What an Audacious and Sly Servant! Chapter 90

Will these two returning characters ever be nice to each other?

Chapter 90 – A Quarrelsome but Loving Couple

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Hence, during the afternoon, a pair of eye-catching handsome young men appeared at the capital city's street.

Their clothes were lent by the Grand Princess. They were Nan Bai Cheng's new clothes and were altered. When a middle age man's clothes worn on two young men, they made them looked older. Plus with the beautiful face, outsiders thought they were deliberately attracting attention.

Mei Qian Deng beside Chu Xun was responsible of protecting. She had no lead about catching those brats. Chu Xun was different. He took Mei Qian Deng as they went out of the Grand Princess' Mansion's main gate and went to a certain direction. His move was very sure. He had long have an idea in his heart.

"Your Majesty, where are we going?"

Chu Xun immediately told her, "Right now there is no Your Majesty. Just call me Brother Long."

Mei Qian Deng's lips twitched before she forced it down. How could she jeer at the Emperor?! Female warrior Mei purposely avoided the address, "So where are we going?"

"Why are you not calling me Brother Long?"

"……where are we going, Brother Long."

Chu Xun was finally pleased. He raised his head and slightly smiled, "We'll first find Di Mu Yang's elder sister."

Di Mu Yang was similar to Chu Xun, having many elder sisters. Right now, the only one still unmarried was the Fourth Young Miss Di who previously had a blind date with Chu Xun yet no electrifying feel could be felt. Now, she was still the leader of the iron ladies army in the capital city, holding red-tasselled spear as she roamed around to protect the peace.

Fourth Young Miss Di was very easy to find. They had just walked several hundred steps on the capital city's main road when they saw a small group of women. Chu Xun went over and asked. The small troop leader blushed as she revealed Fourth Young Miss Di's whereabouts. She even asked whether they need her to lead them.

Chu Xun politely declined and pulled Mei Qian Deng's hand as they quickly left. He was in a hurry of finding Fourth Young Miss Di. He didn't have an inappropriate thought at all with Mei Qian Deng. It was just pulling her hand. But, it shocked that small troop leader. For two men to hold hands in public, the public morals were declining, the public morals were declining.

Fourth Young Miss Di was quite surprised by Chu Xun's sudden visit but after listening to Chu Xun's story, she immediately turned angry, "To actually do evil deeds under this old lady's eyes. This old lady will surely teach these lawless brats. Let's go, let's go find them!"

Chu Xun asked first, "Fourth Sister, do you know go where to find this group of children?"

"I don't know. Just walk around the streets first. There will surely be clues around."

"Heard you're quite familiar with the little tyrant from the southern part of the city. There is an idiom of birds of a feather. It's possible that little tyrant know some clues," Chu Xun suggested. This little tyrant had some encounters with Chu Xun too. That year, when Mo Nian Yuan disguised as the Crown Prince to seduce a cook, that Lady Su from the vegetarian restaurant. That cook went all the way to the capital to find the Crown Prince and nearly got taken away by Zhang Hu Bao this little tyrant as his wife. He had faced Chu Xun before. After that, Zhang Hu Bao disliked the fact Lady Su was too stupid and didn't dare to have her. Chu Xun secretly thought this little tyrant was not very good in doing evil deeds.

Fourth Young Miss Di was someone upholding the justice. With Zhang Hu Bao, they were like righteous and heretic that could never coexist. Upon seeing each other on the streets, every time it would be you chasing, I running method of greetings. As the saying went, love each other and kill each other. It was just like this.

Fourth Young Miss Di frowned. She then looked at the sky and simply answered, "Right now, Zhang Hu Bao should be at the wonton stall in the Si Ping Lane[1] eating free food."

The three of them searched over and it was exactly as Fourth Young Miss Di said. They could see a wealthy young man in silks and satin sitting outside the stall while eating wonton. Zhang Hu Bao was facing away them. The first thing they felt upon seeing this person was he had become much fatter compared to the few years ago. Fourth Young Miss Di went over and bluntly kicked the small stool under Zhang Hu Bao's butt. She crossed her arms as she looked from above.

