The three hundred taels he earned from the liquor money was done with a clear conscience. Even if the Bai Family went bankrupt, it had nothing to do with him as long as he guarded the ferry crossing well; everything else was irrelevant to him.
Wang Nail saw that the Bai Family still dared to resist and imdiately called his n to join the fray.
He had wanted to beat Bai Qiuyi for a long ti. Occupying the position of the legitimate son, when did he not act arrogant, looking down on them, the illegitimate children? Today, he would reclaim all the humiliation he had previously endured.
Just at this chaotic mont, a sudden scream broke the mixed situation, and the source of the sound was the young man who had fallen to the ground.
"Ouch!"
Those around recognized that this was the young man who had just co looking for Uncle He. They had accidentally injured him in their fight.
Seeing him lying on the ground in great pain, the crowd began to discuss.
Uncle He, unable to care about the Bai Family crowd, quickly turned back and rushed forward to try to help the young man up. But the person on the ground simply wouldn’t get up, clutching his abdon and crying out in pain.
Uncle He asked the reason, "How is this young brother? Where are you hurt?"
Qi Fei said nothing, rely extended his trembling finger to point at the people from the Bai Family.
Wang Nail couldn’t believe it. Impossible that his people had injured soone.
But just now, with the chaos, no one had noticed.
Right at this mont, the sound of orderly trots ca from the other end of the bridge. A group of n in uniform, with steady steps, clearly well-trained, each with weapons in hand, looking fierce and malevolent, ca running up.
Their arrival quickly surrounded the area.
Seeing these people, everyone’s courage faltered, and then, a girl walked slowly toward them, wearing a veil.
Before she arrived, her voice did, clear and lodious yet full of authority, "Who dares to injure my people with such audacity?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, only to see the newcor in a flowing green gauze dress swaying in the wind, with a pair of white jade butterfly pins in her bun, and red gold ornants encrusted with gemstones at her chest, obviously of great value. Her hands and feet were adorned with colorful, delicate silver bells, which jingled pleasantly with her light steps, resonating in the hearts of everyone present.
Such a beauty was captivating, causing so n to stealthily wipe their noses bleeding.
The glimpses of her wrists and ankles, with skin as fair as jade, and the thin veil obscuring a peerless face, enhanced her mysterious beauty, making hearts itch with desire yet causing them to dare not disrespect.
Cheng Xiaoxiao was very satisfied with what she saw. With modern makeup techniques that could turn even an ugly girl into a beauty, and having so looks, she just had to embellish a bit, create atmosphere, improve her outfit for such a good effect. Quite nice.
The beautiful lady had quite the aura, flanked by eight maidservants and accompanied by a group of household servants.
The guards leading the way were all quite skilled, and the large group of people imdiately made the scene crowded.
Just by their attire, one could tell that the newcor must be soone of considerable power, exuding an air of grandeur.
The girl’s sharp gaze looked at Wang Nail, with a semblance of a smile, "So it was you who hurt my capable subordinate."
As her words fell, a long whip was placed in her hand.
Wang Nail, stunned by her brilliance, finally regained his senses. Seeing the whip in the woman’s hand, he swallowed nervously, his face turning grim, and stamred, "Young lady, let’s talk this over."
"Earlier, things were chaotic. Your subordinate might not have been hurt by us." Wang Nail thought.
"Oh, really? Are you sure?"
Every word carried a deep aning, her sharp eyes directly staring into Wang Nail’s.
Wang Nail, feeling uneasy from her gaze, replied guiltily, "Po... possibly, may...
Before Wang Nail could finish, the pleasing female voice interrupted, "How could it not be by you? I saw it from the boat, and there are many here to testify. Everyone, isn’t that right?"
The guards on both sides promptly replied, "Yes, reporting to the miss, we all saw it."
Their voices were loud and imposing.
At this mont, beads of sweat appeared on Wang Nail’s forehead, the sound was so overwhelming it made his heart tremble, and he involuntarily felt inferior and dared not argue further.
But subconsciously, he felt sothing seed a bit similar, but overwheld by the situation, he montarily forgot.
Behind him, Wang Bingliu, not facing the other’s imposing presence directly, thought of the words they had just forced on the Bai Family upon hearing the other’s words.
In his heart, he thought, could this be a helper the Bai Family invited!
"So, what do you say, young master, how should this be handled?"
Unsure of how to respond, Wang Nail thought of Uncle He and stepped forward two steps, pulling at Uncle He’s sleeve and quietly said, "Uncle He, Uncle He, quickly think of a way."
Manager He had already thought highly of the newcor. Unexpectedly, the other party brought so many guards and fighters and was connected with the Lai Fu Trading Company. Was she a young lady from an aristocratic family?
Without finding out their status clearly, he couldn’t afford to offend them, lest a dire fate awaited.
He could only prioritize harmony.
Gathering his courage, he stepped forward and replied, "This young lady, since it was a young master of the Wang Family who injured your servant, naturally, he must compensate."
"Yes, yes!" Wang Nail, feeling guilty, imdiately said, "We will compensate with silver, we will compensate with silver."
Cheng Xiaoxiao let out an "oh," a long-drawn sound as if questioning if compensation with silver would suffice. Did they think she was soone easy to negotiate with?
Manager He also sensed sothing was amiss and added, "The miss’s servant is naturally precious, so let the Wang Family compensate triple."
Thinking of the triple dical expenses, at most a hundred or eighty taels, Wang Nail should be able to manage.
"Very well then!" Cheng Xiaoxiao spoke with a good temperant, "Just compensate a casual thousand or eight hundred taels then!"
Wang Nail was dumbfounded upon hearing this. A thousand taels for injuring a servant? Was this young lady asking for the moon?
As he hesitated, Wang Bingliu behind him tugged at his sleeve, whispering sothing in his ear.
Suddenly, Wang Nail’s mind turned, thinking about the recent happenings and what they had done to the Bai Family earlier. Such similarities, could it really be as Wang Bingliu said, that the newcors were with the Bai Family?
But they didn’t seem like it judging by their style!
The Bai Family had already declined; how could they afford such a person?
Looking at the young lady’s attire, each item of her clothing and jewelry seed invaluable.
Why would they need to squeeze them for a bit of silver?
But after being reminded, his mind, petrified by intimidation, cleared sowhat.
He quickly calculated the entire situation and pondered the safest way to handle it.
After all, it took so cunning to calculate against the Bai Family. Wang Nail had so brains, only just deterred by the other’s aura for a mont.
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