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When Xiao Linshuang pinched Cheng Yuexiu’s thigh harshly and Xiao He kicked Guo Mei’s bottom, Lin Yuan timely allowed Xu Muqing to pull the individuals apart.

Xu Muqing, being plump and her father being the Minister of War, naturally carried a boldness uncommon in ordinary girls.

"Stop!"

Xu Muqing, confident, shoved with her chubby arms and quickly dragged the disadvantaged Cheng Yuexiu and Guo Mei to one side.

Although Xiao Linshuang and the others took advantage, they ceased their actions after receiving a signal from Lin Yuan.

After the melee, Cheng Yuexiu and Guo Mei were let go by the others, and immediately straightened their dresses.

As the fight broke out, a maid had already gone to inform Yao Han Yan. As the host of the banquet, the occurrence of a brawl was naturally alarming, and she hurried over upon hearing the news.

Accompanying her were her younger sister Yao Zhilan, along with Su Qiuyu and Yan Ruchun.

Upon seeing the brawlers, their expressions were rich with amusement.

Yao Han Yan felt both amused and exasperated, enjoying the spectacle, yet she discreetly glanced at Lin Yuan, Su Qiuyu, and Yan Ruchun, regretting that those three weren’t the ones fighting.

Yao Zhilan first snickered, then scolded the group for their lack of manners, fighting in public.

Su Qiuyu, however, was visibly annoyed. Cheng Yuexiu knew her well and realized that they had messed things up today, too embarrassed to even look up.

Perhaps the most entertained was Yan Ruchun, who laughingly pointed at Cheng Yuexiu, who had been disrespectful to her earlier, and mocked, "Whoa, Miss Cheng knows how to fight too! Ah, I almost forgot, you and your father have only been in the Capital City for a year, no wonder you’re so good at fighting! "

With Yan Ruchun’s remarks, everyone remembered that Cheng Yuexiu was not originally from the Capital City; her father had moved there from a small county town the year before last, reportedly due to a connection with a higher-up official who had been promoted and took him along to the Capital City.

As for how much Silver Cheng Yuexiu’s father had spent, no one knew.

Many laughed behind their hands upon hearing Yan Ruchun’s comment.

Cheng Yuexiu had claimed Miss Lin was a bumpkin from the countryside, only to forget that she, herself, was a bumpkin just a year ago!

If not for clinging to Su Qiuyu, she probably wouldn’t have gotten such a prominent seat at this banquet.

Seeing the host arrive, Lin Yuan stepped forward and said to Yao Han Yan, "Miss Yao, now that you’re here, please could you render us justice."

Yao Han Yan had been fully briefed by a maid before her arrival and knew that Cheng Yuexiu and Guo Mei actually had no evidence. Accusing others and demanding a body search without evidence was surely a deliberate attempt to embarrass the Lin family.

Clever as she was, how could she not see through Cheng Yuexiu and Guo Mei’s intentions?

Yao Hanai glanced at Su Qiuyu beside her and tossed the bundle to her, "In my view, without evidence, naturally, we cannot randomly search Miss Lin’s person. Miss Su, what do you think?"

Yao Hanai was the hostess of the Yao Mansion, and Su Qiuyu was merely a guest visiting; why was there a need to ask her about this matter?

Yan Ruchun rolled her eyes, "Oh, it seems outsiders even need to intervene in matters of the Yao Mansion; I wonder how the Grand Scholar has been instructing Miss Yao. Well, if you all can’t decide, why not just follow Miss Lin’s suggestion, and everyone gets searched?

After all, nobody has left, and finding who has the pin by searching them will reveal the truth. "

The suggestion to conduct a search certainly pleased many, and Cheng Yuexiu was the first to raise her hand in agreement, "Good, let’s search, starting with those two most suspicious wretches!"

Xiao Linshuang and Lin Wei were not to be outdone; they rolled up their sleeves and shouted back loudly, "You’re the wretched one!"

"You! You are all wretches!" Cheng Yuexiu, struggling with her tousled hair and fuming from her nostrils, thought back to when such disrespect would never occur at home, let alone a fight. Who would dare to challenge her there? Even if a fight did break out, she would always be the victor!

Guo Mei also rolled up her sleeves, revealing a segment of her fair arm, hands on her hips, apparently more of a shrew than any common shrew, "You, you, you’re all wretches! Thieves! Little thieves!"

Even Xiao He couldn’t hold it in anymore; although they hailed from the countryside, it didn’t mean they would keep anything that wasn’t theirs without a clear conscience.

Xiao He stood by the duo, also revealed her arm, and pointing at Guo Mei’s nose began to shout, "Calling us thieves, little thieves? Ha, the cheek of you! It’s still unknown who the real thief is!

Let me tell you, the one who stole is the thief!

The one with the pin, may they forever have a rotting mouth, rotting tongue, rotting nails, rotting face! "

Following her lead, Guo Mei continued cursing, "Right, whoever stole is the shameless wretch!

A rotting mouth and rotting tongue? Those are the least of their worries.

Whoever has the pin will never be able to marry!

Even if they do marry, it will be to a monster!

Living a disgusting life with a monster forever! "