"Fan Lang, while you were away, Ouyang Xu found someone to bully us, and he even kicked us out of Tokyo!"
Song Yinzhang snuggled into Yuan Xudong's arms and cried. At this time, Zhao Pan'er chased him from behind. Yuan Xudong immediately hugged Song Yinzhang and got off the horse, walking towards Zhao Pan'er. His eyes could not conceal his concern. He pulled Zhao Pan'er who was in a state of embarrassment and pulled him over.
He put the black cloak on her body and said with an ugly face:
"What's going on? That Ouyang Xu found someone to bully you?"
At the moment, Yuan Xudong was wearing fresh clothes and angry horses, and he was high-spirited, which formed a sharp contrast with Zhao Pan'er, who was in a mess. Zhao Pan'er forcibly endured the soreness in his eyes, lowered his head and said:
"It's okay, it's just a minor injury. Ouyang Xu called the officials from the east wing of the city and drove us out of Tokyo!"
Seeing that Zhao Pan'er was unwilling to say more, Sun Sanniang and Yin Ping girl, who had been following her, hurriedly intervened and complained:
"Sir, the official who was hired by Ouyang Xu also took Uncle De's money in front of us. He tied us up indiscriminately and said that we were biting officials and extorting money from others.
Cunning woman!"
"That's right, he also said that we were refugees without credentials and were not allowed to enter Tokyo City. He also made us parade through the streets in donkey carts. The people in Tokyo City threw rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves at us!"
At this time, Song Yinzhang also looked up and complained to Yuan Xudong:
"The guard even took off our clothes and humiliated us. He also asked his subordinates to beat us. My sister's forehead was injured and she bled a lot!"
"What?"
After hearing what Sun Sanniang, Yin Ping Girl, and Song Yinzhang were talking about, Yuan Xudong's face turned pale. He stretched out his hand to see the injury on Zhao Pan'er's forehead, but Zhao Pan'er turned her head away unconsciously, not wanting him to see the injury on her forehead.
Scars, she pretended to be calm and wanted to change the subject:
"It's okay. It's just a minor injury. It's healed. By the way, why are you the only one coming back? Where are the rest of the Xiao family?"
"They are all resting at the inn. Officials from the Ministry of Etiquette will pick them up tomorrow!"
Looking at the stubborn Zhao Paner, Yuan Xudong frowned slightly and said:
"Can you stop being so stiff in front of me? Just tell me if you need anything. Even if the sky falls, I can help you!"
"You really want to see my jokes?"
Seeing Yuan Xudong, who was becoming more and more domineering in his words and actions, a wave of grievance suddenly hit Zhao Paner's heart. Her eyes were sore, and she choked back her tears and said:
"Your clothes are so beautiful and majestic. You should stay like this from now on and stop being so careless as you were in Qiantang!"
"Zhao Pan'er, are you interested?"
Looking at Zhao Pan'er, whose eyes were red and holding back tears, Yuan Xudong directly took her into his arms and said softly:
"I'm sorry for making you feel wronged. Let's go back to Tokyo with me. I'll help you get revenge!"
"good!"
Being held in Yuan Xudong's arms, Zhao Pan'er could no longer hold back her tears and began to cry. Looking at Zhao Pan'er who was crying sadly, Yuan Xudong gently stroked her face, lifted the hair from her forehead, and inspected the wounds.
It's not a deep, slightly long scratch, it should be nothing serious and won't leave any permanent scars.
Taking Zhao Pan'er and others back to Tokyo, Yuan Xudong found a famous medical clinic. Zhao Pan'er was wearing Yuan Xudong's cloak, and a doctor was dipping in medicinal wine and preparing to clean the wound on her forehead and said:
"The wound caused by alcohol will hurt a little, so you have to bear with it!"
After that, when Zhao Pan'er nodded slightly, the doctor used medicinal wine to clean her wound. Zhao Pan'er felt a sharp pain and couldn't help but cry out softly. Next to her, Sun Sanniang, Song Yinzhang, and Yin Ping girl were also using medicinal wine to treat her wound.
