I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 378: A life together, never separated

Outside Ma Xing Street.

A group of more than twenty strong men, holding sticks in their hands, came towards the teahouse aggressively.

Judging from the way they were dressed, it was obvious that they were two groups of people.

One group was the Gao family's servants, led by Changgui, a subordinate of the Jiang family.

The other group was the servants of the Xiao family, led by Changfu, the lackey of the second son of the Xiao family.

The leaders of both sides knew each other, and they were all ordered to cause trouble for Zhao Pan'er, so they mixed together after meeting.

Opposite them, Chi Yanei also came over with a large group of people.

"Yanei, your foot has just healed and you still need to rest. There's no need to rush to find trouble with Madam Zhao." Lu Wu didn't want to get into trouble and tried his best to dissuade him, but Chi Pan just wouldn't listen.

Chi Pan snorted coldly, "Why not? Because of her, she still refuses to talk to me. If I don't punish Zhao Pan'er, I will be very upset. Don't think I don't know that He Si asked you to plead for her yesterday. You two are betraying your master and seeking glory. When I have time, I will deal with you."

"Then how are you going to deal with Madam Zhao? She is related to Zhao Changshi of the Prince of Han's Palace."

Chi Pan said he wanted to punish Zhao Pan'er, but that was just an excuse he made because he didn't want to lose face. He actually came today to ask Zhao Pan'er for help in pleading for him, but he naturally couldn't tell Lu Wu about such an embarrassing thing.

"I haven't thought about it yet. I'll see her first."

Seeing that even bringing up Zhao Huai'en didn't work, Lu Wu could only follow behind with tears on his face.

Then, he took the opportunity to pull over Sun Li who was playing on the roadside, stuffed some money into his pocket, and whispered, "Hurry up and tell Banzhaimian that someone is here to cause trouble for them. If you don't want to die, leave quickly, quickly!"

After getting the money, Sun Li ran away immediately and soon surpassed Chi Pan and his group.

When Sun Li ran out of the teahouse, he ran into servants from the Gao and Xiao families who were holding sticks.

Seeing this group of vicious people, Sun Li was frightened and mistakenly thought that Lu Wu wanted him to pass a message to these people, so he stepped back and summoned up the courage to shout: "Someone is here to cause trouble for you. If you don't want to die, get out of here."

After saying that, he turned around and ran away.

At the same time, Chi Pan and his men turned the corner and appeared in front of the servants of the Gao and Xiao families. Because of Sun Li's threatening words, Changgui and Changfu thought that Chi Pan and his gang were the guards hired by Zhao Pan'er. A fierce look flashed in their eyes at the same time, and without any hesitation, they waved their hands and rushed forward with their men.

As soon as Chi Pan and his companions arrived at the half-covered door, they saw more than twenty strong men rushing over. They were all stunned by the scene, and the two sides immediately confronted each other.

Seeing that Chi Pan and his group and the Gao family were just shouting at each other with sticks, and no one dared to really fight for a long time, Chang Fu couldn't stand it and started fighting.

In this way, the two sides started fighting, and it finally turned into a three-way melee.

Through the crack in the half-open door, Zhao Pan'er and the others saw from afar three groups of people fighting each other on the street outside the courtyard. Sun Sanniang thought that the shopkeeper of Chatang Lane was not as skilled as others and was using dirty tricks again, but after a careful identification, she found that she seemed to be wrong, and wondered: "It doesn't look like the group of people from Chatang Lane."

Zhao Pan'er shook her head. "It's not them. This is Ma Xing Street. It's inevitable that merchants who travel all over the country have bad tempers. I guess they are the ones who started the quarrel."

Song Yinzhang covered his pounding chest with fear and whispered, "Let's close the door and ignore them."

Zhao Pan'er nodded and was about to close the half-open door when she heard Xiao Cui suddenly say, "It's Chi Pan, and the people from the Gao and Xiao families."

"The Gao family and the Xiao family?"

