Chapter 524, Becoming a Villain
"Your family has prepared such a sumptuous meal!"
After lunch, the ladies from each family found their acquaintances and chatted with them in the garden. Dong Yuanyao took Daohua, Yan Yihan and others to the pavilion to rest.
Dong Yuanyao smiled and said, "You also know the purpose of my family holding this banquet. Of course, we have to show our strength."
Yan Yihan and Yan Yishuang, who were sitting nearby, couldn't help but look gloomy when they heard this.
Daohua came close to Dong Yuanyao and whispered, "Is there anyone you like?"
Dong Yuanyao shook her head. "I don't know about that yet. My mother and grandmother are very tight-lipped. They haven't revealed anything."
Daohua: "Perhaps your grandmother and mother still want to return to the capital to look for her."
Dong Yuanyao: "That's not certain. My grandmother is someone who values family background. Since my father can't inherit the Marquisate, everything in the future will have to rely on my brother to work hard on his own. She hopes that my brother's in-laws can help him."
Daohua nodded: "That's understandable. Your grandmother definitely doesn't want the gap between your family and your uncle's family to be too big."
Dong Yuanyao sighed and said, "Who says it's not true? Although my grandmother never thought about competing for the title of Marquis, she has always been competing with my uncle in her heart."
As they were talking, Su Shiyu came over with a few girls.
After everyone greeted each other, they sat down and chatted together.
Seeing Yan Yihan and the others sitting there looking a little bored, Daohua said, "If you're bored, go for a walk."
Yan Yile had been unable to sit still for a long time. Upon hearing this, she immediately pulled up Yan Yihan and Yan Yile. Yang Xiujun was unable to get a word in with Daohua and the others, and didn't want to stay in the pavilion, so she stood up as well.
Before leaving, Daohua instructed Yan Yihan, "Take good care of cousin Xiuyun and your two younger sisters."
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiujun frowned slightly.
What does cousin Yi Yi mean by this?
By instructing Yihuan like this, do you think that she will bring shame to the Yan family?
After they left, a few more people left the pavilion, and finally only Daohua, Dong Yuanyao and Su Shiyu were left.
Without anyone else around, Dong Yuanyao stopped pretending to be dignified and leaned back in her chair, saying, "Finally, I can take a breath."
Daohua and Su Shiyu both found it a little funny to see her like this.
Daohua looked at Su Shiyu and said, "Sister Su, tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. Yuanyao and I have an appointment to watch the lanterns together. Why don't you come too?"
Su Shiyu smiled and nodded: "Okay."
Afterwards, the three of them started talking about what they had done during this period. When they were talking excitedly, they suddenly heard a noise.
Dong Yuanyao frowned and stood up immediately: "What happened?"
The most taboo thing for families at banquets is for people to cause trouble. Daohua and Su Shiyu also stood up and said, "Let's go over and take a look."
The three of them walked quickly towards the source of the noise.
The Dong family's garden was next to the hanging flower gate, and the noise was coming from here. When the three of them approached, they saw many ladies gathered around the hanging flower gate.
"Why is there a male voice?"
Dong Yuanyao's expression changed and she ran over with her skirt lifted.
Daohua and Su Shiyu were walking behind, and then they heard a delicate voice.
"Mr. He, An Xi has already apologized to you. Please be magnanimous and let him go."
"Hmph, if I don't forgive him, wouldn't that be ungenerous of me?"
Soon, the three of them arrived in front of the hanging flower gate.
At this moment, An Xi, who was still wearing makeup, was kneeling on the ground. In front of him stood a young man in brocade clothes, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with an angry look on his face. A few steps away, near the hanging flower gate, stood Jiang Wanying and several other girls.
Daohua knew at a glance that the young man in brocade clothes wanted to punish An Xi, and Jiang Wanying and other girls were pleading for him.
At this moment, the leader of Shuangxi Troupe arrived, sweating profusely. As soon as he arrived, he bowed and nodded to apologize to the young man in brocade clothes.
After hearing the humbly apology from the class leader, the young man in brocade clothes looked a little better.
However, at this time, Jiang Wanying and several other girls also joined in the plea, and their words were more inclined towards An Xi. In an instant, the young man in brocade clothes' face darkened again.
