Chapter 461: Chapter 461: That’s Not a Delightful Romance for n and Won Chapter 461: Chapter 461: That’s Not a Delightful Romance for n and Won Young n and won.
It’s not unusual for sparks to fly at a banquet and to find a secluded spot to pour out one’s heart, exchanging tender looks and words.
Young Master Sun understood this all too well.
A hint of a resigned smile appeared on Qiao Xi’s lips, “Let’s go, Old Chen. I have quite important matters to attend to when I get back.”
She needed to peruse the Plum Blossom Nine Needles book given to her by Cheng Han again to see if she could find any clues.
“Of course, Young Madam.”
As they were about to step away, they heard a woman’s cry.
“Let go! Xiang Ze…”
“Help!”
The woman’s mouth seed to be quickly silenced; she could only utter soft whimpers, which were fragnted and chaotic.
This wasn’t a scene of romance!
That woman called out Xiang Ze?
Qiao Xi halted in her steps, and a guess flashed through her mind in an instant. Mr. Guan had said that the Guan Family was a juicy piece of at that everyone wanted a bite of.
Lu Yan and Xiang Ze’s actions earlier were very unusual, especially since Xiang Ze had left just as the birthday celebration was about to begin.
“Old Chen, let’s go take a look. Be careful not to make any noise,” Qiao Xi whispered in instruction.
“Of course, Young Madam.”
Old Chen, with a vigilant expression, took the lead, and Young Master Sun dared not even breathe too heavily, staying close to Qiao Xi’s side.
The trio skirted around the path by the bamboo and saw a tall man carrying a woman towards the large bedroom on the first floor of a small building.
Qiao Xi looked closely and saw that the man was the absent Xiang Ze!
However, the woman he held in his arms was too obscure to make out.
“Old Chen, go subdue him…” Qiao Xi instructed in a low voice.
After listening to her, Old Chen carefully approached the pair. Seizing the mont when Xiang Ze was distracted, he delivered a knife-hand strike to Xiang Ze’s neck.
Xiang Ze twisted and fell to the ground.
The woman he had subdued also sat on the ground powerlessly, looking sowhat off.
Old Chen softly exclaid, “Young Madam, he’s fainted!”
Qiao Xi moved to their side, giving Xiang Ze a kick as she stepped past him.
Indeed, he had passed out!
Her gaze fell upon the woman half-seated on the ground, causing her to freeze in place!
A flash of amazent and appreciation sparked in her eyes.
Sun Weing’s own eyes didn’t dare blink, his body feeling electrified, afraid it was an illusion.
The woman wore a white dress which was notoriously difficult to pull off. Illuminated by the light, her skin was as white as snow, her features like carved jade. Her peach blossom eyes were vivid and haughty, wary yet shining with a captivating charm.
A crescent moon haloed her tranquil beauty.
She was like an orchid blooming in an empty valley!
More beautiful than any fair lady stepping out of an ancient painting.
They say the Gua’erjia Clan is famous for their beauties!
If Qiao Xi wasn’t mistaken, this woman was Miss Guan Jingtan of the Guan Family.
Most of the young talents at today’s celebration had co for her, so even believing that marrying Guan Jingtan was akin to possessing the entire Guan Family.
Upon further contemplation, Qiao Xi understood Xiang Ze and Lu Yan’s sches.
If the Xiang Family could marry Guan Jingtan, they would surely ascend further.
No wonder Mr. Guan had said such words…
Qiao Xi confird again, “Are you Miss Guan?”
The beauty, drained of strength, looked at them warily with reddened eyes and said, “I am, who are you?”
Qiao Xi squatted down, grasped the woman’s wrist, and felt her pulse, “You’ve been drugged.”
She didn’t ask why but took a long needle from the goose feather ornant on her skirt and pierced the tip of her finger, under the astonished gaze of Guan Jingtan.
Blood dripped from her fingertip.
Qiao Xi then pressed on Guan Jingtan’s Daling Acupoint on her wrist to reduce the heat and clear the mind, making her feel a bit more comfortable.
She had never delved into this aspect of dical skills before, but she had taken it up specially after learning that Huo Xingzhou had been drugged by Xu Xingluo.
She didn’t expect it to co in handy today.
After about ten minutes of struggle, Guan Jingtan’s body heat gradually subsided.
Parched, she said, “Thank you. Are you a practitioner of Chinese dicine?”
