Chapter 449: Saved
Liang Mingmin didn't expect that this ugly man would see through her disguise the moment they met.
The point was that this ugly man not only flirted with her, but also wanted to humiliate her.
"Impudent! You ugly man! I will definitely exterminate your entire tribe!"
The ugly man sneered. "Tsk, tsk. This little lady is quite spicy. I like this kind of shrewish. She'll naturally be obedient after being taught a lesson."
After he said that, he went to catch Liang Mingmin personally.
Liang Mingmin's maidservant knew a little martial arts, but she was not very good at it.
They were quickly subdued by the other three men, who quickly took out ropes to tie them up and stuffed a towel into their mouths.
From their actions, one could see how skilled they were at doing this.
Liang Mingmin was also caught by the ugly man.
She did not know any martial arts, so she struggled and resisted with all her might, even reaching out to scratch him.
The ugly man's face was scratched, and because Liang Mingmin's nails were long, there were a few bloody scratches on his face.
"Slam, slam!" The ugly man was angry, so he grabbed Liang Mingmin and gave her two tight slaps.
Liang Mingmin was instantly stunned. Ever since she was young, no one had dared to touch her, let alone be slapped.
She was really going crazy. "You lowly-ranked commoner, I'll definitely exterminate your entire family. I'll make sure your entire family dies."
The ugly man was also angry.
He had become a bandit mainly because his family was too poor.
He was ugly and short, so it was not easy for him to find work.
However, his family had never despised him.
Therefore, this b*tch had stepped on his bottom line by cursing his family to die.
He threw her against the wall and pressed his body against hers.
"B*tch, I'm going to show you who I am today."
After he finished speaking, he gave Liang Mingmin two more slaps and even kissed her on the lips.
His hands were still fumbling all over her body.
Liang Mingmin's eyes widened.
The anger in her eyes was replaced by fear.
She was really scared. This ugly man was actually serious.
Not only did he hit her, but he also shamelessly insulted her.
She kept resisting, but her strength was no match for an adult man.
The clothes on her body were torn apart, revealing her undergarments and shoulders.
Although she had kept many male companions, they were all good-looking and voluntarily coaxed and gave in to her.
She had never seen such a strong one, especially when it the man who bullied her who an ugly one.
She was angry, but she was more afraid and helpless.
How did this happen?
Where was her hidden guards?
If she was successfully bullied by this ugly man today, not only would she exterminate those who were related to him and his people across the nine generations (great-grandparents to great-grandchildren), but she would also kill all her secret guards.
She kept struggling, but the more she resisted, the more it aroused the darkness in the ugly man's heart.
On the other side, Zhuo Zheng brought a few guards to deliver something to Xiao Hanzheng.
Shi Qingluo was busy in the workshop.
She made a batch of soap with a new fragrance and asked him to send it to Xiao Hanzheng.
This was not something that would always happen.
Whatever Shi Qingluo made in the workshop, she would get someone to send it over for Xiao Hanzheng to take a look.
He had been working by Shi Qingluo's side recently, and this was the third time he had helped deliver something to the county office.
Just as he was on the only way to the county government, he suddenly heard a strange sound from the side alley.
He walked over with his men curiously.
There wasn't anything from here, so it should have come from the alley around the corner.
He thought for a while and walked into the alley.
After turning a corner, he saw a few men bullying two women in men's clothes.
The woman, who was pressed against the wall, only had a dudou left on her upper body.
She kept resisting, but it was useless.
The man who had bullied her was reaching out to untie her belt.
Zhuo Zheng didn't expect to see such a thing in broad daylight.
Originally, he didn't want to care about it.
If one wanted to blame, one could only blame that these two women were unfortunate.
Moreover, she was clearly a woman.
This woman disguised as a man came out to show off. No wonder she was targeted. She asked for it.
Just as he was about to leave the alley with her men, Liang Mingmin happened to turn her head and look over when she was resisting.
She saw Zhuo Zheng and the rest.
Her mouth was covered by the ugly man, so she kept looking at Zhuo Zheng, as if asking him to save her.
Zhuo Zheng discovered it and was forced to stop.
He had been cursing his bad luck, and this woman saw it.
Should he save her?
When he saw the woman's face, he was shocked.
How could this woman be Liang Mingmin?
Zhuo Zheng had always known that he was Prince Jin's illegitimate son, so he had been paying attention to the descendants in Prince Jin's residence.
That was why he could recognize every single one of them.
This was especially so for Liang Mingmin, who had a domineering existence in the Northern City because Prince Jin doted his first wife's daughter.
