The Speech - Interpreting Beast.
It was a monster of a very rare kind.
It was extremely difficult to come across one.
But this young woman just let out a soft whistle, and amazingly, she could summon such a monster, and the monster even obeyed her every command.
The crowd's surprise had yet to fade.
The Speech - Interpreting Beast picked up that man in its mouth and disappeared into the Yunmeng Marsh.
Zhao Shuning cleared her throat.
"Everyone, did you all see clearly? The ones being bullied today are the two young masters of the Xie family."
"Huh?"
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. We saw clearly."
The crowd quickly nodded.
Zhao Shuning said, "What are you still standing there for? Carry Xie Jing back quickly. Also, hurry up and call a doctor to bandage his wounds. What if he bleeds to death from excessive blood loss?"
"You, you, you - You knew I'd bleed so much. Why did you stab me with that dagger?"
"Do you still need more of a lesson?"
"No, no, no - Heroine, I know I was wrong."
Xie Jing shut his mouth.
He knew that if it weren't for this girl today, he and his elder brother would have been in great danger. And as for Chuchu, he didn't know what kind of suffering she was going through now.
"Chuchu?"
Hearing Zhao Shuning call her name, the young woman quickly stepped forward and curtsied.
"Miss, thank you so much for standing up for me today."
"You're welcome. I see there are wounds on your face. Did that brute hit you? Come with me. I'll take you to see a doctor."
Then she turned to the madam of the Wanhua Courtyard and said, "Madam Li, is that okay?"
"Of course it's okay, Heroine. What are you saying? Miss Chuchu isn't one of the girls in our courtyard. She just sings here to earn some living expenses. Of course you can take her away."
"But what you said before didn't sound like this."
The madam covered her mouth with an embroidered handkerchief.
She thought to herself that when she was talking before, this girl clearly hadn't even entered the door. How could her hearing be so good that she could hear?
"Alright, I won't argue with you. Regarding today's losses, Bu Yan, can you handle it?"
"Junior - Please rest assured, senior. Our Xie family can take full responsibility for these losses."
After that.
Xie Bu Yan said to a steward beside him, "Uncle Gong, please take inventory of the losses in the Wanhua Courtyard and then go to the inn to get the silver."
"Yes, Young Master."
Zhao Shuning said, "Chuchu, I heard that the best medical clinic in the Yunmeng Marsh is the Jishitang under the Xie family. Why don't you go there with me? Coincidentally, I think Xie Jing also needs to go there."
Hearing this, Chuchu immediately knelt down.
"Miss, although Chuchu isn't a woman of the brothel, I've still been in such a place. The Jishitang is a holy place for the common people. It's not a place for a woman like me to go."
Xie Jing didn't say a word.
He knew Chuchu was right.
It was precisely because their social statuses were so different that his parents would surely not agree to him marrying her.
Moreover.
His elder brother was also very dissatisfied with this matter.
Normally, when Chuchu got injured, Xie Jing would get medicine from his family's medical clinic and go to see her. He had never dared to take Chuchu to his family's medical clinic.
If his elder brother found out, he would surely break his legs.
Zhao Shuning raised her eyes.
Xie Jing said, "Senior, please don't make things difficult for Chuchu. A place like the Jishitang is not a place for Chuchu to go. Even if Chuchu agreed to go, my elder brother wouldn't allow it. My elder brother always attaches great importance to social status. The elders in my family have strict family rules. If my mother found out, I'm afraid both my brother's and my legs would be broken."
"Zhao Xiangxiang isn't that scary."
After Zhao Shuning said this.
Xie Jing quickly looked at his elder brother.
This young girl dared to call his mother by her name directly. Why didn't his elder brother, who valued reputation and filial piety so much, refute even a bit?
Could it be just because this senior had saved them?
But that didn't seem right. From his understanding of his elder brother, no matter who the other person was, he wouldn't allow others to call his mother by her name directly.
"Ah, you -"
"Everything will follow the senior's arrangement."
Unexpectedly, his elder brother not only didn't object but also clasped his fists and bowed, showing extreme respect to the young girl in front of him.
Chuchu also widened her eyes at this moment.
She looked at Xie Jing in disbelief.
Xie Bu Yan was well - known for his strict family upbringing. Why would he allow this today?
"Since that's the case, what are we still waiting for?"
Zhao Shuning led the group out of the Wanhua Courtyard. The onlookers outside automatically made way for them.
Xie Bu Yan gave a few instructions to Uncle Gong and then stepped forward, intending to talk to Zhao Shuning.
At that time, Zhao Shuning was chatting happily with Chuchu.
Seeing Xie Bu Yan coming forward, Chuchu sensibly stepped back.
Seeing that there was no one else around, Xie Bu Yan dared to respectfully call out, "Auntie."
Zhao Shuning smiled and said, "You young man. You've never seen me before, but you can recognize me at a glance?"
"There's a portrait of Auntie in the family. So as soon as Auntie appeared, I knew it was you."
"Um."
"Auntie, about today's matter? In the Wanhua Courtyard?"
"You want to ask me why I didn't want to admit that I'm from the Zhao family in the Wanhua Courtyard and why I didn't let you call me that, right?"
"Auntie, please forgive me. Bu Yan is really stupid. Please teach me."
Zhao Shuning smiled.
"It's not about teaching. There are three reasons."
"Firstly, I'm a girl. Even now, I'm still unmarried. You're already a husband and a father. Just from appearance, you seem much older than me. As a girl, I always like to save some face. If you call me Auntie in public, it makes me seem like an old person."
"Bu Yan wouldn't dare. Auntie is an elder in the family. Father and grandfather respect Auntie very much. If Auntie doesn't want Bu Yan to call you in public, Bu Yan will obey."
"Secondly, that Hou Lin today is really a hooligan. I never thought that a grown man could spout so many fallacies. I didn't want to waste my breath on him. He's like a scumbag. If I couldn't argue with him, I'd be worse than a scumbag. If I did win the argument, I'd just be winning against a scumbag. I don't want either of these reputations. It's better to be a bit of a rogue and get straight to the point. Of course, you know that my father, mother, and grandfather are all extremely upright people. Now that the Zhao family has a good reputation, I can't act like a rogue under the name of the Zhao family."
"Auntie deeply understands the great righteousness of the family. Bu Yan is just ignorant."
"Thirdly, I don't want to attract too much attention this time. I've already understood most of the situation in the Eastern Swamp Wilderness. The strength of the An family cannot be underestimated. If I just appear out of nowhere, I might alarm the enemy."
"Auntie is far - sighted. Bu Yan is ashamed of himself."
Zhao Shuning glanced at Xie Bu Yan.
Sighing, she said, "Your personality is not like your father's. It's a bit similar to your uncle Xie An's."
Xie Bu Yan said, "Uncle is now well - known. Bu Yan can only look up to his back and can't catch up."
"Alright, alright. First, send Chuchu and Xie Jing back to the medical clinic. That young man. It seems that Xie Yu didn't discipline him enough. He's become such a hooligan."