After I traveled through the book, I fought back in the Hou Mansion

Chapter 99

The broken edge of the jade pendant that Luo Shuiyao held in front of her was smooth and flat. This was not the fracture characteristic of jade at all. It looked more like... more like glass.

After staring at it for a few seconds, Lu Zhaozhao said in a lost voice, "How could it be Liuli?"

"Humph."

Luo Shuiyao snorted coldly and said, "You keep saying this jade pendant is yours, but you don't even look at it. I come from the countryside and don't have much jewelry. I saw someone selling glassware on the street a few days ago and I put it on because I thought it was fun. I didn't expect you to throw such a big pot of dirty water on me."

Lu Zhaozhao was supported by Hongying and was already finding it difficult to stand.

Hongying's legs were weak at this time and she was staggering all over. The master and servant looked extremely pitiful at this moment, and the noble ladies around them kept looking at them with contempt.

"This Miss Lu is really good at framing others," someone echoed.

"Who says it's not true? We grew up in the inner chambers, so this method is really not very clever."

"It's not particularly ingenious, but it's useful. If it weren't made of colored glass, Miss Luo wouldn't be able to explain herself."

Listening to the unbearable discussions of the crowd, Lu Zhaozhao's eyes rolled. Just as he was about to pretend to faint, he suddenly heard a shout: "Lu Zhaozhao, get out here!"

This shout interrupted Lu Zhaozhao's attempt to pretend to be unconscious.

The noble ladies looked back and saw Liu Yanyan walking towards them aggressively, holding a purse in her hand.

She walked up to Lu Zhaozhao and raised her hand. With a "pop", Lu Zhaozhao's face turned red instantly.

Everyone froze in place, not understanding what was happening for a moment, except for Luo Shuiyao, whose smile became even more intense.

Liu Yanyan didn't feel satisfied after slapping Lu Zhaozhao, so she raised her hand to slap him again, but was blocked by Hongying.

With a "slap", Hongying was unable to avoid the slap.

Lu Zhaozhao finally came to her senses at this time. She pulled Hongying and angrily said to Liu Yanyan, "Why did you hit someone for no reason?"

Liu Yanyan threw the purse in her hand at them. "What did I do? Hit someone for no reason? You and I have no grudges against each other. Why did you spread the word that I was arrogant and domineering and that no one wanted me?"

Lu Zhaozhao was about to retort when he heard an angry shout from the attic: "What are you doing?"

Everyone turned to look and saw that it was the Marquis's wife and other ladies who heard the noise and came out to chase after them.

Seeing this, Luo Shuiyao glanced at everyone present and silently retreated. Now that the person in charge had arrived, they probably couldn't watch the show anymore.

Lu Zhaozhao was now shielded by Hongying and was sobbing. Upon hearing the Marquis's voice, she quickly turned around, showing her aggrieved expression and softly calling out, "Auntie."

The Marquis's wife hurried forward a few steps and saw that her cheeks were red and swollen, and her face was covered with tear marks. She couldn't help but feel distressed and asked hurriedly, "What's wrong?"

Lu Zhaozhao pushed Hongying away with all her strength and threw herself into Madam Hou's arms, feeling aggrieved. "I don't know what happened. Sister Yan suddenly came over and hit me."

"What's going on?" Lady Yang Ruolan, the wife of the Earl of Jing'an, also stepped out of the attic at this time. She saw her daughter standing there angrily, staring at Lu Zhaozhao, so she hurried forward to ask.

Liu Yanyan had been glaring like a victorious rooster, but when she saw her mother come out, she couldn't hold it in any longer and threw herself into her mother's arms, sobbing, "It's all because of this bitch. I never provoked her, but she spread rumors outside, saying that I was arrogant and domineering, and that I wouldn't be able to get married even if I became an old maid."

Lady Jing'an stroked her daughter's hair with a look of deep concern, but she was much more patient than the young girl and simply asked coldly, "What's going on?"

Hearing this, Lu Zhaozhao raised her head from Madam Hou's arms and quickly argued, "No, I didn't, Sister Yan, you can't just accuse me."

Liu Yanyan wiped her tears and pointed at the purse on the ground, saying angrily, "I got this purse from the market. They said a woman wearing a conical hat gave it to them so they could spread rumors against me. But the embroidery on this purse is exactly the same as the embroidery on the handkerchief you gave me. How do you want to explain it?"

"How is this possible?" Lu Zhaozhao exclaimed. At this moment, she no longer cared about pretending. She hurried forward a few steps, bent down and picked up the purse on the ground.

After just one glance, she felt the blood in her body freeze and she froze in place. She turned around abruptly and looked at Hongying, her lips trembling uncontrollably and she couldn't utter a word.

Hongying also saw the purse in her hand at this time, and was so scared that she fell to her knees with a plop. Seeing this scene, everyone had nothing to understand.

Lady Jing'an looked at her coldly. "Ever since you came to Kyoto, I've had Yanyan take good care of you for your cousin's sake. How did she offend you that you resorted to such cruelty? Do you know how serious it is to destroy a woman's reputation?"

The purse in Lu Zhaozhao's hand fell to the ground. She kept shaking her head and said repeatedly: "No, I didn't do that."

Seeing her pretentious behavior, Lady Jing'an snorted coldly, but in the end she didn't say anything more. Instead, she turned to look at Lady Hou.

The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery had distinguished himself in battle, and his son was highly regarded by the Emperor. In comparison, the Marquis of Jing'an's House had gradually declined, and among its descendants, there were no figures comparable to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's House. Furthermore, the two families were related.

Therefore, no matter how angry she was, she had to give the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery some face.

At this moment, the Marquis' wife silently looked at Lu Zhaozhao, who was crying, and did not say anything to defend her.

The Marquis's wife felt quite powerless towards the daughter of an old friend. This child didn't look like her mother at all and had too many little thoughts.

Su Yu'an turned her head to look here, then turned her head to look there, and then looked at Lu Zhaozhao who was crying miserably.

After thinking for a while, she decided to add fuel to the fire, so she took a step forward, looked at Lu Zhaozhao and said, "My dear cousin Lu, you are really vicious. On the one hand, you want to destroy Miss Liu, and on the other hand, you want to destroy cousin Lu, who is also your cousin. Your methods are really powerful."

When the ladies heard this, they were shocked. What did this mean? They all turned to look at her, wanting to hear her explain clearly.

But before Su Yu'an could speak again, he heard an angry shout: "Su Yu'an, stop spouting shit! Zhao Zhao would never do such a thing."

Hearing this voice, everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw several young masters walking into the courtyard. The one rushing in front was Liu Yanyan's second brother Liu Xiangdong, and the roar just now came from his mouth.

Luo Shuiyao turned her head when she heard the voice, and met a pair of deep eyes. Her heart trembled, and she silently took a few steps back and stood behind the crowd.