The beautiful woman excitedly picked up the contract on the table, her hands trembling. The freedom he had longed for was now in his hands. He looked gratefully at Du Paianhong and Little Jiu and quickly knelt down." Thank you, you're really our benefactors!”
"You're welcome." Du Paihong scratched her head in embarrassment. This was the first time in her life that she felt respected and worshipped. She raised her head to look at Xiao Jiu and realized that this fellow also had a shy expression on his face.
"Yo, what happened to the Hundred Flower Yard? So many gigolos gathered here?" At this moment, the wooden floor of the stairs creaked, and then a middle-aged man in a middle robe appeared in front of everyone. He wasn't tall, and his entire body was fat. His eyes were squinting in satisfaction." Beautiful woman? So you're here…Come, have some fun with me.”
The beautiful woman looked at the middle-aged man in panic. She was so nervous that she didn't know where to put her hands. Presumably, this middle-aged man was once one of the flower beauty's guests.
"Beauty Hua, you are free now. You don't have to be afraid of him!”Du Pian Hong pulled the beautiful woman back and encouraged her," Don't forget that contract. You're a free man now, so you don't have to be afraid of him."”
The beautiful woman looked at Du Penhong gratefully, then summoned her courage and said to the middle-aged man,""Lord Hong, I am now free. You should give up."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man's lips curled slightly and he said indifferently,""So what? I, Lord Hong, am the local official of Qiao Mountain. I have the final say here. If you want to redeem yourself, it depends on whether I'm willing or not!”After saying that, he laughed loudly, and thousands of wrinkles appeared on his face.
So it was the local official of Qiao Mountain.
Du Pian Hong thought to himself, It seems like this local official is not as honest and loving as the rumors say. At that time, she had also unintentionally heard that there was an "honest and loving" Lord Hong in Qiao Mountain. Now, it seemed that he was actually just so-so!
She scoffed contemptuously, and then felt that looking at Lord Hong was simply dirtying her eyes. Hence, Du Penhong chose to turn his head away and pretended to ignore him.
"I'll order all the gigolos in the Hundred Flower Courtyard to be slaves for life!”Lord Hong smiled proudly, thinking that a strong dragon could not suppress a local snake. In a remote place like Qiao Mountain, even the emperor could not do anything to him. He could get whatever he wanted immediately, and his life was even more comfortable than a real emperor.
The most laughable thing was that he had casually bribed a few people to spread the news in Jingdou, claiming how "incorruptible" he was and how "loving the people" he was, yet there were still people who believed him, and he had even been lavishly praised by the current Sage Emperor!
Haha, he was dying of laughter.
The beautiful woman had no choice but to submit.
"Aiya, Qiao Mountain is really backward. I really don't know how the local officials manage this place. Did he have a pig's brain? Or was he deaf? Tsk, nothing here could compare to the capital, but there were still people who were smug.”Du Pian Hong found a place to sit down. Beside him stood the maid Huai Yu and the tall Xiao Jiu.
"If we're talking about 'flower pavilions', the gigolos in the capital are actually more interesting. However…some people were ignorant and ill-informed. They cherished lean meat like lamb chops and chaff like treasures! Haha, I'm dying of laughter.”
"Miss, you can't say that. Lord Hong of Qiao Mountain is the most 'incorruptible' official in the entire dynasty. You can't speak nonsense!”Huaiyu pretended to be angry as she said this, and she even pretended to be unconvinced. Du Pianhong laughed out loud upon hearing that. Then, without caring about his image, he held his stomach and slammed his hands on the table." What 'incorruptible' official? Isn't he just a pauper!"
As she endured the pain and laughed, she continued to speak loudly until Lord Hong started to flip the table and fly into a rage.
"Where did this wild girl come from?”Lord Hong's face trembled as he said fiercely,""I am the local official of Qiao Shan. Why aren't you kneeling when you see me?”
"Kneel down?" Du Pianhong glanced at Lord Hong and said disdainfully,""You? Is he worthy?" She supported her chin with one hand and then looked tired.
"Impudent!" Lord Hong was obviously furious. He shook the fat all over his body and pointed a fat finger at Du Pian Hong."Do you know who I am? I am Lord Hong, the local official of Qiao Mountain!" He obviously thought that Du Pian Hong had not heard his name clearly, so he dared to be so bold and presumptuous. So he repeated his words, but the other party's reaction was still as calm as before. No, it should be said that he was condescending.
