21 Kneel down and admit your mistake!
"Miss Yang, although I am staying at Duke Xu's mansion temporarily, you cannot slander my innocence in public. I don't need to explain much about what your brother did in the capital. Everyone has seen it. You insist on being aggressive and embarrassing me. What grudge do you have that requires you to go to such lengths?!"
It has to be said that Li Yunran is very smart. From the very beginning, she used the Xu Mansion as a backer to remind everyone that she is not without support.
She also exposed herself as an orphan, which put herself in a weak position. People would instinctively sympathize with the weak and would only think that she was pitiful and innocent, making Yang Mingzhu seem aggressive.
Finally, she directed the blame at Yang Mingsheng, warning everyone that he had a bad reputation and making people believe that she, Li Yunran, was the victim in the previous incident.
As expected, when everyone heard what Li Yunran said, they advised Yang Mingzhu to calm down the situation. "Miss Yang, since Miss Li didn't do it on purpose, let's make a big deal out of a small matter. After all, it's the Zhang family's birthday party. If we make a big fuss, it will be embarrassing for everyone."
They are also noble ladies, and the etiquette they were brought up with prevents them from doing anything malicious or causing trouble.
What's more, this matter itself has nothing to do with them, so why be so confrontational? It's better to forgive others when you can.
Xu Jinlan was notified soon after and saw that her cousin had red eyes, lowered brows and wept, looking so pitiful.
"Cousin, what's wrong with you?" Xu Jinlan frowned.
When Li Yunran saw someone close to her, tears welled up in her eyes, "Cousin, I..."
Before she could finish, someone said, "Miss Xu, your cousin accidentally damaged Miss Yang's dress, which was Shu embroidery provided by the emperor!"
"Cousin, I was really just careless. If I had known, I would have stayed away from her." Li Yunran was interrupted and hurriedly explained. Who would have thought that the clothes were so valuable.
Xu Jinlan pursed her lips. She knew that her cousin was a member of the Xu family while she was away, and she had promised her brother to take good care of her cousin.
After all, it was my cousin’s first time attending such a banquet, so it was possible that she didn’t know what was going on, but how did she get into trouble with the Yang family again? ?
Before, it was reasonable for the young master of the Yang family to be injured by his brother, and the Rongyang Marquis’ Mansion did not dare to say much, but conflicts in secret were inevitable.
Judging from the look of things, Yang Mingzhu doesn't want to let it go peacefully. She must be holding a grudge against what happened before!
"I'm really sorry, Miss Yang. My cousin didn't mean it. Shu embroidery is indeed rare. I have a piece of Jiangnan tobacco silk brocade that I'll give to you as an apology. How about you also compensate me for the clothes?" Xu Jinlan suggested carefully.
Unexpectedly, Yang Mingzhu sneered, "Miss Xu's words are really interesting. Do you think that my Rongyang Marquis Mansion needs your piece of brocade or silver?"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the young ladies laughed.
The Yang family is a marquisate after all, and with Princess Anping and the eldest princess, how could they be short of money?
Although Yunjin is more expensive, Yang Mingzhu might have accepted it under normal circumstances, but today... Don't expect to have an easy time if you fall into her hands!
This was the first time Xu Jinlan was teased so blatantly, and she felt a little embarrassed. "Then what should I do to satisfy Miss Yang?"
Yang Mingzhu raised her head high, her eyes cold, "I feel sorry for her because she is alone and helpless. She must not be rich. I don't need her to make things difficult for me. As long as she kneels down and says sorry to me three times, I will forgive her a little."
"you!"
Li Yunran couldn't help but change her expression and bit her lips. She didn't expect that she would humiliate her like this!
The maid Xing'er behind her was so angry that her eyes turned red. "How can my young lady be insulted like this!?"
The master and servant really have a deep affection for each other in times of trouble, but it's a pity that Yang Mingzhu is not a person who would tolerate others. She glanced at the maid beside her, and the maid understood what she meant.
She walked forward with great momentum and slapped him in the face, "The masters are talking, and you, a servant, dare to guess what the masters mean?!"
Xing'er screamed and her face turned red. She dared not say anything more.
Yang Mingzhu nodded in satisfaction, "That's more like it. Don't let people think that the ladies and maids in Kyoto don't know the rules, and the ladies are no longer ladies, and the maids are no longer maids."
Li Yunran's eyes were filled with tears, and he finally spoke, "Miss Yang, if you have any complaints, just come to me. What's the big deal about beating a maid?"
Yang Mingzhu sneered, "Are you hard of hearing or don't understand what I'm saying? Didn't I tell you to kneel down and apologize? It's not even dark yet, why are you sleepwalking and forgetting when you were awake?"
This proposal is worse than paying compensation. At least reputation is a big deal. Once she kneels down, she will no longer be able to live as a human being!
Xu Jinlan's brows were also furrowed. This was clearly intended to embarrass her cousin in public. If her cousin really knelt, the Xu family would be in great disgrace. "Miss Yang, this..."
"Nothing else is needed, just have her kneel down and say sorry three times!" Yang Mingzhu interrupted Xu Jinlan directly. She just wanted to vent her anger for her brother.
insult? ? The humiliation she and her brother suffered was even worse!
Her younger brother is still bedridden.
A woman who deliberately seduced others and falsely accused her brother, bringing shame to them!
Although my brother's behavior is usually a bit unruly, he is definitely not lawless, and he would never do anything to damage the reputation of my grandmother and parents.
"What? You don't want to? If a street beggar breaks someone else's things, and you don't ask him to pay for it, but ask him to kneel down and apologize, he will be grateful to you." Yang Mingzhu was so cruel that she compared Li Yunran with the street beggar.
Li Yunran's face turned pale instantly, and Xing'er supported him and cried softly.
Xu Jinlan was a little annoyed. "Miss Yang, you should forgive her when you can. How could you not know that a girl's reputation is important? We promised to compensate you, so why are you holding on to it?"
Xiao Tingyun and Liu Yuhua listened in a secluded place for a long time, looking at Yang Mingzhu and Li Yunran.
Li Yunran is the heroine of this drama. According to the Mary Sue plot, there will definitely be a hero who saves the beauty.
Or it is to create opportunities for the male protagonist.
So Xiao Tingyun quietly looked forward and watched the person stepping on the colorful auspicious cloud appear.
"Sister Xiao, what are you looking at?" Liu Yuhua followed her gaze and didn't find anything strange.
Why is Sister Xiao looking so seriously? ?
Xiao Tingyun slightly restrained his gaze and said with a smile, "Nothing, I just thought that this matter was not a small one. How come the host didn't know how to persuade him?"
Yes, at the banquet at the Zhang Mansion, even the most ignorant of etiquette would know how to keep the peace. Why is it that everyone at the Taifu Mansion is so quiet?
Liu Yuhua carefully looked around the crowd and found Zhang Hanyue with a proper smile on her face. She frowned and said, "Hey? Isn't that the eldest daughter of the Zhang family? Why doesn't she stop them? She seems to be acting like a lady from a noble family!"
"Hey! Such a thing happened at Madam Zhang's birthday party. If the host family can't handle it well, they will inevitably be embarrassed. Zhang Hanyue is really Madam Zhang's granddaughter. She is still standing there watching the fun at this time!"
Liu Yuhua was surprised and kept saying "tsk tsk". Her little mouth was talking like a loud speaker.
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