Chapter 63: Chapter 55, A Slap_2
Upon hearing this, Yan Yishuang, Yan Yile, and Yan Yihuan were all momentarily stunned.
Daohua looked at Zhu Xiuyun with a gaze that seemed to regard her as an idiot “You don’t even know who Hong Mei belongs to, and yet you dare to spout nonsense here?”
Finding such pointless arguments to be incredibly tedious, Daohua no longer wished to waste time in the pavilion, and called out to Wang Manman “Manman, let’s go.”
“I said you’re not allowed to leave!”
Zhu Xiuyun’s temper flared up, and she clung to Wang Manman, refusing to let go.
Seeing this, Daohua’s brows furrowed tightly, and after glancing once more at Master Lin and the three from the Yan Family who were enjoying the spectacle, she decided not to escalate the situation. She thought for a moment, stepped forward, took Hong Mei from Wang Manman’s hands, and prepared to carry it away herself.
However, at that moment, an accident occurred.
Just as Daohua had taken over holding Hong Mei, Zhu Xiuyun, somehow lunged forward and collided fiercely with Daohua.
In an instant, Hong Mei slipped from her hands.
With a “crash”, it fell to the ground and shattered.
Daohua glanced at the broken potted plant on the ground, then quickly shifted her gaze to Master Lin standing to the side.
She thought to herself, was this person blocking her path just to smash the Hong Mei she had grown?
Soon, Daohua realized she had underestimated the depravity of human nature! “Ah-”
A scream rang out in the back courtyard of the County Governor’s Office, as Zhu Xiuyun squatted on the ground, holding her foot and sobbing bitterly.
When Hong Mei fell, Daohua stepped out of the way, but Zhu Xiuyun’s foot got hit by the fallen pot.
“Blood! Xiuyun, your foot is bleeding!”
Bright red blood seeped out from Zhu Xiuyun’s embroidered shoes, quickly staining a large area.
Seeing Zhu Xiuyun injured, Daohua’s brows knitted into tight lumps and she quickly directed Wang Manman, “Hurry and report to my mother, ask her to send for a doctor to come.”
Wang Manman dared not delay and immediately ran towards the main courtyard.
Daohua turned to Zhu Xiuyun, about to offer some words of comfort, when she saw Yan Yishuang pointing at her with an angry face, loudly accusing her, “Eldest sister, even if you are angry, how could you smash Xiuyun with a flower pot. She just misspoke a single sentence, is that reason enough for this?” Upon hearing these words, Daohua’s expression only showed a moment of astonishment. Remembering the schemes she had seen in past-life novels and TV dramas, she didn’t need to lookback to guess that, surely, a crowd of people had come over. r
Indeed, a crowd had come.
The County Magistrate Yan, Zhu Jiaoyu, as well as Master Xiao, and Yan Zhiyuan had all arrived.
“Insolent girl!”
Today, County Magistrate Yan had intended to invite Zhu Jiaoyu and Master Xiao for a meal, but he did not expect to return to the backyard only to be greeted by such a scene, immediately becoming furious.
Zhu Jiaoyu, seeing his daughter injured, abandoned all concerns and ran into the pavilion.
Father, my foot hurts so much, am I going to be crippled?” Zhu Xiuyun wept incessantly. 1
Zhu Jiaoyu, seeing so much blood on his daughter’s shoe, felt unbearable heartache: “Not at all, Father won’t let anything happen to you. Come, let’s go home.” b
At that moment, County Magistrate Yan also entered the pavilion, immediately interjecting, “The child is injured now and should not be moved easily. It’s better to stay at our residence for now and leave after the doctor has examined her.”
Having finished speaking, the County Magistrate didn’t wait for Tutor Zhu to refuse; he turned around with fury and struck Daohua across the face with the back of his hand.
“Slap!”
The crisp, loud sound not only shattered the little remaining fondness in Daohua’s heart but also stunned the others present.
Even the extremely annoyed Tutor Zhu calmed down at this moment, and even Zhu Xiuyun, terrified, dared not to cry any longer.
Seeing the shaking body of the eldest daughter of the Yan Family, who remained stubbornly upright, Lord Xiao sighed inwardly.
Madam Li, the Sun Family, the Wu Family, and others who rushed over upon hearing the news were all shockingly frozen in disbelief.
At the back of the crowd, Aunt Lin anxiously looked towards Lord Lin in the pavilion.
Lord Lin nodded subtly at her, and only then did she feel relieved.
A red handprint visibly emerged on Daohua’s fair face at a speed visible to the naked eye, and at this moment, her heart was undisturbed, her eyes devoid of tears.
Daohua lifted her head with a mocking and sarcastic gaze towards Yan Zhigao Father, is this how you arbitrarily make judgments in court on a regular basis?”
Without asking for reasons, the process, or right or wrong, whichever side appears to be the weaker is in the right?”
Seeing the irony in his eldest daughter’s eyes, Yan Zhigao felt a burning shame on his face, angrily retorting, “Xiuyun is a guest, and as the eldest daughter of the Yan Family, you failed to take good care of the guest, so it is your fault.” “Hah-”
Daohua let out a cold laugh, “I see, then I can tell you clearly now that I renounce the position of the Yan family’s eldest daughter, whoever covets it let them have it.”
“How dare you!” Yan Zhigao raised his hand again.
Instead of being intimidated, Daohua stepped forward defiantly, her cold eyes locking with Yan Zhigao’ s.
Faced with his unyielding eldest daughter, Yan Zhigao felt both anger and urgency, his raised arm trembling with fury.
“Master!”
Just then, Madam Li rushed into the pavilion and grabbed Yan Zhigao’s arm, Master, the doctor has arrived; let’s attend to Miss Zhu’s injuries first.” “Yes, yes, look at the injury first,” Yan Zhiyuan also came to his senses and immediately led the doctor into the pavilion.
Tutor Zhu and Zhu Xiuyun were both very quiet and cooperative with the doctor at this point.
“Hmph!”
Yan Zhigao snorted coldly, turning away from the confrontation with his daughter. Somehow, even though he was the father and had only slapped his daughter, he felt somewhat guilty.
Seeing her daughter’s swollen cheek, Madam Li was filled with overwhelming heartache, her voice trembling, “Daohua, there are too many people here; let’s go back to the courtyard first.”
Madam Li pulled Daohua up and promptly left the pavilion.
As they passed by Lord Lin, Daohua halted, looked at him expressionlessly, and said in a low voice, “The method may be clumsy, but the effect is rather good.” “Lord Lin, he is my father; I can’t do anything to him. So, I’ll be holding today’s slap against you. You better pray that you can always be this lucky.”
Lord Lin was profoundly shaken by Daohua’s undisturbed gaze, which sent shivers down his spine. However, he didn’t show it on his face and replied with a faint smile, “I do not understand what the eldest young lady is saying.” A faint cold smile appeared on Daohua’s lips, “You will understand.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she was forcibly pulled away by Madam Li.