Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

Xie Lingyi would naturally not let her bully Yinzhu. She took a step forward and protected Yinzhu behind her, staring coldly at Yuzhan who was walking forward. Yuzhan did not dare to attack casually, and could only retreat timidly. Xiao Jing was furious when she saw her cowering look. She glared at her fiercely and said to Xie Lingyi angrily: "Xie Lingyi, you are so arrogant. Are you going to despise the emperor's power?"

Hearing her put such a big hat on him, He Tongguang, who had been silent, finally couldn't help it. He didn't want to say more. Xiao Jing said that the two of them had an affair, but in fact it was just two noble ladies who couldn't stand each other and would have a few quarrels at most. But if he opened his mouth, it would become that he was entangled with Xie Lingyi and he had to speak for her.

But seeing that Xiao Jing was so angry that she was about to make a big deal out of it, he could only cool his face and said, "Xiao County Lady is so arrogant. The Xie family is a family of scholars and many of their sons have served in the court. The late Emperor praised Mr. Xie as a 'minister of rejuvenation'. The current Prime Minister Xie Zhen is also from the Xie family and is the backbone of the country. The Xie family is full of loyalty and righteousness. If His Majesty hears the county lady's words that disrespect the emperor's authority, I wonder if the county lady can bear the charge of slandering the clan?"

Xie Lingyi was a little surprised when she heard this, and turned to look at He Tongguang who looked surprised. She didn't expect that this man who looked dissolute and unlearned could be so eloquent and to the point when he quarreled. Xiao Jing naturally did not curse the entire Xie family, but this man switched the subject and directly accused her of slandering court officials.

Xiao Jing had not expected that the Marquis of Anding would actually help Xie Lingyi and even accuse her of such a serious crime. The Xie family was a behemoth that had been passed down for hundreds of years, and even every emperor had to be wary of them. As the daughter of an unpopular royal prince, how could she afford to offend them? At most, she would have a few arguments with Xie Lingyi, whom she disliked. Therefore, she was a little flustered after hearing these words, and hurriedly said in a stern voice, "Don't talk nonsense. When did I say that the entire Xie family was the real culprit? I just couldn't stand Xie Lingyi being like this..."

"My maid has already explained today's events to everyone. I hurt my nose and Marquis Anding happened to pass by, so he wanted to help me, which is why you saw me like this. I, Xie Lingyi, have kept everyone present today in mind. If there are any more rumors after the banquet, my Xie family will naturally get to the bottom of it." After saying this, without even looking at the reactions of the crowd, she pulled Yinzhu, squeezed through the crowd and left.

When He Tongguang saw her leave, he casually glanced at the crowd, sneered, turned and walked in another direction, but disappeared from everyone's sight in a moment. Xiao Jing failed to steal the chicken and lost the rice. She lost face in front of everyone, and left angrily with her maid.

During the remaining half month, Jiankang City was peaceful and nothing happened. Xie Lingyi thought that the matter was over and she would have no contact with the Marquis of Anding again. However, it might be because she did not survive the midnight on New Year's Eve this year. Her luck was not good this year, and she could get into danger even when she went out to burn incense.

Looking at the man who had saved her again, she began to suspect whether the two of them were the reincarnations of evil spirits, and that something would definitely happen whenever they met.

Not only was she puzzled, He Tongguang, who was sitting on a stream rock, covering his arm that was scratched by a broken branch, was also speechless. Why was it that every time he went to discuss important matters with the Fifth Prince, he would meet this Miss Xie, and every time she would not stop until she saw some blood?

He and the fifth prince had chosen a rainy day today, thinking that the mountain road to the Taoist temple outside the city was slippery and muddy, and no one would come to burn incense and pray at this time. However, everything was fine when they came, but on the way back, they encountered falling rocks. A carriage on the mountain road was hit by the falling rocks. The horse was frightened and ran towards him, leaving the coachman and the maid whose life or death was unknown.

Although he had some martial arts skills, he would be half dead if he was stepped on or knocked away by this mad horse. However, the mountain path was narrow and there was no place for him to hide. As the horse got closer and closer, he could clearly see the Xie family emblem on the carriage. Thinking of the familiar maid who had just been thrown out, he immediately understood who was on the carriage.

He could only sigh deeply, and when the carriage was about to hit him, he suddenly turned over and sat on the shaft, trying to control the mad horse, but the horse was hit in the eye by the falling rocks and could not stop in pain. Seeing that it was ineffective, He Tongguang had to give up this method, turned around and lifted the curtain, only to see Xie Lingyi with disheveled hair, messy clothes, and a pale face, holding on to both sides of the carriage, trying hard not to be thrown out.

"Are you still able to move?" He Tongguang no longer cared about looking at her inappropriately and asked Xie Lingyi while staring at her.

Xie Lingyi originally thought that she was going to die today, but she never expected that there was still a glimmer of hope. So even though her limbs were weak and her vision was black, she still gritted her teeth and nodded.

"Then crawl over here. This horse is crazy. We have to jump off." He Tongguang pulled the reins hard with one hand and reached towards Xie Lingyi with the other.

Upon hearing this, Xie Lingyi's face turned even paler, but she still nodded, tried to steady herself, lower her center of gravity, and crawled towards the door using her hands and feet. At the moment when the horse was about to rush off the cliff, she grabbed He Tongguang's hand.

Then He Tongguang protected her, and the two jumped out of the carriage together, but due to inertia, they still fell off the cliff. Fortunately, with He Tongguang protecting her and vines and branches slowing down their falling speed, the two fell into the stream under the cliff.

Apart from some scratches and bruises from being hit in the carriage, Xie Lingyi had no other major injuries. In comparison, He Tongguang was much more miserable. Not only did he have wounds of varying sizes from broken branches on his body, but one of his arms was broken after hitting a rock in the stream. Even his romantic and passionate face was covered with tiny scratches, and one of his earlobes was torn a few points. The blood flowed down his jaw into the collar at his neck, which terrified Xie Lingyi.

Being in such a miserable state, He Tongguang was too lazy to pretend to be his usual playboy. He endured the pain and directed Xie Lingyi to drag him to the shore. He then went to find some hemostatic herbs not far away, made a fire, and then fell into a deep sleep.

That night, the two of them depended on each other in the valley until noon of the next day, when people from the Xie family and the Anding Marquis Mansion came and took them back.

A lot of things happened afterwards, and Xie Lingyi couldn't remember them clearly. She only remembered that after she recovered from her injuries and appeared in front of everyone again, she had become the fiancée of the romantic and dissolute Marquis Anding.