Chapter 132: Walk sideways when you go out

Madam Li's face turned pale. "Madam Xuanping Hou, are you taking advantage of your position to bully others?"

"I'm just bullying people, what's wrong?"

He Peilan took a step forward and came to the front of Mrs. Li.

"My Xuanping Marquisate boasts a wealth of status and position. My son Xie Lingyun has made remarkable military achievements, and my niece Jiang Qingyue has been assigned to treat the plague outside the city. Your Li family is reluctant to discipline your outspoken daughter, so I'm here to discipline her. What's wrong with that?"

Although Madam Li looked grim just now, her tone was still polite.

At this moment, they are really going to fall out.

Mrs. Jiang smiled and said, "Cousin, today is Madam Li's birthday party..."

"I don't even know what this occasion is? Do you need to remind me over and over again?"

He Peilan raised her voice, making Mrs. Jiang stand there stupidly.

Mrs. Jiang was really embarrassed to be scolded by He Peilan in public.

"And you! I'll settle the score with you later."

Mrs. Jiang's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Madam Hou, my mother is also worried and coughing..."

Jiang Guiyu covered her mouth and started coughing. Li Yuting and several other young ladies nearby patted her back to help her calm down.

"The adults are talking, why are you, a junior, butting in?"

Jiang Guiyu's face turned pale and he coughed even more violently.

"Cousin, if Guiyu did something wrong, I will bring her to your house tomorrow to apologize. You don't have to scold her here, otherwise everyone will be embarrassed."

As soon as Mrs. Jiang finished speaking, Xie Shuyan sneered.

Although she didn't say anything, she sneered.

Unexpectedly, because of this sentence, He Peilan's tone became even harsher than before.

"Old Madam Li is celebrating her birthday, and everyone present wishes her a long and peaceful life. Who are you bringing a sickly child like Jiang Guiyu here with you? Who are you bringing bad luck to?"

Suddenly, everyone present except Xie Shuyan's expression changed.

"Master, I'm embarrassed to say it out loud, but don't you have any idea? You don't even have the slightest bit of common sense. Aren't you bringing shame to your Lord Jiang?"

The Jiang family mother and daughter looked at other people and saw that many people were avoiding their gazes. It was obvious that what they had said was right.

Jiang Guiyu couldn't breathe and fainted. Fortunately, Li Yuting hugged her.

"Return Jade!"

With a scream, Mrs. Jiang rushed over, but before she could touch Jiang Guiyu, a pot of wine was poured over her.

It was Xie Shuyan who took action. Just now she had thrown the wine in front of him, but now it was poured from below. The wine choked Jiang Guiyu's nasal cavity. She pushed Li Yuting and Jiang Guiyu away in discomfort, turned her back and coughed repeatedly.

"Why don't you stop pretending? Jiang Guiyu, you act so soft and weak in front of others, but your words and actions are completely different. With just a few words, you can instigate others to help you, and then you can just cough a few times and reap the benefits. Others see you as pitiful, but in my eyes, you are just ridiculous."

Jiang Guiyu, who was named, just kept coughing, as if he didn't hear what was said at all.

But the people around him looked more and more strange.

He was coughing just now and he is coughing now. Although there was no doctor present and they didn't understand medical knowledge, they could all tell that he was really choking.

But someone who's fainted shouldn't be choked by a few drops of alcohol. Could it be that she was really faking it?

"That's enough. I respect you as my cousin, and I'm considering this is the Li family's occasion, so I'm being patient with you. It's not because I'm afraid of the power of your Xuanping Marquis Mansion."

Mrs. Jiang supported Jiang Guiyu, her eyes red.

He Peilan sneered, "How much power does my Xuanping Marquis Mansion have? I dare not compare with your Jiang family."

She just said how high the status of the Xuanping Marquis's family was, and now she says the Marquis's family has no power?

This... Is she not thinking straight, or is she sick like her daughter Xie Shuyan...

Unexpectedly, He Peilan's next move made everyone sweat.

"Don't worry, Madam Li. I am indeed here to celebrate your birthday today. I just heard that your daughter was instigated to spread rumors about Jiang Qingyue, so I stood up and said a few words."

"Jiang Qingyue is a skilled doctor. Not only did she save Princess Huayang, she was also ordered by Concubine Wan to treat the plague outside the city. The treatment has been effective, and she will be back soon."

Suddenly, everyone at the banquet started discussing it enthusiastically.

"Really cured? That's the plague!"

"But with only a wall separating them, the epidemic certainly didn't spread into the city. Jiang Qingyue is truly amazing."

"But how come we didn't hear anything about such a big thing?"

"Prince Xie and the Seventh Prince are both outside the city, so the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion must have the news."

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Although Jiang Guiyu was coughing, he listened to every word.

She was trembling all over, not knowing whether it was disappointment or fear.

Or perhaps, it's anger.

Jiang Qingyue is not dead?

It even cured the plague?

How come she didn't die outside the city? How come she is still alive?

If she comes back alive, won’t she be able to claim credit?

Why does she have the right!

"Now that you're gossiping here, are you openly disrespecting Concubine Wan, or are you questioning Her Majesty?"

Old Madam Li's head buzzed, but Madam Li reacted quickly. She called Li Yuting to her side in a stern voice and forced her to apologize to the two ancestors of the Xuanping Marquis' Mansion.

No matter how arrogant Li Yuting was, she could only apologize humbly.

Mrs. Li looked at Mrs. Jiang with anger. Mrs. Jiang's heart skipped a beat and she was about to apologize.

Even though Jiang Guiyu was coughing so hard, in order to give face to the Li family, she still pulled Jiang Guiyu over.

Cough cough!

As the coughing sound got closer, Mrs. Li's expression became even uglier.

He Peilan turned a blind eye and just pulled Madam Li. She changed her harsh tone and softened her tone, saying a few nice words in a soft voice to wish her a happy birthday.

"Today I disturbed the old lady's birthday party. I will come to apologize to her another day. From now on, our two families should visit each other more often, and we will naturally become closer."

He Peilan's words alone made Mrs. Li very happy, and she even felt that these words were better than the gifts from everyone present.

Who wouldn’t want to take advantage of the relationship with the Xuanping Marquis Mansion?

That is the Jiang family, a whole family of idiots.

Thinking about what He Peilan had just said, everyone was shocked to realize that this was really the case. As long as Jiang Guiyu coughed twice, everyone would stand up for him.

When the time comes, he will take responsibility for the disaster himself, and Jiang Guiyu will gain a good reputation.

Everyone looked at each other with different expressions.

Perhaps after leaving the Li family today, they will have to think carefully about how they interact with Jiang Guiyu in the future.

After saying everything that needed to be said, He Peilan took Xie Shuyan away.

After leaving the banquet, Xie Shuyan immediately held her mother's hand tightly.

Her hand was extremely cold and her body was trembling slightly.

Unlike Jiang Guiyu who was afraid, she was excited.

He Peilan patted her hands and said soothingly, "What are you afraid of? Your father is the Marquis of Xuanping, your mother is a first-rank imperial minister, your eldest brother is a general, and your future sister-in-law is a world-renowned doctor."

"My dear daughter, walk sideways when you go out next time."