The Double
Chapter 215 - 215 98 Making Trouble_3

215: Chapter 98: Making Trouble_3 215: Chapter 98: Making Trouble_3 Jiang Li looked down on people like Tong Zhiyang, so she naturally wasn’t in a good mood when the Ye Family ran into him again.

“Why hasn’t the person sent to chase after Master Ye the Third come back yet?

Could it be that he didn’t manage to stop him?” Lady Guan asked Lady Zhuo.

“It’s very likely,” Lady Zhuo was somewhat anxious, “Rufeng is skilled in martial arts, better than any of the guards in our residence.

At that time, he was fixated on settling accounts with Tong Zhifu…

He must have left in a hurry.

Let’s hope he didn’t stir up any trouble.

At this critical moment, we can’t afford any more problems.”

“This won’t do, I need to make a trip to the government office,” Lady Guan said as she hastily rose, “How could the residence guards possibly persuade Rufeng, with his temperament…

I need to see for myself.”

“I’ll go with you,” said Lady Zhuo.

Just as the two of them were about to get up, they saw Ah Fu rushing in through the door.

These days, he and Ah Shun had been helping out at Lizheng Hall, as they were not needed in the residence.

“Ah Fu, what has happened to you?” Lady Zhuo was shocked.

Jiang Li looked over and saw that Ah Fu’s clothes were torn badly, tattered and in disarray.

His face showed either the marks of fists or slaps, bruised and flushed, with what seemed to be traces of blood at the corner of his mouth.

His hair was in utter disarray, as if he had been in a fight.

“Madam the First, Madam the Second, it’s terrible,” Ah Fu gasped for breath.

As he spoke, he paused, seemingly struggling to talk, and after a long moment, he continued, “Lizheng Hall has been smashed.

The guards couldn’t stop them, the steward is surrounded, and Ah Shun is still there protecting.

Those people came in and started smashing things; nothing could stop them, not even the sign of Lizheng Hall.

Madam, you better go take a look!”

He said it all in one breath.

“Lizheng Hall has been smashed?” Lady Zhuo nearly fainted.

“Indeed,” Ah Fu pulled at his clothing, “If I weren’t small and quick, I wouldn’t have been able to return to the residence to report.

Those people went berserk, and wouldn’t let anyone from Lizheng Hall leave.”

“Ah Fu,” Jiang Li asked, “who are the people who came to smash the store?”

Lizheng Hall was the Ye Family’s property and there was not a person in Xiangyang City who did not know of the Ye Family.

To dare to smash Lizheng Hall was no small feat.

Ah Fu, who couldn’t afford to consider whether the person asking the question was someone to be wary of, immediately replied, “Just ordinary commoners.”

“What kind of scoundrels are they, daring to cause havoc in Lizheng Hall, tired of living!” Ye Rufeng erupted in anger, “Why didn’t you report to the authorities?”

“The government officers have already arrested our master; young master, there’s no one to report to,” Ah Fu replied, his face downcast.

Jiang Li asked, “Then why did they smash the store?

There’s no reason; did Lizheng Hall provoke them?

How did they come to cause trouble?”

“It’s said to be about the Ancient Fragrance Satin,” Ah Fu’s face also turned solemn, “The commoners who came said that wearing clothes made from our Ancient Fragrance Satin caused rashes, and now no clothier in Xiangyang will take Ancient Fragrance Satin.

But the Ancient Fragrance Satin previously sold is still harming people; just a few days ago, someone who wore Ancient Fragrance Satin disappeared.”

Was there a death?

Ye Jiaer covered her mouth in horror.

As the daughter of a merchant, she knew all too well that once the rumor that “Ancient Fragrance Satin could kill people” spread, the Ye Family would truly have no chance of recovery.

And now, the rumor had already spread.

Lady Zhuo and Lady Guan were close to collapsing.

Ye Rufeng clenched his fists tightly.

Ah Fu, looking at the people in the room, felt an inexplicable sense of desolation.

With Master Ye and Master Ye the Second taken to the government office, and Master Ye the Third’s whereabouts unknown after going to find someone, with Old Madam Ye bedridden, the rest of the household consisted of a still immature Ye Rufeng, and other women of delicate constitution.

The crisis facing the Ye Family was fierce; what could possibly be done?

“I will go to Lizheng Hall,” Ye Rufeng said.

“Rufeng, what can you do by going now?” Lady Zhuo tried to stop him.

“Mother, what can I do by not going?

Lizheng Hall is a foundation established by our ancestors; we cannot let it be destroyed on our watch.

I am the only man in the house now; I must go,” he said, “I have to go.”

Lady Zhuo’s grip loosened in a daze.

Jiang Li, however, felt a certain admiration; although Ye Rufeng indeed seemed immature, his clarity in recognizing his responsibilities was a rare quality.

At a critical moment, he never shrank back, which, in fact, made him quite similar to Xue Zhao.

Her gaze suddenly softened.

“I’ll go with you,” Jiang Li said, “Don’t worry, I will think of something.”

“You…” Ye Rufeng was about to speak, but Ye Jiaer had already grabbed Jiang Li’s hand, “I’ll go too.”

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