coobybook Chapter 487: A Hydrangea Blocks the Way (1)
Chapter 487: A Hydrangea Blocks the Way (1)
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd was in an uproar, and Miss Li on the stage's eyes suddenly turned red. All kinds of voices were heard in the crowd, and the cursing was very unpleasant.
Jian Ping was covered in cold sweat, and his hands holding the hydrangea were shaking. Tang Yi beside him still had no expression on his face, while Li Yuanwai sneered and was unwilling to take the hydrangea. For a moment, the hydrangea became a hot potato and no one was willing to touch it.
"Your words are truly hilarious, young master. Let me ask you, since you are just passing by, do you know why I set up this arena?"
Jian Ping glanced at Tang Yi and nodded.
"In that case, is your son already eighteen years old?"
“This one is naturally full.”
"Is your young master a person of bad character and improper behavior?"
"how is this possible?"
From this question and answer, Mr. Li figured out the problem. This group of people didn't come here to find a wife, but seemed to be here to cause trouble.
Mr. Li couldn't help but get angry. "Are you here to cause trouble? You clearly knew we were throwing out a bouquet to find a bride, and you didn't dodge it, but now you've got the bouquet and you're not even admitting it."
Many people in the crowd were also indignant. "That's right. Since you accepted the bouquet, you naturally have to marry Miss Li. Otherwise, what are you doing here?"
"Mr. Li, I was wrong in what I did today, but I really cannot marry your daughter. I'm already married, and we just got married. I hope you can understand."
"I understand you, but who will understand me? This is about throwing the ball to find a husband, and marriage is destined by heaven. You said so much, but it's nothing more than you don't want to take responsibility. If that's the case, why did you catch the ball at that time? Wouldn't it be better to just throw it away like everyone else?"
Tang Yi was speechless for a moment. He finally lowered himself to reason with this man, but he didn't expect that he was like a scholar meeting a soldier, and he couldn't explain himself clearly.
Tang Yi saw that the crowd of onlookers was getting bigger and bigger, and his expression became more and more unpleasant. He looked at Scar King in the crowd and saw that he had slipped away without knowing when. His face immediately darkened, "Everyone, get out of the way! Where are the Royal Guards?"
All of a sudden, the guards appeared in the crowd, and the civilians had never seen such a scene before, and they were all stunned.
Mr. Li didn't understand what was going on. When he saw Tang Yi calling for help, he thought he was going to run away from the marriage and cause trouble, so he immediately called for his servants to come out and surround Tang Yi and the others.
"It's not that easy to leave!"
Tang Yi was already furious because of the trick he had been tricked by the bandit before, and now he was even more furious when he encountered someone forcing him into marriage. He immediately shouted at those people, "How dare you, Jian Ping! Anyone who interferes with public affairs will be arrested!"
"So what if you're an official? Can officials bully the people? It's clearly you who were dishonest and irresponsible, so how come we are the ones obstructing public service? I'd like to ask this official, which article in the laws of the Eastern Tang Dynasty states that setting up a competition ring to recruit a bride is an obstruction of public service."
Tang Yi frowned. He was already somewhat in the wrong about today's incident, and now, after hearing what Mr. Li said, he was even more speechless. In addition, the onlookers seemed to be very indignant. If the matter got out of hand, it would only bring shame to the royal family. Tang Yi thought of the remarks directed at him in the court in recent days, and he became more and more annoyed.
Jian Ping was older after all, and seeing that things were not going well, he quickly pulled Mr. Li aside and said kindly, "Father, there are many good men in this world. Besides, your daughter is so beautiful, she won't have any trouble marrying into a good family, right? We do have an important mission. To be honest, we are arresting a bandit. He saw so many people here and hid in the crowd. We were worried that the desperado would take advantage of the chaos to harm the crowd, so we hid in the crowd."
Li Yuanwai was actually just angry at Tang Yi's attitude. Moreover, in front of everyone, Tang Yi accepted the colored ball but refused to marry Miss Li. Wasn't that a deliberate discredit to him? But now, after hearing what the attendant said, Li Yuanwai felt that perhaps he could only blame himself for his bad luck.
Seeing that Mr. Li was somewhat moved, Jian Ping lowered his voice and continued, "To be honest, father-in-law, do you know the identity of my young master?"
Li Yuanwai shook his head, but seeing that the guards all had solemn expressions, very different from ordinary soldiers, he thought that this young man must be from a different background, so he guessed, "Could it be that the young man is from an official family?"
Jian Ping continued, "You might as well tell your father-in-law that my son's surname is Tang, and he got married a few days ago."
Li Yuanwai was stunned at first, then his eyes nearly popped out of his head in surprise. This young man's surname was Tang? That was a surname only given to those close to the emperor. Adding to Jian Ping's previous introduction, saying that he had just gotten married a while ago, a name suddenly flashed through Li Yuanwai's mind: Crown Prince Tang Yi!
