Jiang Yuanyi didn't want to come at first. But Jiang Shi pushed her to come, and even deliberately let Jiang Yuanyi wear the clothes that she had made in Yunxian Pavilion that day. Tong Yuan and Tong Kui looked ferocious, and Jiang Shi was afraid that they would block Jiang Yuanyi's luck in love, so she asked several maids to follow.
Maybe because she saw that her sister's marriage was in a hurry, she set her sights on her first.
Jiang Yuanyi sighed and had to follow her.
Jiang Yuanyi walked along the river with Jiang Xirong. The two slender and graceful girls, wearing light-colored long skirts with wide sleeves and white veils, were graceful and attracted many people's attention.
Jiang Yuanyi looked around, but did not see Xiao Tuo.
She lowered her eyes disappointedly, planning to stay for another quarter of an hour before going back.
As soon as Chu Huan got off the carriage, he saw that familiar figure. This time, she was far away, blending into the green mountains and flowers. Behind her was the morning mist that had not yet dissipated. She was no longer charming, but only looked cold and noble, like a fairy descending to the earth.
His eyes flickered slightly, and he walked over.
Liu Ruyan followed Chu Huan and was helped off the carriage by a maid. Just as she was about to call him, she saw him walking forward. In that direction, without any concealment, it was clearly Jiang Yuanyi.
Liu Ruyan only felt a fishy and sweet hatred surging in her heart.
Chu Huan's indifference and disgust, Xiao Tuo's humiliation... all because of her...
Suddenly, a soft and smiling voice came from beside her: "Miss Liu."
Liu Ruyan turned around and saw He Huilan standing not far away, half-covered with a round fan, with a smiling face.
Liu Ruyan frowned: "What's the matter?"
Seeing that she was not polite at all, without any distinction of superiority, He Huilan's smile stiffened a little, but only for a moment. She took another step closer, and asked with a smile in a very intimate and natural manner: "Where is Mr. Chu? Why didn't he come with you?"
He Huilan saw that Liu Ruyan's arrogant expression collapsed, and the viciousness and hatred were revealed on her face without reservation. Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth and said, "What does it have to do with you?"
"I'm just curious," He Huilan pretended to turn her head casually, pointing in front with a slightly surprised look: "Why is he... there?"
Liu Ruyan turned her head and saw that Chu Huan was already standing in front of Jiang Yuanyi. Both of them had a graceful figure and outstanding temperament, and they were a perfect match. The woman obviously didn't want to pay attention to him, but Chu Huan kept blocking her way. Many people around looked over and talked about something.
She clenched her hands tightly, and her sharp nails sank deeply into her palms.
He Huilan frowned slightly, her voice still gentle and soft, as she said to Liu Ruyan: "Mr. Chu, have you lost interest in Miss Liu so quickly?"
Liu Ruyan suddenly looked up at He Huilan, her eyes were bloodshot, her voice trembling: "...How is it possible!"
He Huilan hurriedly apologized: "It was just a casual remark, no need to take it so seriously."
Liu Ruyan loosened her clenched hands and said coldly: "Miss He, you'd better worry about yourself."
She turned and walked towards the river, the breeze blew her gauze, and like her raised brows, it was like blowing an angry horn.
There was a hint of viciousness in He Huilan's eyes. She looked at Liu Ruyan's back and snorted contemptuously, "Idiot."
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Jiang Yuanyi was strolling along the river with her sister when a few young men came over with red faces, stood beside the two of them, and said hesitantly, "Excuse me, which family are you two from?"
Jiang Yuanyi and Jiang Xirong looked at each other, covered their lips and chuckled.
The men in front of him were handsome and polite, so Jiang Yuanyi replied softly, "Sorry, my sister is married."
One of them lowered his head in disappointment, while the others still looked at Jiang Yuanyi with shining eyes: "Excuse me, young lady, are you..."
Before she finished her words, a clear and gentle voice rang out: "Yuanyi."
The young men were interrupted and turned back in anger. When they saw the person coming, they lost their arrogance and left in disgrace.
Chu Huan was wearing a moon-white straight gown with a round flower pattern that rose step by step. He looked tall and slender, with a face like a jade crown and delicate facial features like sculptures. He looked at Jiang Yuanyi with a pair of warm and clear eyes. There was no trace of the gloomy look that day.
Jiang Xirong grabbed her sister's hand and whispered in her ear: "Sister, when did you become so familiar with Mr. Chu?"
The sister who was always gentle and polite to others, now frowned, and her charming peach blossom eyes were full of coldness. She pulled Jiang Xirong to the side.
Chu Huan stepped forward and stopped in front of her. His voice was low, as if he was still smiling: "Yuanyi, why do you hide when you see me?"
