Su Yao didn't know much about the Water-Splashing Festival. Although the waiter diligently explained the wonderful aspects of it, she didn't feel much.
On the contrary, she had only one thought in her mind - isn't such a lively and grand festival a perfect place for people who want to cause trouble
Just as he thought of this, Su Yao heard someone excitedly shouting not far away: "Miss Su?!"
Su Yao was stunned for a moment, then he looked over and saw Ji Yunting looking at him from the corner. He must have heard his voice just now.
Seeing an acquaintance, Su Yao smiled and nodded in response: "Master Ji is here too?"
Ji Yunting came over with a happy smile on his face. "Yes, my mother is here to collect the debt. When Mu Tong was here, our ancestral property was occupied by the Mu Mansion. Now the court has taken back the Dali Mansion, and His Highness has ordered that all the things that the Mu Mansion occupied be returned in their original state. Our family now has the land deeds and house deeds from before, and is waiting to come over to the government to make the handover."
When Old Master Ji learned that Dali Prefecture was captured, he was so happy that he couldn't eat for several days. If the communication had not been smooth in the beginning, he would have come here long ago and would not have waited until now.
Su Yao was also happy for the Ji family: "In that case, congratulations."
Ji Yunting bowed sincerely and said, "No, I have to thank your highness and the soldiers for fighting hard and taking back Dali Prefecture. Otherwise, we wouldn't be where we are today. Why did the county lady come out today?"
"I have nothing to do, so I want to walk around and take a look." Su invited Ji Yunting to sit down, explained casually, and then asked: "Is Mrs. Ji here too? I didn't see her."
Ji Yunting sat opposite her and said with a smile, "My mother is here too. She has already sent a letter to the Mu Mansion. Maybe I haven't seen my mother's letter yet. But I ran into the county lady here. My mother said before that if I meet the county lady, I must thank her in person. When we had trouble transporting food and grass before, it was the county lady who spoke for us."
Otherwise, there were people who said at that time that they deliberately colluded with the rebels and bandits. They really couldn't explain themselves even if they had a mouthful of words.
Su Yao didn't take it to heart. She shook her head and said, "It wasn't your fault in the first place. You did your best under the circumstances..."
They chatted for a while, and Su Yao saw that it was getting late, so he stood up and said goodbye.
Because the Water-Splashing Festival was approaching and many nobles and officials had recently come from the capital, Dali Prefecture was unprecedentedly bustling. Su Yao's carriage was driving on the street, and he had to stop and wait for a while almost every time he went a distance.
Yan Cao was afraid that she would get bored waiting, so she whispered to her about Ji Yunting: "Young Master Ji's injuries seem to have healed completely, and he looks very energetic now."
Su Yao had a good impression of the people in the Ji family, so he responded with a smile.
When she opened the curtain and saw teams of patrolling soldiers on the street outside, her worries were somewhat relieved. Su Rong must have known about the Water-Splashing Festival. Seeing so many soldiers in the city, nothing should go wrong.
However, just when she felt a little relieved, she returned to the Mu Mansion, and before she even entered the door, she was almost knocked over by a figure rushing towards her.
Fortunately, He Jian reacted very quickly. When the man pounced on her, he had already stood in front of her and pushed the man away without hesitation.
With this push, Su Yao was able to stand firm.
Yan Cao was startled, her eyelids twitched, and she looked at the man in shock and anger: "Who is he? How could he be so rude!"
Su Yao also frowned.
Then she raised her eyebrows in surprise and asked, "Mr. Pang?"
Of course she recognized him. The person in front of her was the youngest son of the Pang family who had followed the court officials to the south a few days ago. It was said that he was very much loved by the imperial concubine and the Pang family.
But this is even more strange. She has no grudges against the people of the Pang family, and she can be considered friends with the Eleventh Princess.
Pang Yuan had been living quietly in Yunnan these days without causing any trouble, let alone any hatred between the two sides. Why was he suddenly so indignant towards her? She hadn't done anything to offend him.
Su Yao was puzzled, but Pang Yuan's eyes were bloodshot and he almost wanted to eat her alive: "Su Yao, where did you take my sister? You'd better return my sister to me as soon as possible, otherwise, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you are His Highness. If anything happens to my sister, I will definitely kill you, kill you!"
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Su Yao felt even more confused, frowning and asking, "What are you talking about? I don't know where Miss Pang went."
Pang Yuan was even more furious, and almost went crazy, ready to pounce on her again: "How dare you say you didn't know?! My sister went out only because you invited her, and she hasn't come back yet, where could she have gone?! If anything happens to her, I will never forgive you!"
Even though he knew that something must have happened for Pang Yuan to have this attitude, facing Pang Yuan's unprovoked accusations and humiliations, Su Yao still couldn't help but show anger, and his expression became serious: "Mr. Pang, it's better not to say anything without basis. I've said, I didn't make an appointment with Miss Pang, nor did I meet her, and I don't know where she went."
She calmed herself down and calmed down: "Before she went out, did she say she was going out with me?"
She originally wanted to talk nicely, but Pang Yuan was convinced that she was the one who made the person disappear, and his attitude was very bad: "You are still pretending! You'd better tell me where my sister went, otherwise I will kill you today!"
His words were so rude that Yan Cao couldn't help but say, "Mr. Pang, I've told you that you should have evidence for what you say. What evidence do you have that you keep saying that our girl took the person away?! It makes no sense at all! Our girl went to the restaurant to sit around. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to ask around and see if our girl is there and whether she has an appointment with Miss Pang. Then everything will be clear, right?"
What about the young master of a noble family? The swordsman just kept shouting like a madman.
Yancao looked down on it.
Ji Yunting was just a son of a gentry family. He was gentle, polite, and treated others much better than this descendant of a noble family.
The noise outside soon alarmed the people in the mansion. Madam Yuan and Madam Liao came out after hearing the news. Seeing this, Madam Yuan frowned, pulled Su Yao aside, and told him the whole story in a low voice: "Not long after you left, Aqiu from the weaving field came to tell Miss Pang that you had something to ask her. Miss Pang followed Aqiu and left. Who knew that she would never come back."