After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Yi Ping's hair was a little messy, so I reached out and helped her to comb it. While combing it, I whispered, "Zhao Fangping and Gui Lannuo are here. They look like they have bad intentions. Be careful."

Yiping suddenly turned her head and looked at me, the pearl and gold hairpins on her hair jingling loudly, it was so lively.

Yi Ping's face showed panic, anxiety and anger. She clenched her fists tightly, as if she was trying her best to calm herself down. Finally, she said, "What are they doing here?"

I gently held her hand and said, "Look at what you said. Today's banquet is for the dignitaries in Beijing. How can they not come?"

Yi Ping's body was a little stiff, a sign of her extreme anger.

She had no good feelings towards the people in the general's mansion and didn't even want to see them. Now, the thought of having to eat in the same room with them made her feel even more uncomfortable.

I patted Yiping's back gently and said, "Relax, I'm here for you. If they try to do something bad, I won't let them even leave this door."

Yi Ping took a deep breath and said, "If they come, we will fight them."

I gave her a thumbs up and said, "My little sister is taking responsibility."

Yi Ping gently pushed me and said, "Stop making fun of me. I want to talk to you about serious matters. Mrs. Du just said that I will stay here tonight and you have to accompany me."

I didn't know there was such a custom. I had planned to go to the Taifu Mansion to find Gongsun Wen after dinner and ask him to write the rest of the petition, otherwise those wronged souls would keep haunting me.

Tonight's banquet is led by Zheng Xian. I guess Gongsun Wen will come, and we'll just pester him and not let him leave.

So I nodded and said, "I will definitely accompany you. I am worried about leaving you here alone."

Yi Ping then smiled and said, "You still have some conscience."

We talked and laughed, and soon arrived at the main house.

The banquet was held in the main room, which was divided by a screen, with one side for male guests and the other side for female guests. Yi Ping and Mrs. Du sat in the center, where they could see what was happening on both sides of the male and female seats.

I didn't sit in the chair, but looked around the men's seats. Sure enough, I saw Gongsun Wen sitting in the corner, drinking by himself and ignoring everyone.

I hurried over and sat down next to Gongsun Wen.

Gongsun Wen said without even looking up: "This table is occupied, please sit somewhere else."

I looked around and saw that all the other tables were full, except for Gongsun Wen, who was the only one at this table. Damn it, you still want to book the table?

Not only did I not leave, I snatched the wine jug from Gongsun Wen's hand and poured myself a glass.

Gongsun Wen looked at his empty hands and was about to get angry, but when he looked up, he saw me looking at him with a smile!

Gongsun Wen was so angry that he glared at me fiercely and said, "I don't want to see you. Get out of my sight right now."

I poured Gongsun Wen a glass of wine and said, "You don't want to see me, but I miss you very much."

Of course I miss him. I still have dozens of petitions to write.

Although I was wearing men's clothes, I was actually a woman. Gongsun Wen's old face turned red for the first time after hearing this. He said, "It's useless for you to say anything. I was teased by you last time. I feel nervous when I see you now."

It's not that he's nervous when he sees me, it's that he's nervous when he sees the bunch of ghosts behind me!

I wanted to laugh when I thought of Gongsun Wen being frightened to the point of rolling his eyes and fainting on the ground, but I didn't dare to be too presumptuous. I forced myself to hold back my laughter and said, "I scolded them after you left, and they promised that they won't dare to scare you again in the future. So when you find a convenient time, help them write the complaint, and they will give you a big gift."

Gongsun Wen's eyes widened when he heard this, and he stammered, "Still coming? You should ask someone else for help. I can't do this."

I grabbed Gongsun Wen's arm and said, "I only trust you. I don't trust anyone else, so this matter must be handled by you."

Gongsun Wen was so scared that he tried to shake my hand off, but I was stronger than him. He struggled for a long time but still couldn't get rid of my hand. He said angrily, "Are you going to let go?"

I shook my head stubbornly and said, "You promised me, you can't go back on your word."

Gongsun Wen was furious and said, "I promised to write a complaint for someone, not that kind of thing. You deceived me first, so you can't blame me."

I said, "I don't care. They are just human beings. You are overthinking it. You have to finish this job anyway."

Gongsun Wen was so angry that his head was smoking, but he couldn't argue in public, so he lowered his voice and gritted his teeth and said, "I'm overthinking. Can they be considered human beings? They have no heads, no hands, no legs, and even their intestines are flowing out. I'm lucky not to be scared to death on the spot. You still want me to write a petition for them? Get out of here."

I got angry when I heard that, and shook Gongsun Wen's hand vigorously, saying angrily: "Well, if you don't write, I will ask them to find you tonight, and I won't care."

When Gongsun Wen heard this, he was so frightened that his hair almost stood up. He quickly grasped my hand and said, "My ancestor, I beg you, please. Can I pay you? Can we just forget about this? You don't have the money to hire someone to write it, so I'll pay for it. Is one thousand taels enough? Ten thousand taels!"

I smiled coldly and said, "Do you think I'm someone who's short of money? The Crown Prince gave me tens of thousands of taels of silver not long ago, plus the reward from His Majesty, I'm richer than you now. How dare you use money to pressure me? Get out of my way."

The two of us couldn't come to an agreement and were staring at each other, with a war about to break out, when who knew that someone was so blind that he would sit down next to me!

Gongsun Wen and I said unhappily, "Someone's here. Go sit at another table!"

Who would have thought that this person not only did not leave, but burst into laughter. Gongsun Wen and I turned our heads at the same time. I had seen this person on TV. It was Cheng Dazhi.

Cheng Dazhi seldom appears in public, so very few people know him. Gongsun Wen is one of them, so when he saw Cheng Dazhi, an expression of surprise appeared on his face.

Cheng Dazhi thought I didn't know him, so he just bowed to Gongsun Wen and said, "Master Gongsun, long time no see."

Gongsun Wen thought to himself, whoever sees you will be unlucky, it would be best if we never see each other again.

But Gongsun Wen did not show his emotion on the surface. He still cupped his hands and said, "Hello, Lord Cheng. I didn't expect that Lord Cheng would come to such a banquet. It's really rare."

Cheng Dazhi laughed again and said, "Your Majesty asked me to come, so I have to come."

Gongsun Wen's face changed. Wherever Cheng Dazhi went, there would be murders. Today was Lord Du's family recognition banquet, and letting Cheng Dazhi attend was extremely unlucky. Why would His Majesty do this?