Xiao Cui nodded affirmatively: "Yes, Gao Hu's family and Xiao Qinyan's family."

"The Gao and Xiao families should be coming for us, but why are they fighting with Chi Yanei?" Zhao Pan'er looked puzzled: "Can Chi Yanei afford to offend the Gao and Xiao families?"

"I can't afford to offend them." Xiao Cui shook her head: "As for how they started fighting, I don't know, but Your Highness should know."

Your Highness.

Zhao Paner immediately grasped the key point, looked at Xiao Cui in surprise, closed the door completely, and then returned to Anyefang from the back path.

The fight outside the teahouse was extremely fierce, and even Chi Pan was hit several times with a stick. However, the three parties were still quite sensible and did not dare to use any real brutal force.

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted.

"The clerk is here."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, and turned to look in the direction where the voice came from. Sure enough, they saw a clerk with a dozen sword-wielding officers appear at the end of the alley.

For a moment, the three parties were all panicked and quickly retreated with their men.

High House.

After listening to Changgui's report, Jiang was so angry that he slammed the table.

"inability!"

Changgui, with blood all over his head, shrank his neck and didn't dare to raise his head: "Later, when the government officials came, I was really afraid of bringing trouble to the mansion. If the master knew about it..."

Jiang's eyes flickered, and finally he waved his hand in annoyance: "That's enough, get out!"

Changgui left in panic.

Jiang took a few steps back and forth, and had already made up his mind: "If the hard way doesn't work, then let's try the soft way. A soft knife can also kill people."

Xiao Mansion.

After listening to Changfu's report, Xiao Rui, the second son of the Xiao family, kicked him directly.

"Useless, what use do I have for you?"

Changfu, who was kicked to the ground, quickly turned over and got up, kneeling on the ground: "Second Master, please forgive me. I am afraid of causing trouble for you. I will do it tomorrow..."

Before he could finish his words, Xiao Rui interrupted him coldly, "No need. I just got the news that the government has summoned my father back to the capital. We can't gossip right now, otherwise my good brother will not miss the opportunity to take advantage of us."

Changfu was shocked: "My husband is going back to Beijing?"

Xiao Rui hummed and said in a cold voice: "Besides the Gao family, who are the other people today?"

"It's Chi Pan from the Twelve Merchants."

"Interesting. Others call him Chi Yanei, but he really thinks he is a Yanei. How dare a mere merchant's son bully me? Interesting, really too interesting."

Xiao Rui couldn't help laughing, his smile was full of cruelty, and then he waved his hand: "Go down and recuperate, go to the account office to get five taels of silver."

"Thank you, sir. I will go down first."

Shuangxi Building.

"Be gentle, be gentle!"

Chi Pan lay on the bed, wailing with crooked eyes and a slanted mouth. If He Si hadn't held him down, Chi Pan would have jumped up from the pain.

"Bear it!"

Zhang Haohao shouted coldly, and with a sudden force, he straightened Chi Pan's dislocated arm.

Chi Pan suddenly let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered, with tears of pain hanging on his face.

"Okay, don't use too much force in the next few days, or you'll get dislocated again."

Zhang Haohao tied Chi Pan up with a splint, clapped his hands, and said unhappily, "You deserve it. You knew that Zhao Pan'er had a relationship with Zhao Changshi, but you still went to pick a fight with her. You're lucky you didn't die. And I clearly told you last time that she's working with me now, and there's a big performance in seven days, and I'm counting on Song Yinzhang to play the pipa for me. If you really smash her, I'll never let you go."

Chi Pan was in pain and angry, and groaned, "Who said I was going to smash her store? Considering her relationship with the Han Palace, I wouldn't dare to smash her store even if I had the guts."

"Then why did you go to see her today?"

Because you ignored me, I went to Zhao Paner to beg for mercy?

Chi Pan couldn't say such words, and said in a timid way: "I am the head of the Tokyo Tea Company after all. She opened a tea shop, but she didn't come to give me gifts. Shouldn't I go to her house and teach her some rules?"