Of course, Zhuo Zheng was jealous and disgusted by his father's love for other children.
That was why he hated and envied Liang Mingmin, who was arrogant and domineering.
If Liang Mingmin hadn't seen him today, he might have waited until she was humiliated a little more before going to save her.
But now that she saw him, if he didn't save her, she would go back and complain.
If they found out that he saw her but didn't save her, he would definitely not have a good ending.
And even though he was jealous and hated Liang Mingmin, he could not deny her value.
She was the only legitimate daughter of Prince Jin's residence and was Prince Jin's favorite daughter.
If he could win her over, it might be of great help to him.
Without hesitation, he showed his anger and shouted, "Stop!"
The ugly man and the others were too engrossed earlier, so they didn't notice that someone had come.
It was mainly because they were used to killing and robbing people, so they weren't afraid and didn't notice.
Now that he heard someone shouting, the ugly man's mouth moved away from Liang Mingmin's chest and he turned to look.
He glared at Zhuo Zheng and threatened, "Don't meddle in other people's business, or I will kill you."
He was very unhappy to be disturbed.
Zhuo Zheng felt disgusted when he saw the man's ugly face.
There was an additional layer of gloating. Liang Mingmin was actually bullied by such a man. It was really satisfying.
However, his face was filled with justice. "Impudent! How dare you bully a lady in broad daylight? Do you still have any respect for the law?"
The ugly man sneered. "I am the law."
Zhuo Zheng uttered under his breath, this cheap commoner was so bold and mighty.
He waved to the guards behind him. "Go and capture them."
So, the people he brought along quickly rushed up.
The ugly man frowned and was forced to let go of Liang Mingmin.
He pulled out a dagger from his waist and faced the guards.
The other three people who had been bullying Liang Mingmin's maidservant also stood up, drew their weapons, and rushed forward.
However, even though they knew some tricks, they were no match for the well-trained guards.
Soon, they were knocked down and pressed to the ground.
Zhuo Zheng quickly walked over and took off his jacket, taking the initiative to cover Liang Mingmin's exposed body.
He thought in his heart, this was really f*cking painful to his eyes.
However, he gave a gentle and caring smile on his face. "Miss, are you alright?"
Chapter 450: She took a fancy to Zhuo Zheng
This was the first time Liang Mingmin had been in such a state of panic and despair.
Her fear and terror gradually subsided as someone saved and treated her gently out of a sudden.
Although the man who had appeared was not very that grown-up, he was very good-looking.
He even had a small dimple and had the handsomeness of a scholar.
The key was that he was very gentle.
Not only did he cover her exposed skin with a jacket, but he also looked at her with gentleness and concern.
Liang Mingmin's heart was moved like a drowning person being saved.
She blushed and looked at him helplessly. "Thank you for saving me, young man."
Zhuo Zheng was still very gentle. "It's good that you're fine."
Then, he asked worriedly, "Where do you live? Do you need me to send you back?"
Liang Mingmin was very helpless at the moment, but when she heard him say this, she suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of security.
She grabbed his arm and said, "Thank you, young man."
"I'll definitely repay you." she said firmly.
Zhuo Zheng thought, of course I saved you because I want you to repay me.
However, he did not show it on his face.
Instead, he shook his head and declined politely like a gentleman. "I saw injustice on the streets and came to help. I didn't save you so that you can repay me."
Upon hearing this, Liang Mingmin was even more touched.
In the past, those people had all come because of her identity.
The man in front of her didn't know her identity, but he saved her without asking for anything in return.
What a good character.
The men that Liang Mingmin liked, other than being good-looking, had another requirement. They had to be ambitious or have a good character.
As such, she had a very good impression of the young man who had saved him.
"No matter what, you saved me. You don't want to be repaid, but I can't not repay you." she said.
Zhuo Zheng supported her, "Let's not talk about this first. I'll send you back first."
Liang Mingmin didn't want anyone to see her in this state either. "Can I trouble you and your people to turn around?"
Zhuo Zheng turned around gracefully and even asked the guards to turn around.
Liang Mingmin quickly put on the clothes that the ugly man had torn apart and put on Zhuo Zheng's jacket.
Her voice was gentle. "I'm done."
Zhuo Zheng had goosebumps all over his body when he heard this.
He didn't expect Liang Mingmin to be behaving like this here without others knowing when she was acting so arrogantly in Northern City.
He thought for a while and asked Liang Mingmin, "Miss, how do you want to deal with these people? Should I get the guards to send them to the county office?"
He knew that Liang Mingmin would definitely not let him do that, so he could still do her another favor.
