Chapter 8: Entanglement
Listening to these gossips, Ji Linyou finally couldn't help it. He rolled up his sleeves and rushed over to beat someone up.
Jin Tang held him back: "Don't, you are a soldier of the imperial court. If those old guys in the Imperial Censorate report you, you will definitely be held accountable by the imperial court. It will also be bad for the reputation of the county lady, right?"
Ji Linyou lowered his fist in frustration. "What should we do? I've spent so much time preparing for the County Lady's birthday banquet, and now they're making such a fuss, won't it all be ruined?"
"Watch me." Jin Tang was full of confidence. He called his servants and walked towards the group of people.
Seeing their aggressive approach, the other party was inevitably a little frightened. Someone asked boldly, "Why? Qujiang Lake isn't yours. Are you going to chase us away like Princess Gao did?"
"Princess Gao?" Jin Tang was stunned when he heard the name.
The group pointed to the woods nearby and said, "Yes, the princess is here today, so the people from the princess's mansion have blocked that area and we are not allowed to play there at all."
When Jin Tang heard that Princess Gao was so close to them, his face suddenly turned gloomy. He raised his hand and signaled the servants: "Grab your weapons!"
The servants immediately took a step forward, approaching the crowd, and quickly took out something from their waist and handed it to them.
When everyone looked closely, they saw that it was a large string of yellow copper coins.
Jin Tang said proudly, "Everyone gets a share. Take the money and leave! If you want to make a scene, go to the restaurant. This money is my treat for you guys!"
When everyone saw such a good thing, they were overjoyed and grabbed the money and left.
Shangluo, who came out to watch the fun, looked at Jintang with admiration: "Wow, Jintang is really awesome!"
Ji Linyou patted him on the back of the head: "Don't learn this kind of trick, kid, understand?"
In order to prevent idle people from calling their friends to cheat money, Ji Linyou called a few soldiers and blocked the nearby roads, not allowing anyone to enter.
Finally having some peace and quiet, everyone returned to the pavilion, opened the door and let the breeze blow through the curtains.
Xue Xiyang took out the flute he carried with him and played the song "Que Tade Zhi".
Amid the lingering sound of the flute, sunlight reflected on the ripples on the water, and the breeze blew the petals down. The tiny ripples and the light, snow-like flowers covered the water pavilion and flickered on everyone, making this spring day glow with a mysterious and hazy artistic conception.
At this wonderful moment, footsteps were suddenly heard, and someone rushed in quickly, and even the soldiers of the Royal Guards could not stop him.
"Princess Lingling, call out your man named Shu!"
Qian Deng knew it was Xiao Fu Yu who heard the arrogant voice without turning around.
Sure enough, the next moment she rushed in holding a horsewhip, wearing a red brocade double-breasted gauze skirt, a golden hairpin with a pearl on her head, and she looked luxurious, but her face was full of anger.
Qiandeng stood up and greeted her, "Is Princess Changyi also here for fun?"
Xiao Fuyu glared at her, then passed her gaze straight to Ling Tianshui at the table. He raised his whip and pointed it at him, angrily saying, "You have to compensate me for my horse!"
Ling Tianshui didn't stand up. He glanced at her and didn't bother to pay attention.
Seeing his disrespect, Xiao Fuyu became even more furious. He strode up to him and whipped him down. "You killed my horse and gave my mother a nightmare. Why don't you come back with me and kowtow to her and apologize?"
How could Ling Tianshui allow her to be so presumptuous? He snatched the whip from her like lightning, threw it on the ground and stepped on it.
Xiao Fuyu was filled with rage and resentment, her hand trembling as she pointed at him: "You... our Princess Mansion will never forgive you!"
Seeing her roaring in anger, the others looked puzzled, and Qian Deng found it even more unbelievable.
The dispute between Ling Tianshui and the horse owned by mother and daughter happened last winter. Why did she suddenly bring up this chapter and bring up the old matter again after the new year?
