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Gu Fei’s lips twitched: “I don’t need so much–”

Xiao Yu snorted beside him: “Why not? Your hand is still injured, don’t you have to eat some ginseng and deer antlers to replenish it?”

Shitou hurriedly stepped forward to take all the banknotes and handed them to Lian’er: “Keep them for your young lady.”

Xiao Yu then said: “Why are you still kneeling like an idiot? Hurry up and tidy up this store for me. Get out of here after you’re done!”

Housekeeper Wu and the servants and runners quickly got up from the ground, moving tables and chairs, and taking brooms.

Shitou then said to Gu Fei: “Miss Gu, my prince hasn’t had lunch yet.”

Gu Fei felt very sorry. It was already in the afternoon: “What does your prince like to eat? I’ll make it right away.”

Shitou glanced at Xiao Yu: “Miss Gu will make it herself?”

Gu Fei nodded: “Of course, the prince has helped me so much, a meal is nothing.”

Shitou saw Xiao Yu leaning back slightly, obviously paying attention to what they were saying.

Shitou smiled and said: “It’s alright, Miss Gu can cook her specialty. Our prince is not picky and can eat anything.”

Gu Fei nodded and walked quickly to the kitchen.

Sister Hua and Lian’er followed Gu Fei to the back.

Lian’er quickly stuffed a few banknotes to Gu Fei. She was nervous with so much money.

Sister Hua smiled: “I was scared to death at first, but I didn’t expect the shopkeeper to know the prince. Now, no one in Ping’an City will dare to trouble me anymore.”

Gu Fei didn’t expect Xiao Yu to come here by chance today, and help her out like this.

Is he still planning to use the gun?

Gu Fei responded absentmindedly, went into the kitchen, and quickly started cooking.

Sister Hua also helped her out to cook.

The dishes in the kitchen were prepared, all washed and cut.

Gu Fei quickly cooked a few dishes and asked Lian’er to take them out. When the last dish was cooked, she brought it out herself.

The hall was almost cleaned up, and the crowds watching the excitement inside and outside the door disappeared. It was estimated that they were cleared out by Xiao Yu’s servants.

Most of the waiters in the store were tidying up the rooms for the guests upstairs. Gu Fei brought the dishes out and saw Xiao Yu sitting there, not touching a single bite of the dishes.

Gu Fei put the dishes on the table: “Why don’t you eat, young master? Are these not to your taste?”

Xiao Yu coughed uncomfortably, his ears slightly red: “You haven’t also eaten, right? I thought it would be troublesome for you to cook again, so let’s just eat together.”

Gu Fei looked at the side, Shitou and Zhu were sitting at another table eating happily. Those were the dishes that Sister Hua had just carefully cooked.

For Xiao Yu, the servant was not qualified to sit at the same table with him.

Gu Fei hesitated for a while before sitting down: “Thank you very much today. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to open this store, and would also be imprisoned in jail.”

Xiao Yu waved his hand: “What are you talking about?”

“If anyone in Ping’an City dares to bully you, just tell them my name and I will make them pay.”

Gu Fei’s eyes lit up. Did the prince officially protect her?

She servilely picked up a dish for Xiao Yu with chopsticks: “The first time I met the prince, I felt that you are wise and brave, chivalrous and kind-hearted. It is true. Ping’an City has the prince, a blessing for us common people.”

Xiao Yu snorted with satisfaction and ate a few bites of the dish: “It tastes good, but the oil and salt are a little heavy. Pay attention to improve it in the future.”

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Young Master Zhou glanced at her and smiled proudly: “What do you think? Is there anything I can’t see?”

His lips moved slightly, and his voice was very low: “I think the prince has taken a fancy to Xiao Fei.”

Sister Dan nodded and smiled: “I think so too.”

Young Master Zhou added calmly: “This is the biggest Buddha in Ping An City. I have to hold Xiao Fei’s thighs tightly in the future.”

Sister Dan hit him and smiled with pursed lips.

After half an hour, the crowd outside became agitated and made way.

Gu Fei stood behind Xiao Yu and saw that Housekeeper Wu came in with a few servants in a sweat, and the head of the yamen shrank behind.

