Chapter 217 Want to leave? Not so easy!
The number of people who gathered around had grown from the initial ten or so to dozens or even hundreds.
Among them were some neighbors from the surrounding area, who knew some of the inside stories about the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion.
The topics of discussion have also veered off into all sorts of bizarre directions.
But Madam Min Qiao watched the farce unfold with amusement.
Suddenly, I realized that I had underestimated the person behind this whole scheme.
The young girl ran up to the door and angrily accused Qiao Yuanyao of seducing her fiancé. It's no surprise that her purpose was nothing more than to smear Qiao Yuanyao or the Xuanping Marquis's mansion.
But since the goal is to smear them, then naturally the matter should be blown out of proportion.
But the little girl came alone at first.
She initially thought the young girl was naive and impulsive.
In retrospect, it was actually a series of interconnected events.
The young girl came alone, and it would be easy for her to be controlled by the people of the Marquis's mansion.
If someone in the Marquis's household harbors any ill intentions and secretly kills the person...
The group of people who came running up later were the witnesses who exposed the Marquis's family's disregard for human life.
If the people from the Marquis's mansion didn't kill the person, then they could take advantage of the large number of people to make a big fuss and still achieve their original goal.
Therefore, the girl's previous arrogance was probably due to her being unaware of the malicious intentions of the person behind the scenes.
She had no idea that the person behind the scenes was trying to use her life to drag the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion down with her.
Madam Min raised her hand, and A Shuang stepped forward and shouted loudly, "Silence! What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket in front of the Marquis's mansion?"
“Those involved should speak up, and everyone else should shut up.”
Ah Shuang is now not only eloquent, but also has a strong voice that is crisp and loud, and can be heard clearly from ten feet away.
Upon hearing this, the crowd gradually quieted down.
The young girl helped the middle-aged woman take two steps forward, and another young man who looked like a scholar also stepped out of the crowd.
"So it's just you guys causing trouble?" Ah Shuang glanced at the three men with disdain. "Any accomplices?"
The three were taken aback, and the middle-aged woman immediately burst into a tirade: "What trouble? What accomplices? We're here to demand an explanation!"
The young girl chimed in, "Qiao Yuanyao seduced my fiancé, am I not allowed to say so?"
Ah Shuang coldly glanced at the two of them, "You keep saying that our family's cousin seduced your fiancé, do you have any evidence?"
The little girl pointed at the young man beside her and said, "I've been engaged to Brother Junyan since I was little, and the wedding date was approaching, but he suddenly wanted to break off the engagement! He even said he'd fallen in love with someone else and couldn't marry me!"
"After making inquiries, I found out that it was that old woman Qiao Yuanyao who seduced my brother Junyan!"
As she spoke, she looked earnestly at Jiang Junyan beside her, "Brother Junyan, even at a time like this, do you still want to protect that old woman?"
The middle-aged woman also said sarcastically, "Jiang Junyan, you don't think that everything will be over after we make such a scene, do you?"
"You want to abandon my daughter and marry that bitch Qiao Yuanyao, hoping to climb the social ladder by marrying into the Xuanping Marquis's family? You'll have to see if our family will allow it!"
Min Qiao was utterly bored, so she beckoned, and Ajiu immediately bent down, "Go and give them a few slaps, so they'll watch their mouths."
Ajiu nodded, strode forward, raised his hand and slapped the middle-aged woman across the face several times. Amidst the shocked gazes of the crowd, he then slapped the little girl across the face several times in return.
Ah Shuang spoke up at the right moment: "Speak properly. Anyone who dares to insult our Miss will be slapped, which is too lenient."
Those who initially thought the Marquis's family was abusing their power and that it was wrong for them to suddenly hit someone also silently shut their mouths.
Before the matter was even cleared up, the two of them started calling Qiao Yuanyao an old woman and a slut. It would be strange if she could hold back from making a move.
The mother and daughter were both furious, but before they could start cursing, the young man stepped forward and bowed deeply to them. "Aunt Wang, Chunya, it's all my fault. I was the one who fell in love with Miss Qiao first, and I was the one who wanted to break off the engagement. This has nothing to do with Miss Qiao. Go back and stop making a scene. I'll explain things to you properly later."
"Fine! You surnamed Jiang, you're still protecting that surnamed Qiao?" The middle-aged woman surnamed Wang raised her hand and started punching and hitting Jiang Junyan.
The little girl named Chunya glared fiercely at Qiao Yuanyao, who was standing next to Min Qiaoshi, as if it was all Qiao Yuanyao's fault that Jiang Junyan was so protective of her.
Min Qiaoshi pinched her brow out of boredom and beckoned Qiao Yuanyao forward. "Do you know these people?"
Qiao Yuanyao shook her head, "I don't know him."
Madam Min gestured to A Shuang, who quickly interjected, "Alright, stop acting. My cousin doesn't even know you. What are you still pretending for?"
"Tch! One side plays the good cop, the other the bad cop, isn't it just to make people believe your slander against my young lady?"
"Speak, who sent you to slander my young lady?"
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman immediately mocked Jiang Junyan, saying, "Look at you, you're so devoted to protecting him, but he's so eager to distance himself from you!"
Chun Ya looked at Jiang Junyan with a pitiful expression, "Brother Junyan, wake up! Qiao Yuanyao said she doesn't know you anymore for the sake of her reputation. Are you still going to protect her like this?"
Sure enough, Jiang Junyan turned to Qiao Yuanyao with a sorrowful expression and said in a tone of self-reproach and sadness, "Miss Qiao, I don't blame you."
"It's all my fault. I didn't handle my own affairs well, which is why you suffered such injustice today."
"You're right not to acknowledge me. Don't worry, I won't come to see you again."
With that, Jiang Junyan bowed to Qiao Yuanyao, then turned to the Wang mother and daughter and said, "Aunt Wang, Chunya, let's go. It's all my fault, it has nothing to do with Miss Qiao. We can talk about it when we get back."
After saying that, he turned to leave.
"Hey, hey, why are you leaving already?"
"Yeah, don't go! Things haven't been explained yet! What exactly happened?"
"Is that even a question? It's obvious that the man wanted to climb the social ladder, and Qiao Yuanyao wanted to marry a good man, so they hit it off. Now that things have turned out like this, Qiao Yuanyao is bound to turn her back on him."
"In that case, this man is actually a kind and righteous person, and he didn't push the responsibility onto Qiao Yuanyao."
"Isn't that little girl the most pitiful one? Not only did someone steal her fiancé, but she also almost lost her life."
"Who said that? I think Qiao Yuanyao is more pitiful. If she really doesn't know these people, then their performance just confirms her infamy of seducing a man who is already engaged. Does that mean she can still get married in the future? She'll be dreaming!"
The crowd was buzzing with discussion.
Just then, Wenxiu returned.
She stood in front of Jiang Junyan, a half-smile on her face, and said, "Want to leave? I'm afraid it won't be that easy!"
Soon, Ajiu, accompanied by several guards, blocked Jiang Junyan and his group's path.
Jiang Junyan frowned, turned to look at Qiao Yuanyao, his eyes full of accusation.
"Miss Qiao, what are you doing? I've already told you I won't come looking for you again. Why are you having someone block my way?"
Qiao Yuanyao rolled her eyes. If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, she really wanted to rush up and slap him a few times, then ask him, "Isn't it good to be alive? Why do you have to put on this show and disgust people?"
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