CFB Chapter 2.2

Translator – Xiao He Lian

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Chapter 2.2

After hearing this, Yang Zong couldn’t help but whisper: “Master, shall we save her?”

Lu Yan curled his lips and whispered, “Wait a moment.” He was just curious about how the most beautiful woman in Chang’an, praised by everyone, would react to such a threat.

After a while, a trembling female voice came from inside, “What a scoundrel… I don’t know where you got the seal of my Shen family, but my father has never borrowed this money.” He could hear her trying to conceal her trembling in her voice.

After hearing this, Lu Yan raised his eyebrows slightly.

Look, this is the pampered daughter from a wealthy family.

When it comes to calling people scolding, the word “scoundrel” is already the limit.

He doesn’t know if it’s because he has been in Jingzhao Prefecture for a long time and has seen a lot of overbearing and aggressive women. Suddenly, when he heard such civilized words, he felt a sense of freshness.

Unlike Lu Yan, Shen Zhen’s soft and compassionate voice made many men around her feel compassionate. On the far left, there was a poor scholar in plain clothes clenching his fists and stamping his feet. He wanted to speak several times, but finally left with red eyes.

Everyone wants to be a hero and save a beautiful woman, but not everyone can do it.

After all, not anyone could afford to pay off the debt Shen Zhen carried.

Shopkeeper Jin smiled coldly and said in a loud voice: “We at Jin family’s money shop have always been clear. If you are not convinced, you can report it to the officials.”

After saying that, he raised his hand and made a gesture.

Seeing the gesture, several strong men behind him looked at each other. Soon, each of them picked up a stick, entered the gate and waved it at the porcelain bottles filled with incense powder.

The porcelain bottle fell to the ground and broke into pieces and the incense powder was scattered all over the floor.

Lu Yan couldn’t help but sneer at such a big commotion. Several grown men tried to threaten a teenage girl in every way possible.

As soon as his eyes moved, Yang Zong immediately understood what his master meant. He took a step forward and said, “Shopkeeper Jin, our Lord has something to ask you.”

The voice was not low, and everyone looked their way.

Shopkeeper Jin turned around while complaining  about which inconspicuous official dared to get in his way and then he was stunned on the spot.

This….why is the heir apparent of Duke Zhenguo Mansion here?

Shopkeeper Jin’s sneaky eyes narrowed at first and then his expression changed immediately as if he had sobered up, “What do you want to ask Lord Lu?”

Lu Yan’s eyes were dim and unclear. He raised his eyes and gestured behind him and said in a deep voice, “What’s going on?”

Shopkeeper Jin quickly stepped forward, shook the loan slip in his hand, and handed it to Lu Yan. “Don’t get me wrong, Lord Lu, we all act according to the rules. This is the written document.”

Lu Yan nodded and glanced at the date at the signature area and sneered coldly: “Isn’t this deadline five days from now?”

When asked this question, shopkeeper Jin couldn’t help but look blank, but he still said with an old-fashioned smile: “This…a total of eight thousand copper coins, even if we waits until next month, the Shen family can’t come up with ah, the debt must be repaid sooner or later and the result will be the same.”

Lu Yan put the order back into his hand without showing mercy at all, “Since you are following the rules, then you can come back in five days.”

After hearing this, Shopkeeper Jin felt like choking. He was really not sure what this noble heir apparent meant – was he going to protect Miss. Shen or was it just a routine matter?

But can he ask?

Undoubtedly, it’s not that the shopkeeper Jin has never seen a noble person before and is cowardly, but rather the person in front of him, is someone he really can’t afford to offend.

If he is only a junior magistrate of the fourth rank in Jingzhao Prefecture, then he can still make some moves.

But he is not only the junior magistrate of Jingzhao Prefecture but he is also the eldest son of the Duke Zhenguo Mansion and the only son of Princess Jing’an. With these identities combined, even if the Left Prime Minister is here, he must still be polite.

After hesitating again and again, shopkeeper Jin called the followers to him and said angrily: “Withdraw.”

Unexpectedly, as soon as these people prepared to leave, Yang Zong suddenly stopped them and said, “The shopkeeper smashed someone’s shop for no reason and is leaving just like that. It’s not good, is it?”

Shopkeeper Jin looked back at Lu Yan, pursed his lips and said nothing.

The news about the Jin family’s Money Shop has always been accurate. As far as he knows, there is no relationship or acquaintances between the Zhenguo Duke’s Mansion and the Yunyang Marquis’s Mansion. It’s not wrong to say that there is really no contact at all. No matter what he does, he will not deliberately make trouble for himself.

Lu Yan saw what he was thinking and said directly: “Just return the things to their original places. I will not interfere again after five days.”

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Shopkeeper Jin glanced around him and silently clenched the ring in his hand.

If he was not sure what the heir apparent meant just now, but when he saw the maid beside Lu Yan staring at him, he understood.

It turned out that the girl was restless and sent someone to report it to the official.

Knowing the reason, Shopkeeper Jin stopped trying to mediate and turned around to deal with the situation himself. He compensated what should be paid and repaired what should be repaired. His master left a message that the important thing was not the money, but the people inside.

In this case, he can just come back in five days.

Hearing shopkeeper Jin’s hateful scolding, Shen Zhen knew that her delaying strategy had worked. She lowered her head and wiped the blood on the back of her hand that was scratched by the porcelain bottle, and slowly stood up.

As they were chatting outside, a graceful beauty appeared in front of them.

Her long hair hung behind her, her graceful figure resembling a startled swan, and she walked gracefully towards Lu Yan.

A pair of eyes with mist hidden in them, as if this desolation had added a distinct and refined beauty to her.

The crowd couldn’t help but let out a few low murmurs of admiration, “She must be the incarnation of the goddess of the Luo River.”

Hearing this exaggerated compliment, Lu Yan raised the corners of his mouth with disdain and raised his eyes carelessly.

When their eyes met, his heart dropped sharply.

Immediately afterwards, he felt as if a sharp sword had been pierced directly through his chest, and the heartbreaking pain hit him like a surge…

There was darkness in front of him, as if he was falling into the endless deep sea. When the darkness faded, he saw a lively scene.

The red candles flickered and the room was charming.

A woman, naked, lay in his arms.

Her eyebrows were both charming and clear, and when the headache became severe, he could hear her vermilion red lips opening and closing, calling out his childhood name word by word – Shi Yan…Lu Shi Yan.

 

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