"Chu Zisheng, you dare to smear me behind my back. Do you believe I'll tell my brother? You'll be crying then."

Seeing that Zhu Wushuang was being unreasonable, Chu Qianxue walked around to her younger brother and said coldly, "Miss Zhu, my brother is just a child. Why are you threatening him?"

"There are so many people here today, aren't you afraid people will say you're bullying a child?"

Zhu Wushuang, hands on her hips, angrily said, "Chu Qianxue, you're about to marry my brother, and instead of trying to curry favor with your sister-in-law, you're bullying me with your brother, an outsider?"

Chu Qianxue almost laughed out of anger.

outsider?

"Zhu Wushuang, you're the one who should be called an outsider, right? He's my own brother, my family for life, he's definitely not an outsider."

Zhu Wushuang reacted as if she had heard a hilarious joke, "How can you not be an outsider? You're going to marry my brother in the future. A married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl; she's part of the Zhu family. What else could he be but an outsider?!"

Chu Qianxue took out a handkerchief, and couldn't help but chuckle softly as she pressed it to her lips.

Zhu Wushuang's smile froze when she saw her mocking expression. "What are you laughing at?"

“Miss Zhu, don’t you think you’re ridiculous? We are both women. If I am an outsider to the Chu family after I get married, then you will also get married and be an outsider to the Zhu family.”

"Then what does your brother have to do with you?"

"You—" Zhu Wushuang pointed a finger at Chu Qianxue angrily, gritting her teeth as she said, "Don't be ungrateful. I'm not like you. My brother is a third-place scholar in the imperial examination..."

“Your brother is a third-place scholar, but not you. Your brother’s status as a third-place scholar is something he will enjoy with his wife in the future, not something you, an outsider, will enjoy.” Chu Qianxue took a step closer and looked at her calmly.

“Miss Zhu, you have humiliated me time and time again. I originally did not want to argue with you, but today I have realized that your Zhu family does not want to marry a wife at all, but just wants to marry a punching bag for you to play with.”

"Your words today are testified to by the people. I will not marry into the Zhu family, so your status as my sister-in-law is not applicable to me."

Zhu Wushuang then noticed that many of the people who had been parading around them had stopped and were looking in their direction.

She clenched her fists, looking at Chu Qianxue's haughty and smug expression, and narrowed her eyes.

"It's common knowledge how satisfied your parents are with my brother. Marriage is arranged by parents and matchmakers, so you can't make your own decisions about it."

After hearing this, Chu Qianxue's fingertips, which were gripping the handkerchief, turned slightly white.

These words were undoubtedly a reminder to her that if she dared to offend her and actually married into the family, she would definitely not let her have a good life.

"You wicked woman! My sister said she wouldn't marry your brother, so why do you keep bullying her?"

Chu Zi shoved Zhu Wushuang in a fit of anger.

Zhu Wushuang lost her balance and staggered back several steps. "How dare you push me?"

"I pushed you because you bullied my sister."

Lin Wanwan slid off the Regent, grabbed Yao Qianshu's clothes, and refused to let go.

Yao Qianshu stopped laughing. "Little sister, what's wrong?"

"Hey bro, there's a fight going on!" Lin Wanwan pointed to the distance.

Yao Qianshu became interested when he heard about the fight and looked in the direction Lin Wanwan was pointing.

Wow, I was shocked when I saw it!

His best friend was actually bullied by a woman?

Good, good, very good, you have no skills at all.

"Little sister, I'm going now, I'll be right back."

"OK."

[Brother Fire Starter doesn't have many redeeming qualities, but his greatest strength is his loyalty. He'd go through fire and water for you!]

Yao Qianshu rushed towards Chu Zisheng like a whirlwind, and after judging the timing and direction, he quickened his pace.

Zhu Wushuang only felt a figure fly past her eyes, and she was so frightened that she spun around in place several times before finally rushing towards Chu Qianxue and Chu Zisheng.

"ah--"

After a few screams, the crowd began to stir.

After Yao Qianshu flew behind him, he stopped and ran back. He was stunned to see Chu Zisheng fall down.

How...did you tackle someone to the ground?

No, she was supposed to knock the woman in another direction.

what to do?

Just then, an idea struck him.

"Ah, you wicked woman, how dare you bully someone in broad daylight? How awful!"

The scene before them was witnessed by those around them. After hearing Yao Qianshu's words, they all pointed at Zhu Wushuang and whispered among themselves.

"What a wicked woman! She bullied the older sister just now, and now she's bullying the younger brother."

"Yes, yes, the Zhu family even said they wanted to marry the eldest daughter of the Chu family? It seems this marriage is going to fall through."

"Tsk tsk, that's so mean..."

Zhu Wushuang scrambled to her feet and hurriedly explained, "No, no, it wasn't me, I didn't..."

"Still denying it? We all saw it clearly. Does the Zhu family think they can bully people like this just because they have a son who ranked third in the imperial examination?"

"What's so great about being the third-ranked scholar? There are still the top two scholars ahead of him!"

"No, I didn't bully them..." Zhu Wushuang was speechless, as she had clearly been bumped into by someone.

After helping Chu Qianxue up from the ground, Chu Zisheng angrily said to Zhu Wushuang, "I'm going back to tell my father that your Zhu family is bullying people too much."

"Child, go back and tell your father that he must not marry your sister into such a family. They're already bullying her before the marriage is even official. If she marries into that family, won't she be left with nothing but bones?"

Chu Qianxue rubbed her sore knee and curtsied to the crowd: "Thank you all for witnessing for me, young masters and ladies. I am very grateful."

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