Chapter 273: Drive Away
273 Drive away
Wu Ziyao finally blushed again, with a hint of anger in her eyes. She raised her chin:
"I grew up just the way Brother Junying liked to be! I learned everything from music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and needlework!"
Meimei smiled slightly: "I remember you also mentioned singing and dancing. Xu Junying likes that? Are you going to marry Brother Junying?"
Wu Ziyao was embarrassed and annoyed, but she was not afraid: "Why not! When I was a child, because Brother Junying loved me, my father said that he would give me to him, but Brother Junying said he would wait until I grow up!"
"But he hasn't married you in all these years, which means he has forgotten you!"
Meimei found this very funny for no reason and burst out laughing, which caused the maids and servants in the corridor to laugh. Wu Ziyao stared around and said angrily:
"Don't laugh!"
"So, in order to impress you, do I have to compete with you? However, music, chess, calligraphy and painting are too vulgar. Girls from better-off families are all masters of them. You can't compare with me in needlework and embroidery, and you are even worse at dancing and singing! I don't bother to compete with you. Go away!"
Meimei said this and wanted to turn around and leave. If she didn't go to Ziyun Hall, she would be late.
Wu Ziyao was not convinced, so she jumped onto the stairs and blocked her way:
"Arrogant people say arrogant words. You don't dare to say anything disdainful! I only need to do one thing to defeat you!"
"What?"
"Dance—sword dance!"
Wu Ziyao reached for her waist with her right hand and pressed it. There was a clanging sound and an exquisite rectangular object appeared in her hand. She pulled down the embroidered cover on it and it turned out to be a shining sword!
Everyone in the courtyard was stunned. Meimei was surprised that there was such a weapon! It was so soft that it could be used as a belt around the waist. Facing the dazzling sword, she had to step back a few steps. If it was scratched on the face, it would be terrible. Fortunately, Heng'er had let Xia Lian take it to play.
Cui Xi and Cui Lian ran up to protect her: "Young Madam..."
"Don't be afraid, it's okay! She's just dancing with the sword - you guys move away."
Meimei said to Wu Ziyao calmly: "I don't have time to watch your sword dance, but I don't think you can win, I will do the same. Cuixi, bring the sweater!"
Cui Xi ran into the inner room and took out a small sweater with exquisite patterns and fine crocheting. It was Heng'er's small vest. She presented it to Wu Ziyao and said, "Please take a look, Miss Wu! This is made by our young lady herself. We servants don't believe that Miss Wu's embroidery skills are so good!"
The maids nearby were amazed and said one after another: "Only our young lady can do this! I have lived for most of my life and have never seen such exquisite needlework. Miss Wu certainly can't do it. She is always wielding swords and guns..."
Wu Ziyao snorted, shook her hands and made a series of sword flowers: "I really can't do this, but can you dance with a sword? Can you ride a horse? Can you practice martial arts with brother Junying? We can only be considered a draw!"
Just as Wu Ziyao was about to perform the sword dance, a gray figure suddenly came spinning at her like lightning. Before Wu Ziyao could figure out what was going on, she felt a pain on her wrist and her sword disappeared. In the blink of an eye, she saw Bai Zhan standing next to Meimei, bowing with a panicked look on his face:
"Young Madam, you are frightened! I deserve to die! I just took someone out for a while and it turned out like this..."
He pointed Wu Ziyao's sword at her and shouted, "Tie her up!"
Two guards immediately came over and tried to catch Wu Ziyao. Wu Ziyao said coldly, "Who dares? I am the current aunt of the emperor. You are so brave!"
The two guards didn't care about her and held her to the ground. Wu Ziyao didn't expect that they would really dare to attack her. She was caught off guard and struggled and shouted, "You will regret it!"
Bai Zhan said, "You'll regret it if I don't tie you up! Take you to the East Garden and lock you up until I come back to deal with you!"
Wu Ziyao jumped up and down: "Let go! You bastards... I will teach you a lesson!"
The little rabbit and the little sheep rushed over and knelt in front of Meimei: "Madam, please let the young lady go! The young lady didn't mean it. She just wanted to compete with you, and she didn't dare to do anything."
Meimei looked at Xiaotu: "You know she doesn't dare?"
"Yes, I heard with my own ears that the young lady swore in front of the Marquis: If you dare to touch the Marquis's wife, the sky will be struck by lightning!"
Meimei snorted. Who wouldn't make such a vow? But she didn't want to see Wu Ziyao's expression, so she said to Baizhan:
"Alright, let her go and teach her a lesson. It's okay to really lock her up, but it's hard to resist the old lady's nagging!"
Bai Zhan thought about it, nodded and said, "Then let him go, but the subordinates and guards must stay with the young lady!"
"Can!"
The guard let go of Wu Ziyao, who glared at Baizhan angrily: "Give me back my sword! How dare you touch my soft finger sword with your dirty hands!"
Bai Zhan raised the sword and took a look at it, then threw it at her feet with disdain: "That's it? Soft Finger Sword? Rare!"
Wu Ziyao stamped her feet: "Stinky Baizhan! Rotten Baizhan!"
While cursing, she picked up the sword and stabbed at the two guards. The two guards were not so stupid as to let her stab them, and they dodged. The other guards surrounded her and pointed at her and said, "Miss Wu, this is Tsinghua Courtyard, please restrain yourself in front of the young lady!"