Being kicked by someone, the wonton that about to enter Zhang Hu Bao's mouth fell into the bowl and hot soup splashed onto his whole face. 'Pa——!' Bao Bao was very angry. Slapping the table, he roared, "Which one doesn't grow his eyes to actually push this Young Lord!" Upon turning his head around, the first thing he saw was Fourth Young Miss Di's nose. He unconsciously swore, "F*ck!" His anger unknowingly had disappeared half.

"Zhang Hu Bao, this old lady has no time to fight with you today. This old lady is here to ask you proper business."

"Yo, no one ask proper business using this method like you? This Young Lord doesn't know."

"This old lady has yet to ask!"

"No matter what you ask, this Young Lord doesn't know at all."

Fourth Young Miss Di pulled back her sleeves. Zhang Hu Bai instinctively retreated three steps, fearing she would beat him. "Yo-You, what are you doing?"

"Obviously it's beating you. Can't you see it?"

"You shrew woman, no wonder no one dare to marry you. You won't be able to marry for the lifetime!"

"I also never see those concubines of yours giving birth. Say, do you have the ability or not?"

The scene quickly turned taunt. Chu Xun and Mei Qian Deng at the back was quite shocked watching. They wanted to ease up Fourth Young Miss Di and Zhang Hu Bao yet they didn't know how to interrupt. These two people didn't have any hesitation nor giving way when quarrelling. Mei Qian Deng felt when she exchanged moves with an expert, it was this sort of scene too.

"Hehe, this Young Lord doesn't have the ability if you say so. In any case, don't think of getting any info from this Young Lord's mouth."

Zhang Hu Bao, you come over here. This old lady assures you will not beat you to death."

The wonton stall uncle had wiped clean a table. He calmly went over and asked Chu Xun and Mei Qian Deng, "Two patrons, do you want to eat wonton?"

Fourth Young Miss Di's side had already started fighting.

The uncle waved his hand, "It is fine. This pair fights everyday yet I have never see them injured."

Mei Qian Deng was hungry a bit. She actually sat down and asked two bowls of wonton and even chat with the uncle, "I heard this little tyrant goes to your place every day to eat free food? Why didn't you add croton[2] inside his bowl of wonton?"

"There is no such thing. He just likes to brag about his extravagant. Saying he has never see copper money, only silver money. Hence, he paid a silver liang for a month for a buffet."

This, how much did he actually like the wonton to do this.

By the time Mei Qian Deng had ate a bowl of wonton, Chu Xun had just ate the first wonton and was picking the second one while blowing at it. They were too hot. The Emperor's mouth was too delicate. Mei Qian Deng blinked her eyes as she watched Chu Xun ate. Chu Xun raised his eyes and met Mei Qian Deng's little animal alike eyes. He unconsciously protected his own bowl, "Boss, give her another bowl of wonton!"

"Brother Long, do you bring money?"

"Bring them, bring them!"

Fourth Young Miss Di had dealt with Zhang Hu Bao. In the end, Zhang Hu Bao became obedient. When they asked if he had seen vagrant children around seven to eight years old, Zhang Hu Bao became agitated. "Is it the one where there is a bright and beautiful little girl among them?"

Chu Xun nodded his head.

"This Young Lord tells you, don't look down on this girl since she's young and always have that pitiful look. She's the most evil one. The other more than ten little boys all listen to her."

Fourth Young Miss Di rolled her eyes, "What proof do you have, don't discriminate by gender."

Zhang Hu Bao whole face and neck were red, "Because I got taken advantage before! That day, I saw that little girl quite pitiful and gave her a bun to eat. Yet, she stole this Young Lord's purse. After that, I tried to settle the score with her but the boys around her are well versed in martial arts."

Chu Xun rubbed his forehead. He had affirmed even further his previous assumption, "Recently with the outbreak of thieveries in the capital city, it is probably their work. For the local authorities to unable to catch them, it's because they didn't even expect the thieves will be just a group of vagrant children around seven to eight years old."

Mei Qian Deng was silent.

"Can you find these children's location?" Chu Xun turned his head and asked Zhang Hu Bao.

Zhang Hu Bao looked up, "Who are you? Do you know who this Young Lord is? To dare talk like this to me."

