Chapter 46.2

Her expression of gratitude was sincere. Yaoniang could see that Zhou Sheng was trying to comfort her and encourage her. She could tell that the young man in front of her was a kind person.

At noon, Zhou Sheng parked the carriage by a teahouse that stood on the side of the road.

It seemed that he was very familiar with the place and had been here many times in the past. Zhou Sheng led Yaoniang into the teahouse.

The teahouse was very simple and only served some basic tea and steamed buns.

Zhou Sheng was a little annoyed. Everything was going according to schedule, but when noontime approached, he was afraid that Nanny Su would be hungry. He chose to stop here for a lunch break, but he realized that he had forgotten that the food here was not delicious.

Yaoniang smiled and took out a cloth bag from the baggage that she carried with her. Inside were some meat buns wrapped in oil paper.

"These were made by the ladies in the kitchen. But it was inconvenient to eat it on the road."

"You should eat them. I’ll just eat some steamed buns," refused Zhou Sheng.

"How can one person finish all this by themselves? The weather is hot, and they will go bad after a while. Brother Zhou, there’s no need to be so courteous."

The two then ordered two bowls of tea. Together, they ate the meat buns with the tea.

Zhou Sheng felt like he was drenched in sweetness as he enjoyed his meal and that Yaoniang was even more pleasing to the eye.

After they finished the meat buns, they drank some tea. Then they found a place to wash their hands.

In such a desolate place, Zhou Sheng was afraid that Yaoniang would encounter a mishap, so he stood guard outside the latrine.

Yaoniang went in then came out after a while with her face still blushing. This was the first time for her to go to the washroom with a grown man standing guard outside.

There was a large tank of water outside the teahouse entrance. A water basin and a ladle sat next to it. They were used for washing hands.

Yaoniang went to wash her hands. Zhou Sheng diligently ladled out a scoop of water to help her wash.

"Brother Zhou, I must be troubling you. Taking me with you must be a bothersome"

"How could…"

As he was speaking, a carriage drove by, then stopped in the open space in front of the teahouse.

Four people got out of the carriage. The first person was a young man, while the other three were tanned and burly men. The young man was ordinary in appearance and dressed inconspicuously, but people could tell that he was the leader of the group at first glance.

"Young master, besides the small teahouse, there’s nothing here."

The young man, who was addressed as a young master, had an expression full of disdain and impatience. "What can I eat in a place like this…?"

Noticing someone coming, Yaoniang automatically leaned to the side and wiped her hands on her skirt to dry.

"Brother Zhou, let's go now."

Zhou Sheng nodded. He decided not to bother with washing his hands, but to take Yaoniang and leave.

They passed by the four men but were suddenly stopped from behind.

"Hey! The young lady in the front!"

Yaoniang lowered her head and acted like she didn’t hear anything. She wanted to continue forward but was not quick enough. She was stopped by a large man standing in her way.

"I’m talking to you! Didn’t you hear anything?" The young master stared at Yaoniang’s face without blinking. He didn’t expect there to be such a stunning person in such a desolate place.

The young master was the only son of a rich merchant. As the only son in all three generations of his family, he was spoiled rotten and lived lawlessly. Coupled with the fact that his family was considered rich where he lived, the young man became a frequent visitor of brothels. At his current young age, his body was already drained of vitality.

He was no longer a child but he still didn’t know anything besides how to start fights. The merchant hardened his heart, made up his mind, and drove his son out to sell goods. He wanted to make his son suffer so that he would understand the hardships of life, lest he causes the family business to fall to ruin.

The young master was usually pampered and was accustomed to a life of luxury. When has he ever experienced so much hardship? But this was beside the point. The key point was that now he doesn’t have the chance to visit brothels and accompany beauties.

The group of men have been on the road for the past two days. Besides the dust on the road, there were only trees. Yes, they did occasionally also see people, but there were only rough men. It wasn’t easy to encounter such a pretty flower. No wonder the young master couldn’t tear his eyes away.

As an experienced veteran, he naturally knew what type of woman was the most delicious. He loved mature women, not those young unmarried virgins. The older women understood how to have fun, but the young girls were like dead fish once they laid down on a couch.

The number of women he has had was unknown, but Yaoniang was still a peerless stunner in his eyes. Her clothes were conservative and her entire body was tightly wrapped, but he could still see her pert butt and full swaying tits when she walked. It was obvious that she was well taken care of by a man.

The young master licked his lips as he rubbed his chin and roamed his eyes up and down Yaoniang. When the other three men who stood beside him saw this, they all smiled bitterly but did nothing to stop him.

Yaoniang had the illusion that she was stripped bare by his gaze. She couldn't help but stretch out her hands to cover her chest and step to the side to hide. Zhou Sheng stepped forward and stood in front of her.

"I wonder why this young man is blocking our way?"

The young master raised his head and glanced at Zhou Sheng. "Move aside! Don’t hinder this young master’s way!"

He stretched out his hand towards Zhou Sheng and pushed him. Zhou Sheng was caught off guard by his shove and staggered to the side. 

"Brother Zhou …" Yaoniang hurried over to help him.

The young man approached Yaoniang to drag her away as he said, "Look at you, a sweet young couple. But so what? This young master doesn't care, I happen to love to plow fields that have already been plowed." Zhou Sheng stood in his way to guard against him. Impatient, the young man scolded, "Are the three of you dead? Why aren’t you helping?!"

Although the three followers looked helpless, they approached Zhou Sheng without hesitation. It was not the first time for them to do such a thing.

Zhou Sheng had a bad feeling in his heart. He tried to signal with his eyes to Yaoniang so she would run away. "Where are you people from? Do you know which household we are from?"

"Pffft! Who cares which household you are from? Get out of my way!"

As he finished his words, he swung his fist towards Zhou Sheng. At this point, Zhou Sheng couldn’t be bothered to reason with him any longer. He pushed the people away and shouted to Yaoniang, "Yaoniang, hurry and run!"

"Brother Zhou …"

Yaoniang was so anxious that she started to cry. She ran a few steps but suddenly turned around and ran back again.

"I won’t run away!" Her cheeks flushed red, and she was furious. "Blind your dog's eyes. We are from Jin Wang Mansion. Offending those from Jin Wang Mansion here in Jinzhou, are you tired of living?! "

She tried her best to imitate Side Consort Hu’s domineering style. But with her soft body and petite face, it would be a wonder for people to take her seriously. 

But the men did pause their movements and looked towards her.

"Jin Wang Mansion? You two?" The young master squinted his eyes as if he had heard a joke.

Yaoniang looked around anxiously, and suddenly saw a carriage parked in the woods not far away.

"We came out in a carriage from the prince’s manor!"