The Wu family is a family of generals. Although their official positions are comparable to Tian Mingwu's, they have a deep foundation and are blessed with titles, which makes them incomparable to the upstarts like the Tian family.
The Wu family's mansion is very large. Although they are a family of military generals, the layout of the mansion is particularly elegant. There are small bridges and flowing water in the garden, and clusters of flowers, especially chrysanthemums, and there is no shortage of rare varieties.
It was the season when chrysanthemums were in full bloom, and flowers of various colors were vying to open, attracting the comments of many ladies and young ladies.
Pavilions were built in the garden for people to rest and cool off, with teacups, wine, fresh fruits, and cakes placed inside. When you feel tired from strolling around, you can go in and have some tea, rest, and chat with acquaintances.
Lady Anguo took Tian An to the garden before letting her go. "My daughter, I am old and can't keep up with your little girl's thoughts. I will not restrain you anymore. Go and play with your little sisters!"
Tian An saluted her before following Wu Yufei to find Gu Jinyan and the others.
On the way, he curiously asked Kristy Wu: "What's going on between Aunt An and your mother? How could it be..."
Wu Yufei chuckled: "My mother and Aunt An are a pair of happy enemies. When they are together, they are really against each other and look down on each other, but if they know that one of them is in trouble, the other will do their best to help."
Tian An sighed: "This is a true friend! It's so rare to have a true friend in life!"
Kristy Wu smiled and pulled her along, saying, "Sister An An, don't envy them. We can be very good friends, and I only have one mother, but there are seven of us!"
Tian An nodded, "Yeah! It seems that we are still better than the master."
When the two found Gu Jinyan and the others, they were surrounded by a group of people and seemed to have had an argument.
A woman in a pink gauze dress rolled her eyes at Wei Lingran and the others and said, "I saw them get off a carriage with my own eyes. How could this be fake?"
Someone on the side sneered, "It's shameless for a man and a woman to be alone in a room in broad daylight."
For a moment, many people around agreed and said all kinds of things.
Wei Lingran's eyes turned red with anger. "Shut up! What are you talking about? I don't allow you to talk about Sister An An like that."
Zuo Yunshu pulled Wei Lingran behind him and faced the pink-dressed woman. "Miss Luo Qingye, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want. An An and Young Master Zhao are already engaged, so why wouldn't they ride in the same carriage? Besides, there are maids in the carriage, so how can they be considered a single man and a single woman?"
Tian An, who was outside the crowd, then realized that he was the cause of the incident.
"Why are you all here? Are the flowers here more beautiful?" Tian An pulled Wu Yufei and walked into the crowd with a smile.
With Tian An's arrival, the crowd suddenly quieted down. No matter how harsh the words were behind people's backs, facing the arrival of the main person, those who had just agreed with him still knew what to do and kept their mouths shut.
After all, they were just there to watch the fun and satisfy their curiosity. They had no grudge against Tian An, so there was no need to offend someone they didn't know well.
Soon, someone in the crowd started to smooth things over, "This must be the Anping Township Lord! I've heard that he's kind and beautiful, and seeing him today is indeed true to his reputation."
Some who didn't want to cause trouble also chimed in: "Yes! Yes! The lady is so gentle and virtuous, showing the demeanor of a noble lady!"
At the Wu family's banquet, Tian An didn't want to cause trouble, so he thought of just giving a reminder, but some people just had to be the troublemakers, and they felt uncomfortable if they didn't poke people for a day.
The woman who had started the fight said, "I heard that the village lord was taught by Madam Xiao. I thought he must be well-educated and well-mannered, but I didn't expect him to be flirting with men in the street. Could it be that Madam Xiao also taught him this?"
Tian An frowned and looked over, only to see the little girl named Luo Qingye looking at Tian An with a fearless and smug look on her face, as if she was waiting for her to make a fool of herself.
Seeing that many people in the crowd were waiting to see him make a fool of himself, Tian An turned around and said to the little girl, "Since you despise Madam Xiao's teachings, then I guess you must have learned the etiquette rules very well."
The little girl opened her mouth and said, "I am not talented, but I won't fight with a man in the street."
Tian An curled his lips and said, "Excuse me, young lady, what is pulling? As a fiancé, when you get off the carriage, is it considered pulling if I support you out of courtesy and humility?"
So, girl, do you hope that your future fiancé will dislike you, turn a blind eye to you, and never have anything to do with you again?"
"You..." Luo Qingye pointed at Tian An angrily.
Tian Anke ignored him and continued, "But this doesn't look like the relationship between an engaged couple! It looks more like a couple with grudges. I didn't expect the girl to like this way of getting along. I wonder which young man would share the same ideals with the girl?"
"Puchi..." The girls couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Coincidentally, the man from the front yard also came down to the garden at this time, led by the third son of the Wu family. Seeing the bustle here, the third prince Xiao Chen led the way and walked straight towards this side, stopping at a certain distance.
After greeting each other, Xiao Chen said with a smile: "What were you talking about just now? It's so funny."
Xiao Chen was handsome and a prince, so when he asked, a woman blushed and offered to clear his mind. "Third Prince, it's because Miss Qingye of the Luo family likes her fiancé's unusual way of getting along, and she doesn't like the way Anping Xiangjun and her fiancé get along."
Hearing this, Zhao Yiming in the crowd was stunned, then looked at Tian An, and was relieved to see that she was fine.
Xiao Chen asked curiously, "What kind of unusual way of getting along is this?"
Another young lady seized the opportunity and quickly said, "It means that the two of them dislike each other and will never see each other again."
On the man's side, everyone's eyes instantly turned to Luo Qingye. This girl couldn't have any hidden illness! No normal person would have such a habit.
Even Xiao Chen couldn't help but glance at her, then glimpsed Gu Jinyan in the crowd and immediately retracted his gaze, "This way of getting along is indeed unusual."
Someone immediately looked at a young man named Li in the crowd and said, "I heard that Brother Li is discussing a marriage with the Luo family. Could it be that Brother Li really likes this kind of atmosphere?"
Young Master Li immediately distanced himself from the matter, "Brother Wang, don't talk nonsense. It's not true."
He turned around and took advantage of everyone's inattention to order the servant to go find his mother.
Listening to the sarcastic words of the crowd, seeing the contempt in everyone's eyes and the subtle alienation of the young ladies around her, Luo Qingye was no longer angry, she began to panic.
Especially after hearing the young master of the Li family publicly deny his intention to marry into their family, her face turned pale and a chill arose in her heart.
Her family wasn't well-off, and the Li family was the best choice she could get. But now...
Seeing that the farce was about to die down, the third son of the Wu family interrupted everyone's thoughts and prepared to take everyone to his martial arts training ground to play pitching pots.
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