As soon as they entered the door, Housekeeper Wu and several servants knelt on the ground. Gu Fei saw that Housekeeper Wu and several servants were shaking like sieves.

Especially the servant who pushed her before. At this time, he knelt on the ground, as his head was buried in his crotch.

Xiao Yu snorted coldly: “I didn’t expect Housekeeper Wu to be so powerful outside, he smashed the shop and arrested people at will, tsk, tsk, tsk. Those who don’t know would think that my Prince Qi Mansion only knows how to oppress the people!”

Housekeeper Wu broke out in a cold sweat again, crawled to Xiao Yu’s feet, and kowtowed: “Young Master, I was wrong, I deserve to die, please spare my life.”

Xiao Yu kicked him away: “You bastard, you know you are wrong, but you don’t slap yourself!”

Housekeeper Wu hurriedly crawled to Gu Fei’s feet and slapped himself in the face with his left and right hands.

Several servants, as well as the head of the yamen runners and several yamen runners behind them, also knelt there, slapping themselves one by one.

For a while, there was only the sound of slapping in the hall.

The crowds watching inside and outside the store were afraid to breathe, for fear of disturbing the prince.

Xiao Yu snorted coldly: “Have you not eaten yet? Try harder!”

Gu Fei looked at these people coldly. They were all ruthless and sincere. Almost all of them slapped her face with all their strength.

Especially Housekeeper Wu and the servant who pushed her. One of them had a face that swelled like a pig’s head, and the other had a broken mouth. Blood dripped down, but he was still slapping desperately.

Gu Fei felt sick. These people were slaves in front of their masters, but they became masters in front of the common people like them, and they were arrogant.

She frowned: “Enough!”

The blood dripped onto the ground, which looked disgusting.

Several people stopped, and Housekeeper Wu, the housekeeper, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Gu Fei: “Thank you Miss Gu for being so generous and forgiving me.”

“I deserve to die. I shouldn’t have asked people to smash your shop. I am willing to compensate Miss Gu for all the losses.”

The servant behind climbed up and handed over a silver note tremblingly. Gu Fei glanced at it and saw the three big words ‘1000’ written in the middle of the silver note.

Gu Fei didn’t reach out to take the silver note. She only spent about three hundred taels on the decoration of the entire shop and the purchase of things. One thousand taels? Wasn’t this a robbery?

Xiao Yu glanced at the silver note: “Only 1000?”

It was as if he had no concept of money at all. One thousand taels was a small amount of money for him.

“Are you sending away beggars?”

Shitou beside him coughed lightly, Xiao Yu turned his head and glanced at Gu Fei: “I’m not talking about you.”

Gu Fei glanced at him sideways, no need to explain, my wealth was probably just like a beggar in your place.

Housekeeper Wu saw that the prince was not satisfied, and trembled, and took out a few silver bills from his pocket and held them above his head: “All my wealth is here, if it’s not enough, I will go back and sell the house to collect the money, and then send it to Miss Gu.”

 

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Xiao Yu walked in and saw that the store was in a mess, and none of the tables, chairs, and benches were left in their original state.

He turned around and glared at Shitou fiercely. If he had come earlier, there would be no such thing.

Shitou lowered his head quickly after being glared at by Xiao Yu. He was wrong at this time. Who knew that in just half a day, the matter would become out of control?

When Lian’er saw Xiao Yu coming in, she was extremely grateful to him for saving her young lady. She quickly found a relatively clean place, moved a chair over, and put it down: “Please sit down, my lord.”

Xiao Yu sat down openly and glanced at Gu Fei. Gu Fei quickly walked behind him and stood obediently.

Xiao Yu was very satisfied and waved to the kneeling yamen runner: “Come here!”

The yamen runner didn’t dare to stand up and crawled over. Xiao Yu glanced at him: “Who asked you to come here to make trouble? Go and call him over. Just tell him that I’m waiting for him here. Let’s see what he will tell me today!”

The yamen runner hesitated and was about to say something. Shitou glared at him fiercely: “Why, didn’t you hear what our young prince said? Why don’t you get out of here?”

Gu Fei trembled behind Xiao Yu. Suddenly, she felt that the prince’s attitude towards her in the past could be described as gentle compared to these people.

The yamen runner got up tremblingly and ran away.

