A Beating in the Street
Fang Tingxiu is truly audacious!
Gao Lan was furious.
What, does Fang Tingxiu think that just because the Marquis and Gu Wanning are divorced, he'll be happy to see Gu Wanning marry the wrong person?
So why is Fang Tingxiu so brazen as to openly flirt with other women in front of the Marquis?
He was wrong.
He's finished!
"Marquis! Marquis!" Gao Lan saw Xu Weibei Fang Tingxiu, and hurriedly called out to him, then chased after him in a panic.
But by the time he caught up, Xu Weibei had already knocked the man down with a punch and kicked him off the steps.
He moved so fast that Gao Lan had no chance to react.
Everyone was stunned.
Xu Qiaoqiao let out a sharp scream and ran crying to check on Fang Tingxiu's condition.
Gao Lan clung tightly to Xu Weibei's waist, pleading, "My Marquis, please calm down, my Marquis, please calm down."
In broad daylight, someone must not die!
Many people are looking for ways to get something on you, so please don't act impulsively.
Killing someone in the street, especially an official of the imperial court, could result in anything from exile to execution.
If you're really angry and want to teach him a lesson, or even kill him, that's fine too. We'll do it secretly!
However, Gao Lan was also furious at this moment.
Who does Fang Tingxiu think he is!
He was able to marry a woman like Gu Wanning, whose background, appearance, character, and temperament were all impeccable, yet he still had affairs outside.
Are all those people in the Gu family blind?
Even with a lantern, they managed to pick out such a scumbag for Gu Wanning!
"Let go!" Xu Weibei is going to kill Fang Tingxiu today.
The woman he felt deserved the best treatment, Fang Tingxiu, had actually let him down.
Gao Lan held on tightly and wouldn't let go, and the monks from the temple also came out to help stop him.
Meanwhile, Fang Tingxiu's nose was bleeding from being hit, and Xu Qiaoqiao cried as she helped him stop the bleeding.
"Don't cry, Qiaoqiao, I'm fine." Fang Tingxiu didn't forget to wipe away her tears.
"What right do you have to hit me!" Xi'er didn't recognize Xu Weibei, said angrily.
Fang Tingxiu, however, remained calm. Lying on the ground, he asked in a composed manner, "My Marquis, you beat me without cause today. I don't know where I have offended Marquis."
He dared not move.
He gets pain all over his body whenever he moves.
Fang Tingxiu suspected that she had injured her ribs.
However, he dared not show it, for fear that Xu Qiaoqiao would worry.
"Even Marquis can't be unreasonable and hit people!" Xu Qiaoqiao recognized Xu Weibei and cried, "No wonder Sister Gu insisted on divorcing you! Let's go to the Emperor to complain! The Emperor can surely control him!"
Adulterers, how dare you mention Gu Wanning?
Xu Weibei wished he could take a knife and kill the two men.
"You know why I hit you!" Xu Weibei said, "Even if we're divorced, she's not someone you can bully!"
"What is Your Marquis saying? This humble official is ignorant, please enlighten Marquis." Fang Tingxiu restrained himself.
He now suspected that someone was sowing discord between Xu Weibei.
But why target someone as lowly as himself, an eighth-rank official?
Could it be that someone wanted to ruin his marriage and was using someone else to do his dirty work?
Many people view Xu Weibei through a biased lens, seeing him as a war god, immensely meritorious, and omnipotent.
However, because of Gu Wanning's marriage, Fang Tingxiu had seen Xu Weibei's naive side, so in his eyes, Xu Weibei was simple and crude, and therefore easily manipulated.
Fang Tingxiu had considered that some people might hold a grudge because he refused to marry her.
But to his surprise, the person who assaulted him in the street was Xu Weibei.
Xu Weibei was mad at heart.
A person who isn't crazy can't become a war god.
Now it's like a scholar encountering a soldier—reason can't be reasoned with, and one can't afford to suffer a loss. Because Xu Qiaoqiao is there, Fang Tingxiu is very patient and doesn't let Xu Qiaoqiao speak.
Xu Weibei became even angrier upon hearing this.
He caught them red-handed, yet they still dare to speak so confidently?
Gu Wanning, oh Gu Wanning, heartless men are often scholars; are those big eyes of yours even breathing?
"Shameless!" Xu Weibei.
"Your Marquis's accusations are truly baffling," Fang Tingxiu said. "Today I am on leave and have come to Huguo Temple with my future wife to fulfill a vow. I do not know how I offended Your Marquis, causing you to attack me so severely."
Xu Qiaoqiao made a wish here after she came to Beijing.
That was a shy dream in a young girl's heart.
Now that her wish had been fulfilled, she asked Fang Tingxiu to come with her to give thanks, but who knew that this would happen.
"My future wife?"
Xu Weibei immediately looked around, searching for Gu Wanning.
"Yes, we are indeed not married yet," Xu Qiaoqiao, "But the Marquis is bullying us like this, and I must get justice for him!"
Xu Weibei frowned and looked at Gao Lan.
What is all this?
Who will marry whom?
Gu Wanning learned about this in the evening.
Fang Tingxiu broke a rib and needs to rest for a while, but it's nothing serious.
Xu Qiaoqiao felt sorry for Gu Wanning and told her about it.
"... I don't know where the Marquis got the news that Sister Gu and Tingxiu are engaged. But even if that's true, does that give the Marquis the right to beat people at will?"
Gu Wanning: "..."
She also wanted to know which father had told Xu Weibei that she was going to marry Fang Tingxiu.
So Xu Weibei is here today to help someone who sees injustice and is actually helping him beat up the "adulterous couple"?
But this has nothing to do with her!
Oh no, now it's related.
She has to apologize on his behalf.
"This is truly a misunderstanding; we've caused Lord Fang distress."
Gu Wanning paid for the medical expenses.
Xu Weibei didn't come, nor did he send anyone to deliver a message. It wasn't until the next day that someone from Xu Weibei's side came to Fang Tingxiu to apologize privately and express their willingness to help Fang Tingxiu take another step forward.