Chapter 5

Daiyu soon returned with two hundred taels of silver. Yingyue took it and threw it at the men in front of the shop. Yingyue glared at the men. "There, you got what you want. Now, leave."

"Tch." their leader said. They took the money and went off to leave the shop area. Yingyue stared at their retreating figures before turning back and looking at Zhang Wei coldly.

"Explain." Yingyue said. She entered the shop, but shortly closed it after Peizhi, Daiyu and Zhang Wei entered. She took a seat and looked at Zhang Wei, impatiently waiting for an explanation.

"My lady, please forgive Zhang Wei." Zhang Wei apologized deeply. "Earlier this month, shortly after your disappearance, Lady Lie got hold of this shop and every shop of the Huang family. She started taking the money of the shop and spent it on her dresses and other unimportant items. We fell into a debt with them because of her, my lady. We ran short of money, and when we tried to ask for money from her she refused to give any, saying that it wasn't her problem anymore."

"And you never thought to take it to Lord Huang and the Dowager?" Yingyue asked, frustrated at the happenings.

"Lady Lie -" Zhang Wei started.

"Stop calling her Lady Lie. She is a lowly concubine." Yingyue scowled.

"Yes, my lady. Forgive me." Zhang Wei bowed in apology. "Ahem, Concubine Lie threatened us with our families, my lady. We could not say anything to Lord Huang."

"I see." Yingyue sighed. "Peizhi, Daiyu, prepare the carriage. Zhang Wei, continue managing this shop properly. You will no longer report to Concubine Lie, instead you will report to me. Under no circumstances will you ask for money. If there is any problem in this shop you ask me. Not Lord Huang, not the Dowager, not Concubine Lie, me. Do I make myself clear, Zhang Wei?"

"Yes, my lady. Safe travels." Zhang Wei bowed one more time before Huang Yingyue exited the shop. She entered her carriage and told the people to get on with it. She was silently plotting on what to do to Concubine Lie, or she should just report it to her father. Suddenly, the carriage stopped, making Yingyue hit her head on the window.

Clenching her forehead in pain, Yingyue looked out the window and saw Peizhi arguing with a man who was obviously drunk. 'Seriously, drunk at this time of the day? What a disgrace."

Yingyue stepped out of the carriage in anger. "What is going on here?"

"My lady, this lowly man who is drunk stopped the carriage from going further, and he asks for money. He says if we don't follow what he says, he will crush the carriage to bits using his ability!" Daiyu reported to Yingyue. Yingyue looked at the drunk man who was still arguing with Peizhi and waving his hands around angrily.

"Hey!" Yingyue called out. "Peizhi, stand down."

"But -" Peizhi began, but stopped upon the look on Yingyue's face. She bowed slightly and went to retreat and went to stand beside Daiyu. Yingyue approached the man carefully.

"Oi, are you the owner of this extravagant carriage?" the man asked.

"So what if I am?" Yingyue replied.

The man suddenly raised his fist, magic surrounding his fists. He went to punch Yingyue, but Yingyue did not budge. Just before the fist could hit Yingyue, a male voice called out.

"What is happening here?"

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