Chapter 111 Falling into the Lotus Pond
Xu Ruoyan's face turned pale, and he looked around at the young masters who had just praised him, and reminded them in a somewhat anxious tone:
"I am Xu Ruoyan, the son of Prefect Xu. Master Ji, don't you remember me? We went swimming together in the lake a while ago!"
Ji Qiubai tilted his head, thought for a moment, and said nonchalantly:
"Oh, it's you. Okay, go play somewhere else."
After that, he smiled again, turned his gaze to Meng Yunlan, and said with great interest:
"Hey, Mr. Meng, you haven't finished what you just said. Come on, let's continue."
Hearing this, Meng Yunlan glanced at Xu Ruoyan, whose eyes were blazing with fire, and then looked at Ji Qiubai, and said helplessly:
"My wife's surname is..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted again.
Xu Ruoyan saw that Ji Qiubai ignored her in order to talk to Meng Yunlan, who was of lower status.
His face suddenly became hot, he squatted down and leaned over to interrupt, deliberately interrupting:
"Mr. Ji, you don't know that this man is the relative of a Huachen student. He has a low status and little knowledge. If you talk to him, I'm afraid that eight out of ten of his sentences are just pretending to be knowledgeable to deceive you! Let's go to the front and have some tea, and don't waste time here."
Ji Qiubai raised his eyelids slightly, glanced at Xu Ruoyan coldly, and could no longer pretend to be good-tempered.
With a gloomy face, he suddenly lifted the lid of the table, and the table fell to the ground with a loud "bang". The fruits, vegetables and snacks that were originally placed on the table also rolled to the ground with a crackling sound.
Ji Qiubai sat still, glanced at Xu Ruoyan who was too frightened to move, and sneered:
"I gave you a little bit of good color, and you want to open a dyeing factory? Foolish, get out of here quickly, you want to meddle in my business, huh! You are praised too much by a bunch of lackeys, and you can't see your own weight, right?"
Xu Ruoyan was scolded harshly, and she was so frightened that she trembled with fear, her legs went weak, and she dared not look Ji Qiubai in the eye.
After hurriedly bowing to him, she ran away in shame with tears in her eyes.
As for the remaining male relatives who were watching the fun, there was no need for Ji Qiubai to chase them away. They all stayed away from him and whispered to each other. In an instant, only Meng Yunlan, Ji Qiubai and his servant were left there.
The other side.
After Ji Qiubai got angry, he remembered Meng Yunlan who was next to him and he wanted to make friends with her.
He clenched his fist and put it to his lips and coughed twice, then turned his head, blinked at Meng Yunlan, sighed, and explained:
"Mr. Meng, I usually have a good temper, but I am a very loyal person. When I see a new friend being slandered, I can't help but get angry. I hope I didn't scare you just now?"
Meng Yunlan looked at Ji Qiubai who seemed to want to clear himself, shook his head, and said slowly:
"I was not frightened, and there is no need to explain too much, Master Ji. You did this to protect me, and I should be grateful."
After that, he lowered his eyes, smiled, and said with curved lips:
"Besides, you have such a free and easy personality. Yun Lan has been longing for you since childhood. I am not afraid of being laughed at by Master Ji. Yesterday, my wife learned that I was coming to the banquet.
I was told over and over again not to put myself in a difficult position, because I was afraid that I was too dull and would suffer losses, and that your straightforward personality was better."
After hearing this, Ji Qiubai's eyes lit up and he asked:
"Really? She, your wife, also thinks that I have a good temper? Oh, no, she thinks that you are too dull, ahem, anyway, she is worried about you, right?"
It turns out he has a hot temper.
Is Su Yuan still optimistic?
Meng Yunlan's mind was confused by his confusing words, so she nodded and said "hmm".
Ji Qiubai chuckled upon hearing this, looked around at the mess on the ground, stood up, and greeted with a cheerful tone:
"Come on, let's go sit at the top. My seat is spacious. Anyway, today's flower-viewing banquet is hosted for me. My father invited young gentlemen, so he won't come."
"Shijun and I will be in charge here. He will be here soon. Hehe, I will introduce him to you. You two are both calm and steady people, so you will definitely be able to chat with each other."
Meng Yunlan stood up obediently, pursed her lips, and said:
"Master Ji, please help me find a seat below. I am not the host, so it would be inappropriate for me to sit there."
Ji Qiubai uttered a light "hmm", nodded and said "OK", then led Meng Yunlan to sit at the top for a while and started chatting with him.
He did not notice that sitting diagonally below him, a pair of red and swollen eyes were staring at Meng Yunlan viciously, and were secretly telling something to a servant in the palace.
After one stick of incense.
Ji Qiubai led Jiang Shijun and Meng Yunlan who had just arrived. After the two got to know each other, he announced the start of the meal.
Servants filed out from both sides, serving carefully prepared delicacies to each table.
In the open space in the middle.
The musicians played a light tune.
The dancers danced gracefully to the music.
In addition, Jiang Shijun deliberately said a few light-hearted words, and in an instant, the stiff and depressing atmosphere in the back garden that was created by Ji Qiubai's anger just now was swept away.
Everyone was toasting each other and laughing happily.
Next.
Meng Yunlan raised his glass with everyone else and had just drunk a glass of fruit wine when he suddenly felt unbearable abdominal pain.
He frowned, called the servant behind him, and asked him to quietly retreat to the toilet.
Outside the toilet not far from the lotus pond.
After Meng Yunlan came out of the toilet, he looked around and found that the servant who had led the way was gone.
I just thought he was busy.
Left first.
Meng Yunlan sighed and glanced at the straight path ahead. He did not stand there stupidly, but took a step forward to return to the banquet along the same route.
On the way, passing by the lotus pond.
Meng Yunlan suddenly caught a glimpse of an object in the grass beside the pond, which was shining brightly in the bright sunlight in the sky.
He narrowed his eyes in confusion and walked over slowly until he was closer.
Meng Yunlan finally saw it clearly.
——It’s a sapphire earring.
He pursed his lips, bent down and was about to pick it up, however, just as Meng Yunlan leaned over.
A pair of hands suddenly appeared behind him, and pushed him hard into the pool.
A moment.
There was a "plop" sound as a man suddenly fell into the lotus pond. The man struggled hard in the water, and he cried for help:
"Help, someone come!"
The sound of a huge heavy object falling into the water and the shouting not only attracted the guards of the palace, but also attracted a group of male relatives who were attending the banquet not far away.
Jiang Shijun looked at the man struggling desperately in the lotus pond, and with an anxious look on his face, he directed the sturdy guards who had just arrived, and ordered in a stern voice:
"Hurry, hurry, rescue the people."
The guard frowned, bit his lower lip after a slight hesitation, answered "yes" loudly, then jumped into the water and swam towards the man in the water.
In a moment.
The strong female guard dragged the man ashore. Under Jiang Shijun's command, she picked up the man she had just rescued and hurried to the palace doctor's office.
The men who were left by the pool were either gloating or sighing as they watched the show. They had different opinions:
"Alas! I never thought that a noble son of an official family would be saved by a vulgar guard after he fell into the water. Doesn't that mean he will have to marry her in the future? His life will be ruined."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
