Chapter 703, The Master of Four Seasons Villa
"Whose dog is this? Catch it now, or I'll order it to be shot!"
Looking at the chaotic scene, Princess Huijia was both anxious and angry. She was anxious because she didn't know whether her spirit turtle would survive in the mouth of the hunting dog, and she was angry that a good flower-viewing banquet turned out like this.
Seeing that the guards could not catch the hunting dogs, Princess Huijia waved her hand to signal the guards to prepare bows and arrows.
Wu Dingbai saw it and quickly shouted, "Don't shoot it, Princess, don't shoot it, it's a Jinling Guard dog."
Princess Huijia's expression froze, and she angrily said, "Who brought the dog here? Catch it for me immediately."
Wu Dingbai was extremely anxious. He wanted to catch the three hunting dogs, but he didn't have the ability to do so.
At this moment, the three hunting dogs surrounded by the crowd sensed the danger and were fighting against the crowd with all their strength, completely ignoring Wu Dingbai's shouts.
A smart young man from a noble family wanted to show himself in front of Princess Huijia and Prince Yong. When he saw that Princess Huijia didn't want to shoot the hunting dog after learning that it belonged to the Jinling Guards, he took the initiative to step forward and capture it.
The three hunting dogs were not afraid of the secret guards and assassins, so how could they be afraid of these people from noble families who had never experienced actual combat? In just a moment, they knocked these people down.
Among the crowd of male relatives, Yan Zhigao was sweating profusely as he watched more and more people get injured.
Although the three hunting dogs were brought here by the young master of the Wu family, the dogs belonged to the Yan family. Yan Zhigao had never regretted it so much. If he had paid more attention to the household affairs on weekdays, he would not have been unable to scold even the dogs at home.
“Stop, stop now!”
"Shut up and don't bite!"
The officials around couldn't help but raise their eyebrows when they saw Yan Zhigao screaming desperately.
Some officials even scoffed, saying, "Is it really necessary to work so hard? If you really want to show off, just go ahead and catch the dog."
Yan Zhigao ignored the sour remarks and continued shouting. His voice was so loud and his emotions were so excited that both Prince Yong and Princess Huijia looked at him a few times.
"I said enough is enough!"
The Minister of Revenue thought that this was his subordinate and hesitated for a moment, but finally reminded him: "Everything should be done in moderation, as too much is as bad as too little."
Yan Zhigao was embarrassed to say that this was the Yan family's dog, so he just nodded humbly and said, "Thank you for your guidance, sir." Then, he continued to shout with all his might. During this time, when he saw that the dog Xiaoqi was about to bite someone, he bravely took a few steps forward.
Of course, it was just a few steps, and the crowd didn't even leave.
To be honest, Yan Zhigao was actually quite scared when he saw these three hunting dogs sweeping through the guards.
Everyone watched his performance in silence.
At the same time, a few carriages slowly drove over from a hundred meters away.
Dongli was riding at the front of the convoy. He frowned when he saw the road ahead was blocked. After the convoy advanced a few dozen meters, he waved to the carriages behind him to stop.
I wanted to wait until the people in front of me evacuated before moving on, but after waiting for a while, more and more people gathered in front of me.
Just when Dongli was about to go forward to find out what was going on, a pure black horse suddenly rushed towards them and reached the front of the convoy in just a moment.
Dongli saw that the carriage behind him could not avoid the horse, so he jumped up without thinking and slapped the charging horse with one palm.
"Boom~"
The horse fell to the ground and couldn't get up.
This scene was seen by everyone outside Zhuangzi, and they were all shocked.
"That man...that man killed the old prince's beloved horse!"
Everyone couldn't help but look at Prince Yong.
At this moment, Prince Yong's attention was not on his fallen beloved horse, but on Dongli who was standing with a sword in his hand.
“Woof, woof, woof~”
There was a brief silence because Prince Yong's beloved horse was killed. At this time, the sound of dogs barking was heard in the crowd.
When Bishi heard this, she was shocked and quickly said to Daohua in the carriage, "Miss, I heard the voices of Xiaoyi, Xiaoliu, and Xiaoqi."
In the carriage, Daohua frowned. She knew that the farms around Tangyu Mountain were all inhabited by dignitaries, but it was not convenient for her master to show up in public, and she really didn't want to have too much contact with them.
The barking of the dogs was rapid and sharp. Daohua knew that Gou Xiaoyi and the others were attacking others. After a moment's hesitation, he said to Bishi, "Let's go and see what's going on."
Bishi nodded, quickly jumped off the carriage, and ran straight towards the crowd.
"Dongli, follow me!"
The sound of rice flowers came again.
Dongli glanced at Caiju, signaled her to protect the convoy, and then followed.
