Ying Lian untied her clothes and lay down quietly again. Maybe Young Master Xiao had also overdosed on medication. If he woke up early tomorrow morning and found that he had spent money but done nothing, he would not be angry with her.
Lying next to her was Xiao Zhang, who could wake up at any time and violently attack her. Ying Lian didn't dare to close her eyes for the rest of the night. She only waited until daybreak and pressed her body against Xiao Zhang's body, making a hugging gesture.
Xiao Zhang turned around and felt something heavy pressing on his body. He opened his eyes in a daze and saw Ying Lian looking at him with charming eyes.
"Master, you were so powerful last night, I love you so much."
Xiao Zhang shook his head, and then he remembered that he hired the oiran of Baihualou last night, but why didn't he remember what powerful things he did last night?
"I was with you last night?" He frowned and asked uncertainly.
"I'm so annoying. I eat people clean and then pretend not to remember. They can't even get out of bed."
Xiao Zhang was so praised by Ying Lian that he simply stopped thinking about what happened last night and wanted to do something to her again now.
Xiao Zhang turned over and pushed Ying Lian down and was about to have a big fight. Suddenly he found that his baby had lost interest. Maybe it was too intense last night and he needed to fix it.
Not wanting Ying Lian to feel that he was not good enough, Xiao Zhang stood up and said, "Young Master, I have some official duties to attend to today. I will come see you another day."
Ying Lian helped Xiao Zhang get dressed, and when he finally left the house, he let out a sigh. It turned out that it was because of the incompetence of that thing that he had those tormenting habits.
Xiao Zhang returned to the Duke's Mansion. After getting off the carriage and walking a few steps, he suddenly felt weak under his feet. He stumbled and fell down. By coincidence, he hit his head on the steps and immediately saw blood.
There was a chaos in the Duke's mansion. When Xiao Guogong came back from the court, he was furious.
"Here, the people who follow the Second Young Master will be beaten to death with sticks. You all are watching. This is the unfavorable outcome for the Lord Protector!"
Xiao Guogong pointed at a group of servants who were silent and silent. They were useless things. His son fell down, but they didn't even rush to support his son.
Although he was the Duke of the country, his descendants were poor and he only had two sons and one daughter who grew up well.
The eldest son had been in poor health since he was young, and he did not expect him to continue the family line, so he put all his hopes on his second son, Xiao Zhang. How could he tolerate anything wrong with him?
"How many times have I told you? What's the point of hanging around those dirty women in the land of fireworks? There are so many decent women for you to choose from, but you can't look down on any of them?"
Xiao Zhang, who had already bandaged his head, was scolded by Duke Xiao and did not dare to refute, "My son knows he was wrong."
"Now that you know your mistake, marry me a wife. I'll look for candidates for you, and you'll get a wife and have children right away."
Duke Xiao quickly ran through his mind. There were courtiers in the capital with girls of the right age. Which family would it be better to marry? Suddenly a name came to mind, Princess Guo!
The noble daughter of the royal family is a perfect match for his son. She can also win over King Hao. Although King Hao seems to be neutral in recent years, his son was once the prince's companion after all, so he has to be on guard.
He once went to Prince Hao's Mansion with a matchmaker to propose marriage. At that time, Prince Hao was aloof and unwilling to marry his daughter into his Xiao family. But now, he allows his daughter to enter the Xiao family. Prince Hao should be grateful.
"Princess Guo, is she still in perfect condition?"
Duke Xiao Guogong looked at Xiao Zhang. He had told Xiao Zhang not to really taint Princess Guo, otherwise if the emperor had murderous intentions, it would be troublesome for them.
"The son obeyed his father's orders, but he ordered people to scare her and tear off her clothes."
Xiao Zhang answered while covering his painful and dizzy head. His fall was really heavy. Was he really that powerful last night? It made his legs weak.
"Come here, let's spread the news. The woman who was put into a sack and thrown away yesterday is Princess Guo who was kidnapped by the gangsters."
For the rest, the group of ignorant people will naturally think to themselves that a daughter who cannot get married will see if King Hao will insist on going his own way and stay at home as an old lady.
When Chu Wenzhong went to the restaurant and teahouse to inquire about the news, all he could hear was the talk that Princess Guo of Prince Hao's Mansion had been kidnapped by gangsters.
"Hey, do you think this little gangster kidnapped a beautiful girl and would he be willing to just watch?"
"According to what you say, then Princess Guo is already here?"
"I heard that when he was found, his clothes were in tatters."
"Tsk, tsk, it's such a pity. Then a piece of white silk would have to be broken."
"Bang!" A fist hit the middle of the table hard, and the dishes on the table were shaken up and then fell with a clang.
"Insulting a royal lady in public is a capital offense."
Chu Wenzhong glared at several people. Although he only met once and spent a short time together, he had a very good impression of Princess Guo.
The beautiful woman who was alone and sad did not cry or make a fuss, nor seek death or survival. She just wrapped herself up and wept silently, making him want to protect her from any further harm.
When the people at that table saw that it was the eldest son of the Chu family, they ran away in disgrace.
Chu Wenzhong went back to his house angrily to see Chu Yunxi. Chu Yunxi thought that his eldest brother had brought news about Xiao Zhang. Unexpectedly, it was news from Princess Guo.
"You deserve to be damned. It's not enough to harm a good girl. You also have to tarnish Princess Guo's reputation. Sister, I really should have chopped him off last night. Letting him live another day would be a disaster."
Chu Yunxi frowned, saying that the warning and threat yesterday had achieved their purpose, so why did Duke Xiao's government still want to spread this matter, if they weren't afraid that the matter would get worse and the emperor would be angry?
"Brother, I'm going to see Princess Guo and give her some answers." She was afraid that Princess Guo would do something stupid.
"Well, that's fine. Big brother will go with you."
He saw his sister acting so boldly last night, and he would not let her go out alone.
This time, they were not turned away and entered the main hall. King Hao and the prince Jun Zifeng were both there.
"Thank you both for saving my little girl yesterday."
Chu Yunxi saw that King Hao did not express his anger at them, and he could distinguish right from wrong, so he had to lament that the tiger father had no dog sons, no wonder he could teach people like the Crown Prince and Princess Guo to be like dragons and phoenixes.
"In the final analysis, this matter is all caused by me. I'm lucky that King Hao doesn't blame me. I really don't dare to thank King Hao."
Chu Yunxi knelt down and confessed. If Jun Zifeng hadn't taken action to save her, nothing would have happened to Princess Guo.
King Hao nodded, this eldest lady of the Chu family is also a transparent person and worthy of His Royal Highness.
"I wonder if I can meet Princess Guo." Chu Yunxi explained the purpose of his visit.
Jun Zifeng sighed. "My sister has been staying at home since she returned home yesterday. I'm afraid..."
Before he finished speaking, Princess Guo entered the house with the help of her maid.
"Sister." Jun Zifeng was delighted, but he was also afraid that his sister would get into trouble if he stayed alone for too long.
Princess Guo also curtsied, but to Chu Yunxi and Chu Wenzhong.
"Thank you yesterday for shielding me from the eyes of the world."
Yesterday, when Chu Wenzhong didn't know her identity, he put his robe on her, and Chu Yunxi even helped her cover her face to block those sympathetic or lewd glances.
Otherwise, she might feel like she can't live anymore every time she thinks about it.
"Princess Guo." Chu Yunxi hurriedly took her hand and stopped her from saluting.
"I also want to thank you for not blaming me. How about we talk alone?"
Princess Guo nodded, she liked Chu Yunxi's frankness, and she could also distinguish right from wrong, good from bad.