"Look carefully, he bumped into me. His lowly and dirty smell still lingers on me. What's wrong with punishing him by making him kneel?"
Immediately, a girl disagreed and said, "An Xi didn't do it on purpose, so why is Mr. He still chasing her?"
Mr. He became even angrier and threatened to punish An Xi.
Suddenly, another girl stood up to plead for mercy.
At this moment, the leader of the Shuangxi Troupe was almost crying. He really wanted to yell at the girls who came to beg for mercy to stop making things worse.
People like Mr. He either want to find someone to vent their dissatisfaction or want to show off their sense of superiority. As long as they are a little accommodating and humble, and wait for him to cool down, they will naturally be fine.
But these ladies insisted on coming out to beg for mercy, aren't they just adding fuel to the fire?
An Xi, kneeling on the ground, was also filled with powerlessness and annoyance.
Are these girls really pleading for him?
Maybe there were, but he knew that they wanted to use the opportunity of pleading for him to gain the attention of the young masters in the front yard and spread their reputation for kindness.
Every time I go to the back house to sing, I always meet such a scheming girl.
Dong Yuanyao understood the whole story and saw more and more people gathering around. She felt very annoyed. Standing at the doorway, she said to Master He, "Master He, since your clothes are dirty, I'll have the servant take you to the guest house to change. Don't worry, they're all new."
When Master He saw Dong Yuanyao come forward, his anger subsided a bit. "Let's put the clothes aside for now. Miss Dong, this person bumped into me. What are you going to do?"
Dong Yuanyao frowned, annoyed by Mr. He's relentless pursuit. Looking at An Xi who was kneeling on the ground and trying hard to support herself, she was at a loss for a moment.
Daohua looked at Dong Yuanyao, thought for a moment, and said, "An Xi bumped into Master He. It was his fault. Regardless of whether he did it intentionally or not, Master He deserves to punish him."
Hearing this, all the girls looked at Daohua with condemnation in their eyes.
Dong Yuanyao was also a little surprised.
Su Shiyu glanced at Daohua, and after a moment's thought, she understood what was going on. She continued, "That's quite right. Not only did he offend someone, but he also soiled their clothes. It's reasonable for Master He to punish him."
When Mr. He saw that a girl stood up to support him, his expression immediately improved a lot.
The Shuangxi troupe's leader also reacted and quickly said, "It's Anxi's fault. Master He, please punish him."
Mr. He hesitated, looking at the girls around him. If the punishment was too severe, it would be bad for his reputation. After thinking for a while, he said, "Just give her five strokes as a token of my appreciation."
Daohua immediately gave Dong Yuanyao a wink.
Dong Yuanyao received the news and quickly called a servant to hold An Xi down. He looked at Master He and said, "Let's fight right here, Master He, and watch us."
Mr. He raised his chin and said, "That's not necessary. I trust Miss Dong." Then he left with the servant.
Seeing the people leave, Dong Yuanyao breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand, and signaled the servant to take An Xi away, without mentioning the beating.
The troupe owner hurried to help Anxi.
When An Xi stood up, his legs were shaking. Before leaving, he looked back at the ladies at the door with hanging flowers, and immediately found Dong Yuanyao and Daohua.
It's them!
No wonder he felt the voice was so familiar.
The ladies returned to the garden. Along the way, Daohua and Su Shiyu received many dissatisfied looks from the ladies.
Jiang Wanying even walked over and sneered, "Miss Yan and Miss Su are truly heartless."
A young lady immediately took up the conversation, saying sarcastically, "Some people only know how to flatter the powerful and bully the weak, clinging to the rich and powerful. An Xi was just an actor, so if he died, he would be dead. But Master He is different. His term as a councilor has expired, and he will soon be going to Beijing to serve as the Minister of Justice. He must fawn over him."
Daohua and Su Shiyu looked at each other, ignored the ridicule of the crowd, and left the crowd.
"We have become the bad guys." Su Shiyu said self-deprecatingly.
Daohua smiled sarcastically, "Don't pay attention to them. Some of them are just trying to save face." Then, she looked at Su Shiyu and said, "Sister Su, I didn't expect that we have such good chemistry."
(End of this chapter)
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