Zhao Jiaqi listened to her husband talking nonsense in a serious tone again. She guessed that Xiao Ce must have been transferred to do something else, and the reason was precisely to prevent her from knowing!
Speaking of who ran the fastest in history, it had to be Cao Cao. He just finished discussing him and came back panting!
Everyone was stunned and looked at a bewildered Xiao Ce in unison. It was Huangfu Xian who spoke first, "Running really is a way to lose weight. You've lost so much weight compared to a few days ago, it's effective!"
Huangfu Xu also nodded, "He has indeed lost weight, his face is sallow. Don't let him lose fat but ruin his health. The bride will be worried. Brother Xiao, take it easy, after all, procreation is important!"
The Huangfu brothers spoke one after another, and Xiao Ce heard most of it. From initial bewilderment to eventual acceptance, he finally let out a sigh!
"Losing weight is good for health!" he said, sitting down to eat first.
Zhao Jiaqi glanced at him. He had lost weight, and the bags under his eyes were almost dragging on the ground. It was clear he hadn't rested well!
They had just started eating, and before their stomachs were half full, sounds came from the front hall of the inn. They could hear it clearly in the backyard, which showed how chaotic things were in the front!
Fan Zehao looked at Huangfu Xu with a teasing expression. Today, he was going to be a spectator and see how Huangfu Xu would dig a pit for his dear brother.
Huangfu Xu gave Fan Zehao a look of approval, then turned to Huangfu Xian, who was eating, "Brother Xian, why do I hear sounds of fighting from the front? Who would dare to smash a shop in broad daylight? Logically, Hedong Prefecture is your fiefdom, and such things shouldn't happen here, right, Brother Xian."
Huangfu Xian put down his chopsticks, feeling that Huangfu Xu's words had hidden meanings, but at the same time, he felt it was unlikely. After all, Hedong Prefecture was his fiefdom, and if anything happened, he would investigate secretly!
So he sent out his guard: "Xing Chengjie, go and see what's going on."
The named guard cupped his fists and replied, "Yes," and turned to leave!
Inside the room, Zhao Jiaqi sighed softly. This time, she had come to see Sun Mo, the prefect, and his recent actions. After all, Hedong Prefecture had been in chaos and the people had suffered greatly under the former prefect, Zhao Qing Sui!
But now, Huangfu Xu had impulsively left those two girls behind, and the trouble had spread to their side again!
"Xian, look over there. Is there anything different, like two extra people!" Zhao Jiaqi reminded him.
Huangfu Xian followed his sister-in-law's gaze and saw that there were indeed two more people. Looking closely at their figures and appearances, and then seeing that they had no Adam's apples below their necks, they were clearly two beauties!
Beauties were a feast for the eyes.
Huangfu Xian grinned and smacked his lips, "Oh my, to encounter such characters on this trip, it's not in vain that I came to visit!"
Hearing this, Zhao Jiaqi's eyebrows almost creased into a knot, "Little brother, are you paying attention to the wrong thing? I mean, could the disturbance outside be because of these two women?"
Huangfu Xian gave his sister-in-law a playful and indifferent grin, "A fair lady is a gentleman's pursuit. If the matter outside is really about these two beauties, then I will definitely play the hero and save the damsel. Such a good opportunity is rare!"
He said it so seriously that Zhao Jiaqi felt embarrassed to reveal what Huangfu Xu had done.
Well, these men practically had the same ailment. As soon as they saw a beauty, their legs wouldn't move, and their brains would turn to mush!
Fan Zehao finished his meal, wiped his mouth, and smiled at his wife, "Wife, have you seen clearly? These two scoundrels are not married precisely because they haven't had enough fun. They can't control their legs at the sight of a woman. So, if someone is willing to take a beating, we can't do anything about it. Let's leave quickly. Husband will take you out to play. We won't get involved with them!"
Zhao Jiaqi nodded seriously, "Yes, I think so too. Let's go!"
The couple didn't get involved in the inn's affairs at all. Instead, they became hands-off shopkeepers, taking their guards and maids to go shopping!
When they reached the street, they realized that everyone on the entire street had gathered outside the Bin Yue Inn to watch the commotion, and the front of the inn was already surrounded!
With a rustle, many people arrived, all dressed in uniform dark black tight-fitting clothes. These clothes were the same as those of the five horsemen they had seen yesterday!
Zhao Jiaqi tugged at the man beside her and pointed into the distance, "Look at the one with the broken arm. Isn't that one of the people from yesterday?"
Fan Zehao looked over, identified him carefully, and nodded, "Yes, it seems Huangfu Xu wasn't lying. He was indeed quite ruthless yesterday, no wonder so many people have come to retaliate against him!"
"Let's see what's going on first, consider it a free show!"
The man looked at his wife dotingly, "Do you want your husband to set up a table for you, and get you some tea and pastries?"
Zhao Jiaqi knew her husband was teasing her to make her happy. She gave him a coquettish glance and then looked at the inn!
Not long after the inn was surrounded, a sedan chair arrived. A plump, short man with a belly that almost obscured his legs stepped out. He walked with an arrogant gait, swaying as he moved forward!
Zhao Jiaqi touched her chin, her imagination running wild. At this moment, she also joined the onlookers beside her!
"Sisters, who is this man? Why can't I see his legs!"
Zhao Jiaqi's words caused the surrounding crowd to burst into laughter. At this moment, someone chimed in, "This is Master Zhang from the Zhang Manor. He was born small. The elder of the Zhang Manor was so afraid he wouldn't survive this only child that he fed him ruthlessly from a young age, resulting in this. Forget about his legs, can you even tell where his waist is?"
Waist?
Zhao Jiaqi scanned Master Zhang from the Zhang Manor twice. This man was about 1.6 meters tall and weighed around 200 to 300 catties. He wasn't particularly good-looking, but at least he had a fat head and big ears. But below his neck, she guessed it was all waist!
"If he's so fat and doesn't lose weight, his life will be in danger!"
Her unintentional remark drew snorts of disdain from the crowd, and some even wished he would die quickly!
"Young lady, you can tell you're from out of town. You don't know that the Zhang Manor is a place that eats people without spitting out bones. How many unmarried girls have gone in and mysteriously died? For someone like this to die early, the unmarried girls in Hedong Prefecture would be freed sooner!"
"Exactly!"
"If he were strong and healthy and took more concubines, no one would dislike him, after all, he has money. But the key is that this man is worse than an animal. I heard that all the girls who entered the manor were tortured to death by him!"
"I heard that too. It's said he heard from a Taoist master about a method of 'yin-yang replenishment,' oh my, that method is truly a scam!"
They all spoke animatedly, adding details, but Zhao Jiaqi's worldview was shattered!