Chapter 407: Heaven's Ordained Maiden
Chapter 407: Heaven's Ordained Maiden
Yu Zichuan carried himself with a clarity that regarded fame and wealth as dirt and treated the powerful with indifference.
The Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion held a prominent position, not only earning the favor of Emperor Liang but also about to form an alliance with the Crown Prince's Mansion through marriage.
It was no exaggeration to say that even the Emperor's sons had to give some face to the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion.
Yet, Yu Zichuan didn't even turn his head, walking straight towards his family's coach.
Gongsun Ziyu was furious.
As the Second Miss of the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion, how dare someone treat her words like the wind! The coachman immediately fanned the flames, "Second Miss, look at this guy's attitude? He doesn't even put you in his eyes!"
"Do you need to tell me that?"
Gongsun Ziyu glared at him and drew the whip from her waist, lashing it at Yu Zichuan.
Her weapon was also a whip.
Meng Qianqian couldn't help but think of Bai Yuwei, a similarly unpleasant first encounter, and a nine-section whip that struck her. But how could it be that every time, people became acquainted after being hit?
Yu Zichuan reached out to grab the whip that was attacking him.
Meng Qianqian shot a silver needle first, knocking away Gongsun Ziyu's whip tail.
Gongsun Ziyu retracted her whip and removed the residual internal force from it.
She looked at the coach with its lowered curtains suspiciously, "Who is it? If you have the guts, come out and face me, don't be a coward!"
As Meng Qianqian was about to lift the curtain to get off, she noticed Shangguan Ling's unusual behavior.
She gave him a questioning look.
Shangguan Ling mouthed, "I just got an identity as an outer gate disciple of the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion. If I'm recognized, it'll be bad."
An outer gate disciple.
This was indeed good news.
Just when I was worried about coordinating with Tan Er, here's my chance.
Meng Qianqian stopped and sat back down, speaking calmly, "Is this how Gongsun Yanming teaches his daughter?"
Gongsun Ziyu's eyebrows furrowed, and she said angrily, "You dare to address my father by his name!"
Meng Qianqian replied indifferently, "The Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion has declined. In just a few years, even the dogs of the Pavilion dare to bite people on the streets."
The coachman scolded, "Who are you insulting?"
Gongsun Ziyu looked at the motionless curtain suspiciously, pondering Meng Qianqian's words.
Her father had invited many old friends to her sister's wedding with Jian Junwang of the Crown Prince's Mansion.
Could this woman... be one of those friends? But her voice sounded unusually young—
Could she be a friend of her sister's?
Gongsun Ziyu asked, "Who are you? If you're a friend of the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion, invited to my sister's wedding, please show the invitation."
Shangguan Ling raised his eyebrows: Do you have an invitation?
Meng Qianqian: No.
Gongsun Ziyu waited for a while but didn't receive a response. Her attitude turned slightly arrogant, "Hand over the invitation, and I'll immediately deal with this disrespectful servant."
The coachman was shocked, his face turning pale, "Second Miss!"
Gongsun Ziyu looked at the poisoned whip, "If you can't produce it, each of you will leave a hand behind!"
Meng Qianqian said coldly, "You dare to take even my hand? You must be tired of living!"
Suddenly, Gongsun Ziyu became uncertain again.
Despite not having an invitation, this person acted like a profound mystery. Was she trying to scare her, or did she truly have a background?
"Second Miss!"
Just as Gongsun Ziyu was filled with doubt, a disciple of the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion rushed over on horseback, dismounted, and reported, "The Young Pavilion Master has returned! The Lady of the Pavilion asks you to return to the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion immediately!"
Gongsun Ziyu thought she had misheard, "Who did you say has returned?"
"The disciple addressed her, "Young Pavilion Master."
Gongsun Ziyu furrowed her brows and tightened her grip on the whip, "I understand."
Her icy gaze swept over Yu Zichuan and Lai Fu, finally settling on the motionless curtain of the carriage, "You're lucky today. I'll let you off for now, but I'll remember you. Next time we meet, I'll make sure you understand the consequences of offending the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion!"
"Phew," said Shang Ling, sighing in relief after the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion group left. "Finally, they're gone. That second miss of the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion is not someone to be trifled with. Falling into her hands is worse than death!"
Meng Qianqian had witnessed her ruthless demand for a hand, a truly venomous act.
"This is good," she thought. "When the time comes to deal with the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion, I won't hold back."
Meng Qianqian asked Lai Fu, "Lai Fu, are you injured?"
"I'm fine," Lai Fu replied, feeling guilty. If he had been more observant, he could have avoided the confrontation.
Meng Qianqian sensed his guilt, "Lai Fu, we've always been at odds with the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion. Even without today's incident, we would've eventually settled an old score with them."
Lai Fu looked up at his young master.
Yu Zichuan spoke up, "She's telling the truth. I hate the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion, and I want to teach them a lesson."
With that, he jumped onto the roof of the carriage.
Shang Ling paused, "Yu Zichuan, are you taking advantage of me?"
Yu Zichuan: Hmm.
Shang Ling clenched his teeth.
Meng Qianqian said, "Lai Fu, let's go home."
Her simple words, at this moment, inexplicably touched Lai Fu's heart.
He wiped his moist eyes, "Hey!"
Meng Qianqian thought, Lai Fu is just a child too.
The carriage exited the alley.
Meng Qianqian asked Shang Ling, "What kind of person is that young miss?"
Shang Ling pondered for a moment, "Gongsun Liuying's reputation is far better than her stubborn sister's. A skilled and benevolent healer, she's known for her kind deeds, and they're as different as heaven and earth. If I hadn't seen them together, I'd doubt they were even sisters."
Meng Qianqian said, "Only Changle isn't their biological sister."
Shang Ling replied, "Speaking of which, I haven't met Miss Changle yet."
He had only recently become an outer gate disciple.
Meng Qianqian said, "Changle is in Wushan. If you get the chance, you can meet him when Wuyou returns to the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion."
Shang Ling understood her meaning.
The young mistress wasn't asking him to meet Wuyou; she was telling him to keep an eye on Wuyou.
Just like the Grand Marshal, she didn't speak explicitly. Fortunately, he understood her subtle hints, unlike Yu Zichuan and Qingshuang, who would never grasp her implied meanings in eight lifetimes.
"Ah," he suddenly remembered something and quickly added, "Regarding Gongsun Liuying, I heard a rumor that when she was born, a five-colored auspicious cloud appeared in the sky, and a passing Taoist priest foretold her destiny. He said she was born with great fortune, and that's why she's been waiting for marriage. If not for the proposal from the Grandson of the Crown Prince of Daliang, this marriage might not have been possible."
"Great sages are born with great fortune," Meng Qianqian mused. "The Guardian Dragon, the Heaven-Ordained Maiden, what a perfect match made in heaven."
(End of Chapter)
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