The little rabbit and the little sheep also went to pull her, persuading her: "Miss, let's go back first!"
"Get out of here! Useless thing!"
Wu Ziyao was furious and scolded the two girls: "I have raised you for nothing, you won't help the master! I will sell you tomorrow and you will never be able to return to Jizhou!"
The little rabbit's eyes turned red and she begged, "Miss, please don't be like this, this is not our home..."
Wu Ziyao kicked her and said, "Get lost! I don't want to see you again!"
Meimei didn't want to see them either, so she said to Cuixi, "Take Heng'er with you, let's go! Baizhan, we can't let any of you stay in this courtyard for long, clear them all out!"
"Yes, Madam!"
Bai Zhan walked up to Wu Ziyao, folded his arms, and looked up at the sky: "Let's go, Miss Wu, the young mistress is going out, the gate has to be closed!"
"If you don't leave, what will you do?"
Bai Zhan was furious: "If you don't leave, I'll drag you away!"
It was a rare occasion that he got along with this little girl. During the time when he followed his master to play with her, he was often bullied by her. This little dark-skinned girl was like an old maple ball, covered with thorns, and would always curse him as a "dead slave". He and Baoju hated her so much that when they took her to the river to catch clams, they hoped that a big wave would come and take her away.
She had grown up after not seeing her for a few years. She was pretty and had white skin, but her temper remained the same. What good was there in such a savage and unreasonable girl? She didn't even want her for free. She still remembered her father's joke. Both of them were stupid. Lord Hou was in a hurry to refuse her, but he couldn't see it!
Wu Ziyao couldn't win against Bai Zhan after all, and seeing that there were so many people around him, she would suffer if she took action. She snorted and followed Mei Mei's people out, turning back to threaten:
"Grab it! You'll be in trouble when Brother Junying comes back!"
Bai Zhan also smiled: "Just wait and see, who will look better?"
When Xu Junying came back in the evening, a guard reported what happened during the day before he entered the second gate. After finding out that Baizhan was accompanying the young lady in Tsinghua Courtyard, he did not say much and asked the guard to tell the young lady: wait a moment, the marquis will be back to have dinner with them and their son.
Then he took Baoju and went directly to Jinhua Hall.
Walking into Jinhua Hall, the whole hall was brightly lit. The old lady and Wu Ziyao laughed particularly loudly. The girls sat quietly on the side. The second master, the second wife and several masters of the West Mansion came over to greet and invite them to dinner. Only the fourth master and his wife were in the Hou Mansion. When they saw Xu Junying coming in, the old lady smiled at Wu Ziyao and said,
"Hey, isn't he here? I told you that your brother Junying would definitely come. You were wronged today, and if he doesn't come to give you an explanation, grandma will punish him for you!"
Wu Ziyao looked at Xu Junying and called out, "Brother Junying!"
Tears welled up in her eyes, and she bit her lips and couldn't speak. The old lady patted her with pity:
"Don't cry, don't cry, talk to him nicely, he knows what kind of people he has under him!"
Xu Junying stood in front of the hall, and did not sit down. He looked at Wu Ziyao with a blank expression and cold eyes, and said calmly:
"come over!"
Wu Ziyao didn't understand for a moment, and looked at the old lady, who smiled and said, "I'm calling you over, go!"
Wu Ziyao pursed her lips, slowly walked to Xu Junying, stood three steps away, looked up at him, and Xu Junying stretched out his hand: "Give it to me!"
Wu Ziyao was stunned: "Brother Junying, what do you want?"
"Your belt!"
Everyone in the hall was stunned. The second master asked, "Junying, what are you doing?"
The old lady also said, "Ridiculous! Why do you need a belt from a girl?"
Wu Ziyao was not that stupid after all. She came to her senses and whispered:
"My sister-in-law and I are not what you think..."
Xu Junying spoke in a cold voice, emphasizing each word: "If you don't take it out, I will throw you out of the mansion tonight!"
Wu Ziyao's face flushed, and as she looked at Xu Junying's icy eyes, she became stubborn and cried out with tears in her eyes:
"Why do you always treat me like this? I don't like the capital, I came all the way here just because you are here! It was obviously your guards who were rough with me and touched me with their dirty hands, but you don't stand up for me, but blame me instead?"
"No one asked you to come!"
Xu Junying shouted angrily, and the hall shook. Xu Xiaomin almost fell off the embroidered stool. It was too scary! It was the first time she heard her elder brother speak so loudly. Looking at the others, everyone changed color. For a moment, no one dared to speak.
Xu Junying pointed at Wu Ziyao and said, "Who allowed you to bring a sharp weapon into the Hou Mansion? You ran to Qinghua Courtyard and drew your sword on Madam Hou? The guards only touched you to protect Madam Hou. If you hurt my wife with your sword, I will kill you! Now, pack your things, take your people, and get out of the Hou Mansion!"
Wu Ziyao was stunned. This time she really couldn't understand and even forgot to shed tears: "Brother Junying, what did you say?"
Xu Junying looked at her coldly: "I told you to go back to the palace!"
The old lady shouted, "Junying, what nonsense are you talking about? Ayao didn't do anything wrong, how can you scare her like this!"
Wu Ziyao burst into tears, ran back to the old lady, and knelt on the mahogany foot mat with a thump: "Grandma..."
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