Chapter 297: Someone of Power
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“The Ye clan’s second son and the Hong clan’s third son were spotted in the street!” The maid was red in the face and said with embarrassment, “They were seen hugging each other.”
“Second Mr. Ye and Third Mr. Hong hugged each other? What kind of big deal is that? They often hang out with each other.” Yuan Hui was a little angry. “Why do you look so shocked? You’ve scared me!”
“No, no.” The maid was so anxious that she was about to cry because she was still a child. She really couldn’t tell her what really happened, featuring two men who did it on the street with their bodies entwined.
As soon as Zhao Chuchu heard it, she knew it was the good show she had been expecting.
“Take it easy. Tell me in detail. What happened? What else did they do on the street besides hugging each other?” Zhao Chuchu tried to relax the maid.
The maid nodded her head vigorously with a red face.
Yuan Hui happened to be drinking tea and sprayed the maid’s face with tea in shock.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it. Let me wipe that for you.” Yuan Hui hurriedly took out a handkerchief to clean the maid’s face. “You said they were doing something indecent in the street?”
“Well, the whole capital has known about it. I heard that no one else could separate them when they were found. It was as if they were possessed. No one could stop them.”
Yuan Hui was speechless.
She wondered if they thought women were less than exciting for them now, so they had to seek fun in men.
Yuan Hui wanted to ask something else but suddenly remembered what Zhao Chuchu had said before and suddenly realized something.
She hurriedly said to the maid, “Go out and ask around again. Let me know if you’re onto some big.”
The maid answered in a daze, then she almost cried. “Miss Lin, are you serious?”
She found it too embarrassing for a woman like her to inquire about things like this.
Yuan Hui came back to her senses and was a little embarrassed. “I didn’t make it clear. I was asking you to get Madam Wang to ask around on the street properly.”
“Okay.” The maid stopped her tears. She would die before she went around inquiring about this in person.
After the maid went out, Yuan Hui also dismissed the other maids.
Then she asked Zhao Chuchu, “What is going on here?”
“Last night, these two people bribed your servants, sneaked into the Yuan clan, and even entered your courtyard. I happened to be awake and saw they wanted to do something bad to you, so I took care of them. And this is what happened.”
Zhao Chuchu told the story briefly.
Yuan Hui was furious. “They got into the Yuan clan?”
“It’s true.” Zhao Chuchu nodded. “Your servants are completely unloyal. I think you should tell your grandmother about this. It’s time to clean up your family.” The more Yuan Hui thought about it, the more scared she felt.
If Zhao Chuchu was not here last night, she couldn’t imagine the consequences.
She thought she would probably be harassed by the two men, which cost her reputation. What was worse, she assumed she’d become their tool to be used to threaten her grandmother. She felt she was covered in a cold sweat just at the thought of it.
It was true that men were the evilest creatures.
The cruelty of men could be arbitrary.
That was why she became their target when she had done nothing wrong to them.
Yuan Hui was angry but as angry as she was, there was little she could do.
She couldn’t do anything, not even declare war against them.
The world was simply too harsh on women.
Nobody would take her side. People would only say she was to blame for everything and that they would not come to disturb her if she did not think to seduce them.
“Chuchu, I’m scared.” Yuan Hui looked at Zhao Chuchu helplessly. “I could never have imagined that they would go to such lengths to get the Yuan clan. If you return to Yuanjiang County, can I come with you?”
Zhao Chuchu hugged Yuan Hui and gently patted her back, feeling Yuan Hui shivering.
“Don’t be afraid. I got your back. I won’t let these people get away with it, so you don’t have to worry. No matter what happens, I will take care of it for you.”
“I would have died long ago without you. Chuchu, you’re my everything. I just can’t imagine my world without you in it. I don’t know how I’m supposed to live without you.”
Yuan Hui, after all, was still a young lady. She might look calm initially, but her calmness could be swallowed by fear once she returned to her senses. “Don’t be afraid. Your grandmother and I are here. We will all protect you.”
“I don’t think they’re calling off their plan. They’ll definitely do something more to hurt me. Chuchu, what should I do?”
“Then maybe get their mind off the idea for good.”
“But I’m not as strong as you. The Yuan clan can’t hire a person like you, and no one can stay with me 12 hours a day…”
“Then find someone of power to protect you.”
“Someone of power?”
“Yes.”
“For example, Duke Ding.”
“Even if you’re not considering marriage now. They wouldn’t say no to your request to protect a little girl like you.”
Zhao Chuchu knew from Xie Heng’s comments about Duke Ding that both he and his wife were good people in the true sense of the word, not to mention the fact that the Yuan clan and Duke Ding were somehow related. Therefore, they shouldn’t dismiss a little girl’s request for help.
“You go to the capital to find Duke Ding. Only by letting people know Duke Ding is not indifferent to your family can the Ye clan and the Hong clan be dissuaded from this. Power matters the most in this world.
Yuan Hui looked up at Zhao Chuchu as if she understood her meaning or as if she understood nothing.
“I go to the Imperial City?”
“Yes, don’t worry about how people perceive you. Huihui, sometimes people can only save themselves. Although right now I can protect you, I’m not capable of persuading them out of doing anything bad to your family, so the only way is to find someone of power to back you up. Duke Ding is someone we can trust.”
Duke Ding was a man of means and power. That said, the Yuan clan still needed to show their sincerity by giving him some benefits. That way Duke Ding would have no problem protecting the Yuan clan.
If it were Zhao Chuchu, she would go out of her way to befriend Duke Ding. Even if her request was turned down, she thought she could stand a chance of negotiating with them in the future when they knew she meant no harm to them.
She was not too stupid to use such a meaningful connection.
Yuan Hui hesitated. “But will Duke Ding be willing to help me?”
“Huihui, your family has been in the business world for a long time. I don’t mean to look down on merchants, but the old lady should have taught you how things work in society. So long as you behave yourself in Duke Ding’s residence, they won’t treat you ill.”
“What if people say the purpose of my going there is to try to seduce the Duke’s son?”
“The Duke himself will be there to see your every move. They have their own judgment. You don’t have to worry about anything..”
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