The mistress of a marquis's family divorced her husband and married someone else: the scumbag&#

"How brave! Do you know who I am?"

Ximen Ao covered his red cheeks with his hands, his eyes wide open with anger. He was a grown man, but he was beaten by a woman. If he told others about it, they would laugh their heads off!

"No matter who you are, if you offend my wife, you deserve to be beaten!"

Cuizhu shouted angrily.

This man trespassed into the backyard and even dared to speak rudely to his own wife. Cuizhu became angrier and angrier. Without waiting for Ximen Ao to react, she kicked him in the abdomen again.

Ximen Ao held his stomach, his eyes bloodshot from the pain. The servant who came running over saw this and quickly ran forward.

"Master Ximen, are you okay?"

"You blind maid, do you know who is standing in front of you?"

"This is Master Ximen. Even if the Marquis is here, you still have to call him cousin!"

"So you are Ximen Ao."

Ye Qingluo stopped Cuizhu from making the next move, but while speaking he noticed two figures passing by quickly nearby.

It was obvious that Ximen Ao's appearance here drunk was not accidental.

The servant snorted coldly, raised his head and said proudly, "Since you recognized my young master, why don't you come over and apologize!"

"I would like to ask Master Ximen why you are here?"

Ye Qingluo asked back, "Could it be that after managing the restaurant for several years, you have forgotten the rules of the Marquis' Mansion?"

When Ximen Ao heard Cuizhu calling Ye Qingluo "Madam", he realized something was wrong.

"Who I was then turned out to be my cousin."

"Today is the day when my cousin the Marquis is getting engaged to the Lady of Shangshu Mansion. I was greedy and drank a few more cups. Who knew I would end up here by accident?"

"If I have offended you just now, please bear with me, cousin."

When facing Ye Qingluo, Ximen Ao put away his arrogant attitude and smiled.

After hearing this, the servant standing by took a few steps back and dared not say anything more.

"The people around me attacked a little too hard, I hope Master Ximen wasn't hurt."

Cuizhu was puzzled. It was clearly Young Master Ximen who was disrespectful first, so why was her wife still concerned about his situation?

"No no."

Ximen Ao hurriedly said this, his tone full of flattery.

"Cousin, why didn't I see you at the banquet today? Could it be that the county lady said something in front of my cousin the Marquis, trying to intimidate you?"

Ximen Ao naturally didn't want to offend Ye Qingluo directly, so he said with a sly look, "Cousin, I've seen that county lady before, and I'm afraid she's not an easy person to deal with."

"You better be careful."

"Master Ximen can tell a person's temperament just by looking at him?"

Ximen Ao raised his head with a smug look on his face, "Cousin, don't tell me, I've seen a lot of women like this!"

"It's just that the restaurant has encountered some troubles recently. My cousin, as the mistress of this mansion, Wangyue Restaurant must have a certain relationship with you. I wonder if you can tell my cousin the Marquis to let him..."

Before Ximen Ao could finish his words, Ye Qingluo spoke first.

"Are you talking about the burglary at Wangyue Restaurant?"

Ximen Ao's eyes lit up, and he quickly responded, "Cousin, do you know about this too?"

"Master Ximen, have you ever thought that this Wangyue Restaurant is somehow related to the Marquis's Mansion? It was fine when the Marquis was away on a military expedition, but now that the Marquis is still in the capital, the government has turned a blind eye to this matter."

"Aren't they afraid of offending the Marquis?"

Ximen Ao was stunned. The reason why he was trying to please Ye Qingluo so much was not only because she was the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion, but more importantly, he wanted to get some more clues from her.

In this way, we can determine whether the lost ten thousand taels have anything to do with the Marquis' Mansion!

But after hearing what Ye Qingluo said, Ximen Ao seemed to understand something and clenched his fists.

In the past, officials would become extremely nervous over the slightest matter, for fear of offending the marquisate behind them.

But his abnormal attitude now can only prove one thing, that his cousin, the marquis, deliberately prevents the government from investigating!

That is to say, the ten thousand taels!

The more Ximen Ao thought about it, the angrier he became. During all these years in the capital, even the government officials had to be polite to him.

When have I ever been treated so humiliatingly?

Inside the house on the other side.

Madam Chu was talking to Madam Du when a maid walked in quickly. "Madam, something bad has happened. I just saw Cuizhu, who was beside you, beat up Young Master Ximen!"

"what!"

When Mrs. Du heard that her son was injured, she could not stand up, and Mrs. Chu also looked incredulous.

He sighed inwardly, this Ye is really a disaster, he can cause trouble for no reason.

"Eldest sister, what's going on?"

"My Ao'er was beaten for no reason..."

"Don't worry, let's go over and see what's going on."

Madam Chu replied that although she was angry, she did not want to lose face in front of outsiders, even if that person was her own sister.

After Madam Chu and Madam Du left one after another, the maid quickly came to Su Wan's side.

"how?"

Su Wan glanced at Chu Beiyu who was not far away and asked in a low voice.

"Everything is in the county lord's plan."

"Well done!" Su Wan sneered. She had heard that Ximen Ao's mother, Old Madam Du, valued her son more than her life.

Ye Qingluo actually dared to let others attack him directly. He is simply courting his own death!

But this was exactly what she wanted.

"What happened?"

Chu Beiyu, who had returned, noticed that Su Wan's expression was not right and asked.

Su Wan pursed her lips, with a hint of worry in her eyes, "My Lord, I just heard from the maid in the mansion that my sister's people beat up Young Master Ximen."

"The old lady and Master Ximen's mother, Madam Du, have already gone. I'm worried that my sister's personality will cause a conflict with them. If that happens..."

"And there's this!"

Chu Beiyu said angrily, this Ye Qingluo is really something, he promised everything well but in a short while he caused trouble for him.

Those who came today were some court officials, as well as his future father-in-law, Minister Su.

We must not let Ye Qingluo’s matter disturb us!

Thinking of this, Chu Beiyu walked towards the backyard with a sullen face, and Su Wan showed a smug smile.

Now Ye Qingluo is completely finished!

In the back garden, Ximen Ao wanted to continue asking questions about the theft.

"Cousin, is the Marquis cousin really indifferent to the restaurant?"

"Do you think this will be related to..."

"Madam, the Marquis is coming this way."

Seeing Chu Beiyu's figure, Cuizhu reminded him and Ye Qingluo curled the corners of his lips.

The action was faster than she expected!

"Master Ximen, if you want to know why the Marquis did this, why don't you go and ask him in person?"

"personally……"

Ximen Ao was a little hesitant. After all, his cousin, the Marquis, had just won a battle.

He would not want to offend someone directly unless it was absolutely necessary, otherwise he would not have looked for a breakthrough from Ye Qingluo.

But before he could finish his words, he heard a roar behind him.

"Ye Qingluo, what are you doing!"

Chu Beiyu's face was terribly gloomy, and he wished he could eat the person alive. In order to consider the impact, he deliberately took a shortcut and arrived before his mother and others.

Who wants him to see this?

This Ye Qingluo actually dared to get so close to a stranger behind my back. He is so shameless!