Chapter 115 Reputation
Chapter 115 Reputation
Nothing else happened during the morning, and when the banquet was almost over, the ladies of each family returned home with their children.
When Ye Ziyu and the others got off the carriage, they saw Lu entering the mansion angrily, and the others followed her into the mansion.
Because Ye Ziyu had eaten a lot of cakes and pastries at the banquet in the morning, she was not very hungry at noon, so she did not go to Jiang Xu's place for lunch. Ye Qingyin went to eat with Jiang Xu.
After returning to the room.
"Miss." It was Yifeng who came to report.
"how?"
"When I chased them out, the two were kidnapped."
"Kidnapped? Are you sure she kidnapped him and not taken him away?"
"No, when I caught up with them, there were a few men in black with sacks who caught them and took them away."
"Is he Huang Boyi's man?"
"It shouldn't be, because there is another group of people who arrived late. The group that came later should be Huang Boyi's men."
"It seems that there are quite a few people who want to kill them." Ye Ziyu sneered. "They are lucky that they didn't fall into my hands, otherwise I would make them live a life worse than death."
"Oh? How can life be worse than death?" A male voice came from the window.
Ye Ziyu was startled, Yifeng drew his sword and protected Ye Ziyu behind him.
After seeing who it was, "I didn't expect that the young marquis had the habit of climbing through windows and breaking into people's boudoirs."
Fang Jingxiu looked down and said, "How can Miss Ye make false accusations so casually? I was just sitting on the window and did not step into Miss Ye's boudoir."
Ye Ziyu rolled her eyes, "That's just making up a story."
"But Miss Ye San actually didn't show courtesy to me when she saw me. This is really rude."
"Well, young marquis, why don't you visit the Ye Mansion openly through the main gate first, and then discuss with me whether it is polite or not." Ye Ziyu turned around and sat back.
Fang Jingxiu climbed in through the window. Yifeng had been protecting Ye Ziyu with a sword, and he did not dare to step forward. First, Fang Jingxiu's martial arts were very strong, and everyone in the capital knew it. Second, the person opposite him was a young marquis after all, so he did not dare to take action for fear of causing trouble to the Ye Mansion.
"Your guard is loyal and has been protecting you behind him all the time, but he is rude to me. I don't like people pointing swords at me." Fang Jingxiu walked to the other side of the round table and sat down.
"First, if he is not loyal to me, then there is no need for him to be by my side. Second, the young marquis came uninvited and entered someone else's boudoir without permission. He did it for my safety. Third, his sword was only used to protect me behind him. The tip of the sword was pointed at the ground, not the marquis, so this was not rude."
"You're very sharp-tongued." Fang Jingxiu smiled sideways.
Ye Ziyu looked at Fang Jingxiu in front of her: This guy might be mentally ill. I have no connection with him at all. Why did he break into my room for no reason?
Fang Jingxiu put away his smile and asked, "Are you looking for Shi Encai and Sun Min?"
"Did the young marquis kidnap these two? They should have no connection with the young marquis." Ye Ziyu asked inquiringly.
"They are people brought by the Huang family. The Huang family is a princeling gang and is against us, so naturally..."
"I'm not interested in factional disputes. I just want to know how Young Marquis Fang is going to deal with those two people?" Ye Ziyu interrupted Fang Jingxiu.
"You are really impatient." Fang Jingxiu waited for a long time but saw no sign of Ye Ziyu pouring water, so he picked up the kettle and poured a glass of water. "If it is found that they are of no use, then we will naturally throw them into the wilderness and let them fend for themselves. However, after going through so much torture, it will be difficult for them to survive."
"Where were they thrown?" Ye Ziyu asked. She had to see with her own eyes what happened to the two men.
Fang Jingxiu took a sip of tea and frowned, "This tea doesn't taste good."
Ye Ziyu took the teapot back and said unhappily, "If it doesn't taste good, no one will let the Marquis drink it."
"Miss Ye San, do you think that with your attitude, I will tell you the result you want?"
Ye Ziyu: Forget it. I’ll just let Yifeng investigate it when the time comes.
"If my people take action, your people won't be able to find it." Fang Jingxiu added.
Ye Ziyu: ...
"If you can't find out, then you can't find out. Anyway, whether he is dead or alive has nothing to do with me. I am not interested in knowing. If the young marquis doesn't leave, I will call for help." Ye Ziyu said coldly.
