Chapter 411: Interesting
One of them was tapping his hand with a stick as he looked at the young boy.
“Hand over all the silver you have.”
The young boy pursed his lips. “Didn’t you say last time that you wouldn’t find trouble with me after you paid the silver? ”
The leader of the ruffians sneered. “You believe that? You’re so silly.
“Hurry up and hand over the silver. Otherwise, you won’t be able to avoid this beating.”
The young boy covered his wallet. “I gave it to you last time. Don’t go too far. ”
The leader of the ruffians snorted coldly. “You are refusing a toast only to get a forfeit drink.
“Brothers, let’s do it!”
After he finished speaking, he took the lead and rushed towards the young boy.
He grabbed the young boy’s clothes and punched him a few times.
The other people also rushed up and started punching and kicking the young man.
The leader of the ruffians even snatched the young man’s purse from his waist.
He took out a lot of silver from his purse.
He kept the silver and patted his face at the young boy who looked aggrieved and unconvinced. “Remember this lesson. Next time, you must be good and pay up, or I’ll beat you again.”
Then, he brought his men out of the alley.
The young boy’s lips were bleeding, and he was curled up on the ground. He looked so pitiful.
Shi Qingluo walked over. “Are you alright? ”
Of course, she had seen the scene just now.
She wanted to help, but he realized that the young man’s clothes looked very ordinary, like those worn by an ordinary rich family’s child.
However, when she took a closer look, she realized that his clothes were made of a very rare silk.
This was sea silk.
This kind of silk was not woven from silkworm.
Its raw material was from a type of huge clam in the deep sea.
The mucus spat out by the clam solidified into raw silk.
It required specialists to go to the bottom of the sea every year to collect it, and then it would go through multiple processes.
It would take more than half a year to obtain the end product.
This kind of sea silk were tributes in both the previous and current dynasties, hence they could not be bought even with money and power.
It just so happened that Xi Rong had given her two rolls of sea silk before, so she recognized them immediately.
So she stopped and didn’t go forward to help.
There were only two groups of people in Northern City who could afford to wear rare sea silk.
They were either the young masters in King Jin’s residence, or those from the previous dynasty.
However, Shi Qingluo saw that King Jin and Liang Mingyu only wore expensive silk, and not this kind of clothing made from silk, so it was unlikely that this person was from King Jin’s residence.
Moreover, if they were really from King Jin’s residence, those ruffians wouldn’t dare to bully or rob them.
That could only mean that he was from the previous dynasty.
Considering his age, Shi Qingluo could guess his identity immediately.
He was most likely Zhuo Jun’s younger brother.
Zhuo Jun’s younger brother had two identities. He was the only remaining descendant of the royal family and the illegitimate son of King Jin.
How could such a person not have someone to protect him?
If he allowed a few ruffians to beat him up, then this illegitimate son of King Jin would be too cowardly.
There was obviously something wrong.
So, there was only one possibility.
These people knew that she was coming this way and deliberately put on an act in the alley for her to see.
It was also because of this that she was too lazy to help and let others really beat him up.
Only then did she slowly walk over to cooperate with his act.
Moreover, she also discovered that although those people seemed to be very heavy-handed, they were skilled and would not really injure the young man.
Seeing that she didn’t come out to help, they gave him a casual punch, then snatched the purse and left.
Of course, if one didn’t observe carefully, it wouldn’t be easy to find any clues. These people were very good at acting.
Upon hearing Shi Qingluo’s question, Zhuo Zheng raised his head with a pitiful expression, “Sister, can I trouble you to send me to the medical hall?”
He cursed in his heart.
Didn’t they say that Shi Qingluo knew martial arts? Why didn’t she make a move just now?
He had been beaten up so many times. It hurt.
Shi Qingluo smiled gently. “Sure.”
Qingqing, who was behind her, stepped forward and helped the young boy up.
“Let’s go, I’ll send you to the medical hall,” Shi Qingluo said.
Zhuo Zheng originally thought that Shi Qingluo would come and support him.
Who would have thought that it would be her maidservant?
However, he couldn’t say anything. He could only smile shyly at her. “Okay, sorry to trouble you. ”
Hence, Qingqing supported the limping young man and followed behind Shi Qingluo.
It just so happened that there was a clinic on this street, so Shi Qingluo asked Qingqing to bring him there.
The doctor in the clinic examined Zhuo Zheng. “They were mainly superficial wounds. I’ll prescribe some medicine for you to apply.”
After the physician finished prescribing the medicine, he helped him rub some medicine on the few bruises on his body without others’ presence.
Afterwards, he said a price.
Zhuo Zheng touched his pouch, but he didn’t find anything.
It was only then that he suddenly remembered that his purse had been stolen.
Thus, he looked at Shi Qingluo in embarrassment. ” Miss, can I trouble you to lend me some money for the medicine? I’ll return it to you later. ”
Shi Qingluo put on the look of a good person. “No problem.”
She asked Qingqing to pay for his medicine.
The three of them went out together.
Zhuo Zheng looked at Shi Qingluo gratefully. “Miss, what’s your name? How do I pay you back?”
He added, “Oh right, my name is Zhuo Zheng. I live at the end of this street.”
Shi Qingluo waved his hand.
She deliberately said, “It’s not much. You don’t have to pay.
“The doctor has already taken a look at your injuries, so you can go back on your own.”
Zhuo Zheng immediately shook his head, “No, you helped me a lot by sending me to the clinic. How can I not pay you back? ”
He looked as if she was determined to return the money. “Leave me your address. I’ll return it to you tomorrow.”
He was good-looking to begin with. His skin was fair and had some baby fat, making him look innocent and harmless.
Now that he had revealed such an appearance, it was hard to refuse.
Because of this, Shi Qingluo nodded and said, “I’m Shi Qingluo. If you want to return the money, then send it to the deputy governor’s office.”
Zhuo Zheng nodded, “Okay, I will send the deputy governor’s office over tomorrow.
Shi Qingluo smiled. “Alright, I still have something on. I’ll be leaving first. Be careful when you get back.”
Zhuo Zheng gave her a shy smile. “Okay, thank you.”
He watched as Shi Qingluo led her maidservant far away, before turning around and limping towards the end of the street.
When they arrived at the teahouse, Shi Qingluo entered a private room.
Xi Rong had not arrived yet.
“Madam, what happened just now seemed a little coincidental,” Qingqing said.
Shi Qingluo curled his lips. “If it’s not a coincidence, then he’s just waiting for me on purpose.
“I didn’t expect that one day I would also become a part of the Tang monk’s flesh. He wanted to have a bite of any ghost.
“The people of the previous dynasty were quite willing to send their hopes of restoring their country to her doorstep directly. Interesting.”
Qingqing was stunned.
She just felt that it was a bit of a coincidence and needed to be on guard.
She didn’t expect her madam to actually see through it.
Her eyes lit up, as expected of madam.
“So you are just going along with him on purpose?” she asked as she went to make tea.
“Of course,” Shi Qingluo nodded. “I also want to see what they’re up to.”
She hadn’t even taken the initiative to get in touch with them, and they had taken the initiative to come to her door. Very good.