The Water and Continent Meet was first told by Heng Wu Mansion, and its popularity hadn't died down yet. The story wasn't long either, so the Fragrant Grass Pavilion would arrange a story every few days, with a storyteller telling the story to warm up the scene.
Everyone was listening excitedly, and the storyteller on the stage was describing and praising the main character of the story — the wise and brave female messenger Miao Ling, who had an extraordinary background. Suddenly, someone stood up and scolded him.
The hall was in a mess. Yin Yuanbo, who was sitting in the front row, stepped on a chair with the smell of alcohol. He slammed the teacup in his hand on the table and shouted,
"You didn't hear me clearly? Then I'll say it again. What bullsh * t female fortune teller, female immortal? She's just a shameless, licentious, stinky woman! "
Yin Yuanbo looked around and found that every guest in the hall was looking at him. Many people were pointing at him, and soon, someone recognized him.
"Hey, isn't this Third Master Yin? Are you drunk? Why are you here to act like a drunkard?"
"I say, Third Master Yin, you can't say things like that! She's a pure and innocent woman. How can you slander her like this? "
Yin Yuanbo's eyes darted around, but he couldn't figure out which one of them was sent by Prince Ning to act with him. He spat on the ground and shouted at the top of his lungs,
"Innocent my ass! I'll let you know that the female immortal you're talking about was born by my family's servant. A few days ago, my mother had a birthday party, and we invited her and her mother. Who would have thought that she would come to my house and find out that my cousin, Yin Yuanrong, was also in the mansion? She took off her clothes in the wing room in the backyard and tempted my third cousin to go there. Seeing her naked, if I hadn't followed her, I would have been blamed by her! I saw it with my own eyes. If I lie to you, I'll kill my parents! "
His spittle flew everywhere as he spoke. Although his last curse was disrespectful to his parents, there was a group of people who believed him immediately. They all started talking at once, and there were a few lechers who winked at him and said some vulgar things.
For a moment, Yin Yuanbo felt very happy. He felt that he had avenged his mother and smeared Yin Yuanrong's face again. But he still felt that it was not enough.
"If you don't believe me, I'll tell you. That Yu Lianfang took off her clothes and there was a red mole on her left breast. Hehe, I saw it very clearly. She —"
"Shut up!"
Yin Yuanbo paused and subconsciously turned his head. A white light flashed in front of his eyes. Something flew past his head and exploded on the table behind him. "Bang!" The sound of something breaking could be heard.
Yin Yuanbo's head was a little dizzy, and it took him a moment to realize that someone had smashed his head with a cup upstairs. The next moment, he cried out in shock and covered his head. He lost his balance and tumbled down from the chair.
Plop!
"Which bastard plotted against your grandpa!" Yin Yuanbo was shocked. He wiped the blood from his forehead, and his face turned pale in an instant.
The bustling Fragrant Grass Pavilion was now unusually quiet. When everyone saw Yin Yuanbo's disheveled appearance, they all looked up at the second floor.
On the second floor, Jing Chen turned around to look at Xue Rui in astonishment. He'd just spoken out to stop Xue Rui, yet Xue Rui didn't say a word and actually directly grabbed the tea set of the customer beside him and smashed the customer's head.
There was a distance between the second and the first floor, but it was obvious how much strength Xue Rui had used to hit someone's head so accurately and ruthlessly.
Xue Rui's expression was as cold as frost. He was still holding a fan in one hand. He lifted his robe, turned around, and strode down the stairs. Jing Chen was stunned for a moment, so he fell behind.
Some people had already recognized Xue Rui, but they did not dare to make a sound. The visitors in the hall consciously made way for him. Only Yin Yuanbo did not know who had smashed his head. He sat on the ground and cursed, trying to get up.
Xue Rui quickly walked in front of Yin Yuanbo. Without saying a word, he stretched out his leg and stepped on Yin Yuanbo's shoulder. Yin Yuanbo, who was about to get up, fell back to the ground with his limbs facing the sky.
Yin Yuanbo let out a muffled groan and broke out in cold sweat from the pain. He lay on the ground in a daze. When he opened his eyes, he saw a familiar face.
"You, you, it's you …"
Xue Rui was so angry that he laughed. "I was the one who smashed your head. What are you going to do about it?"
He only regretted that he did not stop him in time and shut this bastard's mouth, allowing him to insult his sweetheart in such an unclear manner.
Yin Yuanbo's face alternated between red and white. He relied on the fact that he was the grandson of the Yin Clan and was used to acting like a tyrant in the outside world. There were very few people in the Capital City that he would be afraid of, and Xue Rui before him was one of them.
He was the eldest son of Prime Minister Xue's residence. He was someone who was as famous as his third cousin, Yin Yuanrong, whom he envied and was jealous of. He knew that he could not provoke him, but he was not willing to be beaten for nothing!
"Xue, Xue Chengbi, don't go too far." Yin Yuanbo shouted at Xue Rui without confidence. "You are an official of the imperial court, but you still hurt someone. You broke the law knowingly. Do you believe that I will not report you to the Supreme Court!"
Xue Rui calmly pulled over a chair and sat down politely. He opened his fan with a swoosh and waved it lightly as he looked at him coldly.
"You do not have any scholarly rank, but you insulted an official of the imperial court in public. Based on your crime, you should be punished with 50 strokes of the cane. I am the Junior Minister of the Supreme Court and have the authority to punish you. Beating you to death is justified."