His voice had yet to stop when Zhang Hu Bao got hit silly by Fourth Young Miss Di, hitting until he hugged his head while crying continuously.

"Do you believe this old lady will hit you into grandson?"

"F*ck……"

Zhang Hu Bao and this group of children could be considered as fighting wits and physical for long time. He had quite some understanding of their movements. Zhang Hu Bao brought Chu Xun the three of them to their base. While leading the way, Zhang Hu Bao chattered, "I see these children have quite some backgrounds. They never stay at the same place for more than two days. Plus, they are quite gutsy, especially that little girl. Her mind is more mysterious than adults. If she follow this Young Lord, and receives proper education, she may become a genius. What a pity, what a pity……we have arrived. It's here."

That place was an area where poor people lived in the capital city. Everywhere were low shacks. This place was dilapidated. Inside was a jumble of rice straws with musty air seeping. There were several beggars sleeping against the wall. When they heard some movements, they woke and upon seeing the little tyrant they tried to run away.

"Don't run. Who saw those children a few days ago?"

The beggars trembled, none of them answered.

The little tyrant fished out a copper money from his pocket and asked again, "Who will bring me to find them? Whoever that find them, this money will belong to that person."

Immediately, a cripple rushed over and hugged the little tyrant's big thigh, "This humble one saw one of them this morning, at that medicine shop beside the Chun Feng Garden[3]!"

The little tyrant signalled that beggar to come along. "Who knows if what you said is true or not to deceive me."

Hence, the crippled beggar led the way for the little tyrant to that medicine shop. The physician recognised the little tyrant too and was quite fearful of him. When he was asked if there was a child coming here this morning to get medicine, he quickly nodded his head. Chu Xun asked him what sort of medicine that child took. That physician replied, "It's nothing serious. It's just that the children are easy to get chicken pox. It's common to happen during spring and easy to infect among the children."

Chu Xun, "Do you know where they are right now?"

"If I'm not mistaken, they are in the alley behind the Chun Feng Garden."

The several people went out of the medicine shop. The little tyrant gave the beggar two copper money and threw a teaching to him, "You all beggars when see a copper money will become green-eyed. Na, this one copper you hide it. The other one copper you can buy three white buns and share them with the others. Don't be greedy and buy meat buns. If it's not enough for everyone, you can only wait for them to beat you. If you're beaten to death, don't blame this Young Lord for not reminding you."

The cripple thanked multiple times while holding the two copper money and ran away.

Fourth Young Miss Di sneered, "Since you're so kind, why not give him one silver money? Don't you have so many money?"

"You smelly woman, what do you know? For this kind of people, giving more money means dying faster. This Young Lord is doing it for their own sake."

Fourth Young Miss Di curled her lips. She actually felt what Zhang Hu Bao said was reasonable.

Chun Feng Garden was a normal size brothel. People living in the alley behind it were not really good citizens. In the broad daylight, all the doors would be tightly shut. For a moment, Chu Xun didn't know to go where to find a group of children. Fourth Young Miss Di stood up, she acted as the leader of the whole joint defence troop which was responsible of maintaining the peace in the capital city. She told Chu Xun and the others what sort of people living in the street and houses in details, for them to analyse once through.

Finally, Fourth Young Miss Di stopped in front of a certain house, "Try knocking the door of this house first. An old woman lived in here. She's a trafficker in the past, selling children particularly."

Zhang Hu Bao conversely ridiculed Fourth Young Miss Di, "Do you think this group of children are stupid to actually enter a human trafficker's house?"

Fourth Young Miss Di didn't bother with Zhang Hu Bao, she only looked at Chu Xun. Chu Xun thought and felt this house had the biggest possibility. However, to knock the door was too polite. He pushed Mei Qian Deng's elbow and glanced at the rooftop. Mei Qian Deng tacitly understood and nodded. She hugged Brother Long's waist and with a whoosh they had climbed over the wall.

Fourth Young Miss Di and Zhang Hu Bao, "……"

[1] Literally, Four Even Lane.

[2] In case you don't know, croton is used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat constipation (aka it's a laxative)

[3] Literally, Garden of Spring Breeze

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