Second Marriage

Chapter 2.1

Translator: tarararawr

Chapter 2 Part 1

The people who came here today did not come by accident. However, it could be assumed that they came to see the drama between the marriage of the Li Family and Xiao Family.

Unexpectedly, the Li Family was quiet. If it were not for the trampled firecrackers and people dressed in red everywhere, they would have thought they were in the wrong place.

Everyone was surprised to see a girl with loose hair and a beautiful gold and silver crimson wedding dress, saying that she was Xiao Youning and was divorced by the Li Family.

The name Xiao Youning might not be familiar to the common people in the capital, but they knew the gossip about the Xiao Family and the Li Family. Everyone would naturally know that this was the daughter that General Xiao held in the palm of his hands.

General Xiao guarded the border and was unable to return to the capital for his daughter’s marriage. How could she say she had been divorced as soon as she got married?

It could be said that these words aroused thousands of waves1. The common people excitedly stomped their feet and began to whisper and wag their tongues. They also mentioned the old matter about the Xiao Family supporting Master Liback in those days.

When the guards of the Li Family came out, they heard the common people’s bold voices and saw how they pointed at the Li Family’s gate. They also saw Xiao Youning standing at the doorway with glaring eyes. They were so startled that they turned around and ran back to report it.

“Young Miss!” Yuan Guo arrived in front of her family’s Young Miss and anxiously gulped. “Young Miss, we must go quickly. After a while, that poisonous woman Li will send someone to catch us. I’m afraid that we can’t outrun them.”

Xiao Youning, who vented the grievances in her heart, did not move and appeared to be concentrating. She faced the crowd of people standing around and bent her knees like giving a blessing. She exclaimed, “Today the Li Family has turned their backs on me. My father and brother are not around, so I can only trouble everyone to be a witness.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked up at the Xiao Family’s Young Miss with red eyes. Their original intentions of watching the excitement became more like pity, and the discussion about the Li Family became even louder.

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The guards saw that the people were pointing their fingers. They had received orders from their Master to guard the gate and to not let the Xiao Family’s Young Miss go out. Although they did not know what major event was going on inside, they certainly could not let people stay here and watch the excitement.

“Quickly go! This is not a place where you gather!”

The captain of the guards waved to call some guards out to expel those people.

It was not an exaggeration to say that the capital’s common people rarely came across noble people on the streets. They relied on their large numbers to boldly shout from the crowd, “We are listening to the Xiao Family’s Young Miss speak. What does it have to do with you? You are afraid that you’ve done something heartless and you are afraid we will know!”

“That’s right. What’s your hurry? Did your Li Family carve your name on the road outside? And not let other people stand here?

“Does your Li Family’s household live on this alley?”

“To bully a little girl, you Li Family have no shame! General Xiao protects his family and defends his country. Who doesn’t know that you Li Family were the ones to force a relationship in the first place!”

One person took the lead, and then the common people began to shout one after another.

The guards were scolded until they turned pale. They angrily want to draw their swords and cut down these noisy and unruly people.

Yuan Guo listened to the common people taking their side. She was surprised to look back at her family’s Young Miss. She only saw Xiao Youning slightly raise her chin, and except for her read eyes, her face did not show any timidity and was as tough as bamboo rods.

Yuanguo suddenly understood her intentions.

Her Young Miss wanted everyone to know the Li Family’s treachery.

Yes, it was not their fault. Why should they run and hide like stray dogs?

Even if her Master, General Xiao, really made a mistake, they could not eliminate the outstanding military service her Master had made for the country and the people. It was still not their Young Miss’s fault!

Yuan Guo couldn’t be happier watching the people spit and splatter2 on the Li Family. She held Xiao Youning’s hand tightly and tried to tell her by squeezing her warm hands that she would firmly follow her.

“Nonsense!”

In the midst of the crowd’s scolding, a fierce female voice rang out at the Li Family’s gate. Immediately followed by Madam Li, who had been wheezing all the way out from the gate.

Xiao Youning heard it and her eyes flashed. She turned around slowly, and found that it was not only Madam Li, but the bearded Master Li also came outside.