Chapter 225 A Thief Posing as Judge
It was the first time that Mrs. Yue had encountered a thief. Why did so many people like to ask for trouble?
Mrs. Yue did not even glance at Liu, but just gave Feicui a look. Feicui understood Mrs. Yue's intention at once and asked their people to drag Liu aside.
Then, Mrs. Yue expressed her gratitude to Jiuyue. "Thank you for your help. I didn't think I would run into this trouble."
Jiuyue waved her hands with a smile. "It's a mere trifle. But this man is a serial thief, so we can't let him go easily."
Taking so many people with her, Mrs. felt it embarrassing to be nearly stolen.
She replied, "Sure. We'll get him to the governor when we return to Yong Zhou City."
Liu felt bitter as he had been starving for two or three days.
When he gambled in Yong Zhou City, a man won money from him and exposed his tricks, causing him to be beaten and thrown out of the casino.
Afterward, the governor's son went against him for an unknown reason, making it hard for him to stay in Yong Zhou City.
Civilians had better not fight with officials, let alone a pariah like him.
If he offended the governor's son, he would get himself charged directly.
Therefore, he packed up his luggage and fled away from Yong Zhou City.
But after he left the city, he realized how cruel the world was.
The people outside were poor. Even if they had one or two coppers, they treasured them very much and usually hid them in crotches.
During these three days, he failed to steal anything. At the same time, he ate up all the food and got super hungry.
When he finally met a rich woman, he was stopped by Jiuyue.
He glared viciously at Jiuyue. If his arms had not been twisted by two robust men, he would have pounced on her to teach her a lesson.
"Didn't your mother teach you to mind your own business?"
Jiuyue was not afriad of him. How dare this young guy yell at her?
"Mind my own business? You stole four hundred coppers from me two days ago. You don't forget it, do you? I caught you stealing this time, and I don't think the governor will release you."
That day, Liu stole Jiuyue's money when he passed by her. Since Jiuyue was wearing a veiled hat, he did not recognize her just now. Hearing her words, he stared at her and tried to recall.
Suddenly, he exclaimed, "It's you!"
Jiuyue snorted and said angrily, "Where's my money? Give it back to me!"
Liu's thoughts wandered back to that day, and the things that happened these days were gradually linked together.
No wonder that man seemed so familiar. Wasn't he the man with this woman?
"Money? Come on, hasn't your man won it back?" He glared in rage.
Jiuyue was surprised. "My man won it back? When?"
"When I gambled in the casino two days ago, he won the money from me."
Jiuyue did not believe his words. "Don't talk nonsense! My man is dedicated to his study. How would he visit a casino?"
Hearing her words, this young man became even angrier. "People like you always patronize me, but I'd say you're not a good person, either! I'm afraid you have an affair with the young master of the Wang family, don't you? I was curious why he went against me these days. After all, I'm a nonentity, and he's a superior man. Now I understand that he was taking revenge for you!"
Jiuyue did not expect such slander. "You're talking nonsense. Who's the young master of the Wang family? I don't know him at all."
"You don't know him? Don't fool me. If you don't know him, then why did he report the case and testify for you that day? Your words are not convincing."
Mrs. Yue, who had been listening quietly, noticed that more and more people encircled them. Displeased by that, she interrupted the two people. "All right, don't waste time here. Now that you stole the money of the Yue family, I'll let you regret messing with us!"
After Liu was dragged off, Mrs. Yue thanked Jiuyue again and left with her daughter and other people.
Jiuyue was left alone. There was nothing more to buy, so she carried her basket and planned to go home.
When she had just taken two steps, she heard someone shouting behind her. She looked around, and then, her eyes lit up.
"Chunxi!"
Jiuyue ran over and hugged Chunxi tightly and joyfully.
"I haven't seen you for days. Did you come here alone?"
Having said that, Jiuyue thought it was unlikely. Chunxi was the apple of her parents' eye; how could the Jiang family let her go out alone?
Chunxi shook her head and rolled her eyes in an unnatural manner.
"No, I came with someone else."
Jiuyue keenly perceived Chunxi's nervousness. "Someone else? Who is it?"
Before Chunxi could answer, a man's voice came from beside her. "It's me."
Jiuyue looked over and was surprised by who she saw.
"Ruowu?"
Her eyes wandered between Chunxi and Ruowu. There seemed to be something not quite right between these two people.
"You..."
Chunxi was a lively woman, but at the moment, she blushed shyly.
Ruowu kept a poker face, but on it was a hint of happiness.
"We're engaged. Today I begged her mother to let me take her out for a walk."
Hearing that, Jiuyue was even more astonished. Why did Mrs. Jiang, who expected much from her daughter's future husband, agree for them to get together?
Jiuyue's eyes were full of curiosity, but Ruowu did not show the slightest intention to explain.
The breeze gradually cooled Chunxi's face. Worried that Jiuyue would say something embarrassing in front of Ruowu, Chunxi hurriedly changed the subject. "Jiuyue, why are you here? I've never gone on an outing with you. I thought it was inconvenient for you to go out after you married into the Wu family, so I didn't invite you. If I had known you were coming here, I would have invited you."