Chapter 592, Solving the Bad Peach Blossom Problem
The ladies continued to chat and laugh, and the matter of changing clothes seemed like a casual question from Guo Xueming, which did not cause any commotion.
Seeing Guo Xueming and Chen Jiarou sitting together, Daohua said, "The two of them have a good relationship."
Su Shiyu smiled faintly and said, "Although the Chen family's official position is not high, Old Madam Chen is the emperor's wet nurse. In the capital, their family is still well-known."
Dong Yuanyao took over the conversation: "There is a ranking of beauties in Beijing, and both Guo Xueming and Chen Jiarou are on the list. The two must have had some interactions in private."
Su Shiyu looked at Daohua and Dong Yuanyao. "Miss Guo didn't ask any questions about the other ladies changing clothes before, but she brought you two up alone. Did you offend her?"
Daohua and Dong Yuanyao shook their heads at the same time.
Dong Yuanyao: "Who has the time to care about her?"
Su Shiyu glanced at Guo Xueming and said, "Someone like her, who is so versatile and can get along with everyone, won't easily embarrass others. I think she was just testing you two."
Daohua's eyes moved.
Hong Yu, who was standing nearby, whispered, "I noticed earlier that the maidservant next to Miss Guo seemed to be asking about the young prince's whereabouts."
Hearing this, Dong Yuanyao and Su Shiyu looked at the rice flowers at the same time.
Seeing the two of them staring at her, Daohua was speechless: "Why are you looking at me?"
Dong Yuanyao clapped her hands in fear and said, "You should be careful next time. Guo Xueming's rank is much higher than Jiang Wanying's. Look at how she acted just now. If Miss Zhu hadn't stepped up, we would have been left speechless. Even though the matter was settled later, no one thought she was the one causing the trouble."
"The daughters of these noble families are the most likely to set traps for others unintentionally. If you are not careful, you may fall into their verbal traps. It is difficult to explain it, and it is also difficult not to explain it."
Daohua turned her head to glance at Guo Xueming, then quickly looked away without saying anything.
Suddenly, there was a noise downstairs.
Before the women noticed anything, someone from the men's side started shouting loudly.
"Come quickly, protect the adults!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several sharp arrows shot towards the upper floor with a "whoosh".
One official failed to dodge and was shot directly in the thigh by an arrow, and blood immediately flowed out.
Looking at the bloodstains on the ground, the women began to scream.
Daohua hurriedly pulled Dong Yuanyao and Su Shiyu and ran towards Madam Li and the others.
In order to facilitate viewing of the scenery below, the Guankou Tower has only a few fences on the left and right walls, leaving no place to hide from sharp arrows.
"Hide behind the tables and chairs!"
"Get down!"
Seeing the female relatives running around, someone from the male relatives shouted loudly.
Daohua took Dong Yuanyao and Su Shiyu to find Madam Li and the others, and quickly pulled them to hide behind the tables and chairs.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”
Sharp arrows hit the tables and chairs, and the Guankou Tower was in chaos.
Just as the ladies were trembling with fear, some men came over, led by Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai.
As soon as they came over, they blocked all the flying arrows.
After a while, the soldiers under Governor Guo rushed over in a hurry, and soon, the sound of fierce fighting was heard from downstairs.
Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai stood upstairs protecting Mrs. Li and others, without moving, and had no intention of going down to help.
After about a quarter of an hour, the sound of fighting gradually weakened and finally disappeared.
Only then did the women come back to their senses from their fear.
"What's going on?"
"How could there be an assassin?"
"I almost lost my life watching a dragon boat race. I will never come out again."
Just as the women were talking at once, Governor Guo came over and said, "Everyone, please be patient. There was an accident here. It has been resolved now, but we can't stay here any longer. Please leave as soon as possible."
After saying this, he glanced at Mrs. Guo and left in a hurry.
Mrs. Guo was also frightened by the sudden change, but since they had invited everyone this time, she couldn't show any fear. She forced a smile and said, "Don't be afraid, ladies. Everything is fine now. Let's get out of here."
As he said that, he took the lead and pulled Guo Xueming down the stairs.
As soon as they took the lead, everyone else hurried to follow.
Daohua and others walked at the end. With Yan Wentao, Yan Wenkai, Dong Yuanxuan and Su Hongxin protecting them, they were not too worried or afraid.
