Chapter 116 - What Happened Tonight? (1/2)

Chapter 116: What Happened Tonight?

Translator: Flying Lines

Li Hongmei discovered that Xiao Baozhu had gone missing before she went to bed. She searched the entire restaurant but could not find her daughter and so she began to worry, asking everyone to go out and look for her.

Shortly after going out they saw the butler of Lord Wong’s house. The butler said that Scholar Wong had also gone missing, asking them if he had gone for dinner at their restaurant.

Hearing that someone from the restaurant was also missing, the butler was afraid that Scholar Wong had eloped with somebody. He was about to mobilize everybody he knew in their clan to bring him back.

Unexpectedly, an attendant from Junlai Lodge came to bring them a message, saying that Scholar Wong was staying at their lodge and that it was a girl who had brought him there.

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Everyone hurriedly went to Junlai Lodge. When they arrived the attendant showed them to a guest room there. When they arrived outside the room, everyone was standing still and not one of them dared to move.

Li Hongmei asked the attendant worriedly, “Just…just this one room? Both…both of them are in there?”

The attendant replied, “Yes, just one room. When the girl helped him inside she asked us to find a room for the young man to have a rest. They meant to stay, didn’t they? They were just here to take a rest and would leave after the young man woke up. Aren’t they…spouses? I thought they were together!”

“Nonsense!” Butler Wong scolded him right away. “Our young master would never be with such a loose woman. Don’t smear our young master’s honest reputation!”

Li Hongmei found what he said rather displeasing. “What honest reputation of your young master? My girl has her reputation too, doesn’t she? And you call my girl a loose woman? Sir, don’t you know the old saying: One hand can’t clap. Two hands are required!”

Butler Wong raised one hand, smacking his own forehead. “How’s that for a clap?”

“You…just…”

Ye Xiaoxian, standing behind her, reminded Li Hongmei, “Ma, don’t argue with him. Let’s find Baozhu first.”

“Right, Little Ye is right. Let’s find Baozhu first.”

Li Hongmei was argumentative though, her heart was still full of fear before the door was opened.

Finally the door was open but what they saw made them all freeze on the spot. Baozhu and Scholar Wong were lying on the bed, sleeping with their clothes strewn about.

Li Hongmei’s feet gave out from fright and Ye Xiaoxian was also a bit shocked.

“Oh my, Baozhu, how could you…how sinful this is. What on earth has happened?” Li Hongmei suddenly cried and howled.

In ancient times, women’s reputations were valued most of all. What Xiao Baozhu had done had already ruined her whole life.

Butler Wong said angrily, “How could this girl crawl into my young master’s bed? Humph, in order to claw her way up into a wealthy family she’s obviously done anything she could.”

“Butler Wong, please be reasonable. Both of them are lying in bed, how are you so sure it was my Baozhu who tried to play her way into the wealthy family?”

“Our master is a responsible young man and never lowers himself to playing around with women. It must that your girl tricked him and knocked him out.”

Butler Wong went over to the bed, helping Scholar Wong to sit up and then carefully touched his head. There was indeed a swollen b.u.mp on the back of his skull.