Old Man Huang stood in the corner, and the corners of his lips couldn’t stop curling up.

He made the right bet!

Sure enough, his eyes never made the wrong judgment.

Lian’er whispered: “Miss, I think we should clean up here first. The young master has no clean place to sit.”

After she finished speaking, Xiao Yu glanced at her: “What are you cleaning up? No need to clean up. Whoever did it will clean it up later.”

Gu Fei nodded to Lian’er: “Listen to the prince.”

She turned and squeezed out of the crowd, went into the kitchen, made a cup of tea, and handed it to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu reached out to take the tea and suddenly saw Gu Fei’s left hand wrapped like a dumpling, and his brows frowned instantly: “Is your hand injured?”

“How did you get hurt? Did those bastards hurt you just now?”

Gu Fei was about to say no, but then she thought about it and said, “Hmm”, this hand was injured by Housekeeper Wu’s underling who pushed her to the ground. Anyway, they were all Housekeeper Wu’s lackeys, so it didn’t matter.

Xiao Yu’s face turned cold: “These damn things are lawless!”

At this time, some customers who were driven out of the store first also crowded around the counter to watch the fun.

The prince was a legendary figure to them. If they have a chance, they must take a good look at him so that they can brag about him to others when they go back.

Gu Fei squeezed through the crowd and smiled at them apologetically: “Who wants to check out? Come here and I’ll refund you. I’m sorry about what happened today.”

The young man with disheveled hair yelled at Gu Fei before laughing: “Who wants to check out? I’m waiting to see the fun.”

Everyone laughed: “Yeah, no, with the prince here, what are you afraid of.”

Xiao Yu glanced at Gu Fei after hearing this, and Gu Fei smiled back at him with eight teeth showing.

This smile was as warm as the spring sunshine. For a moment, Xiao Yu’s heart beat wildly again. He picked up the teacup and took a sip to cover it up.

Sister Dan and Young Master Zhou were crowded together by the door. Sister Dan poked her husband hard and whispered: “Did you see anything?”

 

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The Young Prince was undoubtedly the most unoffensive person in Ping An City!

Of course, Young Master Zhou recognizes the Young Prince, but the Young Prince does not recognize him.

When Young Master Zhou saw Shitou dismounting from his horse, he instantly understood everything.

Isn’t this the servant who sent the mutton-fat jade cornucopia on the opening day?
It turns out that he was the Young Prince’s servant!

He was wondering who sent such a unique gift. It turned out to be the Young Prince, so that makes sense.

He didn’t expect that there was such a big Buddha standing behind Gu Fei.

Gu Fei was also strange. She didn’t even know to ask for help!

Haha, this was great, he has a good show to watch today.

Sister Dan was confused and looked at Young Master Zhou who was excited: “What do you mean?”

“Oh, you won’t understand it unless I say.” Young Master Zhou pulled Sister Dan over and whispered in her ear. Sister Dan widened her eyes in surprise and her eyes fell on Xiao Yu.

This young prince was handsome. Especially with the look on his face that says: I’m going to kill you all.

It makes people’s hearts beat fast. Aww, she wanted to throw a handkerchief at him.

Shitou also got off his horse at this time, looked around, frowned, and asked: “What’s going on?”

Young Master Zhou hurriedly came out from the crowd: “I don’t know who ordered these yamen runners to come and smash the things in the store. They also want to take Xiao Fei away, saying that she harbored a criminal.”

“There is no criminal, they are here to make trouble!”

Xiao Yu sneered: “They are so bold that they dare to touch even my people!”

Gu Fei, who was standing to the side, was stunned.

What do you mean, I am your person?

When did it happen, how come I don’t know?

Shitou hurriedly coughed lightly beside him: “What the prince means is that Miss Gu is protected by the prince!”

“Miss Gu, don’t be afraid, the prince is here for everything.”

Gu Fei was stunned for a moment.

The prince?

What kind of prince?

The prince of the marquis’ mansion?

The prince of the duke’s mansion?

Before she could figure it out, the leader of the yamen runners came out of the store slowly. Then sneered as he walked: “How dare you hit the official! No matter who you are, you will be punished today!”

