Chapter 81: Leading the troops to surround the storytelling pavilion
Jian An, who was standing by, poured Wen Zixi a cup of Queshe tea and reported on every move in the storytelling pavilion.
A moment ago, according to the informant, the Marquis of Jing'an and Yang Zhou and his wife were going to the theater to listen to music.
So he changed the content of his conversation, and the scene just now happened.
It is equivalent to giving the Marquis's family an invisible slap in the face.
Then, Jian An announced, "Miss Su has entered. She is sitting on the second floor, near the railings. She only brought one maid, Yun Ran."
"Also, the Regent is here too."
Wen Zixi's eyebrows were slightly frowned.
Jian An whispered, "He was seriously injured in an assassination attempt this morning. How could he have the time to come and listen to a book now? I'm afraid his motives are not pure—"
Wen Zixi glanced at him, and Jian An immediately stopped talking and lowered his head.
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Second floor.
Su Luo wore a veiled hat and leaned against the railing to look out. The half-drawn long curtain just covered her figure.
She held a small bowl of preserved fruit in her left hand and put the fruit into her mouth one by one with her right hand, unable to stop smiling.
As soon as the incident happened, she arranged for Zhijin and others to go from street to street and spread the news of what Li Ziyan had done.
I didn't expect it to spread to the storytelling pavilion so quickly?
After the storyteller told this, I'm afraid the whole capital will know about it within half a month.
Su Luo's face gradually showed deep thought. Could it be that someone else was fanning the flames of this matter?
After all, Li Zi Yan is the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion. If the boss behind the scenes didn't nod, the storyteller wouldn't dare to tell the story.
But who else will help her?
Before Su Luo could think deeply about it.
The gentleman downstairs banged his gavel and said hurriedly, "Everyone, please be patient and listen to me carefully!"
"You'll never guess what happened next!" the storyteller said, his face full of gossip. "The wife of the Marquis of Jing'an said these words to the wife of the Su family..."
The storyteller actually repeated it word for word, sighing loudly, "Madam Su hanged herself the moment she heard what the Marquis of Jing'an's wife said. What else could this be but instigation?!"
"Pah!" Someone threw a handful of melon seeds and said angrily:
"This woman's mind is so vicious!"
Someone took the lead in shouting and cursing, and then many people echoed:
"And I heard that the prince of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion ran away on the day he got married, and he was even having an affair with that cousin!"
"Not only that, he even ran away halfway back home."
"That's really too much!"
"I didn't expect that the wife of Marquis Jing'an and the prince would be such people."
Li Ziyan's face was pale and her body was shaky, as if she could fall down at any time.
Zhou Zhizhang suppressed his anger, frowning fiercely. He couldn't lose his temper in front of Yang Zhou and his wife, so he smiled a suppressed smile with a hint of flattery: "Commander Yang, you two should go to the theater first. My wife and I have some personal matters to attend to."
Yang Zhou nodded: "My Lord, please get busy first."
He put his arm around Madam Yang's shoulders and walked forward with her as protection. After walking for a while, he whispered:
"This Kuangqi Tower has quite a history. Whatever the storyteller tells must be true. If the wife of the Marquis of Jing'an invites you for tea in the future, don't even go, lest she plot against you."
"Okay." Madam Yang nodded innocently. "We'll find something to do and slip away later. Don't we have any contact? Isn't Prince Zhou a member of your palace guard? As bad as bamboo produces bad bamboo shoots, it's best for the son not to use a mother like that."
Zhou Zhizhang took Li Ziyan to a deserted corner and angrily asked, "Is this true or false? If it's false, I will lead my troops to surround the Storytelling Pavilion, file a petition with the imperial court, and have the entire Kuangqi Tower confiscated!"
He originally wanted to lead his troops to surround the storytelling pavilion, but considering Li Zi Yan's style of doing things, it was not impossible, so he had to confirm whether it was true or not before taking action.
If it is true, we should make a big deal out of it and reduce the impact.
If it is fake, then we must make a big fuss about it and severely intimidate those who want to throw dirty water on the Marquis' Mansion behind the scenes.
Li Ziyan noticed her fingers were shaking, so she pressed her left hand against her right hand, gathered her thoughts, and stammered, "Of course..."
"It's fake." Li Ziyan said in a panic, "How could I be so reckless?"
She was able to confuse right and wrong in front of her husband and push Marquis Jing'an out to settle the matter.