Bishi rushed into the crowd and saw more than ten people besieging three hunting dogs. She was immediately furious: "Stop! How can you bully the minority with your numbers?"
The sound came so suddenly that everyone looked at her.
Hearing her talk about using the majority to bully the minority, many people's mouths twitched.
Before anyone could react, Bishi rushed towards the guards who were besieging the hunting dogs.
"Stop it!"
Bishi had a loud voice, and this shout was so powerful that the people besieging the hunting dog actually stopped.
When the three hunting dogs saw Bishi, they thought she was there to help them. They immediately became excited and opened their mouths to bite the person in front of them.
"Shut up, Gou Xiaoqi!"
"Gou Xiaoyi, Gou Xiaoliu, squat down!"
Seeing that the three hunting dogs were stopped so easily, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, they looked curiously at Bishi and Dongli who suddenly appeared, secretly guessing their identities.
After stopping the three hunting dogs, Bishi bowed to Prince Yong and Princess Huijia who were surrounded by the crowd, and then quickly ran towards the three hunting dogs.
He found that Gou Xiaoyi had something in his mouth and quickly said, "Gou Xiaoyi, spit out what's in your mouth."
Dog Xiaoyi hesitated for a while, then reluctantly spit out the turtle in his mouth.
As soon as the turtle was free, it immediately stretched out its limbs from its shell and crawled away as if escaping. Soon, it was caught by the maidservant beside Princess Huijia.
Seeing that Xiaoyi was eating something carelessly again, Bishi couldn't help but teach him a lesson: "Didn't I tell you not to eat anything carelessly? What if you get an upset stomach?"
The dog Xiaoyi seemed to know that he was being scolded. He whimpered twice and then rubbed Bishi's hand with his head.
Bishi's heart softened, and she reached out to scratch the back of Gou Xiaoyi's neck. Her hand felt sticky, and when she looked down, she saw that it was covered in blood. Her face suddenly changed.
"Xiaoyi, are you hurt?"
Bishi quickly checked Dog Xiaoyi and saw a palm-sized wound on the back of its neck. Her heart suddenly tightened. She then quickly checked Dog Xiaoliu and Dog Xiaoqi. Seeing that the latter two were fine, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Xiaoyi, Xiaoliu, Xiaoqi, why are you fighting with others here? Where are the Third Master and the Fourth Master? Where are they?"
The dog Xiaoqi barked softly, then quickly ran to Wu Dingbai, bit his robe, and dragged him to Bishi. Then he barked twice more and nodded his head towards Wu Dingbai.
Everyone looked at this scene and was surprised to find that they seemed to understand what Gou Xiaoqi wanted to express.
"The Jinling Guard's dogs are really different. They are very cunning and clever."
Wu Dingbai looked at the jade stone awkwardly and said with a wry smile, "I brought them here."
Bishi bowed to Wu Dingbai and said, "I am a servant of the Yan family. I am honored to meet you, sir."
When the people present heard this, their expressions changed.
When Wu Dingbai stopped the three hunting dogs at Bishi, he guessed her identity. He glanced at the carriage in the distance and said with a smile, "Wentao and Wenkai, I are good friends."
Bishi nodded and bowed again: "Sir, please allow me to say something presumptuous. Since you have brought Xiaoyi and the others here, you should take good care of them." As she spoke, she looked around.
"Xiaoyi and the others are hunting dogs with strong attack power. If they are not properly supervised and get stimulated, they can easily hurt people. Now Xiaoyi is also injured. What the young master did was very unkind."
Wu Dingbai felt a little embarrassed to be criticized in public by a maid, but this time it was indeed because he did not take good care of the three hunting dogs, so he suppressed his anger.
He could tolerate it, but Wu Xirong couldn't.
"Hey, you are such a powerful maid, you dare to teach my brother a lesson. Where is your master? Call him over. This kind of thing is not something a maid like you can decide."
Bishi looked at Wu Xirong calmly, "I dare not lecture this young master. What I just said is the truth. Xiaoyi and the others are hunting dogs. This young master doesn't have the ability to control them, so he shouldn't have brought them out. Now that he has brought them out, he must be responsible for them."
As he spoke, he looked at the others present and bowed on his knees.
"I am a servant of the Yan family. These three hunting dogs were raised by the Yan family, but the presence of the hunting dogs here was definitely not the work of the Yan family. Therefore, the incident of the hunting dogs injuring someone today has nothing to do with the Yan family."
As soon as these words were spoken, many people raised their eyebrows and looked up to the maid in front of them who claimed to be from the Yan family.
Bishi looked at Wu Dingbai again and said, "Sir, do you have any objection to what I just said?"
Wu Dingbai glanced at Bishi and said in a muffled voice, "No objection."
