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  Reminder from 79 Web: You can quickly find us on "79 Free" or "79 Web". Li Maniang immediately supported her and said, "This child is really weak." But she still insisted on going back and said pitifully, "I'm troubling you, I want to go back."

  "Alright, alright, let's go home." She immediately arranged for someone to inform the Qinghua Princess and then complained to Madam Dou and others: "I'm the one who brought her out, I have to send her back properly, otherwise I won't be able to explain it to her family."

  Mrs. Duan said, "In that case, let's all go home together. It didn't take long to figure it out anyway." Everyone looked at the two of them on horseback, and this proposal quickly gained approval. Without waiting for a response from the other side, they immediately began packing up their things.

  The mistress of Qinghua County personally rushed over, she was in need of people at this time, how could she let them go? The mistress of Qinghua County came forward with concern and held Peony's hand to ask about her well-being. She repeatedly ordered someone to invite the doctor over and indicated that there was a special house for female guests to rest, where Peony could go to take a break. If it wasn't possible, she would arrange for someone to send Peony back first, so as not to delay others who should continue playing.

  Peony was holding her forehead in great pain, weakly closing her eyes, only inhaling without exhaling. Rain Lotus plucked up the courage to say: "Our Dan Niang has this old illness, headache like cracking, there is a special medicine at home, must take that one to get better, also need to administer acupuncture, others are ineffective."

  Yan Niang's body went limp, and Yu He turned around to face Li Man Niang with tears streaming down her face: "This morning when we left the house, Madam handed Dan Niang over to us servants. If anything were to happen to her, we servants would have no way to live either. We are so anxious in our hearts, not knowing what to do for the best, and it's all up to Madam to take charge." After finishing speaking, she knelt down and kowtowed with great force, while Feng Da Niang held onto the peony-patterned handkerchief and loudly shouted: "Dan Niang, hold on a bit, wake up!" This caused everyone around them to turn their heads in surprise.

  Li Maniang's face turned red with embarrassment, and she pretended to say: "You little girl, what are you making a fuss about? I said I wouldn't interfere with Dan Niang, didn't I? Hurry up and pack your things back to the city." 79 Free Web 79 said politely: "Princess, please look at me, I really can't get away from this, and I have to make some explanation to her family. I'm afraid I've let you down with your good intentions."

  Tsinghua County Master waited for Peony, resentful to the extreme. She didn't think it was her own wicked intentions that forced Peony to come, but wondered why Peony always came to ruin her at critical moments. It's as if she wished Peony would just die in pain like this.

  Mrs. Dou and the others saw that Qinghua County's mistress had an unhappy expression on her face, and she didn't answer for a long time, obviously not wanting to let this group of people go, so they decided to ignore the rules and leave first, anyway, she couldn't forcibly detain them from leaving. Suddenly, Xingkang County's mistress walked over with big strides, her face smiling but not really smiling, saying: "Eighth sister, you won't even let a sick person off? She's already like this now, are you still not satisfied? Must you watch her die in front of you before you're at ease? You're being overly cautious, and lacking confidence."

  The mistress of Qinghua was exposed, and she was furious. Would she be afraid of a sickly girl like Peony? It was clear that she was her subordinate! But these words she couldn't say in front of everyone, so she pretended to be extremely wronged and said: "Eleventh sister, why are you talking like this? I was kind-hearted and wanted to thank them for saving Liu Yuniang, so I invited them to play..." Before she finished speaking, Xingkang mistress interrupted her and said: "I understand, eighth sister is trying to keep her here, not because of any cruel intentions, but because she wants to find a helper. After all, everyone has seen Madame Li's riding skills, and she is a high-ranking expert. Is it...?" She took a step closer and said in a crisp voice: "Hasn't the competition started yet? Are you already afraid, eighth sister? Have you been watching Hu Xuan'er dance too much, drinking too much, and your body is empty?" She turned her head to look at the crowd behind her and burst out laughing.

  Every sentence struck a chord in the heart of Qinghua County Master, listening to which her face turned red and white alternately. She couldn't refute it, nor did she dare to, so she could only grit her teeth and hum coldly: "You're muddled, talking nonsense without knowing what you're saying! I won't bother with you since you're still young!" After finishing speaking, she didn't even care about Peony and the others, turning around to leave immediately.

  Xing Kang Jun Zhu suddenly became more and more excited, crossing her arms to block Qing Hua Jun Zhu's path, and said in a stern tone: "So it wasn't like that after all. I was just being paranoid, little sister." She then proposed a duel, saying: "Let's fight one-on-one, no outsiders allowed! Do you dare?" The people behind her also started cheering and jeering.

  Tsinghua County Master knew that if she acknowledged her cowardice today, she would never be able to hold her head up high again in front of these people. It's hard to get off a tiger's back once you're on it. She gritted her teeth and said, "How could I not dare?! Eleventh Sister, you all be careful!" After that, she went downstairs first.

  Xing Kang County Master watched her leave, then turned around and smiled at Li Man Niang and the others: "It's hot now, there are no sedan chairs, and Hei Jia Dan Niang is not convenient to return. Rather than getting heatstroke symptoms, it's better to rest here for a while, let the doctor take a look, and then leave slowly." Seeing Li Man Niang didn't respond, she smiled: "You just saved my cousin, I'm very grateful to you. I've been thinking about finding an opportunity to thank you."

