Chapter 1224 - 1230: Situ Changge (5)
On the other side, Xiangyun stiffened, her eyes stretched wide in disbelief, hardly daring to believe her ears. The man who appeared honest and decent was actually a fraudster. He had just swindled her silver and now was insulting her, tarnishing her virtue. How could someone be so wicked?
Nanny Xie’s eyes reddened, and with a fierce motion, she rolled up her sleeves and charged out.
Although she was only Xiangyun’s nanny, in her heart, Xiangyun was dearer to her than her own biological daughter. Xiangyun was the one she had breastfed, the one she had coaxed into growing up, the individual closest and dearest to her. Even if it cost her life, she would not allow others to slander her!
Seeing Nanny Xie with red eyes running out, Xiangyun snapped out of her shock. She grabbed the wine pot from the table and was about to rush out when Cai Wei, with her quick reflexes, held her back.
"Xiangyun, leave this to me. Changge, go check on Nanny Xie. Liu Xi, take my name badge to Ying Tianfu and ask Master Zhao to send a team of constables!"
Just as Situ Changge and Liu Xi had left, next door erupted with Nanny Xie’s scolding and the sounds of a brawl: "You heaven-damned scoundrels, daring to ruin our Madam’s reputation, this old lady will fight you to the end....."
Xiangyun quivered with rage, pointing to the neighboring room, and her voice broke as she spoke, "Cai Wei... Cai Wei... they... they..."
"Rest assured, I will make sure they learn their lesson!"
Cai Wei adjusted Xiangyun’s hood properly and led her out of the private room. Before they could exit, they heard screams, howls of agony, and the distinct sounds of bones cracking from next door. Xiangyun suddenly clutched Cai Wei’s hand tighter: "Nanny Xie, Nanny Xie is still inside!"
"Don’t worry, Situ will take care of her!"
Cai Wei swiftly led her downstairs to the counter, lifted her own hood, and told the shopkeeper, "The restaurant is closed for business today. Evacuate the current customers immediately and don’t allow any more in!"
It was almost mealtime, and once the guests would start to arrive, it would get noisy and crowded. If any word that could damage Xiangyun’s clean reputation slipped out, it would be disastrous. Therefore, Cai Wei had the current customers evacuated and had several guards from Duke Li Guo’s Mansion wait with Xiangyun in the horse carriage until she could resolve the matter.