Chapter 111: I Will Help You Settle This Matter (2)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

After they chatted for a while, the carriage entered the east gate of the capital and arrived at a bustling street.

Although it was raining, there were many pedestrians holding umbrellas on the main street, and the stores were also dazzling.

Ye Jingtang looked over at the shops. A thought popped into his mind. He felt that after going out for a while, he should at least prepare some small gifts. He got out of the carriage and walked to a rather high-end jewelry store on the street. He chose a few pieces of jewelry and prepared one for Xiuhe to prevent her from complaining that the young master was biased. He even bought a small ornament for the bird.

After doing this, Ye Jingtang opened his umbrella and returned to Heavenly Water Bridge. Under the rain, there were few pedestrians on the streets, and the neighbors were all taking shelter from the rain and chatting under the eaves.

Seeing Ye Jingtang return, the familiar shopkeepers and waiters greeted him.

“Hey! Welcome back, Young Master Ye!”

“I haven’t seen you for half a month, and you’ve become a lot more handsome…”

“Hehe…”

Ye Jingtang replied politely along the way. He wanted to go straight to the Pei residence to give the gifts to Third Lady, but halfway there, he saw a carriage drive out of the alley.

Chen Biao followed behind with an umbrella and hurriedly dissuaded, “Young Master, don’t act on your own. If Third Lady and Madam find out, your allowance for this month will definitely be gone…”

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and inside was a young master who was 16 or 17 years old. His bearing was considered elegant and steady, and he was waving his fan hard and complaining, “I can also contribute to the family. I’m already seventeen years old. Why can’t I take care of a few things? 1 only stayed in the academy for a few months, but when I came back, I saw that the eldest young master had become the second young master. The maidservants in the residence don’t want to see me and talk about ‘Young Master Jingtang, Young Master Ye, so handsome-‘ all day. What does this mean? Am I ugly?!”

“Uh… Young Master, compared with Young Master Ye… it’s hard to tell the difference!”

Holding his umbrella, Chen Biao jogged outside the carriage to dissuade him. “Third Lady just came back, but you’re going out and acting on your own…”

As the eldest son of the Pei family, Pei Luo had been studying outside the city. When he came back during the holidays, he saw that the Pei family’s surname was about to change to ‘Ye’. No matter how good his temper was, he would inevitably be full of complaints. “I deliberately waited for Third Aunt to come back before going out. Otherwise, how would Third Aunt know my ability?”

“Young Master, you are a scholar. You have to take the exam to gain merit… Eh?! Young Master Ye!”

Halfway through his words, Chen Biao saw Ye Jingtang walking over. He hurriedly ran forward with the umbrella and asked about his well-being. “Young Master Ye, you’re finally back. How was your journey? Let me help you carry your things. Don’t tire yourself out…”

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In the carriage, Young Master Pei was still listening to Chen Biao. When he saw this scene, he waved the folding fan in his hand a few times with a rather complicated expression.

He looked at the black-robed young master who was walking over.

He was half a head taller than him and had an extraordinary figure. He felt that this man could kill him with a single punch…

As for his face…

How the f*ckis this hard to tell the difference?

We both have two eyes and one nose, so its hard to tell the difference, right?

Young Master Pei directly closed the curtain and urged, “Let’s go.”

But when the coachman saw that the young master had arrived, how could he dare to listen to Pei Luo? He only sat outside the carriage and smiled foolishly.

From the conversation, Ye Jingtang recognized who was sitting in the carriage. Holding his umbrella, he walked to the window. “I’m just a shopkeeper hired by Third Lady. Young Master Pei, please don’t misunderstand.”

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Pei Luo stuck his head out. His demeanor was rather easy-going, like a well-mannered and well-educated descendent of a wealthy family. “Are you Brother Jingtang? I really didn’t see you just now. Hmm… Third Aunt is discussing something with my mother at home. You can go over directly. I still have something to do. Please excuse me.”

Chen Biao quickly raised his hand to stop the carriage. “Oh, Young Master Ye can handle this matter. You…”

Pei Luo waved his fan a few more times. “Chen Biao, how many drinks have I treated you to? Do you think I can’t do anything?”

“No, no. This matter has something to do with Young Master Ye…”

Ye Jingtang didn’t understand and asked, “What’s going on?”