Zhang Haohao saw through Chi Pan's guilty conscience at a glance. Looking at his arms hanging in front of his chest, he said sarcastically, "Well, you are quite well behaved now." Chi Pan was furious. He turned to look at Lu Wu standing beside him and said angrily, "Have you found out? Who are those bastards and what kind of people are they?"

"We didn't find out, but our people tore a piece of clothing from the leader and it turned out to be cotton cloth. Look!"

As Lu Wu spoke, he took out a piece of cotton cloth from his arms and handed it to Chi Pan.

Zhang Haohao frowned, "Cotton cloth is not cheap. I have only seen merchants from Guangdong and Guangxi wearing it. It is not something that ordinary guards can afford. Could it be that she is from the Han Palace? To have so many people protecting her, Zhao Pan'er is probably not just a distant relative of Zhao Changshi."

Chi Pan carefully identified the cotton cloth in front of him and said with certainty: "They are not from the Han Palace. They don't wear this kind of material."

"The guards can afford to wear cotton cloth. Even if they are not from the Han Palace, they are from an official family. How did you offend them?"

Hearing Zhang Haohao's question, Lu Wu couldn't help but feel a little scared, and said worriedly: "Yanei, if it is really related to the officials, we are in trouble."

No matter how arrogant Chi Pan was, he didn't dare to go against the official. He could only use his other good hand to push Lu Wu away: "It was so chaotic at the time, they might not know who we are. Even if they do, I'm not afraid. Zhao Changshi still owes me a favor."

Anyefang.

After Zhao Pan'er and the others returned home, they celebrated together until nightfall.

Then, just as Zhao Pan'er returned to the room, she heard someone knocking on the window.

Now she didn't need to ask, she just knew who it was by the rhythm of the knocks on the window. A smile immediately appeared on her face, and she opened the window with familiarity.

"Your Highness, you are here."

"Well, here we come."

"It's much earlier today, aren't you busy today?"

"It's OK. It's not too busy. Today you guys were having a tea contest in Chatang Lane with your faces half covered. I went to watch as well."

"You went too?"

Zhao Pan'er was startled, and a sweet feeling welled up in her heart: "Then why didn't I see you? When did you go?"

"I went there right after court was dismissed, and happened to see you guys competing in tea. Then I saw you guys were busy, so I didn't bother you. I also happened to have something to do, so I left first."

Zhao Pan'er's face suddenly turned pale when she heard this: "So you saw everything?"

"What did you see?" Zhao Wei was a little confused.

Zhao Pan'er couldn't hide her inferiority complex and stammered, "I, I deliberately grind the tea in the posture of dancing, and also play the bamboo flute like playing the zither. I heard them talking about me being a musician..."

Zhao Wei grabbed Zhao Pan'er's hand and interrupted with a gentle look: "I saw you dancing in the backyard. You danced much better than my mother, like a fairy who fell into the mortal world."

"Your Highness, I..."

"I know what you are going to say, but didn't you say it yourself this morning? Whether you are born in the Imperial Garden or in the Qiantang Mountains, as long as the tea soup has a lingering fragrance, it will naturally attract people to appreciate it."

Zhao Wei turned over and walked into the house, and took Zhao Pan'er in his arms: "I, Zhao Wei, am the one for you.

Pan'er, I'm not Ouyang Xu, and I don't know how to say sweet words, but once I make up my mind, I will never regret it.

The difference between the good and the bad, the status and position, are all clouds to someone like me who has experienced the battlefield and licked blood.

I don’t know what you think, but I just want to be with you forever.”

A pair of people for a lifetime, never separated.

These words made Zhao Pan'er feel like she was struck by lightning. She snuggled in Zhao Wei's arms, greedily feeling the warmth from Zhao Wei's body.

Just then, Sun Sanniang's voice was heard outside the door.

"Pan'er, are you asleep?"