  This means she won't harm anyone, but Li Man Niang just wants to get away and doesn't want to get entangled with her. She smiled first: "It's just a small effort, the county master doesn't need to worry about it. The county master is kind-hearted, but this child's illness can't wait, I'll carry her on horseback and ride quickly, we'll be back soon."

  Xingkang County Master saw that Liu couldn't be kept, so she didn't insist on keeping her. She ordered the servants to send Mudan and others out of the villa. She herself went with a few people to carefully check the horses and saddles, whispering to discuss how to deal with Qinghua: "Both are county masters of the Imperial Prince's Mansion, why does she always have to be superior and grab everything? Our relatives and friends are good, but her heart is vicious. Today, even if we lose the game, we must teach her a lesson! Otherwise, my today will be your tomorrow! If I can't even protect my own relatives, how can I see them in the future?"

  Those people used to be humiliated by Tsinghua, someone said: "The King of Fen is still there, and her husband Pin is also there. We must be careful not to leave any handles, it's better not to have anyone die, making a big fuss will only end in trouble."

  Another person sneered: "Be careful? She is ruthless and cruel, if we show mercy, she will definitely take the opportunity to severely deal with us, making us dare not to confront her again in the future. At that time, it would be our bad luck."

  Xing Kang's face sank as she said, "The ball is heartless, and the horse will also disobey. There are many on the court, you just let loose, if anything happens, I'll take responsibility!" Her eyes reddened, "My sister broke her limbs, this life is ruined, if I don't make her break a leg too, I really won't have the face to go back. Anyway, today I'm not leaving, whoever is inconvenient can leave first, either way, I'll remember your kindness, and in the future, if you need something, I'll definitely not dare refuse."

  Those people looked at each other and said, "If we were afraid of her, we wouldn't have come with you." Several people made a plan, struck their palms as an oath, and vowed that no matter what, they would not leak the secret. If something unexpected happened, then so be it.

  But as they left the village, Li Man Niang indeed held Peony in her arms, and the two rode on one horse. The sun was shining brightly, and both of them were so hot that they soon broke out in a sweat. Li Man Niang sighed: "Lies, lies, once you start telling them, you have to keep going until the end. It's going to be a long time before we can relax when we get back to the city."

  Mrs. Dou smiled and said: "It's already good that you can escape, what else are you babbling about."

  Suddenly, someone behind shouted: "The lady in front, please stop."

  Everyone thought things had changed again, and they were about to leave without listening. The newcomer had already ridden up and dismounted, standing in front of Li Man Niang with a bow and a smile: "I am Ou, a servant of the Jiang family, my master has an old relationship with He Dalang."

  The peony was leaning against Li Maniang's chest, pretending to be dead. Hearing this, he was somewhat surprised and didn't dare to get up and ask questions, so he lightly pinched Li Maniang's waist. Li Maniang then asked the person, "Is there anything?"

  Wu Fangdao said, "I heard that He Daren's sister is ill, but there was no sedan chair to send her back to the city. My master has a villa nearby and happens to have a sedan chair ready. I've already sent someone to fetch it, so please wait for a moment, it will arrive soon."

  Peony listened and couldn't help but think that Jiang Changyang was indeed a good person, probably because he saw the Qinghua County Master causing another disturbance and sympathized with himself. He had good intentions, and since she already owed him one for being polite earlier, it wouldn't hurt to do so again, so she remained silent.

  Li Maniang hesitated, but thinking that being a sedan bearer wouldn't necessarily cause more trouble, and since Peony didn't object, she smiled and thanked them. She looked up at the sky and said, "It's hot here, let's go to the shaded area ahead to wait."

  Before long, a sedan chair with two bearers was seen running towards them like flying. Li Man Niang thanked them and had Peony settled in properly. The group then returned to the city without further ado.

  That's settled, he'll go find Jiang Changyang to hand over the task. Jiang Changyang heard that Mudan and his group had returned safely to the city, so he sat down at ease to watch the ball game. Before long, the match below ended, but Liu Chong and others won, got the prize money and King Wen's exclusive reward of ten bolts of Shu brocade, holding high the whip and riding horseback wildly, showing off in front of everyone, while Zong Shi's younger brother left with a gloomy face.

  The mistress of Qinghua County also discussed tactics with her own good companions, the sisters, and changed into a ball gown with the mistress of Xingkang County. On the surface, both groups were laughing and joking, but in reality, they were all ruthless. The mistress of Qinghua County soon realized that something was wrong, as the people on Xingkang's side were one by one cruel and poisonous, as if they were fighting for their lives. Her own sisters, who had originally agreed to help, took a look at the situation and retreated, hiding at the critical moment and refusing to help her.

  She was confident in her riding and horsemanship, but that didn't mean she could withstand the fierce attack of so many people on her own. She really got scared, almost wanting to give up, desperately searching for Liu Chuan's figure in the crowd, hoping that Liu Chuan would discover something wrong in time and quickly ask King Fen to stop this polo match. However, Xing Kang and several others had already planned it out beforehand, and since they had started, there was no reason to stop halfway.

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