Xiao Yu’s anger was not over yet. Seeing this man swaggering out, he raised his hand with a cold face and whipped him in the face with a horsewhip. The leader screamed as he fell to the side and hit his head on the wall. A blood mark quickly gushed on his face.

The leader of the yamen runners was also a ruthless person. After being whipped, he quickly reacted and drew out his waist knife. He gritted his teeth and said: “This is outrageous. You even dare to hit me–”

As he spoke, his voice gradually became weaker and weaker, looking at Xiao Yu in doubt.

Xiao Yu sneered and looked back at him.

The leader of the yamen looked at him for a while, then suddenly dropped the knife in his hand, knelt on the ground with a plop, and trembled all over. “I am blind and have offended the young prince, I deserve death.”

The leader spoke loudly, and many people in and outside the store heard it.

Instantly, the crowd became agitated: “Young Prince?”

“Is he the young prince of Qi?”

“As expected of the prince, he is so imposing!”

“Hey, this, this, should we kneel?” The onlooker said, and his two knees bent down.

A scholar-like man pulled him aside and said, “No need to kneel. You only kneel in formal occasions, unless the prince asks you to.”

Xiao Yu snorted at the leader of the yamen runners and walked into the store. After two steps, he turned back and glared at Gu Fei: “Why are you still standing at the door? Go in!”

Gu Fei hummed and followed Xiao Yu obediently.

You are the boss, the boss who came to save me, so naturally, I’ll follow your command.

 

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Gu Fei turned to Lanzhi and said: “After I leave, make sure to settle the accounts properly and refund the guests for today’s room charges.”

Lanzhi was already frightened to the point of tears. She grabbed Gu Fei’s sleeve and shook her head repeatedly. She had been to the prison once before. How can that place be for humans to stay?

Gu Fei smiled at her, then she gently pulled her sleeve free, and said to Lian’er: “Once Lanzhi finishes the accounts, close the shop and go back to tell my father not to worry or do anything unnecessary. I’m just going for a visit. Nothing will happen.”

The head official waved his hand impatiently: “Enough with the chatter! Hurry up and take this girl away!”

Two yamen runners stepped forward, twisted Gu Fei’s arms behind her back, and began to drag her out.

By now, both inside and outside the shop was crowded with people. As Gu Fei was brought out, the crowd quickly parted to make way.

A neighbor who knew the situation whispered by the roadside: “Old Huang’s shop is cursed. First, that troublemaker Er Lai stopped coming, and now the yamen officials are here. What a disaster!”

Just as they reached the entrance of the shop, the sound of galloping horses grew louder and closer.

The crowd on the street scattered as several horses came charging forward.

At the forefront was a young nobleman.

This nobleman had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, wearing a gleaming golden crown on his head and draped in a luxurious black mink cloak. His handsome appearance and imposing aura were striking.

The horses came to a halt in front of the shop.

Xiao Yu had been waiting all morning in his mansion for Gu Fei to come and seek his help.

He waited and waited, but she never showed up. Finally, Shitou slapped his forehead and said: “Young Master, thinking about it, it seems Miss Gu doesn’t know your identity. And even if she did, the gatekeeper might not let her in.”

Xiao Yu was furious: “Why didn’t you think of that earlier? This was your stupid idea!”

Shitou quickly tried to make amends: “How about we go to Miss Gu’s shop after lunch? I’ll discreetly let her know your identity, and she’ll naturally come to you for help.”

Xiao Yu scolded him: “Idiot! Who cares about lunch? Isn’t the girl running an inn? We won’t go hungry there!”

So, he set out with Shitou and Zhuzi on horseback.

From a distance, they could see a crowd gathered outside the shop as if something had happened. Xiao Yu urged his horse forward and saw Gu Fei being escorted out by two yamen runners.

Seeing the two despicable men restraining Gu Fei with her hands twisted behind her back as if she were a criminal, Xiao Yu’s anger erupted instantly. Without even dismounting, he raised his whip and lashed out at one of the yamen runners.

The yamen runners were struck across the face, let out a blood-curdling scream, released Gu Fei, and fell to the ground, clutching his face and writhing in pain.

The other yamen runners, who were still in shock, were stepped on by Xiao Yu when he dismounted.

Xiao Yu, who had trained in martial arts for years and fueled by his rage, put all his strength and kicked the yamen runner. The yamen runner was sent flying several feet backward and landed heavily on the ground.

