The weather was hot, and Qiu Ge's enthusiasm for work was not as high as before, so Jian Ning only let him work in the morning and he worked in the afternoon.
But Qiu Ge loved to be lively. When Tian was around, he loved to listen to Tian and Chang talk about their family gossip. Now that Tian was gone, there were still Chang, Cui Gu, and Jian Ning.
Women are all prone to gossip, and Jane Ning was no exception. In the past, because of her work, she was mostly surrounded by men, so she hadn't discovered this aspect of hers. Plus, she was a woman before, but now it's different. Occasionally, when they get excited about gossiping, she'll join in and say a few words.
Qiu Ge and Bai Mei, a crow and a snake, actually listened with gusto. Bai Mei, in particular, would croak a few times when Jian Ning and the others were giggling, and sometimes, when excited, he would drag his wings and run back and forth on the corridor for a few laps. He also developed a bad habit of running around all day, repeating everything he heard to Jian Ning when he came back.
What a complete gossip!
Look, it flew back from the ancestral hall and landed on Qiu Ge, who was coiled on the corridor. It tilted its little head and kept shouting at Jian Ning: "Bad guy, Shu'er, bad guy, Shu'er..."
When Jian Ning heard this, she immediately called Brother Qiu over. She still thought that Da Niu was kidnapped by people sent by General Geng. How dare they do that in broad daylight? She kept regretting that she was careless and thought that nothing would happen if she went to the clan school. She blamed herself all the way and followed Bai Mei to the school, only to find out that it was a false alarm.
"The Bodhisattva has arrived. That's great." Xiong Er saw her as if she were his savior, and pointed at her and said to the onlookers, "The Bodhisattva saved my son's life. We are not bad people, really not."
Pei Xiyuan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Jian Ning coming. The four of them were surrounded by a group of women and children. Some of the children even spat at them. If Xiong Er hadn't blocked it for him, the big yellow snot that a woman wiped from her child's nose would have splashed onto his clothes.
All the young and strong men in the village had gone to the fields. The four of them were surrounded by a group of women and children. They couldn't beat them up, and they couldn't win over the scolding. They were at their wit's end. When Jane Ning came, she wasn't their savior.
"What's going on?" Jian Ning asked Xiong Er.
"Mom!" The big girl pointed at Xiong Er and rushed to tell her, "Brother Chen Lei hit Sister Meixiang, and this uncle kicked Brother Chen Lei away, and then the clan leader and the teacher came, and this uncle..." She pointed at Pei Xiyuan, "He lost his manners in front of the clan leader and the teacher, so the aunts and the ladies got angry and scolded them."
"Is that so?" Jian Ning glared at Pei Xiyuan. Her tone was neither good nor bad, but Pei Xiyuan felt that her tone was unfriendly and carried an aggressive aura.
After all, he was the seventh prince of the Yue Kingdom. Even though he was not valued by the Yue Emperor in the past and was despised and excluded by other princes, he had never been questioned in this way by the people of the Yue Kingdom, including his own soldiers.
Feeling unhappy, his brows, which had just relaxed a little, furrowed again.
"Female Bodhisattva, my young master has always been like this. He didn't mean to offend, and this isn't the first time we've dealt with each other." Xiong Er saw the situation getting bad and quickly tried to smooth things over. "We came looking for this girl. We had something important to ask her, and we happened to see her being beaten. The man who was beating her had a wooden stick and was about to hit us, so I kicked him."
He pointed at Chen Lei and said, "I, Xiong Er, never lie. If you don't believe me, you can ask this guy and this girl."
He pointed at Ma Xiaomai and Da Niu again.
"It's useless to say these things to her. She won't speak for you. She is not a good person. I am in this situation today thanks to her." Meixiang couldn't help but jump out and gave Jian Ning a blank look.
Jian Ning glanced at her sideways, and she shrank her neck in fear, not daring to say a word.
Pei Xiyuan saw all this and his expression became even colder.
Jian Ning knew Xiong Er was an honest man. Ma Xiaomai added a few words, and she had a general understanding of what had happened. She didn't even look at Pei Xiyuan, but said to Xiong Er, "We in the Central Plains are a country of etiquette. Respecting the elderly and loving the young is the most basic virtue. You are rude to the clan leader and the master, which is tantamount to incurring public anger. Meixiang married into our Dingxian Village, so she is a member of our Dingxian Village. If you want to ask her about something, without the approval of the clan leader and her father-in-law, Master Chen, I'm afraid you won't be able to find out anything. You can decide for yourself what to do."
Jian Ning was extremely displeased with Pei Xiyuan's arrogance. She didn't mean to make things difficult for him, but she was determined not to let go of today's incident unless he apologized. The clan leader held a high position of respect in the eyes of the clan members, and Master Chen taught the children in the village to read and write, so the villagers respected him as well. Naturally, they would not tolerate them being disrespectful to the villagers.
Anyway, the road has been pointed out to them, and they can go there or not. If they don't go, it will not be easy to ask Meixiang about the matter. If there is a real disturbance, all the villagers from the fields will rush over. Once the matter gets out of hand and reported to the county and government offices, it will not be an ordinary incident for them, as people from the Yue Kingdom to cause trouble on the land of the Dayan Kingdom, but a major incident between countries.
If Jian Ning could think of this, Pei Xiyuan could naturally think of it too. The eldest prince was looking for something to hold against him. If he caused a dispute between the two countries, wouldn't that give the eldest prince an excuse? It would be like sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth.
"I'll apologize to the two elders on behalf of my young master." Xiong Er said as he was about to bow. Jian Ning said, "If you apologize on his behalf, can you also eat and sleep for him from now on?"
Yuji froze when he heard that, not knowing what to do.
"General." Suo Wenzheng leaned close to Pei Xiyuan's ear and whispered softly, "There's a saying among the southern barbarians: a little impatience can ruin a big plan. It's better to..."
Before he could finish his words, Pei Xiyuan raised his hand to signal him not to say anything more. He then stepped forward, bowed to the clan leader and Master Chen, and said loudly, "I was indeed impolite just now. If I have offended you two, I would like to apologize to you two."
The clan leader simply wanted to save face; otherwise, how could he convince the others in the future? Furthermore, he was a relatively tolerant person to begin with, so he didn't care about it for the moment.
Since the clan leader didn't care, Master Chen didn't have much to say. He drove Ma Xiaomai and the others to the school, and the storm was settled.
At this time, the butcher also rushed over after hearing the news. When she saw Suo Wenzhen, she immediately started whispering to Jian Ning. Jian Ning then realized that she had made a mistake yesterday and thought that it was General Geng's ghost that had come to look for her again.
But Jian Ning was still curious about what these Yue people were asking Meixiang about. She glanced at Baimei in the tree, pursed her lips and smiled. With Baimei, the gossip, around, she could lure it out with the spiritual spring water. She recounted what she had heard in a fragmented manner.
She called Erniu and Sanniu and prepared to go back. These two little guys had been locked up by her for the whole morning and had secretly followed her when she came with Baimei. She was about to leave with the two of them when Pei Xiyuan called her.
"Wait a minute, please stay!"
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