After hearing this, Bishi bowed to everyone again, and without saying anything more, he picked up the injured dog Xiaoyi and left with dogs Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi.
Everyone's gaze followed the movement of the jade stone, and finally fell on the carriage in the distance.
"What a powerful maid!"
"That girl claims to be from the Yan family. Who is in the Yan family on the carriage?"
The three hunting dogs that caused the chaos were taken away directly. Everyone looked a little strange and couldn't help but look at Princess Huijia and Prince Yong.
Old Prince Yong looked at Dongli who left behind Bishi, his eyes flashed slightly, but he didn't say anything.
Princess Huijia glanced at Prince Yong and saw that he had endured his anger even after his beloved horse died, and her spirit turtle was fine, so she suppressed her anger and remained silent without saying a word to stop him.
The two most distinguished people present did not speak a word, and the others would say nothing even less. As for the injured person, didn’t you hear what the maid said? Go find the Wu family.
Here, Bishi carried Dog Xiaoyi onto the carriage, while Dog Xiaoliu and Dog Xiaoqi squatted beside the carriage, wagging their tails.
Daohua asked, "What's going on?"
Bishi told Daohua what had just happened.
At this time, Dongli also came over and stood outside the carriage and whispered, "Xiaoyi and the others are making such a commotion at the manor of Prince Yong and Princess Huijia."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jian, who had his eyes closed to rest, suddenly opened his eyes.
When Daohua saw them, she quickly asked, "Master, do you know them?"
Gu Jian did not give a direct answer, but only said vaguely: "These are two smart people."
Seeing that Gu Jian closed his eyes again, Daohua lifted a corner of the curtain and looked at the situation ahead.
Without the trouble caused by the three hunting dogs, the guards quickly cleared the road.
Seeing that the people gathered in front of Zhuangzi's gate showed no signs of dispersing, Daohua frowned. Although she didn't want to contact those people, it would seem a bit embarrassing to stop moving forward. After pondering for a moment, she ordered the carriage to continue moving forward.
Here, Princess Huijia looked at Prince Yong, who was standing still, in confusion, wondering why he kept staring at those carriages. She also knew the Yan family, which was considered a newly emerged elite family in recent times.
There have been new upstarts emerging every year in recent years, but she doesn't think there's anything worth paying attention to.
However, Uncle Yong, the Prince of Yong, had experienced three dynasties and was very good at adapting to changing circumstances. She was also willing to stay and see how the people he cared about were doing.
If these two people stay, it will be difficult for the others to disperse.
At the same time, everyone was also curious about which member of the Yan family was in the carriage.
Not long after, the carriage carrying Daohua and others arrived at the gate of the manor.
Daohua couldn't avoid him, so she said something to Gu Jian and got off the carriage with Weimao.
Seeing a graceful young girl in green clothes slowly stepping down from the carriage, everyone present couldn't help but open their eyes wide. Although the girl was wearing a veil, her elegant and lively temperament still made people's eyes shine.
Under Caiju's guidance, Daohua walked towards Prince Yong and Princess Huijia. When she got close, she knelt and saluted: "Shengping greets the old prince and the princess."
Hearing this, everyone was stunned.
Obviously, no one expected that the person in the carriage would be the eldest daughter of the Yan family, who had been recently conferred the title by the emperor - Princess Shengping.
While others were surprised, Old Prince Yong had already said with a smile: "It turns out to be the Princess Shengping. Princess, please stand up quickly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Then, Daohua bowed to everyone again and said, "I'm sorry that the family dog was not properly managed and frightened everyone." As she said that, she glanced at Wang Maner behind her.
Wang Maner immediately took out the prepared medicine.
Daohua: "Please accept the medicine, injured warrior, and don't let the wound get infected."
Old Prince Yong glanced at the carriage, then signaled his servant to take the medicine: "County Lady, don't blame yourself. This incident is not the fault of the Yan family."
Princess Huijia glanced at Prince Yong and signaled her servants to take the medicine away.
Seeing that both of them had received their medicine, Daohua said, "Shengping just came from Zhongzhou and is quite dusty. I won't disturb you all and will take my leave first."
Prince Yong and Princess Huijia exchanged a quick glance. Why did they come from Zhongzhou to Tangyu Mountain instead of returning to the capital?
Both of them were accustomed to big scenes. Even if they had many questions in their minds, they did not show it on their faces. They smiled and nodded, indicating that Daohua should be at ease.
Daohua saluted and stepped back, then returned to the carriage. The convoy then drove quickly towards the villa a few hundred meters away.
When they saw the carriage stopped outside Four Seasons Villa, everyone present became a little uneasy.
"Isn't that Four Seasons Villa?"
(End of this chapter)
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