Chen Biao sighed and explained, “It’s not a big deal. Didn’t the government ask the Pei family to renovate Dye Workshop Street? Many local tyrants are eyeing this big piece of fat meat and want to eat with the Pei family. The Pei family definitely won’t agree. A few days ago, someone came to discuss this matter. The shopkeeper of the grain store received him, but the other party’s attitude was very bad. He pointed at his nose while speaking. Little Six of the escort agency saw that his future father-in-law was being bullied, so he scolded him.”

Little Six was an old team member of Ye Jingtang’s. When he heard this, he frowned. “And then?”

“Nothing happened at the time, but the next day, Little Six went out shopping with the girl from the grain store. When they returned, they were blocked. With the girl in front of him, Little Six didn’t want to lose his image and apologize. He fought with those people and was beaten until he couldn’t get up…”

“Who did it?”

Pei Luo jumped out of the carriage. Seeing Ye Jingtang’s angry expression, he patted his shoulder. “The young master of the Three Yuan Building, Cheng Song. He’s a rich young master from Parasol Street. I’ve interacted with him before. Leave this matter to me. I’ll get the medical expenses back later…”

Ye Jingtang looked at Young Master Pei. “What is Cheng Song’s background?”

Pei Luo thought for a moment. “His father is Second Master Cheng of the West Market. I’m not sure about the rest. Anyway, he has some connections in the government and Jianghu. He’s not to be trifled with. The shopkeepers want to keep the peace, but 1 can’t tolerate sand in my eyes. Brother Jingtang, you just came to the Pei family, but your subordinate was bullied. As the young master, if I don’t stand up for you, who can stand up for you? … Eh? Jingtang, where are you going?”

“To see Little Six.”

Ye Jingtang walked into the alley behind Heavenly Water Bridge. Chen Biao hurriedly accompanied him.

Young Master Pei stood alone in the rain. He felt a little neglected, but he wasn’t angry. He followed him and continued, “I have some face on Parasol Street. All the big bosses have to address me respectfully as ‘Young Master Pei’. Cheng Song dared to hit someone from my family. He has kicked an iron plate…”

While speaking, the three of them arrived outside a courtyard in the back alley.

Third Lady was very kind. She had arranged accommodations for the twelve escorts and their families who had moved to the capital. The walls of the alley were clean and tidy, much better than the environment of Double Osmanthus Alley.

Ye Jingtang pushed the door open and entered. He smelled medicine.

Little Six’s mother, Aunt Lin, was brewing medicine in the kitchen, and the old escort Yang Zhao was cursing and preaching in the room. “If you don’t have any f*cking skills, why are you fighting with others? Do you think you’re the young master?”

Seeing Ye Jingtang enter, Yang Chao hurriedly went out to welcome him. Aunt Lin came up to complain. “Jingtang, you have to take care of this…”

Yang Zhao hurriedly stopped her. “Sister Lin, go do your work. The young master knows what to do.”

Ye Jingtang comforted Aunt Lin and went to the main room. He saw Little Six lying on the bed in the side room with bandages on his body, looking rather haggard. He stood up with a smile. “Brother Jingtang, why are you here? It’s not a big deal. It just makes me look like I’m about to have my funeral…”

Ye Jingtang checked his injuries and asked, “No matter how unreasonable they were, if you couldn’t win, why didn’t you come back and look for help? If you die outside, what will happen to your mother?”

Little Six chuckled. “Sigh, 1 only realized that 1 couldn’t win after being beaten up. This is my fault. I shouldn’t have disturbed my father-in-law’s business discussion…”

After Ye Jingtang checked his injuries, he took out a banknote and handed it to Yang Chao. “Find a good doctor. Make sure there aren’t any lasting problems.”

“Hey, there’s no need. Brother Jingtang, you…”

Ye Jingtang waved his hand and told Little Six to lie down. After saying goodbye to Aunt Lin, he opened his oil-paper umbrella and left the courtyard.

Pei Luo had been standing outside the courtyard and looking around. At this moment, he said, “Jingtang, don’t worry. I will help you settle this matter. If Cheng Song dares not to pay for the medical expenses today…”

Ye Jingtang looked at the left and right alleys. “Where is that Young Master Cheng?”

Pei Luo thought for a moment. “This time, he’s usually in the Three Yuan Building, accompanying a few young masters of Literary Virtue Bridge to play cards. If you want to go there and take a look, 1’11 bring you over. But try not to speak and be polite. Leave it to me. There will be problems if we offend the sons of officials of Literary Virtue Bridge…”

Ye Jingtang thought about it and nodded. “Okay..”