Chu Huan lowered his head slightly and looked at her with a smile. The eyes were ambiguous, and people who didn't know would only think that they had a superficial relationship. Coupled with the timely interruption just now, who knows what rumors will spread.
Jiang Yuanyi looked up at him and said bluntly: "Get out of the way."
Although Jiang Xirong was slow, she felt that Yuanyi really hated Chu Huan. Her sister was always gentle and polite. If Chu Huan hadn't done something to anger her, she wouldn't have been like this.
Thinking of this, she followed Jiang Yuanyi obediently and said no more.
I don't know if it was because there were many people by the river at this time, even if Jiang Yuanyi was cold and sarcastic, he didn't seem to be angry at all, and still smiled warmly and beautifully. He stood tall and pointed ahead: "The scenery of Nanwu River has always been gentle and charming. Why don't I walk with you?"
Jiang Yuanyi looked at Chu Huan in disbelief. He was so forgetful...
She raised her feet to leave, and heard a sharp voice beside her: "Miss Jiang is really restless. She hasn't even reached the age of marriage yet, but she's flirting with men all day long. She doesn't know how to behave." She turned around
and saw a beautiful girl with a graceful and plump figure standing five steps away. Looking back, He Huilan stood beside the carriage, half-covered with a round fan, looking over here.
When he saw her looking over, he immediately smiled and nodded, very polite.
Jiang Yuanyi frowned and looked at Chu Huan, but saw that he didn't react at all. I don't know what he was thinking. They actually brought this mad dog out to bite people.
Her red lips, hidden under the veil, curled up slightly, and she heard her sister angrily say: "It was obviously Master Chu who stopped my sister, don't talk nonsense!"
Liu Ruyan's beautiful eyes were full of ruthlessness, and she said sarcastically: "What is the status of the Chu family? What is your status?"
There were many people on this day, and when something exciting happened, people quickly gathered around. In addition, the people standing together were all eye-catching in appearance, and among them was Master Chu, who was famous in the capital.
Many ladies from the royal family gathered around, looked at Jiang Yuanyi, and whispered to each other: "Who is she? I just saw her walking with Master Chu..."
"That woman actually said that it was Master Chu who stopped her. How is that possible?"
"Yes, what kind of person is Master Chu? How could he condescend to stop her?"
"But she is really beautiful..." "
So what if she is beautiful? How many women in this capital want to marry Master Chu?"
"..."
Jiang Yuanyi raised her eyes and looked at Chu Huan: "Is this your purpose?"
The girl's eyebrows were like distant mountains, her eyes were like pearls, and she was charming and attractive.
Chu Huan smiled lightly: "Yuanyi, you misunderstood."
Chu Huan has been carefully cultivating his image for more than 20 years, and the benefits are reflected at this time. Everyone will speak to him.
If a woman talks to him, it means that the woman is not decent and intends to seduce.
If there is a conflict with a man, it must be that the other party has made a mistake.
If his concubine was arrogant and bullying, Chu Huan would be kind and generous, and would not blame her.
Jiang Yuanyi saw the coldness in his eyes, took a step to the right, and walked directly across the cold river.
There were no railings or dams around the Nanwu River. The river flowed on the ground, calm and gentle. There was only one place where the water was fast and deep, and a wooden archway was inserted next to it to remind people not to get close to the deep water.
Jiang Yuanyi walked around Chu Huan and walked a few steps, and then he came to the mouth of the rapids.
There were many people gathered here. Liu Ruyan pretended to chase after them, but accidentally tripped and fell on Jiang Xirong. Jiang Xirong was in a panic and was wavering. She wanted to grab Jiang Yuanyi. Jiang Yuanyi instinctively grabbed her, but the riverside was very slippery. Before she could grab her sister's hand, she fell backwards. Amid the screams of the crowd, her body leaned back, her feet were already hanging in the air, and she was about to fall into the river.
A black shadow suddenly flashed by, strong and swift. When Jiang Yuanyi was about to fall, it grabbed her waist, turned around, and stood back on the ground steadily.
Jiang Yuanyi screamed, looked up, and saw Xiao Tuo's profile.
He put himself down steadily, took two steps forward, grabbed Liu Ruyan's collar, and said in a cold voice: "I warned you."
Liu Ruyan was still on the ground at this time, burying her head and sobbing, pretending to be pitiful. As if she was really careless.
He raised his eyes and looked at Chu Huan provocatively: "Don't care?"
Chu Huan stared at Xiao Tuo, and was about to speak when he saw Xiao Tuo smiled evilly: "It's useless for you to care."
He grabbed Liu Ruyan's collar, pulled her up straight, and threw her into the river.
