TFWYH – Chapter 486 Ling Yu Retorts

“You—you—you…” The servant stammered for a long time before finally blurting out, “My young master is rich—you’re just greedy for wealth!”

Before Tang Wan could respond, Ling Yu spoke calmly, “You dog of a servant, what I’m wearing is silk brocade worth a hundred taels per bolt, and the hairpin I carry is a Lantian jade piece worth a thousand gold. Perhaps these don’t compare to your young master, but they are more than enough to keep my wife well-fed and well-clothed. Since my wife lacks nothing, why would she risk being called promiscuous to seduce your master?”

The servant choked on his words, staring at Ling Yu’s clothes and hairpin in shock.

At first glance, nothing seemed special—but upon closer inspection, it really did seem so!

Ling Yu smiled faintly and continued, “Moreover, my wife has been with me the entire time, never leaving my side. She probably doesn’t even know whether your master is round or flat.”

This time, the servant was completely speechless. He glared at Ling Yu for a long time but couldn’t squeeze out a single word.

Under the scornful and doubtful gazes of the surrounding crowd, the servant felt like he was being pricked by needles.

But Ling Yu wasn’t about to let him off so easily. His next sentence struck like thunder:

“Or are you trying to say that because your young master is the grandson of the current Prime Minister, all the women in the world should throw themselves at him?”

The crowd gasped, staring at the servant in disbelief.

The servant himself was equally shocked—he hadn’t expected Ling Yu to recognize his master.

Hmph!

Since he knew, that made things easier.

The servant puffed up with pride. “Good that you know!”

Ling Yu smiled indifferently, his words cutting deeper, “I’m quite curious—he’s merely a grandson of the Prime Minister, with no official rank or title. Could he be more noble than a prince? Otherwise, how would he develop such a ridiculous notion?”

The servant’s face turned pale. His legs went weak, and he almost collapsed. “Y-you… don’t spout nonsense! My young master would never—”

“Shiqi, get back here!” At that moment, Gu Chengwen reappeared and called out to the servant.

The servant quickly responded and scurried back in embarrassment.

Standing above them, Gu Chengwen cupped his hands toward Ling Yu, though his eyes were icy cold. “Sir, one may eat carelessly, but one must not speak carelessly. I have never thought such things.”

Ling Yu looked up at him with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. “Yet your actions say otherwise—inviting my wife to join you right in front of me…”

“That was my mistake. I offended you.” Gu Chengwen gritted his teeth, saluted again, then turned and went back into his room, slamming the door shut.

The onlookers exchanged glances and quietly moved farther away from the couple.

Though Gu Chengwen held no official rank, he was still the grandson of the Prime Minister.

If these two young people had offended him, would they have an easy time in the future?

No one wanted to invite trouble upon themselves.

Before long, a clear empty space formed around the couple.

Ling Yu didn’t mind at all—in fact, he preferred that unrelated people stayed far away.

He simply held Tang Wan’s hand and said, “If something like this happens again, just hit them back directly.”

“Mm, I know,” Tang Wan nodded. Then she looked suspiciously at his hairpin. “Husband, is that hairpin really that expensive? When did you buy it?”

“Yan Cheng gave it to me. He used to be a bandit—he has quite a few valuable items.”

“…Wait, why would he give you a hairpin? That’s my job!”

Tang Wan stared at the hairpin on his head for a moment before saying, “When we get to the capital, I’ll buy you a new one. Don’t use this one anymore.”

Ling Yu chuckled. “Alright.”