"Princess Changyi, it's just a horse. Why are you here asking for an explanation now?"
"Well, the horse is dead, so what? But my mother was frightened and had a nightmare. What do you think?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone remembered that Princess Gao had dreamed of herself falling into the water and had caused a great commotion in the palace.
Ji Linyou spoke first, "How funny! The Grand Princess dreamed of falling into the water. What does that have to do with my cousin killing your horse? It's totally unreasonable!"
Xiao Fuyu's cheeks flushed red with anger, his eyes blazing with fire. "I will never forgive you for harming my horse! I swear to avenge my horse today!"
"Horse? What horse?"
A voice with a northwestern accent came from behind, interrupting Xiao Fuyu.
It was Mingjiu, returning from hunting, striding in with vigor and energy. "Hey, isn't that the Impetuous Princess? What's up? Are you here to argue on behalf of the Slap Princess?"
How could Xiao Fuyu dare to provoke him? Her arrogance immediately diminished. She gritted her teeth for a long time, squeezing out a few words from between her teeth: "No, I'm just here to congratulate the Princess of Lingling and the prince on their happy marriage. I'm going to Huihe to be the princess!"
Mingjiu's face lit up at these words, but when he looked up and saw Qiandeng and the others with sullen faces, he realized her sarcasm and snorted coldly, "Don't be so hypocritical! Don't I know you two, mother and daughter? You bully my Xianzhu every day!"
Xiao Fu Yu gritted his teeth secretly, his eyes swept across the faces of each man around Qian Deng one by one, and finally he could only stomp his feet and turn away.
"Wow, she finally met someone who could make her lose face!" Shangluo was overjoyed and quickly poured Mingjiu a drink to moisten his throat.
Mingjiu was brimming with pride. He turned around while drinking his drink and saw Ling Tianshui. The water in his mouth suddenly spurted out, and he jumped up, pointing at him and stammering, "You... who are you?"
"Nice to meet you. I'm Ling Tianshui, a rank official in the Northern Yamen Imperial Guards. I'm also one of the candidates for the county lord's husband. I've been away on official business lately." Ling Tianshui calmly pressed his hand and refilled his drink. "Do you know me?"
"You're also... one of the county lady's fiancés?" Ming Jiu opened his mouth, looked at him, then at the other astonished people around him, swallowed hard, and shook his head with difficulty, "No... I don't know him."
"Then why do you look unhappy?"
"Because... because I found myself riding a tiger!"
Shangluo whispered a reminder: "It's hard to get off the tiger once you're riding it."
Ming Jiu had no time to learn Chinese from him. He stomped his foot and rushed out, shouting at Xiao Fuyu, "Don't run so fast. Give your mother a message from this prince! The letter is already written. Where are you thinking of escaping? No matter where she hides, I won't let her go!"
Xiao Fu Yu turned around and glared at him, then quickened his pace and left.
Shangluo, who had chased after him, corrected him with a chuckle: "It's not chicken feet or dog claws, it's the corners and crevices."
Ming Jiu didn't care about these details. He just cursed at Xiao Fuyu's back: "Just wait for your mother. I will make sure she never repents!"
Shangluo reminded: "Prince Mingjiu, the term 'unrepentant' doesn't seem quite right."
"Then..." Ming Jiu racked his brains and finally blurted out to Xiao Fuyu again, "I'll make her die with regrets! Death is imminent! Die and live again!"
Everyone around looked at each other in bewilderment. Even the tourists nearby were startled and looked over to see what was going on.
"I regret it." In the end, Xue Xiyang stepped forward and helped him find the right words. "Prince, calm down. What's the point of life and death? Today is a good day. Don't mention these things."
After everyone tried to persuade him, Ming Jiu turned around angrily and found a seat as far away from Ling Tianshui as possible. The expression on his face became even more sad, almost distorted.
Qiandeng looked at the strange atmosphere between them and thought to himself that there must be something going on between Ling Tianshui and the Uighur prince Mingjiu.
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