Lin Zhengyu was stunned when he saw this not far away. He turned his head to look at Xiao Tingyi, and saw that her cheeks were tense, and she was obviously frightened by Xiao Tuo.
After a few moments of silence, the surroundings were in an uproar.
Looking at Xiao Tuo in disbelief, how could there be such a bold and arrogant person!
"Mr. Xiao, you really don't take people seriously!"
"Yes! Throwing Mr. Chu's concubine into the river in front of him is too much!"
"How can you treat a girl who is so weak as a chicken like this?!"
Xiao Tuo smiled and looked at Chu Huan, and saw that he had a calm expression. He just turned around and ordered people to pick Liu Ruyan up from the river.
Xiao Tuo hid Jiang Yuanyi behind him, looked at those people who were excited and indignant, and said sarcastically: "She pushed the girl into the river on purpose just now? Can't you see it?"
Everyone was silent for a few moments, and one of them said: "Who said she did it on purpose? The riverside is slippery, she accidentally slipped and dragged this girl into the river. But why did you throw her into the river?"
Xiao Tuo laughed: "You don't have eyes, but I do. I saw with my own eyes that she slipped on purpose and wanted to push others into the river. Why? She can hurt others, but can't she experience the feeling of falling into the water herself?" "
Mr. Xiao, don't make excuses!"
"Whether she did it on purpose or not, it was wrong for you to throw her into the river!"
Several people whispered: "I just saw that Miss Liu, it seemed like she did it on purpose. When the girl next to her was about to fall into the water..."
"I saw it too..."
Xiao Tuo had sharp ears and bowed to the two women, saying, "Can you two ladies tell me what you saw and heard?"
He was tall, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes.
The two girls blushed.
One of the girls whispered, "I, I think I saw that girl fall down on purpose."
Xiao Tuo thanked them and looked at the people around him, "You said that this woman was powerless, but do you know? At the birthday banquet of the wife of Prince Hui, she directly kidnapped people, locked them in the woodshed, and beat them until they were almost unconscious!"
There was silence for a moment, and the voices of rebuttal suddenly became much smaller.
Xiao Tuo took the opportunity to say, "It's not the first time that Chu Huan's concubine has targeted this girl. Last time, she made things difficult for her at the birthday banquet of Prince Hui's wife. Do you still think she is innocent?"
"But... you shouldn't have thrown her into the river..."
Many people still whispered.
Xiao Tuo's face turned cold. He had explained what he needed to explain. He took the cloak handed over by Lin Zhengyu, wrapped Jiang Yuanyi tightly, looked at those people and said lightly, "If I hadn't come in time, you would know who fell into the river."
After that, he took Jiang Yuanyi and left.
The Xiao family sent two carriages. Xiao Tuo took Jiang Yuanyi and pushed her into his carriage. Just as he was about to step up, he was stopped by Xiao Tingyi.
Xiao Tuo also knew what Sister Xiao meant. Today's incident was a big deal, and his actions just now could be explained as being done out of desperation.
If his mother was sitting alone in a carriage at this moment, and she was still a little girl who had not yet reached the age of marriage, if the news got out, I don't know how unpleasant it would be.
Xiao Tuo nodded to his sister, walked aside, and whispered to the girl in the carriage: "Yuanyi, I will ride in a carriage with Zhengyu."
Jiang Yuanyi replied softly: "Okay."
Xiao Tingyi got up and got into the carriage.
The little girl huddled aside, and when she saw him, she hurriedly called out: "General Ningyuan."
Xiao Tingyi shook his head: "Just call me sister."
The carriage moved forward slowly, and the two were silent for a long time.
Xiao Tingyi turned around and looked at Jiang Yuanyi: "Do you know the impact of today's incident on you?"
Xiao Tingyi wore a light apricot dress and her hair was tied up in a bun, which made her look much softer than before, with more feminine charm. She seemed to be doing well with Lin Zhengyu.
The little girl listened to what she said, without any anxiety. She looked at her with a smile on her face.
Xiao Tingyi frowned: "Miss Jiang?"
Jiang Yuanyi came back to her senses and remembered what she had asked just now.
She and Xiao Tuo were acting intimate in public. Xiao Tuo, who never defended himself, said those things for her. If the two of them had no relationship, no one would believe it. Who knows what people would say if this got out.
But Jiang Yuanyi didn't care.
She looked at Xiao Tingyi with a smile and said softly: "It's okay, sister."
She would marry him anyway.
It doesn't matter what people say about her. What matters is that in this life, I can stay with Xiao Tuo for the rest of my life.
The author has something to say: Tuo Tuo finally arrived just in time this time, right?