Liu Yi was very angry at the moment. He didn't know where he got this bad luck from.
Not long ago, he was inexplicably beaten up and couldn't go to the Shuang Yang Gathering. His face was bruised and swollen, and he couldn't even go out. After a few days of applying ointment, the swelling finally subsided and he could go out. He heard that this new restaurant was good, so he came and didn't bother to find out whose place it was.
Who would have guessed that he would take a fancy to a young lady playing the lute? Before he could even warm up with her, the pretty boy zither player smashed him with an incense burner? Fortunately, the imperial bodyguard was quick enough to stop him. Otherwise, wouldn't he have his head split open?
He ordered the guards to catch the musician and beat him. Liu Yi didn't care about making a big deal out of it. He just wanted to vent his anger. He saw that the guards only grabbed the musician and punched him a few times. His anger wasn't appeased at all. He scolded,
"I've raised you for nothing. You don't even know how to hit a person? Dismember his arms and legs, strip him naked, and throw him on the street! "
"No! Don't hit my husband! " Young Madam Bai struggled under Liu Yi's hands and wanted to knock him away with her head. However, Liu Yi pushed her against the railing and she fainted on the spot.
"Wife! Wife! Let me go! "
"Eleventh Master, you can't do this. You're a great man and don't hold a grudge against a lowly person. What's wrong with that?" Lin Fu was so anxious that his forehead was covered in sweat. He had good eyesight and had long recognized who the person in front of him was. He couldn't argue with him, and he couldn't fight him head-on. He could only beg for mercy and mediate from the side.
He couldn't really let him strip him naked and throw him on the street. How could Wangji Tower continue doing business in the future? Even the owner would be humiliated.
"Get lost!" Liu Yi disliked Lin Fu's nagging, so he kicked him in the waist and knocked him down. He coldly glanced at him.
"Since you know me, you should know my temper. In this capital, I don't go back on my word. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll throw you on the street together."
Guests came out of the private room to watch the show. There were many descendants of the royal family, but none of them spoke up for justice. They were all afraid of provoking Liu Yi. However, at this time … A mocking voice cut straight into the conversation.
"Oh, I was wondering which master it was. Such a strong smell of gunpowder, I can smell it from the other side of the building."
Liu Yi was still fuming with anger. He turned around and saw Yu Shu standing at the side of the corridor. His expression stiffened. He said with a black face,
"Why are you here?"
When the onlookers saw that a busybody had stepped forward, they all looked over curiously, waiting to see this overconfident person suffer.
Yu Shu observed Liu Yi's reaction and guessed that Ji Xingxuan had not told him that she had tricked him. She felt relieved and knew that Liu Yi was still wary of her. She raised her eyebrows and sneered,
"I want to know what you are doing here. Didn't they hear that Lord Eleven had fallen and was currently recuperating in the guest house? It's only been a few days, and you're already out for a stroll. Don't tell me you've forgotten the pain after your wound healed? "
Liu Yi was a person who was easy to understand. He looked ruthless, but in reality, he was someone who could be persuaded by the soft approach and was afraid of the hard approach. The more respectful one was, the more arrogant he would be. Only by scaring him would he be cautious.
Thus, Yu Shu would not give him any face. With just a few words of mockery, Liu Yi knew that she was hinting at the incident at Qiongyu Pavilion. Feeling guilty, he avoided Yu Shu's eyes and suppressed his anger, saying in a muffled voice,
"I'll go wherever I want. It's none of your business."
The onlookers were waiting to see Yu Shu suffer. Who would have thought that Liu Yi would reveal his fear in front of this young lady? Although his words were not obvious, he was indeed concealing his concession. Thus, they couldn't help but wonder what kind of deity this young lady was to be able to make the Eleventh Prince give in.
Yu Shu was even more certain that she could control Liu Yi. She glanced at him and said, "I don't care where Lord Eleven wants to go. But you came to my restaurant to cause trouble, so I have no choice but to do something."
Liu Yi looked at her suspiciously and asked in disbelief, "Your family's restaurant? This restaurant is owned by your family? "
Yu Shu could see that he did not know that this was Xue Rui's territory. She could not be bothered to remind him. Since she had already stepped in, she would not use Xue Rui's name to do anything.
She turned her head and saw the two waiters, Gui Qi and Gui Ba, standing dumbfounded at the side. She pointed at Lin Fu who was sitting on the ground and said,
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get your manager involved."
The two of them seemed to wake up from a dream and quickly responded, "Yes, yes, Young Lady."
Lin Fu was helped up. Seeing that Yu Shu had subdued Liu Yi, he secretly sighed and said to Yu Shu with a face full of shame, "I am useless and have disturbed Young Lady."
Yu Shu waved her hand and sneered, "It's none of your business. This is a guest bullying the host."
Liu Yi gritted his teeth and said to Yu Shu with a straight face, "How can you speak like that? Did I bully them, or did they not understand the rules? You ask them yourself!"
Yu Shu looked coldly at Madame Bai, who had fainted, and Gong Qinshi, who was beaten to a bloody face. She said to Liu Yi angrily,
"Yes, I want to ask, how did this couple annoy you? Why do you have to be angry with two performers? You don't even care about your face. Don't you feel ashamed at all?"