The other yamen runners following behind were not spared from Xiao Yu’s wrath either. His whip rained down on them like a storm, and they screamed in pain, scrambling to escape with their heads covered.

Gu Fei stood there, completely stunned.

Young Master Zhou, standing by the door, was so excited that his lips trembled. He grabbed Dan Jie beside him and stammered: “It’s—it’s the Young Master!”

The one who had just beaten the yamen runners was none other than Prince Qi’s son, Xiao Yu!

He had seen Xiao Yu from a distance a few times before. Young Master Zhu had told him that this was the Young Prince. Since he moved to Ping’an City, it was crucial to know who could not be offended.

 

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When the guests saw the ferocious officials, they no longer dared to stay and eat. They rushed towards the door one after another.

Gu Fei’s heart bleed as she watched them. None of these people paid their bills yet!

With this number, she lost at least ten or twenty taels of silver.

However, these people didn’t leave the area and gathered outside the door to watch the excitement.

Gu Fei looked at the several yamen runners and understood that these people must have been sent by the Housekeeper Wu. The so-called harboring of criminals was just an excuse. In short, they wanted to drive her away.

Housekeeper Wu said he would give her half a day, but it seemed he couldn’t wait for a moment.

After several yamen runners drove the people away, they began to overturn the tables and chairs. The plates and bowls on the tables were broken all over the floor.

After overturning the tables and chairs in the lobby, the yamen runners went upstairs with their swords in hand.

Gu Fei was furious and wanted to go forward to stop them. As soon as she took a step, Lian’er and Aunt Liu held her back.

Aunt Liu whispered: “Miss, these are officials. No matter what, you can’t fight them.”

Gu Fei knew this well, but seeing her hard work being destroyed before her eyes was unbearable.

In the blink of an eye, the officials were upstairs. There were only the sounds of chaotic footsteps and furniture overturning upstairs. Soon, many guests were driven down.

They looked terrified, unsure of what was happening.

A guest with disheveled hair came down from upstairs and found Gu Fei. He yelled: “Boss, what’s wrong with your store? Can’t we even stay here in peace? Damn it, I was sleeping soundly, and the officers kicked the door open and dragged me off the bed.”

“They said they were searching for fugitives, but is this how they search?”

Gu Fei was full of bitterness and bowed to the man: “Sir, I apologize. It seems you can no longer stay here. Once the officers leave, I’ll refund your payment for the room.”

The man shook his head as he said: “Damn it, I wouldn’t have stayed in your store if I had known.”

As he was talking, Young Master Zhou and Sister Dan from next door came over after receiving the news.

Young Master Zhou pulled Gu Fei aside, his face heavy: “What’s wrong? I heard that the yamen runners came to search. Was it the people from Prince Qi Mansion who did it?”

Gu Fei smiled bitterly: “Yes, I went to see him this morning, and he asked me to close the store and leave. I hadn’t decided whether to close the store, but he couldn’t wait to drive me away.”

Old Man Huang was also driven out from the backyard at this time. Looking at the tables and chairs in the store, and the plates and bowls were broken all over the floor, his brows were twisted into a ball.

He looked at Gu Fei and wanted to say something. He opened his mouth a few times and closed it again.

There was a lot of commotion upstairs, and several yamen runners came downstairs. The head of the yamen runners pointed at Gu Fei and said: “We didn’t find the fugitive. I now suspect that you hid the fugitive somewhere else. Come with us to the yamen.”

Seeing this, Young Master Zhou was secretly anxious. If Gu Fei went into the yamen, she would be skinned alive. He quickly put a silver ingot into his sleeve and walked forward with a smile: “Brother, look, did you misunderstand? This Shopkeeper Gu is just a little girl. How could she harbor a fugitive?”

The head of the yamen runners glanced at Young Master Zhou and pushed him away: “Get out of here – don’t disturb me while I’m investigating the case.”

Young Master Zhou staggered and almost fell, and Sister Dan quickly stepped forward to support him.

Gu Fei looked at Young Master Zhou with an apologetic look on her face: “Thank you, Brother Zhou. There’s no need to reason with them. It seems I can’t keep my shop open.”

“I’ll go with them.”

 

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