Mr. Li was shocked and frightened for a moment. He thought that the man who accidentally accepted the bouquet was just from an official family, so at least he could let the other party marry his daughter. But now, he absolutely did not dare to marry someone above his station, not to mention that a few days ago, this well-known prince had just married two princesses, one was the princess of Prince Kang's mansion, and the other was a saint with a mysterious identity.
No matter how you look at it, your own daughter is no match for these two men. Fortunately, the prince doesn't seem to have any intention of marrying your own daughter.
Jian Ping felt relieved when he saw that Mr. Li seemed to have figured it out. He was really worried that if this man heard about Tang Yi's identity, he would be even more reluctant to let go.
What happened next was completely beyond everyone's expectations. First, Mr. Li hurriedly took his daughter away, saying that today's marriage proposal would not count and they would choose another auspicious day to set up the competition.
On the other side, Tang Yi gathered all the guards together, but suddenly found that the people they were following were missing!
Tang Yi was extremely depressed. He didn't expect that this bandit was so cunning. Or perhaps, Murong Yanhui behind him was indeed difficult to deal with!
Tang Yi clenched his teeth, and only after the smell of blood seeped into his mouth did he gradually calm down. He felt that he was trapped in a trap.
As for Scar King, he took advantage of the chaos and went to the Guiqulai Inn with two of his men. He wanted to ask about Murong Yanhui's whereabouts, but he didn't know where to start. Just when he was in a dilemma, a waiter took the initiative to ask, "Sir, are you looking for someone?"
Scar King nodded and asked quickly, "Is that person staying in your inn?"
"Sir, please don't be anxious. May I ask if you are here for the antidote?"
Scar King nodded repeatedly. It seemed that these people did not break their promise, and it was worth it for him to help them delay time.
After asking the question, the waiter took out a small porcelain bottle from his side and handed it to Scar King. "This is the antidote that the guest requested. In addition, the guest who gave the antidote also asked me to bring you something."
The waiter took out another jade pendant and handed it to Scar King. "The guest said that as long as you use this jade pendant to go to Jiuqu Mountain to find someone named Fang, you will naturally have a good future."
Scar King took the jade pendant and thanked him repeatedly, thinking to himself how mysterious this man was. Then, he took the jade pendant and the antidote, left the inn, and went back to the village.
Just when Scar King left the inn, Tang Yi and others discovered their whereabouts. This time, they did not surround the inn directly, but quietly walked into the inn and asked about the whereabouts of Murong Yanhui and others.
When the shopkeeper saw Tang Yi and others coming in with such a fierce momentum, he was so scared that his legs were shaking. Tang Yi looked around, then asked Jian Ping to check carefully, and he went straight to the second floor to check.
Murong Yanhui and others on the opposite side were not panicked when they saw Tang Yi enter Guiqulai. They closed the windows in an orderly manner and continued to rest.
Jian Ping's interrogation did not seem to be going very smoothly. The people he questioned either had never seen Murong Yanhui or had not noticed whether there was such a person in the inn.
Tang Yi suddenly felt that his current actions were like looking for a needle in a haystack, and he even began to hesitate whether he should continue. More and more people in the court were dissatisfied with his actions in recent days. Although he could ignore other people's opinions, if the court became unstable because of this, his father might take some measures to silence the others.
Tang Yi fell into deep thought, and then he made a decision to withdraw all the pursuers and return to the imperial city!
Although Jian Ping and others were somewhat confused about this, they were secretly happy in their hearts. This meant that they no longer had to search aimlessly for the whereabouts of the Saint. Perhaps in fact, the Saint had already left Dong Tang and returned to Canghe.
Almost overnight, when Murong Yan got up again, she found that all the pursuers had disappeared without even a trace.
"It seems that Tang Yi has finally figured it out. Sometimes knowing when to stop is the best option."
Yu Qingli didn't think so. Perhaps this was just a new strategy of Tang Yi, or perhaps he just wanted to deal with them in a different way.
But no matter what, they are finally safe for the time being, and the next journey may be more comfortable. Unfortunately, Canghe National Middle School is not as calm as it seems on the surface.
Yu Qingli had mixed feelings in her heart. Homesickness might have described her state of mind at the moment. She even suddenly had an idea that it would be nice to give up revenge and just wander around the world with Murong Yanhui. However, Yu Qingli knew very well in her heart that this was absolutely impossible.
The carriage moved forward and got closer and closer to the territory of Canghe. Murong Yanhui's face became as cold as the weather in Canghe.
Both of them were preoccupied along the way and no one spoke. Even Changkong and Xiluo fell silent involuntarily, for fear of disturbing their two masters.
On the tenth day of the carriage's journey, the tall and majestic palace gate appeared before Yu Qingli's eyes, like a big mouth that was about to swallow up all her freedom!