sbdcsierra Chapter 114 Zhao 4, Chunmei, comes forward
Chapter 114 Zhao 4, Chunmei, comes forward
After leaving the Rui Palace in Wen Liu's carriage, Lin Yan first went to the Haofulai Cake Shop to check the situation. She saw that the shop was still crowded and bustling, and she felt very relieved and proud. After all, this was the first shop she built with her own hands. Now the business is so prosperous, which also proves that her efforts were not in vain.
When Lin Yan arrived at the store entrance, the busy manager Xiong noticed her immediately and came to greet her warmly. He greeted Lin Yan with a smile on his face, "Master Lin, you are here!"
Lin Yan smiled and responded: "Well, I just want to stroll around and see what's going on here. You've worked hard and run a great business, keep it up!"
Manager Xiong nodded repeatedly to express his gratitude and told Lin Yan that he would work hard to run the store and live up to her expectations.
Afterwards, Lin Yan asked Wen Liu's carriage to return to the palace first, while she and Lu Cha strolled on the bustling streets.
At this moment, a noise came from the crowd. The noise became louder and louder, and finally turned into a fierce quarrel. Everyone looked sideways, wanting to see what was going on.
Green Tea looked in the direction of the voice out of curiosity, and suddenly her eyes widened: "Master, look quickly, is that person in front Master Chen's maid Chunmei?"
Lin Yan looked over and saw Chunmei's familiar figure. Chunmei was surrounded by a group of people, with a look of fear and helplessness on her face. The person standing in front of Chunmei and blocking her way was the fourth master Zhao who had stopped Chen Qingqing's carriage.
Lin Yan's heart tightened, and she immediately realized that the situation was not good. She had specially investigated this Fourth Master Zhao before. Although he was of a high rank in the royal family, he was idle all day long and did not work properly. Relying on his rank, he caused trouble everywhere in the capital, and was notorious.
At this moment, Mr. Zhao Si looked at Chunmei with a wicked smile on his face, holding a whip in his hand, as if he wanted to attack Chunmei. People around him pointed and talked about it.
Lin Yan frowned, thinking: How could Chunmei be so unlucky to offend such a person? Just as she was thinking about how to deal with it, the people around her who were watching the fun had begun to gather around, squeezing her and Green Tea into the crowd.
Now, even if she didn't want to watch the show, she couldn't avoid it. Green Tea was worried that the chaos in the crowd might hurt Lin Yan, so she held her tightly, just in case.
Lin Yan stood in the crowd and couldn't help muttering in her heart: "This capital city is really small. Why are they quarreling again? I wonder what they are quarreling about this time?"
All I could hear was Zhao Si yelling at Chunmei: "You hit me and caused me internal injuries. I've already done my best to ask you to compensate me with pearl milk tea, but you still don't know how to appreciate it."
Chunmei lowered her head helplessly and whispered, "I'm sorry!" She didn't want to argue with Zhao Si any more, she just wanted to go back quickly. After all, Master Chen might have been in a bad mood recently because of her pregnancy, and she specifically asked for pearl milk tea. She ran over early in the morning to line up to buy it, and just after buying it, she accidentally bumped into Zhao Si.
Although she had already apologized, Zhao Si was still not willing to give in and insisted that Chunmei compensate her with the pearl milk tea in her hand.
Of course, Chunmei would not agree, so the two of them remained in a stalemate. Seeing Chunmei not saying anything, Zhao Si became even more arrogant: "If apologizing is useful, then what do we need the yamen runners for? Hurry up, either give me the pearl milk tea or pay me ten taels of silver."
"What? Ten taels of silver?" Chunmei's hands began to tremble with fear. You know, her monthly salary was only one tael of silver! And Zhao Si asked for ten taels of silver right away. This was simply asking for her life!
Chunmei said quickly: "Even if I accidentally bumped into you, there is a clinic next to me. I can ask the doctor to prescribe you a plaster for only 20 coins!"
However, Zhao Si was not satisfied with this. He widened his eyes and shouted, "20 coins? Are you treating me like a beggar? Don't you know who I am?"
Zhao Si's voice became louder and louder, and his face became gloomy and terrifying because of anger, which made people feel afraid.
"I am the Prince of Yulin! You almost broke my old bones when you hit me. Asking you to pay ten taels of silver is already very cheap. If you still don't know what's good for you, you will bear the consequences yourself!"
Chunmei was shocked when she heard this. She finally remembered who this person was. No wonder he was so unreasonable. This time she was really unlucky. "I am also a maid in the Ruiwang Mansion. If you don't consider the monk's face, consider the Buddha's face. At most, I will compensate you one tael."
"No, since she's a maid in the Rui Palace, she has to pay at least ten taels, not a penny less." Zhao Si hated Zhao Yuan so much! He had made him gamble several times and lost every time, almost bankrupting himself.
The two men each insisted on their own opinions and neither of them gave in, and the atmosphere gradually became tense.
Chunmei was so frightened that she was trembling all over. What should she do? If she gave the pearl milk tea to Zhao Si, she would be beaten and scolded when she returned. She didn't have that much money on her, so she was in a stalemate for a while.
Zhao Si's patience had run out. He reached out and grabbed the bubble tea in Chunmei's hand. "Here you go."
Chunmei was unwilling to give up and protected her tightly. Zhao Si simply kicked Chunmei wildly. No matter how hard he kicked, Chunmei refused to let go. Zhao Si became more and more annoyed.
Lin Yan couldn't bear it any longer. Should she intervene or not? If she intervened, she would definitely get into trouble. If she ignored it, she felt that Chunmei was too pitiful.
Green Tea pulled Lin Yan away from this place of trouble: "Master, let's go!"
Lin Yan asked in confusion: "Well, Chunmei, why are you so protective of that cup of pearl milk tea?"
"Master, you don't know the difficulties we servants face! Since it was sold to you, it must be because it is very important and valuable. I think it must be Master Chen's favorite. If you can't get it back, you will definitely be punished. Being beaten is a light punishment. Sometimes you may even lose your life." Green Tea said. Although sympathetic, there is nothing I can do.
"Is it that serious?" Lin Yan stopped and turned around. Her heart was filled with sympathy and a sense of justice, and she felt that she could not sit idly by.
"No, I can't just watch an innocent life die because of a cup of bubble milk tea." Lin Yan said with a sense of heroism.
Zhao Si was just about to hold Chunmei back when a young woman with a graceful figure and pretty face came over. She was wearing gorgeous clothes and had an elegant temperament, which was eye-catching.
"Hmm! She came to me on her own." Zhao Si immediately gave up on Chunmei. He whistled, "Another one has come. Could it be that she has taken a fancy to me? I won't sleep with any woman."