Greetings, Ninth Uncle

Chapter 138

Ch 138 - Suspension of Duty

Yang Xiaoyu came out of the study with a gloomy look. He originally wanted to go out to see some friends and have fun over alcohol and women, but was stopped halfway by the family's servants informing him that the Old Master had strictly ordered the Young Master to stay inside the house.

Yang Xiaoyu was even grumpier as a result. Since he couldn't go out to find women, his only alternative was to choose one among the group at home. Yang Xiaoyu's mind began to scroll through the list of his numerous concubines - he had too many women and had even forgotten the faces of quite a number of them.

Yang Xiaoyu soon stopped trying and simply decided to see the new Yangzhou's thin horse that his friend gifted him some time ago. A specially-trained thin horse was indeed something else, and this one in particular possessed superb skills both in and out the bed. Yang Xiaoyu was in a bad mood and just wanted to enjoy himself as he vented his sullenness.

As Yang Xiaoyu passed through a moon gate, a servant girl who seemed to be waiting just behind the wall quickly chased after him, "Young Master!"

Yang Xiaoyu turned around and looked at the servant girl, whom he totally had no impression of. He couldn't even remember all of his concubines, let alone their servants.

"Who are you?"

The servant girl seemed to be a little afraid of Yang Xiaoyu and replied timidly, "This servant is the one assigned to Miss Shao. Miss Shao wants to invite you over."

Hearing this surname, Yang Xiaoyu raised an eyebrow in feigned surprise. He was actually quite a handsome man in itself, but long-term indulgence in alcohol and women had ruined his appearance, especially when he smiled lecherously like he was now. "You mean that Shao Zi that 'chaste woman? What - is she unable to endure loneliness and finally seek a man's comfort?"

It was a very nasty thing to say about a woman, but the servant girl didn't dare to offend the family's only young master and lowered her head even more, "T-this servant doesn't know anything. Miss Shao only sends this servant to deliver the message to Young Master..."

"What 'Miss'?" Yang Xiaoyu closed the fan in his hand and flicked his sleeves as he took a different direction, "She is no longer a virgin. What kind of Miss is she?"

...

Shao Zi hadn't eaten a single bite today, and her complexion was so bad that she had to smear herself with rouge to hide her paleness. She sat in front of the dressing table as if in a daze and stared into the reflection in the mirror without a single blink.

Hours passed, and the room had gradually darkened when a servant girl's voice suddenly rang outside, "The Young Master is here." Shao Zi was stunned for a moment before she slowly recovered.

Yang Xiaoyu had already strode in and opened the door. When he entered the room, he frowned and said in disgust, "Why is it so dark?"

Shao Zi stood up, knelt to the door, and lowered her head deeply, "It's this servant's fault for forgetting to light the lamp."

Although Yang Xiaoyu disliked the desolateness of Shao Zi's room, he enjoyed the sight of a beauty kneeling on the ground and lowering her head submissively. Yang Xiaoyu smiled. He then approached Shao Zi and touched her face with the tip of his fan, "I remember you were very adamant in protecting your chastity before? The way you resisted, it was as if I had greatly wronged you. So what's happening today? Are you tired of pretending?"

Shao Zi's head lowered even deeper, "This servant has acted rudely before and is now begging for Young Master's forgiveness."

Yang Xiaoyu laughed. He sat on the stool in front of Shao Zi, facing his open legs to her face, "Why should I give you forgiveness?"