The authority of the Supreme Court was higher than that of the Ministry of Justice. If the Ministry of Justice and the yamen were to deal with the common people, then the Supreme Court was to deal with the aristocrats.
Yin Yuanbo was scared when he heard this. He shivered and turned around, trying to crawl away. He could not afford to offend him, but he could hide. But the moment he moved, Xue Rui stretched out his long leg and kicked his calf, causing him to fall to the ground again.
"I haven't finished speaking. Where do you think you are going?"
Xue Rui's kick was very heavy. Yin Yuanbo felt that the bones in his leg were about to break. He was in so much pain that tears came out. He hugged his leg and screamed.
"Someone, come! Murder! Go and report it to the officials. Help! "
Xue Rui did not blink and kicked his buttocks again. "Shut up. If you dare to move again, I will break your leg."
Yin Yuanbo was in so much pain that he convulsed. He had never suffered such a loss before. He was so scared that he did not dare to move again. He lay on the ground and whimpered.
Seeing his useless appearance, someone could not help but sneer. There were also some who saw that the situation was not good and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to sneak out. Xue Rui glanced at them from the corner of his eyes and turned around to instruct Jing Chen.
"Brother Jing, please don't let anyone leave before the matter is cleared up."
Jing Chen nodded. He was also angry that the man had slandered Yu Shu. But he knew that he could not compare to Xue Rui in dealing with things, so he listened to his orders. He frowned at the man on the ground and turned to guard the stairs and the door.
With his ability, there were hundreds of guests here. Unless they could fly, none of them would be able to escape under his watch.
"Third Master Yin, right?" Xue Rui wasn't familiar with Yin Yuanbo. He only recognized that Yin Yuanbo was a Young Master of the Yin Clan, and he was the cousin of that bastard Yin Yuanrong, yet he was unable to recall Yin Yuanbo's name.
"Let me ask you, why did you slander an official of the imperial court? Does Official Yu of the Celestial Commissioner have a grudge against you? "
Although Xue Rui was angry, he still had his reason. Today's farce was obviously deliberately arranged by someone. If Yin Yuanbo's words spread, whether it was true or not, Yu Shu's reputation would be in danger and the other party's goal would be achieved.
With so many people here, it was impossible to shut their mouths and stop them from talking nonsense. So the most important thing now was to change the topic before the rumors spread.
Yin Yuanbo was a stubborn person. Even though his head was bleeding, he still stubbornly said, "How did I slander her? I'm telling the truth. I can swear. If you don't believe me, you can ask my cousin to verify it. Let's see if I'm lying or it's true!"
He wanted to get away as soon as possible, but he refused to change his words. He thought that Xue Rui would let him go if he said that. Unexpectedly, Xue Rui sneered and raised his voice.
"Where's the steward?"
Very quickly, someone ran forward. In fact, there was a steward on every floor of the Fragrant Grass Pavilion. Just now, the incident was too sudden. When Xue Rui showed up, the steward selectively pretended to be deaf and mute. Now that he was called, he stood up.
"Lord Xue, this lowly one is Sun Wu."
"Sun Wu, send someone to the neighboring street to find Third Young Master Yin and tell him about the situation here. He can decide whether to come or not."
Xue Rui was very clear about Yin Yuanrong's character. He wouldn't be at home at this time of night. He must be having fun in the red-light district. There were more than ten brothels on the neighboring street. It was said that there was a new courtesan there. Yin Yuanrong was most likely there at this time.
"Ah, this lowly one will go now."
Sun Wu agreed and ran away like a wisp of smoke.
Yin Yuanbo, who was lying on the ground, was dumbfounded. He only said it casually, but why did Xue Rui really go to find someone?
He felt guilty for a moment. He comforted himself, "What's there to be afraid of? I didn't say anything false. At most, I'm just exaggerating!"
On the other hand, Xue Rui concluded that Yin Yuanbo was bullshitting. Not to mention anything else, just based on the last point, he had once taken advantage of a beautiful woman. How could he not know whether there was a mole on Yu Shu's chest?
However, this matter couldn't be verified. After all, he couldn't let Yu Shu take off her clothes and let others examine her body.
The more Xue Rui thought about it, the more annoyed he became. Looking at Yin Yuanbo, who was smeared with blood on the ground, he felt that Yin Yuanbo was wretched and hateful. When he came back to his senses, he kicked him again.
"Ouch!" Yin Yuanbo cried out in pain. Tears welled up in his eyes. He looked at Xue Rui with hatred and grievance.
How could he not move? He had to be kicked!
He shouldn't be like this.
He looked around in fear, trying to find Prince Ning's subordinates to save him. However, after looking around, he couldn't tell who was on his side.
Xue Rui stood up and cupped his hands in front of his chest. He said apologetically, "Please forgive me. What happened today concerns the reputation of the imperial court. Please don't leave until you get to the bottom of it."
The people who came here to spend money were all people who had free time, and they were just here to watch a good show. Even if Xue Rui didn't say anything, there wouldn't be many people who wanted to leave, but since Xue Rui was so courteous, they still felt good in their hearts.
In this way, no one wanted to leave. The group of people accompanied Xue Rui until Sun Wu ran in from outside, panting.
"He's here, he's here. The Third Master Yin is here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the real Third Master Yin, who was wearing a flashy pink tunic and waving a paper fan, swaggered in from the door.
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