They were quiet about their wounds. Seeing them like this, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help but blush. At this moment, Yuan Xudong walked in from outside the medical center. He deliberately avoided Zhao Pan'er and others and ordered Xiao Yan and Xiao Li to take people to arrest them.
As for the officials in the east wing of the city, as for Ouyang Xu, he will personally take people to deal with it. After all, Ouyang Xu is the son-in-law of a high observer. He was married to a wise concubine in the palace.
You can't do anything to him, but no matter how high your status is, when the moon is dark and the wind is high, it's just a matter of one stabbing. If that doesn't work, just two or three stabbings. Death is a big deal.
Walking into the medical clinic and hearing Zhao Paner's soft call, Yuan Xudong walked up to the doctor and said:
"Let me do it!"
"good!"
The doctor handed the cotton ball and the medicinal wine to Yuan Xudong. Yuan Xudong dipped the cotton ball in the medicinal wine and gently wiped it for Zhao Pan'er. Zhao Pan'er raised her eyes and looked at the gentle Yuan Xudong, and immediately calmed down. Her eyes were gentle, but she lightly touched her eyes from time to time.
With a hiss, Zhao Pan'er sat on the chair. It was inconvenient for Yuan Xudong to stand, so he knelt down on one knee in front of her. He gently supported Zhao Pan'er's back with one hand, and gently wiped the wound on her forehead with medicinal wine with the other. Seeing that Zhao Pan'er was in pain
De frowned slightly, and hissed slightly from time to time. His movements couldn't help but become more careful and gentle, his eyes were extremely serious, and his eyes were as gentle as water.
Gradually, Zhao Pan'er was still enduring the pain, but when she saw Yuan Xudong was so gentle, she couldn't help but look at him twice more. That is to say, after looking at these two more times, she couldn't help but be attracted by Yuan Xudong's seriousness and gentleness, and her eyes were fixed.
Looking at him, her eyes were as gentle as water, and she forgot about the pain for a moment. After Yuan Xudong wiped the wound for her, he saw that she was still looking at him dreamily, and he couldn't help but smile:
"What's wrong, silly?"
Hearing Yuan Xudong's teasing, Zhao Pan'er came back to her senses, her face turned red, and she hurriedly covered it up:
"No, it's just that the wine smells a bit smoky!"
"Smoke people?"
Looking at Zhao Pan'er who suddenly became shy, Yuan Xudong knew it well and couldn't help laughing:
"Everyone gets drunk without being drunk, right?"
"No!"
Seeing Yuan Xudong making fun of herself, Zhao Paner blushed and said:
"What nonsense are you talking about? Who is drunk? I can't even understand what you are talking about!"
"Of course I'm drunk!"
Looking at Zhao Pan'er with evasive eyes, Yuan Xudong missed her very much. There is a saying that a little farewell is better than a wedding. This is probably what Yuan Xudong is thinking now. He stood up slightly, caressed Zhao Pan'er's back with his left hand, and supported it with his right hand.
On the chair next to her, he leaned down, gently pecked her red lips, and said with a smile:
“It still smells familiar!”
"you"
In front of Song Yinzhang, Sun Sanniang, Yin Ping girl, and several old doctors, Yuan Xudong pecked her lips gently, and Zhao Paner suddenly turned red-eared and said:
"You, what are you doing, you're disgusting!"
"Hate?"
Just when Yuan Xudong wanted to continue teasing Zhao Pan'er and help her calm down her emotions, Xiao Yan and Xiao Li came in and reported that the officials in the east wing of the city had been captured. Yuan Xudong asked them to wait outside and bought some more.
After Zhao Pan'er and others had taken care of the wound and changed into clean clothes, Yuan Xudong took them to the backyard of the medical clinic. This medical clinic was one of the Xiao family's properties and one of the Xiao family's largest.
One of the many intelligence bases.
It's not very hidden, but ordinary people can't find it. Most people who can find it will choose to turn a blind eye. In Tokyo, the Imperial City Division is considered the most powerful intelligence organization. This time I return to Tokyo.