There were several corpses of men in black lying downstairs, and many women were frightened and pale when they saw them.
Turning around the corridor, Daohua saw Xiao Yeyang standing with Governor Guo. Seeing that he was safe and sound, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The male relatives were standing downstairs waiting for the female relatives.
When the ladies of each family saw their masters, they all pulled their daughters forward.
Just as Jiang Wanying passed by Xiao Yeyang, she didn't know whether her legs were weak or she was tripped, but she fell straight towards Xiao Yeyang.
Seeing this, Daohua, who was still standing at the stairs, couldn't help but clench the silk handkerchief in her hand.
Dong Yuanyao, who was standing by, was even more excited than the rice flowers. She immediately held her arm tightly, which hurt her so much.
When Mrs. Guo and Guo Xueming saw this, they couldn't help but feel nervous.
If Jiang Wanying fell into Xiao Yeyang's arms in public, even if Xiao Yeyang was unwilling, the Queen Mother would force him to marry Jiang Wanying.
"Shameless!" Mrs. Guo cursed softly through gritted teeth.
However, the scene that everyone expected did not happen.
When Xiao Yeyang saw Jiang Wanying falling towards him, his first reaction was not to pick her up, but to quickly take a few steps back.
So Jiang Wanying fell directly to the ground.
"Wanying!"
Mrs. Jiang saw this and immediately ran over anxiously. After helping Jiang Wanying up, she looked at Xiao Yeyang angrily and said, "Yeyang, why didn't you catch Wanying?"
Seeing Mrs. Jiang like this, Xiao Yeyang frowned.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Mrs. Jiang became even angrier: "I'm asking you a question. After all, I'm your elder. Is this how you treat your elders?"
Xiao Yeyang no longer wanted to worry about the other person's face, and said directly: "Mrs. Jiang, I am a man, and it is really not easy for me to help my cousin Wanying."
"When I was little, I just spoke a few more words to my cousin Wanying in the Empress Dowager's palace, and people with ulterior motives started spreading rumors about our childhood sweetheart relationship. If I help my cousin Wanying today, I don't know what rumors will spread tomorrow. This will be bad for her reputation."
"you"
Mrs. Jiang didn't expect Xiao Yeyang to say such a thing, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.
Xiao Yeyang publicly denied that he and Wanying were childhood sweethearts. How dare he?!
Jiang Canzheng, who was not far away, was also very angry. He suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "Yeyang, Wanying is the empress dowager's great-niece, your cousin. She fell down, and you didn't even help her up. Aren't you too unmanly?"
Seeing that Jiang Canzheng was using the Empress Dowager to pressure him, Xiao Yeyang felt even more annoyed and said coldly, "I told you, I'm thinking about my cousin Wanying's reputation. Besides, I've been like this since I was a child. Doesn't Jiang Canzheng know that?"
Governor Guo watched the show for a while, and when he saw that everyone was watching, he stepped forward to smooth things over: "Yeyang also has good intentions. If you want to blame Jiang, you should blame the maidservant beside Miss Jiang. She can't even help her own master. What's the point of having such a servant here?"
Upon hearing this, Councillor Jiang snorted, flicked his sleeves and walked towards his carriage.
When Mrs. Jiang saw this, she hurriedly helped Jiang Wanying to catch up.
Before leaving, Jiang Wanying looked at Xiao Yeyang with tears in her eyes, then lowered her head and left with Mrs. Jiang.
Seeing her like that, many ladies and young ladies exchanged glances implicitly.
Mrs. Guo's face was full of sarcasm. She whispered to Guo Xueming, "The Jiang family is really arrogant. If other families encountered such a thing, they would not have time to try to avoid it. How could they cause such a commotion like this?"
Guo Xueming looked at Xiao Yeyang, his eyes gleaming: "Maybe the Jiang family thinks that cousin Yeyang will accommodate them for the Queen Mother's sake."
Mrs. Guo sneered and said, "What a pity, Yeyang didn't do that." As she spoke, there was a bit more satisfaction in her eyes as she looked at Xiao Yeyang.
This nephew was really beyond her expectations. He was not like other men who would feel pity when seeing weak women and help people regardless of the occasion. He also took the opportunity to publicly deny the "childhood sweetheart" theory that the Jiang family had put on him.
Not promiscuous or sentimental, and knowing how to proactively resolve romantic troubles, that's good, very good!
(End of this chapter)
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