On the arena, Su Huaiyuan also satisfactorily lifted his foot and said to Yan Wenqi's servants,
"Take your young master and go home to cry. Remember to tell your family head that it was your young master who struck first with deadly intent. He deserved what happened to him. If the Yan family dares to retaliate against the Duke Yong's Mansion or me personally, the Duke Yong's Mansion will surely raze the Yan family to the ground and make the Yan family disappear from this city of Shengjing!"
Mo Shi also stepped forward and declared loudly, "That's right. What 'Four Lesser Aristocratic Families'? Our Su Clan from the Northern Desert has the confidence to change the name of the Yan Mansion! If you're not afraid, just come at us!"
People had seen arrogance, but never such extreme arrogance.
No, it could even be called conceit.
The servants of the Yan family didn't dare to argue with the Duke Yong's Mansion. Their faces turned as white as a sheet. Immediately, they rushed forward and scrambled to lift Yan Wenqi up.
However, in the process, they inevitably touched Yan Wenqi's broken limbs, which made him howl again.
"Be gentle! You good-for-nothing! Do you want to kill this young master? Ouch... ouch..."
Su Yuanyuan watched as Yan Wenqi was carried away and couldn't help bursting into laughter. This Yan Wenqi had been domineering in Shengjing for so long. Finally, someone could teach him a lesson.
Patting Su Yuanyuan's head, Su Huaiyuan said, "Yuanbao, second brother has fulfilled the promise he made to you. From now on, no one in the whole city of Shengjing should laugh at you for being a fool anymore. Are you happy?"
Su Yuanyuan's eyes curved into two crescent moons and she replied, "Thank you, second brother. Yuanbao is very happy!"
"Alright, it's getting dark. Let's go back quickly. Your father must be waiting impatiently at home," Mo Shi said with a smile.
"Yes, we have to go back quickly and tell father the good news that Yuanbao has become intelligent!" Wei Linlang said. "If father knows this good news, he will surely be too happy to sleep tonight!"
Having lost the competition and with Yan Wenqi suffering such serious injuries, the people of the Yan family quickly left the Piaoxiang Winery.
The people of the Duke Yong's Mansion, who had won the competition, also didn't want to stay in this mixed-up winery any longer. They packed up and got on the carriage, then left.
The carriage swayed slowly into the distance. Sitting inside the carriage, Su Yuanyuan looked through the curtain at the winery. At the foot of the arena where the competition had just taken place, the common people were surrounding the manager of the Piaoxiang Winery to exchange the money they had won.
Those who had won money had crazy looks of joy on their faces.
Those who had lost money beat their chests, stamped their feet, and cried bitterly, making all sorts of ugly expressions.
The fact that this winery set up gambling games on the arena was no secret in the whole city of Shengjing. At first, it was just an ordinary martial arts contest, and the martial artists would stop at the first sign of victory.
But since the young playboys led by Yan Wenqi found fun in it, the competitions on the arena had become more and more cruel. Su Yuanyuan had also heard in her previous life that many people had lost their lives here.
But because of the power of the Yan family, even if some people were dissatisfied, it was of no use. Instead, the situation got worse.
If this challenge today could make the arena of the Piaoxiang Winery return to its original state, it would indeed be a good thing.
After today, this challenge between the Duke Yong's Mansion and the Yan family would surely stir up a storm in the city of Shengjing.
Not only because Su Yuanyuan had defeated the qin player Miss Qiu Han from the Shanyue Music Workshop with her qin skills on the arena, but also because her second brother had severely taught Yan Wenqi a lesson.
I wonder what reactions the Yan family and the Wang family would have because of this?
Su Yuanyuan withdrew her gaze, put down the curtain in her hand, and the corners of her lips curled slightly.
...
The sun was setting in the west. In the Duke Yong's Mansion, the Marquis of Pingyang was sitting on a chair in the main hall with an extremely gloomy expression on his face.
In this huge hall, apart from him and his personal page, there was no one else.
