Chapter 55 Rescue
The man in purple still looked smiling, but his rude and overbearing behavior made people feel even more disgusted.

But at this moment, he was stopped by his men, and Xu Shuhe did not dare to act rashly for a while.

Over there, the man's servant had already paid some money and bought the hairpin.

The shopkeeper felt a little sorry for the two weak women, so he quietly reminded them.

"This is the second son of the Xue family, the Marquis of Cheng'en Mansion."

When Xu Shuhe first arrived in the capital, he naturally had no idea of ​​the details of the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion, but he was definitely a noble man. Especially since the shopkeeper looked so frightened, it further proved that the Second Young Master Xue was not a good person.

"I haven't asked for your name yet." The second young master Xue took the brocade box containing the hairpin from the servant and handed it to Zhou Ling with a smile.

Zhou Ling hated him and unconsciously shrank behind Xu Shuhe, not wanting to answer.

Xu Shuhe said in a deep voice, "You are the son of a marquis, how can you let the names of common people like us enter your ears? If you really have sympathy for us, why not let us go? My sister is always timid and weak. If she gets scared today, she might get sick again when she goes back. You probably don't want to see that."

After hearing what Xu Shuhe said, Second Master Xue's eyes shifted from Zhou Ling to him. He looked Xu Shuhe up and down with a playful look on his face.

"Although your sister-in-law is not as beautiful as this girl, she is also a beautiful girl from a small family, and she is also very pretty and has such a clever tongue. I never knew when such a family appeared in the capital. Today, I naturally have no intention of making things difficult for you. As long as this girl accepts her hairpin and leaves her name, I will definitely visit her another day to apologize for my rudeness today."

Seeing that he spoke so recklessly, Zhou Ling did not have as much patience as Xu Shuhe. She could no longer bear it and started to curse back.

"It's a pity that he is the son of the Marquis's Mansion. He is a shameless and dissolute person. Sister-in-law, there is no need to bother with him any more. Let's go!"

After he finished speaking, he took Xu Shuhe's hand and rushed outside. However, as soon as they rushed out of the door, they were surrounded by the servants of the Xue family again.

At this moment, Xu Shuhe's face darkened. "What does Master Xue mean by this? In broad daylight, under the Emperor's feet, are you going to bully two powerless women like us? This street is the most prosperous and lively in the capital, with many people coming and going, and there are many eyes and mouths. Please respect yourself and don't damage your reputation because of such a small matter."

However, her threat was nothing in the eyes of Second Master Xue, and he remained calm and composed.

"Why are you so anxious? I just want to give this girl a gift. If you accept it, then nothing will happen, right?"

As he spoke, he took the hairpin out of the box and moved closer.

"Come here. I am in a good mood today, so I will put it on you myself. You should be tactful and accept my gift. You must accompany me for a cup of tea later."

"Don't touch me!"

Zhou Ling got angry and waved his hand away.

The hairpin fell to the ground and broke into two pieces immediately.

Seeing Zhou Ling's bad temper, the smile on the Xue family's young master's face disappeared instantly. He withdrew his hand, narrowed his eyes, and showed annoyance and impatience.

"Well, if you don't accept my toast, then you have to drink the wine. Come here, this woman doesn't know what's good for her. She broke the jewelry I bought with a lot of money and even injured me. Arrest them and take them to the government office to report to the authorities!"

"You are confusing right and wrong and slandering others. Even if you are a royal relative, there is no right for you to act like this!" Zhou Ling was anxious, his eyes full of anger.

Xu Shuhe had not expected that the young master of the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion would be so difficult to deal with. Faced with the servants surrounding him, he had no choice but to protect Zhou Ling behind him.

Xinyue, Meixiang and Zhou Ling's personal maid Qingwei were also angry and afraid. They gathered around and tried their best to protect their two masters.

The noise soon attracted the attention of passers-by, and people from the surrounding shops also cast their eyes over.

But seeing that he was a ruffian from the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion, no one dared to come forward to help and bring themselves into trouble.

As the saying goes, people should not fight officials. Who dares to confront the dignitaries? When Xu Shuhe was getting anxious and didn't know how to respond, he suddenly heard a crisp sound of horse hooves.

When he turned around and saw who was coming, Xu Shuhe recognized him immediately.

This is Gao Yuci’s personal attendant.

At this moment, the young man had already dismounted and saluted towards this side, "Greetings, Second Young Master Xue."

"Li Huo?" Seeing the newcomer, Second Master Xue frowned slightly, looking displeased. "Why are you wandering around on this street instead of following the Fifth Prince? Why do you want to get involved in my business?"

Hearing the words "Fifth Prince", Xu Shuhe felt a little hopeful.

Meanwhile, Li Huo, who was treated rudely, remained calm and even took the time to glance at Xu Shuhe and gave her a comforting look.

In this way, Xu Shuhe finally felt relieved. He patted Zhou Ling's hand and signaled her to be patient.

"The Fifth Prince was on his way to the government office to do work. He passed by here and saw something unusual. He asked me to take a look. I don't know what happened, but this lady is the wife of the Fifth Prince's friend. Please don't make it difficult for me, Master Xue."

Zhou Ling was a little surprised to hear this, and the young master of the Xue family was even more surprised.

Looking not far away, he saw that it was indeed the Fifth Prince's carriage parked on the side of the road. He frowned unhappily and signaled his men to disperse around Xu Shu and the two servants.

"It was just a minor misunderstanding. Since the Fifth Prince has come forward, I will not make a fuss about it today."

Hearing this, Zhou Ling was delighted and immediately wanted to pull Xu Shuhe away, but Xu Shuhe did not move and turned around to give orders.

"Xinyue, you take the silver and compensate Master Xue. Today we accidentally broke the things Master Xue bought, so we should compensate."

"Yes."

Xinyue responded, immediately took out the silver and handed it to the servant opposite.

The servant didn't dare to take it. He looked at his own master before accepting it.

The young master of the Xue family looked at the bag of silver, chuckled, glanced at Xu Shuhe, and then left with his men.

"Mrs. Chen, I'm sorry to frighten you. The second young master of the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion is always like this. Are you okay?" Li Huo asked politely after the person left.

Xu Shuhe bowed hurriedly, "Thank you for helping me, sir. I am very grateful!"

Li Huo nodded in return, then mounted his horse and left.

Xu Shuhe looked in the direction he left, and Gao Yuci, oh no, the fifth prince Zhao Yuci, who happened to be sitting in the car, opened the car curtain, and their eyes met.

The other party nodded slightly, and she also reacted. She hurriedly pulled Zhou Ling together to bow and salute, and did not stand up until the carriage left.

"Sister-in-law actually recognized the Fifth Prince?" Zhou Ling asked in a low voice, his eyes full of surprise.

Xu Shuhe nodded, "Okay, this is a long story, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for us to stay outside today, let's go back now, I'll tell you slowly on the way."

Zhou Ling understood this logic, so she quickly asked Qingwei to call for their own carriage, and they got in and left.

(End of this chapter)