Si Yi: "..."
Wen Nongnong and her group: "..."
"Young master, please go. Our young lady is still waiting for you to come and get married to her," a servant from the Luo household said solicitously.
Upon hearing this, Si Yi immediately threw the embroidered ball to them, saying, "I didn't steal this embroidered ball."
"If you didn't steal it, how did it end up on you?" said a servant from the Luo household.
“She gave it to me.” Si Yi reached out and pulled Lü Qiao over from the side.
The servants of the Luo family glanced at her, then turned their gaze back to Si Yi. "Whether you snatched it or not, in the end, the embroidered ball was indeed in your hands. Everyone saw it. You are now the son-in-law of the Luo family. Young master, please don't refuse."
Si Yi's temple throbbed, and he coldly glared at Lü Qiao.
Green Qiao shrank her neck and couldn't help but advise, "Si Yi, this is a blessing that others would kill for. Since the embroidered ball has fallen into your hands today, why don't you marry her? Anyway, you're not married yet. Now you've gotten a wife for free and settled your life's major event. It's not bad at all."
“That makes perfect sense.” The servants of the Luo family quickly chimed in, “Our master is incredibly wealthy and has only one daughter. If you marry our young lady, you will become the perfect son-in-law of the Luo family, and all of the Luo family’s assets will be yours.”
Hearing this, Lü Qiao was very tempted and helped to persuade Si Yi, "Stop being coy and go become someone's son-in-law. This is a great opportunity to gain both wealth and beauty, something that others can only envy. Don't miss such a good opportunity."
Si Yi's face was as black as could be. He glared at her fiercely and said, "Shut up!" If he had known she would cause him so much trouble, he shouldn't have saved her today.
Startled, Lü Qiao quickly shut her mouth, but her face showed him an expression of ungratefulness.
The servant from the Luo household continued, "The wedding hall is ready. Young master, you can go there now and perform the wedding ceremony with our young lady."
Standing to the side, Xiao Yan, seeing this, said with a rather unpleasant expression, "This kid is really lucky with women."
Gu Yi patted his shoulder, "Uncle, there's no need to be envious. We'll try our luck again tomorrow. Maybe someone else will throw a bridal bouquet to choose a husband. We'll definitely help you snatch one then."
Xiao Yan's lips twitched. "Do you think throwing a bridal bouquet to choose a husband is like selling cabbages, something that happens anytime, anywhere?"
Gu Yi muttered to himself, "I just wanted to comfort you."
Xiao Yan retorted angrily, "Why should I offer comfort?"
“Si Yixiao, you’re so old, and you’re going to be a groom today. But you, Uncle, are getting on in years and still haven’t gotten married. I’m worried about you.”
Xiao Yan almost spat out a mouthful of blood. "What do you mean by 'at your age and still not married'? I'm still very young. If I want to get married, I can do it anytime. I just don't want to right now."
Gu Yi held back for a while, and finally didn't say anything that would hurt him more. "It's good that Uncle thinks this way."
Just as Xiao Yan was about to say something, he suddenly saw someone on a rooftop not far away aiming a bow and arrow at them.
His expression changed. "Hengzhi, be careful! There's an assassin!"
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, an arrow shot towards Wen Nongnong with a "whoosh".
Wen Nong Nong turned around and stared in shock. Before she could react, Gu Lin Chao had already grabbed her and leaped into the air.
At the same time, Wang Houde drew his sword and cut the arrow in half, thus preventing it from hitting the people.
This sudden change terrified the people who had been gathered there, and they scattered in all directions.
Screams erupted, and the scene descended into chaos.
Si Yi, who was surrounded by the servants of the Luo family, was also able to escape.
Just as he was about to chase after Gu Linchao, he saw that in the chaos, Lü Qiao was knocked to the ground.
Seeing that he was about to be stepped on, he frowned, stepped forward and kicked the person away, grabbed Lv Qiao by the collar, and leaped onto the roof next to him.
Lu Qiao slumped onto the roof, still shaken, watching the people fleeing in all directions below. If it hadn't been for Si Yi, she might have been trampled into a pulp.
After catching her breath, she looked around for Wen Nongnong's figure.
"Si Yi, the prince is over there." At this moment, she pointed to a spot.
Si Yi had already seen it and quickly leaped over.
"Hey, if you're leaving, please take me with you..." Green Fairy looked at the high roof, on the verge of tears.
After dodging the arrows, Gu Linchao carried Wen Nongnong to a rooftop not far away.
Looking at the chaotic scene, Wen Nongnong was still shaken. The arrow had been aimed at her, and she had almost become a rake.
She patted her chest, breathed a sigh of relief—that was close!
Just as she was about to sit down and rest for a while, she suddenly heard a child crying from the street below. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a child of about five or six years old fall to the ground in the crowd of people fleeing in all directions. The child was trampled on several times by the fleeing people, but no one noticed.
Wen Nongnong's heart tightened. "Your Highness, hurry and save that child."
"Hmm." Gu Linchao saw it too, put his arm around her, flew down from the roof, and picked up the child.
Just then, the child suddenly turned around and quickly sprinkled powder at him.
Gu Linchao's expression changed, and he quickly pushed Wen Nongnong away and threw the child out.
Wen Nongnong was pushed and stumbled. Before she could understand what was happening, she saw the child leap up from the ground, holding a dagger, and stab it into Gu Linchao's chest.
For some reason, Gu Linchao failed to dodge the man's attack.
"No, Your Highness—" she exclaimed in alarm, rushing over and throwing a punch at the child.
But the child, like an eel, dodged Wen Nongnong's attack and even gave her a sinister smile.
Wen Nongnong was startled, only then realizing that this was not a child at all, but clearly a dwarf.
She was both shocked and furious, but at that moment, she couldn't care less about anything else and turned around to help Gu Linchao.
"Your Highness, how are you?"
Gu Linchao kept his eyes closed, his body stiff. He didn't speak, and his forehead was covered in sweat, as if he was enduring immense pain.
Seeing him like this, Wen Nongnong was extremely anxious. She also noticed white powder around his eyes and that he kept his eyes closed, so she guessed that he was likely poisoned.
Just then, Si Yi arrived with his sword drawn. She quickly pointed to a spot and said urgently, "Si Yi, the prince has been poisoned! Quickly seize that dwarf and force him to hand over the antidote!"
Si Yi was startled and looked in the direction she pointed, and saw a child of about five or six years old disappear into the crowd.
He immediately leaped after it.
At this moment, Xiao Yan and the others also arrived.
Seeing Gu Linchao covered in blood, everyone was shocked.
"What happened? Hengzhi, what's wrong?" Xiao Yan asked anxiously.
Wen Nongnong's face was frighteningly pale. While pressing a handkerchief to Gu Linchao's wound, she quickly said, "Your Highness is injured, and may also be poisoned. Gu Yi, immediately summon all the doctors in the city."
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