Chapter 121 — Setting the Scheme (Bonus update for 1,200 pink votes)
Purple Streets of Chang'an · Page 4 of 4
The man of even figure gave a great start and said urgently, "How could it be the Dou family's Fourth Miss? In such heavy rain, why would she leave her home and come out here?"
The boy was caught between laughter and tears at the question, and said, "This is the Fourth Miss's own estate! The rain has gone on so long without clearing that the Fourth Miss was worried about the crops in the fields..."
Then the powerfully built man noticed that the face of the man of even figure was turning white and red by turns, and could not help asking, "Are you and this Fourth Miss of the Dou family old acquaintances?"
"I don't know her," said the man of even figure, his face somewhat livid, his voice hoarse. "But the Dou family's Fourth Miss is a woman of chivalrous heart and righteous spirit. A brother of ours on the road was once falsely accused, and it was the Dou family's Fourth Miss who helped clear his name. Later that brother died of his wounds, and it was the Dou family's Fourth Miss who gave money and labor to see him buried, and who took in his family besides. Many of our brothers on the road went to the Dou household as guards out of admiration for the Fourth Miss's chivalry—one of them is even from my own school..." He gritted his teeth and said, "We agreed beforehand that whatever grudges you have, you settle among yourselves, and we would only keep watch for you from the outside. But now that the Dou family's Fourth Miss is involved... I must trouble you to report to the Young Master on my behalf, and say that this Tan, unworthy as he is, wishes to act as peacemaker for the Dou family's Fourth Miss..."
The powerfully built man was dumbstruck.
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Sisters, brothers, I'm stuck on the story these past two days and haven't updated on time, but thanks to your great affection and your constant support with pink votes, I'll keep double-updating to the very end this month. I'll keep careful count of the chapters I owe as bonus updates—only more, never less, guaranteed to deliver!
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