Chapter 705 - Listen to Storytelling in a Teahouse (2/2)

“Who is in charge here?” There came an arrogant voice, which even attracted Lin Mengya’s attention.

She turned around, only to see a strong man sitting at the most prominent square table in the teahouse.

He was only in his twenties, but was dressed in luxurious clothes.

He had a handsome face, but his hooked nose made him look somber.

“Young master, I’m the owner of this teahouse. May I know what brought you here?” The shopkeeper immediately bowed unctuously behind the counter and answered, for fear of displeasing this noble childe.

The man didn’t even glance at the shopkeeper and snorted.

After glancing around with his somber eyes, he said arrogantly, “From today on, storytelling is forbidden here, and I’m taking this storyteller back. If I hear that you gather here and make disturbances, all of you will end up in the prison of the government office!”

He said in a domineering tone, leaving no room for negotiation.

The shopkeeper was panic-stricken, with no idea what he had done to offend this young master.

He quickly made a bow with hands folded in front and tried all he could to beg the man, “Young master, you don’t have to do that. We’ll forbid the story here. Please show us some mercy and spare us, who are just some civilians!”

Unfortunately, the man didn’t show any mercy and insisted on his request, “Cut the crap. I’ll teach you a lesson today. Come on, take away the gossiper!”

Just as the innocent storyteller was about to be taken away, a shout stopped it, “Wait a moment.”

Everyone in the teahouse was trembling with fear. No one expected that they, who just came here to enjoy their leisure time, would encounter such a thing.

Just when they were about to leave, they saw someone step forward boldly, and it was a delicate woman.

In that instant, none of them was confident in this woman.

“Who are you? How dare you meddle in my business?” The man raised his eyebrows and asked, thinking this woman was really reckless.

However, the woman sitting by the window got up after gracefully drinking her tea unhurriedly, as if she didn’t notice the threat in his eyes.

“You’re not qualified to be known to me,” the woman said in an indifferent and gentle voice, but gave off a domineering and arrogant vibe.

Lin Mengya turned around and glanced at the man disdainfully, directly ignoring his murderous and vicious look.

“You… In the Capital City, no one dares to talk to me like that! Come on, take her away!” The man laughed instead of getting angry and said with a vicious look in his eyes, as if he had foreseen the fate of the reckless woman.

However, Lin Mengya was not anxious and stayed composed.

In a few seconds, the man’s lackeys, who had been swaggering and trying to seize her just now, were knocked down by the guards, who appeared out of nowhere.

“Who the hell are you?” The man, who obviously did not expect his lackeys would end up like this, asked.

Lin Mengya sneered, looked at the man coldly, and said, “You are unqualified to know my identity. Now that you want to take the storyteller away, may I ask which law he has violated? Could it be that his story has touched your sore spot, so you slander him?”

The man was embarrassed by Lin Mengya’s words.

He didn’t know who was standing in front of him, but Lin Mengya knew his background clearly.

There was a rumor that Shangguan Lei’s youngest son, Shangguan Jing, indulged in eating, drinking, and pleasure-seeking on this street.

At present, the contents of the storytelling and performances in most tea houses and restaurants in the Capital City were arranged by Lin Mengya. She had made a great effort to disseminate the rumor in both overt and covert ways.

After receiving the news that this childe, who couldn’t do anything right, had plenty of conflicts with his family because of the rumor, she specially arranged for the most famous storyteller in the Capital City to tell the story three times in a row around the restaurant Shangguan Jing visited most often.

The story was written by Xiao Yixin, the most talented man in the Capital City.

Although it was a story happening in the previous dynasty, it was actually a sarcastic story about the Shangguan Family.

It was no wonder that Shangguan Jing was so furious. After all, because of the rumor widely spread in the Capital City, his family had been tremblingly watchful and timid as if treading on thin ice.

Of course, the Shangguan Family nursed a deep hatred for the one, who made up the rumor. However, despite their rage, at least their overreaction indicated that they were afraid that their intention would be found out.

Lin Mengya took advantage of this to satirize Shangguan Jing.

Shangguan Lei, that cunning fox, would certainly think of a way to fix this crisis, but Shangguan Jing became her best target.

As she expected, Shangguan Jing was infuriated as soon as he heard her words, and he even stared at her with a dangerous look in his eyes.