Wait a minute, heroine

Rumble——

Heavy rains in midsummer always come unexpectedly.

At Jiang'an Wharf, the traders and footmen who had just disembarked ran back and forth with their hands over their heads. The large and small boats parked on the river bank were rising and falling in the waves.

Pei Xiangjun stepped off the ferry, Xiuhe held an umbrella beside him, and boarded the carriage that the Pei family was picking up.

On the ferry, Ye Jingtang was wearing a black robe, holding an oil-paper umbrella and looking at the river bank, looking for traces of the small ferry.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the ferry returned to the eastern suburbs of the capital smoothly. The small ferry Luo Nuxia took would stop along the way, and the speed was slower. It seemed that it had not reached the port yet. Xiao Yunli kidnapped his bird, and I don’t know if it has gained weight in a few days...

Ye Jingtang looked out for a moment and saw no trace, so he prepared to follow the carriage. He had just walked a few steps when he saw Mrs. Huang Zhu, who was changing boats to go to Guangji County. She ran up to him holding an umbrella. She stopped him and chased him away from the ferry next to her:

"Young Master, the matter with Shuiyun Jiantan is finished, now it's time to go to the Yuanmen, right?"

After Ye Jingtang settled the Zhou family, they naturally had to teach the local Jianghu sects in Yunzhou the rules. However, they had just returned to Beijing and the turmoil in the Zhou family had not yet been suppressed, so they had to wait for a few days.

"Don't worry, Aunt Huang. I'll go to Guangji to see you after I've taken care of the matters in the capital."

Mrs. Huang Zhu said aggrievedly: "That Li Hunyuan went too far. He took away my shop's business. I went to discuss it, but he actually let me... let me..."

"Um?"

Ye Jingtang looked at Mrs. Huang Zhu's shameless appearance and frowned:

"What do you want Aunt Huang to do?"

"Let me go."

"..."

Ye Jingtang nodded slowly, feeling that the situation was not much different from what he thought:

"Li Hunyuan really needs to be dealt with. But I..."

"The main thing is that the young master won't help me with my affairs. I won't be able to pay the incense money that I paid for the tribute this year. The host will definitely punish me... Do you want many masters to waive my tribute for this year?"

Ye Jingtang raised his hand helplessly: "I am a thug, I have to ask Sanniang to intercede on this matter."

Mrs. Huang Zhu furrowed her little eyebrows: "How could Sanniang exempt me? If I can't pay for the incense, according to the gang rules, I have to give the property to other incense owners. I have no choice but to go to Li's house to fight for my life and die." Young Master, give me more paper money to burn..."

Ye Jingtang sighed: "What are you talking about? Isn't it just Li Hunyuan? I will take some time to go there after I finish my work. I will let him vomit as much as he eats, including the interest."

Mrs. Huang Zhu saw that the night terror hall really couldn't get away, so she had to give up:

"It's agreed~ When things are settled, I will secretly arrange for a few courtesans to reward the young master without letting the host know... By the way, the young master wants a wife? My daughter is fourteen this year, so she is a bit young..."

"well……"

Ye Jingtang was quite helpless. How could he accept the bribe from the incense owner below when it was his duty? If Sanniang and Luo Nuxia heard about it, he would suffer another unreasonable disaster. He immediately sent Mrs. Huang Zhu away with a cheerful look. gone.

After watching the ship leave, Ye Jingtang turned around and boarded the Pei family's carriage.

In the carriage, Xiuhe sat next to him, sorting out the account books he needed to use.

Pei Xiangjun was wearing a light yellow summer dress, sitting on the beauty's couch, with her legs bent and stacked, her butt resting on her calf, and her fan gently waving in her hand. She looked like a charming rich lady:

"Huang Zhu is making trouble with you again?"

"It's not a fuss. I got paid, and this is my job, but it will take some time before I have time. Sanniang is tired from traveling, so go back and have an early rest. I have to go to Prince Jing's Mansion later to ask the Zhou family Due to the situation, I may not have time to come over these two days.”

Pei Xiangjun looked away: "Oh~ I can't help at all with the Zhou family's affairs, and you have to rely on you to carry the thunder. It's natural for you to go to the palace to sit more, and I won't stop you."

Is this called not stopping?

Ye Jingtang was used to this dim and resentful little look, so he smiled and said: "I will definitely come over and help Sanniang when I have time. Speaking of Uncle Song's "Thunder God's Eight Extremes", I said I asked Sanniang to teach me... "

Pei Xiangjun slapped him: "Where can you use it on a merchant ship? Come to Pei's house when you are free, and I will teach you slowly. Li Hunyuan from the Baoyuan Sect has good fist and palm skills, and can beat his opponent with his own techniques. It’s interesting to lie down.”

Ye Jingtang smiled and said, "Okay."

Pei Xiangjun thought about it for a moment and then said:

"Has your beloved returned to the capital? Are you going to let me go over to see you, or are you going to let her come to your door and serve tea to me, an elder?"

