Thinking of this, Ye Panjiu glared fiercely at Qian Tairan, her eyes like those of an enraged mother wolf.
She will never let this person get away with it!
Startled by that look, Qian Tairan couldn't help but take a half step back.
It's terrifying; it feels like she'll pounce on him and tear him to pieces at the first opportunity.
Heng Tong anxiously examined Ye Taohua's body, "Is she injured anywhere?"
Ye Taohua sniffed, tears still glistening in her eyes. "I'm not good enough. I've never fought before. I was hit a few times, but it's nothing."
Ye Panjiu raised her hand and wiped the blood off her face. "How could you be alright? Your face was covered in blood. You scared your mother to death."
Ye Taohua laughed, "These are all other people's faces. I beat one person first, but not the second, and then I was ambushed by the third one with a sack over my head."
Ye Panjiu felt distressed upon hearing this and tried her best to suppress the urge to scold her. "Taohua, you are still young and haven't been practicing martial arts for very long. Can you promise your mother that if you encounter something like this again, you will run away while shouting, and you will absolutely, absolutely, absolutely never put yourself in danger?"
Looking at her reddened eyes, Ye Taohua nodded, "Mother, I promise you, I will never let you worry again."
Heng Tong looked at her, but in her heart she was thinking that she was still too soft-hearted towards Ye Taohua and was teaching her too slowly.
From now on, we must train her properly.
Even if it hurts her, it has to be done!
Su Yan sat upright in the armchair, looking over here, and felt relieved.
Feng Shu knelt down, "Where is Xuan'er? Can you release Xuan'er now?"
Su Yan poured himself a cup of hot tea, stirred the teacup, and said, "You'll have to ask Miss Ye. I'll listen to her."
He rode through the night without even drinking much water, and his throat was parched.
Qian Tairan shouted at Ye Panjiu, "Release Xuan'er immediately! You just swore an oath!"
Ye Panjiu sneered, "How could I have such power? Lord Duan has convicted Qian Zixuan according to the laws of Daliang, and I can just release him if I say so? The Qian family must be utterly ridiculous!"
Qian Tairan's face turned black with anger. "You, you despicable person, deserve to be struck by lightning!"
Before Ye Panjiu could speak, Heng Tong had already slapped Qian Tairan twice, causing blood to flow from the corner of his mouth.
"Shut up!"
Ye Panjiu stopped paying attention to Qian Tairan, saying, "Let Lord Su handle the rest. I'll take Taohua home first."
Su Yan raised an eyebrow and looked at Qian Zhi. "Qian Zhi, I believe I don't need to tell you what to do, do I?"
Qian Zhi looked at him in horror and knelt down immediately. "I understand, I'm here to see the Prime Minister!"
My heart has completely sunk into an icy abyss.
This is the Qian family's downfall!
The Qian family immediately knelt down and bowed to him, saying, "This humble commoner requests an audience with the Prime Minister."
Su Yan ignored her completely and quickly caught up with Ye Panjiu, with Heng Tong holding Ye Taohua beside her.
The four of them left the Qian family home.
Behind them, the Qian family members knelt in a large group, none daring to stand up.
Ye Taohua stared at Su Yan with her eyes wide open, "Big brother, who are you?"
She's really good-looking.
And everyone seemed really afraid of him just now.
Su Yan smiled and said, "I'm your mother's friend."
Ye Panjiu looked at him; the corners of his clothes were still stained with mud. “My lord, you must be exhausted from your journey. Why don’t you go back to your residence and rest first, and we can talk again tomorrow?”
Su Yan shook his head. "It's nothing. It's just a carriage ride."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a horse neighed, and Yan Yu pulled a carriage to a sudden stop in front of them.
Ye Panjiu got into the carriage first. It turned out that Yan Yu hadn't bothered with Qian Zixuan either, but had instead brought a carriage.
Ye Taohua sat in Ye Panjiu's arms, her arms around her neck.
Su Yan sat to her left, and Heng Tong sat to her right.
The carriage moved forward.
Ye Taohua was startled and still in pain, so her eyelids started to droop.
Ye Panjiu smiled and patted her head, "Mother is here, you can go to sleep."
Ye Taohua shifted her body and fell asleep leaning on Ye Panjiu's shoulder.
Heng Tong soon realized he was superfluous, so he lifted the carriage curtain and jumped out.
A gust of wind blew by, and the carriage curtain was still fluttering. Ye Panjiu watched her back.
Knowing martial arts is really great; you can move like the wind.
Su Yan looked at her, and he had imagined many times what it would be like if he met her again.
But the current scene is far beyond his expectations.
He didn't even have time to change his clothes.
He said softly, "You..."
Ye Panjiu then lowered her voice and spoke, "I..."
Su Yan smiled and gestured for him to proceed.
Ye Panjiu paused for a moment, then continued, "I am very grateful that you arrived so promptly, sir. Thank you very much."
Su Yan moved his fingers. "This just proves that we have a deep connection."
Ye Panjiu smiled as well, "You're right, sir."
"We're friends now, so stop calling me 'adult' all the time. It sounds so distant. I'll call you Pan Jiu, and you can call me Su Yan, okay?"
Although Ye Panjiu had never been in a relationship, she had been pursued by many people and didn't feel embarrassed. "Okay."
The air fell silent for a moment.
Su Yan asked, "What are you going to do tomorrow?"
Thinking of Old Man Ye's arrangements, Ye Panjiu said, "In the morning, we will worship our ancestors and go out to watch Nuo opera. In the evening, we will have New Year's Eve dinner and set off firecrackers."
Su Yan asked, "I wonder if I would be fortunate enough to travel with you?"
Ye Panjiu nodded. "Okay, how many days can you stay in Shuzhou?"
"Starting yesterday, it will be ten days, and we will leave no later than the evening of the seventh day of the new year."
"A ten-day holiday is rare."
She knew very well that the higher the position, the fewer extra holidays there were, especially for holidays like this one in other places, because there were too many things to take care of.
Su Yan sighed, "These next few days, I still need to observe the officials in Shuzhou carefully and understand how the people are living."
Ye Panjiu thought for a moment, "People are more relaxed during the New Year and are more likely to look at the bottom of the Qinghe River."
“I think so too. Let’s not talk about these things. Has everything been going smoothly since Laba Festival?” Su Yan’s eyes were fixed on her.
His gaze wasn't overly aggressive, which made people feel comfortable.
Ye Panjiu didn't avoid his gaze. "Shunli, what about you?"
"There are many difficulties in the imperial court, but everything else is alright. If you can consider the capital first instead of Shuzhou, things will go much more smoothly."
Ye Panjiu paused for a moment, "The capital is much more complicated than Shuzhou. I want to wait until tomorrow. I hope that something like what happened tonight will never happen again. It's better to go slower and be more cautious."
Su Yan remained silent for a moment.
It's a shame that a Qian family in Shuzhou has such a fool who acts without any regard for the consequences.
There are even more fools like this in the capital, and some of them are even more powerful and influential.
"It's better not to go to the capital," he said pitifully at the end.
Ye Panjiu looked at him with a smile, "What, do you have a better solution?"
Su Yan's mind raced. What she feared most was that she couldn't protect the Ye family and something might happen to them.
How can the Ye family ensure that no one dares to touch them?
The fastest way is to arrange a marriage! Arrange a marriage!
I am definitely the best choice!
"Marrying me should be the best solution. You have already chosen to rely on my influence. In the eyes of outsiders, the Ye family is on my side."
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