Chapter 57: Li Sanniang's bad mouth gets hit back
"Sister Li, don't be angry. The eldest daughter of the Jiang family won the attention of General Pei only because she was pretty and delicate. Didn't you see the cold face of Mrs. Pei? I think she is not satisfied with this marriage. Let's just wait and see! Maybe she will die before she gets married. Isn't it said that she is born weak and takes medicine all the time?"

What the noble lady next to him said comforted Li Liuqing.

She looked at Jiang Shiyuan in the distance with disdain, then reached out to adjust the Begonia hairpin on her temples. That was a piece of jewelry personally awarded by her aunt, Concubine Li in the palace. After taking a long breath, she said in a cold tone.

"You're right. A sickly person like that might die before she even gets the position of the eldest daughter-in-law of the Pei family. Why should I bother getting angry with such a person?"

The malice in her words made her originally pretty face look distorted, and she did not notice that her words had fallen into the ears of the usually clever Pei Ziyao, who smiled sarcastically and asked Xiang next to her a question.

"Does my cousin know whose daughter that girl in green is?"

Following her words, cousin Xiang looked over, took a closer look and then explained.

"That's the third daughter of the Li family. Her maiden name is Liu Qing. Her father is the Shaoqing of the Imperial Household Department. Her aunt, Lipin, has been in the palace for many years and gave birth to Princess Mingzhao and the third prince. She is now the head of the nine concubines. I heard that she will be promoted to a concubine after the Mid-Autumn Festival. She has always been favored by Lipin, so she is somewhat proud."

"So he has a concubine's aunt as his backer, no wonder he is so foul-mouthed!"

"what happened?"

My cousin's wife Xiang had a strange look on her face. They were about ten meters away from where she was standing. Apart from clearly seeing them talking and laughing, she couldn't hear anything.

But just because she couldn't hear it didn't mean Pei Ziyao couldn't hear it, so Pei Ziyao told Xiang what Li Liuqing had just said.

It would have been better if she didn't know this. When she heard them cursing her cousin Anian, her cousin Xiang's face became much gloomier, and the look she gave to Miss Li San was no longer as calm as before.

"What a good Third Miss of the Li Family! I, the Marquis Wenyuan Mansion, can't bear to say a harsh word to An Nian. How can they gossip about her behind her back? Don't worry, cousin Pei. Leave it to me."

After saying that, she whispered a few words to Dan Xing, the maid serving beside her. Soon the maid left in a hurry. After she left, Pei Ziyao leaned close to her and asked curiously.

"What is my cousin going to do?"

"Just watch the show, cousin."

Seeing her so confident, Pei Ziyao's anger dissipated a lot and turned into curiosity. She also wanted to see how her cousin's wife would act, so although she was strolling in the front hall, her eyes were always looking over there.

Sure enough, not long after, Miss Li San suddenly developed a lot of rashes on her face after drinking, and her breathing became a little rapid. The lady standing opposite her felt something was wrong and asked anxiously.

"Sister Li, what's wrong with you?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Liuqing felt an uncomfortable itch on her face, and her newly finished red nail polish seemed to be ignoring her advice and she scratched herself twice. Her cheek, which had been well maintained, suddenly had two bloody marks, which frightened the ladies standing next to her and they screamed immediately.

In an instant, it attracted everyone's attention, including Pei Zisu and Jiang Shiyuan who were still talking in the corridor.

"what happened?"

Jiang Shiyuan didn't understand and wanted to go over to take a look, but Pei Zisu glanced at the people present and saw that his sister had a scornful smile on her face. He roughly understood what was going on, so he pulled her and replied calmly.

"Let's take a look first and then talk."

Jiang Shiyuan looked up at Pei Zisu beside him in confusion. He felt that something was not right. But he was standing there talking to him. He couldn't possibly split himself up to deal with a noble lady he had never met before, right?

He was very confused, but when he saw his cousin Xiang immediately changed into a panicked look, he walked forward a few steps with the help of the maid Dan Xing, and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Why is Miss Li San scratching her face for no reason?"

"We don't know either, Madam Young Master. Sister Li was just chatting with us, and suddenly her face turned red. Could it be the wine?"

One of them stood up and asked directly.

Then I saw my cousin's wife Xiang with a gloomy face, looking over with a look of dissatisfaction in her eyes.

"Miss Shi, please be careful with your words. This wine was given by His Majesty. It was specially opened today to welcome guests. Everyone has drunk it. Now that you say there is something wrong with this wine, are you targeting our Wenyuan Marquis Mansion or His Majesty?"

Her words made the noble lady shush and she apologized repeatedly.

"I was so impatient that I said something I shouldn't have said. Madam Young Master, please forgive me. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this wine. I just drank it, too."

"That's good. Otherwise, if something goes wrong after entertaining guests, it will be the fault of our Wenyuan Marquis Mansion. Go, ask the palace doctor to come and see what happened to Miss Li San?"

"Yes, young lady."

After Dan Xing left, there was no one around cousin Xiang. Pei Ziyao took a few steps forward to protect her. This move made Xiang feel at ease. Even if Miss Li San rushed over at this moment, she was not afraid that anything would happen to her.

Everyone stayed far away, including the noble ladies who had just been so close to the Li Liuqing sisters. They all looked terrified at this moment. Pei Ziyao saw this and snorted, his eyes full of disdain.

In addition to Miss Li San, the others from the Li family today included Mrs. Li and her son Li Liuyun.

They were originally talking to other ladies when they suddenly heard screams. When they got closer, they found that the people scratching their faces and spinning on the ground were actually their daughter and sister. They were so scared that they immediately rushed over.

"Qing'er, Qing'er, I'm your mother, what's wrong with you?"

"Mom, it hurts and it itches!"

As he spoke, Li Liuqing grabbed himself fiercely again. This time, blood flowed down his cheek, causing everyone present to gasp.

"What are you looking at? Why don't you call a doctor?"

Li Liuyun suddenly shouted angrily. A woman's face is the most important thing, especially since his sister's marriage is about to begin. If it is scratched, it will be a big trouble in the future. So he scolded the maid next to him fiercely.

"What are you standing there for? Come and hold the hand of Miss Three!"

"Yes Yes……"

The maids rushed forward, but before they could grab Li Liuqing's hand, someone slipped and fell over. The master and servants of the Li family were piled up like a pyramid, making a shameful scene in the front hall of Marquis Wenyuan's mansion.

Pei Zisu saw his sister kicking the stone secretly, and now he understood that it seemed that Miss Li San must have offended her and that was why she was treated like this. A smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and then she whispered to Jiang Shiyuan beside her.

"Don't worry, Anian. It was Ziyao who did it."

Jiang Shiyuan looked puzzled. The Li family had no connection with the Pei family, so why would Pei Ziyao attack Miss Li San?