Ye Jingtang blinked: "She doesn't know the identity of Sanniang, um..."

"Afraid that I will bully her as an elder?"

"how could be……"

"Why not? She dug a corner in my house and let me meet her. I have to let her serve tea and call her "Sister Aunt" a few times and set the rules first..."

Ye Jingtang opened his mouth, already imagining Luo Nuxia's cold appearance after being beaten by Sanniang and coming back to vent her anger on him...

After Pei Xiangjun thought for a moment, he raised the fan again:

"That's all, I know that in your heart, your sweetheart is more important than my untouchable aunt. I won't embarrass you. We'll talk about it later. By the way, tell Prince Jing about your relationship with Honghualou. Make sure Prince Jing won't let me Pay tribute?"

Ye Jingtang breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head and said: "Since I arrived at Pei's house, I haven't received a penny more except for wages. This is something I have a clear conscience. I will explain it clearly to Prince Jing. But I am afraid that marksmanship is inevitable. , after all, if you let Prince Jing take care of you, you have to give him some greeting gifts."

Pei Xiangjun nodded slightly: "Just tell Prince Jing not to spread the word. Anyway, Prince Jing cannot beat people in person. At most, he can find a guard at home to get addicted to it..."

After chatting for a while, the carriage entered the east gate of the capital and came to the bustling street.

Although it was raining, there were many pedestrians holding umbrellas on the main street, and the shops were also dazzling.

Ye Jingtang raised his eyes and looked at it, and felt something in his heart. He thought that he should prepare some small gifts or something when he came back from a trip, so he got off the car and ran to a high-end jewelry shop on the street. He chose a few pieces of jewelry and gave them to Xiuhe. They all prepared something to prevent Xiuhe from complaining about the young master being partial, and even bought a small ornament for Niaoniao.

After finishing the work, Ye Jingtang returned to Tianshui Bridge with an umbrella. Under the rain curtain, there were few pedestrians on the street, and the neighbors were chatting under the eaves of the pavement to take shelter from the rain.

Seeing Ye Jingtang coming back, all the familiar shopkeepers said hello:

"Hey~ Master Ye is back!"

"I haven't seen you for half a month, and you look a lot more handsome..."

"hehe……"

Ye Jingtang responded along the way. He wanted to go directly to Pei Mansion to give the things to Sanniang, but just halfway through, he saw a carriage driving out of the alley. Chen Biao followed behind holding an umbrella and hurriedly dissuaded him:

"Master, don't make your own decisions. If Sanniang and Madam know about it, you will definitely lose your pocket money this month..."

The curtain of the carriage was raised, and inside was a young man facing sixteen or seventeen. His demeanor could be considered elegant and calm. He was waving his fan vigorously and complaining:

"I also contribute to the family. I'm seventeen or eighteen years old, why can't I take care of things? I stayed in the academy for a few months. When I came back, I said, okay, the eldest young master has become the second young master. My maids don’t want to see me, they talk about ‘Young Master Jingtang, Young Master Ye, so handsome~’ all day long. What do you mean? I’m ugly, right?”

"Uh... Young Master and Young Master Ye are... indistinguishable!"

Chen Biao held an umbrella and trotted outside the carriage to dissuade him:

"As soon as Sanniang came back, the young master went out on his own initiative..."

As the eldest son of the Pei family, Pei Luo went to school outside the city. When he came back from vacation, he found that the Pei family was about to change their surname to "Ye". No matter how good-tempered he was, he would inevitably be full of complaints:

"I just wait for Third Aunt to come back before going out. Otherwise, how will Third Aunt know what I am capable of?"

"The young master is a scholar, and he must take the exam to gain fame...Eh?! Master Ye!"

Halfway through Chen Biao's words, he saw Ye Jingtang walking towards him. He quickly ran up to him holding an umbrella and asked for help:

"Master Ye, you are finally back. How have you been along the way? Come on, I will hold your things for you. Don't be tired..."

? ?

Young Master Pei on the carriage was still listening to Chen Biao's words. When he saw this scene, he waved the folding fan in his hand a few times with a rather complicated expression.

Then he raised his eyes and looked at the black-robed young man walking over:

He was half a head taller than him and had an extraordinary figure. It felt like he could kill him with one punch...

As for orientation...

Can this motherfucker be so indistinguishable?

They both have two eyes and one nose, so it’s hard to distinguish them by number, right?

Young Master Pei directly closed the curtain and urged:

"Let's go."

But when the coachman saw the young master's family coming, he didn't dare to listen to Pei Luo's words. He just sat outside the carriage and smiled stupidly.

Ye Jingtang recognized who was sitting in the carriage from the conversation, and walked to the window holding an umbrella:

"I'm just the boss hired by Sanniang, Mr. Pei, don't get me wrong."

The car curtain opened, and Pei Luo poked his head out. His demeanor was quite easy-going, like a well-educated son of a wealthy family:

"Are you Cousin Jing? I really didn't see you just now. Well... Third aunt is talking to mother at home. You can go directly over. I have something else to do, so I'll excuse you."