Lei Jing and Xiao Qinyan, the officials in charge of the Imperial City Division, secretly formed an offensive and defensive alliance. Gu Qianfan also transformed and became the second-in-command of the Imperial City Division. Only under Lei Jing, before Xiao Qinyan lost power, as long as Yuan Xudong
If what he does is not too extreme, or if someone catches him, he doesn't need to have taboos.
In the backyard of the hospital, the clerk had been punished by Xiao Yan and others. At this moment, he was kneeling on the ground, crying and begging for mercy. When he saw Yuan Xudong leading Zhao Pan'er and others into the hospital, he finally realized that he was
Having offended someone, he kowtowed and begged for mercy:
"Mr. Xiao, have mercy on me, Mr. Xiao, please have mercy on me. I've been fooled by lard. It's all because Ouyang Xu, the new talent scout, instigated me to do it. When he first moved to Chengdongfang, he gave me a greeting gift. This time
I also asked someone to send me fifteen guan of money, and I asked Mr. Xiao to be kind to me!"
Zhao Pan'er also knew that Ouyang Xu was looking for him, but she didn't know if there was anyone else. Thinking of this, she looked at the minister who was kneeling on the ground begging for mercy and asked:
"Besides Ouyang Xu, is there anyone else who instructs you? For example, Gao Observer from the Gao family?"
"No no!"
Hearing Zhao Pan'er's question, the minister was so frightened that he shook his head and begged for mercy:
"I am a small official from Chengdongfang. How can those real high-ranking officials ask me to do things? Madam, please forgive me, Madam, please forgive me!"
"Spare your life?"
Seeing the miserable servant who was kneeling down to beg for mercy, Sun Sanniang pinched her waist and cursed:
"You dog official, didn't you say that you are Wang Fa? You let us sisters sit on a donkey cart and parade through the streets, and now you kowtow a few times and shout for mercy? How can anything be so cheap in the world?
?”
"Madam, please forgive me, madam, please forgive me. By the way, I still have five hundred dollars. This is my entire net worth. I can compensate you!"
Seeing Yuan Xudong's cold eyes and knowing the Xiao family's style of doing things, the minister regretted his mistake and hated Ouyang Xu and Uncle De in his heart. He should not have taken advantage of others. At that time, Zhao Pan'er and the others had already said that they were from the Xiao family. He had originally
He had already retreated, but Uncle De temporarily added a bag of gold and silver. Seeing that Zhao Pan'er and others were outsiders and knew nothing about the basic situation of the Xiao family, he decided that they were deceiving him, but he didn't expect that they were deceiving him.
They were really members of the Xiao family, and now they were hurting him. Thinking of this, he quickly crawled to Yuan Xudong's feet, hugged his thigh and cried for mercy:
"Master Xiao, have mercy on me. Master Xiao, please have mercy on me. I have eighty-year-old parents to support, and a wife and children who are waiting to be fed. Please have mercy on me, Master Xiao!"
"Eighty-year-old parents, and a wife and children waiting to be fed?"
Looking at the chamber official who was crying and begging for mercy, Yuan Xudong kicked him away with all his strength and said with a smile:
"It's really unfair that a person like you can still have a happy family!"
After saying that, Yuan Xudong turned to Xiao Yan and said:
"Pull him out, leave his body intact, and give his family five hundred dollars!"
"yes!"
Xiao Yan accepted the order, holding the back of the clerk's neck with one hand and walking out. The clerk was so frightened that he became incontinent on the spot and wet his pants. He wailed loudly and begged for mercy:
"Master Xiao, please spare your life, Mr. Xiao, please spare your life, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong, just spare my life!"
Not only was the guard so frightened that he became incontinent on the spot, Song Yinzhang, Zhao Pan'er, Sun Sanniang, and Yin Ping girl were also frightened. Although what the guard did to them was really excessive, they also wanted to take revenge on him, but
They never thought about killing people. After all, it was a living human life. Seeing the servants being dragged out and slaughtered by the Xiao family's guards like pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered, Zhao Pan'er was the first to come to his senses.
