharf, the peddlers and porters who had just disembarked ran back and forth with their hands covering their heads. Ships of all sizes parked on the riverbank bobbed in the waves.
Pei Xiangjun got off the ferry. Xiuhe held an umbrella beside her as they boarded the Pei family’s carriage that was picking her up.
On the ferry, Ye Jingtang was wearing a black robe and holding an oil-paper umbrella while looking at the riverbank, searching for traces of the small ferry.
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed. The ferry had returned to the eastern suburbs of the capital smoothly. Heroine Luo’s small ferry would stop along the way, and it was slower. It didn’t seem to have reached the port yet.
Little Yunli had kidnapped his bird. He didn’t know if it had gained weight after she fed it for a few days…
Ye Jingtang looked into the distance for a mont, but there was no trace of her. He turned to follow the carriage. Just as he took a few steps, he saw Madam Huang Zhu, who was taking another boat to go to Broad Crossing County, run up to him with an umbrella.
She pushed him toward the ferry at the side. “Young Master, now that the matter with the Water Cloud Sword Pool has been settled, it’s ti to go to the Baoyuan School, right?”
After Ye Jingtang dealt with the Zhou family, they naturally had to teach the local Jianghu sects in Yun Province the rules. But they had just returned to the capital, and the storm of the Zhou family had yet to pass, so they had to wait a few days first.
“Aunt Huang, don’t worry. I’ll go to Broad Crossing after I’m done with the matters in the capital.”
Huang Zhu said aggrievedly, “That Li Yuanyuan is too much. It doesn’t matter if he takes my shops’ business. I went to discuss it, but he actually said… said…”
“Hmm?” Ye Jingtang looked at Huang Zhu’s embarrassed expression and frowned. “What did he say?”
“He told to get lost.”
Ye Jingtang nodded slowly. He felt that the situation was not much different from what he had imagined. “Li Hunyuan really needs to be taught a lesson. But I…”
“Young Master, if you don’t help , 1 won’t be able to pay the tribute this year. The pavilion lord will definitely punish … Young Master, why don’t you waive my tribute this year?”
Ye Jingtang raised his hand helplessly. “I’m just an enforcer. You have to ask Third Lady about this.”
Huang Zhu frowned. “How can Third Lady exempt ? If I can’t pay the tribute, according to the sect rules, I have to give my businesses to other helm masters. 1 have no choice but to go to the Li family to fight for my life. Young Master, if I die, please burn more paper money for …”
Ye Jingtang sighed. “What are you saying? Isn’t it just Li Yuanyuan? I’ll take so ti to go there after I finish my work. I’ll make him vomit everything he ate, including the interest.”
Seeing that Ye Jingtang really couldn’t leave, Huang Zhu could only give up. “It’s a promise- When things are settled, I’ll secretly arrange for a few courtesans to reward you without letting the pavilion lord know… Speaking of which, Young Master, do you want a wife? My daughter is fourteen this year. She’s a little young…”
“Sigh…” Ye Jingtang was quite helpless. It was his job. How could he accept a bribe from a helm master? If Third Lady and Heroine Luo heard about it, he would suffer another unexpected calamity. He imdiately sent Huang Zhu away with a pleasant expression.
After watching the ship leave, he turned around and boarded the Pei family’s carriage.
In the carriage, Xiuhe was sitting at the side, sorting out account books.
Pei Xiangjun was wearing a light yellow sumr dress. The beauty was sitting on the couch with her legs bent and her butt resting on her calves. She was waving the fan in her hand gently, and her bearing was like that of a delicate and charming wife of a wealthy family. “Did Huang Zhu make trouble for you again?”
“It’s not really trouble. I get paid, so this is my job. But I’ll only have ti in a few days. Third Lady, you’re tired from the long journey. Go back and rest early. I have to go to the Prince of Jing Estate later and ask about the Zhou family situation. 1 might not have ti to co over in the next two days.”
Pei Xiangjun looked elsewhere. “Sigh- 1 can’t help with the Zhou family matter at all. I still have to rely on you to handle the situation on your own. It’s only right for you to visit the Prince of Jing more often. How could 1 stop you?”
Is this called not stopping?Ye Jingtang was already used to this faintly resentful look. He smiled and said, “Third Lady, I will definitely co over to help you when I have ti. Speaking of which, Uncle Song said that he wanted you to teach the Eight Extremities of Thunder…”
Pei Xiangjun paused for a mont. “How could we use it on a rchant ship? Co to the Pei family when you have ti. 1’11 teach you slowly. Li Yuanyuan of the Baoyuan School is very skilled with the fist and palm. It’s more interesting to use your opponent’s skills to knock them down.”
Ye Jingtang smiled and said, “Okay.”
Pei Xiangjun pondered for a mont and said gently, “Has your beloved returned to the capital? Are you going to let go over to et her, or are you going to let her visit and serve tea to , an elder?”
Ye Jingtang blinked. “She doesn’t know your identity. Um…”
“Are you afraid that I’ll bully her as an elder?”
“How is that possible…”
“Why not? She poached my person. If I et her, I have to get her to serve tea and call martial aunt a few tis to establish the rules…”
Ye Jingtang opened his mouth. He could already imagine Heroine Luo’s cold expression when she ca back to vent her anger on him after being beaten by Third Lady…
After thinking for a mont, Pei Xiangjun raised her fan. “Forget it. I know that in your heart, your sweetheart is more important than , a martial aunt who has nothing to do with you. I won’t make things difficult for you. We’ll talk about it later. By the way, you told the Prince of Jing about your relationship with the Red Flower Pavilion. Are you sure the Prince of Jing won’t make pay tribute?”
Ye Jingtang breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head. “After I ca to the Pei family, except for my salary, 1 didn’t receive a single cent more. I have a clear conscience. I’ll explain it to the Prince of Jing. But I’m afraid the spear technique is unavoidable. After all, I have to give the Prince of Jing a greeting gift.”
Pei Xiangjun nodded slightly. “Just tell the Prince of Jing not to spread it. In any case, it’s impossible for the Prince of Jing to fight soone personally.. At most, she’ll find her guards at ho to satisfy her cravings…”
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