CHAPTER 169: CHAPTER 169: HOW DID YOU QUARREL?

Lu Yunsheng, who had been standing aside watching the drama, suddenly lost his smile as he belatedly realized the seriousness of the situation.

Lu Yunsheng inwardly contemplated. That fool Xie Yingying was so adept at causing trouble; who knew which young lady from a Noble Family she had offended this time? Should he stand up for this woman with the Phoenix Destiny to win her favor? Or should he just run?

Just as he was thinking this, he heard a woman’s voice from the stairway asking, "What’s going on? Why have you captured a little girl?"

Then he saw the veiled little girl turn her head to look at the woman who spoke, run up excitedly, and call out in a soft, sweet voice, "Second Auntie, Third Auntie, Suisui’s here."

Only then did Lu Yunsheng notice several people standing at the head of the stairs, both men and women. Their clothes were simple in style, but the materials were extremely fine. Even their cuffs were embroidered with gold threads.

Particularly notable was a man wearing a similar veil to the little girl’s.

He vaguely recalled hearing about a figure in the Jianghu who wore a veil. This person supposedly possessed extraordinarily high Martial Arts skills, capable of killing without a trace, and was also very wealthy. Was he some kind of Pavilion Master or something?

Just as this thought crossed Lu Yunsheng’s mind, he heard a low voice from upstairs ask, "Suisui, are you alright? Were you hurt anywhere?"

"No, that big sister didn’t hit Suisui at all. Suisui was just arguing with her."

Arguing...? Lu Yunsheng was rather stunned. Did the little girl actually consider Xie Yingying’s unilateral insults and bullying as merely an argument with her?

"What? Arguing?" Third Auntie’s heart surged. Heavens! Their precious little darling actually knew how to argue!

"Yes, arguing! That big sister wanted to buy my Xiaobai, but I didn’t want to sell!" Xiaosuisui said, pouting indignantly.

Zhu Xiuxiu wasn’t focused on that; she felt it wasn’t the main point at all.

"Sweetheart, what did you and that big sister argue about? Did you scold her? Tell Third Auntie quickly."

Zhu Xiuxiu’s heart was in her throat. Good heavens, this little ancestor! If she had known Suisui could get into an argument with someone just by going out, she would have picked her up personally. Now, it looked like an innocent person was about to be implicated.

Huo Xing’Er, her face solemn, reminded Zhu Xiuxiu, "Third Sister-in-law, take Suisui to the Private Room first. You can ask her there alone! There are too many eyes and ears here; don’t cause a scene!"

Zhu Xiuxiu reacted, "Alright, Second Sister-in-law."

Then she directly picked up Xiaosuisui and headed towards the Private Room.

Neither of them noticed that when Zhu Xiuxiu picked up Xiaosuisui, Xiaobai, whom Xiaosuisui had been holding, naturally slipped from her embrace.

It then darted off and vanished in a flash.

For the moment, neither Xiaosuisui nor Zhu Xiuxiu noticed.

Only Ji Youzhi, standing beside the young Emperor, noticed.

He knew how much his niece loved this little rabbit.

So he quietly slipped away to chase after it.

In the hall downstairs, several hidden guards were still restraining Xie Yingying, asking the young Emperor, "Young Master, how should this person be dealt with?"

The young Emperor stood coldly at the head of the stairs, his icy gaze sweeping over Xie Yingying’s and Lu Yunsheng’s faces before he faintly uttered three words: "Throw her out."

Then he too turned and headed for the Private Room.

In the Private Room, Zhu Xiuxiu asked Xiaosuisui, "Sweetheart, tell me quickly, how did you get into an argument with that woman downstairs?"

Xiaosuisui sat on a chair in the Private Room, her eyes glued to the delicious food on the table. She casually picked up a piece of Ruyi pastry, popped it into her mouth, and said indistinctly, "That big sister must have bad eyes. My leg is perfectly fine, but she insisted it was broken. One look at her and you can tell she’s rotten to the core."

Zhu Xiuxiu and those from the Ji Family who knew how sharp Xiaosuisui’s tongue could be all felt their eyelids twitch.