The Anarchic Consort

Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio

Helian Wei Wei instantly narrowed her eyes and roared in a deep voice, “Stop!”

Private Advisor Zhang stopped smiling when he heard Helian Wei Wei and scrunched his brows, saying, “Lord Wei, this doesn’t matter to us. We should go and have a rest first. You should be very exhausted after this long journey. These are normal family affairs, there is no need for us to intervene.”

Normal family affairs? Helian Wei Wei sneered quietly in her heart. How can a normal family affair involve two gigantic men dragging a lady in such a manner?

However, she did not display her thoughts in her expression, and merely said indifferently, “Since I saw it, it is my duty to inquire about it.”

The two brutes stopped and turned their heads around when they heard her. Then, they sneered at Helian Wei Wei, growling, “Who do you think you are? Go stay under the shade! I’m telling you, if there’s any delay, I won’t forgive you!”

Private Advisor Zhang opened his mouth slightly, evidently wanting to stop the brute from speaking further.

However, Helian Wei Wei marched a step forward and uttered in a deep voice, “Do you not realize the yamen’s entrance is right in front? How dare you do this so brazenly at such a close distance to the yamen?”

“Yamen?” Both of them exploded into a fit of laughter. “It’s just the yamen, we aren’t afraid even if the Emperor comes here! Don’t you know that we’re from the Yan Manor? This lady has signed a contract selling herself to our Old Master but tried to escape after receiving the money. Why does it matter to you if we capture her? If you are smart enough, you better scram! How great do you think you are, trying to interrupt us! Boy, I can see that you are not one of us from Fuping County. If you want to stay alive, mind your own business. Even if this is brought to the yamen, the unlucky one would only be you!”

Helian Wei Wei merely smiled instead of being infuriated, finally grasping the way how things worked around there. As she looked around, she saw that none of the peddlers on the street dared to step forward, simply pretending to be blind to the commotion and lowering their heads as they stirred their tofu pudding.

Private Advisor Zhang looked at them and began to feel anxious when he realized that they did not recognize him. Afraid that they would spout more nonsense, he yelled, “All of you are so unreasonable, just leave and continue whatever you are doing!”

Both of the brutes stared at Private Advisor Zhang as though he was an id*ot, snarling, “Another one with a death wish.”

A death wish? Private Advisor Zhang was greatly irked by these fools. When did the Yan Manor accept these two people? They don’t even recognize me!

“Do you know who I am? How dare you speak to me in such a manner!” Private Advisor Zhang scolded angrily, hoping to remind them to control themselves.

Unexpectedly, they started to burst into a roar of laughter. “You are dressed nicely, but look at the two people beside you! They are wearing such dilapidated rags, they are clearly poor and penniless. Even the county magistrate in this Fuping Country would have to speak humbly to our people from the Yan Manor, you are nothing to us!”

“Oh?” Helian Wei Wei smiled mischievously and said, “The way you phrase it is as though this yamen is run by the Yan Manor.”

“It is indeed!” They crossed their arms and raised their heads, boasting, “You can ask about how powerful our Yan Manor is! Private Advisor Zhang and our Yan Manor’s Butler Zhang are cousins. Now you should know who really runs the yamen!”

The smirk on Helian Wei Wei’s face grew after listening to them. Then, she asked, “Is that so? Private Advisor Zhang, how do you think we should handle this?.”

Private Advisor Zhang’s expression darkened, looking more shriveled than a dried yellow daylily, as he stared despairingly at the two brutes.

Despite how dull they are, they quickly realized their mistake. Their lips paled intensely as they looked at him and muttered, “You, you… Zhang, Private Advisor Zhang… We, we didn’t mean it…”

“Shut up!” Private Advisor Zhang barked furiously. They better not spew any more moronic balderdash!

Helian Wei Wei’s eyes became frigidly cold, taunting, “You should know who runs the yamen now.”

The brutes’ expressions immediately stiffened. Then, they forced an awkward laugh and nonchalantly replied, “We are too ignorant to recognize an important person like you, Private Advisor Zhang. If we knew you are one of us…”

“No one wants to be one of you.” Helian Wei Wei interjected with a deep voice, coldly interjected his speech short.

Private Advisor Zhang was standing between them, and hesitantly said, “Lord Wei, I suggest we do not interfere with the Yan Manor’s affairs…”

“Private Advisor Zhang.” Helian Wei Wei said slowly, “Are you implying that we should ignore them even if they maul someone to death in front of the yamen? What is the point of having a yamen then?”

He hurriedly explained, “No, that is not what I meant, Lord Wei. You heard them too, this woman has been bought by the Yan Manor’s people. Since she has entered the manor and signed the contract to sell herself, she is a possession of the Yan Manor now. If she tries to escape, she must be punished, it is simply the law of nature!”

The female victim decided to speak up when she heard Private Advisor Zhang’s words, as she knew she would be dragged into the wolves’ den again if she kept silent. She hastily tugged at Helian Wei Wei’s sleeve in a moment of confusion, pleading, “Master, I’m begging you! Please, please, please save me! I’ve never actually signed any contract with them! I am a daughter from an upstanding family, but they dragged me here to force me… to sleep with their Old Master! I don’t want to! Not even with a million silvers! I beg you, please save me!”

Helian Wei Wei looked at the victim’s pleading eyes, it was clear that she desperately wanted to escape. As she reached out her hand to pull her up, she realized that the lady had dislocated her arm from the struggle just now. It is simply unimaginable for these people to do such a thing right in front of the yamen!

“Private Advisor Zhang, I’m sure you heard the truth.” Helian Wei Wei lowered her tone into a basso profundo, which was a tell-tale sign of her impending eruption of anger.

However, Private Advisor Zhang still attempted to clarify for the two brutes, “Lord Wei, this…”

“Arrest them immediately if you still want to protect your position as a private advisor!” Helian Wei Wei let out a cold sneer and threatened, “Otherwise, I will throw you in jail as well!”

Private Advisor Zhang was terribly flustered when he heard it. After all, he had never met such a hard-headed county magistrate before. Thus, he had no choice but to obey her and arrest both of them.

The brutes were extremely dissatisfied and stared intently at the lady as they left.

She was so intimidated; she fumbled a step backward.

Helian Wei Wei noticed this and told her gently, “Your body needs some medical treatment, let’s go into the yamen with me first.”

“I… I want to go home.” Her head was facing down as drops and drops of tears trickled down her face.

Helian Wei Wei glanced at Private Advisor Zhang and assured her again, “You cannot hide from this problem simply by returning home. Once you have been targeted, you need to eradicate the aggressor to completely resolve the problem.”

When the lady heard Helian Wei Wei’s words, she suddenly raised her head, her tearful eyes brimming with inexplicable contempt…