Liu Yi was choked by Yu Shu's words. His face turned red and white, and his chest rose and fell. He wanted to say that he was thrown an incense burner in the room, but he was too embarrassed to say that he was frivolous in front of so many people. His words were stuck in his throat, like a mute person who had eaten a bitter pill. He couldn't say anything even if he wanted to.
"Why don't you say it? How did they not understand the rules? You can say it clearly. You don't need to teach them a lesson. As the manager, I will not let them go easily. But I will say the ugly words first. If you can't say anything and ruin the business of our Wangji Building for nothing, I will not swallow my anger. "
Liu Yi looked at Yu Shu with a sullen face. He knew that with her here, he couldn't get any better. So, he snorted heavily and said stubbornly,
"I'm too lazy to argue with you!"
After that, he waved his hand to let the guards go. He was about to leave with his hands behind his back. He couldn't afford to offend him, but he could hide!
A group of people looked at this scene in surprise. They couldn't believe it. Was this little tyrant going to escape?
"Lord Eleven, please stay. This shop is a small shop, and we don't accept credit." Yu Shu was a greedy person. She glanced at the table in the room with wine and dishes. How could she let Liu Yi eat for free?
Liu Yi's footsteps stopped. People with eyes could see that his forehead was about to emit smoke.
"… Give it to her!"
"Yes."
The guard stayed to pay the bill. He took out a banknote and handed it to Yu Shu. He didn't even look at the denomination and hurriedly followed Liu Yi.
Yu Shu looked at Liu Yi's back coldly. She thought in her heart, "Sooner or later, we will fall out. Why should I be afraid of him?"
When they left, Yu Shu asked the Gong Qinshi to take Madam Bai downstairs. She turned to the guests who were whispering upstairs and cupped her hands. She swept away the previous sarcasm and said apologetically,
"My humble shop did not take good care of you and disturbed your meal. Today's banquet will not be on the bill. Please forgive me, and come again next time."
Everyone saw that Liu Yi had suffered a loss in front of Yu Shu. How could they not give her face? Moreover, they had watched a show and eaten a free meal. Who would not be happy? They all laughed and greeted her, then turned around and went into the private room.
After dealing with these things, the surroundings became quiet. Yu Shu's expression relaxed. She turned to Lin Fu and asked,
"Were you hurt just now?"
Lin Fu hurriedly shook his head. He put his hand on his waist and said with a wry smile, "I'm fine. I'm just useless. If something happened, I still need you to take care of it. I really don't know how to explain it to Young Master when he finds out about it. "
Seeing that he was feeling guilty, Yu Shu smiled nonchalantly. She handed him the banknotes that Liu Yi had given her earlier and told him that it was more than enough to pay for today's free bill. As she led him downstairs, she told him,
"I already have a grudge with the Eleventh Prince. At most, I will add another one. This has nothing to do with you, so you don't need to take it to heart. As for the zither master and his wife, they were frightened. Come with me to take a look and comfort them. Don't scare them until they get sick. It's not worth it. "
Lin Fu saw that Yu Shu had offended Liu Yi, but she was not afraid. She did not blame him for not handling things well. Instead, she arranged everything well. Suddenly, he became more respectful to this young lady manager.
"Yes."
The two came to the zither master's room in the backyard. Young Madam Bai had already woken up. She was wiping the wound on the zither master's forehead with red eyes. When the husband and wife saw Yu Shu come in, they quickly stood up. One wiped her tears to thank her, and the other blushed.
"I thank you for saving my husband."
"It's my fault. I was impulsive and angered the noble. Please punish me."
Yu Shu did not blame them at all for causing trouble. Think about it, if a man could tolerate others bullying his wife in front of him, or if he was afraid of the nobles and didn't dare to say anything, then he would have wasted his three legs. It would be shameful. It would be better to reincarnate and start anew.
She heard that this zither master was the descendant of a famous zither master from the previous dynasty. He was a master of the zither, and he was very good at playing the seven-stringed zither. However, his ancestor was in trouble, so he was bought by Xue Rui from the Master's Courtyard for a lot of money. He was raised in this Wangji Building. Usually, if it wasn't an honored guest, he wouldn't come out to play the zither.
"It doesn't matter. You two don't need to be afraid. Today's matter is over. Don't go out for the next few days. Just stay here and recuperate. When the limelight is over, you can play the zither for the guests. "
Yu Shu comforted them a few words. She was afraid that Liu Yi would send someone to keep an eye on them, so she deliberately told them to go away.
After comforting the zither master and his wife, Yu Shu returned to the room where she rested. The food on the table was already cold, so Lin Fu hurriedly asked someone to prepare another table.
Yu Shu stopped him: "No need, it's getting late. Go and hire a sedan chair to send me back."
Lin Fu nodded and went out to arrange it. Then, he went back to the kitchen and took an insulated food box. He filled it with a few hot dishes and sent Yu Shu to the sedan chair.
Lin Fu went back to the restaurant and did what he needed to do. A little later, someone asked about Yu Shu when they were paying the bill. Lin Fu didn't say a word.
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