Chapter 165 - The Interesting Show at Qingfang Pavilion (2/2)

Everyone looked at the woman who had emerged from the pavilion. She was clearly fl.u.s.tered, with blood flowing down from a cut on her head. There was so much blood, one could not even see her face clearly, and her luxurious clothes were askew from rolling on the ground with the maid. Mo Xuetong was a pathetic site to behold.

A few young ladies with sharp eyes recognized her, even through the blood. “It is First Miss Mo!” A few young ladies with sharp eyes realized it was Mo Xuemin. If this had been any other time, others would not be able to recognize her. Her hair was messed up and her face was smeared with blood. However, after tMany of the n.o.bles had been present at the fake poetry incident, so Mo Xuemin couldn’t keep a low profile, even if she wanted to.

“First Miss Mo, what happened?” a woman in the crowd asked in shock.

“There’s someone inside who wants to kill me. I saw, I saw…” Mo Xuemin pressed her hand to her chest. She seemed so afraid that she was about to faint.

The maid dressed in yellow whom she had knocked down had since gotten to her feet. She was annoyed that Mo Xuemin had knocked her down and embarra.s.sed her before so many handsome young masters, but didn’t dare say anything about it now. She leaned down to help Mo Xuemin up.

Meanwhile, the crowd chattered in confusion. “Did Mo Xuemin see something she was not supposed to? Was that why she was being pursued and almost lost her life?”

A few of the bolder young masters charged into the pavilion immediately. They saw the man who was sitting up from the bed with his clothes in disarray. He was still holding on to the vase that was drenched in blood.

Without hesitation, two strong young masters pressed him down on each side. The bloodied vase fell from his hands and smashed on the floor.

As the culprit was dragged outside, there was more murmuring from the crowd.

“It’s him!”

“How could it be him?”

“How could he be here today? Didn’t the rumors say that he found a beauty at Qingxiang House whom he is smothering in affections the past few days and won’t leave her?”

“Your news is out of date. Last night, he even fought for an actress with Minister Li’s son. I heard that Minister Li found his son went out and then brought him home by force, leaving the actress behind.”

…

A few others recognized the man and they looked at each other. The crowd began to mutter to themselves. Those who recognized the man all looked at the man with disdain. He was being pressed down onto the ground and was struggling to get up.

“Let me go! What are you doing? Why have you pinned me down?” The man on the floor shook his head around and struggled angrily. Despite his blurry vision, the scene swam into focus as he realized the seriousness of the situation.

“Yu Mingyong, what are you doing here? You a.s.saulted First Miss Mo with a vase! When did you stop caring for women?” The voice was smooth and mocking.

The crowd spread apart, and a young man wearing dark red robes with gold embroidery emerged from the middle. Had it not been for his roguish smile, he would be considered handsome. Despite the chill, he was vigorously fanning himself with a fan, unconcerned for those around him.

Mo Xuemin knew that there would be trouble as soon as she saw him.

It was Li Youmo.

When Mo Xuemin thought of how he had once slapped her without mercy, not only did her hand hurt, her face hurt, as well. She shuddered involuntarily. She hadn’t expected Li Youmo to be here. They were on different sides, and she didn’t know how Li Youmo would use this situation, considering the current relations.h.i.+p between their two families.

She could only pretend to be weak and wait to see what would happen next. She dived onto the maid, pretending to faint.

Yu Mingyong freed himself from the grasp of the two men holding him. He stood up and yelled, pointing at Li Youmo,”You again? You failed to win Little Red Peach from me, so you’ve gotten this s.l.u.t to frame me. You can’t fight me in public, so you’ve tried to do me in secretly. When have you become so shameless?”

Of course, the two men who had been holding Yu Mingyong down now recognized him for who he was, and they immediately backed off. This wasn’t something they wanted to be involved in.

Everyone knew that Li Youmo was considered the biggest playboy amongst the wealthy sons of the capital. The only man who could be considered his equal was Yu Mingyong. Like Li Youmo, he also had a formidable backing, as his sister was Imperial Consort Yu of Caiwei Palace, much doted on by the emperor.

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