She immediately stood up and stopped:
"Wait a minute, don't kill him, beat him up, pay us four hundred dollars as compensation, and write a clear statement about his collusion with Ouyang Xu!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but look at Yuan Xudong. Seeing that he didn't express anything, he carried the clerk and continued walking out. Seeing that Yuan Xudong was indifferent, the clerk put his last hope on Zhao Pan'er, who cried bitterly and said
:
"Mrs. Zhao, I was wrong. I really know that I was wrong. I am not a human being. I will compensate you for your money and write a letter of incision. Please spare my life. I will be a new person in the future. My child cannot live without a father.
Spare your life!"
Seeing that the chamber officials were so pitiful and seemed to have really woken up, Zhao Pan'er, Sun Sanniang, Song Yinzhang, and Yin Ping girl couldn't help but soften their hearts, and they all advised Yuan Xudong:
"Fan Lang, please spare his life. He is at fault, but his crime does not lead to death!"
"Yes, Fanlang, I don't want you to kill anyone, it's not worth it!"
"Young Master, just do what Sister Pan'er said, beat him to vent your anger, ask him to compensate a sum of money, and write a confession stating that he colluded with Ouyang Xu!"
"Mr. Xiao, we only suffered a few superficial injuries. It's not a problem. Although it's a bit humiliating to parade around in a donkey cart, there's no reason to kill people because of it!"
Seeing that Zhao Pan'er and others were interceding on behalf of the ministers, knowing that they were soft-hearted and did not want to see others suffer, Yuan Xudong looked at Xiao Yan and ordered:
"Xiao Yan, just do what Madam wants!"
"yes!"
Xiao Yan took the order and left. Yuan Xudong chatted with Zhao Pan'er and others. After about half an hour, Xiao Yan came back with a cutting book and a heavy money bag. Yuan Xudong handed the money bag to Zhao Pan'er, and he
He left the cut-off book and said calmly:
"Take the money and leave the book here with me. From now on, you can leave Ouyang Xu's affairs alone and leave them to me!"
"But."
Before Zhao Paner could refute, Yuan Xudong glared at her and said:
"You must listen to me on this matter. Also, where is the gold medal I gave you? My Xiao family's gold medal is not even looked down upon by a minister?"
Hearing Yuan Xudong mention the gold medal, Zhao Pan'er's heart couldn't help but skip a beat. She glanced at Song Yinzhang without leaving any trace, and saw that her head was almost buried in her chest. She couldn't help but take responsibility and said:
"I didn't bring the gold medal with me. The guard thought we were lying to him, so..."
"Yeah?"
Seeing Zhao Paner's eyes dodge, Yuan Xudong interrupted her directly before she could finish her words:
"Zhao Pan'er, I haven't seen you for a few days, have you learned to lie? Tell me the truth, have you lost my gold medal?"
"It's not lost!"
Looking up at Yuan Xudong, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help lowering her head and moaning like a mosquito:
"I lent my gold medal to someone else!"
"What?"
He is very close to Zhao Pan'er, otherwise, Yuan Xudong really doubts that he heard wrongly. That moiré gold medal is equivalent to his status symbol, and he can use the resources of the Xiao family for his own use. He just can't worry about Zhao Pan'er and others.
, he gave her such a precious gold medal, but Zhao Paner actually lent it to others. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but said angrily:
"Zhao Pan'er, what do you think? You have only been in Tokyo for a few days? Who is so important that you would lend him all the gold medals of my Xiao family? Do you know how important that gold medal is?"
Seeing Yuan Xudong getting angry, Song Yinzhang, Sun Sanniang and Yinping girl all lowered their heads and did not dare to say a word. Sun Sanniang and Yinping girl both glanced at Song Yinzhang quietly and saw her standing there shivering, crying and wiping
Tears, Sun Sanniang originally wanted to explain to Yuan Xudong, but seeing her like this, she had to give up her idea and let Zhao Pan'er carry it. Mr. Xiao likes Pan'er so much, so he shouldn't punish her, right?
