On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 276 Splashing Water
Several basins of water fell from the sky.

Even when Li Yan noticed it, it was already too late.

The main reason was that he leaned slightly sideways and listened carefully, while Xiao Xiao spoke absent-mindedly, looking around from time to time to watch the excitement.

No one expected such an accident.

After all, Li Yan reacted faster. He pulled Xiao Xiao into his arms, leaned slightly, and protected her tightly.

Xiao Xiu and Xiao Lian, who were two steps behind them and holding hands, were lucky enough to escape.

However, some water drops splashed on them, and more fell on Xiao Lian.

Xiao Xiu quickly pulled Xiao Lian back and raised her hand to pat the water droplets on her body.

Xiao Lian wiped the water droplets from her face and made a disgusted noise. She put her hands on her hips and raised her head towards those on the second and third floors. Seeing their embarrassed appearance, the men and women who laughed in the room opened their mouths and cursed: "Who is so immoral?" She poured water indiscriminately. I cursed her when she was bitten by a dog when she went out. She didn’t give birth to a son..."

The corner of Xiao Xiao's mouth twitched, and she wanted to quickly step forward to cover the second sister's curse that exposed her own cultural level.

Although she escaped, when he let go of her, she saw that his hair and clothes were half wet.

This is mainly because the clothes he wears in winter are thick and absorbent. If it were summer, he would probably drip.

Xiao Xiao looked up at the stairs and asked in a low voice: "What should we do?"

Yuhang is the territory of King Jin'an, and there are many people who are ready to follow him in rebellion. Although General Li is considered popular in front of the prince, there are also many people who need to be used by the prince.

If Li Yan didn't want to speak out, she wouldn't be affected much, and she would have no objection to settling the matter.

If he wanted to go up there to find the culprit, she would also go up there to watch the fun, and by the way find out how they, the young masters and young ladies of the wealthy family, get along with each other?
In addition to the four of them, pedestrians walking in and out were also affected. The shopkeeper and the waiter also hurriedly came out and apologized with fists in their hands.

Although it was not his fault, he couldn't avoid it if it happened in Zuixian Tower.

He didn't just say this in vain: "Please go to Qianyifang next door and change your clothes first? Don't catch a cold in this cold weather..."

The clothes in Qianyifang are not cheap. Now that it is winter, there are more clothes to wear. The most affordable ones cost more than ten taels of silver in total.

The other people who were splashed with water were all female relatives of ordinary families who could only squeeze in at the door on the first floor, and they immediately followed the waiter.

When the shopkeeper spoke, Li Yan took the lead and walked inside: "I know who did it."

The shopkeeper looked at Li Yan, a little unfamiliar, but did not step forward to stop him.

Today, the charges at their Zuixian Tower are several times higher than usual, but the young masters and young ladies who come here are not easy to serve.

As the shopkeeper, he could only grovel in front of them.

Now that he has stopped those who can, he is not prepared to stop those who cannot.

After all, he is just a shopkeeper, not the boss.

Besides, who can open a restaurant here without someone behind him?

When the door was kicked open, the dozen or so girls inside seemed startled, and some couldn't help but scream in low voices.

Li Yan glanced at the girls in the room. Some of them did look familiar. He still had a stern face: "Who threw the water just now?"

The Xiao sisters all followed him in and gathered together to watch the fun.

The first feeling is that it is a beauty nest.

A room full of heroic, delicate and lovely girls and maids is a feast for the eyes. Unexpectedly, Li Yan looked down upon a room full of beauties and spoke so rudely. Xiao Xiao was worried that she would be implicated.

Miss Dong, dressed in a bright red outfit, took a step forward with her head held high and proudly admitted: "I was the one who splashed the water."

She regretted why she did it, and when she saw him protecting the girl in his arms, she almost burst into tears.

I always felt that I was helping him and giving him a good opportunity to get close to the girl.

With this hug, the girl will naturally become his pillow, right?

Therefore, Miss Dong's eyes fell on Xiao Xiao with a look of disdain: "During the Lantern Festival, Mr. Li did not accompany Miss Chen Er, but instead accompanied the three girls to go out for fun. This is very disrespectful to Miss Chen Er. Bar?"

"Can't I fight for Miss Chen's injustice?"

Li Yan looked at the girl talking to him and remembered that she was the eldest daughter of Uncle Dong's family.

The Dong family and the Li family are all military generals, and they have saved each other's lives on the battlefield. They all wish they could become sworn brothers.

Because Miss Dong was from a girl's family, Li Yan didn't meet and talk to her much, but he was very familiar with her brothers.

Therefore, he was in a dilemma. He just tried to make friends with the other two families. He couldn't bully others too much, right?
Therefore, he could only say with a cold face: "Miss Chen Er has broken off the engagement with me."

Although it was their side who broke off the marriage first, in order to save the Chen family's face, it was said to the outside world that the two of them were incompatible.

This is also very perfunctory. After all, when talking about marriage now, the first thing to do is to combine the horoscopes.

You have been engaged for so many years, and now you have the nerve to say that you are not compatible?

"Breaking off the engagement?" Miss Dong was greatly shocked when she heard this. She pointed at Xiao Xiao and the three sisters: "Even if you break off the engagement, you can't go out with them to play?"

Only men and women who want to get married will go out together during the Lantern Festival.

But Li Yan had just broken off the engagement, so why did he find someone else, but he was not with her yet? This made Miss Dong almost collapse.

Li Yan was very direct: "Our two families are already discussing marriage. This is my fiancée, Miss Xiao San."

When he made trouble to his acquaintances, he could only admit that he was unlucky: "Don't throw water around, others won't be as easy to talk to as me."

Then he said to Xiao Xiao: "Dong's Mansion and Li's Mansion are across from each other. If you have nothing to do, you can go to Dong's house for a walk. They have a small yard for horse racing."

Xiao Xiao almost laughed when he heard this.

She had also discovered that when Miss Dong looked at Li Yan, her eyes were filled with sadness, and when she glared at her, she was fierce and disgusted, as if she wanted to skin herself and convulse her.

If you listen to what she says again, you will know what she is thinking.

However, Li Yan still felt that Miss Dong made an unintentional mistake.

But he knew in his heart that if it weren't for him and himself, why wouldn't other girls be too lazy to splash water?

But outside, Xiao Xiao was still very considerate to Li Yan, and responded very obediently: "Okay, I'll note it down."

At this moment, Miss Dong felt desperate.

He also understood that he had never taken him to heart at all, otherwise he would not have been able to say such things.

Miss Ying defended her friend, pretending to be curious and asked: "Xiao family? Which Xiao family is it? Why haven't I heard of it? Have you heard of it?"