The surrounding crowd dispersed like the receding tide with a whoosh. The field of vision suddenly broadened, and only then did Lu Yinxi see that a chubby figure was dashing towards her, shouting "beauty" all the way.
Her sixth sense instantly alerted, and without hesitation, the young girl immediately turned around and retreated into the crowd.
Almost at the same time, a woman's shrill scream resounded through the entire courtyard.
"Don't! Help me! Let me go, Third Young Master. Please let me go, okay?"
The response to her was a childish voice: "Ah! I've caught you!"
Lu Yinxi stopped backing away. Now she finally saw clearly that the chubby figure was actually a man. But at this moment, there was an extra woman in his arms.
She also knew this woman. It was the one who had just provoked her.
At this moment, she no longer had that haughty look on her face. There was only panic, despair, and a continuous stream of falling tears on her face.
"Beauty, you smell so good!"
Regardless of the surrounding environment, the man said and then took a deep sniff at the woman's neck. Then he showed an obsessed look.
This scene made the young ladies present feel a chill in their hearts. They secretly rejoiced that it wasn't themselves who had been caught.
"What are you standing there for? Why don't you go and rescue Miss Shen?"
I don't know who gave the order. The servants who had come in behind the man immediately surrounded him, but they didn't dare to take further actions.
"Hongmei, what's going on?"
While the situation there was at a stalemate, Lu Yinxi secretly asked the maid beside her. Hongmei knew everything and immediately told her all she knew.
"Miss should be able to tell that that young master is not quite right, right?"
He looked like a grown - up man who had passed the age of twenty, but his behavior and speech were like those of a six - or seven - year - old child. Even a fool could tell that he was not normal.
Hongmei said, "He is the concubine - born son of Kong Ren, the Minister of Rites. It is said that he is extremely favored at home. But he had an accident when he was five or six years old, and since then he has become like this."
"For an ordinary person, being different is nothing. The Minister's Mansion can support him for the rest of his life. But this Third Young Master Kong just has a strange hobby."
Saying this, Hongmei lowered her voice even more: "It is said that he is very fond of good - looking women. Once he sees one, he will hug her."
Hongmei continued, "As far as this maid knows, several noble ladies in the capital have fallen victim to him. Their reputations have been completely ruined, and one of them even ended her own life on the spot."
"The maid beside Miss Lu Si seems to know a lot."
Someone interrupted the conversation between the mistress and the maid. Only then did Lu Yinxi notice that the previous Miss Feng was tightly clutching her handkerchief. Her eyes were as poisonous as if they were poisoned, but not towards her.
Following her gaze, it was actually that Third Young Master Kong!
On the other side, the chubby man surrounded by the servants seemed to sense something. He tightened his grip on the woman in his arms, forcing Miss Shen to get even closer to him.
"The beauty is mine. If you dare to snatch her, I'll go to Big Brother!"
The servants who were about to act stopped. They not only didn't step forward to rescue the woman, but even dispersed.
Because the eldest brother of Third Young Master Kong was the son - in - law of the Assistant - Regent Prince.
The young ladies silently took a step back again, afraid that the Third Young Master Kong would take a fancy to someone and rush over impatiently.
In the retreating crowd, there was one person going against the current. It was Lu Yinxi.
No one saw clearly when she rushed in front of Third Young Master Kong, how she lightning - fast grabbed his wrist and forced him to let go.
"Hurry up and leave!"
She pulled the stunned Miss Shen behind her. Lu Yinxi didn't dare to stay. She let go and was about to retreat. However, she didn't expect that Third Young Master Kong's reaction would be even faster than hers.
"Beauty! Give me back my beauty!"
The recklessness of a six - or seven - year - old child completely erupted. Third Young Master Kong pouted and was about to rush over. Lu Yinxi didn't dare to underestimate him.
She made a fist with her five fingers and, relying on her light figure, nimbly dodged his attack.
Now was the time!
Her delicate fist swung out with the momentum of an avalanche.
With a "boom", someone suddenly fell down, and even the ground seemed to tremble for a moment.
The surroundings suddenly fell into complete silence. Only the young girl casually shook her hand. Her eyes casually swept across the crowd, looking arrogant and terrifying.
"Now I can answer your previous question. I know this. Do you want to have a try?"
Except for Third Young Master Kong, who was lying on the ground, rolling and screaming while covering his nose, no one dared to respond. No one had expected that a sixteen - year - old girl could subdue that man so easily.
The young girl raised the corner of her eyebrows. She was very satisfied with their reactions. In this way, she shouldn't have embarrassed the Prime Minister's Mansion, right?
However, she was destined to be disappointed.
"Third Brother, Third Brother, Third Brother, how are you?"
The long - lasting silence was broken. A woman in green clothes suddenly rushed out from behind and ran straight towards Third Young Master Kong on the ground.
"Second Sister, Jiao'er hurts!"
Hearing the voice of his relative, Third Young Master Kong seemed even more aggrieved.
The woman he called Second Sister suppressed the disgust in her eyes, secretly bowed her head in a certain direction, and then stood up and faced Lu Yinxi beside her. Her expression turned into blame.
"Miss Lu Si, my younger brother has the mind of a child. How could you hurt him like this?"
Lu Yinxi had seen this kind of situation where someone shifted the blame onto others many times in her previous life, so she wasn't afraid at all at the moment.
"Then I also want to ask Miss Kong Er. You clearly know that your younger brother is different from others, but you still brought him to this kind of place. Are you deliberately trying to ruin the reputations of the young ladies here?"
The looks the people gave Miss Kong Er immediately changed.
A trace of panic flashed through Miss Kong Er's heart, but she quickly calmed down: "Ruin someone's reputation? You can't just talk nonsense! May I ask Miss Lu Si, whose reputation has my second younger brother ruined? If you can't give a reasonable explanation today, I will definitely complain to the Assistant - Regent Prince's Mansion!"
As her voice fell, those burning looks also disappeared. Even Miss Shen, who had been rescued by Lu Yinxi, silently moved a bit further away from her.
The Assistant - Regent Prince. The Kong family had the support of the Assistant - Regent Prince behind them!
The young girl saw their actions. Although she didn't care, she still felt a little unhappy.
Over there, seeing that she had gained the upper hand, Miss Kong Er launched another attack.
"Why isn't Miss Lu Si saying anything? Or have you realized your mistake and are going to apologize to my third younger brother?"
"Apologize, apologize. The beauty should apologize to me."
Children's emotions always fade quickly. Hearing what his second sister said, Third Young Master Kong sat on the ground and excitedly clapped his hands. His eyes looking at Lu Yinxi were also shining. If someone hadn't stopped him, he might have pounced on her.
"Do you think I should apologize?"
The young girl's eyes scanned around. No one dared to meet her gaze. Miss Shen had completely disappeared into the crowd and couldn't be seen.
Seeing this, Miss Kong Er became even more complacent: "Miss Lu Si, it's just a simple 'I'm sorry'. Is it really that difficult?"
"I'm sorry? Does your Kong family deserve it?"