Wei Dongling wasn't annoyed. She lowered her head and chuckled softly. "I'm just curious, Young Master Yu. How do you know this girl is from a brothel? Oh—could it be that, like your elder brother, you frequent such places? But unlike your brother, while Young Master Yu the elder goes there openly, you, Young Master Yu the second, seem to be sneaky about it! Don't worry! Everyone understands!"
Wei Dongling covered her lips and giggled. The on - lookers who were sipping tea burst into laughter.
Yu Xingze's face turned alternately pale and red with anger. His lips quivering, he roared, "How dare you! How can you slander me like this? I've always been a man of integrity. How could I associate with such people?"
By "such people", he of course meant Yu Zixi, who had a bad reputation. Yu Xingze had always been ashamed of his elder brother, and hearing this, he was so angry that he trembled all over.
Wei Dongling said playfully, "Young Master Yu, don't be angry. You slandered my family too. I didn't hold it against you, did I?"
Yu Xingze pointed at Cuihuan and roared at Wei Dongling, "Go and ask around at the Xiaoxiang Pavilion! She's a whore from there! And she even dreams of becoming a concubine in the Yu Mansion! Disgusting!"
A few elegant young men beside Yu Xingze stood up and glared at Wei Dongling, their eyes full of hatred.
Wei Dongling put her hands on her hips and laughed loudly. "Young Master Yu, you'd better find out the truth yourself! The real boss behind the Xiaoxiang Pavilion is Cuihuan's elder brother. Do you really think Cuihuan would be so blind as to covet a concubine's position in your Yu Mansion? You're nothing!"
Everyone:......
Seeing the on - lookers snickering, Yu Xingze's chest heaved violently with anger. One of the young masters who came with him couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up angrily, "You, a mere steward of a small teahouse, dare to be so disrespectful to the young master of a supervisory censor. Do you still want to do business?"
Everyone turned to look, with some angry, some surprised, and some looking worried.
Cuihuan stood there, feeling at a loss.
Wei Dongling calmly took out a handkerchief from her bosom, gently wiped the corners of her eyes, then sat on the ground and wailed loudly, "Folks, come and take a look! The Yu Mansion is so powerful! They're bullying the weak! They're deliberately making things difficult for a little woman like me! How can I do business now? Waaaaaa—"
Everyone:......
At Wei Dongling's wail, passers - by at the door all looked over and crowded at the door.
Luo Xunlong wanted to rush out when he heard this, but was firmly grabbed by the corner of his clothes by Lin Baiwan who had rushed over after hearing the commotion.
Yu Xingze and his companions were speechless. They looked at each other for a while, then glanced at the crowd at the door who had come to watch the fun. Their faces were extremely ugly.
After a while, more and more on - lookers gathered, whispering and pointing at the young masters from the official family. Yu Xingze couldn't beat up a woman in public, so he could only endure it and yell angrily with a dark face, "Shrew!" Then he waved his sleeve and led the others out.
Wei Dongling laughed secretly. Holding the broken pieces of the purple clay teapot on the ground, she cried sadly, "This is a top - grade purple clay teapot worth 500 taels of silver each! The young master of the Yu Mansion just smashed it! And they didn't even pay for the tea! Waaaaaa, I'm so miserable! You all have to testify for me!"
The crowd at the door started discussing even more.
Yu Xingze, who had reached the door, couldn't bear it anymore and turned back to roar, "Your broken purple clay teapot costs 500 taels? You're cheating!"
Wei Dongling cried out in shock, "This purple clay teapot is the masterpiece of a great teapot - making master. The tea brewed from it is far better than that from ordinary teapots! There are fewer and fewer of these teapots every time one is broken! I wouldn't even be willing to take it out if it weren't for the visit of the young masters from the official family! Waaaaaa, I'm sorry, master. It's my fault! I have to bury the pieces of this teapot properly!"
Wei Dongling just made a lot of noise but shed no tears. She carefully picked up the broken teapot with her little finger curled. She looked so pitiful, which made the passers - by feel sympathetic.
Yu Xingze knew very well that she was just being a shrew on purpose. He was so angry that he stood there speechless and was dragged out by his companions.
Wei Dongling stopped crying and pretended to sigh, "I'm just unlucky. I won't even collect the tea money. As for this purple clay teapot, I'll ask the elder young master of the Yu family for compensation next time. I'm sure he'll be willing to clean up his little brother's mess! Alas! After all, you're brothers. He's worried about you a lot!"
Hearing this, Yu Xingze's face turned ashen with anger. He was about to jump up and curse when his companions quickly dragged him away through the crowd, afraid that he would do something disgraceful in public.
Seeing Yu Xingze leave, Wei Dongling was picking up the broken teapot and shouting, "Dear folks, you're all so kind - hearted. Come in and take a rest and have some tea! All the tea today is 20% off! 20% off!"
While everyone was still discussing, a few passers - by came in. One of them shouted to Wei Dongling, "Boss, bring me a pot of Tieguanyin. I also want it brewed in that purple clay teapot!"
"Sure! Sure! We have everything!" Wei Dongling smiled brightly and waved at Acheng to quickly serve the guests.
At the corner of the stairs, Cuihuan looked at Wei Dongling with a glint in her eyes. She rushed over and hugged Wei Dongling's waist, rubbing her head against her neck.
Wei Dongling held the tray away to avoid hurting her and said with a smile, "Let me go and throw away the broken teapot first, okay?"
Cuihuan looked up in surprise and asked, "Didn't you say you were going to bury it?"
Wei Dongling waved her hand and said with a smile, "They cost only 5 taels of silver each in the East Market. It's okay that it's broken. Are you burned?"
Cuihuan twitched the corner of her mouth and said speechlessly, "I'm fine."
"That's good," Wei Dongling walked with a limp and asked, "Where's Ruan Niang?"
Cuihuan replied, "She's gone to treat Lord Shen's wound." Just then, she saw Luo Xunlong coming over with a small bottle of medicine.
"This is burn medicine." Luo Xunlong seemed to want to say something but hesitated.
Cuihuan took it nervously and curtsied to thank him, then went upstairs.
Not far from the door, Yu Xingze suddenly stopped and said to his companions, "I knew that shrew looked familiar. I just couldn't remember. She once went to the Yu Mansion and claimed to be the fiancée of that fool!"
A young man beside him sneered, "A mad dog with a fool. It's a perfect match."
Yu Xingze roared, "Just like that fool, she's an ungrateful thing!"
A few young men advised, "Young Master Yu, don't be angry. It's not difficult for us to cause trouble for her teahouse. We don't even need to do it ourselves!"
Thinking it made sense, Yu Xingze nodded and went back with the others.
So, for the next few days, there were always local hooligans causing trouble at the Tingfeng Tower.
However, those sent didn't gain any advantage.
They were surprised to find that even the servants who served tea knew martial arts. They couldn't even beat the women, let alone the tall guy and the big fool who came after hearing the commotion. One by one, they were beaten black and blue, crying for their parents.
The lame female steward even moved a chair and sat there watching them fight, clapping her hands and cheering from time to time.
After suffering several defeats, the hooligans fled in a hurry.