Chen Biao quickly raised his hand and stopped the carriage:

"Oh, Master Ye can just take care of this matter. You..."

Pei Luo shook his fan a few more times: "Chen Biao, how many drinks have I treated you to? Do you think this young master can't handle the matter?"

"No, no, this matter has something to do with Master Ye..."

Ye Jingtang didn't understand the meaning and asked:

"What's going on?"

Chen Biao sighed and explained: "It's not a big deal. Didn't the government ask the Pei family to renovate Dyefang Street? With such a big piece of fat, many local snakes are staring at it and want to eat it with the Pei family. The Pei family must No. Someone came over to talk about this a few days ago, and the shopkeeper of the grain store received him with a very bad attitude. He pointed at his nose and talked. The sixth son from the escort office saw his future father-in-law being offended, so he cursed a few words. "

Liuzi was an old member of Ye Jingtang. Hearing this, he frowned:

"Then what?"

"Nothing happened at the time, but the next day Liuzi went shopping with the girl from the grain store, and they were blocked on the way back. The girl was in front of him, but Liuzi couldn't save his face and apologized, so he made a move on Kazuto, and he was beaten until he is still crawling. Can’t get up…”

"Who did it?"

Pei Luo jumped out of the carriage and saw the angry look on Ye Jingtang's face, so he patted his shoulder:

"I have dealt with Cheng Song, the young master of Sanyuan Building, and Kuo Shao over there on Wutong Street. Just leave this matter to me, and I will get the medical expenses back later..."

Ye Jingtang looked at Master Pei:

"What's Cheng Song's background?"

Pei Luo thought for a moment: "My father is Mr. Cheng from the West City. I don't know much about anything else. Anyway, I have some connections in the officialdom and in the world, so it's not easy to mess with him. The big shopkeepers want to calm things down, but I can't tolerate sand in my eyes. Cousin Jing just came to the Pei family, and his subordinates were bullied. If I, the young master, don't stand up for you, who can find a place for you?...Eh? Cousin Jing, where are you going?"

"Go visit Liuzi."

Ye Jingtang walked into the back alley of Tianshui Bridge holding an umbrella, and Chen Biao quickly accompanied him.

Young Master Pei stood alone in the rain. He felt a little left out, but he was not angry either. He followed him and continued:

"I'm a bit of a naughty person on Wutong Street. All the big bosses have to respectfully call me 'Mr. Pei'. If Cheng Song dares to hit my family members, he's kicking the iron plate..."

While talking, the three of them came to a courtyard in a back alley.

Sanniang was very kind and arranged accommodation for the twelve bodyguards and their families who moved to the capital. The walls of the alley were clean and tidy, and the environment was much better than that of Shuanggui Alley.

When Ye Jingtang opened the door and walked in, he smelled the smell of medicine. Liuzi's wife, Mrs. Lin, was boiling medicine in the kitchen; the old escort Yang Chao was cursing and preaching in the room:

"You don't have any skills, why do you want to compete with others? Do you think you are the master of the young master?"

Seeing Ye Jingtang coming in, Yang Chao hurriedly went out to greet him, while Aunt Lin came up to complain:

"Jingtang, you have to take care of this..."

Yang Chao quickly stopped her: "Sister-in-law Lin, go and do your work. The young master has a sense of propriety."

Ye Jingtang comforted Mrs. Lin for a few words and came to the main room. He saw Liu Zi lying on the bed in the side room, with bandages on his body and a rather haggard face. He stood up with a smile:

"Brother Jing, why are you here? It's such a big deal that it makes me feel like I'm going to be in a funeral..."

Ye Jingtang checked the injuries and asked:

"No matter how brutal the fight is, why can't you come back and ask the master to find a place again? What will your mother do if you die outside?"

Liu Zi chuckled: "Oh, I didn't know I couldn't beat you until I got beaten. It's my fault. I shouldn't disturb my father-in-law when discussing business..."

After Ye Jingtang took a few glances at the injuries, he took out a banknote and handed it to Yang Chao:

"Find a good doctor and don't leave the root of the disease behind."

"Hey, no need, cousin Jing, you..."

Ye Jingtang waved his hand and told Liu Zi to lie down. After saying hello to Mrs. Lin, he opened his umbrella and left the yard.

Pei Luo had been standing outside the courtyard gate and looking around, and then he spoke:

"Jingtang, don't worry, I will help you settle this matter. If Cheng Song dares not to pay the medical expenses today..."

Ye Jingtang opened the oil-paper umbrella above his head and glanced at the lanes to the left and right:

"Where is Mr. Cheng?"

Pei Luo thought for a while: "This spot is usually at Sanyuan Building. I accompany a few young men from Wende Bridge to play Pai Gow. If you want to go there and have a look, I will take you there, but try not to talk, be polite, and be friendly." Just give it to me. It’s not easy to offend the officials’ sons in Wende Bridge…”

Night Terror Hall nodded:

"good."

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