"It's you?" Jiang Min stared wide-eyed and questioned loudly.
Su Tiyue shook the empty wine pot in her hand: "It's me." After answering, she turned her head and glanced at Xiao Heye, who was sitting upright to the side, looking at his cold and noble face, and then put the wine pot in her hand on the table.
"How dare you, you bitch! How dare you treat me like this?!" As she spoke, she raised her hand and slapped Su Tiyue hard across the face.
But Jiang Min's slap didn't land; instead, Qingwu blocked it with her hand.
Qingwu grabbed her wrist, preventing her from hitting him or pulling her hand back. Jiang Min angrily yelled at her, "You dog of a servant, why aren't you letting go? Are you as unreasonable as your master?"
Qingwu ignored her, but then used more force with her fingers, almost crushing her bones.
Su Tiyue crossed her arms and said slowly, "Am I the one who is unreasonable or you? I saw it clearly just now, you started it first... Miss Jiang, at your father's wedding banquet, you were the one who was disrespectful and rude to the distinguished guests he invited, weren't you?"
Jiang Min gritted her teeth: "What does this have to do with you? You're clearly protecting him. Su Tiyue, who do you think you are? Do you think you're still a concubine in the palace? You're nothing but a pair of worn-out shoes, what's with all the arrogance?"
"I'm protecting him, so what?"
"Good... very good!" Jiang Min lowered her voice, deliberately saying some unpleasant things to provoke Su Tiyue.
Since the matter has already blown up and she has lost all face, she also wants to take the opportunity to drag Su Tiyue into this filthy quagmire.
She shouted, "You two are shameless! One is a eunuch, and the other is the late emperor's woman. I've known about your affair for a long time. It's disgusting and repulsive!"
Su Tiyue wasn't angry at all, and calmly retorted, "Who's shameless here? You know perfectly well that Master Xiao doesn't like you, yet you still insist on going to him... Why bother?"
"Look at you, not only did you get all angry, but you also dirtied Master Xiao's handsome face..."
Su Tiyue clicked her tongue, then took out a plain white handkerchief from her sleeve, walked up to Xiao Heye, bent down, and gently wiped his face clean.
Xiao Heye was already on the verge of losing control of his anger because of Jiang Min, but soon... he was also angered by the appearance of Su Tiyue.
And then there was that line she said: "She even dirtied Xiao Zhangyin's handsome face."
With just a few simple words and subtle actions, Xiao Heye didn't seem so angry anymore.
He gazed intently at Su Tiyue, his voice gentle and warm: "Yue'er, you're protecting me like this?"
Su Tiyue glared at him, signaling him to shut up. What a mess this is! He still has time to flirt?
Xiao Heye raised an eyebrow, a slight smile playing on his lips, and stopped teasing her.
At this moment, the servants of the Jiang family saw that things were not going well and wanted to intervene, but Jiang Min was always arrogant and domineering, and they did not dare to offend the young lady, so they went to invite Master Jiang.
On his way here, Jiang Zhun had a general idea of what had happened.
Not long after.
Jiang Zhun, dressed in a wedding robe, rushed over.
He frowned and glared at Jiang Min, then shouted sternly, "Do you know how much trouble you've caused? Go and apologize to Manager Xiao right now!"
Reprimanded by her father, Jiang Min's eyes immediately reddened, and she retorted indignantly, "Father, I did nothing wrong, why should I apologize? Look how dirty I am, they were the ones who bullied me..."
"Nonsense, unreasonable behavior... You know what the consequences will be if the Empress Dowager and the Emperor find out about this!" Jiang Zhun turned to his two subordinates behind him and said, "Lock her up. She'll only be released when she admits her mistake!"
"Yes, sir." With that, the two men, though afraid of the young lady's bad temper, still gritted their teeth and dragged Jiang Min away.
Seeing that there were almost no guests left in the courtyard, with only a few servants cleaning, Jiang Zhun ordered the inner courtyard to be cleared out.
Jiang Zhun walked apologetically to Xiao Heye's side, bowed deeply, and said softly, "My daughter is still young and has offended me in many ways. I hope that Master Xiao will forgive her."
Xiao Heye stood up from his seat, first gently adjusting his wet belt, then reaching out to lift Jiang Zhun's arm and pull him up. He replied politely, "Of course, I wouldn't hold a grudge against a young girl. Besides, today is Lord Jiang's joyous occasion, and I'm just here to share in the celebration... I haven't caused Lord Jiang any trouble, have I?"
Upon hearing Xiao Heye's words, Jiang Zhun's expression changed drastically, and he waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "No trouble at all, it is my honor to have Master Xiao grace us with his presence."
"My lord, you're too kind." Xiao Heye spoke lightly and calmly, but there was an ambiguous aura in his eyes.
Unable to distinguish between joy and anger.
"Master Xiao, I have already had hot water and clean clothes prepared in the room. Would you like to change your clothes?" Jiang Zhun asked cautiously.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Heye turned to look at Su Tiyue beside him, his eyes asking a question.
Su Tiyue didn't speak, she just nodded.
"That will be troublesome." Xiao Heye nodded slightly.
"Master Xiao...please." Jiang Zhun stepped aside, nodded slightly, and made way for him.
There were many things to do in the front yard, and Jiang Zhun was the main character, so he had many guests to entertain. However, he still personally led Xiao Heye and Su Tiyue to the side room in the inner courtyard before leaving.
The two entered the room and waited until everyone outside had left. Su Tiyue pulled him behind the screen, lowered her head, soaked the handkerchief in her hand, rubbed it in hot water, and then wrung it out.
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