Lord Hong was furious. He raised his head and shouted towards the second floor,""Brothers! Hurry up and come down!" As soon as he finished speaking, a group of burly men in ragged clothes rushed down from upstairs.
The most exaggerated thing was that there were even people who came down half-naked, wearing only a pair of underwear.
Du Paihong covered his eyes in embarrassment. He didn't need to think to know what these people had done upstairs.
The group of men had messy hair and their eyes were blurred. It was obvious that they had not woken up from their "erotic dream" just now.
"Listen up, if anyone can go up and teach that ungrateful girl a lesson, this official will reward that person with a year's salary.”Lord Hong ordered his subordinates behind him, determined to make Du Pian Hong suffer.
When the subordinates heard this, they all focused their attention and regained their vitality. Their hands began to rub together and they were eager to give it a try.
They clenched their fists and laughed evilly.
Du Pian Hong put down his hands that were covering his eyes and scanned the surroundings. She found that there were no less than twenty people on the other side, and all of them were adult men. If they swarmed up together, it would be as easy as pinching an ant to kill her.
The reason why Lord Hong went through so much trouble was because he wanted her to suffer and know how powerful he was!
However, Du Pian Hong didn't fall for this at all.
She was still sitting calmly on the chair, her hands gently lifting the jade tassels on her waist. Then, she took off the jade pendant with one hand and played with it carefully in her hand. The jade pendant in Du Pian Hong's hand was not an ordinary jade pendant. The jade pendant was crystal clear, and it was obviously a high-grade item. Looking at the jade pendant carefully, there was a phoenix carved on the front and an olive leaf in its mouth. On the back was a large " Du " character, which seemed to have some symbolic meaning.
"Where did you get this jade pendant?”Lord Hong recognized the jade pendant at a glance. He rubbed his eyes repeatedly, his face full of shock. He looked at Du Pian Hong, then at the jade pendant in her hand. Suddenly, his body trembled and he knelt on the ground dejectedly.
"I really didn't recognize Mount Tai. I deserve to die. I didn't know that a noble had graced me with your presence. Please punish me, please forgive me.”Lord Hong suddenly changed his attitude, as if the arrogant and domineering person just now was not him, as if everything was just an illusion. He knelt down, his fat body shaking.
When the subordinates behind Lord Hong saw their master kneel down and beg for mercy, they were momentarily dumbfounded. They immediately stopped on the spot and looked at each other.
"At least you know the goods." Du Pian Hong put away the jade pendant, stood up and looked down at Lord Hong. He said sharply,""He is an improper official, the social atmosphere is corrupt and decadent, and he even allows his subordinates to harass the people. Lord Hong, your evil deeds are really too many to count. Why don't I tell my father about these things one by one after I return to the capital?”
"Young miss…this little one…knows my mistake. I beg young miss to let this little one off. Young miss…whatever you want, I…will definitely give it to you with both hands!”Lord Hong was obviously scared silly and started to stammer.
Hearing this, Du Pian Hong raised his eyebrows and looked at Lord Hong who was kneeling on the ground.
This Lord Hong is not an upright official and is cunning. Presumably, during his time as an official, he has taken a lot of the people's wealth. In that case, she might as well take the place of the people of Qiao Mountain to avenge them.
Du Paihong cleared his throat and said,""I want all of Lord Hong's wealth.”
What the hell! Lord Hong looked up blankly at Du Penhong and muttered in disbelief,""Miss, are you joking? How can I give all my wealth to you, miss?”
"Oh?" Du Pian Hong could only look at Lord Hong's hesitant and conflicted expression with amusement. He said coldly,""Since that's the case, then I'll take your life instead, Lord Hong.”She said it lightly, but it made people feel frightened.
Lord Hong was no longer stubborn, thinking that using his wealth in exchange for his life was still very worthwhile. As the saying went, it was never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. As long as he was still alive, he would repay Du Penhong with double the amount of vengeance he had received today!
Thus, Lord Hong had no choice but to give up resisting and allow Du Pian Hong to send people to take away all the precious treasures from his mansion.
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