"You scoundrel!" Qin Mingyan, despite her usual charm, felt her face flush with anger as she pointed at Su Xingzhe, unable to speak.
Su Xingzhe tilted his head back, exuding an air of arrogant triumph, "This young master knows you fancy me. You don't need to be shy and deny it."
"You've been teasing this young master for so long. What are you pretending to be innocent for now?"
Having encountered countless women, he knew at first glance that she was a flirtatious one.
Humiliated repeatedly, Qin Mingyan couldn't control her temper. She raised her hand and slapped Su Xingzhe hard across the face, "What do you think you are, to slander me! Shameless!"
He was the one who had approached her first. How dare he say she was teasing? Even if she were teasing, she wouldn't fall for someone like him.
Su Xingzhe cried out in pain as he was slapped, his ear, which had only just begun to heal, started bleeding again.
Su Yunmo, peeking from behind the flowerbed, raised her eyebrows with amusement.
In a way, these two were quite well-matched.
Figures like a crouching dragon and a hidden phoenix.
Su Xingzhe cried out in pain, but he didn't understand the meaning of 'cherishing a woman'. He wouldn't indulge Qin Mingyan either, and in return, he slapped her back.
"You dare call me shameless? You're practically oozing with lust, yet you think others are blind? It's your fortune that I fancy you. What do you think you are? Just because you have a seductive face, do you think you can marry into royalty?"
Su Xingzhe always spoke without thinking.
But to Qin Mingyan, these words seemed to hint at something.
More and more people gathered around.
"You..." Qin Mingyan covered her bruised face, her eyes welling up with shame and indignation. She couldn't utter a word for a long time, then turned and ran away crying.
Su Xingzhe spat on the ground, "What bad luck!"
He had thought he might find a young lady from a noble family, but instead, he encountered this kind of person. What a disappointment!
"What are you looking at? Go about your business!" Su Xingzhe snapped at the onlookers, then turned and left.
Seeing that both parties involved had left and there was no more excitement to be had, the crowd dispersed.
Su Yunmo waited for them to scatter before climbing out of the flowerbed, patting the dirt off her hands.
Qin Mingyan was certainly not a righteous person, and Su Xingzhe was even more detestable. xxs壹贰
He had been to prison once and was released, and yesterday he was beaten again, yet he still hadn't learned his lesson.
Such people needed to be dealt with sooner rather than later, otherwise, countless good women would be harmed.
Su Yunmo tiptoed to reach for the flower branches again, stretching her small fingers to hook the branch with the most vibrant bloom.
Before, she hadn't acted against the second branch because she was afraid that if another incident occurred, her third brother wouldn't be able to handle it. Now that her third brother had recovered, it was time for them to atone.
The branch bent down to Su Yunmo's front, making it easy for her to touch.
Following the hand that bent the branch, Su Yunmo looked back and met a smiling face.
Ye Ningyuan leaned closer to her, "Momo, you seemed to enjoy the show. You didn't notice me standing here for so long."
Su Yunmo pouted, "If you didn't want me to notice you, there are many ways."
"There's meaning behind your words." Ye Ningyuan's gaze swept over her small fingers.
The little dumpling was holding the flower branch, trying hard to break it, but couldn't.
Ye Ningyuan raised her eyebrows and reached out, using a bit of skill to snap it off, and handed it to her.
Su Yunmo reached out to take it.
Ye Ningyuan, however, suddenly withdrew her hand, narrowed her eyes, and smiled, "Sister is giving you something, you must say thank you. Only obedient treasures receive gifts."
Su Yunmo's mouth twitched. She suddenly didn't want it anymore.
But she thought of Consort Liang waiting in the cold palace and raised a smile, saying in a milky voice, "Sister Ningyuan is the best. Momo thanks you."
"Momo is so good." Ye Ningyuan pushed the flower branch into her arms.
The little dumpling hugged the flower branch, tilted her head, and smiled, "But Momo already said last time that she doesn't like playing with you. Sister Ningyuan shouldn't stick to Momo like a stubborn plaster."
Ye Ningyuan crossed her arms, looking helpless. "Little one, you really know how to burn bridges after crossing them."
She hadn't said that before she got the flower branch.
"There's no one else here, it's fine if I play with you for a while."
The little dumpling pouted, "Even though there's no one here, Momo has many important things to do and doesn't want to be disturbed."
Ye Ningyuan's gaze swept casually in the direction Su Xingzhe had left, "Is scheming against people the important thing you have to do?"
Su Yunmo froze for a moment, a hint of surprise on her face, then she shook her head quickly, denying it, "Momo doesn't know what you're talking about. Momo doesn't understand."
Ye Ningyuan chuckled softly, leaned down, and pinched her cheek with two fingers, "I think I know how to become one of your own."
Su Yunmo pursed her lips and remained silent.
"You all get away from me!" A quarrel erupted nearby.
Su Yinyin was surrounded by a group of children of similar age.
"I heard you slept with Su Siyuan before? You're so young and you do such things, how shameless."
The boys surrounding Su Yinyin poked at her sore spots with every word.
"I heard my mother say that many people saw you lying naked together that day. Did he kiss you? How did he kiss you?"
Su Yunmo frowned, a sharp glint flashing in her eyes.
She looked at Ye Ningyuan, "You play here by yourself. Momo has something to do, so I'm leaving."
Ye Ningyuan watched the little dumpling turn and clench the grass towards Su Yinyin's direction, a playful smile on her lips.
Su Yinyin, surrounded by the crowd, her eyes red and misty, clutched the hem of her clothes helplessly, yet angrily wanting to hit them.
She had only come to find her second brother, why were these people always bothering her?
She had said long ago that she didn't want to attend the flower viewing banquet, but her mother had forced her to come.
"If you want to know if Su Siyuan kissed her, why not strip her clothes and see?"
One of the mischievous boys leered at Su Yinyin, his gaze scanning her up and down.
Su Yinyin felt a chill run down her spine. She instinctively took a step back and hugged herself, "What are you trying to do? Get away from me!"
"Let us see what's there. You've already been seen by Su Siyuan anyway." As he spoke, he walked over and reached out to touch her.
Before his hand could touch Su Yinyin, it was hit by a stone.
"Ah!" He immediately cried out in pain and squatted on the ground, clutching his eye.
Su Yinyin turned and saw Su Yunmo walking over from behind.
The little dumpling was holding a bright flower branch in one arm and tossing a stone up and down in the other.
The boy who was hit wailed and pointed at Su Yunmo, "Where did you come from, you little lamb, meddling in other people's business!"
Su Yinyin hadn't expected that the person who saved her would be the one she always disliked the most. She clenched her fists, feeling nervous and helpless.
Su Yunmo walked over, scanned the group of boys, and finally fixed her gaze on the smaller boy clutching his eye, "I'm not meddling. I want to play with you all."
The boys exchanged glances and then burst into laughter.
"You little sprout know what we're doing? Scram, scram, go to the side."
The little dumpling raised her eyebrows, "Of course I know. You want to take off someone's clothes, right? Count me in."