In short, you have to deny it to the death outside!
If Zhou Zhizhang really knew that she had failed in her attempt to instigate Yun Xueya to commit suicide, he would definitely scold her to death.
Call her stupid, call her useless and more likely to cause trouble, call her for alerting the enemy, and even...
Maybe even slap her a few times.
After getting the answer, Zhou Zhizhang shouted, "Where did this unruly person come from? How dare he slander the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion?"
"What are you still standing there for?" Zhou Zhizhang scolded his followers, "Mobilize your personal guards to surround the entire Kuangqi Tower!"
"I want to see who dares to fabricate and slander us!"
Su Luo's hand holding the cup tightened, something serious had happened.
Zhou Zhizhang actually dared to lead his troops to besiege Kuangqi Tower. He did not do it to stand up for Li Ziyan, but for the sake of the reputation of the Jing'an Marquis Mansion.
He would never allow the reputation and status he had painstakingly built over the years to be affected by this incident.
He absolutely could not let the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion be thrown to the ground and trampled on.
Judging from Zhou Zhizhang's style, he would arrest all those who discussed the matter in Kuangqilou and put them in jail, and ask his acquaintances to sentence them for defamation. As long as the defamation was proven, the stigma of the Marquis' Mansion could be cleared, and then he would go to the Su Mansion to teach Yun Xueya and her daughter a lesson.
Su Luo chewed the grapes in her mouth hard.
raisins.
A figure appeared beside her. Su Luo turned around and saw Wen Zixi closing a book in his hand and handing it to Jian An.
"Master." Su Luo called softly.
"Is Miss Su here too?" Wen Zixi gripped the railing and looked towards the storytelling pavilion. "I was passing by and heard about this, so I came in to see. Is your mother all right?"
"Thanks to Mammy's timely rescue, my mother is fine." Su Luo looked at Wen Zixi's handsome and elegant profile with admiration, and her temper couldn't help but calm down. "Thank you for your concern, Master."
Mo Jin, who was just walking upstairs, happened to see these two people.
At this time, there were about a hundred soldiers from the Marquis' Mansion who surrounded the place.
The clanging of weapons and panicked shouts could be heard all around.
"Ah! The Marquis of Jing'an is here to arrest someone!"
The soldiers tied up the people who were the first to discuss this matter and pushed them together.
"Why are you arresting us? We haven't done anything wrong!"
"You are slandering me!"
“Bang!”
Li Ziyan stepped forward and slapped the person who threw the melon seeds first: "How dare a lowly person like you call me a vicious woman?"
She was quite vindictive, and while trying to intimidate everyone present, she said, "I, Li Ziyan, am upright and honest! You, the Book House, are so audacious! I get along very well with my mother-in-law! The claim that I instigated Madam Su to commit suicide is completely false!"
"I treat Su Luo as my own daughter, and Madam Su as my own sister! Our Su and Zhou families have a deep bond, and even Su Luo and Zhou Yan are in love with each other!"
"Speak!" Li Ziyan walked over angrily and slapped the storyteller hard. "Who instructed you to destroy the relationship between the Su and Zhou families?"
The storyteller's eight-year-old daughter, who was also listening to the story, rushed over and pushed Li Ziyan, crying, "Don't bully my daddy!"
"Pa!" Li Ziyan slapped the little girl, causing her mouth to bleed and she fell to the ground. "This dress of mine costs a hundred gold coins, and you think you can deny it?"
"Let me go! If you have anything to say, come to me! What's the big deal about hitting my daughter?" The storyteller, who was strangled by the rope, struggled hard.
Li Ziyan curled her lips, slowly squatted down, and stroked the eight-year-old girl's head, but looked at the storyteller and said, "If you don't tell me who ordered you to spread rumors..."
There is a hidden threat in it.
At this time, the soldiers of the Marquis' Mansion also surrounded the second floor with the clanging of swords.
It is heavily guarded and no one is allowed to enter or leave.
"Behave yourself!" the soldier shouted.
This circle also surrounded Su Luo, Wen Zixi, Mo Jin and others on the second floor.
Su Luo spread her sleeves and subconsciously protected Wen Zixi as she stepped back.
Mo Jin saw Su Luo's actions.
Wen Zixi looked at Mo Jin, Mo Jin looked at Su Luo, Su Luo looked at no one but at Li Ziyan who was bullying the storyteller and his daughter downstairs.
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