After turning the corner, Li Yaonan let go of Lin Yixuan's hand and admired him in his heart. He didn't expect that Lin Yixuan looked like a man, but his little hands were quite smooth and felt good to touch.
Lin Yixuan had a blank expression on his face, but he was thinking in his mind, now that he had returned to Yangzhou, he was living on his own, his health had almost recovered, and these few days were good days, so could he have a child
Lin Yixuan glanced at Li Yaonan, a flash of calculation in his eyes, so fast that it was impossible to detect, and then he returned to his calm in an instant.
Li Yaonan was in a good mood, but he had to pretend to be distraught. He was feeling very uncomfortable at the moment. There were too many people on the street, so he didn't dare to get carried away and let people see the clues. He just quickened his pace and said to Lin Yixuan: "Let's go back quickly and stay out of the limelight for a few days. If the Li family hears the rumors outside, they will definitely not let it go."
Lin Yixuan chuckled: "They dare not. My dowry is still in the Li Mansion. I can only swallow the bitter fruit of hearing the rumors."
"Hey! You laughed!" Li Yaonan was surprised, his hair stood on end, and he always felt that something was wrong.
Lin Yixuan rolled his eyes at him and said coldly, "I'm happy."
"Actually, I'm very happy too." Li Yaonan laughed, and then immediately started to make a fuss: "Hey, you can actually roll your eyes?"
Lin Yixuan was too lazy to pay attention to him. He had no pressure at all to plot against Li Yaonan. He felt that instead of waiting for Li Yaonan to come to his senses, it would be better to take the initiative. Li Yaonan didn't like Shuang'er at all, and it would take who knows when he would touch her. He didn't have the patience.
Li Yaonan curled his lips, thinking that Lin Yixuan was really boring and had no sense of humor at all.
Little did she know that Lin Yixuan was thinking about how to get him into bed. Whenever she thought about having a child related by blood, her heart softened and her mood naturally improved.
When they reached the street, a little maid suddenly came up to him and handed Li Yaonan a piece of paper: "Second Young Master, this is what Madam Wen asked me to give you." After that, she left in a hurry.
Li Yaonan was puzzled as he had never had any contact with Madam Wen.
After opening the note, Li Yaonan smiled.
"What's going on?" Lin Yixuan leaned over and Li Yaonan unfolded the note to show him.
It turned out that Nanny Wang was unreliable. Ma Yulian gave her 100 taels of silver to hire someone to deal with Li Yaonan and Lin Yixuan, but she took half of it for herself. As a result, she acted carelessly and was discovered by Madam Wen. Although Madam Wen has not been very prominent in the mansion in recent years, she was able to suppress Ma Yulian's limelight back then, so how could she not have some ability
Li Yao crumpled the note into a ball and threw it away, saying disdainfully: "Only one hundred taels." Is his worth that low
Lin Yixuan was depressed. This was not the point.
Li Yaonan waved his hand and pointed at the six servants behind him: "You, you, you stay away, come over when you see something happening." It was really like a pillow being delivered just when he was about to go to bed. This was a perfect opportunity to use this to hold Ma Yulian accountable. After what happened in the daytime and the stepmother's murder of his ex-wife's legitimate son, he had already been adopted anyway, and would not recognize his biological father in the future. He would completely sever ties with the Li family, and no one would gossip about him. They would only say that his stepmother was unkind and forced the child to death.
Lin Yixuan disagreed and said, "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall." Who knows where Nanny Wang found these thugs from? It would not be worth it if something bad happened.
Li Yaonan didn't care and just said with concern: "You can go back first. You've been tired all day. I'm glad to be here."
Lin Yixuan was a little annoyed. Does he look like such a timid person
Li Yaonan knew that he had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "I didn't mean that. It's just that I have practiced before, so it's no problem for me to deal with a few hooligans. You are so delicate, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of you by then."
Lin Yixuan ignored him and walked towards Heping Street. If the information on the note was correct, the group of people were lying in ambush in Madao Lane, which was also the only way to leave Li Mansion and go to the south of the city.
If they had no place to stay after leaving Li Mansion, they would definitely choose to go to the south of the city.
Ma Yulian's calculations were very accurate, but unfortunately she did not expect that they had already bought the house, nor did she expect that the nanny beside her would make a mistake and be caught by Madam Wen.
Li Yaonan had no choice but to follow him. Suddenly he realized that Lin Yixuan was quite cute when she was angry. She looked lively and not as dull as usual.
Arriving at Madao Lane, Nanny Wang had obviously described their appearance to the gangsters. A dozen people quickly surrounded them. One of the scarred men was beating them with a stick in his hand: "Boy, lend me some money to spend."
Li Yaonan frowned. He didn't expect that fifty taels of silver could invite so many people. It was just that he was not familiar with the prices in ancient times. A meal at Zuixianlou cost seventeen taels. Fifty taels was enough for ordinary people to live on for three years, but for rich people, it was just a meal. No wonder he could buy so many people.
