Chapter 23: You Bunch of Rascals

  After eating the closed-door buns, Zǐ Ruò Yè bid farewell to Liǔ Chéng Xiàng and thanked him for seeing her off. Standing in front of the Chéng Xiàng's mansion, she thought about how she had arrived in his carriage earlier. At this moment, it was the busiest time at the market, with people coming and going, and those passing by Zǐ Ruò Yè would occasionally give her a "concerned" glance.

  After all, Ye Wangye's statement is probably known to even the marginal small countries, let alone those who were born and raised here? The eyes of the crowd are on Ye Ziye, but she doesn't care, still walking slowly on the street, occasionally teasing the men who pass by her side in a hurry, from time to time looking around to see if there's anything else to buy for Yun Cong.

  Today, in order to go to the Chancellor's mansion, I went up early for court and hadn't yet gone to see Yun Cong. Ever since bringing Yun Cong back to the Wang mansion, they haven't been on the same bed or under the same quilt, because the hidden guards of the Wang mansion are the most solid net in the world and absolutely won't let a single rumor leak out.

  The crowd rushing by couldn't notice, Zi Ruoye walked quietly, if people didn't rush by so hastily, how would they not notice, how could the usually arrogant and lustful Prince Wang have such a quiet moment.

  She came to herself and found that she had walked into a small alley, dazed for a moment. It seemed that thinking about things while walking was not good after all. Just as she was about to turn around, she heard the man's pleading voice. Listening carefully, her eyebrows furrowed - should she intervene in this matter or not?

  Is it that in every dynasty there will be such a vulgar thing, Zi Ruoye frowned, if not openly then secretly. If she hadn't encountered it, even if it was a case of annihilating the entire family, it wouldn't have been something for this king to handle, but encountering this kind of thing, she should have added fuel to the fire, thinking of this, her eyes which had been clear for a moment immediately changed to a lustful and evil color, smiling slyly as she walked into the alley.

  Zi Ruoye walked in and saw a scene that made her indignant. In the deserted alley, three women surrounded a man. The man's clothes were already disheveled, his face pale with tears hanging from his eyes. Most men in Zi Xuan country were weak and timid. Among those she had met, only Liu Qingyou knew some martial arts, but even that was mediocre, except for his exceptional lightness skills, which were truly not worth mentioning.

  "Spare my life, if you let me go home, my mother will definitely send silver." She desperately protected her own body, and if she was tainted by others, what face would she have to see the world? Moreover, there was already someone in his heart. If he lost his chastity, how could he face the one who was good to him and loved him dearly?

  "It's a good idea to take the silver." The woman in the middle heard that the man's eyes lit up, but she thought of the duck that had flown away and felt a little unwilling. Who made this man look so good, making her heart itch? "If I take your body, your mother will surely marry you to me, and won't your silver be mine?"

  The man who thought there would be a glimmer of hope turned pale, with not a single hint of blood color left on his face. He stared at the three women in front of him in terror. "Don't, don't, please."

  Zi Ruoye heard the woman's arrogant words, this bandit was indeed insatiable and had ulterior motives. "What are you ladies doing?"

  The three people turned around hastily after hearing Ye Zi's voice, and when they saw that it was Ye Zi, the leader of the group noticed the look in her eyes. He smiled and said, "I didn't know Your Highness had arrived, please don't mind. This man is my fiancé, but he was kidnapped and almost became a prostitute. Now he's suffered a shock and looks frightened when he sees anyone."

  The sincere and heartfelt expression paired with a heart-wrenching look, but this acting still skips the awkwardness.

  Compared to acting, Zi Ruoye's ancestral skills are far more impressive!

  He took a quick glance at the man being pinned down by two others, "What a beauty! I'm really...". He squinted his eyes and kept making "tsk" sounds, causing the man's face to turn even paler.

  I thought that with people coming, I could be saved, but it's actually Lord Ye Wang... Silent tears flowed down, this time it's probably difficult to escape ascending to heaven.

  "Why don't I try it first, and then you can take me away?" Ziyue Ye leaned in close to the person who had just come out to talk to her, as if she was eager to pounce on them.

  That person heard but his face stiffened, originally wanted to make up an excuse to let the king let go, didn't expect the king actually took a liking to that man, his gaze wandering between the man and Zi Ruoye, now that the king spoke, she had to refuse it was impossible, playing with someone else's leftovers, herself also having an unfulfilled desire, "Your Majesty, this is my husband who has not yet entered our household, how can..."

