Chapter 254 Do you have a mirror at home?
"I'll curse anyone who answers, you shameless bastard, you have such a big, smug face!"
Er Ya continued to deliver her speech, hands on her hips.
Li Xian stood with one hand behind his back, his face grim. "You ignorant wild girl, do you know who I am? It's your good fortune that I've taken a liking to you, and you, you shrew, how dare you..."
"Good fortune~ Do you want this good fortune? You're the shrew, no, you're the shrew!"
Er Ya made a face.
Unable to bear it any longer, Li Xian threw the hot tea and teacup he had hidden behind his back at Er Ya.
"Second Miss!"
By the time the servant noticed, it was too late.
"careful."
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"Madam, the Second Miss has had an accident at the entrance of Xiangyun Tower."
When the servant hurriedly brought the message, Ye Wan was watching someone measure the uncultivated land.
Upon hearing this, Ye Wan went to inform Lord Zhang, "Lord Zhang, please keep an eye on things. Something has come up at home, I'll be right back."
Lord Zhang nodded, "Madam Ye, please go ahead and attend to your business. After all, everyone has urgent matters to attend to."
Ye Wan didn't care about anything else and rode her horse directly to Xiangyun Tower.
As soon as she left, the previously quiet deputies started talking.
"I don't know what the higher-ups are thinking. How can a woman stand above us and point fingers?"
"Stop talking, it's noisy with too many people around."
"Pshaw, so what if she heard it? Is she going to behead us too?"
“She can’t, but King Jing can.”
The crowd that had been talking just moments before immediately fell silent.
The bloodstains at the city gate are still wet; you'd better behave yourself.
When Ye Wan left, Daya, Erya, and Sanya were all there.
There were also those scholars and students, and Fang Daru and Cai Da Niang were there as well.
Are you alright?
Ye Wan dismounted from his horse to look at Er Ya.
"Mother, I'm fine."
Just now, a raggedly dressed young boy who was watching the commotion grabbed Er Ya and used his back to shield her.
Otherwise, the hot tea and cup would have smashed onto Er Ya's head.
Li Xian, who was standing to the side, angrily said to Yun Qin and the others who were trying to stop her, "Make this brat kneel down and kowtow to me, and make her repeat the same words she used to insult me on herself. Maybe then I'll take pity on her and let her go."
Er Ya couldn't help but speak up, "Why? Because your face is bigger than others'?!"
Li Xian clenched his fists in anger. "You all saw it too. With her attitude, she thinks I should just let this go? Dream on!"
Er Ya complained to Ye Wan, "Mother, that shameless man said he wanted my older sister and me to be his concubines, but Grandfather kicked us out!"
"I'm just so angry..."
"Being a concubine? Who are you looking down on?" Ye Wan looked at Li Xian.
Li Xian also looked at Ye Wan with an unfriendly gaze, "Madam Lin, I am a member of the Li family. Your daughter has really been neglected in her upbringing!"
"So it's the Li family. Never heard of them." Ye Wan said coldly.
"Then I must ask, are all the students taught at the academy of such character, asking other people's daughters to be their concubines?"
"you……"
Just as Li Xian was about to speak, the officials from the yamen arrived.
The blacksmith greeted Li Xian obsequiously, "Young Master Li."
Then he looked at Er Ya and the others, "You've caused trouble in the street. You'll all come with me to the yamen for a routine questioning."
Ye Wan sneered, "What do you mean? Is he your relative? Why are you taking his side like this? Is he your father?"
The iron shopkeeper glared at Ye Wan with a dark expression. "How can you have such a foul mouth, woman? I thought you were innocent, but it seems we weren't. Come with us now, or don't blame me for being impolite!"
"you……"
Ye Wan said, "If you want to be impolite, either you take everyone to the yamen now, or we can settle our private matters ourselves."
Seeing Ye Wan's beauty and impressive demeanor, the iron shopkeeper hesitated, then turned to look at Li Xian.
"Young Master Li, look..."
Yun Qin said, "Both sides are at fault in this matter. Why don't we resolve it privately? Taking it to court won't be good for either of our reputations."
"Brother Yun, you heard how awful that brat was cursing us just now."
Li Xian's face looked as if someone in his family had died.
Ye Wan added, "It's an insult directed at you, not everyone! Don't jump to conclusions."
"Let's go to court! We're going together! You're really asking for it!"
Li Xian flicked his sleeves and left first.
Iron shopkeeper, "Take these people away too!"
A young constable whispered a warning to Ye Wan, "You guys don't even know who they are before you mess with them. It wasn't a big deal, you could have just apologized and they would have forgiven you. But now, you might even get a few lashes."
These are students of Yueyang Academy; they don't need to be noble when meeting officials.
Ye Wan looked at the blacksmith shop, "My daughter and I will go, the others don't need to go, right?"
Iron shopkeeper, "Take them all!"
Those who hadn't been watching the commotion earlier made way for him.
Some people in the crowd looked surprised, and after the crowd dispersed, they hurriedly ran westward.
The gate of a house in the west of the city opened quickly, and a man and a woman came out.
Woman: "Are you telling the truth? You really saw her? Or maybe you've mistaken her for someone else?"
"It's absolutely true. If we didn't look alike, I wouldn't have been able to recognize you."
The man clapped his hands, "Okay, okay, I'll go and bring them back right away."
The woman grabbed him and said, "Sir, why are you in such a hurry? Now that we know where he is, we'll bring him back sooner or later. Don't be impulsive. Who would rush up to bring someone back? Maybe the child doesn't even recognize us anymore, after all, we haven't seen him for so many years."
The man nodded. "You're right. Let's go and find out more first, and then we'll go."
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"This kind of misunderstanding can't be resolved in court. You should resolve it privately."
When Lord Qiu of Jingzhou heard that Lin Anyuan's family and the students of Yueyang Academy had gotten into a conflict, he immediately tried to smooth things over.
He dismissed the person with a few words and then wiped the sweat from his brow.
Just kidding, we can't afford to offend any of them.
After everyone left, he kicked the blacksmith in the backside. "Idiot! You didn't even bother to find out whose family member they were before bringing them back on your own. How did I end up with such an idiot like you!"
Lin Anyuan is a ruthless devil.
The blood on the knife hasn't dried yet, so don't go hurting him.
The blacksmith was terrified and didn't dare to utter a sound even after being kicked.
Outside the yamen, Ye Wan warned Li Xian,
"Young Master Li, you should be careful with your words when you're out and about. Not everyone is eager to become your concubine. Do you have a mirror at home? If not, I can reluctantly give you one."
"you……"
"snort!"
Li Xian looked extremely displeased, then flung his sleeves and left.
Yun Qin looked at Ye Wan apologetically, wanting to say something but not knowing how to start.
"Mrs. Lin, I'm so sorry, I..."
Ye Wan interrupted him directly, "Birds of a feather flock together, young master Yun, do you understand this principle?"
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