"How much silver do you want? Who sent you here? Just tell me and I will give you one hundred taels." There was no fear in Lin Yixuan's eyes as he negotiated with the leading thug. As long as he was a smart person, he would know what was best for himself.
Li Yaonan covered his face. After all, he was the son of a marquisate. Lin Yixuan had not experienced much. There was no point in reasoning with this group of ruffians. These street thugs had never been to school and did not know what was good or bad. To put it nicely, they were ignorant of the times, and to put it bluntly, they were stupid, because they did not understand the power relationship at all. Lin Yixuan's words would only arouse their greed even more.
"Oh! This is a Shuang'er. Come and have a look. He said he would give us 100 taels. He looks pretty good, but I wonder if he has a charming body." The scarred man stared at him lustfully and shouted to his brothers behind him.
Lin Yixuan's face turned pale, and his teeth were clenched. He had never seen such a person before, and had never heard such dirty words. The anger in his eyes could not be suppressed: "You are looking for death."
Li Yaonan was also angry. Although he didn't like Shuang'er, he had been with Lin Yixuan for so long that he had long regarded him as a friend. What's more, Lin Yixuan was his wife on the surface, and the Li family dared to let someone act like this.
In fact, he had wronged Ma Yulian. Ma Yulian only asked Nanny Wang to find someone to deal with the two of them, but she didn't expect that Nanny Wang would find such a group of scum. But it didn't make any difference, the feud with the Li family was set anyway.
Li Yaonan was not afraid of them. He shouted angrily, rushed forward, snatched the stick from the leader's hand, and beat him hard.
The gangster was caught off guard and was hit by Li Yaonan. Blood flowed into the pillar and gushed out from the top of his head.
"Ah—" Lin Yixuan screamed. It's not like he had never seen fighting scenes before, but never at such a close distance.
Li Yaonan had no choice but to throw a stick to him, knowing that Lin Yixuan would be troublesome: "Protect yourself."
Lin Yixuan quickly calmed down, grabbed the stick and started beating anyone he saw. His brother was a future general, so his skills were naturally not bad either. He just didn't react for a moment. Several servants who were following in the distance saw that something was really happening here and rushed forward to help.
Upon seeing this, Li Yaonan looked at Lin Yixuan with admiration. He didn't expect that despite his small stature, he could be so agile.
Lin Yixuan was actually quite surprised, after all, when they first got married, Li Yaonan was so thin that he looked like he could be blown away by a gust of wind. The gangster leader also lost his guard when he saw that they looked weak, allowing Li Yaonan to succeed in his sneak attack.
After a while, although Li Yaonan was hit several times with a club, he quickly subdued the three most ferocious hooligans, and the rest dispersed.
Li Yaonan was stunned for a moment, but when he thought about it, it made sense. It was obvious that this group of hooligans were gathered together. There was no organization at all. Why wouldn’t they run away when they saw the main culprit was captured
The police were always late. Many people saw this fight. Li Yaonan did not let the police take the people away. He just pretended to be very angry and asked them who ordered them to do so. How could such hooligans have any integrity? After just a few words, he confessed Ma Yulian.
Li Yaonan pretended to be sad and said that he did not want to report to the police so as not to make things difficult for Mr. Li. However, he turned around and asked a few gangsters to sign and seal the case, confirming the accusation that Ma Yulian hired someone to murder her stepson. This piece of paper was Ma Yulian's handle, real witnesses and physical evidence, not empty rumors anymore. If anything happened in the future, with this accusation, the Li family would have nothing to use to pressure him.
When outsiders saw this, they all admired and praised Li Yaonan for being filial. He was harmed by his stepmother to this extent, but he didn't want to report it to the police. Mr. Li was really foolish to adopt away such a good son.
Seeing that his idea had achieved its desired effect, Li Yaonan released the gangsters in a daze and told them never to do such evil things again.
As a result, Li Yaonan's reputation for generosity and kindness came out again.
Only Lin Yixuan was still upset. He had never been blasphemed like this in his past life or this life. He felt really uncomfortable just letting a few hooligans go.
Seeing his cold face, Li Yaonan tugged at the corner of Lin Yixuan's clothes and whispered, "Let's go back first and deal with them later. I promise you."
Lin Yixuan glared at him but ultimately said nothing. He understood Li Yaonan's concerns and he let those people go just to show everyone.
My good mood is gone.
Li Yaonan had no choice but to smile bitterly, but he still felt somewhat relieved in his heart. He was afraid that Lin Yixuan would not give in, otherwise if he really met the government, all his work today would be in vain.
When they returned to the new house, the house had already been neatly decorated. Xuezhan and the others were quite good-looking. They were all surprised to see them come back. But when they saw that they were disheveled and had messy hair, they were also suspicious. Especially when they saw that Li Yaonan had bloodstains on his body, they became even more nervous: "Master, lord, what happened to you?"
"It's okay! Prepare some water, I want to take a shower." Li Yaonan waved his hands. It was all other people's blood, but he did feel uncomfortable covered in it.
Lin Yixuan also asked someone to prepare some water. He hadn't fought for a long time and had been hit several times today. He now felt a dull pain in his back and was in extreme pain.