Qiao Xi glanced at her and removed the silver needle, replying, “I am Qiao Xi, from Haicheng.”
Guan Jingtan sighed in relief, “So, you are Qiao Xi, Grandpa Cheng’s apprentice! Grandpa Cheng always used to call my grandfather, raving about a remarkably gifted disciple he’d taken in.”
Guan Jingtan, trying to rise, leaned on the wall, and Sun Weing hurried forward to offer his eager help and carefully supported her.
Guan Jingtan took hold of Qiao Xi’s wrist with a reverse grip, “Can you help out?”
Qiao Xi spoke calmly, “How can I help you?”
Guan Jingtan took a deep breath and said, “Xiang Ze must have a subsequent move. Just now, he tried to present a fait accompli. But if he forces in private, our Guan Family will certainly not acknowledge it.”
“Therefore, he needs a witness! Tonight is my grandfather’s seventieth birthday celebration, and all the guests will beco his witnesses.”
There was a shimring light in Guan Jingtan’s eyes, “If he succeeds, for the sake of preserving the Guan Family’s reputation, I will have no choice but to marry him.”
Qiao Xi looked at her, thinking that the daughters of the centuries-old prominent families are quite different from those of the new rising ones.
Xiang Mingzhu’s arrogance and malevolent sches appeared insignificant before Guan Jingtan.
It was because Xiang Ze precisely calculated that Guan Jingtan, being self-disciplined and placing her family above all else, would thus fall into his trap.
This thod was crude and dirty, yet effective.
Guan Jingtan, with her beautiful eyes fixed on the fainted Xiang Ze on the ground, said, “I would like to ask for your help in striking back. The Guan Family is not an easy target, and anyone who bullies us must pay the price!”
Qiao Xi glanced over and said, “Then, how do you plan on dealing with him?”
A look of disgust flashed in Guan Jingtan’s eyes, “Naturally, I hope to give him a taste of his own dicine, but the situation doesn’t allow for that. Why not just strip him naked and throw him into the lake for now?”
Qiao Xi internally sighed; this Miss Guan appeared demure and frail, yet she had spirit.
Sun Weing, standing aside, was filled with indignant fury, even more so than Guan Jingtan, “Throwing him into the lake would let him off too easily. He should reap what he sows! I’ll handle this; I have experience! We must create conditions if there aren’t any.”
He grinned, pulling out his phone and scrolling through his contacts.
Qiao Xi leaned over and saw that Young Master Sun’s contact list was peculiar, with each na marked with a location.
This entire row had nas like “Imperial Capital Xiaoi,” “Imperial Capital Tingting,” “Imperial Capital Anna,” – he sure had a lot of friends.
Sun Weing laughed with a wide grin, “It’s set. Just wait and watch the fun!”
…
In the banquet hall, lights shone as bright as day.
The Guan Family birthday celebration was about to begin officially, and Mr. Guan, who wasn’t fond of birthday cakes, had a beautifully crafted Birthday Peach brought to the long table by the servants.
“Where is Miss Guan? She hasn’t been seen all evening.”
“Yes, where is the most beautiful woman in the Imperial Capital?”
“Could it be…”
Hearing the crowd’s whispers, Mrs. Guan also felt a bit odd, “Where has Atan gone? She is the most filial and attaches great importance to etiquette.”
Lu Yan said from the doorpost, “What a coincidence, my brother Xiang Ze is also missing. Who knows, those two might be having a secret rendezvous right now. The Guan Family publicly declined the Xiang Family’s marriage proposal, but Miss Guan seems to have a favorable impression of Young Master Xiang.”
The intentions of the Xiang and Lu Families were known to everyone in the city.
Previously, the Xiang Family had tried to propose a marriage with the Guan Family, only to be turned down by Mr. Guan with a soft rebuff!
Mrs. Guan retorted, “Don’t sar Atan’s innocence! There are many who have left their seats during the banquet, why are you so sure that those two are together?”
“Whether or not it’s a false accusation, we will know at a glance! Perhaps Miss Guan could beco my sister-in-law. Mrs. Guan, shall we go out together and have a look?”
Lu Yan was confident, now revealing his fangs without any concealnt of his purpose.
He thought that by this ti, Xiang Ze and Guan Jingtan must have long since been caught in a compromising situation.
The most dignified and elegant Guan Jingtan of the Imperial Capital, caught in the act, her clothes in disarray.
That would indeed be quite the spectacle!
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