The other party consisted of seven people, including the steward in front of them and four others dressed as servants or guards.
The sixth young master mentioned by the steward was in his early twenties, and at first glance, he looked like the kind of powerful young master.
The other man beside him, dressed in fine clothes, must be the distinguished guest the steward mentioned.
Sixth Young Master Gu Baolin stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the young woman in front of him and the boy beside her, and frowned slightly.
Today, we hosted a banquet for friends from afar at Jinghua Restaurant, and everything went very smoothly, except for the restaurant's secret-recipe roasted duck.
He really didn't expect this to happen.
Because, in the past, whether he came alone or with friends to Jinghualou, even if he was a little slow in ordering, the roast duck would still appear on the table in front of him.
Manager Chen is usually very capable, but I don't know why he's not doing well today.
Although it's a bit embarrassing in front of my friends, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing to make things difficult for a young woman in the street in front of them over a dish?
This was also the first time he felt that this lackey leader was incredibly stupid.
Regardless of who the other party is, if they are so ungrateful, just send someone to follow them and find out their whereabouts and identity. Then you can deal with them secretly later.
How could you teach someone a lesson in broad daylight, on a busy street?
No matter how high his father's official position was, or how much he was favored, he wouldn't dare to be so arrogant.
He was just strolling around with his friend when his dog servant suddenly pulled this stunt, leaving him completely unprepared and unsure how to react.
Hong Xiaoduo stared blankly at the person in front of her. Kaiyang's tears were already making her heart ache, and now this person was being sent to cause trouble. Would a fight make her feel better?
But we can't just take action because the other party is blocking our way; we're still a little too short-sighted.
The scene before him successfully stopped Kaiyang's tears. He quickly wiped them away with his sleeve. He knew his mother's temperament well; she wasn't the kind of person who could tolerate things to the point of no return.
If there's a fight, he'll join in and vent his frustrations.
"Sixth Young Master, she..."
"You stupid servant, get out of here!" Gu Baolin shouted angrily as soon as Steward Chen opened his mouth.
At this moment, Yan Qian and Chang Yuanlu also arrived. Although they didn't know what had happened, the two immediately stood in front of Hong Xiaoduo.
Gu Baolin was taken aback by the wary expressions of the two guards who had suddenly appeared. Steward Chen quickly leaned closer to him and whispered, "Young Master, these two are Minister Wei's men."
"Is this young lady from Lord Wei's household?" Gu Baolin asked with a smile.
When the two guards blocked her way, Hong Xiaoduo was somewhat disappointed. Well, this fight probably had no chance.
"Young Master Gu, these two are distinguished guests of my master," Yan Qian replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"A distinguished guest of Lord Wei? Interesting." Gu Baolin said with a smile, then opened his folding fan, gave Hong Xiaoduo a meaningful look, and left.
Manager Chen was surprised to find that this ungrateful young woman was actually a distinguished guest of Minister Wei's residence. No wonder she dared to act that way in the restaurant. Thinking this, he quickly followed his young master.
The young master of the Gu family's friend glanced at Hong Xiaoduo and then left with a smile.
"Young Lady Hong, what just happened?" Yan Qian breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the other party leave.
The two of them did not go into the restaurant at noon, so they were unaware of the little incident that had occurred inside.
"It's nothing serious. If you hadn't come over, you would have witnessed the bloodshed caused by a roasted duck." After saying that, Hong Xiaoduo took Kaiyang's hand and continued walking forward.
Having spent less than a month with Yan Qian, Hong Xiaoduo had a good impression of him, so she wasn't annoyed that he had interrupted her good time.
Roasted duck? Upon hearing this, Yan Qian thought for a moment, guessed the general idea, and quickly followed.
“Miss Hong, you two are our lord’s honored guests. Please consider our lord’s feelings when you act. This is the capital. Please restrain your江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the martial arts world) behavior,” Chang Yuanlu reminded from behind.
Even if Yan Qian wanted to speak up to stop them, it was too late. He gritted his teeth and looked at his self-righteous companion, speechless.
Upon hearing this, Hong Xiaoduo stopped in her tracks, turned around to look at Chang Yuanlu, and said with a half-smile, "You just said that the two of us are honored guests of your master, so what right do you have to lecture me?"
"If you're worried that my street-smart ways might cause trouble and implicate your parents, you should go directly to them and talk to them. Stop nagging me."
This person wasn't exactly a stranger, since they had been traveling together for over ten days, but Hong Xiaoduo could tell from the way he looked at her that this guy wasn't anything special.
Chang Yuanlu was startled by Hong Xiaoduo's tone and words.
At the same time, he was also a little annoyed that a girl in her teens dared to talk back to him like that.
“You are nothing but…” Chang Yuanlu couldn’t help but speak again, but Yan Qian warned him sharply, “Chang Yuanlu, shut up. You don’t need to follow me anymore. Go back first.”
Lord Wei was surrounded by several guards. Although Yin Qingyun was the leader and the others were of equal status, they actually suppressed each other because of their abilities.
Chang Yuanlu's martial arts skills were inferior to Yan Qian's, and he was not usually given important responsibilities. The adults never took him with them when they went out.
They usually stayed in the mansion, responsible for guarding the mansion.
Resentful after being reprimanded by Yan Qian, Chang Yuanlu turned and left.
“Young Lady Hong, he’s a bit dim-witted. His words are just his own thoughts. I hope you won’t overthink it,” Yan Qian quickly explained.
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