  Zi Ruoye ignored him, pulled out a large stack of silver bills from her bosom and said, "His Majesty thinks it's your husband's good fortune. If His Majesty wanted to, he wouldn't just give you ten or eight of these. Take this money, His Majesty doesn't lack it."

  With the silver ticket in hand, the man was stunned for a moment before changing his tone, "Alright, let's go and guard the gate for Master Wang." Now that she had obtained several hundred taels, she could still go to that young master's house and get another sum, so why worry about not having men to serve her?

  Zi Ruoye was thinking of walking over, taking him away from here and then sending him back home. As for the silver... a few hundred taels of silver notes, how could she possibly give it to her for free? Daring to humiliate an innocent man in public, at least the Dark Guard should be called to torture him properly.

  "Then give him to..."

  "You bunch of scoundrels!" Before the words were even out, a clear and angry voice came from the alley entrance. Zi Ruoye raised her eyes to look over and saw a man wearing a warm yellow robe glaring at them angrily.

  A small chin, yet with a faint baby fat, round big eyes glaring angrily at the four women present, an innocent and dust-free pair of eyes, the clearest spring water, the most crystal clear crystal reflecting layers of cold light, as if looking into the depths of one's heart would leave no hiding place.

  It's better for family members to protect him, so as not to let the world's filth contaminate those eyes. Shangguan Ming looked at the four women in front of him with anger and resentment. If it weren't for sneaking out without telling Father and Mother today, they wouldn't have encountered such a thing.

  Mother said, all boys are treasures to be cherished in a girl's heart and mind!

  Father said, for a man, chastity is the most important thing. Once you lose your chastity, everything else is gone.

  From what he just heard, it's clear that these people are bullying that man! If he doesn't teach them a lesson, he won't be called Magistrate Murong.

  "Thinking of this one is even more beautiful than the previous one!" Looking at Shangguan Meng's delicate face, like a crystal doll, the eyes of the three women, except for Ziyue Ye, were like wolves and tigers, casting towards Shangguan Meng's body.

  What a beautiful doll, I wonder what kind of alluring figure is hidden under her clothes?

  Seeing the expressions in the eyes of the three people, Zi Ruoye's heart condensed for a moment, but she secretly smiled. This... originally wanted to come and save the beauty with the young master, didn't expect that now it has become another beauty coming to rescue? She... has instead become one of them.

  "Let him go quickly!" A few steps forward, the small man with a fierce momentum increased his volume, as if he wanted to overwhelm people with his momentum, but his voice was like soft cotton candy, sweet and gentle, making several people even more unbearable.

  "Alright! I'll let him go, but you have to come with me." The leader of the group smiled slyly and said, looking at the child's innocent face, her mind racing with calculations.

  Follow her? Why follow her? Just looking at her, she doesn't seem like a good person! Mother said that men can't just follow anyone... But if he follows her, she says she'll let that man go.

  With a tilted head, seemingly considering the authenticity of the newcomer's words, Zi Ruoye saw him so troubled, but twitched at the corner of his mouth. What kind of family would let such an ignorant child come out like this?

  "No way! My mother said that if someone looks bad, they're definitely not a good person!" But to everyone's surprise, the little man stood up straight, with an air of righteousness and a stern expression, as if to say "you can't fool me!"

  "It can't be done, but it has to be done!" Looking at him, he didn't have much flesh on his body, and the three women were still afraid that one weak man wouldn't be enough. Moreover, there was also Ye Wangye around. That leader indeed regarded Ziyue as one of them...

  Zi Ruoye slowly pulled out the wine jug, took a few big gulps, and the liquid dripped from the corner of her lips onto her brocade robe. Her eyes had a slightly drunken glaze and a fleeting smile. This little rascal actually wanted to save someone, so she might as well help him.

  Strolled over leisurely, just about to reach Shangguan Meng's side, but suddenly slipped and let out a startled cry, "Ah!"

  Shangguan Meng looked at the person rushing towards her, wondering why this person wanted to rush towards her. Before she could ask, her hands and feet moved on their own, as if controlled by someone else. Zi Ruoye seemed to see something on his body, and with a drunken expression, he suddenly shouted, "Don't hit me!" The wine jug blocked the punch, which landed squarely on the leader's face!

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  It's even later today... sorry, sorry. Had some drinks with friends yesterday... uh. Will update as soon as I sober up.