"Who let this Li Mengfan not recognize us as big brothers, nor willing to pay us any attention, so we beat him up," Xiao Wenjie said in a cocky tone.
Upon hearing this, Leng Ruoli deliberately looked at Mei Ansheng for confirmation: "Mei Ansheng, is what Xiao Wenjie said true?"
"Yes, we just wanted him to play with us, but not only did he ignore us, he cursed at us too," Mei Ansheng exchanged a look with Xiao Wenjie, his face full of smug sophistry.
"They are both lying!"
At this moment, Li Mengfan, who had been lying on the soft couch in the lounge, suddenly crawled out and yelled at the two.
Hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Li Mengfan.
"Little Mengfan, you're awake!"
"Does the injury on your body still hurt?"
Chu Miaoling and Lu Liree, along with others, gathered around him.
Hearing this, Little Mengfan shook his little head in response to everyone.
Then, Li Mengfan added, "Wangfei sister, don't believe their nonsense, they are all lying to you."
"Li Mengfan, if you dare to talk nonsense, we'll beat you again when you go to school tomorrow."
Mei Ansheng and Shang Wenjie were so arrogant that they actually threatened Li Mengfan in front of everyone.
"Oh, you two brats are really too wild, threatening someone in front of so many people. Mengfan, just say it boldly, I'd like to see who dares to touch you."
Leng Ruoli was amused to the point of laughter by Mei Ansheng and Xiao Wenjie.
"Wangfei sister, after I finished my class today, I was originally walking with Nie Yi's elder and younger daughters. But when we reached that alley entrance, our path was blocked by Mei Ansheng and Xiao Wenjie with a bunch of their lackeys. They attacked the elder and younger daughters, so I intervened and let the elder and younger daughters run back to get reinforcements."
"Later, after the elder and younger daughters escaped, they took their anger out on me, pinning me to the ground and beating me severely. They even tried to stuff human feces into my mouth, but I managed to break free. Afterwards, they caught up to me and pinned me to the ground again to beat me."
Li Mengfan truthfully explained the entire incident to everyone.
Leng Ruoli and the employees of the medical clinic were all furious upon hearing this.
"Holy crap!"
"These two kids are too wicked! Not only did they injure someone, but they also tried to feed Little Mengfan feces."
"What kind of parents would raise such bully sons?"
"These two brats are truly wicked! Absolutely wicked!" Everyone immediately criticized the two bad boys.
At this moment, Li Mengfan's mother, Liu Nianhua, also returned to the medical clinic. Seeing Li Mengfan, she rushed towards her son, followed by Nie Caidie and Shi Zhenghu.
"Mengfan, Mom heard from Da Niu and Xiao Niu that you were beaten at the alley entrance on West Street. So I went with your Uncle Shi and Aunt Nie to find you at the West Street alley entrance. We didn't see you, and Mom was so worried. Fortunately, a passerby saw Wangfei rescue you, so we hurried back to the medical clinic. Mengfan, let Mom quickly check your injuries, does it still hurt?"
Liu Nianhua touched the wound on his face and said with a choked voice.
"Mom, your child is fine. Wangfei sister personally treated my wounds, so it doesn't hurt anymore," Little Mengfan obediently comforted Liu Nianhua.
Hearing Little Mengfan's words, Liu Nianhua was still uneasy and pulled him into a ward to examine his injuries.
Meanwhile, at the Mei Mansion.
In the living room, Mei Jin Nian, dressed in a dark blue robe with a black belt embroidered with red clouds around his waist, was tall and lean with a slight hunchback. His appearance was ordinary, exuding an air of old age.
Mei Jin Nian's wife, Madam Qi, who was elevated from a concubine, was twenty-one years old, three years older than his eldest daughter, Mei Yue'e. She was curvaceous and wore a luxurious, floor-length skirt of peony-patterned embroidered silk gauze. She also had pearl hairpins and tassels in her hair, and her face was painted with thick rouge and powder, making her look like a woman of loose morals.
Mei Jin Nian and his current wife, Madam Qi, were engrossed in flirting when suddenly a servant attending to Mei Ansheng rushed in to report that their son had been apprehended by a woman. Enraged, Mei Jin Nian roared.
"Who dares to be so bold as to capture my Mei Jin Nian's son?" Mei Jin Nian shouted on the spot.
"Wuwu... Master, what should we do? Ansheng is the only son of our Mei Mansion, he can't be in any trouble."
Madam Mei immediately stood up from Mei Jin Nian's lap with a mournful expression and cried.
"Madam, don't worry, I won't let our son come to any harm."
Hearing this, Mei Jin Nian gently patted Madam Qi's hand, then turned to the servant and asked:
"Do you know where that woman took the young master?"
"Master, I heard from passersby that our young master was taken by that woman to the newly opened Anji Tang. Some people also said that the person who captured our young master looked like Leng..."
The servant answered fearfully, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Mei Jin Nian's loud voice.
"You said that woman took the young master into Anji Tang?" Mei Jin Nian raised his voice and confirmed again.
"Yes, Master, I heard it on the street when I was rushing back to the mansion," the servant replied truthfully, looking down.
"Good heavens, this is a big trouble this time!"
Upon hearing this, Mei Jin Nian suddenly stood up and smacked his forehead fiercely.
"Master, what's wrong? Isn't Anji Tang just a newly opened medical clinic?"
Madam Qi had not been out for some time due to feeling unwell, so she was unaware of the backing of this new medical clinic.
She had only heard from servants that there was a divine physician in this Anji Tang, whose medical skills were extremely high.
"What do you know? That Anji Tang was opened by the Cold King's Consort."
Mei Jin Nian's expression turned serious upon hearing that his son had been captured and taken to Anji Tang.
This Madam Qi was promoted to the position of main wife from a concubine. Although her clothes had changed, her mind had not, and she could truly not be compared to his original wife.
Mei Jin Nian couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"Anji Tang was opened by the Cold King's Consort? Good heavens, what should we do?"
Madam Qi heard that her son had been captured and taken to the medical clinic opened by the Cold King's Consort, and she became somewhat flustered.
"What to do? Take some generous gifts to Anji Tang to apologize! As a fifth-rank official, I dare not offend the Cold King's Consort."
Mei Jin Nian said helplessly.
"Alright, alright, concubine will go prepare the apology gifts now." Madam Qi knew the seriousness of the matter from Mei Jin Nian's expression.
"Wait, Madam, just pick a few valuable things symbolically. I guess someone will come to give us money soon," Mei Jin Nian suddenly said after a moment of contemplation.
"Master, are you referring to that Shang Yue..."
However, before Madam Qi could even finish the word "Cheng," she heard an anxious voice coming from the courtyard.