roccoschili Chapter 172 It’s your own fault
Chapter 172 It’s your own fault
In stark contrast to Jinchu's side, the Li brothers' house was in chaos and a mess.
The man who slowly woke up sat with a frown on his face, his eyes like knives shooting at the tall man kneeling on the ground.
Li Zhongxian did not raise his head, but knelt low on the cold floor, but he could clearly feel the rage of the nobleman above him. In a moment, cold sweat broke out on his back.
He has been kneeling like this for a quarter of an hour!
His mind was in a mess at this moment. He never expected that despite his careful arrangements, that dead girl would eventually find a savior, knock the noble man unconscious, and escape!
To be on the safe side, he even ordered his servants to first give the girl a medicinal bath and then to fumigate her with incense and administer two waves of aphrodisiacs. He only brought the noble lady over after seeing the effects of the drugs take effect on the girl.
I thought it would be natural for the brother and sister to sleep together on the same quilt, which would allow the noble man to accomplish good things. However, I never expected that I would shoot myself in the foot again. Not only did I fail to serve the noble man well, but I also made him very angry.
The most urgent task is how to remedy the previous mistakes as soon as possible and make the nobleman calm down as soon as possible. Otherwise, not to mention himself, even the pillar of his family, his elder brother, the Minister, will probably find it difficult to escape unscathed.
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and kowtowed three times on the bluestone bricks. Ignoring the pain in his broken forehead, he humbly expressed his loyalty: "This time, I failed to do my job properly. I have damaged your health and disturbed your mood. I know I am wrong and will accept your punishment."
A cold laugh rang out, and a cup of tea was thrown at him. "You seem so obedient! I've never been humiliated like this in my life, and you think I'll let you go just because you admit your mistake?"
The dull pain in his neck made the man feel extremely bad. He felt extremely aggrieved and angry when he thought about how he had been attacked from behind without noticing, and how the beauty that was almost in his grasp had fallen into the hands of the thief right under his nose.
Li Zhongxian didn't dare to move, allowing the cup filled with hot tea to hit him straight on.
The tea mixed with the blood on his forehead slid down comically, making a "tick-tick" sound in the quiet room.
After a long while, he tried to defend himself: "I dare not refuse the punishment from your Excellency. But this time, I am truly unwilling to accept it."
"You useless piece of shit! Why are you so unhappy?"
The man's tone was filled with contempt. "This is your Li family's mansion. The servants are also your Li family's, and that woman was even more of a gift from your Li family. I trusted you two brothers and agreed to come here, but what happened? This is how you show your filial piety to me?"
"Master, please take care of yourself and calm down." Li Zhongxian hurriedly wiped the sweat from his forehead and explained, "When you came, I did arrange for servants to serve you, but you saw what happened afterwards. The drug had worn off the girl, and she was already unconscious. And she was the one I wanted to present to you. Under those circumstances, for the sake of your reputation, I naturally couldn't let outsiders see what was going on."
This was the truth. The woman was disheveled and alluring. As the picker, he secretly didn't want her seductive appearance to be seen by men other than himself.
Thinking of this, his expression softened slightly, and he cleared his throat, "You're good at making excuses for your mistakes."
Li Zhongxian, lying on the ground, was delighted when he heard the nobleman's tone, which seemed to be blaming but actually meant to let the matter go. He quickly cheered up and continued, "That's why I dismissed many of the servants, leaving only two boys at the gate. However, they were also knocked unconscious by the thief, allowing him to enter the house, disturb the nobleman, and kidnap the girl."
"I just want to find the thief as soon as possible and avenge the humiliation I suffered today, both for you and me."
Li Zhongxian raised his head and looked at the young man sitting there with a firm gaze, so that he could see his determination.
The young man sitting there had regained his senses, and seeing Li Zhongxian admit his mistake with a good attitude, his depression also dissipated a lot.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "You are quite considerate. Today's events are only known to you and me. If a third person knows—"
Before he could finish his words, Li Zhongxian interrupted him: "I will definitely keep this matter to myself. If anyone else finds out, you can come and take my head!"
The young man nodded with satisfaction: "In that case, I will not pursue this matter. However,"
He changed the subject and ordered the man on the ground, "The injustice I suffered today cannot be in vain. You must do your utmost to find the thief, and you must also bring the girl to me!"
"Don't worry, Master! Even if that thief goes to heaven and earth and searches the entire capital, I will catch him and give him an explanation! As for Miss Jin, once I find her, I will bring her to Master immediately."
Li Zhongxian made a solemn promise, but the man frowned slightly, his face full of sneer. "Search the whole capital? Do you think the capital is owned by your Li family? You can do whatever you want?"
Li Zhongxian showed a look of panic and repeatedly defended himself: "I dare not."
"I don't think you'd dare!" The man snorted and then pointed out: "Do you think this is still your remote Lincheng? There are so many smart people in the capital, and the nobles and wealthy families have many eyes and ears, and their sense of smell is very keen. If you continue to search so blatantly, I'm afraid that if you don't find the thief, this scandal of mine will be completely exposed!"
Li Zhongxian nodded vigorously and promised, "Don't worry, sir. I will search quietly and will not let anyone with ulterior motives discover even the slightest clue."
The young man nodded and instructed again: "Get up! Find that woman and bring her here as soon as possible! Also, remember, don't hurt her in the slightest!"
Li Zhongxian thanked him repeatedly before slowly getting up from the ground.
The young man looked outside and stood up: "It's getting late, I should leave."
Li Zhongxian hurriedly stood up to see him off.
He cursed Jin Chu and the damn thief again in his heart, then called people in and out to search everywhere, while he himself went to rest exhausted.
However, Jin Chu didn't feel any of his scolding at all.
At this time, with the clumsy help of Prince Dingbei Su Cheng'an, she was already lying refreshed on the soft and comfortable bed and fell into a sweet dream.
Qingying, who had just returned from cleaning up the mess, knocked gently on the door and asked in a low voice, "Master, do you need a maid for Miss Jin?"
"No need! This matter should not be known to outsiders. I will guard her myself."
The footsteps outside the door gradually faded away. Su Cheng'an kissed Jin Chu's fair, smooth forehead lovingly and said with a low smile, "Ajin, sleep well! When you wake up, I'll take you and Zhao'er to the northern border. There, the sky is high and the clouds are vast, and the people are open-minded. I'm sure you'll like it."