Zhao Pan'er pushed Zhao Wei away in panic, replied with a "no", then pushed Zhao Wei and said in a low voice: "Sanniang is here, you should leave quickly."

Zhao Wei felt that Zhao Pan'er was about to agree to him, but he didn't expect Sun Sanniang to ruin his plan.

"Why come at any other time? Why come at this time? Sun Sannian really knows how to pick the time." Zhao Wei muttered and climbed out of the window as nimbly as a cat.

He did not force her to stay. After all, Zhao Pan'er had not agreed to him yet. It would damage Zhao Pan'er's reputation for a single man and a single woman to be in the same room late at night. It would not be appropriate even if the person was Sun Sanniang.

Watching Zhao Wei leave, Zhao Pan'er hurriedly tidied her clothes before walking forward and opening the door.

"Sanniang, what's the matter so late?"

"Late?" Sun Sanniang was stunned, and suddenly noticed that Zhao Pan'er's face was not right, so she asked quickly: "Hey, what's wrong with you? Why are you so red? Do you have a fever?"

Zhao Pan'er controlled the corners of her mouth that kept rising and said evasively, "Is my face red? It must be because we drank alcohol before."

"No, your face wasn't that red when you came back to your room before." Sun Sanniang said with certainty. Suddenly she thought of something and looked around. She found that the window was wide open and laughed, "Did His Royal Highness the King of Han come here just now?"

Although it was a question, Zhao Pan'er heard the affirmation in Sun Sanniang's tone and did not deny it: "Yes, yes, he just came here. What do you want to see me about?"

"Then did you tell him about what happened today?" Sun Sanniang put away her smile and said solemnly, "The matter of the second young master of the Xiao family, and the people of the Gao family, they must be coming for you."

Zhao Paner shook her head: "No."

"Why didn't you tell His Highness about such a big thing?" Sun Sanniang asked anxiously.

It's because you came too early. I don't even have time to talk to Your Highness.

Zhao Pan thought so in her heart, but she never thought of asking Zhao Wei to deal with the affairs of the Gao and Xiao families.

Pulling Sun Sanniang to sit down, Zhao Pan'er poured her a glass of water and said, "Sanniang, do you still remember that the Queen came to see me?"

"Remember, what happened?"

"The Queen said that now is a critical period for His Highness to be appointed as the Crown Prince, so His Highness has been very busy recently. My identity has already been a burden to him. I don't want to distract him because of these things, so I will handle it myself."

"You handle it yourself?" Sun Sanniang looked stunned.

Zhao Pan'er nodded and said nothing.

Sun Sanniang was anxious: "How are you going to deal with it? The Gao family is fine. You have Ouyang Xu's letter of withdrawal of engagement. If you go to the Gao family to explain the situation, I think they won't bother you again. But the Xiao family is the same.

You have also heard from Xiao Cui that the second young master of the Xiao family is not a good person. Now that Mr. Xiao is about to go to Beijing to be appointed as prime minister, the second young master of the Xiao family will probably become even more unscrupulous.

If something goes wrong, it will be too late to regret. "

Zhao Pan'er drank a sip of water slowly and said soothingly, "Don't worry, Sanniang, nothing will happen. I know what I am doing."

"Really?"

Zhao Pan'er put down the teacup, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Really, I won't take any risks, and His Highness won't put us in danger. Didn't you realize that Xiao Cui is His Highness's person?"

"Ah?" Sun Sanniang was shocked.

Zhao Paner nodded: "In addition to Xiao Cui, His Highness has also sent someone to secretly protect us, so there will be no danger, don't worry, if I really can't do it, it won't be too late to find His Highness again."

"Okay, as long as you succeed, go to bed early and I'll go back to my room."

Zhao Paner smiled and nodded: "Go back slowly."

"Understood, you go to sleep."

She definitely couldn't sleep. After what Zhao Wei had done to her, she couldn't sleep at all.

So, Zhao Pan'er thought about it, found the needle and thread and started embroidering the purse...

(End of this chapter)