As expected, Liang Mingmin immediately shook her head. "I don't want to. These people bullied me, I definitely can't let this go. Young master, please send me back. After that, let your men escort them to my place. My people will naturally deal with them."
If she were to send him to the yamen, Xiao Hanzheng would know that she had been humiliated by this ugly man.
She didn't want Xiao Hanzheng to know, and she didn't want Shi Qingluo to see her as a joke.
Moreover, this ugly man dared to treat her like that.
She would definitely make him suffer a fate worse than death.
Zhuo Zheng thought for a while and seemed to be in a dilemma.
He looked at Liang Mingmin again, as if he was doing this for her own good. Then, he nodded reluctantly. "Alright, for your sake, I won't send them to the county government office. You can deal with them at your own discretion." It was as if he had violated his principles of being a gentleman.
After all, those who had done bad things should be sent to the county government and not dealt with privately.
Liang Mingmin could naturally see his dilemma, but in the end, he was willing to make an exception for her.
She couldn't help but feel a little happy.
As expected, she had the charm to make a young man who she had just met be interested in her and make an exception.
Her heart warmed up. This young man was really a good person.
She revealed a smile. "Thank you, young man!"
Then, Zhuo Zheng got the guards to tie up the ugly man and the rest.
They also stuffed sweat towels into their mouths before sending Liang Mingmin back.
Liang Mingmin had almost recovered by now.
Because she had hung out with many male companions before, Liang Mingmin didn't care about her chastity as a woman.
She was disgusted that she was bullied by such an ugly and poor man.
She just wanted to go back and take a shower.
Zhuo Zheng looked at Liang Mingmin's quick recovery and was filled with disdain.
This woman was really too shameless.
If it was any other girl who was bullied like this, she would probably be crying her eyes out.
Those who were chaste might even want to end their own lives.
She was actually so shameless to be able to talk and laugh with him.
Of course, no matter how much he despised her in his heart, he still showed a graceful demeanor and a sense of propriety.
On the way back, Liang Mingmin asked for Zhuo Zheng's name and identity.
Zhuo Zheng didn't hide anything. "I'm from Northern City. My family wants to force me to marry a cousin that I don't like, so I ran away. I heard that the wife of Heyang County's magistrate is very talented. I happened to meet her in Northern City, so I followed her to Heyang County. I want to learn something, so I've been working for her recently."
Liang Mingmin was a princess. It was easy for her to investigate his identity and the reason he came to Heyang County.
So he didn't hide it.
When Liang Mingmin heard Zhuo Zheng's words, the smile on her face faded. "So you're saying that you admire Shi Qingluo a lot?"
The person she hated the most now was Shi Qingluo.
However, she couldn't bear to hear anyone praise Shi Qingluo, especially Zhuo Zheng, who she had a good impression of.
Zhuo Zheng was good at reading people's expressions, so he could tell that Liang Mingmin was unhappy.
Although he had not seen it with his own eyes, he had heard about what had happened a few days ago.
There was no way Liang Mingmin would like Shi Qingluo.
He had always known that this woman was cruel and merciless. She especially disliked beautiful and talented women.
All the women from the famous aristocratic families in Northern City had been killed by her.
Since he had already saved Liang Mingmin, of course, he would not ruin her good impression of him because of such a thing.
Thus, he revealed an expression that was difficult to explain in a few words. "I don't really admire her. Instead, I feel that she doesn't live up to her name. It's better to hear about it than to see her in person."
Liang Mingmin, who was initially unhappy, immediately turned to look at him. "Are you saying that you don't think she's that great?"
Zhuo Zheng smiled, "I'm working for her now, so it's not appropriate for me to say anything about her.
In Liang Mingmin's ears, these words meant that he was admitting that he didn't think much of Shi Qingluo.
Her initial unhappiness dissipated in an instant.
As expected, the man she liked was so different and had the same taste as her.
He was definitely dissatisfied and disliked Shi Qingluo, but he was still working for her, so he couldn't say anything bad about her.
As expected, he had the aura of a gentleman, and was getting closer and closer to her criteria for her future husband.
She decided to observe for a while longer.
She originally wanted Zhuo Zheng to be her gigolo, but now she was a little impulsive and wanted him to come to Prince Jin's manor as a son-in-law.
Yes, she had taken a fancy to Zhuo Zheng.
She laughed. "You are too much of a gentleman."
Zhuo Zheng returned a smile. "Miss, you're too kind!"
He also didn't know what Liang Mingmin was thinking at this moment, or he would definitely be so scared that he would turn around and run.