In front of them, Yuan Xudong finished scolding Zhao Pan'er. Although Zhao Pan'er knew that he was wrong, when he thought that he had just been so wronged, Yuan Xudong was still hurting him, and he was also the scapegoat for Song Yinzhang, so he couldn't help but said harshly:
"When you gave me the gold medal, you didn't say how important it was? Besides, I can't afford such an important thing, so why did you still give it to me?"
"You, I don't want to quarrel with you now!"
Looking at Zhao Pan'er who was holding back tears, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but hold back his anger. He was angry that Zhao Pan'er had lent such an important thing to others casually, and he was also a little jealous. He only cared about Zhao Pan'er, so he gave the piece of cake to represent Zhao Pan'er.
The gold medal of her identity was given to her, but she just lent it out casually. What did she think of herself?
"Tell me, who did you lend the gold medal to?"
Yuan Xudong suppressed his anger and asked.
After taking a look at Yuan Xudong, Zhao Pan'er naturally couldn't tell him who the gold medal was lent to. If Zhang Haohao was confessed, Song Yinzhang would not be able to escape the involvement. He owed his sister Song Yinzhang his life and had promised her.
He will definitely take good care of Song Yinzhang. The life-saving grace is still a life-saving grace. Zhao Pan'er can't repay it in any way. He can only work hard to fulfill his original promise and regard Song Yinzhang as more important than his own life.
These thoughts passed in a flash, Zhao Paner looked at Yuan Xudong and said:
"I can't tell you who I lent it to, but I will get it back for you!"
"you"
Looking at Zhao Pan'er who didn't even want to tell anyone that he lent it to anyone, Yuan Xudong said angrily:
"Okay, since you don't know how to cherish it, just give it back to me. Tomorrow, give it back to me at this time tomorrow!"
"good!"
Zhao Pan'er was categorical. After saying that, she glanced at Yuan Xudong who was still angry and said:
"Can you take us back to the inn?"
"No!"
Yuan Xudong said qi.
"If you don't want to send it, we won't send it. We will walk back by ourselves!"
After glaring at Yuan Xudong, Zhao Pan'er walked towards Song Yinzhang, Sun Sanniang, and Yinping girl. She took Song Yinzhang's little hand who always lowered his head, looked at Sun Sanniang and Yinping girl and said:
"Yinzhang, Sanniang, Yinping, let's go!"
"stop!"
Seeing that Zhao Paner, Song Yinzhang and others were walking all the way back to Sanyuan Inn, Yuan Xudong stopped them and said:
"I have a villa in Guangdefang Guihua Lane. It should be taken care of these days. You can move in at home. It's not a problem to stay in Sanyuan Inn all the time!"
Hearing this, Zhao Pan'er did not refuse. Although she had a little conflict with Yuan Xudong, she didn't have to worry about money. Living in the Sanyuan Inn is so expensive, and all food and accommodation cost money. Living in your own home is much better.
At least the money for housing can be saved, and cooking and eating at home will save even more money. Thinking of this, she looked at Yuan Xudong and said:
“Our luggage”
Before Zhao Paner could finish speaking, Yuan Xudong said angrily:
"I will send someone to get it, let's go!"
"All right!"
Zhao Pan'er led Song Yinzhang and others outside the hospital with happy expressions on their faces. They came to Tokyo from Qiantang and finally had a yard where they could settle down. This gave them a sense of belonging, rather than living in a house.
The feeling of wandering in the inn, Yuan Xudong was walking behind, at this time, Xiao Yan walked up to him and reported:
"Young master, everything has been dealt with. Within half a month, he will definitely be dead. Those who secretly harmed the gangsters cannot be found out!"
After taking a look at Xiao Yan, Yuan Xudong said noncommittally:
"On the day of his funeral, remember to give him a gift of five hundred coins!"
"Yes, Lord, be kind!"
Hearing Xiao Yan praise his kindness, Yuan Xudong paused slightly. He glanced at Xiao Yan who had a serious face and said directly:
"Are you serious?"
"yes!"
Xiao Yan looked at Yuan Xudong and said matter-of-factly:
"In the Qiantang case, dozens of spies from the Imperial City Division died. My husband compensated each of them with 120 guan in the name of Commander Gu. The families were all grateful. Five hundred guan is much more than 120 guan.