The tea in the teacup beside him had already gone cold.
At dawn today, after seeing off Mrs. Tong's carriage outside the Marquis of Pingyang's Mansion, he took a short rest and then went to the Duke Yong's Mansion with generous gifts, intending to apologize to the Duke Yong's Mansion and seek their forgiveness.
When he arrived at the Duke Yong's Mansion and the butler learned his identity and purpose, the butler of the Duke Yong's Mansion greeted him very warmly into this main hall. He wiped the tables and chairs for him and served him tea. The butler's attitude was quite good, so the Marquis of Pingyang felt relieved.
However, the butler said he was going to go down and inform Duke Yong Su Qing, but after he left, he never showed up again. He just left the noble Marquis of Pingyang sitting alone in this main hall. There wasn't even a single person around to attend to him. Even when the tea went cold, no one came to replace it or add hot water.
The attendant beside him was very indignant. "My lord, the Duke's Mansion is too arrogant. You came here with gifts to apologize, but they dared to treat you so indifferently!"
The Marquis of Pingyang wasn't stupid. How could he not know that the Duke Yong's Mansion was doing this on purpose?
Although he was also extremely angry in his heart, resenting the Duke Yong's Mansion for being so overbearing and even wanting to fling his sleeves and leave.
But today was the last day of the three-day deadline set by Mo Shi. If he couldn't get the forgiveness of the Duke Yong's Mansion, he was afraid that the Duchess Yong would take her daughter into the palace to complain to the Queen tomorrow.
Thinking of this, the Marquis of Pingyang could only endure the anger in his heart, close his eyes, and continue waiting in this main hall.
However, he had been sitting from dawn until late afternoon, for a full four or five hours. As the sun was gradually setting in the west, no one from the Duke Yong's Mansion came out to attend to him.
The Marquis of Pingyang's patience was gradually reaching its limit...
Just as he was about to get up and leave, suddenly there came a sound of footsteps from inside.
The Marquis of Pingyang had some martial arts skills. From the sound of the footsteps, he could tell that the person approaching had a steady lower body and a leisurely gait. He guessed that it must be that former great general who defended the border, and now the Duke Yong - Su Qing.
Sure enough, a tall and imposing figure in a cyan and green regular robe walked out from behind. That solemn and awe-inspiring face and sharp eyes like lightning belonged to Duke Yong Su Qing.
As soon as he saw the Marquis of Pingyang, Su Qing lifted the corners of his lips and put on a smile. "I didn't expect that your lordship would come with generous gifts. I should have come to receive you earlier, but I never received the notice from my servant, so I've neglected you. I'm really sorry."
After saying that, he kicked the butler beside him and said, "When your lordship came, why didn't you inform me earlier?"
The butler blinked his eyes and said, "I saw that your grace was always organizing the documents needed by His Majesty. I thought you must be dealing with something urgent, so I took the liberty to keep it a secret. I didn't dare to inform you until you were done with your work."
The master and the servant played their roles well, finding a perfect excuse for neglecting the Marquis of Pingyang today, and the Marquis of Pingyang couldn't show any dissatisfaction.
After all, the butler of the Duke's Mansion had already said that the reason why Su Qing hadn't been able to come and receive the Marquis of Pingyang was that he was dealing with matters entrusted by His Majesty. Without even thinking, one could tell who was more important between His Majesty and the Marquis of Pingyang.
The Marquis of Pingyang let out a bitter smile in his heart. He took a deep breath, got up, and bowed to Su Qing, saying, "Duke Yong has been dedicated to His Majesty. This marquis deeply admires you. Even if I have to wait for another day and night, I'm willing to do so."
Su Qing laughed. "Your lordship is so reasonable and broad-minded. You've waited for so long without any complaint at all. I admire you. May I ask why your lordship has come today?"
Hearing this, the Marquis of Pingyang almost spat out a mouthful of blood in anger.
Why did he come? Didn't the Duke Yong's Mansion know?