Tang Youyou was on the verge of tears. After a long stalemate, he still didn't let go.
She frowned tightly, narrowing her beautiful phoenix eyes. Her eyes were already ablaze with fury as she said, "If you're willing to do it, I'm not willing to accept! Let go of me right now!"
Hearing this, Yue Fusheng shamelessly hugged Tang Youyou's thigh tightly. Then he pouted his lips, making it seem as if Tang Youyou was a heartless scoundrel.
"I won't. If anything happens to my body, you're definitely responsible. So, either I report you to the authorities, or you take responsibility for me."
"Report to the authorities? I am the authority! And you guys, what are you standing there for? Quickly pull him away from me. After you pull him away, continue beating him! I'll take responsibility if he gets injured!"
As soon as her words fell, she lifted her other foot in a lotus - embroidered shoe and kicked him hard on the arm.
Then, Yue Fusheng endured another bout of scattered punches.
After a moment, he raised his head again. His face was badly swollen. It was hard to distinguish his facial features clearly. His once - handsome face had turned into that of a pig's head.
The soldiers in the Iron Cavalry Battalion all knew that the daughter of Prime Minister Tang was well - known in the town for her gentle and elegant demeanor. On normal days, she looked like a proper young lady from a noble family. But now, this situation showed her as a spoiled and domineering girl.
Yue Fusheng on the ground was beaten so badly that he couldn't move, but the hand that was holding Tang Youyou's ankle still didn't let go.
The next moment, this man suddenly raised his head. Regardless of the blood on the corner of his mouth, he cried loudly with his tear - streaked face in a most unseemly way.
"Miss, life in the Governor's Mansion has been hard for me. Now that I've been bullied by you like this, my reputation is ruined. I'm afraid the mansion won't tolerate me anymore. Now only you can save me."
For a moment, the laborers who were watching the excitement rushed forward and pointed fingers at Tang Youyou.
An old woman among them spoke in a light tone with a calm voice. As soon as she opened her mouth, she scolded in a sarcastic way, "Little girl, don't think you're young, but you've ruined this young man's career and future. You're just killing him!"
The last syllable of the old woman's words was especially long, as if she was afraid that no one present could hear her.
In an instant, the scolding sounds around were coming from near and far, surging like tides and filling the entire minefield.
Seeing this, Tang Youyou's long and narrow eyebrows raised, and her red lips curled slightly. She looked down haughtily at everyone present, including Yue Fusheng who had wiped his tears on her leg.
"Granny is right. But after all, this is the territory of the Governor's Mansion. It's not proper for me to take someone away casually. And this place can't be left unattended."
Tang Youyou's words caused an uproar among the laborers. Given her arrogant and domineering attitude just now, how could she be a person who cared about rules?
But since she said so, her smart eyes rolled, and her words paused again, raising the excitement of the laborers present to a peak.
The next moment, Tang Youyou stared intently into the distance, where there was a lame man who had been bullied and was limping while carrying things.
"Let that man handle all the affairs here. The rest of you follow me back!"
Her voice was lazy and slow, but it allowed no one to resist.
This result made all the laborers gasp. That man was the target of their anger on normal days. If they let him be the supervisor, wouldn't the whole minefield turn into a purgatory on earth?
And this was exactly what Tang Youyou wanted!
After leaving the minefield, Yue Fusheng was like a tail that couldn't be shaken off. He closely followed Tang Youyou around. The latter kept buying things wherever she passed until she had almost used up all her silver before deciding to go back home.
When she returned to the Mingzhao Hall, Tang Youyou saw that Tang Yu was still in a heated discussion with Rong Xun. Seeing this, the steps she had taken to enter the room immediately retracted.
Yue Fusheng curiously poked his head out and whispered, "Miss, who did you meet? Do you have someone you're afraid of?"
Tang Youyou reached out and tapped his head, saying seriously, "This is not fear. This is the ability of those who achieve great things to yield when necessary."
"Miss, you don't need to hide it. You're already this old. Can you still be afraid of your father's nagging?"
"You little rascal, are you asking for a beating!"
The figures of the two in front of the door had long been clearly seen by the two people inside the room.
Rong Xun glanced at Tang Yu, then curled his lips into a smile. His eyes were filled with interest as he lazily said, "Now, the war on the border is urgent. The emperor in the court has been putting pressure on us repeatedly. However, there are many useless people in the court. We have no choice but to rebel."
"Indeed..."
Their conversation suddenly stopped because the actions of the two people at the door became increasingly strange. It seemed that they were entangled with each other!
At the same time, Tang Yu's old face became increasingly gloomy, as black as the bottom of a pot. He suddenly squeezed the tea set in his hand, and it shattered on the ground. Only to hear him grit his teeth and squeeze out two words from between his teeth, "Rebellious daughter!"
Rong Xun calmly approached the door. Then he suddenly pulled it open, and the two people who were wrestling with each other fell to the ground.
At this moment, Tang Youyou was sweating profusely. Her eyes were bloodshot, and she wished she could swallow Yue Fusheng alive the next moment.
"Youyou, who is this?" Seeing this scene, Rong Xun pursed his thin lips tightly and frowned.
Instantly, Tang Youyou realized that she had made a fool of herself. She gently pursed her lips and buried her head very low, looking exactly like someone who had been caught red - handed doing something wrong.
Seeing the man behind her, Tang Yu was shocked. His old face instantly turned liver - colored. He stared sharply at Yue Fusheng, frowned, and asked seriously, "Who is this! You'er, His Highness rarely meets with us today. How can you be so rude! And you even brought back a man, a young man with such a hideous appearance! Where does this leave His Highness's dignity? And where does it leave my face!"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou was about to open her mouth to explain, but Yue Fusheng beside her preempted her and said, "Sir! Please do justice for me! I have unspeakable hardships. I've become like this because the young miss ordered people to beat me!"
Tang Yu was so angry that his white beard fluttered. He patted his chest to calm his breathing while staring at him with angry eyes and asked, "What do you mean by this?"
Yue Fusheng knew that this man was a big shot, so he quickly knelt down and the fabricated words just came out of his mouth.
"It's because the young miss saw that I'm handsome, so she forced a civilian man in broad daylight. I refused, and she beat me like this."
After learning such a strange thing, Tang Yu was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot. His breathing became rapid, and his mouth trembled as he said, "Nonsense! You'er, tell me, is what he said true?"
Unexpectedly, Tang Youyou still looked arrogant at this moment. She lazily said unhurriedly, "I did beat him, but the forcing..."
At this moment, her words were interrupted again. Tang Yu's old face turned deathly pale. His anger shot straight to the top of his head. He pointed at Tang Youyou, and his hand was still trembling. "Rebellious daughter, you're simply disregarding human ethics!"
After saying that, the old man angrily turned around, flicked his sleeve, and strode away.