"You call for help, and when they come and find us in the same room, I'm afraid you'll be the one with a bad reputation."
"The gatekeeper of the Ye Mansion did not receive the visiting invitation from the young Marquis, nor did he see the young Marquis come in through the 'gate'. If someone found the young Marquis breaking into the boudoir, it doesn't matter if I have a bad reputation. The young Marquis' reputation won't be very good anyway." Ye Ziyu emphasized the word "gate".
"Then I'm afraid Miss Ye will be disappointed. Maybe Miss Ye has not been back in Beijing for a short time, and I didn't do anything today, so Miss Ye doesn't know my reputation yet." Fang Jingxiu said.
Ye Ziyu thought about it and seemed that she had never heard of or paid attention to the reputation of Young Marquis Fang. However, she remembered that the hero in the novel she had read had a very good reputation and there were many people who admired him. But this didn't seem to be that novel, so Ye Ziyu didn't know either.
Fang Jingxiu saw that Ye Ziyu didn't say anything, as if she was thinking about something. He smiled without saying anything, drank the rest of the cup of unpalatable tea, and left through the window.
Only after Fang Jingxiu left did Yi Feng put away the sword in his hand and stepped aside, "Miss, what about Shi Encai and the other two..."
"What is Fang Jingxiu's reputation in the capital?" Ye Ziyu asked.
"He doesn't have a good reputation. He's a playboy, violent, and cold..."
Ye Ziyu: ...Well, it’s completely the opposite of the male protagonist.
"So Miss, are those two still being investigated?"
"Investigate, why not? Even if they were tortured to death, I want to see their bodies. Last time I thought about reporting them to the authorities and letting them go. I don't want my sister to lose her blood relatives. Since they insist on harming my sister, I don't need to consider anything else. If they die, it's good luck for them. Otherwise, I will make them feel the way my sister was treated before."
"Yes." Yifeng took the order and retreated.
After Yifeng left, Lixia came in and said, "Miss, the fourth lady wants to see you. She is waiting outside."
"Ye Kexin?" Ye Ziyu asked, "What does she want from me? Let her in."
"Third sister." Ye Kexin came in and called out sweetly. Ye Kexin was the sweet type, with a petite and cute appearance and a sweet and soft voice. I'm afraid no man could resist her.
"Fourth sister." Ye Ziyu called out, "I wonder what Fourth sister wants to talk to me about?"
"It's nothing serious. It's my fault. Third sister has been back to the Ye Mansion for so long, but Ke Xin has never come to talk to her."
"Fourth sister, why don't you just speak frankly?" Ye Ziyu was too lazy to argue.
Ye Kexin didn't expect Ye Ziyu to be too lazy to even say polite words, her face froze, "Actually, I came here because of Fourth Brother's matter."
"What's up with him?"
"Mother said that fourth brother will also take the imperial examination this year. Big sister is now engaged to the Ling family, so I wanted to see if I could ask Master Ling to guide fourth brother's essay." Master Ling is one of the best teachers in the capital. Students who can get Master Ling's guidance will make great progress.
"It's my elder sister who is engaged to the Ling family. This can't be traced to me. Fourth sister should go to find my elder sister."
"I wanted to look for my eldest sister, but I was afraid of her, so I came to look for my third sister."
"Afraid?" Ye Ziyu felt like she was hearing a joke. "Sister is the easiest to get along with and treats people warmly. What's there to be afraid of?"
"I'm afraid the eldest sister is only like this to the third sister." Ye Kexin said tremblingly.
Judging from Ye Kexin's behavior, she was indeed afraid of Ye Qingyin, but Ye Ziyu couldn't understand, 'There's no reason. Sister hates the second wife, but her attitude towards the third wife is just colder. Why is Ye Kexin so afraid, as if Sister is some kind of scary person.'
"I can't make the decision on this matter, but I can talk to my sister for you. As for whether I can ask Master Ling for help, I don't know." Ye Ziyu did not reject it outright. She agreed first to do a favor. If the favor didn't work out, there would be nothing she could do. With the favor, it would be easier to get things done in the future when needed.
"Thank you, third sister." Ye Kexin heaved a sigh of relief and smiled when Ye Ziyu agreed. "These are some pastries I made myself. Remember to try them, third sister. I won't bother you any more. If you want to talk to someone in the future, you can come find me." Ye Kexin stood up, bowed and left.
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